Weekend Rewind: November 20th-22nd, 2009

The Weekend draws to an end, and I had yet another Low-Key Weekend--and I'm rather quite liking it just that way.

Friday, 11/20/09:

Wearing:

*Black boyfriend jacket-Zara

*Black wool scarf-Target

*Navy jersey dress-Kensie (from Wednesday's Kensie Party)

*Black v-neck sweater-GAP

*Black opaque tights-HUE

*Black leather booties-Daffy's

*Silver vintage owl necklace-Thrift Store

*Silver watch w/pearl band-Swatch

Since I got that new dress from the Kensie Party it had been infiltrating my thoughts for the past few days. 

You know when you get a new item of clothing you JUST CAN'T WAIT TO WEAR IT!?!

That was the case with this dress; but as I mentioned before it was a bit too tight for my liking. So, in my head I'd been playing around w/different ideas, thoughts on how to style it up, and just how I could get around this snug-fit factor. 

It all came together for me, and thank goodnes, because I did not have all that much time to dilly-dally around considering I told Mel I'd meet her at 9:00pm. (I am notoriously LATE everywhere I go, everytime I make plans, so I wanted to push myself to be ON TIME for once!)
Thankfully, the quick idea to throw on a v-neck sweater gave me the extra coverage I needed in order to feel at ease. But, the dress has a turtleneck detail, and with a v-neck sweater, well it was a bit to reminiscent of 7th grade school pictures. 

Not to worry, that's when a jacket becomes your best friend-the boyfriend blazer brought the outfit into the NOW. I threw on a watch (which nevermind the battery was dead and it stayed on 8:25pm all night) and my vintage owl necklace and I was out the door!

I met Mel (might I add that I arrived early!) at a new-ish bar in our neighboring neighborhood, Windsor Terrace. The bar was called Double Windsor. Not a bad place at all, I was rather pleased with the crowd, the service, and the ambience--therefore, I think I can manage to return there next time I don't want to stray too far from home (for what surely becomes a "low-key" weekend).

And then we called it a night and I was in my bed, all warm and cozy, by a whopping 12:30am  (Old Lady on a Friday Nite Alert!!!).

Saturday, 11/21/09:

Wearing: (a lot of stuff!)

*Black faux leather bomber jacket-H&M

*Black wool scarf-Target

*Red satin print dress-To the Max

*Black jersey turtleneck-Thrift Store

*Black opaque tights-HUE

*Black lace knee-high socks-unknown

*Black eyelet leather boots-Dr. Martens

*Brown faux leather satchel-Target

*Gold vintage cameo necklace-Thrift Store

*Gold multi-chain necklace-Forever 21

I met up with Mel again.  We went to the Score!-PopUp Swap to drop off some of our unwanted clothing in hopes of swapping it out for something else. 

I took that coat I promised to donate to a coat drive back during my "Intervention Posts", as well as a never-before-worn Alberto Makali dress (quite nice of me- It was a beautiful teal wool, and quality too!). In the end, all I walked away with was a gray zip-up Banana Republic sweater, a burlap tote, and a pin. (nothing I needed, just something I felt like taking away considering I donated 2 items of much better quality than the majority of the cast-offs at hand. Yes, I'm greedy!)

I think the highlight of our Saturday came in the form of the impromptu photo-shoot we played around with after discovering "The Wrong Side of the Tracks" (as I like to call it)--or just an abandoned caboose on some overgrown train tracks.

And speaking of "New Items of Clothing" (as mentioned regarding Friday's outfit), did you notice I FINALLY WORE MY new-ish DOC MARTENS?

I think I've determined it's best to wear them with my short dresses. That way, I can get over the fact that I'm wearing FLATS (something I'm sooooo not used to), while combatting the issue of me feeling "stumpy" because I don't have my usual 3-4"+ height to rely on. Any ideas on how else I should wear them? 

I've tried skinny jeans, but yeah--STUMPY!

Sunday, 11/22/09:

Wearing:  (the pajama look)

*Black star-print hoodie-H&M

*Gray v-neck tshirt-Target

*Black scottie-dog print flannel shorts-Old Navy

*Brown booties-Target

Wowzas!  EEK!   Aaaaaah.....SCARY!

What's worse?  That I've done nothing all day long, skipped laundry, or the fact that I snapped this pic this morning, and

now it's 8:00pm and I'm wearing exactly the same thing!

 Ewwww...I'm a skeeze bag today!

Hope you all had a great weekend!