Aussie Curves: Body Con

This weeks Aussie Curves challenge is body con. I was really excited about this because I'm all about a VBL but I looked in my wardrobe and realised that after selling most of the things I'd owned because they either didn't fit anymore/I needed money to fund things for my wedding, I had no body con things left. All I have is fit & flare dresses (which I still love) and no body con! ughhhhh!

But then I remembered, my cousins wedding!

I don't have many photos from the day but I was sure to get Sam to snap a couple of outfit photos for me. I can't wait tip they get their photos and video from the day! 

It was a beautiful day for a beautiful couple. Just look at them! I cried during the whole ceremony because I'm such a sap haha

Some ducks crashed the ceremony. The cutest little wedding crashers you could ever want.

So the thing about wog weddings is that you have a party before the party which means 2 outfits! 

In the morning all the bride or grooms family go to the bride or grooms house and have a big brunch feast with all kinds of meats and potatoes and general woggy foods and lots of drinks all around and when its time to go to church (or the ceremony, however you wanna do it) we all shuttle off, they get married and then its another party at the reception.

Aaaaand this was my first outfit for the morning. 

I'll need to bust these dresses out more often. They're so fab!

1st Outfit

Dress: Anthea Crawford

Shoes: Kmart

2nd Outfit

Dress: Blue Illusion, via Salvos

Shoes: Novo

Pre School

You ever get that feeling that you look like some sort of character after you've chosen your outfit for the day? I do. Most of the time.

Todays character, Pre School teacher!

Something about the primary colours and the shapes in the dress just give me good vibes.

Im just kind of bummed that I didn't have a matching petticoat to make the skirt pop even more.

I found this bag at the Salvos and almost died. It was that cute Miu Miu cat print thats been replicated over and over on this teeny tiny bag and I just had to have it! When I opened it up to see just how much I could fit in there, I noticed the ASOS tag on the inside.. SCORE! 

I need more vintage dresses like this! I pretty much strictly buy vintage dresses from eBay and thrift stores, not 'vintage stores' (because they're far too expensive for me), so its pretty limiting because I not only want certain styles of dresses, but they also need to be in size fat too.

Where are your fave places to find vintage dresses? 

Dress: Vintage, via Savers

Cardigan: Cocolatte

Bag: ASOS, via Salvos

Shoes: Kmart

Aussie Curves - Pattern Clash

I've been fairly absent from blogging recently and its not because I have nothing to blog about, its just that I've been so busy! Its become a case of so many outfit photos, so little time! haha

I wanted to try and get in on this weeks Aussie Curves challenge before it was too late.

This weeks challenge… Pattern Clash! I pattern clash very often with my outfits. It seems to be the thing that comes most naturally for me. What print should I wear? All of them! At once! 

I can't wait to be one of those mega cool stylish old ladies that wear a mismatched jumble of patterns and colours and still look hella cool.

I recently became obsessed with layering tights (tights, stockings, pantyhose, whatever) and this combo is my fave! It's been hard trying to find fun and fancy tights to layer because I'm chunkier than the gals they're made for, but lace style ones are often a lot more 'giving'. if the waistband doesn't fit, just cut it off because the rest of the tights will so why not keep a good thing! The 'base coat' of the tights, I like to keep as a single colour and my absolute faves are the Forever 21 plus size neon coloured tights. When I was in the US I picked up a few pairs but I'm so upset that I didn't just buy them all! I'm working on picking up more slowly though.

This weeks pattern clash isn't the most in your face (well, to me it isn't, but my mum said otherwise), but I just love this whole outfit so much! And I can't get enough of this dress. its just perfect!



Dress: Vintage, via eBay
Coat: Vintage, via Savers
Shoes: Sportsgirl, via eBay
Headscarf: Vintage
Stockings: Pink pair are Henry Holland via ASOS, Orange pair are Dangerfield

I luv Chip Chop

So I don't know if you guys know, but my whole family is obsessed with France. My mum should've been born a Parisian woman. She named my sister Paris. We all went on a family trip to France a few years back and as any asshole older sister would do, I made endless jokes about her name the whole trip. I'm a jerk, w/e haha

A few weeks back my fave store to wander through in Melbourne, Lenko, closed down and had an amazing closing down sale where I nabbed this perfect shirt I had been eyeing for what seems like forever!

Its by Chip Chop and their shirts are usually around the $70-80 mark which I just can't afford right now but I nabbed this for about $27 and there was another slogan shirt that made me just die and it was the same price so I just had to have it too (outfit post coming up for that one).

