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Monday 1 January 2024

What I Bought in 2023, and Fashion Resolutions For 2024

In what is becoming an annual blog tradition, kicking off another year of personal style blogging by looking back on what I bought last year and confirming if I stuck to my fashion budget.



What I Bought & How Often I've Worn It

What I bought in 2023 fashion budget and wardrobe goals style blogger awayfromblue


Just like last year, the majority of what I bought in 2023 was preloved. And unsurprisingly, after the year that was 2023, being somewhat of an emotional shopper, I find myself with a long list of purchases to share. I had a massive declutter and re-evaluation of my wardrobe that resulted in a lot of pieces leaving, as I searched for new pieces that fit into my lifestyle a bit better. I donated a lot and sold some things at local fashion markets too to make space for all these new buys. Last year I bought 18 things. This year, I added 54 things to my wardrobe. Mostly accessories, but still, a lot of shopping!

Of course, everything I bought has been worn at least twice. 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 things I'll actually wear and use and that work in my wardrobe. It's always interesting to look back on what I bought and see how much wear it actually all got over the year too.


Things Bought New:

  • Target animal print ruffle hem mini skirt - 8 wears
  • Target classic denim skirt in white - 6 wears
  • Cle The Label Amelia tank in indigo - 5 wears
  • Cle The Label Charlotte tee in ombre rose - 4 wears
  • Kisschasy United Paper People 2023 tour band tee - 3 wears
  • Kmart linen blend textured black tank - 4 wears
  • blue and yellow daisy resin earrings - 3 wears
  • Kmart teal tank - 3 wears
  • Kmart short sleeve cotton modal tee in tulip pink - 2 wears


Opshop and Preloved Buys:


Things that I picked up from a rare browse on ebay, or a lucky opshop find or buy at the second hand markets.


Accessories:
  • thrifted wood and marble bead thrifted necklace with white string - 9 wears
  • thrifted gold and pastel blue beaded necklace with grey string - 4 wears
  • thrifted multi strand multi colour disc bead necklace with tassels - 4 wears
  • thrifted wooden geometric bead necklace - 8 wears
  • thrifted yellow beaded statement pendant long necklace - 5 wears
  • thrifted wooden yellow tassel necklace - 8 wears
  • thrifted silver and turquoise multi strand necklace - 3 wears
  • thrifted metallic clay bead necklace - 7 wears
  • thrifted flat peach statement bead necklace - 6 wears
  • thrifted flat navy statement bead necklace - 15 wears
  • adjustable coral flat bead necklace - 6 wears
  • red multi strand beaded statement necklace - 3 wears
  • gold beaded statement multi strand necklace - 4 wears
  • thrifted pastel pink and wooden hexagon bead necklace - 8 wears
  • thrifted chartreuse necklace - 2 wears
  • Mimco gunmetal twisted bracelet stack - 5 wears
  • thrifted red dinosaur skeleton earrings - 6 wears

Cover Ups:
  • thrifted Kmart blue and pink palm print cover up - 2 wears
  • thrifted no label tropical print tassel cover up - 7 wears
  • thrifted Cotton On maroon wanderlust floral border cover up - 5 wears
  • thrifted Cotton On navy zig zag cover up - 3 wears
  • thrifted no label leopard print cover up with waist tie - 2 wears
  • thrifted Shein black floral print cover up - 2 wears
  • thrifted pastel Paisley print cape - 2 wears

Winter Pieces:
  • thrifted Dotti black cocoon cape cardigan - 9 wears
  • thrifted no label black and white leopard print cardigan - 7 wears
  • Witchery black belted moto leather jacket - 8 wears
  • thrifted pink ombre tassel scarf - 2 wears

Tees:
  • thrifted black scoop neck H&M tee - 5 wears
  • thrifted Kmart short sleeve cotton modal tee - 4 wears
  • thrifted Marcs navy lurex detail foil tee - 4 wears
  • thrifted target crew neck tee coral red - 2 wears

Jeans and Shorts:
  • thrifted Atmos&Here white straight leg jeans - 4 wears
  • thrifted Kmart turquoise linen shorts - 3 wears
  • thrifted red denim shorts - 5 wears
  • Nobody Denim mustard short shorts - 2 wears

Dresses and Skirts:
  • Orange Sherbet Zoe tiered dress in geranium print pink - 6 wears
  • thrifted no label floral print babydoll dress - 4 wears
  • thrifted colourful geometric print maxi dress - 4 wears
  • thrifted peach and white floral print tiered sundress - 6 wears
  • thrifted JayJays white maxi dress - 2 wears
  • thrifted ruffle hem leopard print midi skirt - 5 wears


Preloved Bags:


No surprises there that I focused a lot on accessories and cover ups when shopping! They are great final pieces to add to staple outfits to make them seem a little different each time.

