Bigass Weekend Wrap-Up: Fancy Friday in White Jeans; Tiger-Lady Brunch; Mica's Bag Part 3

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Now, onto to the good stuff. Friday's outfit - I wore jeans!

Well, white jeans.

• Dress (worn open) - I'M Isola Marras, Spring/Summer 2013, Florence, Italy; last worn here in September 2021 with pink pants
• Shirt - Denver Hayes, consignment; last seen here in July, layered under Marimekko spots
• White jeans - Cambio; first worn here (2nd outfit) in May with dots and jungle print
• Shoes - Prepare Guide, Fluevog; last seen here (2nd outfit) with a sparkly jumpsuit for Canada Day in July

Like the last time I wore this dress, I opened up the front and layered it over pants.

I wore a sleeveless pink shirt underneath. 

You can see the collar of the shirt on the outside of the dress, which also has a collar.

These jeans were only $4.99 at Dots earlier this year. 

I like white - it goes with everything. 

And I don't care too much if they get stained. 

Masked up.

Matching the greens in the pattern. 

• Mask - by Mom

Incognito.

It was sunny and mild on Friday, so not even a scarf needed. 

The stuff: 

I do love these shoes. That's all platform - these are practically flat. 

Odd bling: 

The waist on the jeans is huge on me (I don't need to undo them to get them off/on), and this was one of the only belts that was long enough. 

• Belt - vintage 80s, thrifted
• Bracelet - vintage 1930s, vintage mall
• Studded silver/Lucite bracelet - Alexis Bittar, consignment, Vancouver
• Earrings - vintage 1920s, vintage fair
• Silver/aventurine ring (on the green bracelet) - consignment
• Malachite/silver ring  - consignment

After an evening of board games (what can I say? L and I love games), we were up bright and early on Saturday. L and Randall picked up our new TV - very exciting! Our current telly is over 15 years old, so time to get with the cool kids. After that, we headed down to the Ruby for brunch with Nick. 

This dress is too amazing to save it "for good" - and what does that mean anyway? Every day is a good day to wear a fabulous dress! 

• Dress - Kenzo X H&M, 2016, consignment; purchased here for $86.99
• Shoes - Sam Edelman, thrifted; last worn here in June with a Mondrian skirt

I styled it up to make it more flattering on me, but I thought y'all would want to see how it looks "au naturel."

It says, "I am a big tiger-blob!"

So droopy.

And of course, it's miles too long on me. 

Even if I stretch out in a dramatic pose.

I think you can get an idea of how massive it is! 

Of course, a belt solves everything. 

I bloused it slightly above the belt to pull the hem up a bit. 

Look at all that swooshy fabric! 

I delighted in strolling along the sidewalk in this, wafting in the very light wind. 

As noted when I bought it, this dress is supremely sheer.

I have underpinnings on. 

Shorts shenanigans! Saucy! 

I also have a black slim tank top/cami on. 

Masked up for the grocery store. 

Look out! There's a tiger lady in the produce section! 

Incognito and showing off my pockets. I stashed my mask in one, and my glasses/sunnies bag in the other.

Saturday was very warm - up to 25 degrees (mid-80s), which is just perfectly to my taste. 

For Vlad the Jaguar, I tied a silk scarf over my head. 

When not wearing it, I tied it to my purse. 

Rear view.

I was fully sunblocked for waiting in line at the Ruby. 

Accoutrements: 

First use of my new-to-me purse - it fit my wallet, keys, lipstick/mirror, and a shopping bag. Perfect! 

• Purse - Rebecca Minkoff Linear Studded Rocker Bag, 2009, consignment; purchased here for $65.00
• Silk scarf - Fluevog
• Mask - by Mom

The stuff: 

My little studded flats were perfect. 

Rocker bling: 

All my favourite things! 

• Belt - BCBG Max Azria, consignment
• Studded cuff - vintage 90s
• Enameled cuff - consignment
• Turquoise ring - Mexican, Karen's
• Silver/enamel ring - antique store, Sidney
• Earrings - Betsey Johnson, swap from Cat

Just as we were about to leave, Vizzini threw himself down in the doorway. 

"You shall not go out!"

Silly boy! We'll be back! 

And we were - following our grocery shop. We spent the afternoon doing art (me) and setting up our new TV (L). As is our usual when nothing else is going on socially, we played board games till the wee hours. 

"I want attention!"

Vizzini got some tummy rubs, then joined us. 

"I whack at the pieces! I'm helping!"

Very helpful. And now...

Art Project: Mica's Bag, Part 3

I've finished the sides AND the bottom of Mica's bag this week - I've been working away at it here and there. You can go here if you missed the last update, and this was where I'd gotten to:

The finished front! Very exciting! 

I moved on to the sides - keeping the design cohesive. 

Vines around the outside, and a rose hiding under the zip. 

Zipped up.

Where did the rose go??

Vizzini was my able assistant, as always. 

"Feed me, or your pen gets it."

Darkening up everything. 

The other side is the same with slight variations. 

Now adding the colour.

Pretty leaves and thorny vines. 

And a rose! 

The other side has a blue rose. 

The sides didn't take very long - maybe 2 hours total over the work-week - and one 2-hour session on Saturday and I finished the bottom as well. 

I like to inject a bit of humour into my pieces, and I can't just leave the bottom blank! 

Tee hee! 

Mica, I hope you don't mind showing strangers your nice bottom. *snicker*

Nothing ground-breaking, stuff I've done before. 

I didn't mess up any of the letters, yay! 

All darkened up.

I like all that detail. 

And there's the colour.

Pretty purple and blue roses. This is going quickly, but I haven't quite coalesced the design for the back of the bag yet. 

My bitey helper went after the pens.

"CHOMP."

He can't resist pens - he always tries to grab them. 

"This one is mine."

Well, there you go. I hope you all had a fabulous weekend! Thank you so much for dropping by!