Remember this post, where I asked the inimitable Mrs. Eccentric if she would help me figure out my style persona? http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....e-my-style

Challenged to pick ONE favourite outfit, which would stand as the basis for analysis and interpretation, I could remember it in detail: jeans, boots, a black turtleneck, a houndstooth jacket. But I didn't have a picture.

Well, I've found the picture. Here I am, circa 1989, in my favourite outfit. I am wearing Docs, not boots, I see, but for the rest, my memory was absolutely accurate.

Now, flash back to this post (http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....-polka-dot) where I mentioned a trip to a wonderful consignment store called Thrill of the Find.

My friend went in search of the perfect houndstooth skirt. She found it, but it came as part of a suit that the store's proprietor wouldn't sell as separates. Beautiful Italian wool. The skirt fit her perfectly but the jacket was too big for her. She bought the suit anyway, figuring that she would alter the jacket.

We got home and opened up our parcels. On a lark, she suggested that I try the jacket on.

I did.

It fit.

YLF friends, she GAVE it to me!!!

I wore it that night to the pantomime. My friend wore one of her new purchases, too. We were definitely two of the most stylish ladies in the place. Our kids just rolled their eyes at us.

So here I am, in my 2012 version of my 1989 best-ever remembered outfit. First, what I actually wore to the panto: Gap Really Skinny pants and black booties. Next, with jeans and boots.

Do you know what is super exciting? This look STILL feels EXACTLY right to me. Even down to the little shoulder pads. Hope they're not OTT!!

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