At Last!

Finally I am back on the internet!!! It is a great day...
So to fill you in on what I've been up to lately and what I have been wearing, I decided to take a few pictures of outfits and write stories that correspond with what I did on that day...

This is what I wore to the "Festival 101" symposium that I volunteered for at Worldwide Short Film Festival. It was pretty amazing, the festival director for WSFF is Australian so I was interested in hearing how she got to where she is now. One of my life goals is now to create a festival. Its not really out of reach either, thats what I like about my life goals these days, its all about realism. Cardigan and shorts are secondhand and the shirt is H&M.

This is what I was planning on wearing to see the "Scene not Heard" program for WSFF, a collection of particularly good music videos featuring a 3D version of "Wanderlust" by Bjork. However it rained so I wore jeans instead... Cardigan is secondhand, shirt is $2 from street vendor and skirt is American Apparel.

This is what I plan on wearing tomorrow at work and after work when I meet Esther Stace and Rizz! I also wore this when I went out for dinner with my friend Nelia on Monday in Chinatown. She's now in Paris for 3 weeks :( Shirt is Urban Outfitters and skirt is American Apparel.

What else have I been doing... We have been interviewing a whole pile of people to be our new housemates. We have Emily moving in on Monday, she seems sweet and she goes to OCAD which is like the Ontario art school. Kania has been desperately planning for her Europe trip, I'm hoping the new housemates will fill the void she will leave. And I am hopeful we will find someone good for Kris's room soon. Hopeful that it will be a cute boy... I've been having a few late night parties, last weekend I hung out with my H&M/now reallife friend Lily, the bars were open late for North by Northeast so I got home at 6am... I'm excited to party with Esther, Stace and Rizz again, its been too too long.
So here are some things that I like in magazines lately.




...lots of Sonia Rykiel and Coley Claire. Lovin' it like McDonalds.
Oh and all your sheer clothing purchases made me think I should share my sheer blouse collection with you!!

l-r: Black blouse from Urban Outfitters, Florals from Forever 21, Polka Dots from H&M and Yellow from Forever 21. You can see through about half of my shirts these days, its hot.

The Cardinal Rules of Looking Good

Okay so with much ado, I've been looking at ways to improve my wardrobe (or me wearing my wardrobe) without spending too much money on it.

I think we both have a bit of know-how when it comes to looking good so perhaps we can make our own rules about things!

1. You wear the clothes, not the other way around.
It really bothers me seeing people that are constantly fidgeting with hemlines or cuffs or waistbands, if it doesn't sit right, it's wrong for you and detracts from your look.

2. Hem and cuff things properly
Similar to the previous point, it is scruffy seeing jeans that are too long or sleeves that go halfway down your palm.

3. It's all in the underwear
You were talking about this before and I totally agree - the right underwear makes clothes look good. I love how Carrie in Sex and the City can show a bit of her bra and it doesn't look trashy, I think this can only work with a gorgeous bra that is well-fitted. Ditto for undergarments, I don't mind wearing nanna knickers under tight skirts if it means I won't get bumps in the sides.

4. Colour (or lack of)
I know that some colours suit me and others don't, and I rarely like to push this! I know that I have olive skin and dark features, so I wear green and blue and peach because they highlight but not red or yellow or orange because they detract.

Feel free to add...

Post One

First post eh? Okay it's about 3.30 on Tuesday afternoon. I had my first day of uni yesterday, and Gilmore Girls has finished, so here I am.

It was one of my new years' resolutions to wear the pretty and expensive clothes I have more often. This week is going to be a good trial run - job hunting today, Feist tomorrow, work and Esther's exhibition Thursday, Okkervil River on Friday.

Tuesday - Lover frill sleeve blouse, H&M skirt, Zomp woven flats. I wore a H&M brown plait headband with this too. Today I applied for a job at Elizabeth's Bookshop in Fremantle.


I am also really excited about the Winter 08 collections coming out - I have a couple of pre-purchases and ideas already about what to buy. I think so far I'm going to get the Lover Ginsberg blazer and the Kate Hurst silk and velvet fishtail dress.



This winter I also need to buy clothes that are office-suitable - I'm thinking classic skirts, wide highwaisted pants, pussybow silk blouses and maybe some tan coloured wedges, and black oxfords. Also - buy things that aren't black! Maybe tan coloured skirts and pastel blouses. Speaking of uni - I have to get a headshot taken for the graduation wall! I don't know if I should keep my hair long or get a fringe cut back into it. I don't want to look at a bad photo for the rest of the year...

The new IKEA opened here last week, and you can see a peep of my new Expedit 2x4 pigeonhole shelves in the background of the first pic. Somewhere to keep all my records/books/cds/magazines!

Write back Natalie, this could be fun.....