Yes please!

With uni starting up next week I've got my mind on purchasing some neat, comfortable flat shoes that are versatile. But which ones? 

Leather

Yessir it's hot! Let me tell you, taking photos in leather on a hot day is not pleasant. I'm sorry for my week long break but I do have a legitimate explanation! My sisters laptop broke down and I lent her mine for the week for her to finish up summer school assignments and homework. I managed to be productive in that time not spent trawling the inter-webs though and did some long awaited room decorations! Pictures soon :) I DIY'd some paper bunting and set up a small bookcase, hung some framed pictures etc etc. Anyhow, how cool is this t-shirt? I love how the pointed leather sleeves take it from being a wardrobe basic to being edgy and a tiny bit kick-ass. On that note, I'll be legging it out the  door to make it to work on time. 

Happy days, my friends! 

A. 

Drive-in Dreams

As promised, here's todays outfit post. I wore this to the ballet exhibition in the city on Tuesday that I spoke about in my last two posts and hey look! I finally took some photos that weren't in/around my house!!  This has to be one of my favourite casual dresses in my wardrobe. It's so floaty and feminine and fits like a glove. Every time I wear it, I feel like I should be working at a drive in cinema in the 50's or 60's, rollerskating around, handing popcorn to people. Sadly though my dreams are dashed when I remember my roller skating skill level safely rests at the zero notch and hasn't budged since I was 12 and crashed into my dads car on my last attempt. And if you think that's bad, don't even get me started on the way I ice-skate. Still, a girl can dream, no? As for the shoes, I am a sucker for brogues and it is my biggest sartorial goal to have the wickedest collection of these bad boys in every possible colour by the time I die. Ooohh, maybe I'll make a Sartorial Bucket List! 

Have a wonderful weekend my lovelies, I have to work :(

A.  

A cheesy grin from Patrick who was wonderful enough to take my photos for me. Thank you, kind boy!

Two of my favourite people! Liz and Patrick

         The horse I made for Pat's Lord of the Rings party.          Blue puppy cap and Leopold B. Bear hitching a shoulder ride. 

My Birthday cake!! 

Patrick strumming away 

A bit grainy but the outfit I wore to go clubbing for Liz's Birthday

     A very fun night at a pancake party :) 

First off, I'm sorry some of the images from the previous post on the Rodarte collection did not work. But I have them fixed now (I think). I'm really not very tech savvy but I hope they work for everybody and not just me now.

Secondly, I've decided I don't show nearly enough of me on this blog for it to really be my personal style and my life. SO here's to amending that. My life isn't too fancy by any means but I'll do my best to make this a better representation of what it is rather than simply a series of sartorial inspiration from various runways and look-books. It was my 19th birthday two days ago and I'm having a few friends around on the weekend to celebrate with me so I'll certainly have more photos then.

Thirdly. I have a (huge) blogger crush on Nicole Warne of Gary Pepper, but then, who doesn't? Her style is just so spectacular and her life, overseeing her online vintage shop and zipping around between Fashion Weeks all over the world has me green with envy. I feel so inspired by her and she makes my desire to work in fashion all the more intense !!

So that's all for now, I've got to get back to studying for my finals! Have a wonderful week :)

A.

Rodarte, Spring 2012

Just a few things from Rodarte s/s 12 that I love too much. Catch a glimpse of that fabulous excess inspired by Van Gogh! Somehow these pieces just ooze luxury and simplicity for me all at once and I don't even know how. They're just very fun to look at. 

In other news, student life has been treating me no differently than usual. I'm unsure of where I'm bound or what I might do with my course. I'm just going through that "what the heck am I doing with the rest of my life" panic moment where I realise I have to make important, adult decisions about my future. It's still all up in the air, but I'll be sure to blog all about it when I've got something more concrete figured out.

Enjoy your week :) 

~ A.  

No images are mine.

Fancy Pants

Fancy Pants by prettyromeo featuring Burts Bees lip treatments

All Kinds

All Kinds by prettyromeo featuring flared pants

Hey there, it's been a while since I last posted but I've been keeping busy enjoying my first two weeks of university. Anyhow, I don't have much for you today except that I've been playing around on Polyvore (always a pleasurable pass time) and decided to try my hand at putting together an outfit. It hasn't got all that fancy background stuff which I'll figure out later as I play with it more but here's what I came up with, I hope you like it. Also, I've been working on getting myself a tripod  so fingers crossed I can do more outfit posts soon!!!

Happy weekend!

A.