Dress: Peppi-Winter Plaid Dress by Louche (size L) via
NuulyBelt: Vintage via eBay
Purse: gift from David
Necklace: former Etsy shop
Bracelets: Vintage
Photography: Super Boo & Me
Stats: 5'7" 38-32-42
Little House on the Prairie chic...loved it. Stunning saturated navy & green plaid pattern in a nice heavy winter appropriate fabric...lots of material, so wearing a cardigan over it wasn't possible or necessary. However, even with the smocked top, this dress was huge on me. Part of it is my fault (I'm a fairly reliable medium these days), but this dress also runs at least one size too big (all the reviews state that, but it was brand new when I closeted it). Deep pockets & a back button closure. I got endless compliments while wearing this. I wanted to make this work as an outfit, so I immediately purchased a belt on eBay to bring it together. I searched for '80s vintage blue buckle belt'...this is pretty much exactly what I had in mind...it adds to the Vivienne Westwood vibes. Unfortunately, this belt skews more blue than green...it looked navy in the photos...but close enough. I desperately need a belt collection now. So much catching up to do! Even though my skills for building this look were fairly good given what I had to work with...what really put it over the top were these Fluevog boots I had just gotten during their after holiday sale. Aren't they gorgeous?! They were the oldest pair on my wishlist & there were only 2 left in my size. And to carry the yellow through elsewhere...a small pop of yellow in my bracelets. My make-up with this outfit included...Urban Decay eyeliner in Sabbath; Dragon, Heroine, & Lucky eyeshadow by UD; NYX lipliner in Pumpkin; Toast lipstick from Bite Beauty; Heat lipstick by UD; & OPI nail polish in A Woman's Prague-ative. I first wore this ensemble to attend the sold out Grown-Up Book Fair at The Sylvee. I waited too long to buy tickets to the first one last year...so I immediately grabbed one when they went on sale. This bag policy gets me EVERY time. They did a great job of recreating the feeling of the Scholastic Book Fairs of our youth. I colored & made a button out of 'I Like Big Books'...which I displayed on the tote of swag they handed out at the door. My favorite Wisconsin coffee...Wonderstate...I had to get the I Read Banned Books bag.
Nightmare Before Christmas tarot deck...
Hot Lunch serving hot lunch...And look! It's Lindsay's book, Madison Chefs. 
Used books & specialty cocktails. I'm glad I went, but probably wouldn't go again unless someone really wanted to go with me. 
I also wore this dress to work & a final time to get a lymphatic massage from Courtney. She thought my outfit was spectacular & immediately commented on the Vivienne Westwood vibe I was putting out there. Courtney is doing wonders for me...my body has let go of so much fluid...especially my thighs. It is normal to have swelling up to a year after surgery...but everything was just so tight. At first it was painful when she pushed on those areas...but fast forward to the 2 weeks around the time of these photos (2-ish weeks ago)...I lost 17 pounds of what I'm guessing was water weight...& it shows. My thighs are back to normal...saggy skin instead of full of water. After massage...I stopped into Goodwill on my drive home. 
I discovered several cardigans, 4 dresses...including a never worn Effie's Heart...brown boots, & a button-up shirt covered in oranges that I'll probably never wear...but, oranges. 
Nightmare Before Christmas tarot deck...
Hot Lunch serving hot lunch...And look! It's Lindsay's book, Madison Chefs. 
Used books & specialty cocktails. I'm glad I went, but probably wouldn't go again unless someone really wanted to go with me. 
I also wore this dress to work & a final time to get a lymphatic massage from Courtney. She thought my outfit was spectacular & immediately commented on the Vivienne Westwood vibe I was putting out there. Courtney is doing wonders for me...my body has let go of so much fluid...especially my thighs. It is normal to have swelling up to a year after surgery...but everything was just so tight. At first it was painful when she pushed on those areas...but fast forward to the 2 weeks around the time of these photos (2-ish weeks ago)...I lost 17 pounds of what I'm guessing was water weight...& it shows. My thighs are back to normal...saggy skin instead of full of water. After massage...I stopped into Goodwill on my drive home. 
I discovered several cardigans, 4 dresses...including a never worn Effie's Heart...brown boots, & a button-up shirt covered in oranges that I'll probably never wear...but, oranges. 
Love this outfit, Meshel! It is definitely giving Westwood vibes! I actually often wear my Vivienne Westwood blue plaid skirt with those boots - and I almost always pull a bit of yellow into my outfit to go with them! They're so comfy.
ReplyDeleteThat book fair looks fun! Wow, that bag policy is wild - I've only ever seen policies like that at NFL games in the USA (never ever in Canada). Love the new Goodwill boots! Those are stunning!