What I Wore: The Pearl Galaxy Edition

Hello lovelies,

If you follow me on twitter, or on the blog facebook page you've probably seen me rambling about this incredible pair of leggings that I bought from Black Milk last fortnight. I've salivated over Black Milk clothing for years, but I've never been able to justify the expense of purchasing from them (read, I've never had that much money to spend on a single item of clothing). When I found myself obsessing over the pearl galaxy leggings, & I finally had the money for them, I figured I'd give it a shot. I thought once I bought them I'd be convinced that $75 was far too much to spend on a pair of leggings & I'd never buy from them again. Oh boy, was I wrong about that. I fell in love, and now I have a fifty-foot long Black Milk wishlist.

I wore my pearl galaxy leggings for a long drive The Boyfriend & I went on to do a spot of photography. Their fit is skin-tight, but also really comfortable & I'm already noticing that they stretch nicely to conform to your shape. The print is so vibrant in real life too! I was very impressed that they were comfortable to wear while sitting in the car, and allowed me a really good freedom of movement while photographing. They also didn't get any spiky plant pieces stuck to them, which I had been worried about. I am spot on the measurements for a Large in the Black Milk sizing chart, except for in the thighs, where my measurements are slightly bigger & the fit is perfect. I was worried that I'd have trouble getting them over my bum, as I have to admit that I have some quite sizable junk in my trunk, but it wasn't a problem. If you're tossing up buying something from Black Milk, I'd give them my seal of approval!

I'm wearing my pearl galaxy leggings ($75) with an oversized t-shirt dress (American Apparel, $10), my patent red Dr. Martens (Shoe City, $200), chainmaille bracelets made by The Boyfriend, and some owl bling given to me by my dearest Mum - and of course, my new Canon 50D.

What do you think of Black Milk? Have you ever bought from them before? Would you?

Until next time, xo.

What I Wore: The Threadless Edition

Hello there lovelies,

This is the outfit that I wore last weekend to go out & snap some photographs of Clermont. I'm ending up with a rather vicious backlog of outfit posts, so it will probably be a while before I post an outfit on the same day that I wear it again, haha. I don't know why, but it seems like I'm wearing more outfits that I love & want to share with people lately. I feel like I'm in a really comfortable place with my style right now (plus, I love experimenting with my new camera!). I was shooting for something comfortable enough to move freely in for photographing that was also a bit feminine, and I'm very happy with what I came up with.

The patterned button-up shirt was a $2 op-shop find, and I snapped up the scalloped skirt for $3 at a garage sale. My sneakers came from Target, at the whopping price of $11.88 & the bespectacled owl necklace hails from Trade Secret for $4.95. My t-shirt is the famous House Brawl tee from Threadless. I bought three t-shirts from the site for my birthday last year during one of their awesome $10 sales. I opted for the "girly boat neck tee" style in this one, and I really like the neckline but the sleeves sit a bit funny on me. I absolutely adore the print! The artwork is gorgeous, the print is a decent size & I love that it's a Harry Potter reference that not everyone would notice. I'd definitely buy from Threadless again, I'd just probably stick to the normal "girly tee" style next time.

Have you bought from Threadless before? What do you think of their tees?

Until next time, xo.

What I Wore: The Spring Melancholy Edition

Hello there lovelies,

This is another outfit from the archives - or, you know, from a week and a half ago. I wore this on the day after we found out that The Boyfriend's Nana had passed away. I was trying to cheer myself up & take my mind off of things by dressing up and having a bit of a photoshoot, but I was still very melancholy. I don't like to read too much into the things that I wear, but I was trying to mourn & celebrate life at the same time. I wasn't planning on posting these photos because it was such a personal day, but I liked this outfit so much & I try not to censor myself too much when I'm blogging.

I wore: floral dress ($10), sandals ($14.95), belt ($5.95), black rose bracelets ($8.95), black rose ring ($4.95) all from Trade Secret, maxi dress layered underneath from Kmart ($10) and the gorgeous owl that goes with everything from Sarah Misfit. You know, I am so incredibly glad that the beautiful Sarah chose to send me this owl necklace. It has become a talisman of sorts for me - when I'm feeling majorly down, or in a huge horrifying rush, or feel like everything in my wardrobe makes me look like a walrus I reach for it. It reminds me that there are people out there who care for me & support me, even in the worse of times. Perhaps that seems silly, but I'm rather sentimental like that.

Hope you're having a great hump day!

Until next time, xo.

