vain and caffeine dependent

in absentia

2009-10-11T05:26:00.001-07:00

some pretty things to tide you over...

i seriously die for these sunglasses. someone rip them off for cheapskies, STAT. pc jac&jil. want.

a wang awesomeness from tavi, want.

beautiful boy from turnedout, want.

us vogue awesome editorial with the awesome gael monfils. also from tavi.

all hail christian louboutin. pc jac&jil. want.

leigh lezark and alexa chung = girl crushes in one place = eee. pc knight cat.

If you can meet with triumph and disaster and treat those two imposters just the same...

2009-08-16T21:30:00.000-07:00

melbourne from federation square steps at dusk. this has been my wallpaper for ages now and i can't bring myself to change it, i was just waiting for some friends when i took it. sometimes you forget to notice what your own city looks like. and that its pretty awesome.

title is from the poem If by Rudyard Kipling.

its just against everything, ever...and yet its everywhere...

2009-08-11T22:21:00.000-07:00

pc. stylesightings, jeffreycampbell, opening ceremony, bleachblack

buckle boots.
most unflattering footwear, possible on the planet. its like you took a boot, and decided that as many ankle straps as possible would someone how not be a million times worse than just one ankle strap.
a certain very attractive and healthy blogger who shall remain unnamed posted pics of herself in one of the pairs of boots above and by golly, not her best idea to date.

peep toe boots.
oxymoron.
stupid.
just. plain. CONFUSING...
are you a boot or a sandal? pick one and STICK WITH IT.
[the first pic provides a good example of a sandal boot hybrid to which i refer.]

at least the chloe sevigny ones don't have the usual awkward amount of toe poking out the front and they look good on HER, but come on people. she's chloe fkn sevigny. do you have legs like that? really? i know i bloody well don't.
speaking of chloe sevigny, the girl in the first pic, is not her, but looks like her no?

END RANT.

what was that? life? what? thats not at all what i expected...

2009-07-27T06:45:00.000-07:00

busy
life
time
consuming

best friend gone to US. sad face. guy above reminds me of him. pc: jak&jil.
holidays over. sad face.
fashion in backseat. sad face.

degas in real life

2009-06-22T17:38:00.000-07:00

shoes right one undone lol - tony biance [$30!!!], jeans - cheap monday, coat - red berry [$20!!!], tee - remember me, scarf and bag - vintaaaaage darling. don't call me a recessionista, but daaaymn thats a cheap outfit.

went to the ballet with the female members of the family, 5 of us, it was nice, and one freeze in particular looked like the most perfect painting that degas himself would've been proud. the nutcracker: the story of clara was so beautiful i loved every minute. I wore this great coat i picked up at the end of last winter for next to nothing, ace colour. and the shoes were my 'im halfway through exams fuck yes' present to myself. speaking of exams, last one this arvo, must fly. real and concrete chance of me failing it, i have an acute thoracic-lumber back strain [!] which, along with sub standard preparation ISN'T HELPING. BYE NOW.

thin captain crackers

2009-06-17T17:04:00.000-07:00

eating brie on them
listening to augie march's song about them
life could be worse.

dress by cyn, blazer by lollipop, ruched leggings from supre, NEWish boots by EOS, broken ankle by me :P.

a legitimate excuse to bring a camera to work = opportunity for pics amongst all the pretty books. On the right we have the current affairs/environment/science section and on our left we have history. shot a few quick pics but i do actually work in this shop so not too many :(.
lighting was horrible so i had to edit a bit anyway.

aaaaand i have a exam in 4 hours, i should be in the procrastination olympics or something this is AMAZING. i mean im obvz just SO prepared...right...yeah...ok cya.

twentyfourninetyfive

2009-06-14T06:29:00.000-07:00

preen resort 10
pc: geometricsleep

is how much my valleygirl version of this skirt cost me, which i bought a couple of months ago before resort had even shown. who knew. only outfit that ive documented involving said skirt is below, can't see it very well but meh, best i could do. the print is totally identical btdubzzzz.

lust and (not yet) found

2009-06-10T20:06:00.000-07:00

so i'm back on the silver bandwagon as you may have noticed, and am enjoying cultivating my collection. i still wear gold sometimes but at the moment if i have a choice i got for silver.

this is making my bangle collection, which at some point got surprisingly large and colourful, a little superfluous. but i still wear them sometimes, it was the purchase of a watch that actually caused that.
i hate wearing bangles on my right hand if im going to be writing ie. to work or uni ie. half my life.

anyway, an insanely and unnecessarily large piece of what i like to call finger armour would make me exceedingly happy right now...like this perhaps...

courtesy of sproutonline @ etsy, photo is link.

and the point of this post is that these well known awesome girls have managed to find one each, all of which would fit the brief perfectly, except they're heinously too expensive.

standby for three of the most commonly linked blogs in the ... blogosphere. yes.
lulu my fav ring of the three
rumi this jumper as well. there are NO WORDS. NONE.
karla

i. am. jealous.
and. procrastinating.
if anyone ever tells you to take organisational behaviour/psychology, run as FAST AS YOU CAN in the other direction. seriously.

title cred; partially at least , a bertie blackman song, lust and found

givememore

2009-06-08T06:47:00.001-07:00

cheap monday fall 09
pc: knightcat

and extremely skilled at procrastination. welcome to the examination period.

