Bigass Weekend Wrap-Up: Brunch Shoulders and Strapless Zebra; Winesday Clothing Swap Regret-Me-Not Flashbacks

Welcome back, my friends! I hope you're weekend has been as fun as mine! 

L and I went for brunch at the Ruby on Saturday morning. 

I've had this outfit combo waiting in the wings for a while - it was sunny and not overly chilly, so this was the day to wear it. 

• Jacket - Zara Woman, vintage 90s, consignment, Powell River; first seen here in February with a tweed mini
• Zebra jumpsuit - Sunday Best, consignment; first worn here in May with neon orange bookends
• Shoes - Marquess Swordfish Floyd, Fluevog; last seen here (3rd outfit) with white jeans in September

The shoulders on this jacket delight me. 

They are so massively "Gaga", aren't they? 

The proportions didn't feel quite right with the zebra jumpsuit.

I liked the jacket better with the short skirt that I styled it with on its first wearing. 

So, the jacket is a keeper - it's wool, and so structural. 

The zebra jumpsuit on the other hand, is not that great quality that I look for in my closet. It's off to the giveaway pile. 

Done up - I wasn't outside for long. 

I forgot to take my Accoutrements pictures for both outfits this weekend, even though I had them all laid out. Gah. 

• Scarf - Elaine Gold, consignment
• Purse - Rebecca Minkoff, consignment
• Gloves - Parkhurst
• Mask - by Mom

We grocery shopped afterwards, then came home and chilled out. 

I had Winesday that evening and L was hosting MANday at our house. 

The stuff: 

Love these shoes. 

Black and white bling: 

I do like a theme. 

• Bangles - consignment
• Zigzag cuff - Zsiska
• Earrings - vintage 80s, consignment
• Cat pin - Charmaine's
• Brutalist ring - thrifted
• Silver/onyx ring - Toccara, vintage fair

After a chill afternoon, which included a nap, I got ready to head to Yvonne's for Winesday.

I knew ahead of time that Caro would be bringing some clothes for giveaway, so I dressed for that.

• Sweater - RW & Co., consignment; last worn here in March with blues
• Flamenco skirt - consignment; last seen here (and Flashbacked) in February with cowgirl boots
• Boots - Mamzelle, thrifted; last worn here (3rd outfit) with orange last weekend for Book Club
• Coat (below) - Halston, vintage 70s, consignment; last seen here last week

And also for walking.

L drove me there, but I walked home in the wee hours with Cat. 

This is a comfy red sweater - I have a black tank on under it. 

The skirt is very swooshy. 

I showed off my Halston coat. 

Pops of red for accoutrements. 

• Beret - Parkhurst, consignment
• Gloves - Parkhurst
• Scarf - Pierre Cardin, vintage, thrifted

The stuff: 

I had thick fluffy socks on under these boots. 

Brassy bling: 

I had all my people there. 

• Poe cuff - Jezebel Charms, gift from L
• Brass/copper cuff - Karen's
• Earrings - LA Express, c. 1994
• Feather ring - Fossil, thrifted
• Brutalist ring - vintage 70s, vintage mall
• Necklace - Mexican, vintage 70s, Mom's

We had a blast going through all the giveaway clothes - I love clothing swaps. I took back two regret-me-not dresses from Caro, including this tiger beauty. She's by The 1300 Collection, Holt Renfrew, and is from the 70s. I bought her for $22.95, what a bargain.  

Carolyn removed the approximately 6,000 staples from my terrible "fix" of the hem, trimmed off a few inches from the ratty hem, and sewed the hem up properly. She also sealed the hole in the waist. 

Here I am wearing it for the first time in September 2016.

I wore it to Vero's birthday party and played with the hem, tucking it up into my belt and pretending it was pants. I remember laughing my head off over that. 

And here I am, the last time I wore it, to an Urbanite at the Art Gallery in November 2017. 

I let it go shortly after that, and Caro recently wore it (pic here) for our October party this year.

I also took back this Bottega Veneta silk dress. Caro wore it a few times but just doesn't have room in her/Ron's new (much smaller) house. 

I have loved this dress since I bought it, but I need to work hard to style it.

Here are my previous two wearings of it:

This was in April 2021 - I attempted to layer a lace top under it and wear it for work. 

And this was in August 2021, worn on a hot day.

I still like it, and I'll give it another try this summer. It was too good to go to donation! I paid $26.25 for it at the now-defunct Patch.

From Petra's pile, I snagged this lovely collared stretch lace top. 

It's by French label Blanc Nature. It will layer well under a blazer. 

Well, that was my weekend! I'm off now to enjoy a quiet day of football and kitty snuggles. Sending you all good vibes and warm wishes.