Yellow and Dragonscale Armour

I worked today, which came as a shocker. I've done a few Thursdays here and there since the pandemic started in spring 2020, but it still felt weird. 

We had a big company meeting after work, plus visitors from out of town, and a delivery scheduled, so it just made sense to go in. 

• Sweater - Ralph Lauren, vintage 80s, thrifted; last seen here in April with wooly studs
• Skirt - Strawberry Jill, thrifted, vintage 00s; last worn here in December 2021 with brown bookends
• Boots - Aldo, thrifted; last seen here with grey Kenzo in September
• Cape (below) - Dafydd Snowden, vintage 70s, thrifted; last worn here in July

I'll be doing a short day on Friday, and only work for a few hours. I'm okay with that, although I miss our Mom-Day Adventures! 

Anyway, outfit. I'd planned on a different yellow sweater (this one, a recent-ish purchase), but it didn't look right with the shape of the skirt, so I swapped to this cotton 80s one. 

It's probably too warm out for a wool sweater right now, anyway, although I planned my ensemble for being warm enough to walk home in the dark after our meeting.

The skirt is rather spectacular, isn't it? I'm well-armoured! I always call it my Dragonscale skirt, as each of those "scales" is a circle of silk that's been sewn on individually. It's a crazy amount of work - and would you believe I paid $18.95 for it in 2017? 

I was happy to note that everything I'm wearing today is thrifted!

Not the accessories, but all the clothing/boots. 

Masked up: 

I was a bit nervous around such a big group of 90+ coworkers, many of whom I hadn't seen in nearly 3 years - and everyone knows me, since I'm the office manager. There was a lot of hugging.

Incognito outerwear. 

Isn't the cape amazing? Of course, it is Welsh.

Accoutrements: 

I didn't need my backpack (which is very bulky under a cape), so I switched to a purse.

• Purse - Ted Lapidus, vintage 90s, vintage fair
• Scarf - Pierre Cardin, vintage 70s, thrifted
• Gloves - Parkhurst
• Not shown: mask - by Mom 

I lost the mask after I left the hotel where the meeting was - it was my "fall trees" scene one. I had it when I left the hotel, but must have dropped it on the walk home. 

The stuff: 

Walkin' boots, for all that walkin'.

Brass bling:

I wore my heart pin over the RLL logo on the sweater - I had several colleagues tell me I should have worn it on my sleeve (har har, never heard that before). 

• Brass/copper cuff - Karen's
• Brass/leather cuff - vintage 70s, Mom's
• Brutalist rings - vintage 70s, vintage mall
• Earrings - LA Express, vintage 90s
• Leather brooch - Smoking Lily

I had my gold Biko earrings on for the pictures, but they didn't feel right, so I switched to these "homegrown vintage" earrings that I bought in the mid-90s.