2009-06-07T05:26:00.000-07:00

all the people in this photo are friends of mine who don't know this blog exists, but im sure they wouldn't take offense if they saw this pic i took at our lunch recently. hi girls, congrats on finding the blog, don't know quite how you managed it though...

bored...

2009-06-07T05:22:00.001-07:00

jacket - lollipop, tee - glassons, tights/leggings - target

im lazy...

2009-06-07T05:18:00.000-07:00

tank & jumper - supre, jeans - mng, shoes - kmart, bag & scarf - vintage

no-but-i-feel-a-bit-bad-and-am-dealing-with-it-by-just-saying-nothing-rather-than-saying-no-in-a-nice-way

2009-05-29T04:07:00.000-07:00

DON'T LEAVE ME HANGING. i put myself out there and instead of just being gently pushed back you let me fall on my face. that was a pretty fucking huge thing for me and do you think im gonna want to do it again? its not THAT big of a deal. so why couldn't you reply. it won't be awkward cause I WON'T LET IT BE. but just so you know, i like you less now. it was meant to do the complete opposite. thats what i get for letting myself be proactive and optimistic. FUCKING TYPICAL.

end rant.

don't worry, being sleepy before you've even been awake for 11 hours is like, totally normal! right?

2009-05-22T04:07:00.000-07:00

boots by bonbons, jeans by cheap monday, vintage tee from shag on chapel, jacket by lollipop [love a massive hood, and it was only $20. hellz yeah], vintage handbag from savers.

pretty park. for some bizarre reason, melbourne decided to have autumn in may. even though its been cooler weather for a while, only now are the streets lined with golden leaves and the trees around my local gazebo are lellow. :). i took these when i bailed from uni early on thursday, i realised that i never have anytime at home on weekday arvos which means im rarely home alone. i like being home alone. sad face.

i picked up these MAD BOOTS off lay-by today. i am SUPER EXCITED about them. photos are IMINENT. im not sure why i keep using CAPITAL LETTERS. oh thats right for EMPHASIS and a feeling of SUPERIORITY.

if you're wondering about the block rocking beatz im obvz listening to here its Of Montreal, around the second photo i took Suffer for Fashion came on. Natch.
My mum said natch to me today, during an msn convo from one end of our shop to other (hello laziness, here to stay? rightio then). It simultaneously made me really happy (cue hilarious "hi customer how are you doing today excuse me while i rofl subtley behind the counter here..." laughter) and slightly worried about what it means for the english language if my language purist mother is using natch in everyday conversation. *runs*.

there are heaps of things i want atm including tavi's tee, badass jewellery, stuff from topshop.com, shoes and winter basics inc. rad cardigans, so hopefully now that my monetary situation is less dire some of these will come to be mine. wow long sentence. ok shutting up now baiiiii guyyyz.

the only good thing in my life is powder pink nail polish.

2009-05-17T06:10:00.001-07:00

everybody's changing and i don't feel the same. song of the day for shiz.
i've lost all ability for perspective or realism. i am cynical and jaded. i want semester to be over but i can't think of anything worse than exams at this current moment. im fkn lonely as all shit but im fairly sure boyfriends scare me. uncharted [for the most part] territory and whatnot. i wore this on friday night. actually quite liked it. yay. except my hair. ew, dirty. thank god for some things that never change. music and fashion. till death do us part.

i went to savers and picked up some sweet shit, so yay for a little bit of inspiration. expect to see them soon. bye for now, hopefully next time will be less depressing for both of us.

what's that you're holding, oh a Logie thats right that weird Australian Emmy-and-Peoples-Choice-Awards Love Child coolio...onto the fashion...

2009-05-05T03:28:00.000-07:00

Kate Ritchie looked beautiful in J'Aton, this dress was interesting and quite possibly the most daring choice of the night. Which is kind of depressing. Not that it isn't nice, I am a fan of draping and navy blue, both of which are exhibited here in abundance.

Kat whatever-her-name-is, oops, Underbelly actress, won best actress or some such. I just thought it was hilarious that their lopsided smiles balance each other out. I mean come on, meant to play opposite each other or what. Pity her dress kind of looks like she's about to walk down the isle.

Who would have thought that the So You Think You Can Dance team would provide a RELIEF from the Completely Pitiful Fashion Showing [for the purpose of this post I am choosing to ignore that thing in green on the right]...

Jason [left]: is way too happy with himself, but he looks good.
Natalie: voluminous, white, drapey, pretty. good hair. nice.
Matt: Now I understand the signature hat, thats just not cool. Massive props for the skinny tie though.

Some girls from home and away, don't hate the greys, or the red. Black might have potential. Girl in yellow looks like she needs a good meal. This is what is going on inside girl-in-centers head.
"Ok so, I really wish I could've got my hands on this Herve Leger dress, but the crap local production I'm on doesn't get me that far up the fashion chain, so this loose fitting knock-off will have to do. I am glad I'm on this crappy local production though, as opposed to the competition, cause then I might've been in that photo over there (see below) instead of this, significantly less tragic one."

