outfit: grid-locked

Dress, sweater & belt - thrifted, shoes - Windsor Smith

This is the last of my catch-up outfits from last week. I'll definitely have a few more next week, seeing as how I only managed to get photos of one outfit on the day I wore it this week. fail.  

Anyway. I adore this dress, however someone got a little snip-happy with the hemline and it is currently un-finished down there due to I don't want it to get any shorter.. For some reason over the last few years I've become a partial-prude, and anything that comes too far up past my knees (shorts exempt) makes me completely self-concious.

I'm off to a show tonight, and tomorrow night too, and finishing off the weekend with a spot of home-hairdressing (friends, not me!) I was sort of hoping for a quiet one, but ah well, I need to shake off my grandma ways and enjoy it while I can!

I hope everyone else has a lovely Friday and weekend!

outfit: shiny gold buttons

Cardigan/dress - Alannah Hill, belt - Supre, shoes - Golden Ponies

I feel so fancy whenever I wear this super-versatile cardigan/dress, because it's a brand name.

And it cost me $85.

But it was marked down from almost $300(!) (I got it from Clear It on Brunswick St).

It is still one of the most expensive things in my wardrobe, but it is so soft and gorgeous and versatile! Also the buttons are gold and really heavy and covered in little rhinestones. So shiny and pretty.

I'm also having a bit of a thing for my Golden Ponies t-bar heels (if you can't tell.. 3 posts in a row!) I've decided I desperately need a pair in black, or at least something similar.

outfit: red, black & blue

Shirt - gift from the lovely Katie, sweater - Jay Jays, belt - Supre, skirt - Friends of Couture, shoes - Golden Ponies

I have had this shirt for what seems like years (actually, it really has been years, oh my!) but only worn it a handful of times. Most probably because the recent Lana-Del-Rey-esque trend for American flag prints, denim cut-offs and flower headbands sort of turned me off a little.

But I LOVE this shirt... for some reason I never thought of putting it underneath something instead of just wearing it by itself.. derrrrrrr.

Also, I've always found it so funny how, in Australia, anyone who wears an article of clothing with the Aussie flag on it is automatically branded as a bogan.. but the wearing of the Union Jack or Stars & Stripes is completely fine and even fashionable!

I wonder if it is like that in other countries too?

outfit: well, ringa ding-ding

Hat, scarf, shirt & belt - thrifted, jeans - Cheap Monday, shoes - Golden Ponies.

Maybe it was the tight black jeans, the open-collar shirt or the glasses, but this outfit had me feeling a bit like Rizzo from Grease last Saturday. The scarf I was wearing because my hair was feeling dreadful (damn bleach) so I soaked it with coconut oil and left it in all day and over night. The next day after I washed it out it was so lovely and soft again!

It was also handy because it made my hat stay on my head perfectly, even though the wind was trying it's very hardest to sweep it away.

How cute is the little rose appliqué pocket and the elephant belt buckle!

outfit: hearts, houndstooth and... bacon...

Top, skirt & belt - thrifted, sunglasses - Urban Outfitters, shoes - tuck, necklace - vintage, gift from my boyfriend.

We're playing catch up this week - I wore this outfit I think maybe the week before last (bad!) before the weather turned super-wintery.

I bought this skirt aaages ago and only recently got around to taking it up & in. I really need to stop buying "fixer-uppers", but I couldn't resist the navy-and-white houndstooth print and simple shape.

Last week at work my team-mates and I had a bit of a bacon obsession going on. We talked about bacon non-stop, and we sent each other emails with links to ridiculous bacon-themed novelty items (like the Wake'n Bacon.. oh wait that isn't ridiculous, IT'S AWESOME!!). So we decided that today we would bring in some bacon-flavoured treats for everyone to try. Oh and also brownies, for the vegetarians.

I whipped up a batch of Maple-bacon cupcakes using this recipe and they were amazing! I highly recommend you try it if you're a bacon enthusiast :)

review: bonne chance à vous!

Last week the dress I bought from Bonne Chance Collections arrived, and I wore it out to Eli's EP launch on Friday, so I thought I'd write a little review of my experience!

I first came across Bonne Chance Collections when they started following me on Chictopia. I love checking out other users blogs and websites and when I clicked through to theirs I straight away fell head over heels - everything is SO pretty and so cheap!

I had a wish list of probably about 20 items, but could only afford one so I purchased this cute bow-detail dress to wear to my boyfriends show.

The dress came lovingly wrapped like a present, and even had a lovely purple ribbon and thank you card.

I hastily ripped it open (trying to not to damage the foil too much - I'm a wrapping paper hoarder), and there was my lovely dress!

My first thought was that it was quite a bit darker than it had appeared in the photo on the website, however on further inspection there is actually a second photo (a close up of the bow on the front) which shows the colour a bit more accurately. Either way, I still loved it.

This is how I wore it out to see Eli's band (they were amazing, by the way!). The quality of the dress is pretty good considering the price - the only thing you need to watch out for is the static when wearing tights, because it isn't lined - I had to try and use hairspray so it wouldn't stick so much because I have none of that anti-static spray.. it sort of worked. 

However I actually feel like the skirt would benefit from a petticoat so I'm probably going to purchase a short one to wear underneath to give it a bit more "poof" and that should also combat the static problem.

Dress: Bonne Chance Collections, Belt: Supre, Creepers: My sisters (from eBay, I believe).

And this is a fairly good representation of what I did whilst wearing this dress last Friday (although at the time there was more shouting and being a little tipsy involved)...

My favourite part is of course the enormous bow detail on the front - it's just so cute! I don't often wear dresses this short however I didn't feel uncomfortable in this one because it's not indecently short and is still feminine and fairly modest.

My cat Apollo thinks it's pretty great too...

Hi Apollo!

Has anyone else bought anything from Bonne Chance Collections before? I'm definitely considering a few other pieces!

music: let's run away somewhere

I apologise for the absence this week guys, but there has been literally no opportunity for me to take photos (stupid day job grrr). But I will definitely be catching up over the weekend!

In the meantime I have to share my super talented boyfriend Eli's bands new video for the first single off their EP "So Young" because I am literally jumping around in my seat and smiling so much. I always get SO excited whenever the band does anything but this video is truly awesome!!

So have a gander/listen if you please - The tune is super fun! Plus you get to see babes making out! Everyone wins!