Weekend Wrap-Up: Suede and Floral Brunch and a Wee Shop (Next Art Project)

Hello, my friends! I hope you've all had a wonderful weekend, full of good times. It's been quiet for us, but I'm totally cool with that. I have a busy week coming up.

Not much on the slate other than our usual brunch at the Ruby with Nick on Saturday morning. 

Getting in first seasonal wearings of two items I bought over the summer: this bodysuit and this vintage suede skirt. 

• Vest - Maison Scotch, Bohemian Chique 2010, thrifted; last seen here in June in an outfit salad
• Bodysuit - Abercrombie & Fitch, thrifted; first worn here in September with satin joggers
• Suede skirt - Kelco Leathers, vintage 70s, thrifted; first worn here in July for Mom-Day at Rithet's Bog
• Boots - Clarks; last seen here and Flashbacked in January with my puzzle dress
• Leather trenchcoat (below) - vintage 70s, thrifted; last worn here in September

I'd always planned for both the bodysuit and the skirt to be in my fall/winter collection. 

I might keep the bodysuit available all year, though - a dark floral is always useful. 

I added the vest for extra warmth - you never know at this time of year. 

I loved wearing this skirt again - I've decided it's from the 70s. 

Masked up.

Matching the pinky reds in the skirt and top. 

• Mask - by Mom

Outerwear.

Better wear a scarf. 

And gloves. 

In reality, although it tried to rain, it ended up being sunny and HOT. 

I roasted - hot flashin' all over the place. I could not wait to get home and get it all off. 

Accoutrements: 

I briefly tied the scarf over my hair while we stood in line at the Ruby, as rain tried to spit down on us for a few minutes before the sun came out. 

• Purse - Ted Lapidus, vintage 90s, vintage fair
• Silk scarf - Pierre Balmain, vintage 80s, thrifted
• Leather gloves - thrifted

The stuff: 

Easy boots for a small amount of walking after lunch, as we did some errands downtown. 

Brass bling: 

I'm fond of all of these pieces. 

• Poe cuff - Jezebel Charms, gift from L
• Brass/leather cuff - vintage 70s, Mom's
• Earrings - thrifted
• Spinner ring - Twang & Pearl
• Brass/jade ring - vintage 70s, Mom's
• Bronze ring - P. Sarpaneva, Finland, vintage 70s, vintage expo

I popped into Dots briefly while Nick and L browsed in Ditch Records. My leather snake tattoo jacket is nearly finished (it will get its own "I'm done!" post this week), and I need something else to decorate. 

I've been eyeing this oversized faux leather dress for a while. 

It's finally marked down to a price where I don't mind if I screw it up by drawing on it. 

$14.99 is perfect. It's by Kaffe, and is called the Kaedlyn Dress - it retailed for $99.00. I bought some metallic markers for it, but when I tested them on the seams they rubbed off. I tested my gold pen on it, though, and it worked great, so that's what I'll be using. 

I had the brilliant idea to do a pair of gold feathered angel wings on the back! I'm super excited to try out a gold on black look. 

I also picked up more cheap tights for $1.99 a pair. 

Clockwise from top left: black and burgundy micro-fishnet, blue with a copper seam, silver, herringbone black/white tweed, and cherry red. 

L and I spent the rest of Saturday napping and playing boardgames till late, just chilling out with Vizzini. 

"I'll be joining you for the napping parts."

And then football-watching all day Sunday. What a lovely calm weekend!