Seriously. Girls. You're not on dancing with the stars. And even if you were THIS WOULD NEVER, NOT EVER, BE OK. Eugh. You there, in the middle, are you not a FULLY GROWN WOMAN? tell those Imbeciles either side of you that they are making your potentially not horrible dress look like crap by standing beside you. It's really just selfish when you think about it...

Ok, I cannot take anymore of this. Catch you later skater.

a project

2009-05-03T05:15:00.001-07:00

of the silver variety. im going for something along the lines of a happy medium between this:

this, well really just her in general,

and this designer is just...yeah:

hhhhhhhoooooooh wow.
im struggling with rings, because i have too many that i love, but the wrist is coming along nicely. one the keerstin wintrup wraps [last 2] would go down a treat though, they really would. pity they actually cost money, dang, where can i get me some of that to splash about? All i'm really talking about is economic stimulus really...
PC: jak&jil, Knight Cat, Foxyman [x2].

listening to:

Question of the...I dunno, Month or something...

2009-05-01T09:08:00.000-07:00

where the 90's really long enough ago to be "BACK" ALREADY?

since I was alive to remember it, and I haven't even made it through 2 whole decades yet...I'm thinking no?

says she with a not-so-long-ago purchased pair of white jeans...

with a hole in the knee... i swear i didn't put it there, it just happened and i went with it...

ok so maybe I should just... stop...

2009-04-30T04:44:00.000-07:00

jeans by MNG, shoes by topshop[online], vintage bag and belt, tee by remember me, blazer by princess highway from dangerfield and Ray Ban reading glasses woooooo love these. i can't say im really sure what im doing in the third photo, but im going with it.

Another jeans+blazer+trusty vintage handbag=uni outfit. I'm quite happy with where my styles headed at the moment, im making my wardrobe work more with how i want to dress, its going along quite well. cue extremely long run-on sentence during which even I got lost: I've not bought much new stuff recently, like 2 things since i got home in early march, so its a little repetitive, especially given its been really freaking cold this week, jackets and jeans a go-go, need some more winter basics once i pay my [EXORBITANTLY OVER-PRICED] car registration which is due mid may. :(. im really busy at the moment so taking pics of outfits isn't a priority, but im always trying to get better. toodle pip!

2009-04-11T22:24:00.000-07:00

"But that would be morally wrong and socially unacceptable and I am obviously very moral-oriented and my top priority is to solidify the social norm."

-tavi. this girl. my god. so profoundly unconcerned with what other people think, im unsure if ive ever been so wholly and deeply jealous of another human being, including the so-called best and brightest of our time, and most before us. i hope she never looses sight of that unbelievable wit, spark and manner that is so totally her in this jaded complex world we live in, and realise that what makes her different from others is what makes her absolutely fucking phenomenal. the world needs many, many more 12 year olds with as strong a sense of who they are or who they could be as this girl. watch out world, it may be a cliche, but this sheila is ACTUALLY coming for you.

an oddly satisfying frolick in pink lipstick and electric blue polish

2009-04-09T03:14:00.001-07:00

tee(s) - valleygirls, jeans - cheapmonday, shoes - kmart, bag - vintage, blazer - lollipop, sunglasses - vintage, jewellery - mix, vintage & crap i found around, turquoise ring i bought from a stall kinda thing at uni today :), watch - duty free pierre cardin, blue nail polish - sephora, pink lipstick - revlon, new camera - nikon coolpix S600 im in love.

i am in serious need of new clothes, i've only bought myself little things since i got back, im totally tempted by tavi's tee, and these dreamy no-brand $160 boots i found. much more exy than what i usually pay for shit, both, but hey maybe they'll actually umm last a little while?

a new camera has entered the building, along with my sister home from overseas

2009-03-31T02:51:00.000-07:00

sometimes im grateful to my parents for living where we do. this is my street, this is what is to the left of this pic...

could be worse right? i forget sometimes. my new camera helped remind me :). hopefully will be back to outfit posting soon if i can ever get out of bed in time/remember to take pics when i get home.

2009-03-27T04:36:00.000-07:00

nothing of me is original
i am the combined effort
of everyone i've ever known

-chuck palahniuk

saw this on style rookie and it kinda stuck with me, he was a writer on Fight Club too...great movie

5 o'clock in the morning...

2009-03-27T04:12:00.000-07:00

conversation got boring
you said you going to bed soon
so i snuck off to your bedroom...

im really enjoying lily allen's new[ish] album, these lyrics from who'd have known.

anyone want to invite me to the fashion spot? i hate asking for shit and since i don't actually know anyone in the blogosphere i thought i'd post this here, where no one will read it and feel sorry for me. ahhh self deprecation is a past time i need to spend less time on recently. feeling sorry for yourself is just SO not chic. at least the cute boy i met while covered in foam the other night thought i was alright, though it would be nice if i knew more about him than his first name. same name as one of my best friends boyfriends. interesting. or not. far out. moving on s, moving on.

question: do i look like her?

i've been told twice now that i look like her, tis rather odd. im not THAT bad at taking compliments, i just really don't see it! same colouring i guess...i wish i was as photogenic as chloe fkn sevigny thats for sure! [threw in the one with jake just for giggles. love him too]
photos from google sorry no copyright infrigement intended.

