Sorry I haven't been around visiting your lovely blogs much lately. Life's been goofy and weird, and I finally got sick. I woke up this morning and went right back to bed. Ugh. I feel like crap.
So, no Monday outfit, since only my nearest and dearest are "lucky" enough to see me in my robe. Instead, since it was our 12th anniversary yesterday, here's a few pictures of what L and I wore on that fun day. I wish I had a picture of Mom and Dad in their wedding finery so you could see the dress on her. (edit: here's a link to a picture of Mom and Dad:
click here)
This is our "official" wedding picture, the one we have framed in the hall. I look ecstatically happy and L looks calm (if you could see his face, which I have obviously cropped out for his privacey).
L wore a vintage
Nehru jacket and I wore my mom's wedding dress from 1965 (from the sale rack at Miss Frith's, I'm told). I squeezed into it with the help of a scuba suit, aka control undergarments. The picture above doesn't really do the dress justice, since the train is the coolest part:
Isn't that awesome? I love that it's a long skinny skirt with the train stuck on at the back. The only decoration is the cord and beading at the waist. Just nice and simple, and really, considering this is in 1997, it's not too dated looking.
I went with an ivy wreath with a couple of white roses in it for my head-piece (Mom's Jackie O veil was a little too costumey/vintagey overall with the dress for my taste). Yeah, what I got was nothing like what I ordered, and I ended up with this massive cake on my head all day and night. It weighed a ton.
My shoes are little Louis XVI numbers. I still have them somewhere.
The back of the dress:
My dad stepped on the train...after we teased him and teased him about stepping on it at his own wedding. *smile*
A close-up of L's jacket. The turquoise is raw silk, and all the black is hand-embroidered. If you look closely you can see that there are peacocks in the pattern.
A story about the jacket. L wasn't sure what he wanted to wear for the wedding - I'd know all along that I'd wear Mom's dress and that it had that 60s vibe to it - until we walked into a 2nd hand shop and saw this. The tag said "Mr. Gill" and it was priced at $89.99 (a lot of money to us!). L tried it on, and it fit perfectly. The shop clerk came over and said that Mr. Gill had ordered the jacket to be made in India in the 1960s, and to have it shipped over to Canada when it was done. However, by the time it arrived, Mr. Gill had gained quite a bit of weight, and it didn't fit. He never wore it, just stored it in his closet until he decided to consign it. He told the shop, "If someone walks in and it fits him, he can have $20 off." So we got it on sale, and thanks to Mr. Gill, L had an amazing wedding outfit. He's worn it several times since.
And here I am looking a little droopy several hours later, but still happy:
Yay, Happy Anniversary, L! Here's to another 12 years.
Dress (Mom's, Miss Frith's), shoes (some wedding shop), purse (Eaton's). On L: Jacket (vintage Nehru jacket, Mr. Gill's).
I found these fabulous shoes at Value Village for $9.99! The tie was only $3.99. And they match perfectly. Add a little spring-y green and brown and pow! Ya got an outfit.
My usual table for doing photos is being used, so here's a lovely shot of my duvet cover. Love the natural sunlight so you can see the brown and green in the shoes and the tie.
The sweater is new-to-me, found in a thrift shop for $9.50 (it's a silk blend, oooh). The "You're Wearing Pants" part of today's title is from the reaction of my office-mate, Bonnie, when she saw my outift. I guess I don't wear pants very often, haha.
My favourite "pumpkin pie" shoes (click here for a better picture of them). The green of the sweater is more acurate in the top photo.
I've owned this dress for nearly 2 years but have worn it exactly once, because, frankly, it's pretty darned short. There's so much that I love about it, though: the wide funnel neckline, it's 100% wool, it fits perfectly, it was under $30 and it's a "Studio" Holt Renfrew label (again, not being a label snob, just thrilled to find such good quality so cheaply). Holt Renfrew is "the" big department store in Canada (we don't even have one in my city), known for very high-end goods. I have never set foot in one - I wonder if they have clearance racks? Probably event those are more expensive than I'm used to, ha!
It's little wooden beads threaded on small hoops that are then all connected together. Groovy.
"Now don't let me hear you making disparaging remarks about yourself again, missy!"
Very...fence-y. Ha!
I loved this dress last time I wore it (very similar outfit), but this time I am just not feeling it. Lack of necklace? The cursed teal tights that photograph blue? The stinky boots that give me calf-down cankles?
I don't know. I hope tomorrow is better. Mom bought me some stuff in Disneyland (yay, Mom! Thanks!), so there's hope.
All together: Wear a dress! 'Cause it's just like wearing jammies to work, only you look better.
Yep, that's stuff, all right. 
This is our "official" wedding picture, the one we have framed in the hall. I look ecstatically happy and L looks calm (if you could see his face, which I have obviously cropped out for his privacey).
Isn't that awesome? I love that it's a long skinny skirt with the train stuck on at the back. The only decoration is the cord and beading at the waist. Just nice and simple, and really, considering this is in 1997, it's not too dated looking. 
My dad stepped on the train...after we teased him and teased him about stepping on it at his own wedding. *smile*
Yay, Happy Anniversary, L! Here's to another 12 years. 
Working the rocker chick look (the usual). Jeans, ruffled black shirt, loads of chains, plain black booties, and L's belt that I grabbed at the last minute. To my relief, reactions to the jacket were actually pretty positive. I was a little worried that people would loathe it. As Ruth so accurately put it, "It's hideously fabulous!"
The stuff:
I liked the mess of chains -I felt that really made this look work.
Okay, the dress is pretty cool too, I'll admit it. I actually got a thumbs up from one of my male co-workers on this outfit today.
Love that plaid. It's got all the good colours in it. 
The Blind Faith Hi "Rebecca" by John Fluevog. *sigh* Aren't they awesome? The zig-zag stitching up the side, the two metal studs, the striped heel and the rock 'n' roll industrial zippers up the front (the front!).
At the very bottom, it says "You need it to see where you are going."
It has equal slits in the front and back and is high-waisted (although not an exaggerated high waist). The front of the skirt is plain, but the back of it has an extra detail at the waist that I love:
My leopard Steve Maddens, my leopard scarf, and my Gucci knock-off eelskin bracelet. Funny about the bracelet: my Mom and Dad bought this for me in Italy. It's 24K gold plated (it says so in very large letters inside the band), and it's real eelskin, but the Gucci logo looks fake.
One of the Gs is upside down, which I think they don't do. I don't really care - I've had this bracelet since about 1989 and I like it. So there.
My lovely husband bought them for me (and another pair of Fluevogs, coming this week) for our anniversary, which is this weekend. I bought him the red pair in the gargantuan post below.
The shoes are from John Fluevog's "Teapot" series (I was told they are discontinuing them...so sad!). Mine are called "Sencha" (a type of tea) and the colour is cherry. 
The heel is like a teapot spout! 
Aw! So cute!
I like that. 
I just wanted to wear this shirt today; it's one of my favourites.
A close-up of the chestal region. Look deeply into my new swirly ring...you're getting sleeeepy...
The first sighting of the ornate buckle belt since the last big Wardrobe Challenge!
