Saturday, April 21, 2012

Pussy bows and DFO

I've gotta make this one quick because I have a child to put to bed and its waaaayyyy past her bed time (sorry mum lol).

I got up this morning and checked the forecast - 24 degrees and cloudy according to Weather HD. So I took the occasion to break out my favourite high waist jeans, for the first time this season. Teamed it with a mustard yellow ladylike pussy-bow blouse and tan accessories. Good old 70's casual/glam for my trip to DFO (which was decent - and I was good, only spending another $80. Bardot was disappointing though). Such a shame I had to change into the emergency dress I had in the boot of my car by the time we got back to my cousins mid-afternoon. Apparently 24 and cloudy means 27 and sunny by the afternoon. Should really learn to stop trusting that app!

   Top: Portmans; Jeans: Jeanswest; Belt: Zahara; Wedges: Tony Bianco for Wanted; Bag: Vintage

Friday, April 20, 2012

Back (b)log

Before I start I just have to say I'm hating blogger's new layout. It's ugly and it keeps flipping my photos on their sides (so I've had to put them together on one image and I hate the way that looks!) The 'change back to old format' button isn't there any more and this makes me sad.
 
It's been a rather depressing week overall actually. The weather's been atrocious & I really don't enjoy the rain unless I get to sleep in. I've been meaning to post for the last few days, but for some reason or another I haven't gotten around to it, so I do have somewhat of a backlog of photos to post.

Thursday was particularly cold and wet and so I rugged up and hid my frizz-prone hair from the rain. Excuse the crappy photo quality - the weather meant no natural light so I had to rely on the halogens in the bathroom.


Dress: Saintshylo; Belt: Supre; Leggings: Xpression; Beret: Forever 21; Boots: Roc (from Sheriton Shoes); Coat: Ally. 

Friday looked like this: 


 
Top: Miss Shop (from Myer); Leggings: Xpression; Boots: Roc (from Sheriton Shoes); Belt: Zahara; Necklace: Temt; Rings: Rubi Shoes; Bag: Sportsgirl
 
What was meant to be a quick pit stop at DFO on the way home from uni (okay, so it's not really 'on the way' home...just close) ended up taking 2 hours and costing me just under four hundred bucks that I don't really have. Lol, what can I say, when I'm depressed I shop, and the weather's got me down. I'll update you on that in later posts. 
 
The weather did finally clear up today though, and I got to wear my newly acquired, bright, floral dress (an absolute steal from Dotti ($5!)). The skirt has an awesome swish to it, it's super comfy and the colours are so bright and vibrant - a perfect match with the shining sun! 
 

Dress: Dotti; Belt: Supre; Bag: Vintage; Wedges: Sportsgirl

Haven't really got much else to say tonight. Sorry for the bland post, I'm really tired and I have to be up early for another trip to DFO - the new Bardot outlet opens tomorrow and my cousin wants me to go with her. I don't know how I got roped in to that one lol. 

Till next time folks! xx

Monday, April 16, 2012

no more than usual

'Do I look strange?' I ask my sister as I get ready to leave the house for uni this morning. She continues scrolling through Ozsale for a bit before glancing back.

'So?'

'No.' and she turns back to the computer screen.

'Are you sure?'

'Well, no more so than usual.'

Touché.



Top (grey) & Trousers: Valleygirl; Shrug/top: Paper Hearts; Necklace: Temt; Turquoise ring: Colette; Cuff: Rubi; One Ring: Michael Hill Jewellers (custom made - coz I'm a nerd like that lol); Sandals: Asos.

Sunday, April 15, 2012

tough with a pinch of pretty

I know. I never call, I never write. You would barely even remember what I look like, if it weren't for the bazillion photos of me on this page. I'm the world's worst blogger (note: I'm totally not just saying that because all the other fashion bloggers say the exact same thing upon return from an unexpected hiatus lol. Okay so maybe a little).

The truth is - at least fashion-and-blogging-wise - I've been feeling a tad lacklustre as of late. I've been finding it increasingly harder to find outfits to wear despite not exactly lacking in wardrobe choices. I mean, sure I'd get dressed, and leave the house decently dressed and presentable. But outfits were neither inspired nor inspiring. They were, well, boring for the most of it - bland clothes that were too busy to be basic yet too plain to be noteworthy, or outfits completely re-used out of sheer inability to come up with something new. And so, I left them off the blogosphere.

