White + Red + Stripes

I've mentioned before that I will essentially be living in white for the warmer months. What better way to repel the deathly stinging rays of the Australian summer than white. The past few months now I have been collecting a lot of white tops, looking back at them I notice a theme, they're all soft and billowy and have some sort of crochet or lace on them. I guess I'm going to look a lot like a hippy pharmacist, I'm down with that!

This dress was born from a culmination of frustration and bad luck. I found a similar dress at Zara, after walking away from it and telling myself I didn't need it, I eventually went back to try and get it.  However the material was so thin that there was a hole or a pull on every single one of them and I ain't parting with my hard earned moulah for that, ok maybe not hard earned, just earned!

I searched the interweb and practically every website known to a crazy online shopper and found nothing that I loved in my price range. So I trekked it to my local Korean fabric shop, bought this white material for $4 per metre and sat down and finally used my brain to create a pattern. There was definitely some trial and error as I went. Luckily, I perceive myself to be wider than I am so there was a lot of room to make mistakes and just take them in towards the end. Pretty chuffed about the end result!

Plus how amazingly cute are these Soludos striped espadrilles, I can't get enough of them! I love the whimsy of being able to tie a bow at the back plus they are super comfy!

Hope you all had a great Sunday! xxx

DIY Dress

Soludos Classic Stripe Espadrilles

Celine Trio

Valleygirl Sunglasses 

DIY Star Necklace

Etsy Triple Heart Necklace

YSL Arty Ring

The Blues

How easy are chambray shirts to wear! Not only are they comfortable but they can look semi-dressed up somehow. The perfect item for an extremely lazy dresser like me. I think the key is playing the denim hues right. Personally, I wouldn't wear the same wash of jeans as shirt, I think it would just overwhelm my frame too much.

That's why I love this chambray shirt so much. The colour blocking is just perfect for mixing and matching. Plus I cannot wait to wear it open as a light jacket during the warmer months. I am picturing it with a white billowy dress or lace shorts. The endless styling possibilities of this chambray shirt just makes me giddy!

Plus how cute is this necklace?! It's not a secret that I'm an insane cat lady and what better way to showcase that by putting the initials of my fat furry friends on these cute kitty necklace pendants.

Where did the weekend go? 

I hope you have a fab week ahead!

Forever New Contrast Chambray Shirt 

Topshop Moto Jamie Jeans 

Wittner Topper Heels in Ocelot

YSL Belle Du Jour Clutch

Custom Order Pendants from Etsy

Oakley Garage Rock Sunglasses

Lighter

I love dark coloured clothing/items as much as the next person, but as my inner motto has always been to try and create a point of interest in my outfits, I have always felt that anything dark would just blend in and become incognito. So for as long as I can remember, when I see something I like, I always see if they have it in a lighter colour. I guess for me, I gave the colour black a stigma that it's boring. I think it's stemmed from my love of handbags. Now unfortunately I have a champagne taste with a tap water budget when it comes to accessories, especially handbags. When I used to mull over what handbag I wanted, I never chose the colour black as I felt it was too boring and mainstream. I mean everyone has black handbags and I certainly didn't want to blend in (not that there's anything wrong with that!). Plus, I figured if you're going to spend a bit on an item, you would like it to stand out, right? Well, that's just my mentality, though that's not to say I don't have anything black.

Just lately I have been leaning a lot towards much lighter hued clothing. I'm loving that lighter tones are becoming for the colder seasons where previously it has been darker, richer jewelled tones. Give me the icy greys and pretty pastels anytime!

Have a lovely weekend!

Custom Made Leather Jacket via an eBay Seller

Grey Knit Top (Similar here)

DIY Flute Skirt

YSL Belle Du Jour Clutch (Similar here)

Wittner Topper Heels

Prada Sunglasses

 YSL & Etsy Rings

Reflection

I've been in love with Cameo's Reflection Bustier since it first came out in leopard print, but by the time I really deeply wanted it, the leopard print went extinct (pun intended!). Then came out this amazing print and instantly fell in-love. I was in luck, as it was about to be my birthday and Christmas at the same time and this was high on my wishlist.

I've been desperately trying to think of ways to dress it down and what better way than to stick a simple singlet and ripped skinny jeans with it. Plus I'm definitely not one to care about clashing prints, (just as long as you don't look like a shabby chic doona cover, which I love, but I don't want to look like one) with the black and white geometric print, teaming it with leopard print shoes and a statement red clutch was just a perfect combo for me.

Happy Australia Day Long Weekend to all!

Cameo Reflection Bustier (Also Available here and here)

ASOS White Tank (similar here)

Zara Jeans (DIY rips - similar here)

Wittner Topper Heels in Leopard Print Hair

Givenchy Antigona Clutch

Oakley Garage Rock Sunglasses

YSL Arty & Etsy Rings

Disney Couture Necklace

Colour Daze

So happy to finally see the sun, so why not frolic around in a mirage of colours that probably doesn't match each other, but are forced to.

Very excited to finally have the Wittner Topper Heels in Leopard Print, I have been wanting them for most of the year but then they sold out and came back and I missed out again, until I got them for my birthday. My current shoe wishlist got fulfilled this holiday season, yay!

It's Boxing Day here and it's so good to finally have some down time and a proper sleep in, the previous 3 days have been hectic. Even though sitting around with loved ones and eating doesn't sound hectic, I was very last minute with everything this year, so I've been doing nothing but rushing.

I hope you had a festive Christmas day and here's hoping that 2014 brings more adventures.

Forever New Shannon Dipped Hem Tank 

Forever New Annika Broderie Shorts 

Wittner Topper Heels in Leopard Print Hair 

Celine Trio Bag

Prada Sunglasses

Katies Neon Printed Scarf

Etsy Star Necklaces 

YSL & Etsy Rings