My 7 favourite pieces of clothing

Laura tagged me for the 7 weird things meme - as I did this the last time it went around (except it was 6 things then!), and since I've also just done 100 things about me, I thought you may be getting sick of weird things about me! Since Michele asked for a post about your favourite item of clothing (and she's offering a prize - woo hoo!) I thought I'd combine the two, and do my 7 favourite pieces of clothing.

1. My new overcoat

Yes, my search is over! It isn't exactly the coat I imagined (it doesn't have a v-neck, but rather a mandarin style collar, and it's black, not red) but it is shaped beautifully, has nice deep pockets and can be worn as a long jacket or as an overcoat. I'm not really a frill person (it has a frill around the edge) but on this coat, it just works. I've worn it every day this week and I love it, I feel fabulous in it!
Sorry the photo doesn't show the detail as well as it could, it's hard taking pictures at night!

2. My Missoni style cardi

I've always loved the way Missoni puts colours together, and the chevron pattern. This cardi stalked me from the first time I saw it in Karen Millen in London. I loved it then but it was just too expensive. Then a few months later I saw it again in Singapore (I sound like a jetsetter, but not really!!). It was on sale, but still fairly expensive, and I'd already spent a little bit of money on shoes...(funny that!). But when I saw it for the 3rd time, at Westfield Bondi Junction, reduced further, I could resist no longer. It was meant to be!

3. My black flippy skirt

You can't see it too well on the hanger, but this skirt has lovely shaping - hourglass shaping and a little flip at the bottom. It really suits my figure and I always feel good when wearing it (in fact, I'm wearing it today). I have this style of skirt in brown, and also as a dress, and used to have it as a long skirt too (before it shrank, it shrank I say!). I love this style.

4. My silky coat thingy

I'm not sure what to call this exactly, but I usually wear it with a longish black skirt and black top. I feel very late 1920s/early 1930s in this outfit. It is a lovely plummy-brown and I always get lots of compliments when I wear it (always helps to make something a favourite, doesn't it!). You may have noticed - I have a bit of a thing about bell sleeves. I do love them!

5. My Dad's tartan shirt

My dad had 5 or 6 of these sorts of shirts (including one which used to belong to his dad, who died in 1966. Dad stopped being able to fit into that shirt a while back!). When we were at home at Easter, Mum went through the wardrobe with us and we all got a few things. So this is my shirt. It hangs in the wardrobe, on one of Dad's coathangers, and I remember.

6. My favourite skirt

I loved this skirt the moment I saw it - the fabric, the pattern, the colours - all fabulous! And so had to buy it - of course, it went on sale about 3 weeks later but I didn't care. I've worn it to work, on the weekend, to formal events, shopping in London, shopping in Singapore and lastly in Hawaii, where I discovered the back seam had finally given out. So now it sits folded on the chair in my bedroom, waiting for me to take it to my mother-in-law's to see if she can revive it (hence the somewhat wrinkled appearance).

7. My wedding dress and shoes
Because it has to be on the list!
I know this isn't a great shot of the dress (apologies for the weird cropping!), but hey, it was really all about the shoes!

So what are your favourite pieces of clothing? I'd love to know!