I Was a Teenaged Dress Week - Black, Grey and Purple

This is my fifth Dress Week since I started doing my blog! It follows:

• Dress Week (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday) - May 2008
• Return of Dress Week (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday) - September 2008
• It Came From Dress Week (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday) - January 2009
• Son of Dress Week (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday) - May 2009

Looks like I am right on schedule.
If I look vaguely annoyed it is because I had two incidents today that soured my mood. One, I dropped this bracelet IN THE TOILET after using it. Thank goodness yellow is mellow...and yes, I scrubbed thoroughly.

Two, I got a run in my tights:

Awwwwwww...these were such a good colour, and I loved the stripes down the legs. Now I have to go find more purple tights.

The stuff:

Rockin' silver booties! Oak leaf bracelet ($12 in a thrift store while on holiday), button, and silver earrings.

A close-up of the oak leaves and the button:

I love the 50s pulp novel look of the button (it was $2 at the Fair). The bracelet is not in great condition (and it opens too easily, grrrr), but hey, only $12.

Stay tuned! I Was a Teenaged Dress Week will continue!

Dress (Style & Co.), jacket (Mac & Jac), shoes (BCBGirls), bracelet (thrifted), earrings (don't recall), pin (handmade).

I Was a Teenaged Dress Week - The Return of the Brown Boots

I'm really jonesing for fall - and I'm digging into the depths of my closet for my boots. I really wanted to do these boots with this dress before it got too cold (as the dress is not lined, and will stick to tights).
Added the cardi for warmth in my frigid office, Grandma J's necklace and that was all I needed with this bold pattern. Probably won't wear this dress again for a while as the hem came down today and I am notoriously lazy about repairs...yeah, yeah, I'll get to it.

The stuff:

Yup, that's stuff all right.

Dress (no label, thrifted, vintage), cardigan (Jacob), boots (Roberto Vianni), necklace (Listner, Grandma J's, vintage), earrings (gift from L).

Attack of the 50 Foot...Dress Week! Tiki Dress

I actually wore this dress for I Was a Teenaged Dress Week back in September 2009 here - as noted, the hem came down and I have just gotten around to wearing it (Ruth fixed it! Yay, Ruth!).
I also wore it here, last June. I'm kind of running out of ways to wear it, since this tiki pattern of green, turquoise and brown means another colour is not so welcome.

I went with the mod 60s accessories:

And they are all vintage 60s, all items of Mom's that I er...liberated from her closet/jewelry box back in the 80s. Aside from the shoes - I bought those all by myself!

A close-up:

Even in the 80s, I always wore the belt, earrings and cuff together. It's like they're old friends.

Dress (unknown, thrifted), shoes (Pink Studio, gift money from m-i-l), belt, cuff and earrings (vintage 60s, Mom's).

I Was a Teenaged Dress Week - Casual Friday - Dress and Jeans

Ah, Dress Week...how I will miss your sweet constraints.

I rarely repeat outfits, but I loved this dress and jeans combo the last time I wore it, so I did it again (with different shoes and accessories, of course! ).
I've actually been waiting to wear this awesome necklace that I found at the Bay a few weeks back. Check it out:

Rar! It's like some crazy metal teeth!

Love the black platforms and my stud cuff.

Have a fab weekend!

Dress (Le Chateau, thrifted), jeans (Esprit), shoes (JLo), necklace (the Bay), cuff (old), white gold earrings (gift from L).

I Was a Teenaged Dress Week - Yellow and Black

I wanted to get one more wear out of this gorgeous dress before cold weather sets in. This butter yellow cotton/poly eyelet is just not cold weather-friendly.
I quite liked it with the checked jacket and 50s-era accessories. If I look unimpressed, it is because this is a morning picture - I had a dentist appointment this afternoon, so I took the bus to work. Oh joy.

No "stuff"picture, but it's fairly clear what the stuff is from in the above photo, I think: black kitten heel shoes, black bracelet, black belt and black earrings.

Off to book club!

Dress (no label, consignment), jacket (Smart Set), shoes (Wild Diva), belt (Plum), bracelet (Le Chateau), earrings (the Cobbler).

Silver Fox and Monday Blues

Everyone is on vacation, both at work and in the blogosphere, and things are really quiet. I'm good with that, as it's a good time to recharge the ol' batteries. 

It was a good time to wear this skirt again too. I apparently got the "blue memo" as it seemed like everyone in the office today was also wearing blue. Monday blues!

• Sweater - Gap, thrifted; purchased here for $8.50
• Skirt - JS, consignment; first worn here in April with more black and white
• Shoes - Marc Jacobs, vintage, thrifted; last seen here in June with a black dress

Despite the dearth of people at work, I still had oodles of comments on this funky, sparkly fox sweater.

A few of my colleagues referred to me as the Silver Fox today, heh heh.

I know! I'm wearing a sweater in August, but it just has not been that warm this year. I can handle a sweater when it's only 21 degrees.

I love this skirt - another maxi!

I had to wear it with the matching shoes.

 How often do you find a pair of those that match a garment so perfectly?

The stuff:

 Such fun footwear! The ribbed sides are molded suede. These are surprisingly comfortable.

Bold bling:

 Simple, unfussy shapes.

• Cuff - vintage fair
• Lapis lazuli ring/ Fulvia Ring - Wendy Brandes
• Earrings - local

This morning when I went out to do my stair picture, I spotted the teenaged seagulls on the neighbouring apartment building's roof. 

They're a sullen-looking lot, rather dingy and grey, not quite gotten their grown-up crisp white feathers yet. Ah, teenagers!