Outfit: Mothhole ridden cashmere is still cashmere especially when it fits and was only $3

Glasses: Zenni Optical

Necklace: Diva

Turtleneck: New Zealand cashmere (thrifted) 

Stockings: We love Colours

Skirt: Evans

Shoes: Rockport (thrifted) 

Not much to report it's winter it's coldish and it hasn't stopped fucking raining. I should be in Queensland at Splendour in the Grass right now but I'm not because I'm poor and need to save up my annual leave as I used it all up on lasts years festival and about ten other music festivals (yes I am quite the festival whore)

I love me the skivvy/ turtleneck thingy it's pure cashmere black and yeah it has a few holes but darning is so frickin easy to do and with black wool most of my half assed darning has disappeared into the garment.

Skirt is from Evans from a sale a while back, I got it and it was  too big and the lining kept on shitting me so I tore it out and  took it in to look more slutty because as we all know we should be using out natural gifts (like my spectacularrrr derrière ) and displaying them to their full potential in order to snag Mr Right (please don't tell my boyfriend that I'm out husband hunting at work)

I need to do something with my hair.

I need to do something with my lounge-room wall posters are not very grown up.

I need to grow up probably first.

Dea Evans Stylist: WTF?

I'm not a matching prude, I don't believe in rules, in fact I'm all about the Clash, but seriously? you are meant to put items together that a) make the buyer relate to the model b) highlight the benefits and design features of the individual items and c) make the buyer want to buy them.

Maybe it's me in my old age but this makes me go eurrggh! But her hair is lovely, I wonder what conditioner she uses?

outfit : featuring my new Evans Breton

Jacket: Beth Ditto for Evans

Breton/ top: Evans

Jeans: Evans

Shoes : converse

Sunglasses : "Wonderland" 2007ish Karen Walker

Gosh I'm head to fricking toe in Evans today, I made a couple of purchases last week with my Ebay winnings in their 20% off sale, most important one is this Breton top, every year I always look for the perfect striped top
and I have amassed quite a collection now the latest purchase is still on the website can't link I'm writing this on an iPhone anyway it's good solid quality top and while traditional navy and white ain't my bag overall this is I know going to be my go to neutral top when I want appear responsible.

The jacket I wear to death, I bought it the first day the fucker went on sale and it hangs on the hat rack in the living room as it's always being worn. have been searching high and low for a backup one but nobody wants to get rid of them... sigh.

The sunglasses gotten on eBay for a song and postage and handling and I love them to death.

that's it oh and a new background it's my front gate.

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)

One Pair of pants = a million ways (ok only actually three ways)

all the following outfits are featuring the same pair of pants a pair of Skinny leg stirrup pants I got on sale from Evans ages ago I never wore them except under boots as the stirrup was stupid beyond belief, but a pair of scissors and a needle and thread made them into my favourite pair of pants, hooray for rudimentary sewing skills. Dont mind the face most of these have been taken on the way to work and I feel like a right twat smiling into a camera on my mantelpiece at 6am


Cardigan: thrifted
Headscarf: Thrifted
Necklace: Tree of Life
Top: some generic black singlet
Pants: Evans formerly stirrup pants with the stirrup cut off them
Handbag: Ebay
Shoes: black skimmers from some cheap shop in Sydney CBD


Headscarf : Thrifted
Cardigan: Jane Davenport
Belt: Evans
Pants: Evans used to be stirrup pants with the stirrup cut off.
Shoes: Planet Shoes 


Headscarf: Thrifted
Cardigan: Moda for Target
Tshirt: New York subway tourist t-shirt found at thrift store
Pants: Evans formerly stirrup pants with the stirrup cust off them
Belt: Evans
shoes: Beth Ditto for evans 

Oh I could talk about this outfit for ages, It features my new favourite t-shirt (other than my lime green Toshiro Mifune t-shirt) It's a t-shirt of the New York Subway map, and a lovely cardigan from the new revamped plus size Target range MODA some of the range is well onstructed and gorgeous (like my cardigan) some of it is dog fugly example

 taken at my local target
anyone else seeing aqua alien vaginas in the print

most of it however is an improvement, and the new buyer certainly has had an impact, I just wish there was more more classic, simple pieces instead of tribal printed kaftans in aqua spew, but the cardigan is so divine
and I paid full price for it, something I avoid doing like the plague at my local target.

