day 24 and 25

Day 24 of Frocktober

vintage dress - Savers

vintage shoes - Savers

cardi - Cocolatte

pendant - up the hill somewhere.........

Day 25 of Frocktober

vintage skirt - Peachy Pipes

belt - Savers

vintage shoes - Savers

t shirt - Target

cardi - Target

day 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23

Day 19 of Frocktober

vintage dress - savers

Day 20 of Froctober

vintage dress - walk in wardrobe

belt - target

shoes - kmart

Day 21 of Frocktober

vintage dress - savers

cardi - cocolatte

Day 22 of Frocktober

vintage skirt - peachy pipes

vintage shoes - savers

long t - target

vintage wrap top - savers

pendant - collette

Day 23 of Frocktober

skirt - kmart

top - savers

cardi - cocolatte

pendant - camberwell markets

shoes - kmart

day 18

I love this dress. It's blue satin and it flows. It has a lovely pointed neckline with three buttons and it has pockets. It only cost $4 and it's in perfect condition.

But the winner of this outfit is the locket by The Black Apple. This is my favourite art print - the bear with the two children. It reminds me of me. The bear with my two children.

I would do anything for them.

Day 18 of Froctober

vintage blue dress - Camberwell Markets

locket - The Black Apple

vintage mary jane shoes - Savers

day 15, 16 and 17

Day 15 of Frocktober

vintage shift dress - Savers

vintage Mary Janes - Savers

Day 16 of Frocktober

vintage dress - Savers

tights - Myer

vintage brogues - Savers

Day 17 of Frocktober

skirt - Big W

vintage Mary Janes - Savers

t-shirt - Target

cardi - Cocolatte

necklace - Valley Girl

day 14

Day 14 of Frocktober and I am wearing a lovely happy dress that I found at the Camberwell Markets. A lovely lady was selling vintage dresses and when I went up to her with my booty (3 dresses) she said "Oh you are out of luck...all the best dresses just went!"

I thought I was pretty lucky. I was holding 3 lovely dresses and they cost $10 all up!

This one is definitely an ode to the 80's. Polyester, stripes, big white buttons. I love it and it is so comfortable thanks to the slightly raised elastic waist. It also has two big pockets on either side.

Thank you Camberwell maket lady. You are hard to find but I will track you down again one day and see what you have for me next time.

I am also wearing my vintage clogs. I found these online from a shop called Pomegranate Seed and they cost $38. They are from the 60's and I am pretty certain the entire upper part of the clog has been re-made but the lovely wood is in prime condition. They are so comfortable.

I am just so thankful for a lovely sunny day today here in Melbourne. I have been wanting to wear these for months!

...and to the reader who has a thing about toes (in a hideous bad way) I'm sorry!!

*and the bt on the side - no idea what that means but it was meant to be! Ben and Toni. I mean really!!!!

vintage dress - camberwell markets

vintage clogs - pomegranate seed

day 13

Day 13 of Frocktober and this dress I picked up at the little op shop around the corner (which I must get the name of) on the weekend for $5.

I can tell it's been handmade and whoever made it did a sterling job. It was a little long so I took the hem up and it's wonderful.

Dress - op shop around the corner

Belt - Target

Shoes - vintage kitten heels from the Salvos

day 11 and 12

Day 11 of Frocktober

DIY skirt from vintage material

flats - kmart

long sleeve white t - target

Day 12 of Frocktober

vintage houndstooth dress - savers

vintage mary janes - savers

tights - kmart

diy brooch

day 10

This is currently my (well one of my) favourite dresses at the moment.

I love it.

I found it at a little op shop around the corner. I was looking for records and the sweet little lady that runs the shop said that she had just received a whole heap of 50's style dresses that I might like to look at. Would I?!!

I took home 4 dresses for $5 each and they were in perfect condition. They were also the exact same size - maybe donated from one person? They were all a little small and I was not very hopeful that I would be able to wear any thinking I would put them into my upcoming shop (which is almost ready to go!), but this one fitted like a dream.

It's mustard yellow with rose and gold coloured flowers and green leaves. It has a slightly higher waist so it sits above the problem zone and makes my legs look a little longer.

Thank you donating lady whoever you are. I love your dress.

vintage dress - little op shop around the corner

cardi - cocolatte

pendant - asos

vintage mary janes - savers

earings - no idea!

day 8 and 9

Day 8 of Frocktober

vintage dress - camberwell markets

tights - kmart

flats - kmart

necklace - camberwell markets

Day 9 of Frocktober

vintage dress - savers

vintage denim jacket - savers

flats - kmart

belt - target

pendant - lovely shop in olinda village whose name I have forgotten.

frocktober day 7

I purchased The Sewing Kit dress from Red Velvet last month. I am very fond of Elsie and her talents over at A Beautiful Mess and when she and her team put out a second line of dresses through Red Velvet, I was keen to nab one.

I decided on this dress because of the print and the neckline. It was also one of the dresses that was plus sized and I admired Elsie for offering larger dress sizes for girls with boobs (or waists and hips).

Being a tent dress style the only measurement of any concern was the boob measurement so I rounded up to be on the safe side.

I hate to pick any faults at all but I was a little disappointed. I think that the simple idea of increasing the size of the bust measurement is not the only factor when including dresses for plus size ladies.

Because we have a lot going on in the front doesn't mean that is the only place that should be increased in size. You also have to factor in increasing the measurement under the arm and this dress is a little tight and I rounded up. You get that pushing down tight feeling.........ladies with big boobs - you know what I mean? It cuts you across the top and pushes your boobs down. It's so technical!

Also the neckline is far too low. Believe me, only girls who get their boobs increased in size are the ones that want to have them out there. When you have a big chest you want to show a little but keep them tucked away nicely.

Being a polyester girl with all that softness and draping, the stiff cotton of the dress takes some getting used to and maybe adds a few kilos in places you don't want them to be.

The first two photos I added a little modesty panel and teamed the dress with a cardigan.  In the photos below I layered the dress over a long sleeved t.....and the photos are taken with my new camera!

So overall I am still a fan of the Red Velvet girls and applaud them for having plus size girls in mind. Maybe the dresses need a little tweaking yet for a plus size girl to look their best.....and at a price tag of $140 I might of expected a little more.

But my little girl just saw me and said "oh you look pretty Mum!".....and that's all I can hope for really. :)

Dress - Red Velvet Sewing Kit Dress

T-shirt - Target

Belt - Target

Shoes - Kmart

Camera - Nikon Coolpix L140

frocktober day 6

My feet have been having a birthday. Flats for the 3rd day in a row. I spent the weekend in the highest heels (which I call my tranny shoes) and my feet didn't like me very much.

It's lovely to be home.

Dress - Vintage

Belt - Target

Flats - Kmart

Cardi - Cocolatte

frocktober day 5

I'm back and off to a slow start with this year's Frocktober.

We arrived back from Perth for a short journey across the country and I didn't get any photos of any outfits for days 1 - 4....but rest assured I hardly ever wear pants/jeans. I think I wore them once last term and a fellow kindy mum asked me if anything was wrong. I was wearing jeans that day. :)

The beauty about being a vintage polyester lover is the ease of packing. We all carried on and I had room to spare in my little suitcase. These dresses fold down to nothing.

Dress - Vintage

Belt - Target

Flats - Kmart

I also picked up this book at the Library to read all about dresses and it goes lovely with the month of Frocktober. Every day I will post a photo of my dress or skirt outfit to raise awareness about ovarian cancer. I decided not to pursue donations from any readers and will make my own donation at the end of the month to this great cause. If you would like to donate, please go to the website.