Current Projects

Sorry for my lack of blogging, I’ve been really busy suffering from bad hayfever and heat exhaustion(Melbourne’s been hit with an Spring heatwave). But I’m happy to report I’m  a little bit better now;  hayfever is persistent and heat exhaustion can be avoided from staying out of the heat and keeping hydrated. Which for me means staying indoors as much as possible, so I started some sewing projects!

Black and white princess seam dress for my mum(nearly finished, still need to put the zip in):

Pleat front circle skirt for my mum (need to attach band and zip):

Altering this oversized striped top into something wearable:

Overlocking and finishing the armholes on this chiffon dress(yes, it’s nearly done!):

Making summery skirts out of these fabrics:

Paint splatter silk:

Navy and cream striped silk:

Hopefully I can finish these before the end of the month ahead of all the non-uniform days at school and party season for my mum. But here’s something handy for now! My lovely friend Lisa P from Sydney sent me this little package in exchange for one of my pasta bow necklaces(you might remember Lisa sent me another package a few months ago) containing the November issue of American Vogue, Victoria’s Secret Lipgloss to add to my collection(of 3), Kat Von D eyeliner and a postcard ; all from New York ! Thanks so much Lisa! 

Take care of your selves guys, hydrate and stay out of the sun!

XXASAB

November “I want list”

I just realised I didn’t do one last month! As I’m sitting here at my mum’s office, suffering from a severe allergy attack I’m lusting after:

Christian Louboutin”LOVE” pumps- HELLO?! Look at the LOVE detail on the vamp!

Christopher Kane cloud print dress- The print is so amazing, I love sunsets…

Day Birger et Mikkelsen lapel- This is just genius, perfect for dressing up a simple t-shirt or blouse.

Alexander McQueen skull ring- A friend sent this to me, at first glance I thought this might be too ‘hardcore’ for me but the little bee totally won me over.

Willow jacket- it’s been ages since I had an Australian designer on my “I want list”, this is such a beautifully simple, strong shouldered jacket, perfect with a floaty dress.

LaPerla purple bikini- I’m a massive fan of  the balconette bikinis, not 100% about the bright colour, but the rouch detail and the slashed cup look is awesome!

YSL frames- I really don’t fancy the semi opaque sunglasses look and I’d probably have to get tinted prescription lenses anyway but I love bright frames (well not really, only white and red, no pastels or fluoros)

How about you? What have you got your eyes on?

XXASAB

Cup day!

Ahh it’s that time of the year again, Melbourne Cup day! An utterly pointless but very well loved public holiday to watch horse racing (well they do call it “The race that stops a nation”)! Usually we get down to nature up in the Dandenong ranges but since we couldn’t take a 4 day weekend we had to alter our plans a bit. We first went for yum cha and then had a relaxing afternoon at the tranquil Fitzroy gardens.

 

 Black dress (worn as blouse): My own design

Vintage garden floral skirt: My own design

Velvet headband: My own design

Tan leather bag: Prada 

Black and gold sunglasses: No brand bargain store grab

Black flats: Joy&Happiness

Yellow wedges (worn in 1st pictures, had to take them off because I had some horrid blisters): China

I must admit the weather wasn’t tip top, the sun couldn’t make up its mind and the winds were a tad temperamental. But we had a blast anyway!

Congratulations to everyone who bet on Shocking or anyone who won anything! Hope you all had a lovely day!

XXASAB

Crazy for patterns

After watching the September Issue too many times I am absolutely in love with Anna’s assortment of printed shift dresses or just prints… I made a pencil skirt for my mum out of a lovely red, navy and white stretch cotton but she wore it once and decided she didn’t like it. I loved the print and I hate seeing fabric wasted so I took it in and up and now it’s mine!

I also picked up this lovely printed silk chiffon not long ago:

It’s very ‘garden in bloom’/'nana chic’ Wasn’t really sure what I would do with it before but expect something along the lines of this in the coming weeks (after the E-week next week and speech night, the school year’s pretty much over!)

 

XXASAB

Style doesn’t have a ’sick day’

Despite the fact that I feel like a lump of turd I still had to venture into the city at in insanely early hour of the morning to hand my Geography assignment in and getting my password changed for my school email. I was seriously considering putting my uniform back on but decided it probably isn’t a good idea to smell like dirty laundry. So, I faced my wardrobe with one mantra “look presentable, you never know who you’ll bump into” (yes, I live in hope I’ll bump into an Melbournian “blog-lebrity”).

Blue layered top: Lovelygirl

Tiered skirt: My own designs

Black pumps: Christian Louboutin

Rose cardigan: MNG

Tortoise shell sunglasses: Thrifted

Bow headband: My own design

I’m kind of cheating here since I wore flats for most of the time (my loubs were in my bag while I walked on the soggy grass on my way to school) and I had to take my headband off while it was raining.

Wish me well.

XXASAB

Chuck’s life less serious champion challenge

I was invited to participate in the “life less serious challenge” and to be honest I was really looking forward to a getting a parcel containing candy. Imagine my surprise when all of this turned up in a big brown box:

 

http://lifelesserious.com.au/

I first toyed with the idea of making a chupa chup wrapper dress but after unwrapping numerous lollipops unsucessfully I gave up. I spent ages staring at the lollypops wondering what I could so, but I wasn’t until I was scared by walking into a room and having Chuck sitting there staring at me that I thought of giving Chuck a makeover! I made him a miniature set of 2 of my favourite designs. I know Chuck’s a boy (I couldn’t check, since his pants are sewn on which made make over a tad hard, seriously, who wears blue tights with a white tutu?) but a little cross dressing never hurt.

