Winter outfit details

Lately I haven't been doing much apart from working and trying to stay warm, most of my time outside of work is spent dreaming about warmer weather and what I would do when the cold finally dissipates.

I've also been thinking about people and their unkindnesses, what boggles my mind is that some people will be unkind and mean just because they can and then will go every week to temple or church as if God cares whether or not one attends prayers with a face full of make-up and a heart full of nastiness. It really bothered me for a bit, then I thought why even let them occupy a tiny breath of my existence and decided that I would never be like that, I will try in every way that I can to be a better person and that is all that matters.

Since there hasn't been any time or the right kind of light to take outfit photos I will leave you with these random recent and not so recent photos of outfit details that really make me happy. Hope you have a great weekend!

Last few weeks in pictures

Before the freezing temperatures and the sleet we had a few nice winter days, still cold but go-outable if you know what I mean...Weekends spent leisurely strolling markets, playing with cats, stumbling upon a temple and watching sunsets with one's best friend are one of the best kinds...Hope you have been having a peaceful time.

Morrocan back-pack

Hi! Hope everyone's been great while I've been away dressing like a big blob. I tried refusing to accept the onset of winter and decided to go out tights-less couple of days in a row and was down with flu almost immediately. Needless to say I have resigned myself to the cold and am dressed appropriately for the weather these days. Now that my stupidity is out of the way can we please talk about the back-pack that I am sporting in these pictures?

This super cool French Morrocan guy had the awesome-est stall at the Glebe markets last week and I bought this beauty from him. So basically now that I am all bundled up; my bags, scarves and bindis seem to have become the centre of my outfits, can't say I don't like it.

Happy Thursday world!

Random shots taken after dark

Hello hello :D Two posts in a week after almost two months of silence? What can I say except for I love getting my posting mojo back. So I am sharing these pictures more for the accessories than anything else, I know some people post perfect looking pictures but I am not one of them. In the first outfit I am in love with the DIY-ed CK shorts, embroidered camel leather bag and the crochet cardigan thing and in the second with the gauzy skirt and the neck party.

I bought the shorts from a vintage shop in Surry hills which I haunt for denim and bags, the embroidered bag was a gift, the crochet cardigan is from the Manly markets, the gauzy skirt is from Paharganj, Delhi and the neck bling is from all over. I bought this skirt on one of my first few days in Delhi with my soul-sister, promptly wore it to go see the Qutab minar and I think I'll always treasure it because of the person I bought it with and the people I met while wearing it for the first time. Yea I am sentimental like that.

The more I read about fashion in most magazines the more I am inspired to just dress for myself, I can't really understand how it is okay for magazines to tell us that we are not good enough if we're not dressing for our body-type, we need to wear certain colours or certain things are not in and wearing them will make us look what? Silly??? Stupid??? Well Bleh! I am barely five feet tall and I will wear maxi skirts and dresses without heels because I WANT to. I am fed up with people telling me what looks good on me or even worse what is appropriate.

Appropriate or inappropriate is all in one's head if you ask me, telling people how they should dress or behave is just plain idiotic. If it is 40 deg celcius outside I will wear the least amount of clothing and if that makes you insecure to have me around your man or woman, one go see a shrink and get rid of your insecurities and two go run round the block to whip your body into shape instead of telling me to dress appropriately!!! Phew rant over.

I've been wanting to get this off my chest for ages, the trip back home was filled with people who made me tremendously uncomfortable about being who I am. The worst part of it all was that more women seemed to be intent on girl shaming than men. But something my Dad said stayed with me "You don't have to change who you are or lie about anything as long as you are happy with yourself". Thankfully my parents are wonderful people and are happy to let me grow into whoever I want to be. I think I should actually sit and do a post on how stupid it is to judge people on the basis of how they choose to dress or undress their body. But in the meantime I have read a pretty good post on the topic and you should definitely read Courtney's blog, especially this post

Happy friday everyone!

Pyjama shorts and embroidered leather

Vintage Versace goodness

Vintage Versace shorts: DIY-ed gifted jeans, Boots: Gifted, Hat: Myers, Jewellery: All over, Everything else: Thrifted

I have been on the look out for the perfect pair of Mom jeans to hack into a pair of boy-friend shorts that are back-packing across India-suitable and a friend just gave me her old vintage Versace, made in Italy jeans that were then DIY-ed into this man-repeller goodness. They hang off me in a shape that apparently is pleasant only to my eyes and I am in LOVE with them. I love items that travel all over the world like these boots, they were ordered online by the boy, delivered to his address in Europe and flew to Sydney with his friend and are my new footwear obsession.

