My New Years Outfit....................

I might as well post this one before it's no longer relevant. The dress was a Christmas gift, and it's by Stylestalker, I love the teal colour, the crepe fabric, the hood, and the zippered pockets. I'm going to wear it to Big Day Out next weekend, but with my combat boots, not the beau coops shoes in the picture. Anyway, I have a slight problem. Somehow on New Years, I managed to get white chewing gum on the back of the dress and it's noticeable. Not sure if this is right, but I was thinking of using some cooking oil to remove the gum, then once that's gone use something else to remove the oil???? If anyone out there has successfully removed chewing gum from fabric, please share your methods - thanks :)

Happy 2011

I hope everyone enjoyed themselves on new years. I went to the pub I always go to, had a ball, got a taxi without any fuss at all and was home by about 3am. Great success!!

The lovely dress i'm wearing was given to me by a pregnant friend. It's a maternity dress that her father bought for her in Turkey, she gave it to me because her partner told her she looked like a Polish cheese farmer in it!! (not that there's anything wrong with cheese farmers - imagine all that tasty cheese :) ) I'm so in love with this dress - the patterned part of the dress is a pinwale cord fabric. it's so comfortable too. Also, I would just like to add that i'm not pregnant myself :)

Folksy Feel...................

It has been an age since I last did an outfit post. Now that classes have finished for the year, I need to keep busy and regular posting will help me stay out of boredom or too much thinking!!!
Anyhoo, the outfit has a distinctively 70's folk/hippy vibe methinks. Skirt: 1990's Sportsgirl, Clogs Marcus B, Belt - opshop/thrifted, black resin bangle - It Was Me, Green striped resin bangle from Corky Saint Clair under Flinders Street Station. The clay beads around my neck are thrifted/op-shopped.

There's a tag on your sleeve!!!!

With winter lurking around the corner, I've noticed an alarming trend and that is: People leaving the 100% Cashmere tag on the sleeve of their new coat.

You see a lot of this on public transport in the colder months. It makes me wonder if the person simply has no idea and that it's part of the garment or if they want all and sundry to know that they can afford cashmere. I should carry a quick-unpick with me and offer to remove it for them free of charge - ha ha - I mean, it's pretty obvious to me that it's a temporary thing as it's only stitched on the four corners and not entirely like the tag inside the garment on the collar. I'm not sure how I'd go approaching someone without sounding incredibly smug and smartassy. "Um, excuse me Madam/Sir, could I unburden your coat of that tag on your sleeve?" ha ha - No, I don't think there's any approach that wouldn't be interpreted as obnoxious and brazen - Oh well - I'll just have to suffer in silence :/

My outfit:

Dress by Mink Pink

Leggings by Gripp

Boots from Salvos

Scarf made by me

Little Green Cardigan from H&M

Pea Coat from H&M

Visit This Barber...............

I spotted this barbers shop on Sunday - quite funny hey!!

My outfit consists of:

Dress from Valleygirl
Jeans from Grab
Boots from Salvos
Cardigan from Katies
Belt by Georges Recht from Salvos.

When I Grow Up I Want To Be Stylish.....................

When I get older I'm going to be a stylish granny as opposed to the tracksuit wearing grannies who frequent the pokies on pension day. I say this because recently I saw a very elegantly dressed elder personage and I was duly impressed. Just because one is aging doesn't mean their standards should slip. Anyway, I shouldn't have any excuse because by the time I'm 70 I hope to have amassed stocks of bags, coats, shoes etc, etc..........

My outfit:
Dress from Salvos
Scarf made by me
Jeans by Grab
Boots from Salvos

Car Trouble....................

What an expensive morning!!! On our way to the city, the alternator decided to die and the gods must have been semi smiling upon us because the car died at a most opportune spot. Thirty seconds later and the situation could have been very nasty indeed. The Racv guy arrived almost immediately, replaced the alternator and $560 later (including joining up to Racv) was on his merry way.

The cute picture of sheep which some may call graffiti/street art/vandalism was on a wall beside where the car broke down. I like it very much, it's cute and witty. If you cannot see the words clearly, it says "the lord is my shepherd, I shall not think"

My outfit shot was taken on Thursday evening and I'm wearing a dress by Valleygirl - big surprise!, Pea coat by H&M, leggings from Target, hat from Sportsgirl.

Lula Magazine..........

This afternoon I finally got a chance to look at Lula Magazine in the flesh and I certainly wasn't disappointed. It is printed on lovely paper, nice and thick, beautiful editorials and interesting stories, without all the fluff one usually finds in fashion magazines. I would call it an "intelligent" fashion magazine. I thought the price was fair too, $15 Australian.

My Autumnal outfit consists of:

Skirt by Shakuhachi which I absolutely love because it feels as though it were made especially for me.

Leggings from Target

Boots from a nameless store in South Melbourne

Top from Metallicus

Jacket from Quick Brown Fox

Advertising For Free

I'm often puzzled by humanity and this morning was no exception. Perhaps I should have studied psychology!

But anyway, what is it with people (mainly women) who use a paper shopping bag with a company logo to lug their crap around in?

In Melbourne the most common are Kookai bags ( and here I am giving them an inadvertent plug in this rant!) Although, this morning at the station the offender was sporting a "Review" bag.

Now perhaps I'm being hasty in my judgement and maybe she doesn't own a decent enough tote bag or the only other bags at her disposal were plastic supermarket bags but I tend to think that these bag carriers want everyone to know where they buy their clothes. And to add more clout to my argument, I recall seeing on Ebay a while back, a listing for paper Louis Vuitton bags and they were up to around $25 - Oh Dear - Why on earth would one pay to advertise and for a paper shopping bag? I mean, logo t-shirts and bags are thankfully on their way out. I guess buying your way into a high end label is as close as some people will get to wearing the stuff. I'm getting off the point here.