2009-03-23T04:10:00.000-07:00

"fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening."

-cocochanelduhz

on this day i...

2009-03-23T01:47:00.000-07:00

wore way too much jewellery [and loved it]
worked my arse off, it was a crazy busy [and surprisingly hot] at work this day
and took surprising pleasure in editing out half of my face using iPhoto. who knew.

how do we feel about the new fringe arrangement? you know, I don't hate it, and its easier to pull back than the blunt number. might stick around for awhile, though a lot of people think the other way suits me more...

skirt - supre
tank - cotton on
bag & belt - vintage
watch - pierre cardin duty free
ring - hand made
necklace - ItsAllAboutThePrint@etsy
plaid points - Kmart.

the beautiful ordinary

2009-03-21T16:52:00.000-07:00

what do you do when everyone you love has someone they'd rather spend their time with than you? none of them know you're lonely so it's not really their fault, is it? ok maybe one, but that's different...far out i need to snap out of it.

nb. when did a person in the foetal position become synonomous with loneliness? interesting.

i got soul but i'm not a soldier

2009-03-21T05:43:00.000-07:00

take about hidden
i have no idea how long this song has been on my ipod
i have no idea why i have no idea
because its excellent
as is this song

im totally getting back into the killers. considering a sam's town itunes purchase. thats a big call.

2009-03-21T05:35:00.000-07:00

i've been meaning to get my hands on some studs to take certain items in my wardrobe from slightly better than ordinary to extraordinary. looks like pretty much everyone in the blogosphere beat me too it. lucky i don't know any people in the blogosphere ey.

pc: fashiontoast, bleachblack and because i'm addicted i think the last one is originally from the fashion spot but don't quote me.

for once it has absolutely nothing to do with what she's wearing....

2009-03-21T05:31:00.000-07:00

not that she doesn't look fucking amazing.
sorry ive been gone so long
though its really only me whose missing me isn't it?

lost in a sea of uninspiration crap...

2009-01-07T21:21:00.000-08:00

aka my wardrobe, wondering what to wear. landed on my newish blazer with the sparkly lapel BUT OF COURSE. still hadn't worn it out of the house. love. i guess probs bcoz its lyk, totes the middle of summer. huh.
just realised today that I actually have no idea where my camera is, [shows how lazy i am] i may have left it at a friends down the beach over nye so hopefully getting it back soon! ciao.

note to self:

2009-01-07T02:57:00.000-08:00

get a hold of some hectic metallic trims to attach to sleeves of a top. epic.

please note: i have no idea who this is, but she has mad cuffs. and i kind of want that jacket. the knight cat calls her taylor.

an open letter to idiots everywhere. or more specifically, here.

2009-01-01T21:22:00.000-08:00

as previously mentioned, i am employed by my parents in a bookshop in the outer inner* suburbs of melbourne. the area is very family heavy and a hot spot for gay and lesbian couples. the suburb next to us is one of the most popular new awesome places to live for young awesome people who have themselves decided that they are awesome and their age classifies them as young. if you get me. this is background information that does not really have much to do with why im writing this. moving right along.

now, 2 doors down there is a library.

this book pictured here was a november new release written by a guy who apparently lives in the suburb next to the young awesome people one which is also full of young awesome though perhaps slightly less affluent people. it''s been very popular and before Xmas we had trouble keeping it in stock [as did the distributor]. we now have a decent sized pile of it on our new releases table, even though its not that new anymore. it is still selling nicely.

the library 2 doors down has NOT 1, NOT 20, NOT even 50 BUT 90 RESERVATIONS FOR THIS BOOK.

holy. shit. i just had a conversation with the customer who told me this about if you were the person who got told yes we can reserve it, but there are 89 people before you, why would you say yes? the mind boggles.

* outer inner [suburbs], adj; used to describe a suburb of melbourne which does not itself have trams, but is next to a suburb that does.

new shit!

2008-12-29T21:27:00.001-08:00

what girl DOESN'T need a jacket with sparkly lapels. no tell, me, if you know someone, i'm actually interested!
purchased on boxing day from dangerfield for $40 down from$148!!! HECK YES.

I call this my i-listen-to-bands-that-don't-even-exist-yet pose.
how do we feel about tipped back hats? I'm unsure, my sister hates it... Ponderous.

Previously mentioned new jeans in the most extreme acid wash ever!!! Super dooper I say. AND for $40. purchased these by accident yesterday, totally not what we were there for. This top is from boxing day too, worked out to $16 from country road!!! Amazement. Also got it in blue.
AND the hat was the main part of my Xmas pres from my sister. Isn't she lovely.

Actually didn't wear the hat, was a casual night that I probs could've worn trackies too, we made impromtu souvlakis and played uno attack, was mad fun. Who knew having cards spat at you could be so entertaining!

Kind of boring post, hope you didn't fall asleep. Happy NYE everyone!!! I'm heading down to a mates on the coast so won't be posting till at least the 2nd, drink safe, party hard!

Currently playing TKO by Le Tigre. F'ing love this song.
it just changed to Darling by Sons & Daughters. Also F'ing amazing. Hope this tiny font isn't straining your eyes too much. Should stop typing now.

how to...

