Turquoise & Purple

Finally a nice cool autumn day! I was able to get out my new Asos Curve dress that I bought last year during the sales. It's a very comfortable knit fabric, with long sleeves and lovely colour. I teamed it up with some lavender tights and turquoise accessories.

 My trusty purple trenchcoat. I bought it from Autograph years ago, and it has been worn to death. Autograph please bring out some more in different colours!

 My hair was dirty and blegh so I put a scarf on- it went perfectly with my dress.

My d20 earrings make another appearance.

My tights are from We Love Colors, lavender shade. I have some C/D size tights but they were a little tight around my thighs. These tights are size E, and are footless. They fit with lots of fabric to spare. The only thing I didn't like was that the elastic at the bottom of the tights felt too tight around my ankles, and bunched up there because of the extra fabric. I think next time I will stick with the size E, but order tights with feet.

My turquoise flower ring from my local artisan market. I have huge fingers and can never find rings that fit. These adjustable rings just open up wide enough to get on.

Outfit Details

Dress: Asos Curve (24)
Trenchcoat: Autograph (22)
Tights: We Love Colors (E)
Socks: Target (8-11)
Ring: The Olive Tree Markets
Shoes: Target (11)
Scarf: Gifted
Earrings: Etsy

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Purple and Green

Unless otherwise specified, my 7 year old son is my regular photographer. He's very excited about it. :-)

Today I'm wearing a dress from Crossroads as a skirt, as it's too low cut at the front- I have no bras that would work. I love the stretchy comfortable fabric and the bright green print, I think it has a retro vibe. Cross roads have great clothes, but I'm disappointed they only go up to size 22, and it's a small size 22 compared to say, Autograph. Their clothes are reasonably priced and funky, Crossroads please start making up to at least size 26 please.

My purple top is a comfy cotton from Big W, I could have worn a belt to give it more shape, but I couldn't be bothered. Being comfortable was the order of the day.

My necklace and bracelet are both thrifted. The necklace tends to get tangled up with itself, but I like the cool green and silver combination. My bracelet is a simple thing of beads and elastic.

My earrings were hard to photograph, sorry. They are pink flowers mixed with sparkly green stones.

Outfit Details

Dress worn as skirt: Crossroads (22)
Top: Big W (24)
Earrings: Gifted
Necklace & Bracelet: Thrifted

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Turquoise & Mauve

My 7 year old took the photos for today's outfit- I think he did a better job than my self-timing efforts. I'm finding it so hard to take photos of myself, maybe I'll make Mr 7 my regular photographer! ;-)

Today's photos are taken in our front sunroom/playroom. My wonderful Dad made shadecloth windows and mounted them to make our front verandah insect-free.

Top half is all from Big W today. Big W have brought out a new plus-size brand Avella and there are some decent pieces in there. My black top and short sleeve cardy are both Avella. They're both made of a lovely soft cotton which is great in this humid weather. I needed to go up to a size 26 in the black top to make it fit right around my hips, so fitting and shape is something they need to work on. 

Once again I'm wearing my trusty Autograph denim shorts- I went back and bought another pair once I realised how much of a staple they would be. I always take my shoes off when I get home, but I was wearing my turquoise sneakers seen in this post here.

Earrings and necklace are from Kmart, I bought them to go with my aqua dress from the wedding post. My little owl brooch is from my local artisan markets.

Outfit Details

Top: Avella for Big W (26)
Striped cardy: Avella for Big W (24)
Denim shorts: Autograph (22)
Earrings & Necklace: Kmart
Brooch: Olive Tree Markets

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Blue Florals

So hot in my hometown at the moment! Humid and still, just moving creates sweating!
My outfit today needed to be cool and comfy.

Apologies for shiny face, my oily skin just sweats off makeup in this weather.
My top is from Autograph, I picked it up for $10 in the 50% off sales. I like the elasticised bit under my bust, it gives the top a bit of shape. The straps are adjustable which is great, though the strap tends to get tangled up a bit and not lie flat. At least they don't fall off my shoulders. I'm a fan of blue, so I picked up the blue colour in my earrings and hair clip.

I love my d20 earrings, I purchased them from Etsy.

My denim shorts are also from Autograph, they're such a staple for me in this weather. Usually I'm more a 24 on the bottom, but denim gets loose after you wear it a little while, so I found the 22 to be a better fit. I like how this hot weather is helping me be less self-conscious about wearing sleeveless tops. I'm really at the point now where I don't care if you have to look at my arms, I want to be cool. :-)

Pretty flower clip from the $2 shop.

Outfit Details

Top: Autograph (24)
Shorts: Autograph (22)
Earrings: Etsy
Hair Clip: $2 shop

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I'm back!

Hi everyone, apologies for the long absence.
I've been looking for a new place to live (the rent at my old house got too high) and it has taken ages to find somewhere. I'm all moved now, and mostly unpacked, and as a result am feeling less stressed, and my blogging mojo is creeping back.

I'll leave you with a couple of photos from my brother's wedding- I wore an Asos Curve dress. You'll also see my little boys here too, don't they look gorgeous? I borrowed the bow ties from a friend and they look so cute!

