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Monochrome, mixed print look (DI Post 12.3.2014)

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We probably haven’t seen the last of the warm weather, but these slightly cooler days really does make it feel like Autumn is really here.
As Nat (Defined Image) as mentioned in previous posts, don’t pack those print pants away, there will be so many ways to continue wearing them in the cooler months. Today I opted for a monochrome, mixed print look.
There will be so many print knits, cardigans and shirts this Autumn, all you need to do is ensure they have one colour in common with your print pants, and you are set to go!
Alternatively if you find mixing prints in this way a little too much you can always go for a knit/jacket/cardi in a plain neutral or complimentary colour.

Finally top trending prints will be animal prints, plaid, and for the brave renaissance inspired large floral. 

G xx

Party Time! (DI Post 10.3.2014)

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I wore this outfit to our second cousin Alex’s 3rd Birthday Party at Wacky Warehouse on the weekend. We all had a ball, especially my little girl, who was not content with the under 3’s area, and insisted on being with all the big kids!
Despite, desperately wanting to wear my new white jeggings, common sense prevailed and I wore my other fav CR chambray utility pants.
These pants are so versatile and act as a neutral item in my wardrobe. I have teamed them with an orange tank ’cause blue and orange are absolute best mates!
I know you must be sick of me wearing these shoes, but they are so comfy and go with everything, (plus I am cutting back on my spending as we are looking to buy a new house this year). They go with everything because they have blonde in them, which bookends with my hair (they also have dark brown on them, so will do the same for brunettes!)
The scarf (which you can pick up at Serafina’s) has so many colours that it ties in with the tank, both necklaces as well as my shoes and hair!
The necklaces are important for breaking up my chest, especially as I didn’t wear the scarf for a lot of the day, due to all the climbing and sliding etc!

My Neon Pink Blazer (DI Post 7.3.2014)

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I love this neon pink blazer, there’s something about it that suits my complexion to a tea, and I get so many compliments each time I wear it!

You wouldn’t think a neon pink blazer would work so hard in my wardrobe, but it does! Because it is a blazer it smartens up most outfits for work, but its colour makes it fun enough to wear at night or on the weekend too!
Today’s post was just going to be about showing how fab it looked with my navy and white striped dress, blonde booties and necklace. However, it occurred to me that I always tend to wear this blazer with blue and white!
I did a little research and yes, navy loves bright pink, provided you combine with a significant amount of white!
Do you have an unusual item of clothing that goes with everything?
G xx

Top tips for wearing sparkles during the day and not feeling silly (DI Post 2.3.2014)

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Daytime Sparkles!
Inspired by Foxinflats style dare #1 I decided to wear sparkles today.
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Here are my top tips for wearing sparkles during the day and not feeling silly:
1. Team them with neutrals;
2. Wear with casual items – chambray,  utility pants, jeans or shorts (boyfriend jeans/shorts work a treat!);
3. Wear with conservative items  – ballet flats, blazer, crisp white shirt;
4. Feel confident – hold your head up high knowing that sparkles are for daytime too, you will never pull it off if you don’t feel confident wearing it!;
The outfit on the left is what I wore this time, I have teamed my sparkly top with light conservative neutrals, the outfit on the right I posted a while back, but I wanted to remind you of how you can create a slightly edgier look, using a blazer and shorts.
I can’t over emphasise the importance of feeling confident.  Even I second guessed myself when my darling husband asked whether I was going to a disco, he got me at first, cause I threw on a chambray shirt over the top, but then I was like nup, do it G, what does he know anyway, hehe!
G xx

Part 4 Realisations …..and a new look! (DI Post 26.2.2014)

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After i had recovered from my shopping frenzy, I paid for my items and scored an awesome bargain with my Spend and Save. I went home and had a bit of a play, I had made the right decision, I now had an abundance of outfits as everything seems to go with these jeans and booties!
I wore the outfit in the pic on the LHS to a party that night, and despite really wanting that white jumper, for the moment especially during the last few weeks of warmer weather a white shirt will do just fine!
Now just to keep them clean! …..
G xx

Part 3. Delusions and rationalisations (DI Post 25.2.2014)

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This went on for a while, I tried on that many grey and white jumpers, I started to second guess which booties to buy (should I get both?) I even tried a pair of boyfriend jeans, just in case these were better than the jeggings.
My hair had started to resemble an English Sheepdog, my lipstick was smeared, my face was red and I was starting to sweat. I had gone to far. Thankfully the boyfriend jeans were so underwhelming it snapped me out of my ‘I must have it all! Frenzy’

The size 8 boyfriends (picture) looked like normal straight leg jeans, cuffing did improve them a bit but they were not great, I tried the 10’s and while there was a definite  improvement in the leg, the waist looked awful, they had a five inch fly, I don’t know about you but none of my ex boyfriend’s ever wore jeans with 5 inch flies!

