Monday, 11 May 2026

Wardrobe Additions In March & April: What I Bought & How I've Worn It

While I didn't buy any new fashion items in March, I did get a couple of dresses from my sister's wardrobe clear out, and an opshopping day in April resulted in me buying two new-to-me items of clothing. So here's what I've added to my wardrobe recently and how I've worn it.


What I Added to My Wardrobe:









March Wardrobe Additions:
  • Orange and black Salty Crush printed dress from my sister's wardrobe
  • Caroline Morgan navy daisy print dress from my sister's wardrobe
April Wardrobe Additions:

  • thrifted Millions & Billions navy floral shrug jacket
  • thrifted Pink Diamond red floral print maxi dress with tassels

I'm really thankful my sister let me go through the items she had discarded from her wardrobe, and I scored these two beautiful dresses, both of which have gotten me compliments when I wore them. I have been on a bit of a dress kick recently and I'm enjoying wearing these two. especially the orange and black one, perfect colours for Brisbane's current autumn weather!


The dress and the floral shrug were both just $1 each - the dress was on sale at a little local opshop, and the floral shrug jacket was $1 from my go-to opshop that has $1 clothing items. I was really pleased with my finds! I'd been looking for some items for my son for a school project, and some photo frames, but I always have a browse of the books and the clothes to see if there's anything for me too, and I was happy with both of these buys.

With these pieces from my sister and the dress I thrifted though, it now brings my total of new dresses added to my wardrobe this year to 5, which seems a bit much. As I set myself a rule of wearing everything I buy at least twice in the month I buy it though and I've easily achieved this with all these dresses, I still think they were good buys, and I'm enjoying wearing them! I have decluttered a few other dresses from my wardrobe to make room, but I'm also expecting the next couple of months to be low purchase months, as I've added quite a few pieces to my wardrobe this year!




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Sunday, 22 March 2026

30 Ways to Wear: Olive Embroidered Target Tank

Since I've finally achieved over 30 wears with this olive embroidered peasant tank I bought from Target quite some time ago, it's time for another 30 ways to wear post showcasing all of the different outfits I've created with this top.



30 Ways To Wear: Olive Embroidered Target Tank





Cost Per Wear


I've worn this tank 31 times, not bad for a $10 Target clearance buy! It works out as just 33 cents a wear. It was an impulse sale find, after a day out with Beth (who used to be a blogger). I bought it browsing the target sale racks when she was visiting Brisbane, back in May 2016. In the almost a decade that I've owned it, 31 wears seems a bit low (an average of 3 wears a year) but I'd definitely have counted this tank as a workhouse in my wardrobe. 

This is why I enjoy doing these 30 wears posts, I see the pieces I think I wear a lot and how often they are actually worn. It's a great way to understand my own wardrobe as well as hopefully influencing you to take a new look at some of the clothes in your own wardrobe.

The only downside with this top is that this super soft tank is a blend of modal and elastane, so it's definitely showed the wear over the years, and it's finally time to retire it from my wardrobe. I'm pickier with fabrics now and I tend not to buy anything new that is made with an elastane blend, just like I said the last time I hit 30 wears but had to retire a piece as it just wasn't holding up as the elastane had worn down. I have enough workout leggings and workout gear I won't have to buy new for a while!

I did enjoy having this tank in my wardrobe though, and I liked the tassels as well as it gave me a chance to try wear this a few different ways, by just knotting the tassels at the neckline, or leaving them untied and loose. 

Here's 30 of my favourite outfits from the 31 ways I've worn this tank:


Olive Embroidered Tank With Printed Pieces


With the black embroidery on this tank I'm never sure if  a print will look too "busy"
 being wore near the embroidered design. When I have tried printed pieces with this top though, I've really liked the combination. A good lesson that it's important to give new things a try before making up my mind.



Shorts and Olive Tank Outfit


This olive embroidered sleeveless tank, in such a light fabric, is ideal for Brisbane's summer heat, especially when worn with shorts. I've worn this tank with shorts a few times, enough for me to call it out as a separate way to wear idea.


Yellow Bags and Olive Embroidered Tank Outfits


Sometimes you want a bag that really pops against our outfit, and with this neutral olive green tank, yellow is a fun pop of colour to wear with it! I've worn that mustard bag a few times as you can see in the first 3 outfits, but the lighter and brighter yellow bag in the last outfit there looks great with the olive green too.


Olive Embroidered Tank and Blazer Outfits


Like most people attending the office after 2020, my business casual office is even more casual than usual, so denim is definitely a weekday appropriate outfit choice. I do try dress up the tank a little when I wear it with denim to the office, by wearing a blazer on top to add a little formality to my outfit.


Olive Green Tank With Pink Accessories


Neon pink is definitely my favourite shade to wear with this olive tank! I've worn the same neon pink Rebecca Minkoff mini MAC bag 3 times with this tank! I had tried other shades of pink of course, from the blush blazer or the lighter pink of the handbag in the top right outfit.


Olive Embroidered Tank Worn With Neutral Browns


Olive green is a good neutral shade, so you can't go wrong wearing it with more neutrals. As you can see in the outfit photos, different shades of browns (like the camel trench coat, leopard print skirt, or tan bag and brown floral skirt) pair so nicely with the olive green.


Olive Tank Worn With Blue


I like blue and green together, and while I do prefer brighter blue shades with this olive green tank, like the tie dye skirt or the cobalt blazer, less vibrant blues like the storm grey of the bag in the middle outfit, also work well.


Olive Embroidered Tank Worn With Black Skirts


With the black embroidery on tis tank, wearing it with other black pieces is an easy matchy-matchy outfit combination. I really like wearing this olive tank with black, as you've seen in the outfits above, and I was surprised I have worn it so many times with black skirts, so it deserved to be another outfit combination to call out.



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Sunday, 8 March 2026

What I Bought In January And February, And How I've Worn It

A few new additions to my wardrobe this year! I picked up some things at the opshop, a result of browsing after donating more things after our post-Christmas clear outs. The boys are outgrowing their clothes so fast, I can always find more to donate and another reason to stop by an opshop.

Here's what I bought over January and February:


The only thing I didn't buy in an opshop, the navy Rebecca Minkoff mini 5-zip bag, was an online purchase from eBay, so it was a preloved find as well. I'd been considering it for a while and at $50 I really couldn't resist grabbing it one day. It's been worn quite a lot since I bought it.

Unfortunately, the leopard print maxi cardigan and the vintage leather jacket I picked up have not been worn twice yet. I set myself the goal of wearing everything I buy at least twice in the month I buy it, to make sure I'm buying pieces that work well for my lifestyle and to stop all the "new with tags but unworn" pieces living in my wardrobe I had a few years back. While I did manage to wear the cardigan once on a slightly cooler, rainier summer day, and the jeans, the weather just hasn't been cool enough yet for them to have a lot of wears, or the leather jacket to even be worn once. I'm confident once we pass through autumn herein Brisbane that they will be frequently reached for pieces in winter weather though!



How I Wore It:







As I shared above, the navy Rebecca Minkoff mini 5-zip bag has been worn a lot, easily the most worn of everything I bought. The little denim tiered dress has been something I've reached for a lot too.

While I didn't really need any pieces added to my wardrobe this year, I couldn't resist picking up these things over the past 2 months and I'm sure they will get a lot more wear, particularly the winter pieces, when the right weather rolls around!




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