2008-12-29T15:45:00.000-08:00

save money, even when there seem to be so many reasons to spend instead.

"but the sales are SO GOOD after christmas!"
- ok, I'll agree with that one! If you're gonna buy, buy now. BUT, if you're serious about saving, take your credit, access, whatever cards OUT OF YOUR WALLET. Replace them with the gift voucher/card thingos you got from you aunties cousins sister or Whoever. Insert any cash presents you received. REMOVE ALL OTHER CASH. If it Isn't There, You Can't Spend It. When you're shopping you WILL feel a tad depressed, but remember the trip/car/iPod/space mission you're saving for and it'll fade. If you do go for a massive blow out, remember you won't be able to spend money for ages afterwards, unless your just the worst saver ever and don't actually save anything.

"WHAT AM I GOING TO WEAR FOR NEW YEARS?!?!?!"
- ummm, CHILL THE F*** OUT! Who are you spending new years with? Your besties? Boyfriend? Family?! They see you multiple times a week, and half of them probably won't take toooo much notice of what your wearing. Save something you bought in the boxing day/post xmas sales for NYE cause there is ZERO reason to spend AGAIN. Buy a $5 ring to wear if it makes you feel better, spend longer doing hair/make up. Borrow something for a sibling or sympathetic friend. New Years is [in my not-so-humble opinion] usually a massive disappointment. Think of how many cocktails you could buy in Thailand with the money you're thinking of spending on clothes. Yeah. I thought so.

"But magazines/blogs/rich friends/cunning advertising make it so difficult to stop spending, especially at this time of year."
Read a bloody book instead, and get some self control. This just isn't gonna fly as an excuse with anyone except MAYBE yourself. And even then, expect Shoppers Remorse. Though remember, that IS what receipts are for.
nb: I totally sympathise with this though, click to see why. Lucky for me shipping is a bitch and means its totally not worth it.

"It's christmas/my-birthday-soon, don't I deserve a present to myself? Been a long year..."
Pffffffft. Trust me when I say, this is difficult to write, but consider whatever you buy with any money/vouchers your present to yourself. It's hard, but it's not like you don't have other new things to occupy your time. Really. Don't lie now. OR buy yourself the most expensive drink on the menu when you go out for your bday, YUMMY and cheaper* than whatever else you were thinking of buying.
*I am fully aware this may not be true. Proceed with caution if you're in a cocktail bar on brunswick st...or similar.

"I'm soooo hungry I could dddddie!"AND "Coffee is my oxygen. Fading...Fast..."
GO HOME. EAT YOUR PARENTS FOOD/FOOD YOU'VE ALREADY BOUGHT.
I cannot stress this enough, eating out is the Absolute Best Way to Lose Money and have No Idea Where It Went. Avoid places like Pancake Parlour where the food is overpriced but delicious so there is no way you won't buy something. Find the cheap chinese bakery near your work, live off their sausage rolls. Trust me, there are ways around this, but be strong! The coffee thing...This is totally me. All I can say is make one before you leave the house in the morning and if you do buy, buy the smallest size. No extra shot, no expensive crap. At work, see if there isn't provisions for a kettle and a plunger, BYO grounds and hey presto! Instant coffee is a crock o' shite, don't go there, will not satisfy anything.

Now I just need to follow my own advice better...

Coming soon, the jeans i bought yesterday...oooooh crap I suck.

2008-12-27T04:58:00.000-08:00

if only by stezki

if only. click through to polyvore to know what everything is. note: blue tights to be worn under the ripped jeans. i wish this, my dream wardrobe, was more similar to my actual wardrobe. the discrepancies are depressing. it is unfortunate that this past year during which my style has become much more pronounced i have also been spending money on things other than clothes and thus, had less money to spend on clothes. despite earning more money, in general. no wonder uni students are poor, WHERE DID IT ALL GO?

love you like a fat kid loves cake

2008-12-26T21:10:00.000-08:00

super.fantastic.picture.time [1&2]

weardrobe [3&4] chictopia [5]

in case you didn't quite get it, i want some acid wash jeans, though preferably some that don't make me look like a fat kid who loves cake. number 3 might be a read possibility, they're cheap monday :). you know what would be mad...acid wash leggings. OOOH. what an awesome idea. if i can be f'd maybe ill do a diy :).*

originally there were going to be other things i wanted in this post, but australia just got ANOTHER wicket [thats 6 for 141 :D] so the plan has changed and this, is it. ciao.

*in order to be realistic you should know, this is Extremely Unlikely.

double time

2008-12-25T05:26:00.001-08:00

another day, another shift, a different shop, a different outfit.

vintage cardi, bag and belt which was actually my mums. went around her hips if you can believe it. dress by cyn, leggings and shoes as previous. these outfits were several days apart, incase you were stressed they were fundamentally a tad similar. i know you were, don't lie.

i was literally half way out the door when i decided to take these. its possible ive worn this exact outfit before and posted it here, but thats really just a technicality. familiar is comfortable, and handy when you have 8 minutes to get out of the house and you're still in your pjs.

now that christmas is over...

