Outfit: what I wore to Sunday Lunch/ Birthday (ode to my Kenji)

 

Blue Long Sleeved Dress: ASOS CURVE

Outside Colourful Dress: Kenji Dress from TS14+

Leggings:  Evening Leggings from TS14+ 

Shoes: Crocs

Necklace: Gift

Does anyone still read this here blog thingy?

Anyway I was wearing what I normally wear when I go out and then I remembered I used to blog this shit and so I pulled out my camera balanced it precariously on my mantle and posed and then looked and saw the photo was blurry and so I set the timer and posed again, and the photo was still blurry, and then I posed again and that photo was half lit and half pitch black and then again and again five more times until I got this picture of me glowering but adeqautely exposed.

Anyway I am ten kinds of obsessed with this dress and a little with TS14+ at the moment, until early last year I really stayed away from TS14+ like the plague it was full of expensive paint spattered Skant monstrosities that was a uniform for pretty much every woman in this country 35+, there is no doubt it is a high quality brand, it's just that patchwork, patterned, jersey asymetric and mesh tunics kept me very much at arms length, this has all changed it began with a mesh skirt on special (more about her another time) and it continued when last year I saw this dress in their catalogue

(ok I realised I pretty much have styled my outfit exactly like this photo this was not deliberate) 

This was from their 2011 Spring Racing collection and this was called "Kenji" after the Melbourne Cup winner, anyhow this dress was sold out everywhere in Sydney, I couldn't get my size online, I couldn't get two sizes smaller online, I left my name at stores and they would call me back advising they couldn't find one and then I gave up, tired and defeated I bought the plain non printed version of the dress and set up a Google alert and an Ebay alert just on the off chance that someone may be parting with their dress... Nothing.

Then one day about a month and a half ago I was in the Myer in Sydney City, I had just spend all my clothing allowance on new season work clothes and then there it was, several months after they were all gone a full rack of "Kenji's" and there was one in my size and I shed tears of joy (slight exaggeration) but I didn't hesitate in the slightest when I spent my electricity bill money on her (yup I paid full price for her)

So that's the story about this dress, I may not be smiling in this picture or when I had to shuffle money from my savings to pay my bills, or when I will no doubt spill acid/ coffee/ vomit onto the dress ruining it forever, but looking at this dress now makes me ever so happy... and that's what counts

It's the Newspaper Mama

If you grew up in Australia in the 80's you'd know all about Peter Coombe, he was 'The Shit' to four to seven year old me, every day when we'd get home from school smattered between the ABC late afternoon programming would lie a Peter Coombe song and you'd jump and sing along, it's actually kind of odd as I now as an Adult appreciate how mature musically and lyrically he was as an entertainer (reminds me muchly of Paul Simon) and fingers crossed next time he hits Sydney I'm going to go see him live.

Anyway what's that go to do with my outfit, nothing really except for "What's black? and What's White? and Red all over" and today that was me

Dress: Target 2006ish

Cardigan: Basque via Myer 2006ish too

Shoes: Evans

Belt: came with a dress

Scowl: caused by society in general and American t.v.

I wore this to work today, as it was officially the first day in my and improved job so I thought I would be breezy and approachable but responsible and authoratative without sacrificing my femininity, which the outfit might of done if my tits didn't fall out of this dress everytime I sat down.

It's actually my only floral print dress, I'm not usually a fan, (unless it's Pucci, natch) and honestly not a fan or rose prints on dresses either, but I like this dress the print isprobably the most flowery I'd get unless it was hideously kitsch (which I am looking for right now)

Guess what I'm doing tomorrow night?

My lovely boyfriend gave me my Christmas Present early this year, The B52's at the Enmore Theatre.



I'm excited becuase The B52's are probably hands down my most favourite band ever I have been obsessed with them since I was a child and in all honesty they have been one of the key groups that have shaped my taste both musically and aesthetically.





I mean look at it!  Mondrian Prints! , beehive hair!, soo much colour! so much fun! I'm so excited as the support acts are Mental as Anything (one of my favourite Australian Bands of all time!)



Oh how I love the lyrics!

Anyways with little notice I have no fricking idea what to wear if I had express courier from the U.S. I'd be wearing this

Tina dress: MonifC
 probably with some opaque black stockings and ankle boots

or this

Red bandage dress: Torrid
with a beehive and a arm full of chunky plastic bracelets

But alas I don't have time or money to make random colourful slutty purchases online and in all reality this is one super sold out show (they are even released lobby tickets) I need to plan my outfit around being comfortable, cool and being able to wear this without detection

Yes I am a trashbag, and whilst I don't really condone sneaking in alcohol to licenced venues, I aint losing my spot up the front for a drink not for this show so I'm going to be super prepared, and not miss a seond of the show.