Mon dieu...so beautiful men do exist

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Tales of the night

I think you can safely blame the latest fascination with black lace on Prada. I love the intrigue and subversiveness that it brings out. 

This I bought almost 2 months ago but never got around to photographing...

This was a newer find - last week - Monday or Tuesday (oh the perils of finishing work early). I also bought a pair of pants that are a cross between jodphurs and drop crotch trousers but they are quite impossible to photograph in any mildly flattering manner so I've given up on posting them. 

This I got together with the dress with the massive i-am-a-prehistoric-bird sleeves. You can't really tell from the photo but it's a puffball skirt and befitting of a little princess tyrant *stomp*stomp*

shoulder holster

i've found myself in a bit of a funk lately - i've been uninspired by what i've seen in the shops, i've become bored with all my music...nothing has made my stomach flutter, nothing has challenged me.

and on one such evening i trawled the usual suspects while waiting for the rain to stop and the traffic madness to die down when i came across this dress with amazing architectural sleeves. and just like that my faith in design has been rekindled.

 

I managed to do serious damage in 15 minutes:(

OKay. here's the one that came home with me.

A made in Japan skirt, using vintage fabric and putting the pleats in fresh I think. Its sweet and comes to just above my knee...

Summer perfect. I now need a raspberry tank to go with it, so I can wear it with my sandals.

BUT i am horribly excited about this gorgeous dress which I put on layby... (BCBG i think... I can't remember).

Black, and lots of black fish scale shaped scallops at the hem, overlapping and graceful.
sparse and not over the top jet-bead detail on the dropped waist bodice.
will post when I pay off the layby. And I will get one of the boys to take the picture, because its much prettier on, than just on the hanger.

*****I decided against the brown lace-ups. I cannot justify USD451(!!!!!) especially when the AUD is doing so poorly. *sniff* will keep an eye out for something similar and cheaper. :(

Shopping relapse... need rehab

OK. going cold turkey no shopping is a bad bad bad plan...

My navy houndstooth coat. (pardon the bad photography... was all taken in 5 minutes before this) (click for larger pictures... )

Vintage. Adorable.
Large lapels.(houndstooth).
big pockets. houndstooth!
big navy buttons!
HOUNDSTOOTH!

so you guys getting the idea I love the houndstooth bit about the coat? :D
It's a wee bit big, but I'll fix then come next winter.



An innocent foray into contemporary/recycled industrial/antique furniture store with the boy revealed two racks of hand-picked vintage clothing. I was immediately drawn to this.

I wear it belted, and love how retro it is. Easy peasy :D

And a belated post about my bag purchase. I finally went with:


He's roomy, and I love the colour.
I love the fact that it is patent and that patent is meant to be glossy and super smooth. But here it is perversely and sexily, wrinkled and crumpled when you look at it closely.

NOT WEDDING SHOES :P

What is with me and falling in shoes so spectacularly out of season for Melbourne? I don't know. It maybe because today it was a ridiculous 11 degrees outside, hail and rain. All this after a gorgeous low 20s sunny weekend. Mistress melbourne you toy with me so...
But back to the boots...

These babies are so anti-sexy, but yet so hot.
I want them soooo bad for stomping and running all over town doing errands. They'd be pretty sweet with skinnies and a slouchy top and a kicking hat for transseasonal cool. What do we think? yay or nay?

(and quick before the boy finds out I am plotting another shoe purchase :P)
and the link for more details: (picture is off revolve website... just found them)

http://www.revolveclothing.com/b/Product.jsp?code=DEVO-WZ14&refererUrl=%2Fb%2FBrands.jsp%3Fc%3DBoots%26s%3DC%26d%3DShoes

My new jewellery blog

http://vonnique.blogspot.com

I'm getting hitched!