Monday, June 23, 2025

Teal Pleats and the Completely Impractical Raincoat

I needed a Jammy Dress for my Monday.
Comfy yet gorgeous dress to the rescue! 

  • Cotton sweater - Sonia Rykiel, vintage, thrifted; last seen here (2nd outfit) layered in March 
  • Dress - Uniqlo X Claire Waight Keller, thrifted; last worn here (2nd outfit) in September 2024 to the theatre
  • Shoes - Groovy Aubrey, Fluevog; last seen here in May with my Halston dress
  • "Coat" - Animale, thrifted; last worn here in July 2024

Do you get a teal vibe from this dress? The actual colours are a dark green and navy blue in addition to the flecks of mint.
I love the swoopy hem and it has just the right fullness of pleats.

It was another still-feels-like-spring day, so I layered this thin sweater underneath. I wanted my hair short in back to keep out of my clothes' way. 
I like that my ink peeks out, and that you can see all of my necklace. 

And it didn't get all squished in the ginormous neckline of the Completely Impractical Raincoat.
Why is it Completely Impractical? 
  • Short sleeves
  • Cropped cut
  • Giant collar that doesn't cover the head
  • Two tiny credit-card-sized pockets
  • A shiny-finished 100% cotton textile, very much not waterproof

But I love how goofy it is - and the pockets do function (barely).

The stuff: 
I picked my comfy orange Fluevogs to go with the amber balls in my new-to-me silver necklace. My colleague CA admired it. 

Silver bling: 
The necklace was lovely to wear - I liked the feel of it on. 

  • Silver/Lucite bracelet - Alexis Bittar, consignment, Vancouver
  • Silver/aventurine ring - consignment
  • Silver/malachite bangle - Mexican, thrifted, Sidney
  • Silver/green stone ring - thrifted
  • Silver/malachite ring - consignment
  • Silver/glass necklace - vintage 1920s, consignment; purchased here for $151.96
  • Fingerprint earrings - Daisung Kim, MoMA, thrifted

Bonus! I had a deer sighting on my way home.

Hey, you! What are you doing with that bush? 
"Eating it."


We pay a gardener good money to maintain those, you know. 
"This one's my favourite."


I'm going to have to ask you to move along, sir.
"Yeah, no."


He's bigger than me - I left him alone.

1 comment:

  1. I really like how you styled your dark green maxi dress. I do get teal vibes from it.
    The unpractical cropped raincoat is adorable and matches the shoes so well.

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