Showing posts with label Boots Vs. Dress Week. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Boots Vs. Dress Week. Show all posts

Friday, November 20, 2009

Boots Vs. Dress Week - Jean Dress or Big Bird Boots?

And Boots Vs. Dress Week concludes with what else but the denim dress (it being Casual Friday at work and all)?

Hello, all!
And of course, I had to do the yellow boots with it! I couldn't do a boot week without the yellow boots!
Funky tights, eh? More grooviness. I almost layered hot pink tights under these but thought I was already pushing this for work. Heh.

The stuff:
Yellow rules....but what wins this round?

Will it be Boots or Dress?
The dress!
The boots!
I'm not particularly bothered about either of them
More cat pictures!
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Dress (Ricki's), turtleneck (Plum), boots (Aldo, consignment), tights (Ellen Tracy), bangle (thrifted), belt (consignment).

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Boots Vs. Dress Week - Party Dress or Black Cutouts?

In the first corner, we have our burgundy party dress, as seen here and here. It's worn with a black and white pinstriped shirt, belted with the fab Shi Studio belt.
And in the second corner, we have the boots: leather with intricate cutouts, bought on consignment.
The stuff:
Rar! It's the teeth necklace!

Hee, look who was licking his lips in the corner:
Who will get the KO?

Will it be Boots or Dress?
The dress!
The boots!
I'm not particularly bothered about either of them
Damn, that's a cute cat!
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Dress (Maggie London), shirt (Esprit, consignment), belt (Shi Studios), grey fishnets (Ellen Tracy), boots (Zara, consignment).

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Boots Vs. Dress Week - Mad Plaid or Chocolate Cowgirls

Ding! It's Round 3: Will it be the dress or the boots? The tension is killing me!

It is very windy. Forgive the hair.
Ever since I last wore this ruffly skirt under a dress, I've been wanting to do it again. This is the only other dress I have that opens up down the front. I love this plaid dress and it's been limited to warm weather due to "tight creep" (damn you, unlined dresses!).

No more! I was snuggly warm all day.
These are the boots I last wore walking around Seattle all day. I love the comfort and the shape of them. Helps that they have buckles - I do love buckles.

The stuff:
Finally! A shot of this fab Shi Studios belt that I got a while back. I pulled out the red and turquoise from it (not matching to the dress like I normally would) for the necklace.

A close-up:
It's a vintage photo that's been screened onto fabric then pressed under glass to make the buckle. I love the two men vying for the fair maid's attention.

Your call...
The dress or the boots?
The dress!
The boots!
I'm not particularly bothered about either of them
I like cowboys
Shut up about the push-ups already.
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Push-up update:
Aside from the goofy look on my face, my arms look pretty good. I've got some definition in my shoulders and I can see muscle in my chest now. Woo! I'm going to kick butt at the Feats of Strength at Festivus!

Dress (Vero Moda), cami (Plum), skirt (no tag, consignment), boots (Miz Mooz), belt (Shi Studio), necklace (Plum).

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Boots Vs. Dress Week - Blue Mood or Blood Red?

Onto our next match-up! Today's outfit features my other sweater dress, and my blood red patent boots, which are recently resurrected from the "I don't know if these are appropriate for work" pile and are now part of the "Of course I can wear these to work" collection.
I layered my grey striped shirt underneath this dress (strangely, I have never done this before! Oh, the doors blogging opens!), added a pair of L's cufflinks.
I had colour issues with my camera, so have played with the colour balance until the blue and red came out right. I'm not really that pink in the face, though.

These are my new tights that I got last week:
They are by Emilio Cavallini - wow, they have some cool tights.

The stuff:
My boots now need to be re-heeled. After wearing them to work on Hallowe'en, I got stuck on the bus coming home due to protesters trying to disrupt the Olympic torch relay. After sitting on the bus for 1/2 and hour, the passengers were allowed to get off the bus...but the protesters were still blocking the route, so I had to walk home in these. Eeeeee...most grumpy-making.

A close-up of the cufflinks and my vintage 50s necklace:
Well, what's it going to be?
The dress or the boots?
The dress!
The boots!
I'm not particularly bothered about either of them
I like the Olympics.
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Dress (Vero Moda), shirt (Club Monaco, consignment), belt (Plum), boots (Aldo), tights (Emilio Cavallini), cufflinks (70s, vintage), necklace (50s, vintage).

Monday, November 16, 2009

Boots Vs. Dress Week - Parisienne or Buckled Brutes?

In the hallowed tradition of previous Dress Weeks (click here and here to marvel), namely Dress Week, Return of Dress Week, It Came From Dress Week, Son of Dress Week, and I Was a Teenage Dress Week, we continue with:

Boots Vs. Dress Week
The boots will kick this week off in style: these Bronx beauties were a mere $60 on sale about 5 years ago, and are one of the few pairs of shoes I have from before I lost weight. They are hazardous to walk in, but good for looking scary!
"You'll put your eye out!"

The dress is a nice soft sweater dress - got it a few years ago when I had to replace my whole wardrobe. I always want red dresses. They're my weakness.
Oui, oui, c'est tres magnifique!

The sweater was layered over top with my new-to-me belt (I had to do some belt-hole punching with my trusty steak knife today to make it fit).

The stuff:
Groovy belt buckle (caw! sparkly!), Shi Studios wrist cuff and stud cuff.

One must be the victor!

Will it be Boots or Dress?
The dress!
The boots!
I'm not particularly bothered about either of them
I like monster movies
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Dress (Kersh), sweater (Mexx, thrifted), boots (Bronx), belt (Le Chateau, consignment), cuff (Shi Studio), stud cuff (vintage).