2008-12-25T05:17:00.000-08:00

will be working much less, i might actually have time to post every now and again. how nice. until i start work at the australian open to which i wear a uniform. doesn't make for very interesting 'i wore this to work today' posts does it. speaking of which...
wore this to work sometime last week actually, when it was cold and wet. xmas day was beautiful sunny and warm, first dip in the pool for awhile, twas rather lovely! wearing: valleygirl dress, lollipop jacket, supre leggings and kmart shoes. $100 outfit right here peeps. one ring was a gift, the other was i think $15? pretty good huh. i think so.

just jetsons enough, unlike conan obriens hair.

2008-12-15T04:26:00.000-08:00

photo cred: jak & jil

a completely unrelated outfit

more coming once i get around to editing the pics. drainer, theyre all dark and shadowy. tata.

xmas

2008-12-10T18:56:00.001-08:00

this is an example of why my sister is giving me a fedora for christmas. excited, ive squealed in anticipation more than once. cool factor = amazing, and i like to think i can pull off a hat :)

inspired but busy...

2008-12-10T18:45:00.000-08:00

pic from lookbook
anne-solange t is a journalist from paris

CAN'T BLOG, LIVING LIFE. sorry.

i do wish it was winter though. i don't mind when its sunny as long as its low maybe mid 20s. like today actually. tis happy weather. the fashion bores me. though. the snood/scarf/neckwarmer above looks so cosy, I love snuggly clothes.

lol at this pic from an outing the other night though.
1. way too close
2. pretty sure i have eyes
3. didn't even know this was being taken.
4. mad ring though [rose from etsy]

listening to: le tigre, especially TKO. mad song.

someday somewhere somehow

2008-12-05T22:35:00.000-08:00

pants - seduce, top - supre, cardi, brooch & bag - vintage, new snake ring - diva
finally got my hair cut and thus totally wasted this outfit with which i was really quite pleased!

resistance is futile, and often misguided

2008-12-05T22:18:00.000-08:00

in this particular case, i avoided one club in particular and was rewarded upon going there for a birthday with very reasonably priced drinks, only slightly pretentious crowd [what can you expect really] and three rooms one with live music one with house the other with novelty/retro tunes. well dang me, now i gotta go back.

i wore the dress in my profile pic here, which i just realised is also the dress im wearing in my profile pic on chictopia, though they're from different nights. lol how random.

...outfit me...

im not sure why it looks smoky since smoking in clubs is illegal... im on the left, good ponytail huh! the best that ive got outfit wise, courtesy of a friend with Really Bad Aim!

dress - hello gorgeous
belt & bag - vintage
bangles: clear - luxe accessories, gret - accessory company @ Myer, black faceted - coo ca choo @ dangerfield
in the top pic you can see the white thing on my necklace, tis a mimco elephant, 18th prez from my sister, quite special to me.

inspired

2008-12-02T04:44:00.000-08:00

i picked this up in a boutique, its a catalogue for a brand called typical star which i knew i liked but had only seen the occasional piece here and there and still only know of 2 stockists. my new love was reaffirmed by this little book and the pieces i found in the store. they were unexpectedly expensive [based on passed experience] but this shop is known to mark things up and well, i'm cheap. ha.

if i owned the dress on the left in every colour of the rainbow i could die happy. well. maybe just like, a navy blue or something would be good. someone told me the other day the colour they associate with me is white, which i though was odd given this past winter i wore a shit load of black and charcoal. EDIT: BOO HOO the dress is $200 :(:(:( off to do an ebay search.

also LOVING the models hair, i wore mine like this the same night though i looked less edgy-pretty and more five-year-old-wannabe. these things happen.

just found possibly the CUTEST THING EVEN on jak & jil

listening to SHAKE IT - KATE MILLER-HEIDKE

accidentally shredded

2008-12-02T04:11:00.000-08:00

wore this short sleeved cardigan today and came the the huge revelation that its exhibiting the shredding that camille made the coolest thing in the blogosphere recently I know I've tried it, don't lie so have you*. i bought this from a fabric store near my house which is the main source of the countless buttons which adorn hair slides and rings alike in my household. they hold sewing classes there which I've been meaning to look into for THE longest time, and they occasionally have a random rack of clothing, upon which I found this cardi. Ok so that was waaaaay more than you ever needed to know about the procurement of an item of clothing. deal with it.

one of my best friends has the most ridiculously dramatic life ever it boggles my mind, her boyfriend on 3 years cheats on her, BAM her grandpa dies BAM the ex hooks up with one of her oldest friends. and this is AFTER about 18 months of just constant drama, mostly to do with said ex boyfriend. it's totally insane and totally unfair and she TOTALLY needs to get a thicker skin. sometimes it can be really hard to do the right thing and be the friend you ought to be when really you just want to go to bed/read a book/blog/do anything but have ANOTHER hour long phone conversation about Whatshisname. im not a bad person i swear but really, what else is there to say?

more random photos cause i took them and may as well...

just in case you were wondering, i do wear shoes when i leave the house, i'd just already removed them when i took these. cha. wore this to work for you know, context.

* don't know about you but i found it oddly therapeutic. i did it to some crap tops and came to the realisation that i like it when its done super neatly and im not patient enough/willing to loose a top to do it. oh well. now, i have this cardi!

holidays!!!

