HELLO! Here's my second outfit post for Black Out. I maaay have phoned it in a little bit with the black tights, but trust me, if I put on coloured tights my legs just look like two kielbasas. And it has been COLD in Perth for the last couple of days! Yesterday it was insanely windy all day and I didn't think I'd make it through the day having to constantly keep holding my skirt down so I didn't have a Marilyn Monroe moment. So shorts and tights it was (I don't own a single pair of pants apart from some scungy harem pants from Target).

And yes, I pulled out my golf cardigan! I pretty much bought it just to be able to own it, if you know what I mean, but then I thought why not just wear it? It's actually ridiculously warm. Which is kind of negated by the little patch of torso that showed up when I decided to tie my top up like this.



My dad and I have a tradition where we go to the West Coast Blues & Roots together and next year's line-up looks incredible. Robert Plant, IGGY POP (*fans self*), Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, Wilco, PAUL SIMON?! AMAZING! Sorry for ALL THE CAPITALS in this post, I was drinking a massive Red Bull while I wrote it.

Hope your weeks are all going excellently, and if you're participating in Black Out too then send me your links gurl! I want to see how everyone else is handling it!

I had a girl come in for a trial in my store this week and she mentioned she'd read my blog (hi Caroline!) which reminded me that it's not only my family who reads this (hi Grandma!) and I thought I'd better put up a post.

So, here are some things I've bought recently! Sorry for the stock photos, but I haven't actually gotten them yet. Once they do they'll probably be on regular rotation in my wardrobe and you'll be sick of them (especially the pin! Oh my god!).


A while ago I was searching for novelty cardigans on Etsy and I found this gem. I don't know if I've mentioned before but my boyfriend is into golf in a major way. I don't really get it and I think my attention span is way too low to play such a game, but at least when I am dragged to the golf course I will be dressed appropriately, even when drinking wine out of a Coke can (has happened).


I found this shop while I was trawling old xoJane articles (in fact, this article inspired me to share MY weird Etsy finds with you). I have heard a lot of not-so-great things about that website but I LOVE it. I could read it all day. Anyway, I only just ordered this ring today, and I'm still not entirely sure why I thought I needed it in my collection. I don't even like babies! I'm kind of just fascinated by the weirdness of it.


Okay obviously this shop is full of strange and wonderful items. I mean, they sell Snoop Dogg prayer candles. SNOOP DOGG PRAYER CANDLES. You feel me? If the shipping for candles wasn't so expensive I would have a little Snoop shrine set up right about now. But this isn't about Snoop Dogg, it's all about Steve Buscemi. I am obsessed with Boardwalk Empire - can I just mention how amazing the latest episode was? Holy shit. I was on the edge of my seat watching through my fingers the entire time - so there's a lot of Buscemi love going on in our house. And now I can force people to look at his bug eyes every time I wear this badge.


I've seen this jumper on various blogs for years now, and this year I FINALLY managed to snap one up before they all sold out! Yay! I was tossing up between this one and one that was more about The Smiths, but the hilariously tacky Christmas jumper won out in the end. Obviously. I wonder what Morrissey would think of these jumpers? He would probably give me a withering glance and then stare off all melancholy into the distance. Oh, I do love him so.

What weird stuff have you bought recently? Send me links so I can spend my money!

Hello again! I thought it was time to do another Little Things post, since I have been doing a lot of stuff  and finding absolutely no time to blog about it. So here is a little snippet of what I've been up to...

We had a surprise picnic for my beautiful friend Grace and it was amazing! So much good food and wonderful people and it looked gorgeous too. The whole setup was based on this beach picnic shoot that was in Shop Til You Drop's latest issue. It ended up being a little cold for the beach (not that you can tell from these photos) so we took it to the park! I say "we" but my contribution was just providing chorizo and haloumi.



♥ Wearing: I have actually tried to cut back on spending (especially since Christmas is NEXT MONTH, eek) but I did go a bit Etsy crazy a while ago and bought a sequinned cardigan, golf-themed cardigan (WHY?!) and a beautiful 1950s fascinator. And then a really lovely olive 1950s dress. BUT THAT'S IT.

