something fancy

(Finders Keepers frill dress, Jeffrey Campbell wedges, Diva bow)

melbourne cup day today, and we had a races thing at work. had an amazing feast, won $12 on my horse, and got to traipse around wearing this amazing dress and my favourite wedges. i am LOVING the exaggerated frill, and how it kind of just takes over the entire dress.

yes, i love grunge, and yes, i love scruffy, and yes, i dont like my hair neat. i am not a "pretty girl" or a "girly girl" or one who likes getting dressed up in fancy dresses. give me holey tights, my combat boots, and something baggy anyday.

buuut, sometimes, it's nice to put something on you wouldnt necessarily wear, and walk around pretending you were that "other kind" of girl...the one that likes the pink, and ruffles, and pretty bows. ok, so i couldn't really do the pink, but i got pretty close right?

hey, that shirt again...

(Cameo tee, Topshop shorts, Zomp wedges, Luella sunglasses)

well, with all this hot, sometimes muggy, humid weather, i have been hit with one realization...i totally missed the boat when it came to buying trans-seasonal garb. why oh why is it that during winter, i seem to have nothing warm to wear, and when summer hits, everything is just way too warm. i don't get it. meanwhile, ze wedge army keeps growing, and really i should stop buying shoes, and start buying more seasonal clothes. orrr, not buy anything at all, and start re-assessing the wardrobe situation, because i'm sure i'm missing something. meanwhile, i find myself reaching for the old favourites, this top being one of them. so soft, perfectly oversized, and goes with pretty much everything. i like to think it falls under my favourite category, "trans-wardrobal." when you're in-between seasons, there's nothing like old faithfuls to get you through those rough times.

should be getting a heap of orders coming through, and yay, i will have new summery things to traipse around in! waiting for a bunch of leather-wear, some minimalistic maxi dresses, and some printed playsuits to get me through those long summer months. c'mon mr. postman, i'm waaaaaiiiting!

fly away, oh my zephyr, i feel it more than ever

(Toi Et Moi trapeze dress, vintage Dr Martens, Luella sunglasses)

currently loving:

friends in town/boozy days & shenanigan nights/free drinks/tent dresses that swish/4 mini O.P.I polishes for $24.95/the equivalent of window shopping, but with perfume/Fremantle photo ops/packages from Topshop waiting for you at your desk/winning that ebay auction/the smell of new jeffrey campbells in the morning/and yes, ok, even the sunshine is making me smile.

it's going to be a grreat week...i can tell. happy monday bitches.

Love Pamela Love

(via Rack and Ruin)

how cool does she wana be??!

that blazer = different levels of insaaane.

and if someone wants to give me a fishtail tutorial, i will be most grateful!

oh pamela, i kind of love you..

just when i thought i was over studs...

Balmain s/s11

Msr. Decarin, you've done it again.

absolutely LOVING the white blazers,

the denim shapes,

the doodle tee (genius!),

those metallic pants,

and all. that. leather.

aaaand the safety pins...you gotta admire the detail that goes into that.

pretty much defines the difference between amazing and A-MAAAZE-BALLS.

oh balmain, every. freaking. season.

you never cease to amaze me!

marant s/s11

isabel marant s/s11

love how everything is so wearable! those blue checkered shorts in the second picture are calling out to me...actually everything in the second picture is screaming my name. and for the 67893th time, i wish i could wear knits in the summertime in perth. damn you, global warming...daaamn youuuu!

this weekend was pretty brutal. here's hoping for a good week!

xxx