See, normally when there's a lull in posts, I'm still thinking about the blog. Still taking photos, still coming up with new ways to express myself through what I wear. This time there was little to nothing. Don't get me wrong, I still thought about writing, but I was - yes, here's that word again - uninspired. It may have been a combination of a number of factors: uni & assessments, the temperamental weather, the major decrease in the number of purchases made as of late (due to unemployment and consequent lack of money), my dodgey internet connection, and of course, my poor, poor broken camera. I had lost my blogging mojo.

But a couple of days ago I did something I hadn't done a while: I played dress ups. For a good, long, few hours. And although I didn't exactly leave the house that day wearing anything particularly outstanding, I knew that that spark was starting to come back.

This is what I wore yesterday. I was pretty overdressed considering I only went to the local shopping centre to pick up some groceries and then to my boyfriend's place to bum around the rest of the day, but I was happy to be. I was the good old overdressed-wearing-stilettos-shopping-and-working-it me again. And boy, was it good to be back.



Dress: Forever New; Leather jacket: Jeans West; Shoes: Billini; Belt: Zahara; Bag: Dangerfield

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

you be trippin'

I allow myself one casual day a week at uni. And by that I mean I wear sneakers or thongs and a singlet or tshirt instead of my normal flowy tops or floral dresses. Lol, it wasn't intentional at first, but it's become a habit that's probably gonna stick.

Friday, March 16, 2012

tie dye

I'm sorry I haven't blogged in a while - but with a broken camera and temperamental internet connection, (not to mention, full time uni & thus, 6am wake-ups) my heart's just not in it any more. I'm really upset about my camera still - I'm considering selling it and getting a sony nex-5n but being unemployed and consequently, struggling, I don't think I'll quite be able to make up the difference (let alone dream of getting the nex-7).

I spent my day off uni yesterday getting a much needed, but possibly useless, haircut - but I'll get back to that - followed by eyebrow maintenance (where my eyebrow lady looked me up and down and told me I'd gained weight - lol I laughed it off because she was older and asian and those types have a tendency to be blunt). Leaving with neat brows, albeit with the cost of a slightly deflated ego, my spirits were lifted upon getting lost in St Vinnies. I never mean to spend that much time in there, but I can't resist a good vintage find - and any seasoned op-shopper would know, you HAVE to look through ALL the racks to get one (or ten) of these. I left with three tops, a maxi skirt, two pairs of pants and three dresses (one of which was an unworn Mad Cortez sample) for less than forty bucks (although I donated the change anyway - giving is nice & I already felt like I was ripping them off lol). I'll post pictures later. This is what I wore today by the way. Super comfy.



In other news a group of 10 of my nephews and little cousins are doing the world's greatest shave on Sunday. It was my 9-year-old nephew's idea - in honour of our cousin Cathy who is currently battling leukaemia. Cute as.


You can donate here: http://my.leukaemiafoundation.org.au/TeamPage.aspx?teamID=67359&langPref=en-CA&Referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldsgreatestshave.com%2F & if we reach $10,000 (I know it's a long shot - but anything's possible by word of mouth!) I'LL even shave my OWN head. Seriously. Even though I've been trying my best to grow my hair over the last 4 years. I haven't brushed it here, so excuse the mess...but you get the idea.


So get donating - any amount, big or small. & Don't forget to spread the word, it's for an amazing cause!

Sunday, March 4, 2012

teal.

My net's stuffed up. I can only get online for a very limited time/to do very limited things before it carks it on me - I've had to power cycle twice already - so forgive my lack of posts.

Tomorrow I have my first official day at USYD. Oh that's right - remember a while back I posted about an interview that 'could determine what I was going to do for the rest of my life' and promised to fill you in on the outcome - only if I was successful? Haha I'd completely forgotten about it until now. That was an interview to get into a Master of Pharmacy course at UTS, and yes, despite my lack of follow-up posts, I got in. I have however, since declined the offer, and opted for a Masters of Radiation Therapy at USYD - a course which I'll be starting tomorrow - eek! Hopefully it was the right choice.

Anywho, this is an outfit I'd meant to post a few days ago. It's such a simple dress, but I always feel like such a lady when I've got it on. Well, a lady and at the same time - a powerpuff girl lol. (It's not just me right - there's something a bit power-puffy about it?! Right?? haha). Simple, hair down, minimal accessories. Comfy & pretty - my kind of outfit. And the colour, amazing. You'd never guess where it's from! My little secret - but it was mucchhhhh cheaper than it (hopefully) looks.

It was a bit of an effort taking these photos by the way...sorry about the oven/stove/teatowels/fridge which are closer than usual lol. Really gotta find a person to fix my camera lens :(