I was playing with my make up and I've become obsessed with this combo of pink lipstick and 'natural look' fake lashes. Ugh I love it so much!

And the purpose of this outfit? Family BBQ! haha

Tee: Chip Chop

Skirt: ASOS

Leggings: Big W

Shoes: Vans

Headscarf: Dangerfield

Neon Summer

After my blogging hiatus I have this ridiculous backlog of outfit posts! Whenever Sam and I go places and I look particularly adorable, I make sure he takes some photos of me and with each outfit photo sesh he keeps getting better at it! It just annoying because I only use my phone to take photos and I haven't touched my actual camera since we went to America and even then I hated using it and preferred my phone. I just like the convenience of it but at the same time, the photo quality isn't the best, but that being said, my outfits always look better when the photo was taken on my phone (is that weird? somehow the actual camera doesn't have the same affect. Or maybe its just me being a fusspot, I dunno).

But anywhoo! This outfit is brought to you from one of the last nice days of summer in Melbourne. It was a lovely warm day and Sam and I just wanted to get out of the house and do something. We only went shopping but still! 

It's heading into the cooler months now but it's still not quite cold yet so reminiscing about nice warm days is a bit premature but I'd give anything for it to be lovely and sunny outside right now.

Top: Sportsgirl via Salvos
Skirt: Vintage
Shoes: Jellybeans (they're the best!!!)

Moving house and forever in a mess

So, hi guys!
I haven't blogged in quite a long time because life has been ridiculous lately. If you follow me on instagram, you'd know that I'm getting married and its creeping up on me super fast! The wedding has pretty much consumed my life and not a day has gone by where I haven't thought about the wedding and it's even overtaking my dreams! But not only has the wedding been keeping me busy but we just recently moved house too haha

Moving house put a bit of a strain on me because for a little while we were living off whatever clothes we could keep on one hanging rack and I just couldn't deal. A friend of mine gave me some clothes she didn't wear anymore and amongst the stuff were some jeggings. Now I used to be a jeans girl back in my teens but as soon as I turned 19 they seemed to be eliminated from my wardrobe. I can just never find the right fitting pair no matter how hard I try and you'd think it would have been easier when I was a lighter weight but it sucked just as much. I thought I'd give these jeggings a whirl because I just needed to find easy pants to move house in and omg you guys. I'm obsessed!

They're the best thing I (n)ever bought! The tag says 'XRDS' so I'm guessing they're by Crossroads and I think they're super old so I don't know if I would even be able to find them again because I know I'll be tearing a hole through the thighs from frequent wear and chub-rub so now I'm on a hunt for them or something just as good.

If you gals had any suggestions on where to find some jeggings like them, or if you have a fave pair let me know!!

Top: Sportsgirl

Jeggings: XRDS

Shoes: Vans

Aussie Curves - Retro

If there is one thing I'm good at, it's looking 'retro' or 'vintage'. I could've gone one of a few ways about this weeks challenge but I had worn this outfit a few weeks back when it was super cold purely for this weeks challenge (look at me pre planning these things haha), so I had to take the 'rockabilly/retro' path rather than my newfound love for 60's/70's psychedelic outfits.

I'm not one to follow any kind of fashion rules, and I especially don't follow the rules of what fat girls should and shouldn't wear because I like to be a chameleon with my clothes and I guess I like to play a character with each outfit I put on. My partner thinks I just cant make up my mind when it comes to which style I want to make my own but all I can think is why do I have to just have ONE style. It may work for some people but my feelings towards fashion is so erratic, I cant stick to just one because I'm obsessed with them all! 

What I said about not following fashion rules, I stand by that BUT that being said, there should be one legit rule made for short women and it should be "At any chance you can get, wear a short skirt". I think short skirts make everyones image of themselves a lot cuter especially when you're a short woman like I am because it makes my legs feel heeeeaaaapppps longer! I'm 5'3 and my partner is 6'7 so I will forever look short standing next to him but at least when I'm wearing a short skirt I feel taller. That may sound really dumb, but whatever, it makes sense.

Isn't this bag the coolest thing?! It just reminds me of Japan and the 90s and I needed it in my life ASAP. It only fits the necessities but what it lacks in room, it makes up for in cute and kitschyness.

I hope you cats enjoyed the post and I cant wait for next weeks challenge!

Jacket: Target (a few years ago)
Dress: Ally (fat gals, dont be afraid! It looks like a shop where nothing will fit, but serz, go in and try on all the stuff thats stretchy and you will most likely buy everything)
Stockings: Razza Matazz in Curvaceous
Boots: Autograph
Bag: via Nasty Gal