Daily Outfit – Framed. Cateye Glasses

Daily Outfit – Framed. Cateye Glasses

After what I discovered to be fourteen years, I finally had my eyes checked again. The results explained why I’ve been having so much trouble with my sewing and a multitude of other things.

Today’s Daily Outfit is really all about my new look, and my ability to see, in my fab new specs!

 

Outfit Details

Striped top – David Lawrence

Black satin skirt – Review

1950’s reproduction earrings from Forbidden Charm on Etsy

NEW FRAMES from Specsavers by Aurora!

Black ballet flats – Areosoles

Lipstick – Cherry Red from Beseme

Daily Outfit – Winter Solstice

Daily Outfit – Winter Solstice

A strange thing happened last month. I received a special delivery for Mother’s Day from a brand I’d never considered to be in line with my fashion choices; Crocs.

Before you start pulling faces, let me say I was as surprised as you that their team thought there may be something in their range that would work for me. Given the wild, wet winters we have here; I am never very well prepared. I went out last week in my turn ups and ballet flats, only to have lost all feeling in my toes by 11am. Not the best choice.

I have a bad habit of popping off my house slippers and grabbing those ballet flats for school runs, and more often than not come home quite wet and miserable. I’d been looking for a simple boot solution that didn’t have a heel, but wasn’t too flat, as well as something that zipped up and dealt with my high instep. Then Crocs delivered a beautiful package to my door on Mother’s Day eve.

The boots were a soft brown leather with a wedge heel, non slip sole, side zip and bright pink lining; all in all quite attractive! After jumping on their website to see what had changed I was pleased to note that they have now expanded their range to include cute summer and winter wedges as well as two tone ballet flats.

I do love a good boot, but I’m not really a jeans and boot wearer in the common style you see. I can make cowboy boots work with just about anything, but for these I needed to think about a ‘story’ to how they would work within my wardrobe. Then I saw Frozen.

Of course! Simple and practical brown boots worn with dresses, fur and capes is the perfect way to work this look into my wardrobe. I love the scene in Frozen where Ana changes her outfit into her “Adventure” gear complete with little brown boots. (I can see a lot more of this outfit influence over the coming winter days).

So this morning was the first day of work in the Winter Solstice, and as the weather man announced impending rain and hail I started to play around with a few bits and pieces to come up with a warm outfit that would handle it all.

With a pair of grey faux fur cuffs on loan from Miss 9, I came up with a fun mix n match look from pieces I’ve had around the wardrobe for ages.

Outfit Details

Scarf – (worn in hair) Vintage silk

Teal knit top – Greetz from Tiz

Cream knit bolero – 1950’s vintage

Teal skirt – ASOS

Wedge Boots – Crocs

“C” initial brooch – Vintage Triffari make

Lip colour – “Lady Bump” by Chi Chi

Daily Outfit – Soft and Bright

Daily Outfit – Soft and Bright

Neon.

Often for road workers, commonly seen on the dance floor circa 1995 and experienced a small fashion revival in 2012. Apart from the odd 90’s rave moment, it was a trend in which I never indulged; until I bought this intense neon pink, matt lipstick a few months ago. Then, a small and perfectly proportioned love affair was born. Neon pink is not a forgiving colour, but used as a surprising accent, it is quite the mood booster.

I found this new collection of silicone, child friendly jewellery at Siliwear, a small Australia start up company. Something people never warned me about when I first had children, was how much of my jewellery the would ruin through chewing, pulling, tangling and of course, attempting to choke on! They may not be that little anymore, but there is another small, furry addition, (whom you’ll soon meet ) who also has a thing for jewellery. 🙂

 

 

Outfit Details

Lilac skirt – ASOS

Teal cardigan – Portmans

Two tone shoes – Betts

Beads and Bangles – Siliwear

Chiffon scarf – vintage

Bow Earrings – Juicy Couture

Makeup notes

Base – Missha BB Cream in shade 13

Cheeks – Benefit Dandelion

Lips – Chi Chi “Hollywood Wannabee”

Eyes – light pink base and purple lid tone by Essence. Crease cut colour by Urban Decay in “Last Call”

 

Daily Outfit – Western Wear

Daily Outfit – Western Wear

I am well and truly back in the saddle with this week’s outfit. Two of my favourite Las Vegas purchases have found yet another way to be worn.

Whenever I go to Las Vegas (not that it is every year, it’s a long trip!) I always head to Boot Barn on the outside end of the strip. It is nothing like anything I’ve seen here in Australia and has the ability to make me come over all crazy cowgirl, even though I don’t ride. I adore vintage western wear but it isn’t easy to work the more full on ensembles into an everyday suburbanite lifestyle, so this is my modern take on a look I love.

If you wear cowboy boots you’ll know just how heavy they are, so buying these at the beginning of my last trip was quite a commitment. Not only did it mean I had to wear them every time I had to catch another flight, it also meant I had to take them off at every airport security check! I had to carry a wooden boot remover in my handbag so I could get them off in a hurry in those nasty queues. Trying to wear the boots, the shirt, a hat (so it didn’t get squished) and still look like myself was quite the challenge; until I decided to pair them up with a dress like this. Hence, a new favourite western look was born.

Outfit Details

Rose embroidered western shirt – Scully

Red & white “bubble” dress – Savers find

Fancy embroidered and Swarovski boots – Boot Barn (a splurge at the sale price of $399)

Vintage horse shoe necklace – Etsy

Diamonte and gold horse shoe earrings – Lovissa

Lip Colour – MAC Russian Red

Red velveteen hair flower –  Bexterity

Do you have a secret fashion style you love but just can’t seem to work into your daily looks?

Spill and maybe we can all help each other!

The Trashy Diva Obi Dragon Dress

The Trashy Diva Obi Dragon Dress

I went all out today and decided to get into the feel of the Trashy Diva Obi Dragon dress by playing the 1940’s lounge singer role in the studio with Helen. It was the perfect opportunity to road test evening looks for some upcoming Winter’s night events and see just how they’ll work.  Often times I plan outfits to go dancing in and I usually sacrifice functionality for good looks. This is one perfect dress that doesn’t ask you to make that choice; just take a good jacket if you’re in Melbourne!

You saw the cute polka dot 1950’s style dress from Trashy Diva last week, well this week I wanted to play around with this new release of the Obi dress. You may remember I first found this style back when I was in New Orleans, and the decadent, floaty silk was too much to leave behind.

Not only is the fabric on these dresses simply gorgeous, but the sleeve design makes them perfect for dancing! No problems stretching, twirling or even over heating. The full skirt flows beautifully and the obi belt design forms part of the dress, so you won’t loose it on the dance floor.

 

Outfit Details

Obi Dragon Dress – Trashy Diva (kindly provided as a gift)

Red strap shoes – Tony Bianco

Drop earrings – Vintage

Lip colour – Mac Russian Red with Lime Crime Carousel gloss on top.

Swanky Photography by Helen McLean

If you have any questions about their dresses or other things you see on the website, like finding out about fit or care, feel free to ask away in the comments.  I have loads of their pieces and have worn them for several years, so I can fill you in on all the little details.