Aussie Curves- Boho

Boho style has hippy type connotations for me, and it's a style I'm pretty comfortable with. I'd have more pieces in this style if I could find them. Flowy dresses and skirts, lots of colour and flowers- I'm a fan. The trouble was, most of my hippy type outfits are meant for the warm months, sandal weather. This dress I'm showing you I usually wear with some denim shorts and a pretty coloured underwire bra but it's just too cold to take off that many layers. So I'm pairing the dress with long sleeve shirt and leggings. Not as nice, but much warmer!

This dress is an old one from Domino Dollhouse. It's too short for me, hence why I usually pair it with shorts. It'd made of a soft stretchy cotton, and is so cool to wear in summer. I love the patchwork patterns on it.

I don't have a flower crown, but I decided to attempt a similar thing by putting a bunch of flower clips on my head. The necklace is from my local artisan market, I like how it brings out the turquoise colours in the dress.

My flower ring is from the same markets. If you're ever in Newcastle on the first Saturday of the month, come check out The Olive Tree Markets- they have great stuff.

Outfit Details

Dress: Domino Dollhouse (old season)

Top: Big W (20)

Leggings: Autograph (M)

Necklace & Ring: Olive Tree Markets

Shoes: Kmart (11)

Flowers: Target, Best and Less, Kmart, Big W

Aussie Curves- Feminine

To me, feminine means flowers, dresses and lacy petticoats. This dress is from Asos Curve from an old season. I wore it to my brother's wedding- it's pretty and swishy. I teamed it with my lavender petticoat from Domino Dollhouse- more frills and swishes! I like the full skirt, and the colour is lovely.

My hair flowers teamed in nicely with the petticoat, I picked them up a time ago at Best and Less. I love the fullness of the flowers, it doesn't matter what angle I clip them into my hair, you will always see petals. I'm finding crocodile clips work really well on my thick slippery hair.

This necklace and earrings are having their first time on my blog. The necklace I picked up for half-price at Crossroads. I didn't venture into pastels until the Aussie Curves challenge. This necklace was a deliberate purchase in that direction, as I've found that some pastel shades actually do look nice on me. The cute little bird earrings were also half price at Big W. I love a good saving! The dress was on sale when I bought it too. Yay sales.

Outfit Details

Dress: Asos Curve (24, old season)
Necklace: Crossroads
Hair Flowers: Best and Less
Earrings: Big W
Sandals: Big W (11, old season)
Petticoat in lavender: Domino Dollhouse

Aussie Curves- Spikes

I don't have much stuff with spikes, only a couple of accessories. I decided to put them with a peplum/pencil skirt combo. I'm trying out a more serious expression here just for a change. It's not really me though.

Ah that's better! My spike necklace was obtained through a mistake- I ordered the cosmic triangle necklace from Domino Dollhouse and received this spiky triangle instead. When I contacted them they sent me out the right necklace, and I got to keep the mistake. Great service.

My spike bracelet is from Asos. I like the silver tone, and being an elastic kind, there's a good chance it will fit my wrist.

My peplum top is from City Chic, picked up when on sale. I like the thick material, seems to be the kind that will last a while. I'd usually wear it with a belt, but I wanted to keep attention on the necklace. The skirt is actually a bodycon dress from Asos Curve. The material is too thin to wear as is, so I use it for layering.

Outfit Details
Spike necklace: Domino Dollhouse
Spike bracelet: Asos
Peplum Top: City Chic (XXL)
Dress (worn as skirt): Asos Curve (26)
Leggings: Autograph (M)
Shoes: Kmart (11)

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Unicorns and Galaxies

Finally, I manage an outfit post that isn't Aussie Curves! The weather got chilly enough to try out my galaxy print leggings from Domino Dollhouse. I thought an equally bright shirt needed to happen, and here we are.

My unicorn top is from an Etsy shop called Em and Sprout. Their 2x isn't quite big enough, it's a bit tight over my boobs and shoulders, but they don't go any higher in size, and I really wanted it. The print is so cute, and I've started liking pink things.

I got a 3x in the leggings but I think I went too big. They fit fine on my legs, but they are a bit loose around my hips. The leggings are a low cut, they come up to under my belly button. They are riding down a bit when I wear them, 'cos of the loose fit and low cut. I still love them though.

Had to show you a close up of my earrings, they are the cutest little strawberries. I got them half price from Big W.

Outfit Details
Top: Em and Sprout from Etsy (2x)
Leggings: Domino Dollhouse (3x)
Shoes: Big W (11)
Skirt: Asos Curve (24)
Earrings and Hair Flower: Big W

Aussie Curves- Belts

It was a strange feeling, picking my belt to show you and then choosing my outfit- usually it's the other way round! I wanted to pick a quiet dress so the belt would get all the attention. This belt is from Domino Dollhouse, I hadn't had the chance to wear it yet, so belt week was the perfect time. I continued the pink and white theme with my accessories. 