What I Wore: The High-School Throwback Edition

Hey there guys,

I actually wore this outfit last weekend, when I was feeling somewhat nostalgic for my youth - and my days of wearing outfits that were mostly held together by safety pins. Oh man, I remember this one cool t-shirt that I had. It had the muppets on it, playing in some kind of rock band & I slashed it up so that the side seams & shoulder seams were held together by safety pins, and the sleeves were saftey pinned on. It was my favourite shirt. I wore it to TAFE/high school pretty much every day. I think I still have the pieces of it somewhere, waiting for a DIY resurrection. This outfit reminds me so much of highschool - the friends and the frenemies, the boys I "loved" and the boys I "hated", the broken hearts, the highschool sweethearts, the growth, the exploration, the alienation.

I am wearing: an opshopped t-shirt that I shredded myself ($1), the infamous grey singlet that was long ago stolen from The Boyfriend, pants from Target ($39.95), sandals from Trade Secret ($14.95), and my favourite owl necklace from Sarah Misfit. A side-note to anyone that wants to try shredding a t-shirt themselves: that shit takes forever! I worked on this over a weekend, and then every day after work for a week and still only got this far (front & back). It's also hard to do without creating huge holes in the shredded pieces of the shirt. But it looks pretty damn awesome, amirite? Although, I did feel obliged to be a little sullen and moody all day. Perhaps a throwback to my highschool self? I guess we'll never really know.

Until next time, xo.

What I Wore: The Back-Dated Edition

Hello there lovelies,

Sometimes, instead of posting them all at once I like to save my outfit photos for a day when I'm struggling to post my usual content. Today is one of those days. I've been quite upset all weekend about The Boyfriend's Nana, so I didn't get my usual weekly post preparation done. I don't want to talk about it too much, but her health is steadily declining & all that can be for her now is managing the pain & keeping her comfortable. This outfit makes me happy, because it was worn a few weeks ago, before any of this happened.

Outfit Rundown:

Beanie: Jay Jays, $10
Necklace: DIY by me (I even wrote a tutorial).
Owl Shirt: Op-shopped, $2
Singlet: Stolen from The Boyfriend
Jeans: Target, $39.95
Shoes: Ornabella's, $15

Those are my two gorgeous dogs helping with that last photo. The big black-and-white lad is Homer, and the fluffy tail belongs to Bow. They are always confounded by what I'm doing with the camera & can't help but investigate. The dogs help with the outfit photos, the cats help with the DIY photos - that's just the way things work! These shoes are both my first clothing purchase from Clermont, and the third pair of wedges that I bought last month. I'm rather enamoured with them, and I'm probably attempting to pair them with everything in my wardrobe, including my pyjamas.

I hope you're all having a great Tuesday!

Until next time, xo.

What I Wore: The Vanessa Abrams Edition

Hello there lovelies!

This month's theme week is drawing to a close, and I'm capping it off with an outfit inspired by the style of Gossip Girl character Vanessa Abrams. She is the shows resident representative of neon colours, crazy patterns, gorgeous messy bed hair, and layers upon layers (of awesome). Vanessa appears to own patent leather Doc Martens in every colour of the rainbow, a lifetime supply of leopard print, and know the only location from which it is possible to purchase lime green jeans. This outfit is my tribute to her brilliance!

Outfit Rundown:

Black Oversize Tee: American Apparel (Trade Secret), $10
Crazy Neon Tunic: Paddy's Markets, $15
Pants: Target, $39.95
Wedges: Target, $11.29
Necklace: Gifted from The Lady With The Chutzpah

I wore this outfit down to the local primary school to vote in the state elections today. A member of Bob Katter's Australian Party looked most offended that I declined to take his how to vote materials. Members of the community looked mildly offended at my choice of attire. I was most pleased with myself. I hope you're all having wonderful weekends out there, and I hope you enjoyed this month's themed posts!

You know you love me, xoxo.

What I Wore: The Completely Forgot To Wear Green Edition

Hello there lovelies!

First things first, Happy St. Patricks day! Obviously, me being the worldy & knowledgeable soul that I am, had no idea that it was St. Patricks day until I started seeing all the green outfits popping up in my Google Reader. I am so smart, S-M-R-T! Oh well. I'm pretty sure I don't have anything overly green anyway, and I've been planning this outfit in my head since I ordered this beanie from Modcloth, so I wasn't going to pass up wearing it. My Dearest Dad commented that I was looking very yellow today, so I was fairly chuffed.

I am wearing: an op-shopped Crossroads dress ($2), Modcloth Sun Stand-in Hat ($24.99), tights from a random stall ($5), shoes ($16.95) & necklace ($4.95) from Trade Secret, and a belt that appeared when I was packing to move to Clermont. I literally have no idea where it was bought, or even if I actually bought it. I think it may have originally been op-shopped by The Boyfriend for making chainmaille, but I found it whilst packing & claimed it for my own.

