In search of the perfect Birthday Dress

It's my birthday in just over a week! That means lots of presents, alcohol and the perfect outfit. I've been searching the internet for ideas on what I want to wear and thought I'd share some of my favourite picks with you.

Thoughts?

Hello June

Nothing says June like a good Mid Year Sale! I've spent up a storm getting all these items for a grand total of less than $100! Sportsgirl and Dotti are having some fantastic sales on at the moment and most of the stuff is still current season. Get set go.

The above is all Sportsgirl and the lovely boots below that I have been wearing like crazy are from Dotti.

Game of Thrones Fashion Inspiration

I am in LOVE with the Game of Thrones, as much for the fashion as for the epic storyline. The costume designers really do go out of their way to create original and fantastic designs. 

These are my two favourite dress designs from the series and I'm pretty excited to have a go at DIYing something like them.

I have bought 2m of sheer black fabric and I'm hoping to create a dress in the same style as these two dresses in the sheer fabric with a black, bodycon strapless underneath. In my mind this is a stunning dress but who knows what will come out the other end.


I'm also planning to make a belt, kind of like the ones we see here, with the large metal clasps, but I want to make the rest out of neon perspex.


I'll post on the outcomes soon.

The five minute dress

I bought a lovely tiger print scarf a few weekends back that I have neglected to blog about. It was gorgeous, but as I don't use scarves and I've been crushing on scoop neck dresses for a while now I thought I'd try making one out of my lovely scarf. 

It was simple enough, I cut a piece of black fabric the same size as the scarf, sewed two top corners together and then half way up the two sides. Put a belt around it and this is what you get. I am super happy with the result! It really flattered my figure and was so damn easy to make!

I am also wearing the necklace which I made (featured in the last post) and a belt I made. You can't really see it but I'll post about it soon as it as ah-ma-zing.

Out of this world

Shopping! I went shopping (new shopping not op shopping) for the first time in weeks a few days ago. It was amazing! Winter fashion is everywhere now and I'm definitely glad. I'm a huge fan of this season's new looks. Here I am wearing two of my favourite buys from the day.

This dress was on sale because it was the last one in stock, I got it for half price, which is lucky because I'm not entirely sure whether we're in love or not. The cut is gorgeous and flattering and I love the low back, and I am a huge fan of galaxy prints and velvet; however I don't like the yellows and greens in the print, I wish they had have been reds and purples in the sky, much prettier!

These boots were an awesome find. They are current season, I saw them full price in the store and then found a pair, barely worn, in the box of damaged shoes in the back. They were a steal for $10 because some fantastic person couldn't handle a little bit of fading around the seams. They are unbelievably comfortable for a pair of heels and even fit my calves pretty well which doesn't usually happen. I am going to wear the absolute shit out of these this winter!

And that's all for now. Loving my bargain buys!

Favourite Coachella Looks

Even though I live all the way in Australia I look forward to Coachella every year for it's amazing fashion snaps! Every year hundreds of guys and gals manage to put on their Sunday best for my personal visual enjoyment!

Here is my roundup of favourite Coachella outfits so far. (Images are from Refinery 29.)

I really hope that one day I will get to Coachella! It is my dream to be happy snapped by a style stalker at a festival! But why don't they photograph the curvy girls? Some of them must be stylish? Or don't curvy girls go to festivals like Coachella because of the intimidating mass concentration of skinny beautiful women? Fair enough, but I'm still going!

Fashion and photos

I was hoping to do photography classes once I got into the city but I can no longer afford it, so from now on it's practice practice practice.

I only wish I took it with me more places but I never seem to remember it, and if I did I think I'd probably take 2000 photos a day. It's really about quality not quantity though, and that's something I need to learn. That and the ability to take quality photos!

This is my best friend Shannon, as you can see she's absolutely gorgeous! She also has great style, and styled both these outfits pictured herself with some of my vintage clothes.

The coloured striped top which can barely be seen is a tight fitted men's 70s tee from Target. It is gorgeous but unfortunately I couldn't convince Daniel to wear it.

The blouse is a gorgeous sheer secretary blouse with a stunning front bib crochet detail (the photos don't do it justice!). I absolutely love it! Unfortunately it looks horrible on me and as a result i's up for sale on Etsy.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/96437956/vtg-sheer-beige-secretary-blouse-with

If you click this link you will easily see that I'm new to Etsy, and my shop is horrible and only has one item! But I'm working on it I promise!