Who Ordered the Shit Sandwich?

I had to drop off several (four) vials of stool culture at the Dr's office for Danny (please god, don't be C Diff) and I had it all in a paper lunch sack as I approached the receptionist's desk. I was sooo tempted to swing it around and start asking, "Hey! What's brown and sticky?" And when no one replied, scream, "A STICK!" but instead I just handed over the bag and now we wait for a call telling us why kiddo has been crapping his brains out for three weeks following treatment with antibiotics. Yay! I once made the receptionist cry because I told her to stop talking and listen  to what I was trying to tell her, and she told me I was, "mean." I don't know what she would have done if I offered her a shit sandwich. Anyway, we should talk about vintage clothes, that's why you're here, correct?

This polyester crepe-like dress was another .98 cents steal from Thrift World. No maker label, but it had the red, white, and blue Garment Workers label, so post 1976 anyway. If I had to make an educated guess, I'd put it no earlier than '77 and no later than '81. I had dresses like this in that time period. This would have been an inexpensive dress, but again, it is so better made than the expensive clothing you can buy today. I love black and brown together, and the pattern struck a chord somewhere in what's left of my brain-so home it came. It is quite sheer in the sun, so I'm wearing it with a half slip.

I'm glad it didn't require altering, because it would be a shame to lose that pattern at the hem. The dress could have been a size smaller, but that's the beauty of elastic waists-you stick a belt over it, and suddenly it fits.

Outfit Particulars:

Late 70's dress- Thrift World
60's chain link belt-Thrift World
Gold Shoes-Goodwill
Gold 60's handbag-Goodwill
1970's Monet medallion necklace-Hand Me Ups
1960's Napier gold beads-Hand Me Ups
1970's bracelet (with brown and white stones) Hand Me Ups
1970's gold clamper bracelet with onyx-like stone-Gift from my sister, circa 1976 (I think it was Christmas, might have been a birthday-who can remember? I know it came from Carson Pirie Scott because she worked there, and I mentioned wanting it. And she bought it, which was totally cool).
Black sparkly ring-Goodwill
Gold Earrings- K Mart (.49 cents clearance!)

 The purse was a bit must inside, so I sprayed a hankie with Emeraude and now it smells much better, in a nan sort of way.

 

Matching shoes and handbag extreme gold edition! Gawd I love these gold shoes. They hurt like hell every time I wear them, and they are impossibly bright, but damn! Hot Damn those are some bright shoes. Gold shoes are a basic human right-it should be enshrined in the Constitution because people, if gold shoes aren't the, "Pursuit of happiness" then I don't know what is.

I couldn't get that shot again in a million years if I tried, but hey, pretty cool, huh?

I want to wish our Canadian neighbors neighbours a Happy Canada Day. I raise a bowl of poutine to you as a toast. You should work on getting gold shoes into your Charter as well, then we can all pursue happiness.