 

I wear black fleece cape, white tulle skirt, velvet headband all by me, shoes by C.Louboutin, strawberry lollypop by Chupa Chupa “>Chup and Chuck wears cape, tutu and hairclip by me and lollypop  by Chupa Chup.

AHAHHA! I love being a blogger, I hope they have a category for “creepiest entry” I’m pretty freaked out looking at it:

 

Speaking of blogging, love, kisses and congratulations to Lady Melbourne for winning “Best Fashion Blog” at the Nuff Nang Awards. She really is an inspiration!

Navy bow blouse: My own design
Grey skirt with exposed zip: My own design
Foldover bag: Vintage
Suede booties: Nine West
Watch: Gucci
Velvet headband: My own design
Rings: Gifts

XXASAB

More headbands!

What better to do on a lazy afternoon than to listen to The Postal Service and make headbands on the front porch?

Double Layered bow headband

Red Velvet bow headband with embelishment

Champagne flower headband with pink net

Blue/green silk bow and tulle headband

Blue/green silk bow headband with veil

I am never taking this off! I look about 5 years old here…

If I get enough requests, I might make and sell more of these (but don’t get your hopes up too high, I don’t have paypal or even an etsy. Express your interest in the comments of this post, they’ll probably be around $30 + postage (I know, I know, but think about it from my perpective! The minimum for most fabric is usually half a metre and everything is hand sewn).

I was pretty annoyed getting glared at because I was somewhat ‘dressed up’ at the RMI waiting room.

Square neck shirt: Alivegirl
Foil lace skirt: My own design
Leather bag: Vintage
Dragonfly earrings: My own design
Bangles: Gifted
Watch: Blue Satin
Quilted leather belt: No brand, found it at a sale bin
Satin pumps: RMK

XXASAB

A friend to all is a friend to none

That’s what I’ve learnt this week. Although you try and try to please everybody, you can’t make someone like you or sometimes you just drift a part. So, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. There’s nothing better than spending a day with your friends, laughing uncontrollably down the street,  eating real Italian food at Pellegrinis, and spending hours at the bead shop to make you forget about the horrid week you’ve had. It’s probably not very interesting giving you a play by play so let the picture  speak a thousand words.

It’s probably been ages since I’ve worn flats on a weekend, and it felt weird, not hearing that ‘click click’ when you walk down the street (or have blisters when you get home).

T-shirt: Giordano
Black blazer: Lovelygirl
Floral skirt: My own design
Tights: Lavante
Bow flats: Joy&Happiness
Clutch bag: My mum’s/vintage(?)
Velvet headband: My own design
Bauble necklack: China

“Boredom is talent wasted” I saw this on a motivational website and immediately motivated me, so I made some ear rings from the trinkets I picked up from the bead shop. I’ve never really been an ‘earring’ person, I mainly stick to studs and pearls but I just couldn’t resist these adorable little cuties. 

Also, here’s a little teaser of some of the headbands you’ll see in the coming weeks:

How was your weekend dears?

XXASAB

Model Musing

I’ve always had a soft spot for Natasha Poly, I don’t think I’ve ever dedicated a post to the catwalk queen herself. I must admit her feline, ghostly look isn’t everyone’s cup of tea but that’s what makes her a high fashioned. To me she is the iconic ‘Gucci girl’ well the Frida Giannini Gucci girl anyway, she was recently chosen as the muse for Muse Magazine and they’ve featured a whole magazine to her, called “Natasha Obsessed”. Although I don’t really like her street style I have to admit it suits her! She’s one of a handful that can actually wear leggings as pants. I’m on the fence in regards to Natasha doing Victoria’s Secret again. One part of me thinks since she’s risen above the ‘commercial, underwear model’ standard ( so has Abbey Lee Kershaw, Maryna Linchuck and Catherine McNeil) she  shouldn’t really turn back to the old days when she was bronzed and brown haired, but my favourite Victorias’ Secret show/segment was 2006/aviation flirtation (or something like that) and it was because Natasha was in it, looked amazing and saluted the audience so adorably. Either way, I still want a “Holy Moly it’s Natasha Poly” (Obviously, I’d frame it and never wear it because I am so not a “slogan t-shirt” sort of girl, well maybe something very, very basic and simple)

           

Pictures: thefashionspot

XXASAB

Best of S/S10

Best of New York:

Jason Wu, so feminine, so chic, and most importantly it was relevant and wearable!

  

Zac Posen, yes the colours could potentially burn your retinas but the cutting was divine…

 

Marchesa, who doesn’t love Marchesa? It is the creme de la creme of formal wear.

 

Best of Milan:

Moschino, it was classic but not bland. The accessories were adorable, and that pearl embellished boucle jacket made my heart melt like butter on warm toast (sorry, just watched ‘confessions of a shopaholic’ BTW such a crap, stereotypical movie)

  

Versace, it got me actually excited about summer, need I say more?

  

Dolce and Gabbana. Three words, wow, wow, wee! Sexy and retro, but ignor the shoes, oh please ignore the disgustig shoes.

  

Best of Paris:

Lanvin, sculptural, feminine, all out pure Lanvin!

  

Christian Dior, I know I didn’t review this collection but I did love it, really, I did! Galliano added a dash sportif to his usual sexy concoctions. The delicate slip dresses paired with the trench coats were so divine.

  

Valentino, again, I didn’t review it but this collection has rekindled my love for valentino. There was just something so stunningly beautiful about the ruffled semi opaque organza and gothic black lace.

  

Who were your favourites?

Pictures-style.com

XXASAB