lace, velvet and polka dots

Shoes - Wittner

Tights - Portmans

1950s cocktail dress - etsy

Belt - Alannah Hill outlet store

Cardy - Cotton On

new watch thanks to murphy's law

A few weeks ago I lost my lovely silver watch. I looked and I waited. Two weeks later, when it hadn't turned up, I bought myself a new rose gold one. So, of course, as Murphy would have it, my silver one was found behind a curtain by my other half, before my rose gold one even turned up in the post. So now I have two!

I'm obsessed Q&Q watches. They are made by Citizen, are super-reasonable in price and wear really well. I discovered them a couple of years ago while searching for a new watch. I like smaller, vintage-looking watches and I think they have a great range. I buy mine from ebay and search under "Citizen ladies watch".

post request: how to get a bargain velvet dress

Below: Recent ebay purchases

I've had lots of queries and about my velvet dress bargain-nabbing, so I thought I would od a post on it. I really don't do anything special... I search ebay and etsy for "vintage velvet dress". I don't REALLY bother with the super-expensive ones, it's kind of a game to see how cheap I can get them.

Check out the above copy-and-past table of my latest ebay purchases. There are LOADS of ace dresses out there, you just have to be patient. I've bought a cupboard-full this winter for next to nothing, and I've not been disappointed once.

Also, I'm more than happy to buy an '80s does '40s dress. A quater of the price and just as pretty (and will probably last a lot longer).

You see the third item down (please forgive the book purchase in there)? I bought it for $9.95 (plus $7.00 postage). The picture of it was pretty shitty, but the seller described the dress as "stunning", so I took a punt and boy did it pay off. See below, it got 221 votes when I posted it on Chictopia. Not bad.

When it comes to etsy, if it is cheap, I buy-it-now, otherwise I just sit on it and put it in my favourites. Sellers are always having fabulous sales, so if I really wnat something, I buy it at the cheapest price.

Any questions, please fire away.

sartorial prozac

Just what one needs in the middle of an

Aussie winter -  a big, fat burst of colour.

Tights - OKOK

Shoes - Jo Mercer

Vintage dress - ebay (for $7.99)

Flower brooches - Lovisa

magazine winners

The Aussie winner who recieves a brand new copy of Lula

magazine is Annika Victoria from Pineneedle Collective.

The international winner, who recieves a current issue of

Frankie mag is Lucy Nation from Tales from the Faraway Tree.

Ladies, I will be in touch to get your deets.

x

sunshine on a rainy day

'60s red coat - Thrifted

Alannah Hill tights- ebay

Jo Mercer shoes - Buy Invite

Vintage '50s dress - etsy

at your suggestion...

The lovely Donna, of Deer Donna, suggested that my new necklace would look great on red, so I gave it a whirl and how right she was. I also recieved another hot tip from the super-stylish Jitterbug Doll - pairing it with plum. I do have a gorgeous plum warmer-weather dress and I'lll be trying that combo out as soon as the weather allows me.

I adore getting style suggestions, so if you ever have any, please don't be shy. New and fresh ideas delight me.