Star Print Top, Tribal Print Skirt, Diamond Tights

Thought I would give pattern mixing a try today :) Just subtly with different prints on my top, skirt and tights.


Here's what I wore:

Cardi: Jeanswest grey knit cardi
Top: Cotton On Salta peasant top in black / gardenia star gazer print (New Purchase)
Necklace: Indigo Rose Design pearl and antique gold long necklace
Bracelets: the usual plus Indigo Rose Design black leather Swarovski beaded wrap bracelet
Skirt: French Connection tribal touch skirt in nightfall
Shoes: Rubi black ballet flats
Bag: Balenciaga 2008 Sapphire RH city (similar at Barneys)

Closeup of accessories:

Not sure if I should keep this skirt - I love it but every time I wear it I'm never quite pleased with the outfit. Here are some of the other ways I've worn this skirt pre-blog:

Today was a last wear before I decide what to do with it. I think I should let it go. What do you think? Keep or donate?

Butterfly Print Jersey Dress, Asos Chain Cardi, Balenciaga Sapphire City Bag

Worked from home this morning, and then went to the office for a meeting this afternoon. Wanted something comfortable for both places, so this jersey dress fit the bill.

Here's what I wore:

Jacket: Asos black cardigan with chain trim
Dress: French Connection butterfly jersey tie waist dress from Asos
Necklace: Chanel from Reebonz
Bracelets: the usual
Shoes: Marc by Marc Jacobs patent mouse flats (similar at shopbop)
Bag: Balenciaga 2008 Sapphire RH city

Cooper popped over to see why I was standing at the fence again. He's such a cute little photobomber!

Closeup of accessories:

Wrap Dress and a little bit orange

After feeling so blah yesterday, I wore some old favourites today. I really like each item in this outfit, and you can't go wrong with a classic wrap dress.

Unfortunately I got home from work late tonight and had to take an indoor pic, and it doesn't really capture the black well. I tried to improve the photo colours so you could see the detail but now I look really orange..haha. Sorry! Trust me, I'm still really pale. No orange fake tan here!

Here's what I wore:

Dress: Diane Von Furstenberg (from linda*s***stuff on ebay)
Singlet underneath: Supre snake print singlet
Necklace: gift from DH
Bracelets: the usual
Shoes: Marc by Marc Jacobs patent mouse flats
Bag: Balenciaga 2008 Sapphire RH city


Closeup of accessories (and my natural skin tone!):

Hope you had a great day, and you got a bit of a giggle from the orange photo!

Orange and purple

Have been wanting to try orange and purple together after seeing this amazing outfit from Sheila at Ephermera.

Got a chance to try today with an orange tee and purple bag.


Here's what I wore today:

Tee: Sass & Bide new day rising tee
Necklace: Juicy Couture charm on a gold chain, both gifted from my bestie.
Bracelets: the usual
Jeans: Sass & Bide
Shoes: Big W thongs ($2!)
Bag: Balenciaga 2008 Sapphire RH city


Closeup of accessories:

Hope you all had a lovely weekend!

Blogger interview, Cooper and Mica want Oscar's Law!

I am so excited to see this post on The Fashionoclast today! Frederik, one of the writers at the Fashionoclast asked if I would like to be interviewed and of course I said yes. The thing I like best about it is how eloquent his introduction is compared to my responses ;)

So go ahead and check out my first ever blog interview here at The Fashionoclast!


Relaxing day today spending time with my family and a trip to the park. Cooper got some exercise while we fed the ducks and strolled around. My sister and I couldn't resist playing on the swings for a bit before we left!

Here's what I wore:

Singlet: Oscar's Law pink ladies singlet (via  http://www.oscarslaw.org/)
Necklace: gift from DH
Bracelets: the usual
Shorts: Jeanswest denim shorts
Shoes: Balenciaga sorbet 2010 RGGH studded sandals
Bag: Balenciaga 2008 Sapphire RH city

I wore my pink Oscar's Law singlet as Cooper and I want Oscar's Law!

In Australia puppy farms (puppy mills or puppy factories) are legally allowed to exist and provide pet stores with puppies to sell, while over 200,000 animals are put down in shelters every year. (Source)
I dream of one day being able to proudly say that I come from a country where puppy farms are outlawed and the only animals in pet stores are shelter animals waiting to be adopted.

That's why I support Oscar's Law. (Plus Cooper looks so cute in his bandanna!)

Blue jersey dress

So happy to have such lovely weather for the weekend. The weekend was off to a great start with take-out and a movie night with DH and Cooper last night, it was lovely.

Had a very relaxed Saturday today. Tried to catch up with every one's blogs as I've fallen terribly behind this week. It was a crazy week at work, lots of extra hours. Hoping next week is better.


Here's what I wore today:

Dress: Asos drop waist jersey dress in blue
Necklace: gift from a lovely friend
Bracelets: the usual
Shoes: Cotton On thongs
Bag: Balenciaga 2008 Sapphire RH city with violet tassels

Really like this dress, it's so comfortable and easy to wear. I was halfway to the post office when I noticed the tassels on the Balenciaga city and the tassels on the side of the dress were maybe a bit much though, next time I wear this dress I'll pick a bag without tassels. Doesn't look too bad in the pic, but the tassels swing about a bit when I walk.

