Fat Tuesday

I used to have a friend in the neighborhood who loved any excuse for a party. (He moved away, wah.) Anyway, On Fat Tuesday, he would cook up a bunch of food, come over, knock on the door, and yell "It's Party Time!! It's Tuesday, and I'm fat!!" (he was chubby, to say the least). I miss those days. Sigh. Anyway, what am I wearing on Fat Tuesday?

All of these items are old. I just got creative and combined them in a new way. The pants are INC, and they are a print of black lace on a tan background. There will be a better view later. The cami is an old standby, and the crocheted vest thing is of unknown origin. And of course, my matte gold leather jacket. I like how this came out - a lot. I'm pretty sure this outfit will end up on the best of winter list. Let's get a look at the top without the jacket.

You can see the pants better also. My butt looks huge in this shot - more trick photography. It's not. I tried on a few different necklaces, and decided on my matte gold collar with gemstone cabochons.

This adds a touch of color to the outfit, and ties in the gold. My shoes were causing a bit of an issue. I have these pretty beaded slingbacks from Nine West that have been sadly ignored. I put them on, and they looked great, but the hem of the slacks kept getting caught between my heel and the insole of the shoe. I have only worn them with dresses, so that was unforeseen. So I changed to my good old standby Boutique 9 sandals.

 

This is a really good look at my pants. The jewelry was easy - as you may remember, black and gold is my favorite color combo, so I had a lot to choose from. On my left,

A costume cuff from Macy's in Fort Lauderdale and my enamel/crystal ring from Saks. On my right,

 

 

A stretchy metal bracelet from Macy's at South Coast Plaza and my creepy green Nordstrom ring.  That about does it for today, except for the links. It's Tuesday, so of course, Amber at www.induffintely.blogspot.com has Tremendous Tuesday. That girl is so cute, it hurts. Then, a new cyber friend, Cherie at www.stylenudge.com for Shoe and Tell. I told about my shoe fail this morning. Lastly, a new lady, Kristen at www.chiclittlesecret.com for Trend Spin. Even though this week's trend is pastels, I still wanna play!!!

One last thing - the progress on Kenni's portrait. Behold.

 

 

 

That's my Kenni Koo!!!