2008-11-29T02:29:00.000-08:00

that title was sung by the way...

so a few days ago, I finished exams. It was awesome. It also explains the serious lack of posting recently, I haven't exactly been lounging around at home this whole time. It's been heaps of fun actually. Here's an outfit from the other day, just some work you know, the usual. I'm really bad at taking photos of my outfits when I go out at night so day time will have to be it.

tank from supre
jacket by review
jeans by cheap monday
shoes from kmart
rose ring and bow necklace from etsy

i spy with my little eye...

2008-11-23T19:00:00.001-08:00

a mink pink singlet on lookbook, hows that for timing. [erica c. is a student from sydney :)]

boo. fkn. yah.

found!

2008-11-22T21:40:00.000-08:00

A place that sells Minkpink online, and not just the crap stuff!!!

I WANT THIS TOP.
So excited, for those who don't know Minkpink is a street wear brand that does cute dresses, tees, tanks and skirts [among other things] at AMAZING prices. It makes me happy. Theres a shop near my house that sells all sorts of brands like Wish, Manning Cartel, Shakuhachi, Aje and all sorts of expensive stuff, Nobody Jeans, PeepToe shoes and so on. And they sell Minkpink. Anything by Minkpink is WAY cheaper that everything else in the store and its pretty much what keeps me going back. So, to see what I'm raving about have a look at About a Girl or EVEN the Minkpink Blog! Mad.

Now selling...

2008-11-22T21:37:00.001-08:00

cute huh. lol...

daggy tennis prep sunnies miniature cute bored hungry

2008-11-21T04:17:00.000-08:00

I walked in the door with my friend B at roughly 6:45. Am. We and D had been at R [or K I can't decide. Perhaps K] yep K'a place, and we started watching a movie way later than advisable and then it finished and it was light. What the eff. Confusing in the extreme. Cause I hadn't been out or drinking and the lightness was really sudden. Hard to describe. Anyway. I came home said 'Hi' to my dad who was EATING BREAKFAST and B was staying at mine [lucky her parents would've died] and I went to bed. In full daylight. Got up at 10:30 to go to work. Now THAT, was fun. :|

But you know what, it actually was. *happy sigh*.

twix

2008-11-19T02:06:00.000-08:00

best chocolate bar. maybe. at least one of them. yeah.

outfit meeeeeee is above AND below today. holla. New tee [miss shop] & hadn't worn this blazer in a while, partly due to warm weather, partly due to rotation of things I'm obsessed with in my wardrobe. So I went and wore it 2 days in a row. Figures. I actually didn't wear it for most of the day above cause it was sunny as and yeah. Last exam [FKN. A.] and then shopping. Bought a scarf see: below.
oh. wearing; wittner shoes, random black jeans, vintage belt & scarf, Lollipop Blazer.

So I'm fully aware my posing/setting SUCK, more aware than you probably. I'm also surprisingly tough on the photos I post, if I ever take less than 5 its cause im literally running out of time or in a randomly good mood. Usually end up wishing I'd taken more when I look at them though. It actually happens way more often if I'm not wearing jeans. Note: the jeans uniform probs needs work... New scarf from Dangerfield. Grey Cheap Mondays, Lollipop blazer, topshop shoes.

SOMEONE TEACH ME HOW TO POSE. PLEASE.

Went out last night had fun, wore a skirt I hadn't worn before finally, total time crunch=no piccies. Next time. I'm only just getting the feeling back in my little toes fyi. Have you heard about that surgery people are getting to amputate their little toes so they can wear pointier/higher heels/shoes?!!?!? Tad extreme. Models will be forced to have it done in like...20 years time or something. Calling it early. *shudder*.

peace out kiddies.

la di da

2008-11-14T04:42:00.001-08:00

...outfit me...

this top/dress and leggings are both from supre. I think I need rehab.

cardi and belt are vintage, belt used to be mums how awesome.
shoes are trusty kmart numbers, really need replacing though.

lego necklace from etsy. got more etsy stuff today, super exciting.

just lost an auction on ebay for this mad metallic tshirt dress got outbid in the last 10 seconds, no time to bid again :( almost ruined my evening.

going to bendigo tomorrow, friend lives there now. should be interesting.

I want the PostSecret book I received at work today.

I'm lonely.

ooooooooo. aaaaaaaaaaah.

2008-11-14T03:46:00.001-08:00

Super inspriational site, all sorts of stuff I could never in a million years pull off even if I tried.
1. So if I were as cool as this guy [who looks kinda young don't you think?] I'm pretty sure people would actually read this blog. I would totally wear everything he is. But it just wouldn't be the same would it. *sigh*.
2. Her pants are freakin amazing. And I really want her top. And thats how fur should be done babay!
3. I dub this style oliver twist chic. Love it.

All pics from cracker your wardrobe

in progress...