Hello! I've been listening to a lot of new music lately - which certainly makes a nice change from my usual exclusively '50s and '60s playlists - and I thought I'd share some of the artists I've been really loving! Just to be clear, some of these might not be 'new' music, but whatever even as a sometimes music journalist I'm pretty behind the game. So let's get it started...


   

I found Girls through Spotify as well. The article that I got the image from was about how the frontman had quit the band, so I'm a bit bummed that I'm so late to the game! They sound great, kind of like a scuzzy garage band Beach Boys.

Well, that's all I've got so far! Thanks for letting me share my musical finds. Hopefully you've found something that's making your earbuds happy!

It's finally here! The burger jumper that I talked about way back in this post finally made its way into my eagerly awaiting hands and I've barely taken it off in the two days I've had it. I think that out of almost everything I've worn, this is the thing that gets the strangest reactions from people! They either love it or look at me like I'm a giant booger. I don't think I got reactions like that even when I had purple hair! What's people's beef with the burger?





Just a word of advice if you're planning your own burger jumper purchase... They're unisex sizes so I thought I'd order a small, but they're actually quite a slimmer cut than I expected. I don't really wear bulky jumpers so it worked out pretty perfectly for me, but just something to keep in mind if you like your jumpers big and cozy!


I know I've worn this scarf tied into a bow for three out of the last four outfit posts but... I love it. I wore it with this outfit because it was Melbourne Cup day and since I couldn't wear a fascinator to work, this was the next best thing. I know all the hipster teens were doing this look about six months ago but WHATEVER I am OLD NOW and it takes me a while to catch up.

Anyway I had quite an entertaining day watching ladies totter around in their ridiculously high heels and body-con dresses (I work across from two pubs and around the corner from a TAB, so it was pretty much a given on Melbourne Cup day!) and then going to Aidan's mum and dad's house for some lasagna. Not such a glamorous day but it worked for me.

I guess I must still be feeling the effects of Halloween... I bought this skull collar-tipped shirt a little while ago and I've been wearing it pretty much non-stop ever since. The shirt makes me feel like a bit of a punk Dolly Parton. I think this is the closest I'll ever come to having skulls on my clothing! I really feel like this top would look awesome with some skinny jeans, which of course I don't own, but it also looks pretty great with this crazy printed skirt.


I haven't been up to much this week; just working and slooowly getting over bronchitis. On the bright side, I have a whole new season of Project Runway to watch! I'm not really looking forward to working in retail full-time over Christmas - as much as I love my job, I think that's a pretty fair assumption! - so I'm trying to relax as much as possible until that crazy time ahead...

Oh! And I know everyone and their grandma has heard this song by now... but I absolutely love it. I wish it had come out before the Restyle challenge! It would have been so perfect!

I couldn't resist the kitten pendant because my nan owned a cat figurine almost exactly like it! It was my favourite when I was little. I'm so lucky that I was able to keep that collection of feline figurines.

{p.s very sorry for the lack of posts recently, I've got bronchitis! Hopefully things should go back to normal soon!}

Hello again! These photos are a little late, but I've just got settled back into my house after it's been rewired. Hooray for proper lights and a much lower chance of being electrocuted!

I know you might have seen this cardigan before, but I only get one day a year to wear it so you had BEST BELIEVE it comes out every Halloween. Thankfully it was a pretty chilly day today instead of the 35ºC weather we'd been having so I could actually justify wearing it.






I just took these on my point and shoot camera before going to a friend's house for Halloween, so they're not the best quality - hence the black and white. But I think that makes them look a little more eerie for Halloween, maybe? I'm still pretty bummed that I didn't get to wear my Peg Bundy costume anywhere. I mean who gets sick over Halloween? How rude.

In keeping with the Halloween theme, here's some songs that are on my Halloween playlist!






And you can see the jumper in last year's Halloween post, right here! Although the photos there are on my Macbook, so they're not much clearer. Maybe I will never get a good picture of this jumper? It's a HALLOWEEN CURSE, I tells ya.