the maxi skirt

I love the maxi skirt.

You can get it in a variety of colours, from black to cream to sheer.
You can get it in a variety of shapes, from pleats with a flip hem to a gentle a-line to waterfall layers.
You can get it in a variety of material, from cheesecloth to jersey to chiffon.

Once you make your purchase you can also dress it up or down. Like the stripe shirt, floral bag and flats combo which I would wear to go to the markets or a movie on the weekend.

Or you can add a beautiful flowing blouse, strappy heels and a clutch bag, put your hair in pin curl waves and a side bun and you are ready for night on the town, channeling a 30's glamour girl.

....and if you forget to shave your legs nobody will know!!

Image from Polyvore

diy skirts

I made a couple of really easy skirts out of vintage sheets for the lovely days of Spring and Summer.

The pattern could not be more simple.

A piece of material, the width of yourself plus the amount you want for the gathers - so the width was me plus another half of me. Hem one end. Fold and stitch the opposite end leaving enough room for elastic. Stitch up one side, thread the elastic and stitch shut.

 Done!

Skirt - vintage DIY

Shoes - Savers

T-shirt - Kmart

Cardigan - Kmart

Belt - Savers

wooden clompers

I have been dreaming of a pair of Swedish Hasbeens for quite a while now, but the price has me nervous. I do love quality and the shoes would last forever, but still anything over $200 and I start to sweat.

So I turned to my old friend Etsy and searched for something similar and these came straight up - in my size and the blue colour I was after. Some things are just meant to be.

They came from a lovely shop called Pomegranate Seed and cost $38.

Buying shoes online, the price of posting them can be costly but the post for these were very reasonable at only $14.

When I first put them on, I clomped around the house like Frankenstein. The weight of the heel takes a little getting used to. But after awhile, I was moving around like normal.

The shoes are so comfortable and I love that clomp sound. These will be wonderful for Spring and Summer and will go with oodles of dresses, thanks to the lovely shade of navy.

That's the beauty of vintage dresses in polyester patterns......you can almost get away with only two pairs of shoes - one in navy and one in brown and they will match your whole wardrobe.

dress - polyester 3 tier, fitted high waist in yellow flower pattern

 from Upper Ferntree Gully op shop - no website

long wooden pendant brooch - ASOS

white cardigan - Cocolatte

regular features

Last night I was thinking about clothes and magazines and fashion blogs and what I love to see and read.

To keep me motivated and not let this little blog die, I have decided on some regular features which are -

dress me pretty - my outfit posts and purchases
bless your little vintage socks - all about op shops, vintage treasure finds and goods on etsy
beauty in the smallest details - all about makeup and hair
nobody will ever be as good as you - fashion icons from the past and present
through the looking glass - fashion looks from around the nets
bling! - all about jewellery and accessories
froctober - dresses or skirts every day for the month of October to raise money for Ovarian Cancer


I hope you will read along.

what to do?

 

As you can tell from my long absence, I can't seem to find anything to blog about.

I started the blog documenting our new journey across the country and to share with our family what we were up to in our new city.

Then I started crafting and talked about that.

As much as I still love to craft and sew and go to places in our city, I don't really want to share it. It's like I want to keep the secrets and memories just for me now. I am not been a meanie. I just can't find the words and don't want to edit my day.

But that said - so much time and love and energy has gone into my blog for nearly 4 years now and I don't want to let it go to waste. I love what I have created here. It's not brain surgery and I don't know what I am talking about more than half the time, but I love that maybe one day the kids may want to read about what I was up to and to think "I always new Mum was a nut bag."

I do know that I love fashion. I could bore the socks off you talking about clothes. It's one thing I will be back for, when I feel like blogging, to take part in Frocktober or post a picture of an outfit, or rave about a shoe or bag that has captured me.

It's just where I am at now.