I made the most of the special "fill a bag" sales and 50% off days at my local opshops to have a browse and quite often come away with a new purchase or two. And of course all the items I donated from my wardrobe resulted in a few more browses where I'd often pick up a necklace or accessory!

Of course I already hit over 30 wears with my thrifted Rebecca Minkoff vintage Cupid satchel in dark navy blue. It is SUCH a good sized bag and being a neutral it goes with everything, so again, no surprise it was my most worn item of everything I bought this year. Definitely a go-to bag for me. One of the volunteers came up to me in the opshop the other day to say she remembered my excitement over my bag find when I stumbled across it and wanted to see if I'd found any other awesome finds since! I was able to share with her how much I still love and enjoy wearing the bag - even if I wasn't wearing it that day she spoke to me. Benefits of a personal style blog and a daily diary of outfit photos to look back on!


Sticking to My Fashion Budget:


The best thing is that my total spend comes up to $441, which shows that while I doubled what I bought last year, I was able to be well under budget by shopping preloved more often and searching for things second hand before buying new.




Fashion Resolutions For 2024


These fashion related goals for 2024 are very similar to last year, as I feel they worked well for me then too.

Continue to not buy any more hangers. When I set up my wardrobe room of my dreams, I replaced all my hangers with velvet ones. And I refuse to buy any more hangers. If something enters my wardrobe, something has to leave to make room. This has been working well for me so far.

Shop second hand more - there is already so much stuff in the world, I don't need to add to the demand for it by buying new when there are plenty preloved pieces out there to discover.

Buy less - this was my goal last year and I didn't meet it, buying a lot of items in 2023! But I'm hoping I can meet this goal this year as I'm very content with the state of my wardrobe at the moment.

Spend no more than $1,000 on fashion - something I've been able to do consistently the past few years, thanks to frequenting opshops rather than retail stores.

Start up my 30 wears series again - something that became tricky as I worked through my wardrobe this year and sold or donated older pieces. I'd love to hit 30 wears with more of my wardrobe this year though. I still think we should aim to wear everything we buy at least 30 times. It minimises the environmental impact that went into making clothes and it's better for the budget to rewear more often.




Have you set yourself any goals or resolutions for your spending on fashion in the year ahead?



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Thursday 22 July 2021

Colourful Cardigans With Monochrome Jeans and Tee Outfits, Scarves and Mimco Button Bag

What I wore for celebrating the end of our 3 day lockdown in Brisbane at the start of July to enjoy what was left of the school holidays and get out with the kids. Kept my outfits simple and monochromatic with jeans and a tee. Even wore monochromatic scarves too, and a real wardrobe oldie with my black Mimco button bag. Added some colour with cardigans as I just can't seem to do a full neutral outfit without adding a bit of colour!


What I wore:

mustaard cardigan with mimco button bag floral scarf monochrome grey tee skinny jeans outfit | awayfromblue

mustard cardigan with black mimco button bag | awayfromtheblue

awayfromblue Instagram | blue face mask with mustard cardigan monochrome grey tee black skinny jeans outfit mimco button bag


Earrings: Lovisa mini mustard tassel earrings
Jacket: thrifted SES Fashions mustard yellow cardigan
Scarf: Fashion Scarf Girl in black and white Pretty Floral print
Tee: Spectrum basic v-neck tee in grey marl
JeansNobody Denim Siren skinny super high-rise jeans in power black denim (c/o)
ShoesNew Balance Coast women's running shoe in black 
BagMimco black button bag


Why I wore it:

After a little uncertainty, we were so pleased when lockdown was lifted the evening before and my son was able to compete in his sports tournament as planned. Even if all the parents and spectators had to sit outside and peer into the sports hall from the doorway to make sure everyone met the post lockdown indoor space restrictions 😅

Despite having to sit far away it was so good to see him competing and my bright mustard cardigan ensured my son could spot me in the crowd. I wasn't expecting to have to sit outside so I was pleased this was just the right outfit for it. The cardigan wasn't too heavy when the sun came out, but it and my scarf kept me warm when the sun hid behind the clouds. And luckily no rain too! Turned out to be such a good morning, so pleased they were able to still run the event.

I liked using my big Mimco button bag again! The 25th anniversary of Mimco had me thinking about my button bag again - this is one of the original styles, I bought it in 2007 when I was at uni. Was so thrilled when I bought it, it was a craze for a few years and they were everywhere in Australia. Still see them around now and then, although mostly the newer, smaller version of this style. This one you wouldn't know is over 14 years old! It's in great condition, I should wear it more!


