Bigass Weekend Wrap-Up: Friday Shoe-Fer Two-Fer; Brunch Blues and Fluevog Gift Cards Spent!

Welcome back, my friends! I took two hours of vacation on Friday and left work early - L took the day off, so envious! Why? We had an Event to go to! 

But first, work outfit.

This outfit was driven by the new shoes...which I planned to wear for my evening outfit as well. It's a Two-Fer, or a Shoe-Fer, if you want to be a bit silly (which I do). 

• Blouse - Lady Manhattan, vintage 80s, first worn here in September 2022 with chevrons
• Dress - Hallhuber, consignment; last seen here in December 2021 for a holiday season shop
• Shoes - Yuko Imanishi; purchased here for $88.00
• Coat (below) - Mallia, consignment; last worn here earlier this month

Second wearing of this golden blouse. 

It didn't look right in the shoulders, but I did love the colour.

I can't believe I haven't worn this dress in over a year! So many clothes, so little time! 

I played with the peachy-gold tones in the woven pattern, which also has bits of brown in it.

You may admire how perfectly that pattern lines up on the front and back. 

I adore sheath dresses like this. 

Especially when they have pockets! 

Those are massive pockets. 

Outerwear.

I thought it was going to be a lot colder than it was. I still liked the extra length since I was going all "Legs McGee" underneath. 

Accoutrements: 

First wearing of this new-to-me scarf purchased yesterday. It is such a fine silk, I could barely feel it, but it kept my neck warm. 

• Scarf - vintage, thrifted; purchased here for $1.97
• Gloves - thrifted
• Mask - by Mom

The stuff:

If these shoes had turned out to be horrible for my 3/4 work day, then I would have had the option of swapping to different shoes for the evening. Fortunately, they were awesome, and I happily wore them for another four hours. 

Groovy bling:

I love these bold shapes. 

• Necklace - Monet, vintage 80s, vintage fair
• Earrings - vintage fair
• Wooden ring - Dots
• Smoky topaz ring - Anneli Neuman, Sweden, vintage mall 

As I was getting ready, I noticed someone lurking. 

"Hee hee, she has no idea I'm here!"

Oh, Vizzini, you goofy boy. 

"You're smarter than I thought you were."

Out you go, my fuzzy buddy. I don't want you stuck in there while we're out at the Art Gallery! 

We - along with pals Greg/Rosanna, Caro/Ronnie, Casey, Linda, Joanne along with more folks we knew and were acquainted with - planned to get our Mad Men era dress-up on for a free Opening Celebration evening of cocktails and shmoozing and wandering the AG, checking out their latest exhibit, Heart of the House: Art & the West Coast Modern Home. 

L and I did more late 50s - my outfit is certainly that era, and L wore a dark brown/burgundy suit with a sexy lady tie. Fabulous! 

This is why I needed to take two hours off work. Gotta get ready for the 5pm start!

Funnily enough, the last time I wore this dress was 12 years ago, for another mid-century modern exhibit at the AG, an Urbanite event that Elaine and I went to! 

• Dress/jacket combo - vintage 60s, thrifted; last worn here (3rd outfit) in July 2011 for a mid-century modern exhibit at the Art Gallery
• Shoes - Yuko Imanishi; worn during the day
• Fur stole - Foster's Furriers of Victoria, vintage 60s, vintage fair; last seen here (2nd outfit) in February 2021 for a Zoom Happy Hour

That was a much more interesting exhibit, in my opinion - this one had some good paintings, but I really wanted MORE stuff to look at. I love mid-century modern (L hates it) and enjoy seeing it in my friends' homes. 

Anyway, we had a lovely time, and Casey, Caro and Ron, plus L and I went for dinner at Moxie's afterwards. 

All glammed up! I wore the above jacket to and from the event, but took it off and just wore the fur stole while I wandered around, checked out the exhibits and chatted. 

"You're going out? You just got home!"

We arrived home around 9pm to a very disgruntled little kitty. 

Isn't the dress amazing? I was thrilled to see a lot of folks (of all ages) wearing vintage, and I got a lot of love for this dress. 

It was not super-comfortable to wear, which is why it's been 12 years since I last wore it! However, it's so beautiful, I can't bear to part with it. 

Outerwear. 

Thank goodness for fur! My mink stole kept me warm outside, as did my long cashmere-lined leather gloves. 

I had many comments on the fur - all positive! Mostly folks who had their own vintage furs who were leery of wearing them. 

I passed on my assurances that people are not so cranky about vintage furs anymore, as it's all sustainable when you buy them second-hand and vintage. There's no need to buy new fur - when I was in WIN the other day, there were four of these stoles, all $25.00 each. 

