Fancy Friday: Double Floral and a Flashback

Happy Friday, my friends! I'm so relieved it's the weekend - my brain is still feeling addled and I need some down-time. 

Today, I remembered my own advice and deployed some Colour Therapy.

I built the outfit around this new-to-me teal silk blouse.

• Blouse - Olivaceous, consignment; purchased here for $15.00
• Skirt - Baraschi, consignment; last worn here in April 2021 with my pre-decorated Peacock Jacket
• Shoes - Luisa Truths, Fluevog; first seen here in March with brown co-ords
• Cerulean coat (below) - no label, vintage 80s, thrifted; last worn here in May 2021

I'm still on the search for the Perfect Teal Blouse - this ain't it. The cut is weird: the sleeves are extra-long, it's really wide in the neck and it's very long. 

I have approximately 10-12 inches of silk tucked into my skirt. 

It's also tight on the arms, since I've been doing upper-body workouts. This blouse can't handle my huge muscles! (said in an Arnold Schwarzenegger voice).

The skirt is so cool - we'll have a wee Flashback on it shortly.

Outerwear. I'm done with this wool coat. It's not lined and it's itchy. 

I only paid $19.99 for it and this is the 8th wearing. I'm happy with that! 

Accoutrements: 

I love all the colours in my new-to-me silk scarf. I'd like to know what artist this was inspired by. 

• Scarf - Metropolitan Museum of Art, thrifted; purchased here for $3.95
• Gloves - Echo, consignment
• Mask - by Mom

The stuff: 

LOVE these shoes! Magenta is one of my favourite colours. 

Colourful bling: 

Everyone loves this necklace. 

• Necklace - thrifted
• Silver/aventurine ring - consignment
• Gold/amethyst ring - Frances Jewelers, c. 1965, Dad's
• Earrings - Stella & Dot, consignment, Vancouver

Flashback: Baraschi Floral and Dot Skirt

I'd actually tried this skirt on at My Sister's Closet earlier in April 2018 when Ally (Shybiker) was in town, but had put it back. Lucky for me, a few weeks later here, it was still there...and had been marked down to $10.00!

It's a cotton (plus stretch) pencil skirt with a bit of ruching on sides of the waist (so flattering), and it's fully-lined, with the lining sewn to the hem of the skirt (I LOVE that - I hate when linings ride up or sag below a hem). 

The brand is Baraschi, which is one of Anthropologie's lines. This skirt originally sold for $132.00, so the $10 was a score.

I've actually seen its twin in my second-hand travels! I love the mix of colours in the print, and the combination of dots and floral. 

I wore it right away, in May 2018. 

I still have that cashmere t-shirt, and we all know and love the Kermit shoes! 

Although I adored this jacket with the skirt, this was in June 2018, long before bigass sleeves and shoulders came back into style. I ended up sending this jacket to my blogging buddy Wendy Brandes in New York City.

Those Fluevogs were horrible - I only wore them once or twice before I donated them. I don't know why I bought them.

As the skirt is mostly cotton, it's in my spring/summer wardrobe, but I usually manage to wear it a couple of times a season, including here in September 2018. 

Vizzini's having none of it! My green lace fake Gucci (Gookey!) bomber went with everything but it was cheaply made and I just got tired of it. Ciara's loving it! 

For a shopping trip in April 2019. We have all the stages of me growing out my purple hair with this skirt! 

I'm wearing the cashmere tee again. I finally passed this cocoon style coat along to someone else at my recent swap/giveaway. I loved it, but again, I got tired of it and it didn't feel like me anymore. 

On the other hand, I like this shemozzle of patterns in this April 2020 look. Pandemic time! 

Reds and oranges look so good with the skirt. I should do another mix like this again - this really appeals to me. 

Matching with the blues for a change in September 2020. 

I don't wear those shoes enough (they are rather high). 

And here's the last time I wore the skirt, early in last year's spring/summer season, in April 2021. That's my pre-embellished Peacock Jacket. 

I totally forgot about the orange tiger top - I have an outfit waiting in the wings with it, so you'll see it again soon. 

Mathy stuff: Including today, that's 8 outfits, bringing me to $1.25 per wear. I'm super-happy with that, and this skirt has loads of mileage left in it. I may have to do another Flashback in a few more years! 

Do you have a favourite outfit? What would you wear with this skirt? 

Wishing you all a happy and peaceful weekend! I'll be back on Sunday with tales of adventure!