Stripes, Spots and a Snarl

 

Cardigan: Regatta (dyed a less fug shade of red)

Dress: Cupcake and Cuddleunny via Etsy

Leggings:???

Belt: Evans

Boots: Duo

I'm trying to lessen my impact on Mother Nature by not purchasing new clothes and instead wear only vintage... Ok that almost sounded convincing, I like vintage stuff I really do but I alas am not a flaxen haired ivory skinned waif who can make a polyester mu-mu look like Versace, instead my thick clumsy limbs and shock of hair tends makes 'Vintage' look like 'Crazy Bag lady I cross the street to avoid as she looks lik she would throw her faeces at me' anyways I'm trying again as I'm poor and I stick out like dogs balls anyway I may as well stick out like dogs balls in an outfit that sticks out like dogs balls.

That I when I saw this dress I HAD to have it! the colours! the stripes!, the pussy bow ! the fact that it was upcycled! the fact that no one else would ever own this baby! so I go her and I loved her so I took her out for one last outing before the Sydney summer forces her into a cupboard for the next six months.

Shame about the photo, It does not do the dress justice, or me, I'm looking mighty bland there.

My favourite dress all tucked in.

the details 

Top: Vintage dress from Thrush Vintage via etsy
Jeans: yoursclothing.co.uk
Flats: Evans

I love this dress so much I constantly dream of all the possible ways I could wear her tucked in layered over legging over, stockings, over bare legs how she would look worn backwards (found out bit stupid actually) and even just as a skirt, this ensemble has been the most popular one over the last month, the dress is appearing weekly often twice/ thrice weekly and more than often not unwashed and splattered with the coffee stains I acquire from my commute to work but in all honestly this dress could smell like goat and i'd pick it before many other items in my wardrobe.

The Domino Dress

Jacket: Beth Ditto for Evans
Domino Print dress (worn as top) : Beth Ditto for Evans
Skirt: Yours clothing Company

Belt : came with dress purchased from cupcake and cuddlebunny via etsy

I havent' bought new clothing in ages mainly because I'm poor and also because I'm actually super poor, I usually settle for hitting local op shops and wrangling together some bits and bobs to go with my collection of jeans and black tops but this year decided would invest a little bit into clothing and when I heard about this whole Beth Ditto range I thought fuck it I'm going to buy me some new clothes, and I jumped onto that poor domino dress like every other fat girl with 40 quid and decided to I'm going to dress up like a rock star... alas there are several things one needs to remember when purchasing clothing from overseas the U.K. in particular that I'm 5'11 probably becuase I got regular sunlight as a child however this dress from U.K I have purchased has been made for someone around 3'6 in height , thus as much as I love this dress and how amazing it makes my tits look i cannot wear it by itself without exposing 'the corporate box' (that's my euphemism for my vagina folks) so thats where 'el trusty hight waisted skirt' comes in with her sidekick the statement belt kid and there you have it.. how I have to wear the dress, give me some time though may be able to figure out a new way to rock the dress.

I wore this out to work and fancy dinner that night and I must say it rated well in people flirting with me, this ensemble has definitley been filed into outfits to pick up in.

In the Trenches

Trench: Ebay seller Lily0808168
Pants: Second hand: originally target
Camisole: Vigilante Labs via Etsy
Necklace: Diva
Cuff: Evans

I love this trench coat I acidentally purchased it thinking it was black but alas it was khaki and I'm so glad it was I love the tulip hem and the short sleeves (it's never cold enough in Sydney to justify a full trench coat (even though I have a full length bone coloured one and full length black leather one go figure) it was just all and all a great purchase for me, plus it's a great way to hide a multitude of sins namely the fact that I have a very bad habit of spilling my coffee all over myself every morning without fail.