The problem with that belt is that it's gold-based.

I don't have much in the way of blousy pretty tops, but I can sure muster tops like the one in the picture.

and the guy was saying he had bought a new suit for the date, complete with bolero jacket. HAR.

Hee! Of course, I know of at least two guys in the local Goth scene that still wear 80s suits with bolero jackets, but it works on them.

The problem with that belt is that it's gold-based.

I know I've seen ones with silver hardware. Check the info, because they may offer to change hardware to suit your needs.

I remember those things. With wretched awful monster enamelled clasps.

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Hee! Of course, I know of at least two guys in the local Goth scene that still wear 80s suits with bolero jackets, but it works on them.

I'm sure it does. For them. This guy was just a tool all the way around. I mean, he bought a new style of clothes for a blind date! (The 'funny story' was about how long it took him to get dressed after their first activity.)

I know I've seen ones with silver hardware. Check the info, because they may offer to change hardware to suit your needs.

The hardware's fine. But the lace used for the prettiest of the belts is red/gold or black/gold.

Still, I have some fuel for poking around eBay. You and Betsy are annoying like that.

The red brocade belt is making me whimper with longing. Curse this budget that makes it impossible for me to justify spending almost $50 on a belt!

(Actually, come to think of it, I don't think I've ever spent more than $20 on a belt, and that one had a handmade pewter faux-medieval sun belt buckle and was exactly $20 and was severely marked down or I'd never have looked at it. Maybe I'm not budgeting, maybe I'm just cheap.)

maybe I'm just cheap

There's a belt I really want that costs $80. They don't have it in my size, though. So I don't have to confront my willingness to spend that much on such a small item (it's a metal chain belt with enameled flowers for part of it--it's very pretty).

Maybe I'm not budgeting, maybe I'm just cheap.

Thrifty.

Dept. of totally random: This morning my boss saw a teenage patient who had lots of piercings all over his face and one on his back. I'm completely mystified, and afraid to image Google. Where exactly does one pierce one's back? On purpose?