Silver Cat Tea Party: Venus Fly Trap skirt

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Outfit of the Day: Spooktacular Separates!

I had a super busy weekend last weekend in the best of ways!

Outfit of the Day (Saturday):

On Saturday I went out with a friend to the newly reestablished Dancing Cat Cat Cafe in San Jose (welcome back Dancing Cat!) where we spend the morning taking a watercoloring workshop and painted some cats! (More about that in my next post ;) ). Later that evening, after the watercoloring workshop I went out with Tim to our local Halloween haunted house, Fear Overload, and got our Halloween fix for the day. After that we went to the local 80's arcade to end the evening playing some games.

It was expected to rain off and on that day and I wasn't really in the mood to don on a dress for the watercoloring workshop so instead I opted for a sweater and ankle trouser set. I just got this Lucy Fur Halloween cat sweater by Sourpuss from Cats Like Us a few weeks ago. They had initially sold out in my size and one of the owners, Julie Ann, was super awesome enough to notify me when they got my size back in stock after someone returned one. And for those that missed it and have been looking, Cats Like Us recently got a full shipment of reorders of this sweater in stock! I paired this sweater with a pair of ankle trousers by Myrtlewood which I bought several years ago from Modcloth. I wore this with a pair of basic black flats and for a finishing touch, a pair of cat earrings by Rosita Bonita which I bought from Trashy Diva last year.

Sourpuss Lucy Fur Vintage Cat sweater and Myrtlewood ankle trousers- Front View

Sourpuss Lucy Fur Vintage Cat sweater and Myrtlewood ankle trousers- Side View

Rosita Bonita cat earrings- Close Up

Outfit of the Day (Sunday):

On Sunday another friend and I had plans to go out for tea at one of my favorite tea places, Tyme For Tea in Fremont-- look out for that post coming soon! :)

It was another rainy day, this time pouring raining, but I didn't let that stop me from getting dolled up in a fun creepy theme for October tea. For the occasion I knew I wanted to wear my Venus Fly Trap skirt by Pinup Girl Clothing which I bought from them earlier in the year. To give the skirt extra fullness I also added a crinoline under my skirt which I got for cheap from Amazon last year. I wore this with a basic black sweater which I got from a small boutique shop in Australia several years ago, an Elvira cardigan by Kreepsville which I got as a gift from my husband last week, and a pair of trusty basic black flats. For a finishing touch I wore this with a pair of spider web tights which I've had for several years but forgot where I bought them from (maybe Hot Topic?). I also wore this with a black hair flower I bought a couple years from our local vintage shop, Vintage Alley, and a pair of spider stud earrings, also bought from Vintage Alley a couple years ago.

Pinup Girl Clothing Venus Fly Trap skirt and Kreepsville Elvira cardigan- Front View

Pinup Girl Clothing Venus Fly Trap skirt and Kreepsville Elvira cardigan- Side View

Pinup Girl Clothing Venus Fly Trap skirt and Kreepsville Elvira cardigan- Back View

Pinup Girl Clothing Venus Fly Trap skirt and black sweater- Front View

Pinup Girl Clothing Venus Fly Trap skirt and black sweater- Side View

Spider stud earrings- Close Up

Pinup Girl Clothing Venus Fly Trap skirt and spider web tights- Close Up

Fox- Close Up

Thursday, July 21, 2016

Outfit of the Day: At the Movies, In the Movies, and Other Adventures From the Weekend

Last weekend was a full one

My husband and I started out the weekend by having a date night on Friday night and went out to dinner at the place where we had our very first date, Pasta Pomodoro.

Then on Saturday I went out with my mom for a bit of shopping and for lunch. I picked out some new shoes which she bought me for an early birthday present! Then afterward Tim and I went out to the miniature golf place but they were too crowded so we just played at the arcade for a bit and went out for green tea flavored shaved snow with mochi. So tasty.

On Sunday, Tim and I went out with Tim's mom to breakfast and then the movies to see the new Ghostbusters movie. It was cute and I loved the character Holtzmann played by Kate McKinnon. After the movies Tim and I decided to go to Cyberdyne or at least the building in Fremont that was used in the Terminator 2 film as the home of Cyberdyne Systems. It was fun seeing this place in person!

Filming location for Cyberdyne Systems from Terminator 2, Fremont, CA

Water fountain in front of Cyberdyne Systems from Terminator 2, Fremont, CA

Outfit of the Day (Friday):

On Friday for an impromptu dinner date I decided to wear my Trashy Diva Lucille dress in Lucy Dots. I paired this with the matching Lucy Dots bolero, a white belt, and a pair of peach flats by Gabriella Rocha which I got several years ago from Zappos.

Trashy Diva Lucille dress in Lucy Dots with matching bolero- Front View

Trashy Diva Lucille dress in Lucy Dots with matching bolero- Side View

Trashy Diva Lucille dress in Lucy Dots- Front View

Trashy Diva Lucille dress in Lucy Dots- Side View

Outfit of the Day (Saturday):

For a day out and about, first with my mom then with Tim, I decided to wear my Trashy Diva L'amour dress in Crimson Clover. You may recognize this print from a previous dress I reviewed, the Trashy Diva Ashley dress in Crimson Clvoer, but after reviewing that dress I decided I just wasn't really feeling the cut and got this one instead. I love the fuller skirt on this one and the fun summery warm weather feel of it. To make it more modest (there's a peek-a-boo hole at the ties at the bust), I decided to wear a navy camisole underneath it which worked out perfectly. I paired this with navy flats by Blowfish which I got from Zappos several years ago. For simplicity I wore this with a pair of small white pearlescent studs which I got from Forever 21 last year. For a finishing touch I got out my pink cat purse which I've never actually used before. I got it several years ago when I was in Australia studying abroad for a year for college. I found it in a little shop down the street where I lived in Brisbane called Pussies Galore. That shop was kitties everything-- it was the best shop ever!

Trashy Diva L'amour dress in Crimson Clover- Front View

Trashy Diva L'amour dress in Crimson Clover- Sidet View

Earrings- Close Up

Trashy Diva L'amour dress in Crimson Clover- Close Up

New Shoes! Melissa Ultragirl Bow flats!

My mom got me these shoes for an early birthday present which I picked out while we were shopping at Nordstrom Rack that day. I couldn't help but change into them that day!

Outfit of the Day (Sunday):

On Sunday since Tim, his mother, and I were going out to see the new remake of Ghostbusters. I thought my Deadly Dames Darling Dames skirt in Venus Fly Trap from Pinup Girl Clothing would be a good pick for the day. It's not the same theme in movie but Little Shop of Horrors and Ghostbusters are from the same decade and they are both from the funny and dark variety so I thought it worked. I paired this with a black trixie top from Trashy Diva which I got earlier this year, a purple caridgan from Nordstrom Rack which I got several years ago, and a pair of Jessica Simpson Mandalaye ballet flats which I got from Macy's last year. For a finishing touch I wore a pair of purple bow stud earrings which I got from a nearby vintage style shop, Vintage Alley about a year ago.