WHAT I WORE | Daydream Believer

May 25, 2013
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Hello! I finally, FINALLY felt well enough to actually get dressed and go out for some breakfast and book shopping with Aidan (but please excuse my rather sickly expression in these photos). We went to the Daily Planet, where I had a egg white omelette which came with little roast potatoes (amazing!) and then mosied on next door, where I ended up buying one of the Style Me Vintage books, which looks pretty fantastic from what I've read so far! 

This is yet another dress I bought from Exile Vintage. I think I bought it as a pick-me-up after an extremely bad day at work. I felt like I needed this silly print in my wardrobe. And how many dresses do you see with a dress form print?! Clearly it was a necessary purchase. I love the little strips of striped fabric at the sides, too, and I appreciate that without them this dress would NOT be able to accommodate the amount of food I ate at breakfast. Wiggle dresses are fantastic, but not for everyday wear!
Vintage dress via Exile Vintage | Sportsgirl loafers | Temt cardigan | Pigeonhole pink studs and belt | 'T' ring by Tea Party for Lucy

Well, I said I felt a little better, but after a full on day at work yesterday, I feel like an afternoon watching Breaking Bad is in order. It was on my 23 before 24 list to watch the whole season in order (though I've already seen it from pretty much the fourth season) and I'm finally doing it! At first it was a bit intense for my flu-addled brain, but now I'm obsessed (or should I say... ADDICTED?! No, probably not). Only two or three years behind everyone else.  

I hope your weekend is going excellently! 

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SHOP | '60s Style

May 20, 2013
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I've been feeling really inspired by the 60s recently, as opposed to the 1950s. I feel more drawn towards go-go girls instead of pin-up girls, looking for shift dresses instead of dresses cinched in at the waist, and am leaning towards loafers and booties instead of coquettish high heels. Not that I ever wore high heels if I could help it, but you get my gist.

In particular, I love the coordinating outfits of '60s girl groups (anybody want to start a du-wop band? Nobody? Okay then), cigarette pants and slim fit turtlenecks, and crazy psychedelic prints. I've been trying out this Priscilla Presley makeup tutorial from xoVain and it makes me want to wear crazy winged eyeliner and big bouffants everywhere. 


And while I've been sticking to a pretty tight budget over the past month or so, I may have dug into my bank account a few times to add some '60s inspired pieces to my wardrobe. First I got this weird elephants-carrying-around-tiny-men printed dress from Exile Vintage. I've bought from them quite a few times before - like this tartan one, this giraffe printed one, this 70s leaf print dress, and this mod red dress that I wore to a Blogger's Meetup at Devilles, and the dress I wore on New Year's Eve this year. So yes... quite a few dresses accumulated over the years. They had a 20% off promo so I snapped this one up and I can't wait for it to arrive. 

The ASOS Melody black loafers are something I've wanted for such a long time. I looked EVERYWHERE for a pair of plain black loafers - no embellishments, no heel, and leather (or leather look, anyway). I ummed and ahhed about getting them but I figured black loafers are something I'll wear all through winter. Plus, they'll go nicely with these pants I ordered from Le Bomb Shop! I'd read about them over at Scathingly Brilliant, and they had these pants, which were the exact cut and pattern I've been trawling vintage stores for. I'm a bit nervous about the fit - I've never ordered pants online because I'm so picky about the fit, which is probably why I haven't bought pants in about three years - so I'll let you know how that goes!

I've been quite ill the past couple of days so I'm sorry for the lack of posts (...I don't really have an excuse for the days before that! I'm sorry, work has still been as busy as it ever was). Hopefully I'll be well enough for a few outfit photos this week! It be getting cold in Perth, so rug up if you're a local lady! 

{All images via The Swinging Sixties - 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6}

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