2008-11-13T04:54:00.000-08:00

Link list...
I'm lazy, I just put up the blogs etc. that came to mind, most of them are pretty obvious, but for good reason. They're awesome.
Listening to...
This will probably continue changing forever cause I consume music at a horrendous rate, but only cause I love it so much. At first it was just songs but then some artists had multiple songs so I just put the artist. If you haven't heard of them, they're all great, I have super random music taste though, totally all over the shop so you probably won't like it all. Email me for track recommendations if your interested.
[Internal dialogue while typing that sentence; 'Don't type that, WHO is going to do that, one of the HUNDREDS of people who comment on this blog obviously...'
My exams...
kill me now.

whattaweek... of nerdiness

2008-11-13T04:04:00.000-08:00

Or so... last week was swot vac and I had exams on tuesday & wednesday for the two subjects I find most difficult. Joy. Though on monday I have the exam for the subject which I basically stopped attending lectures for. Even though it's my major. Oh joy. Today was meant to be an epic day of study but the true
s.sp8 [...thats me] returned and it failed miserably. The interesting thing is, last week I did some of the best, most consistant and SUCCESSFUL [not to mention necessary] study of my ENTIRE LIFE. No I am NOT exaggerating. For once. It was pretty amazing. Pretty sure if I'd studied like that last year I would've knocked VCE out of the park, not that I did badly.

Anyway, I did focus on one subject in particular and perhaps because I was the closest to failing I've ever been I guess for once I couldn't justify not doing it 'cause I'll do ok/passno matter what'. Last semester I got 52, this semester was harder. Eep. I think it went ok. Fingers crossed yall!!!

In the spirit of nerdiness I posted pics of things/people/stuff that came to mind when I considered nerdiness.

pauline
monaby [holla, melbourne love]
the sunday best

click click click!

head.ouch.explosion.imminent.

2008-11-09T04:46:00.000-08:00

Who knew when I took this pic on Friday [purple nails!] that it would be so relevant to my current mindset. It's 12:02am on november the 10th, my exams commence tomorrow. I've been studying chemistry like it was going out of style to what seems to be basically no effect. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Especially given that tomorrows exam is BIOLOGY. Far. Out. Monday which is today has been set aside for that and its not the only study I've done but...who am I kidding not only is bio EASIER than chem its also so BORING I may blow my head off!!! Screw exploding! Chem is on Wednesday and I am infinitely more likely to fail it than Bio, hence the uneven studying patterns. Note: why am I writing this? STUDY, IDIOT!

Back to the purple nails. Note to self: playing frisbee=fingernail annihilation. No kidding, and my nails are short as. Thats clearly the only thing wrong with playing frisbee in the middle of the night. Don't worry, we had floodlights. :)

Right, this was what I wore on friday to work. This little white thing is something I never wear, partly cause it doesn't reeeally go with a lot of my wardrobe, but my wardrobe does have split personality disorder or something. Woo sidetracked. So yeah, I considered selling this on ebay but my sister convinced me not too, thus I based this Entire Outfit around it, no kidding. I then proceeded to LEAVE IT BEHIND. I didn't realise till I saw myself in the mirror at work. Bloody Hell. Just one of those things were you get irrationally and unnecessarily annoyed at yourself and feel uncomfortable and out of sorts for the rest of the day. Generally a touch fragile at the moment anyway so that probs didn't help. SO yeah this is the more elegant/feminine/'pretty' side of my wardrobe. My favourite thing about this outfit has got to be the bangle stack. Count 'em, theres 12. :)

mynailsarebrightpurple

2008-11-04T02:41:00.000-08:00

It's bananas. The Rachel Zoe Project just premiered here and, I die. Another reality tv show to add to the roster AND the vocabulary, love it. Watching this stuff is just so inspiring even though my style is basically nothing like hers. Taylor on the OTHER HAND. Bah. Though I totally want Rachel's tiger head ring its fierce. Literally. Ha.

...outfit me...
So I'm wearing this sheer lace overtop thing that I've never worn in the day time before. Fun. It was quite hot this day but chilly when I left the house OF COURSE [bloody melbourne. love you] hence the cardigan. Never worn this cardi buttoned up before either. I freaking love this cardi too. Bah.

Oh and these shoes are so not great but I need summer shoes BAD. I have 1 pair of flats. 1. A couple of sandles and a few lace up numbers. But 1 pair of flats. Die.

Theses are the 1 pair of flats I mentioned above haha.

These leggings are wet look and ruched and you cannot see it AT ALL in these pics but they're amazingly comfortable and just amazingly amazing in general. So excited. Oh and the purple nails, almost the exact same colour as that dress. Exactly.

Shhhhutting up now. Tempus fugit my friends.

redirection...

2008-10-31T21:07:00.000-07:00

Welcome to one and all reading this blog which I'd like to point out, has very little to do with stickers. Just putting it out there. Previous blog posts can be found here, I decided to jump of the blogger bandwagon cause though my old host was improving greatly with time, no one saw the thing, and I thought I might do something about that if I could. Of course now no one will see this one and I'll get all depressed but you know, whatever, I'm risking it. So check that out cause I'm meant to be studying and just spent a decent amount of time doing this instead.

Though I guess an introduction would be polite.

Hi, I'm Steph, but I really wish I had a less common name. I'm 18 from Melbourne, Australia and just started swot vac at the end of my first year of university. I also like to think I know a little bit about fashion, though feel free to disagree. I also have a very tenuous relationship with capital letters. Sometimes, I just don't feel like using them. Oh and if you never come back, it was nice to meet you anyway.