Twirling like a crazy woman

I found this book under the stairs on the weekend, half read with a book mark in the middle. I'm not sure why I would have put it down(probably in the midst of studying last year) because it's quite entertaining. If you haven't read French Women Don't Get Fat by Mireille Guiliano then I would recommend it as the best non-diet diet book around.

I was going to head outside to take my photos today but we are sweltering in 34 degree weather so I am indoor bound.

I like a little breeze to show off the full circle of this skirt but a twirl I realised can suffice. Thank god for curtains so the neighbours can't see me twirling in the lounge room like a crazy woman.

Bag: Inherited

Skirt: I made it! Just do a search for 'circle skirt' and previous posts will come up

Singlet: H&M

Heels: Barkins

Belt: Far East Plaza, Singapore

Twirling like a crazy woman

Happy Friday!

Happy Friday out there folks, first Friday in Feb!

I like to dress for occasions, meaning I like to look appropriate for the venue/event/party I am attending. Hence my post asking your opinions on what I should wear to the tennis.

Anyhow I'm going to the pub tonight and possibly to see a band(relying on other peoples plans is always GREAT) and I haven't worn this dress as yet but thought c'est parfait.

I gave it a test run last night at ladies night and got the thumbs up from the gals- I was a little worried I might look like an ice skater from 1984 who got lost in a biker shop but they put my fears to rest.

Dress: Bought in Hong Kong on my travels and never worn

Boots: Senso Diffusion

Jacket: Sirrico

p.s- thank you my dear readers for the French lesson!

Happy Friday!

Peppermint Magazine is still available

Sniff, sniff, it's the last month I'll be a cover girl for the delightful Peppermint Magazine so if you want a copy rush to the shops!
I'll still be writing for them in coming issues but I have to say that the current issue is pretty special to me. I never could have imagined in my wildest dreams that I would have ended up on the cover of a magazine when I started blogging.

If you can't get it locally you can buy it online from Mag Nation, or you can read all about it here.

And just to satisfy the voyeur in you, here are the photos of the Peppermint Party I threw to celebrate.

Peppermint Magazine is still available

A cup of tea....and a party

Sometimes before I head out I like to have a cup of tea just to relax. It doesn't always happen but my eclectic mix of china tea cups make me so happy. So does my black manicure by the way, Mother Melbourne's not into it at all, but I think against the pale colours it really 'pops.'

Bag: Vintage, inherited from my Aunt Joan

Heels: Verali

Skirt: Tempt

Blouse: Vintage

Cuff: Bugis St market, Singapore

A cup of tea....and a party

OMG WTF SRSLY I ND HLP!!

Okay, I need to admit something as a blogger and texter: I can't speak Textese. I know some basic abbreviations, but with a mother who was a teacher and having studied journalism, that kind of thing has simply never really absorbed into my vocabulary.

I sat at the computer screen when I was on gmail chat just two weeks ago wondering why Dr.Jones kept typing 'brb.' Does she need to burp but can't type it? Is there a fascinating blurb of a book she wants to tell me about?
I ended up googling the answer.

My friends will contest that my text messages come complete with full spelling and punctuation, I find it impossible to get the hang of txt speak.

So, in an attempt to become enlightened, here is what I know but I am reaching out to you to help Lady Melbourne get with the sartorial times!

WTF: What the f*ck
OMG: Oh my god
LOL: Laugh out loud
BRB: Be right back
SRSLY: Seriously
HLP: Help
BTW: By the way
ATM: At the moment.

OMG WTF SRSLY I ND HLP!!

This entire outfit cost $35

I haven't posted for a while about how I shop for second hand clothes, mainly I suppose because it's just something that is so natural to me. I am always shopping, I never turn off from what is going on around me in terms of retail.

I. Love. To. Shop.

If someone enquires about what I'm wearing and finds out that its second hand or vintage, the first question I am mainly asked is, 'Where do you find this stuff?'

'I don't know...?' isn't really a helpful answer, but I hope as today's post shows the stuff is out there if you care to look. I found this entire outfit in the one Salvation Army store, spending a grand total of $35 and about 1 hour shopping.