Last worn: mustard earringsmustard cardigan, grey v-neck tee, Nobody Denim skinny jeans, New Balance sneakers, Mimco black button bag. First time I've worn the scarf as it was a Christmas gift.

Other ways to wearmustard cardigan and shorts, grey v-neck tee worn 30 ways, Nobody Denim skinny jeans and kimono, Mimco black button bag and pencil skirt.

Perfect for pregnancygrey v-neck tee in second trimester.


What Fits Inside: Mimco Button Bag From 2007





What I wore:

moncohrome grey tee and skinny jeans sneaker outfit with black white scarf and button bag and purple cardigan

purple cardigan with striped scarf and Mimco black button bag | awayfromtheblue



Jacket: Jeanswest Peggie kimono cardigan in purple mulberry marle
Scarf: Fashion Scarf Girl black and white thick and thin mix print scarf
Top: thrifted Cotton on grey tunic tee
Jeans: Jeanswest Cecile dove grey skinny jeans
ShoesNew Balance Coast women's running shoe in black 
BagMimco black button bag


Why I wore it:

Very similar to the outfit above. Again, a monochromatic jeans and tee outfit with a black and white printed scarf and a colourful cardigan. This purple one isn't as bright as the mustard yellow one above, but it still adds the perfect amount of colour to this outfit. With the different shades of grey in the tee and the skinny jeans, the purple cardigan was the perfect topper. And with no other prints I could wear this fun contrasting striped scarf for a bit of an instant print mix without it clashing with anything.

Thankfully one of the workshops I'd booked in advance for the kids went ahead despite a lot of other school holiday activities I'd planned for the week being cancelled as soon as lockdown was announced, even though it was just for 3 days. Because it was still on after lockdown was lifted we had a pretty fun day. The kids got to make their own light up DIY aquariums in a jar which look really cute! These are kind of similar. We even managed a little play time in the playground before the rain arrived that afternoon which was perfect.

Again I wore my Mimco button bag - it seemed the obvious choice with the neutrals and it fits snacks and water bottles and the essentials nicely.



How You can Wear It:

Layering in winter gives you lots of fun options for accessorising. A colourful cardigan can add a burst of brightness to a monochrome jeans and tee outfit, and a printed scarf adds some extra interest and a little warmth.



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Friday 26 April 2013

Threadless Tee, Jeans, Mimco Bag | Grey Skinnies, Print Top, Balenciaga Sorbet City and Sandals

Here's what I wore on Anzac day:
Sunnies: gifted Cotton On 'Risky Business' sunglasses in sky blue
Tee: Threadless "Ambition Killed The Cat" girly tee in maroon
Jeans: Jeanswest 'spoylt' super skinny jeans
Shoes: gifted black slim Havaianas thongs
Bracelets: the usual plus gifted Balenciaga classic pearly grey double tour bracelet
Bag: Mimco Cocoon bag in metallic silver lambskin


We got up at 3.30 am to attend the dawn service, so I wore comfortable clothes. I also swapped my thongs for converse, and added a hoodie and scarf. The service was very moving, even the priest was tearing up as he told a war story. Lots to be thankful for. It warmed up to a lovely sunny day, so changed out of the layers and warm footwear as we took Cooper out for a walk. The sunglasses were needed as it was bright, but also appreciated having them to hide my tired eyes!


Last worn: blue sunniesThreadless tee, jeans, shoes, Mimco bag.


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Here's what I wore to work for casual Friday today:
Sunnies: pink leopard print sunglasses from Paddy's Markets in Sydney
NecklaceJuicy Couture bonsai charm on a gold chain, both gifted from my bestie
Top: Mei Mei floral print gathered top
Jeans: Cotton On grey skinnies
ShoesBalenciaga studded sandals in sorbet RGGH
Bracelets: the usual plus Chloe Paddington crystal charm bracelet
BagBalenciaga RH classic city in 2010 sorbet


Was trying to decided what to wear when I realised it had been a very long time since I wore this top! Over a year. Had a big meeting despite it being casual Friday, so I wore a blazer over this and I thought the black and grey worked well to look more professional. Added pink sandals and a fun bag too though, it was Friday after all!


Last worn: pink sunnies, floral top, grey skinnies, Balenciaga sorbet sandals, Balenciaga city.



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Wednesday 6 February 2013

Asos Blue Twist Front Dress, Chloe Marcie, Pistol Boots | Red Tee, Grey Skinny Jeans, Mimco Cocoon Bag

Here's what I wore to work on Tuesday:
Sunnies: gifted Cotton On 'Risky Business' sunglasses in sky blue
Bracelets: the usual
Dress: Asos twist workwear dress in blue
ShoesAcne pistol boots in "skin"
BagChloe Marcie medium hobo bag in Nut

Close up of accessories and bag:

As it is getting cooler I took the opportunity to wear boots today. I'm still undecided if I should keep these boots or not - I'm hoping they will get worn more in the cooler months to justify keeping them. They are very comfortable, but I don't wear them as much as I wear my black boots.