Closeup of accessories:

Hope you have had a lovely Saturday, whatever you were up to.

A shelter dog changed my life...

Thank you all so much for your lovely comments on my post yesterday. I expect the odd mean or snarky comment directed at me, but it really upset me to see someone saying such nasty things aimed at Cooper.

Today seemed like the perfect day to wear the new tee I bought from the AWL, 'A shelter dog changed my life...' https://www.awlqld.com.au/awl-online-store/category/awl-products/

 

Tee: AWL QLD Shelter Dog grey tee
Necklace: Chanel (via Reebonz)
Bracelets: the usual plus my new Balenciaga Silver Giant Triple Tour Bracelet in Rose Bruyere from HGBags Online
Jeans: Jeanswest
Shoes: Asos flirt leather sandals
Bag: Balenciaga 2008 Sapphire RH city with violet tassels

Closeup of the back of the tee:

Lots of people were asking about my shirt today. It was good to be able to tell them all about the wonderful work the Animal Welfare League of Queensland does, and how we adopted Cooper from them. If you're in south east Queensland and looking for a new family member, I highly recommend you check out the AWL. http://www.awlqld.com.au/awlq-adoption/


Closeup of accessories:

A better picture of the Balenciaga rose bruyere bracelet:

I ordered this bracelet from the US last Saturday, and it arrived on Thursday. That's 4 business days! To illustrate just how fast that is for those not used to shipping from the US to Australia, the bracelet arrived a day before an item from Sydney, which I had ordered on the same day.
Oh and I used a free shipping code too so the fast shipping didn't cost me a penny! Erica at HGBags is the best - she shipped the bracelet hours after I had ordered it.


Very glad it is the weekend - looking forward to spending lots of time with DH and my adorable Cooper.

Hurtful comments

Crazy day today. Stress at work is really getting to everyone. To top if off, came home to an extremely rude comment on one of my youtube videos. Someone randomly decided to leave a horrible comment about Cooper.

I deleted the comment but it still made me sad.

DH has told me it's okay, people on the internet are just crazy and rude like that, but how could you be so mean to such a cute little doggy?

On a completely unrelated note, here's what I wore today:

Dress: French Connection Melanie sleeveless navy and white dress
Necklace: glass pearls and black ribbon, made by a talented friend
Bracelets: the usual plus some freshwater pearl ones made by the same friend.
Shoes: Nine West
Bag: Balenciaga 2008 Sapphire RH city


I covered up with a cropped Asos jacket in the office:

Closeup of accessories:

Also got some parcels today - a dress and a bracelet - I'll post about them later.

February already!

Can't believe it's the 1st of February already! Really wish January had welcomed in the new year in a much more pleasant manner, but there is still lots more of the year to go.


Here's what I wore today:

Dress: Jeanswest ruffle neckline animal print dress
Necklace: Chanel (via Reebonz)
Bracelets: the usual
Shoes: Big W thongs ($1!)
Bag: Balenciaga 2008 Sapphire RH city

Closeup of accessories and digital leopard print on the dress:

I did have work today so I swapped out the thongs for my Nine West black flats and wore a long black cardi too. I always have flats and a cardigan in my desk, they are really useful.

Glad it was Wednesday, only 2 days left of work before the weekend :)

Wet Wednesday, Reebonz twitter Giveaway

Even more rain and road closures today. Thankfully it stopped raining in the afternoon and hasn't started again, hoping it continues to stay that way and we have a dry Australia day tomorrow.

Here's what I wore today:

 Dress: French Connection Kay dress
Necklace: freshwater pearls, made by a talented friend
Bracelets: the usual plus some freshwater pearl ones made by a friend.
Boots: NineWest Odin Black Leather ankle boots
Bag: Balenciaga 2008 Sapphire RH city


Closeup of accessories and houndstooth print on the dress:

The boots were a much better choice for the rain than my black flats yesterday, but my knee did get sore after wearing them all day. Need to ease into heels!


If you have twitter, @ReebonzAU and @Young_Republic are having a twitter giveaway once they hit 2,000 followers.

Hope you are all dry and warm and safe!

Rain, rain and a little more rain

Been watching the http://qldalert.com/ website all afternoon with the flooding and road closures. Keeping those who have already had their homes go under water today in my prayers, and hoping the rain relents soon.


This was what I wore today for a big meeting at work:

Dress: Valley Girl
Necklace: Gift from DH
Bracelets: the usual plus purple one made by a talented friend
Shoes: Cotton On black flats. Really need to get myself some rain boots! Needed sensible shoes today, but all my boots have heels.
Bag: Balenciaga 2008 Sapphire RH city

And I wore a cardi over the dress most of the day to keep warm:

Close up of accessories and print on the dress:

And despite the rain Cooper popped out his doggy door now and then to check on the weather - he is one wet pup!

Don't forget to check me out over at the Fashionoclast - I was featured in their Frivolous Friday challenge again :) This time it was for my Bold Hat.

Hope wherever you are in the world you are warm and dry!