I bought this owlie back when I was working for Trade Secret. I saw it in another shop a week earlier, and fell head over heels in love. The only problem was the $24.95 price tag! I couldn't justify paying that much for a piece of costume jewelry, so I walked out a little sadder that I didn't own a glasses-wearing owl necklace. A week later, the same necklaces appeared in Trade Secret for $4.95. Needless to say, that owl came home with me the very same day.

Random close-up shot of the mystery belt! On a similar, and yet, unsimilar note I think I am officially the most colourfully dressed person in all of Clermont. People pretty much stop what they are doing and openly stare when I walk down the main street dressed in an ensemble like this. The Boyfriend thinks that Clermont isn't equipped to deal with the likes of me. I think it's hilarious.

I also think it's amazing that I've embraced colourful dressing in such a short amount of time! When I set myself the Colour Challenge last year, it was so hard at first not wearing black. Then it was like the ideas just snowballed, and got bigger & bigger, and more colourful. It's been a nice change. I hope you're all having colourful weekends!

Until next time, xo.

What I Wore: The Cut-Out Dress Edition

Hello there lovelies,

This outfit was something that I threw on today to help me with working on my blog posts for the upcoming week. I like to schedule most of my posts, since I don't have much time during the week. That way I get time to actually read other people's blogs! I try to have a rough draft for everything for the week ahead by Sunday night, But I find it much easier to write when I get dressed up, instead of slobbing around in my pyjamas!

I am wearing: a dress from Jay Jays ($20), boots from Trade Secret ($29.95), tights from Target ($4.89), a bowler hat from Trade Secret ($12.95), and some owl bling that was a present from Mummy Dearest.

I bought this dress on a whim yesterday when I went into Jay Jays to buy new underwear. All of my everyday work underwear was very quickly becoming crotchless underwear, eek, & Jay Jays has the comfiest undies! I picked mine up for $1 a pair - $5 for a weeks worth of work undies ain't bad.

I absolutely loved this dress in the fitting rooms, & it is really comfortable, but after seeing these photos I'm not so sure about it. I love the pattern, and I love the front cut-outs, but I don't know if the colours really work with my skin tone. My camera was having trouble focusing on me in it, because the scene was that pale.

So, I'll ask you guys - what do you think of my impulse buy? Am I just imagining things because this style of dress is so different to what I would usually buy, or does it not quite suit me right? I'm thinking it might work better with a black shirt layered underneath, but any other styling suggestions?

Until next time, xo.

What I Wore: The "Rachel Berry" Edition

Hello there lovelies,

Sadly, this post is bringing a week of Glee to a close. I've had so much fun thinking up things to post this week, and taking photos, and wrangling my way through yesterday's DIY. So today, I decided to take some style cues from the gorgeous Gleek everyone loves to hate, Rachel Berry.

I am wearing: a polka-dot dress from Trade Secret ($19.95), leggings from Kmart ($10), shoes from Target ($11.30), a beanie from Trade Secret ($12.95), and the gorgeous little owl necklace that I bought at Paddy's Markets in Sydney ($15).

It should be noted that I am wearing heeled shoes! Even if they are small heels, and wedges. I have been loving wedges & heels of all varieties lately, which is strange for me. Usually I run screaming in the other direction from high heels and cower behind my beloved boots. I've actually bought not one, but two pairs of wedges on sale from Target in the last month (and if anyone wants to send these babies from Modcloth my way, I won't say no). I'm really surprising myself with the sudden attraction to heels.

It's been a long time since I've done a jazz hands photo, and let's face it, if there's anything the world really needs it is more jazz hands. Do you think these jazz hands would make it into the McKinley High Glee Club? I think Miss Rachel Berry would be proud - I only wish I'd had some blue tights on hand to really get the look down pat.

My little owlie! Try as I might, my SLR does not like focusing on him & it choose to focus on my bedotted booboids instead. I love this guy because he's so much daintier than my other owl necklaces. He makes such a nice little reminder of my awesome trip to Sydney earlier this year. I'm already planning another Sydney trip in my head - hopefully I'll get to meet up with some Sydney bloggers next time I go!

Are we totes twinsies, or what? I don't know what's up with my chronic bitchface, but I was totally that excited. I think it might be the 30+ degree sunlight that is the cause of my bitchface actually. Anyway, how did you lovely people like my first week of themed posts? Any recommendations for next time? I've already got some great ideas cooking up in my skull, but I'd love to hear from you!

Until next time, xo.

P.S. I couldn't possibly finish off a week of Glee-related posts without another gratuitous photograph of Puck. Aww yeah.