Accoutrements

My little copper purse is a favourite. I bought it ages ago before our local Plum boutique closed.

• Purse - Plum, early 00s
• Fascinator - Tierre Joline, thrifted
• Brooch (on fascinator) - Karen's
• Gloves - Club Monaco, consignment

The stuff: 

I was really happy with these shoes - there's no way I would have been able to walk to the Gallery, then to the restaurant, and then home in heels. 

Copper bling:

My copper was a hit - it had tons of admirers. 

• Brooch - thrifted
• Enamel leaf brooch - Matisse by Renoir, vintage 50s, vintage fair
• Shiny copper rings - Glee
• Big copper ring - consignment
• Hinged round cuff - Renoir, vintage 50s, vintage fair
• Cuff - Renoir, vintage 50s, Grandma J's
• Earrings - vintage 50s, Grandma J's

I wore one brooch (the big one) on my dress and the other (the enameled one) on my jacket. 

L and I were home early enough to hang out and play some board games (and give a yowly kitty some treats!), but we both crashed fairly early. 

Up and at 'em, it's Saturday morning, time for brunch. 

I wore my new-to-me Arola skirt right away - it was a crisp cold day. 

• Sweater - Nor, thrifted; last worn here in October 2022 with pinks at Elk Lake with Mom
• Skirt - Arola, vintage, thrifted; purchased here for $9.95
• Boots - 1883 Luchesse, thrifted; last seen here in November 2022 with my Bodybag plaid dress
• Leather jacket (below) - Elizabeth and James, consignment; last worn here last week

I was only un-coated while at the Ruby enjoying my omelette (Mexi chicken, mushrooms and avocado), toast and fruit. 

Both L and I had the same idea today: let's go check out the Fluevog sale (extra 15% off!), so we popped in after brunch. We both had unspent gift cards from Christmas. 

I often find that trying their shoes on is an eye-opener. Styles that I think I will like don't fit or are too high...and other styles fit perfectly and look amazing, but only when I try them on. 

This wonderful new-to-me Arola skirt was lovely to wear - very warm and swooshy. 

I also popped into Flavour Upstairs briefly but nothing really rang my bell. 

And we went to Mango's to buy L a new pair of jeans, his annual pair. 

Ready to shop! 

We also got groceries on the way home. 

All done up and staying warm! 

I got a lot of comments on my jacket - it is a spectacular colour. 

Accoutrements: 

I think this might be the first time I've worn these gloves - they were thrifted, although I can't remember what I paid for them. Not much, I'm sure! 

• Gloves - Echo, thrifted
• Fur scarf - thrifted
• Mask - by Mom

The stuff: 

These steel-blue-grey boots fill a hole in my shoe wardrobe. 

Brutalist bling: 

I like the mix of pieces. 

• Bracelet, cuff, necklace - all Robert Larin, vintage 70s, vintage mall, gifts from L
• Earrings - vintage mall
• Volcano ring - vintage 70s, Mom's
• Hematite ring - thrifted (I wear this to keep Mom's ring from sliding around)
• Square ring - thrifted

Are you excited to see what I found at Fluevog? Both of these were "last pairs."

These are the Blaise Poser (link here - we can be twins! - all links 'cause I love), and their site says they are blue/orange/green, but that's more like a chartreuse yellow. 

That blue matches the jacket I had on exactly. 

I have a ton of orange and chartreuse in my spring/summer wardrobe, but almost nothing in my winter wardrobe that works with these. 

I'll still try to get a wearing of them in before I tuck them away until April. 

That's a very doable heel for me - I used to have these fuzzy purple Posers (last seen and Flashbacked here), but they were too big on me. These fit just right. 

"Yes, you are, you're super cute. I said so." These were reduced from the original price of $399.00 to $203.99 - but they were FREE with my gift card! Thanks, Mom! 

These black shoes were not a "last pair" - they were a mistake pair. They came in missing the tongues, so they marked them down from $429.00 to $169.99 as a final sale - and again, they were FREE with my gift cards (thanks, work VPs!). They are in the current sale and come in red as well as black (here), for $359.99.

I love the Swordfish toe bump and I have at least two other pairs of their shoes with that heel, and I know it's a good one for me. 

This might come as a shock, but I don't have black heels. Boots, yes, flats, yes, but no black heels. 

So pretty! 

I can't wait to wear these! 

That's a mix of patent leather and suede. 

"Classy. Elevate your world."

Don't mind if I do! 

L and I took it easy for the rest of the weekend, enjoying music, reading, board games and loads of playoff football. 

And how was YOUR weekend? Tell me what's new!