Almost Like New Shoes

I am pretty lazy when it comes to fixing things, sewing on buttons, that sort of thing. An item of clothing that has dropped its hem will languish unworn in my closet for months if not more before I get around to doing something about it, and that "something" is often getting rid of it.

Today's outfit was built around these shoes:
They lost a cap on the heel and I just took them in to get re-done a couple of weeks ago. Can you believe I haven't worn them since August? Pathetic!

By the way, when it looks like I have bare legs, it's actually micro-fishnets. They are like a regular nylon with a fishnet texture. I love them - much less grannyish than pantyhose!

I last wore the dress in November, but it's a pretty dressy style and fabric, so it's not really a work dress. It's also rather boobalicious, which I had forgotten.

Because of the colours in the shoes, I tend to just pull those out for the colours in my outfits. Yup, a bit of purpley-burgundy, a bit of blue, a bit of grey.

The stuff:

*sigh* The shoes!

I wore another one of my pins as a necklace pendant (like the bug pin last week).

Dress (Maggy London), jacket (Le Chateau), belt (Plum), brooch (probably Plum), earrings (don't remember).

I Never Thought I'd Wear a Leather Dress to Work

But then, when one thinks of leather dresses, this isn't what comes to mind:

The green cardigan is also new - it has sparkly buttons! It's hard to see, but it has gathers at the tops of the sleeves.

Here's a shot of the full dress:

Most people didn't realize it was a dress (as opposed to a skirt) until I told them. Isn't it gorgeous? And it's soft, like buttah! It was $60 consignment. I was so excited - it fits like it was made for me.

Check out the lovely seaming on the bodice:

The stuff:

My good ol' shoes - these are two years old now. I've never worn this belt. The necklace was also a new purchase from my favourite consignment store.

Dress (Danier Leather, consignment), cardigan (Kersh, consignment), shoes (BCBGirls), belt (don't remember), necklace (consignment), earrings (not shown).

Reds and Patterns

As part of my day with my 10-year-old niece, Zoe, on Saturday, we went and got manicures. I'm feeling the old compulsion to match everything to my nails, which are a bright red. I couldn't resist red - since my nails are always short it doesn't look too "dragon lady".

My favourite Odd Molly skirt was the red focus thing today:
And I have never worn this belt, despite having it in my wardrobe for over 2 years! It was $4 in an odds & ends bin in a little boutique downtown.

The stuff:

Kitten heels for a change. My lovely Fossil jewelry from L.

Cardigan (Express, thrifted), top (I.N. San Francisco, consignment), skirt (Odd Molly, consignment), belt (no brand), shoes (Predictions, consignment), jewelry (Fossil).