city on fire

Alexander Wang twisted drape dress; Vintage gold necklace; Christian Louboutin Corto pumps; Balenciaga giant gold clutch

Saturday night: dinner at the European. Amazing service and scrumptious food!!

I wore my new necklace. Well, its new for me - it is really a vintage piece from the 1970s - can you believe it is still in perfect condition?! I love little things like this because I make up a really exotic story in my head to go with it. When I got this in the mail I decided that whoever owned it used to wear it to Studio 54 to party with Cher.

Here is a better look at it:

And lastly, because I am really loving how beautiful Melbourne is at the moment - through the park on the walk back to the car:

sleep spindles

Country Road Flannel Dress; Witchery Singlet; Nudie Hai Kai jeans; Urban Outfitters heels; Vintage Leather Jacket

 Yesterday, post-exam.  

My brain has already blissfully forgotten semester one of property law.

ruby woo

Thrifted off the shoulder top; Nudie Hai Kai skinnies; Azzedeine Alaia wooden platforms

deja entendu

Went to Alumbra last night for a friend's birthday and had one too many glasses of Alize and soda.  Blerghhhh! Fast forward a couple of hours later and I am munching on vege pizza on Fitzroy St in St Kilda...Am I the only one who LOVES broccoli on pizza?  AMAZING!  My friends think I am weird.  

Vintage leather jacket; American Apparel double U dress; ASOS two tone tights; Balenciaga GGH clutch; Country Road patent pumps

on the street (where the wild things are)

Shirt, trousers, jacket: Hugo Boss.  Vintage shoes.

A bottle of wine - the perfect accessory!!

je ne sais quoi...

Country Road padded shoulder knit; Vintage houndstooth mini; Country Road thigh high boots; Vintage jewelry; Balenciaga flat handle clutch

soft skeletons

Supre dress; Christian Louboutin YoYos;  Vintage glomesh clutch

I have always been obsessed by the rockabilly/pin up era. 

 Nautical stripes, high waists, circle skirts - I love collecting it all, even though it doesn't really translate into my daily style.  

flashdance

Vintage lace dress; Christian Louboutin heels

Had an 80s party on the weekend.  I was kind of dreading finding an approrpiate outfit as 80s fashion has very little appeal to me, but I dug around and surprise surprise this little gem of a dress was hiding in the corner of my closet. 


Add tragic hot pink and blue eye combo and voila!  

Loving the puffy sleeves and the corseted body.  Hmmm.  I wonder if it would work in a non-costume situation?  

The boys looked super cool - Frank was 80's Slash and Arch was an 80s pro skater:

Sydney Part IV

Marks & Spencer vintage dress; Wittner suede fringe clutch; Christian Louboutin YoYo 100

A departure from my usual thing. (I like to do this sometimes, it keeps things interesting, no?  If you stick to one style, it becomes a uniform.  Uniforms are never fun.) 

 The boyfriend calls this the "old lady dress". 

 I did see his point but I strongly argued back  that "it is all in the accesories". 

You have to admit, Homy-Peds are no match for the power of the Louboutin shoe.

truck stop blues

DIY Tee; Vintage levis; Nine West heels

I have really been loving this jeans + tee combination this week. I know crop tops aren't everybody's cup of tee (heehee. get it?) but I think it offsets the way the boyfriend jeans can sometimes seem frumpy and daggy.  

casey's song

Vintage camisole; vintage houndstooth mini; Johnathon Aston socks; Christian Louboutin heels

I have always struggled to feel right wearing "pretty" clothes.  It may very well be my inner child rebelling against all the cutie-pie party dresses my mother used to dress me in.  

is this love

Witchery Dress ; Vintage studded belt; Nine West heels

I bought these heels against the advice of my best friend and my boyfriend  (apparently I have terrible taste in shoes).  For some reason, this vendetta just makes me love my lovely "ugly" shoes more.  Strange, no?  

explosions in the sky

Vintage shirt; American Apparel skirt; Leona Edminston over knee tights; Louis Vuitton Manhattan PM

I have this weird obsession with sheer shirts.  Everybody else seems to think they are super rude; I think they are super fun.  It doesnt matter anyway, because what is life when you live by everyone else's rules?

the one

Vintage minidress; ASOS leopard print stockings; snakeskin clutch; Christian Louboutin patent YoYo heels

Every girl has one dress in her closet that she prizes above all others. Often, it is the most expensive dress which is the crème de la crème.  For others, it is a dress one can wear anywhere, anytime - shopping, to the beach, out for lunch, etc etc.  

night cat

Vintage tee; American Apparel leggings; Vans authentics; Balenciaga GGH Clutch

Sometimes you just want to chill out and wear sneakers, you know?

the start

mon⋅o⋅chrome fac⋅to⋅ry [mon-uh-krohm fak-tuh-ree]

Where:

1. Designers rule the world

2. Vintage is treasure

3. Photography is fun

*****

ASOS jersey top; Levis boyfriend jeans; Balenciaga GGH clutch; Nine West shoe boots

I went on a thrifting rampage a few weeks ago where I was buying bags and bags full of goodies which would be later sorted into "DEFINITELY"; "maybe"; and "what was I thinking?". Anyway I picked up these vintage mens Levis which I adore, or at least until I put them on. Doubt sets in and I always seem to pull them off and change just before I leave the house.

I bit the bullet yesterday and ran out of the house before I could chicken out. I have since realised that they are the comfiest jeans ever, and I have been missing out bigtime.

The only problem now - what to wear with them...

Ideas, anybody?