My shopping high was over and I confirmed my earlier decision to get the suede ‘oyster’ booties and white jeggings. I decided the rest would have to wait, I could probably even get a tartan shirt from Cotton On or Target!
To be continued…..

 

Part 2. Choices and OMG I love white jeggings! (DI Post 24.2.2014)

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Having fallen head over heels for the suede ‘oyster’ booties, which would eat up 2/3s of my budget I was on the search for the vest value accompaniment.
Enter stage right the white jegging, I originally tried on a pair in my usual size, big mistake, white pants of any description should not be tight, no one needs to see that much of you! After going up a size I was happy with how they looked, especially with the booties, and I was ecstatic with how Versatile they were! It seemed I had found the accompaniment!
I still had to try the other booties (pic 2) which were fantastic, but also $50 dearer and not nearly as comfy.
I then spent the next 30 min justifying to myself that maybe I could also get the white jumper, tartan shirt and grey knit as they were all so fabulous, everything was so interchangeable and my  husband would never notice I’d spent a fortnights wage in one sitting…..Not!
To be continued……

Part 1. The inspirational shift……(DI Post 23.2.2014)

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Have you notice that it’s happening? The shift that is, from summer fashion to Autumn. I generally find this time frustrating, good luck finding a last minute summer maxi for the wedding you have on this weekend, cause they’re gone, they have been replaced by, suede booties, cable knits and faux fur scarves!
Normally this would drive me nuts but three things happened yesterday that caused me to jump on the ‘it’s time to get ready for Autumn’ band wagon. The weather was un-seasonably cool, I stumbled upon this pic of this great ensemble and I was alerted to the fact that ‘the store’ aka Country Road’s spend and save would expire Sunday!
Off I toddled to ‘the store’ in search for what would become my first Fall purchases….I was on the search for white jeans, grey top/knit, denim jacket and hair coloured booties!
I decided to wear my chambray pants and military jacket as I knew what ever I got would need to go with these, and a navy singlet and hair coloured necklace, cause everything goes with these!
A quick scan of the shop indicated the denim jacket wasn’t going to happen, but there was an abundance of grey and white knits and jumpers and not one but two pairs of hair coloured “oyster” booties, one with a short heal in suede (pictured) and the other a little darker in plain leather with a higher heel. I grabbed an assortment of the jumpers, the booties and a couple of pairs of white jeggings and headed to the change rooms. This grey jumper looked fab with what I was wearing as did this white one…..great start.
I popped the short booties on and instantly fell in love, I had to have these babies, but as they were $200 (with a budget of $300) I was going to have to be very selective of what else I chose, having specific regard for what else I had at home!
To be continued……

 

High contrast – low fuss (DI Post 18.2.2014)

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There isn’t a whole lot I can say about this outfit, the rationale is pretty simple, I am wearing a plain navy dress that I picked up at Coles….yup Coles for $20, it is fantastic as it doesn’t need ironing, just wash and wear!
As this dress is dark and plain it provides a fantastic backdrop for the light coloured cotton necklace from Pari (that I’m sure lots of you have now they are back in stock!)
Choosing to wear these blonde snakeskin pumps was a no brainer as they bookend with my hair, match the necklace and make my legs look long and lean!
G x

Acts of Kindness (DI Post 11.2.2014)

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2-11-14
Wow what a week! I posted on my personnel wall about this but wanted to share it here as well!
I have been humbled, blown away and thrilled to have been the beneficiary of three unrelated, generous and wonderful acts of kindness!
First Nat from Defined Image gave me a couple of her gorgeous necklaces because……well, just because she wanted me to have them and she new I would love them, she also gave up 2 hours of her busy day to chat with me too!
Next the wonderfully talented Maria Kleine (part of the Defined Image family) offered to make me one of her beautiful necklaces!
And finally Ali Sanders (also part of the Defined Image family) bought me a pair of my favourite shoes (that I have been searching high and low for)! We have never met and yet she remembered from a post that I was on the look out for these shoes, and when she saw them she bought them! (I will be paying her back) but seriously, what an angel!
They do say things come in threes!
Anyway I had better get back to business and discuss this outfit, it’s quite fitting really as this outfit is all about necklaces!
I remember the first time I saw Nat wear two necklaces at once, I was shocked, it had never occurred to me to do this.
I am a convert though! The short necklace is not only the statement piece, it also amends the fact that the singlet is too low. The pendant sits right on the top of my rib cage, drawing the eye into my narrowest part giving the illusion that I am thinner!
Do you wear two necklaces at once, or do you think it is a bit much?
G xx