I snapped a couple pictures before I left the house.  I bought this dress at a STREET FAIR of all places!

It’s from a place called “Silk Dragons” or something and is my go-to party dress.  It’s a fantastic deep blue – though it looks brighter here with the lighting.  Don’t mind the ugly comforter under the sofa…..

I wore it with a little light-blue vintage hat, white gloves, and these crazy gold platforms from Hale Bob – which, I have to say, I’m disappointed in!  Over the course of only a few hours, the finish on the wedges had started to come off around the bottom exposing the white wedge material beneath.

I also tried a new and super-easy method of pincurling, where you use a small barrel (1″) curling iron and set the curls in place, then pin them to your head until you’ve done your entire set.  When you pull the pins out and softly brush through it it creates this curly, wavy look that I achieved.  I didn’t use setting lotion, only this crazy “Big Sexy” root-boost-mousse that I bought at the grocery store, and a little hairspray and I had curls 3 DAYS LATER!

The jewels you see here are vintage.  Krystal of Smashing Divas fame found me the most incredible deal – her great aunt was getting rid of excess and she invited me over to take a look.  I’m wearing a demi-parure I found that’s TOTALLY Trifari.  It’s fantastic.  the pearl bracelet is from the same vintage set.  Notice the incredible “hot magenta” manicure – I felt a little springy and went all out with an insane electric-Barbie color.  Totally eye-catching!

The skirt is an interesting gray, with draping in the front and a backseam (it used to only go halfway up the back of the skirt, but I fixed it so it a) fit me and b) didn’t look like a buttcrack  ).

The full silhouette is very slim and I added a break in the heavy almost Deco-style patterned top with a waist-belt.   The top is a Deco Modiste original!

The rest of my accessories needed to incorporate well with the pattern, but I also felt like I needed a little color.  These green resin earrings came from Banana Republic, and I tossed on some simple silver bangles for fun.   This outfit is worn with my Where CARA brogues.  It’s warm enough for spring in Seattle without feeling overdressed.

I, personally, love the tailored maxi skirt look.  I feel like it’s not done nearly enough though!  The tailoring on this skirt gives it a sort of Steampunk/gawth feel, but is very versatile.  What’s your feeling on the maxi skirt?  Love it?  Hate it!?  Tell me about it!

buckled shoes, liquid leggings

pearls are the icing.

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To welcome everybody back to the fray, I thought I’d show you guys the amazing Fluevog Buffys I acquired in my absence.  They’re a beast to buckle, and rather high, but sexy as hell with a little bit of a bondage feel.  Yum!

I paired them with a cute little thrifted sailor-inspired dress and leggings.  The look was dark but still sweet.   The pairing of the cute little black dress with the semi-sultry shoes and leggings offered an excellent versatility for pubcrawls and pool halls.

These pants  will always remind me of walking the runway to an old track that crackled like it had been copied from a record, while all the other designers’ models strutted the catwalk in their new-wave, modern avant garde feel.  We were ready to wear, elegant, and aptly dressed for both day and night – so when I wear these trousers, I know I’m well dressed!

The pants are high waisted, and have hand-painted designs on the pockets.  The pockets are lined with a soft material and have snaps to keep them from bulging out.  The trouser material is almost a maroon denim.  Lightweight enough to be wearable in the summer, but heavy enough to be warm (with a few layers) in the winter, these pants are all-around perfect.

Because of the pocket design, it was hard to decide what to wear with them.  A waist belt works, because of the rise, but it almost felt like to much bling.  There’s a little belt that goes with the trousers with a vintage buckle – I think I’ll stick to that look in the future.  The wide leg of the trouser calls for a slim fit up top – something with almost no volume to balance out the cut.

Pictured here in:

• Maroon trouser: Deco Modiste
• Red waist belt: bought at Boutique Culture
• Black thermal: thrifted
• Brown and gold necklace: Urban Outfitters
• Black and white swing shoes: TUK

I’m actually off for a few days; the Mister is whisking us away to Vegas for our annual party in Sin City for Superbowl weekend.  It’ll be a lot of fun and I have some great content for you when I return.  Meanwhile, hold down the fort for me, k? Â

My bustin’-out-of-the-blues fix involves a light swingy skirt, and a gorgeous blue tissue tee from Banana Republic.

You can tell it’s winter-y out, because this picture is so damn dark!  Or my living room has strange light.  That’s probably part of it.  Also, I made the pillowcases in the background (all by myself!) and that’s some of Mister’s really cool Math Art hanging up in the background.

Is this any better?  I’m standing in front of my bedroom wall, which is covered in like 2-3 sets of round hanging mirrors.  I loaded up on accessories here, because I was wearing this funky belt, and a disc necklace (that I also made, all by my self), and happened to receive a little package from a giveaway at Girl and City that contained (among other things) this giant flower of a ring!

Little did I know at the time that my fingernails matched my top, which also matched the lush fuzzy blanket on my bed.  MMM details.

Also, I had to show you this crazy-awesome blazer that Kimberlee found while she was out thrifting.  Helloooo shoulders!

It’s great.  I’ve been wearing it everywhere.  I love that it has no collar, and little pockets, and that it’s grey tweed.

What was your favorite outfit this week?