White Shirt, Floral Toes and Tie

Today's weather did not cooperate with my outfit choice! This is very much a spring-weight ensemble. 

But it dipped down to 2 degrees today - during the day! Brrr! 

• Shirt - Eddie Bauer, consignment; purchased here for $28.00
• Skirt - Max Mara, consignment; last worn here in October 2022 with rage-inducing velvet
• Shoes - Blaise Poser, Fluevog; purchased here for $203.99 in gift cards
• Mink coat (below) - thrifted; last seen here at Winesday

Of course, I built the outfit around these new shoes.

Said shoes are very firmly in the spring/summer side of my wardrobe. I have loads of orange in my wardrobe right now, so the skirt wasn't an issue (I also could have worn trousers!).

But you can tell I really had to work to get an outfit out of my fall/winter closet.

I resorted to a white shirt! This new-to-me shirt is...a good white shirt. 

I splashed grapefruit on it while eating lunch, so into the wash it goes. 

I also layered a cami underneath for maximum warmth. 

My mask actually worked to pull everything together. 

I have almost no blue (of that shade) in my closet. 

This is more like what I needed all day. I'd planned on wearing the matchy blue jacket that I wore on the weekend...

But it was too danged cold. Bust out the mink - I'm freezing! 

Accoutrements: 

That scarf was not warm enough and was far too bulky. 

• Cashmere beret - Club Monaco, thrifted
• Gloves - consignment
• Mask - Lazy Susan's
• Scarf - V. Fraas, thrifted

Off to the giveaway it goes. 

The stuff: 

Aren't the shoes amazing? They were very comfortable, although I had a super-busy day and didn't stray far from my desk. 

Menswear bling:

I was forced to raid L's tie box (making sure there wasn't a sleeping kitty in it first!), but did dig up this wonderful yellow/green/chartreuse tie, which matched the shoes fabulously. I have florals from toe to tie! 

• Tie - Ted Baker, thrifted
• Crystal ring - Uffizi Gallery gift shop, Florence, Italy
• Sodalite/silver ring - Scotland, 1996
• Earrings - vintage 50s, Grandma S's

And now I've tucked those shoes away until I unpack my spring/summer wardrobe at the end of March/early April. Can't wait to rediscover them!