The sunnies were last worn here, dress here, boots here and bag here.

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Here's what I wore to work from home today and go out in the afternoon:
SunniesBlack sunglasses with grey tinted lenses C/O Firmoo
Bracelets: the usual
Tee: Kisschasy hibiscus bear tee
JeansCotton On grey skinnies
Shoes: red Roxy thongs
BagMimco Cocoon bag in metallic silver lambskin

Close up of accessories and bag:

Simple casual outfit to work from home today - and wearing another one of my band tees. Not the best light for taking photos but I left it pretty late to get a shot.


The sunnies were last worn here, jeans here, thongs here and bag here. This is the first time I've worn the tee on the blog.

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Thursday 27 December 2012

Boxing Day Sale Links, Grey Singlet, Pink Leopard Print Skinny Jeans, Mimco Cocoon Bag

Here's what I wore to go take a trip to Ikea, go out for lunch and then spend the afternoon at home today:
Sunnies: Pink leopard print sunglasses from Paddy's Markets in Sydney
NecklaceHouse of Harlow silver and grey leather sunburst necklace
Bracelets: the usual plus swarovski crystal bracelet from Indigo Rose Design, gifted silver and crystal embellished bangle, gifted silver and crystal bracelet, gifted Balenciaga classic pearly grey double tour bracelet
TopJeanswest flower graphic print grey singlet
Jeans: gifted Portmans pink leopard print skinny jeans
ShoesCotton On thin strap thongs in pink
BagMimco Cocoon bag in metallic silver lambskin

Close up of accessories and bag:

One of the things DH got me for Christmas was a "IOU" for a new computer chair, so today we went out to Ikea to get one. My old one broke so I've been needing a new one for a while. Have to say, this one is much more comfortable to sit on than my old one - even before it broke!

Of course while we were in Ikea we managed to buy lots more as well as the chair. It happens every time we go there, we walk in and see something pretty and/or practical and have to get it as well! haha! Hope we aren't the only ones that do that.


Ikea is one of the many places that have a sale on at the moment, so thought I'd do a quick roundup for you of some of the boxing day sales I'm aware of, in case you haven't stumbled across them already. :)


Happy shopping :)


The sunnies were last worn here, top here, thongs here and bag here. This is the first time I've worn the jeans since I was given them as as a gift.

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Wednesday 21 November 2012

Singlet and Shorts

Here's what I wore to go to the doctors today:
Bracelets: the usual trio
Top: Just Jeans ribbed button detail singlet
ShortsJeanswest black denim cuff shorts
ShoesCotton On 'Tom' thongs in black
BagMimco Cocoon bag in metallic silver lambskin


Just quick instagram pictures in place of a proper outfit picture today. Apologies for those who have already seen these in my instagram feed.

I got dressed to go out to the doctors today and then as I have been the last two days, I spent the rest of the day relaxing and lying on the sofa with Cooper. Still not feeling or looking great, so didn't take any proper outfit pictures.

The top was last worn here, shoes here and bag here. This is the first time I've worn these shorts on the blog.


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Sunday 18 November 2012

Jeans and a Tee: Scarf, Band Tee, Skinnies, Converse, Mimco Cocoon Bag

Here's what I wore to go shopping today:
Scarfblack and blue Alexander McQueen paisley print scarf from Matches Fashion 
Bracelets: the usual plus Marc by Marc Jacobs enamel turnlock stripey hinge bracelet in black and white
Top: band tee from KissChasy "Bones and skin" tour
JeansJeanswest 'spoylt' super skinny jeans
ShoesConverse Chuck Taylor All Star low in black
Bag: Mimco Cocoon bag in metallic silver lambskin

Close up of accessories and bag:

Our internet router was fried in the storm last night, so we went out today during the gap in the storms to buy a replacement part to get it working again, and pick up a few pieces for Christmas presents. Ended up coming home and having a nap as I felt so bad. Caught a cold and started to feel unwell Friday afternoon, I've been trying to muddle on since but today was just terrible.

Today's jeans and a tee outfit was picked for comfort and I wore the scarf more to keep my neck warm and try stop coughing so much, I find wearing scarves when I'm sick seems to help. Hoping I recover quickly - getting lots of rest and drinking lots of water.


The scarf was last worn here, tee here, jeans here and shoes here. It's the first time I've worn the bag on the blog.

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