sustainable style series - outfit #2

welcome to another edition of sss!  we went to Hakone on Friday night to get our all-you-can-eat uni and amaebi fix until they ran out of the latter.  anywho, i had planned on wearing something bright and colorful but the mister thought it was "too much." so, i ended up wearing my favorite color...black!  the mister said that i look like a nun. just call me Mother Teresa.  HAH.  i hope to remix this dress into something fun, with a splash of color, the next time around!

please pardon the hot spot on my neck -- the mister was playing around with lights again.

DRESS - this is another vintage (70s?) polyester dress that i thrifted for $6.99.  i looove polyester because it's lightweight, dries quickly and hardly wrinkles.  i like the scoop neck, sleeves and pleat detail on this dress.  the dress was made by Darina in Hawaii. it's a tad too big for me so i plan to take it in a little and cut a few inches off the bottom for future use.  i guess it's time to dust off the ol' sewing machine!

JACKET - when my dad saw me as we were leaving the house, he asked if it was snowing outside.  HAH.  i brought this corduroy jacket just in case it got cold in the restaurant!

BELT - this dress came with a matching fabric belt (the one that i tied into a bow for outfit #1) but i didn't like the black on black look so i wore this orange leather skinny belt from Banana Republic.  i ended up purchasing this for $45 since i wasn't able to thrift one.  shame on me.

TIGHTS - yay, no more photoshopped tights!  these Merona argyle tights were $8.45 at Target.

SHOES - i'm lacking in the shoes department.  i borrowed these Naturalizer boots from my stylish mom.

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i'm having a dilemma with accessories.  99% of the time, i wear the same pair of earrings (studs) and one ring (wedding ring).  i think i need a few vintage necklaces to spruce up my vintage look but i don't know if i should invest in something that i probably won't use very often.  i've found some vintage pieces that i really love but financially, they're not quite in the "thrifting" category.  hmmmm.....