It was all there for the taking, I guess my number one tip is that you simply have to look at everything. EVERYTHING. That means home wears, manchester(I found a lavender wool coat once someone had put under a duvet), furniture, childrenswear, books- EVERYTHING.

Make 'scour' your new mantra.

The second tip is that it takes time to shift through racks and racks of clothing, the reward is that you may just find a complete outfit for under $40. If I've learnt one thing from op-shopping since I was 13, it's that you have to spend time going through everything. Literally pulling every single scarf out of that 1 mt high bin.

Dr. Jones found a black and red Christian Lacroix scarf once doing this(the couture end of the business is now closed= collectors item= $$$) and you've seen some of the labels I've found over the years in op-shops.

It's all out there, happy shopping!

Dress: Second hand $7

Glasses: $3

Cotton trench with leather details: $5

Glomesh bag: $10

Leather boots: $10

This entire outfit cost $35

Sunday Sessions

I am often reluctant to put jeans on the blog, only because I see them as 'boring.' I wear them, but not as an everyday item, I tend to think of them as super casual attire.
Anyhow, I'm not so precious that I won't wear jeans to the pub on a Sunday, this outfit is a testament to that.

It's always a fine balance- I could substitute the heels for flats, but then the outfit would just scream complacent.
I've been meaning to showcase these new heels anyhow from Verali, who knew nude heels went with everything?!

Ta again for your suggestions on what to wear to the tennis, it was mighty helpful!

Top: Sportsgirl
Jeans: Country Road
Bag: Oroton
Heels: Verali
Necklace: Valley Girl

Sunday Sessions

R.I.P: J. D. Salinger

"All the kids kept trying to grab for the gold ring, and so was old Phoebe, and I was sort of afraid she'd fall off the goddam horse, but I didn't say anything or do anything. The thing with kids is, if they want to grab for the gold ring, you have to let them do it, and not say anything. If they fall off, they fall off, but it's bad if you say anything to them."

J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

Normally I would bring you Happy Friday on the last day of the working week, but today I'd like to pay tribute to J.D. Salinger who died on Wednesday.

Here is what the New York Times had to say:

"Mr. Salinger’s literary reputation rests on a slender but enormously influential body of published work: the novel “The Catcher in the Rye,” the collection “Nine Stories” and two compilations, each with two long stories about the fictional Glass family: “Franny and Zooey” and “Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction.”

“Catcher” was published in 1951, and its very first sentence, distantly echoing Mark Twain, struck a brash new note in American literature: “If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you’ll probably want to know is where I was born and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don’t feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth.”

I don't pretend to be a literary expert, but I love reading and books. I am named after Phoebe Caulfied, Holden's younger sister and the book has had a long lasting influence on my life.

R.I.P, J.D. Salinger.

'It was that kind of a crazy afternoon, terrifically cold, and no sun out or anything, and you felt like you were disappearing every time you crossed a road.'

J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

R.I.P: J. D. Salinger

Little treasures from Adelaide

Chilling on Rundle St

Whilst I was in Adelaide last week I visited Bauhaus on Rundle St. It's a sort of a home wares, jewellery, art and general stuff-for-the-home kind of store with a bit of a twist. At the moment they had plenty of stuff from Mexico (very Frida Kahlo), Indian pashmina's, bright and huge canvas pop art prints, and of course plenty of kitsch.

I gasped out loud when I saw these figurines because a/ I love dogs b/I love black and white c/ I love kitsch and d/ I love figurines. I could see the look of defeat of H.L's face the minute I had spotted them, a sort of 'Oh sh*t, she's seen more stuff we don't need but she wants to clutter up the house.'

He did end up buying them for me so underneath it all I think he likes them as much as I do ;)

Bauhaus sadly don't have a website, the lovely gals working there told me they have such a high turnover of stock that it can't be facilitated. So just like in the dark ages pre-internet(gasp) you'll just have to do things the old fashioned way and call or make a visit in person. Worth it.

257 Rundle St

Adelaide

SA 5000

T (61 8) 8215 0003

E email@bauhaus.com.au

Little treasures from Adelaide