I don't think I need to elaborate on my love for crochet, tie-dye, silver jewellery or carpet bags because looking at my pictures one can definitely tell I hoard all items of the above mentioned description. I put these things together haphazardly just because it was warmish, I wanted to wear my shorts, twirl my crochet shawl around, pretend to be a witch and obviously take photos. I think I succeeded and am going to bed a happy little girl. Have a great weekend all!

Yessss! I can finally play with HTML

Tie-Dye skirt: Jay Jays, Black crochet top: Thrifted, Crochet cardigan: Thrifted/ Vintage, Boots: Country Road, Jewellery: All over, Carpet bag: Vintage

Hi guys! I have figured out how to make the pictures in my posts larger by editing HTML and am super stoked. I am sure this isn't really an impressive development for most of you guys but for a technically challenged person like me it is like reaching a super advanced level previously un-thought of. I am glad I figured it out in time for this outfit post because it combines all my favourite elements namely tie-dye, crochet, leather, silver, Chelsea boots AND it is mostly thrifted/ vintage.

On other things inspirational I have found this awesome diy dip-dye jean tutorial with a link to finding great dyes locally in Australia in Define Inspired, a rad blog that I cannot believe I have just found. And this is inspite of all the hanging out that I seem to do online oh well! Better late than never. But honestly stupendous style and great DIY.

I've got the plumber here fixing our bathroom taps and grouting therefore can't think of more to write. Happy Wednesday everyone! Nine sleeps to holiday-land Yaaaaaaaaay!

The boyfriend tee

Shorts: Don't ask Amanda via General pants, Bag: Indonesia, Boots: Nine west, Tank: Cut up the boy's tee, Cardigan: Vintage Pringle

I had my eye on this tee for months before the boy accidentally dropped some bleach on it and made a few holes doing God knows what. To my utter glee he didn't want to wear it too much anymore but I still had to wait longer to have it in my paws and then snip snip and I have one of the comfiest tanks :D

I cannot understand how a little character to clothing is not seen as a good thing by everybody, maybe because I value comfort and well ventilated clothing over everything else. But on a serious note I just don't understand the lure of fast/ cheap fashion that to me has no character, no history, is just blah. This tee shirt for example was bought before a holiday to the south of France, Spain and Amsterdam and then travelled all the way to Sydney via Abu Dhabi and now I wear it all the time and probably will take it on trips with me. BEAT THAT MASS PRODUCED, BACK STORY LESS, SWEATSHOP PRODUCTS!

Okay I don't want this to end up becoming a rant about dodgy labour practices but I'd be a happier person if everyone I know would buy more and more from thrift stores and op shops. And now on to the beauty from Kuta, Indonesia, isn't she super pretty? She is waiting to meet her new Momma aka my sister whose jewellery collection I am waiting to raid. Hence all the bribery. Have a great week everyone!

Silk and crochet

Balinese silk dressing gown and belt: Op shopped, Crochet dress: Vintage, Bondi markets, Jewellery: Glebe markets,India and Mexico, Boots: India, Leggings: Tibetan market

Such a gloomy gloomy Thursday, the boy was sickety sick, i felt under the weather, the skies matched our mood therefore I decided to wear something that would cheer me up and added turquoise to the mixture to up the happy. I think I am happy with the result, I mean a keen eye can spot residual gloomy-ness creeping into the pictures but atleast I made an effort.

This crochet dress is another yummy vintage find from the Bondi markets and I am happy to say I now cannot imagine my life without it. Seriously I don't know what I'd do without band tees, denim, leather, crochet and block print cotton and silk AND silver jewellery loads and loads of silver jewellery. Okay all this rambling is happening because I have been planning my packing and cannot take all my favourite things. Ten weeks without all my pretty beauties in a country that is filled with chauvinistic men and people who think women who dress in sleeveless tops are asking to be eve-teased or raped is looking pretty daunting.

Thank God I have my lovely family to keep me company. Gaaah where I can fill a petition to get the airlines to increase their luggage allowance?