Personally I find it silly and embarrassing to be advertising for free. If your outfit has style no matter how much lucre you parted with, then you shouldn't have to tell people by carrying the shopping bag - end of rant :)

Oh yeah, and I like some of the clothes in Review.

About my outfit today: Notice I've worn the same hat 2 days running - I have this tendency to wear things until they're threadbare.

Dress from Valleygirl

Leggings from Gripp

Turtleneck from Country Road

Belt from Salvos

Hat from Sportsgirl

Shoes by "Naughty Monkey"

Grungy Tuesday..............

My posting frequency has been all over the shop lately, so I shall try and post more regularly.

My outfit today has a kind of grungy/pretty feel and a little French flavour thrown in with the hat. I love that the weather is cold in that I get to wear tights - Yay!

Normally jeans or pants are de-rigeur for me - in fact, so much so that it has become like a uniform. It occured to me recently that I have so many lovely dresses and skirts in my wardrobe that are just sadly hidden away and frankly it's a waste. So from here on in I plan to steer away from the skinny jeans uniform and embrace some femininity :)

Hat from Sportsgirl

Dress from Salvos

Belt made by yours truly

Turtleneck from Country Road

Tights by Wicked

Shoes from Mollini

Monday, Monday..............

This is what I wore today as it's freezing ass cold in Melbourne. The dress was a gift from my darling yesterday, the belt came from an op-shop ages ago - it's French and the shoes are "Naughty Monkey" brand and I'm not used to wearing high heels, they hurt! But I love wearing them, so I will persevere :)

Outfit Post........

Here I am wearing the earrings, headband and skirt from the previous post. I would have worn the shoes too, but one of the heels needs repairing :(
The little satin jacket is from Valley Girl.

Hand Made Shoes...............

I was very lucky to find these lovely handmade leather shoes in my local op-shop this morning. They fit perfectly, have never been worn and seem to work with my yellow headband, egg yolk yellow bakelite hoop earrings and the skirt - which was a dress in a former life.

I can see that an outfit post will be in order soon.

1986.....

These were the 80's leggings I spoke of in the last post. I'm glad it's out of focus - What a poser!!

The top was actually cashmere Pringle which came from an op-shop in Hawthorn and I vaguely recall cutting it up a few years later. The shoes were from Succhi - man I wish that store still existed :/

Wet Look Leggings............... I don't know.....

They are not red as your monitor may show, but a rusty, russet colour.
I really don't know!!! I kinda feel like Robin Hood in tights. It's funny though because I've lived through 3 waves of leggings - the 80's - I have a great picture of me posing and wearing black wetlook leggings, the early 90's - I remember wearing two very colourful Esprit pairs that belonged to my sister one with a sunflower print and some blue/green ones which I would wear with black or dark red clogs - what a comfortable outfit!! (I've got to find some pictorial evidence) and now - but i'm not finding the transition as easy. As you can see i'm wearing two different shoes - the sandal i'm happy with, but the boot - very unsure. I purchased the boots months ago and still haven't worn them because I'm not really into the white part around the sole - I could colour it with a marker. Anyway, you can't really see the boots, so i'll save that rant for another post :)


Leggings - op shop
Dress - Valley Girl

Another Outfit Post.......

Hi there, I've been absent for a while. There's a lot going on at the moment - such as trying to find a new place to live!! Very frustrating indeed.

Now for the outfit:

Top - H&M - Gift

Belt - Georges Rech - from Op -Shop

Skirt - Temt - from Op-Shop

Shoes - Savers

Silk Headscarf - H&M - from Op-Shop

Outfit Post

Haven't posted in a while and I thought I looked okay today.

Black Vest : vintage 80's op shop

Green Top: Lush

White Jeans: wakee from a friend

Black Shoes: sportsgirl 2003

Silk Headband: op shop

Marimekko..............

I'm pretty sure this top is from H&M's "Marimekko" range - my mother brought it back from London this year. I've worn it quite a bit, the fabric is a soft jersey. This isn't something I would normally buy, in fact i'm sure it wouldn't have received a second glance from me but strangely it has become quite a regular.

P.S - there's a bird on my shoulder - ar ar!!

A Spring In My Step.......

What a beautiful day!!!

Now it finally feels like spring I thought an outfit post necessary.

I bought these little blue leather shoes last week for under $5 from an op-shop. I remember when these were out in the 80's. The brand is "bon-bons" and I wouldn't have been caught dead wearing them back in the day because they were not from a store named "Succhi". I adored that place and wish it was still in existence or better yet, I had kept even one pair of shoes from there. Maybe one day a pair will pop up at a market, ebay or op-shop. One can only hope!@#

The belt comes from an op-shop a few years back - It's made in Western Germany, the belt buckle is made using a process called decoupage - where you find a groovy picture then proceed to cover it with layers of laquer. I've never tried it myself - requires some patience waiting for the layers to dry.

The skirt was originally an A-Line wrap around, I stitched the ends together then added elastic around the waist.

The tie-dyed 'Freda' top, you've seen in previous posts and quite possibly will see again.

Black Wrap Around Top - from my friend Carolina who purchased it from 'Marks and Spencer'

Blue Shoes - 'Bon Bons' Op - Shop

Necklace -A beautiful silver Owl necklace from my man for my birthday last week. You cannot see but I will try and capture a clear image for a future post with the rest of my birthday swag.