This dress is from Asos Curve, a similar style to this one. Once again, it's too big up top but perfect down bottom. I've pinned it a bit, and will probably have a go at sewing it later, so it's not always slipping and showing my bra.

I have quite a few belts, all hanging on the back of my door. They are mostly from Asos Curve and op  (thrift) shops. I like comfort in my clothes so I don't wear belts all the time, but I do like how they add something to an outfit. 

Outfit Details
Dress: Asos Curve (26)
Belt: Domino Dollhouse
Sandals: Big W (11)
Earrings: Kmart
Hair Flower: Big W

Aussie Curves- Body Con

So, the body con theme is upon us. I was a little nervous about this week. I only have one body con (body conscious, form fitting) dress, so choosing an outfit was easy, putting it on was hard. I checked myself out in the mirror when I was done, and thought I actually looked pretty good. I'm working on loving my VBO this week (visible belly outline) so this dress is helping. 

This dress is from Asos Curve, I bought it with the intention of layering stuff over it in the winter. It's very comfy. I needed some colour with this outfit of course, so I chose my loudest necklace, sunnies and my cute shoes.

I've never seen the back of me before. I like it! 

Dress: Asos Curve (24)

Necklace: markets

Sunglasses: Domino Dollhouse

Hair flower: Target

Shoes: Em & Sprout on Etsy (11)

Earrings: Kmart

Aussie Curves- Retro

Hello lovely readers! I haven't been posting for a little while, I know. I took a break over the Christmas holidays, planning to start again when the kids went back to school. Mr 5 started school for the first time (leaving me with no kids at home for the first time), and I found myself quite teary and depressed for a while, which I wasn't expecting. I had trouble finding motivation to get back into the routine of outfit photos. But with this week being retro theme, I knew I had to make the effort for I love retro and I had the perfect dress to show you. And yes, I do wear this outfit out in public, just minus the gloves. I wore it out to coffee with friends the other day. 

I found this gorgeous dress at my local shop, Catfight Collections (which have an online shop so you should totally check them out). This dress was only a 20, which is not my size at all but there was some give in the fabric, and I decided to give it a go. It fitted me perfectly, and I used my birthday money to buy it, so I think of it as my birthday dress.

I don't usually wear the dress as a halterneck but I thought I would for the photos. Usually I pin the straps to the back. I always wear a red bra with straps, so if it shows it looks like it belongs to the dress anyway.

Both the gloves and the petticoat come from Domino Dollhouse, and are awesome. I have three petticoats from Domino Dollhouse now. It's a bit addictive.

Gloves require an "I'm a little teapot pose". Yes they do.

This photo made me laugh- looks like I have wind machine going on here (just normal Newcastle weather).
Polka dot Diva coming through!

The red beads are from the op shop, and I think they're something other than the normal plastic because they're rather heavy. The earrings are from Big W and my headband is hand made from The Olive Tree Markets. It's good to be back!

Dress: Catfight Collections (20)

Petticoat: Domino Dollhouse (XL)

Gloves: Domino Dollhouse

Bra: Target 

Necklace: Op (thrift) shop

Earrings: Big W

Headband: Olive Tree Market

Sandals: Big W (11)

Aussie Curves- Strapless

A strapless theme this week was easy in the sense that I have only one item of clothing to choose from. It's a special occasion kind of dress, so in the interests of honesty I disclose that I did not wear this out in public this time. I have however worn it to a cocktail party, and to my brother's wedding reception.

This is the first time I have worn it strapless. Usually I wear a normal bra and shrug not because I don't want to expose my upper arms, but because I have only one strapless bra, and it is the most uncomfortable bra in the world! It doesn't hold me up very well and gives me a weird shape. But I am putting up with it so you guys can see it strapless.

This dress is from ChicStar, I ordered it online. The sizing can be all over the place with ChicStar, but this dress was pretty true to size. I ordered a 24. I love the lacing, the lace trim and the shimmery colour of the dress. It also comes in black. I'd love to see it in purple or a wine-red. In my opinion the bodice needs a bit more support to keep it from rolling down, I usually pin it to my bra just to be safe.

The skirt is almost a full circle skirt. It is so swishy! I'm wearing my purple Domino Dollhouse petticoat underneath for some added swish.

The only necklace that seemed to go with it is my Grandmother's necklace, but I can imagine a better necklace with more of the antique black scrollwork and darker, larger stones. Maybe I'll see something like that one day. I'd love a sort of gothic/steampunk necklace. And for the first time I'm not wearing a hair flower- shock! I couldn't find one to match. :-)

Outfit Details

Dress: ChicStar (24)

Petticoat: Domino Dollhouse (XXL)

Shoes: Payless (11)

Bike Pants (underneath): Big W

Necklace: from my Grandma

Earrings: Diva

Check out what the other ladies are wearing below! (and anyone got suggestions for good strapless bras?)