February 2009
5 posts
Spinnin' On Chromes
On Me ’70s disco dress: $2.50 (amazing op-shop en route to Mildura) Tights: $7.99 (Safeway Everyday Essentials) Disco shoes: $20 (from the Myer crazy sale three years back) Bracelet: $2 (can’t remember where) Necklace: $2 (cheapo accessories store on Swanston St) Earrings: $2 (as above) Hair flower: $8.99 (Diva) Copious amounts of HotFix Swarovski Crystals on hair flower and shoes:...
Hold The Phone
Apologies to those of you waiting with bated breath for the next scintillating installment in my fashion travels, I’ve been workin’ real hard plz thx for the last week organising volunteers and other stuff, and will be easing back into the non-tracksuit-pants-and-thongs world this week. Your patience will be “rewarded”!
Her Mother's Wardrobe
On Me Acid-wash tee: American Apparel ($20) Belt: vintage (Grandmother/Mum hand-me-down) Vinyl skirt: vintage (Mum hand-me-down) Red ballet flats: Target ($29) ——- Here I am arsing around the backyard after finishing my radio show for the week, with a world record seven interviews in three hours. One of said interviewees, Girl Talk, noted my effort at colour coordination today and...
Shady Laneway
On Me Wool hat: Dimmeys ($7) Stryper tour t-shirt: eBay ($15) Denim hotpants: Supré ($19) Thongs: Target ($4) Party-rocking record collection: priceless ——- This is the hilarious facial expression I make when I’ve just started a DJ set. In this particular instance, it was while playing Sniders Lane at the Melbourne (i.e. hometown!) leg of the Laneway Festival; I’d just put...
The Hombres - Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)
January 2009
11 posts
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
On Me Grey marle dress: Supré ($10) Yellow bikini top: Arber Bros. Variety Store ($7) Faux-Ken Done bag: Arthur Daley’s ($2) Thongs: Target ($4) ——- So this is what you wear when it’s been 43° and higher for four days in a row. This photo was taken on Thursday night at St. Kilda Beach, which was as busy as it would be the same time, AM. Truly an incredible week of intense...
A Big Day's Outing
On Me Felt hat: Dimmeys ($7) Camisoles: vintage (hand-me-downs) Plaited leather belt: Sportsgirl (Christmas present) Faux Wayfarers: Chemist (nicked from the bloke) “Yoko” Jeans: Sportsgirl ($22 on sale) Leather bag: op-shop ($2!) The usual bangles ——- Had to “work” at the Big Day Out today, doing interviews for RRR. Sometimes I curse myself when I go to work...
“Note to self: STOP STARING SKYWARD IN PHOTOS. Failing that, get more therapy.”
– Me, just now, after realising I pull the same face in all photos.
She'll Be Comin' 'Round The Mountain
On Me Black chiffon dress: Target ($30, plus added Swarovski bedazzle action) Necklace: Sportsgirl (Christmas present) Suede bag: Sportsgirl ($19 on sale) Belt: vintage (hand-me-down) Sandals: Sportsgirl ($49.95) Bangles: see later in post ——- After a morning of deranged bathroom cleaning (always a warning bell) I realised that I needed some restorative time in the mountains today and...
We're Gonna Go Back: Back In Time
On Me Black/grey marle singlet dresses: Supré ($10 each) vintage Country Road work shirt: $6 (Savers) “Dragon scale” bag: Lush Fashions ($40 online sale) Footless tights: Safeway Everyday Essentials ($8 for a two-pack) Sandals: Quick Brown Fox ($40 five years ago) Silk scarf: Sportsgirl (Christmas present) Bored expression: time-warp “new rock revolution” gig at Yah Yahs...
I'm Totally Glad I Dipped My Pen In Your Ink, Bro
On Me Kitten/shark Tee: eBay (Christmas present) Peruvian pants: Wicked Woman ($29.95) Ubiquitous brown thongs: Target ($4) ——- One thing I’m going to try to do with Peep This (where not dictated by a potential Category 5 loss of dignity) is record all my outfits, even the vegetative ones, to provide a more accurate portrayal of my sartorial life - like today’s tribute to...
What Did I Tell You?
On Me Pin-tucked Elle McPherson cami: Savers ($7) Black bra: Kayser ($19 on sale) Skirt-turned-dress-turned-skirt-again: St Vinnies ($8) Trusty old leather bag (with crow feathers): my old church op-shop ($2 - !! - in another age) Brown thongs: Target ($4) ——- See? I told you I’d get too hot today. The skirt fell down (luckily before I was in public) so I pushed it further...
Before We Begin
On Me “Dress”: floral skirt from St Vinnies ($8) Tie: Sportsgirl ($4 on sale) Earrings: Sportsgirl ($9 on sale, many moons ago) Belt: vintage (grandmother hand-me-down) Shoes: Target ($29 on sale) ——- So here we are, the first day of the rest of my fashionable life. I hope you appreciate the setting (backyard, guest-starring battered aloe vera potplant, nanna-chic...
“Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn.”
– Gore Vidal (borrowed from my non-me street style blog)
Welcome
Today is the first day of the rest of my fashion life. I just threw out (i.e. prepared to give to op-shop) a huge bag of awful stretchy synthetic things that make me miserable and elicit “when’s the baby due?” comments from well-meaning chicken shop employees.
Peep This is going to be my fashion life coach. It’s likely you’ll loathe quite a few of my outfits, but...