My new sister-in-law had a vintage theme to her wedding so I wore my mother's pearls, and my grandma's pearl earrings. I would have worn some white gloves too but it was just too hot. My bracelet is from Yours clothing. The Asos Curve dress was lovely and swishy, and so comfortable. Also I bought it on clearance so it was under $40. The colour of the dress in the second photo is closer to its real colour. They're not in the photo, but I wore comfy white sandals with the dress. I wanted put my hair in a vintage style but had no skills. I ended up putting it half up, using some hair combs that I think gave my hair a little height.

Outfit Details

Dress: Asos Curve (24)
Sandals: Grosby for Big W (11)
Bracelet: Yours Clothing
Necklace: Gifted from my Mum
Earrings: Gifted from my Grandma

Another post coming soon. :-)

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Big Black Dress

Going out for a friend's birthday, I decided a big black dress was in order. ;-) This dress is my first experience with Yours Clothing, and I'm quite impressed. I got this dress on sale, and after reading the reviews, ordered a size 22 rather than my usual "just to be safe" 24. It fits perfectly. The material is a lovely swishy chiffon with a lining. The cut of the dress is lovely, with a comfortable elastic ruching around the waist, a full skirt over the hips and a not too low or too high neckline.

Outfit Details

Dress: Yours Clothing (22)

Shoes: Payless (11)

Handbag: Gifted

Necklace: Was a brooch from my Granny

Bracelet: Thrifted

Earrings: Gifted

As beautiful as heels look on other girls, I will always be a flats person, they're just too painful for me to wear. These sandals have a lovely little sparkle to them.

I refer to these earrings as my "D-day" earrings, my friend bought them for me while hanging out with me on the day of my divorce. They're a celebration of the end of an old life and the beginning of a new one.

I've avoided having a black dress for a while, not being one for a lack of colour, but I think with the pops of red I make it work. What do you think?

OOTD: Purple

A hot day, and I needed a casual, cool outfit for running errands and doing housework. You have noticed by now that I'm a big fan of purple. :-)

Outfit Details

Scarf: Gifted

Brooch: The Olive Tree Markets

Top: Big W (22)

Shorts: Autograph (22)

Belt: Thrifted

Leaf Earrings: Thrifted

Here you can see my fancy bandage accessory for my sprained ankle. You'll be seeing it for a while, as it's healing very slowly.

Autograph shorts are great. The denim is stretchy and comfy, while still maintaining a good shape. It comes up high enough that I'm not showing off my underwear. I got a size smaller than usual, as I find that denim tends to stretch. I can see these shorts being a staple in the coming summer months.

Burtonesque

I finally got an outside shot, thanks to a friend popping over. I'm trying out my We Love Colors tights and new Asos Curve tutu skirt. The skirt is lovely, though too large for me in the waist, I've been pinning it in with a safety pin. I stopped wearing the black knit vest later on, I think I popped it on because I was feeling a bit nervous going to pick up my kids from school in this outfit- I really stand out amongst all the other very casually dressed parents. For some reason the vest made me feel a bit safer. Weird I know.

I love the striped stockings from We Love Colors. Reminds me of Tim Burton movies. I love how the stockings look with my shoes. The tights only just fit though, they are a bit tight around the tops of my thighs. It would be great if We Love Colors offered some more plus sizes in this pattern.

A close up of my necklace, it's a favourite that I wear a lot. Both the polka dot clip and the necklace were picked up at the local artisan markets.

I promise this is the last of my mirror photos- I finally figured out the self timer on my camera. :-)

Outfit Details
Top: Big W (20)
Skirt: Asos Curve (24)
Vest: Best and Less (L)
Tights: We Love Colors
Shoes: Big W (10)
Accessories: The Olive Tree Markets

OOTD: Pattern Dress

Just a quick outfit post today, of an outfit I wore last week, when it was still cold.

I got this patterned dress for $20 from Millers, thanks to a gift card. It's a polyester kind of fabric so it won't be great for hot weather but it works well for the cold. I love the pattern, it reminds me both of the 70s, and stained glass windows. Once again I'm wearing my Autograph leggings, they have been a staple this winter.

Dress: Millers (22)

Leggings: Autograph (M)

Shoes: Wild Surf Co (Men's 10)

Necklace: Etsy 

I love my new shoes! So fun to wear bright colours!

Spots and Skirts

Today was an in between weather day, which called for a not too hot, not too cold outfit. 

I came up with this. My new Asos midi skirt, teamed up with a thrift shop shirt. I love how the skirt picks up on the blue in the top.

Top: Thrifted (Sara brand)
Skirt: Asos (24)
3/4 Leggings under skirt: Big W
Shoes: Target (11)
Earrings: Thrifted

Here's a closer look at the top, the material is a light pattern mesh over a lining, it's very breathable and comfy.

My best shot of the earrings (I know I know, but I can't figure out the macro setting on my camera yet).
I picked them up for $1 at an op shop (thrift shop) and they've been such a bargain- I wear them with lots of things.