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What I Wore 10.10.08

Posted by Tara October 10, 2008

Today I am handing in ANOTHER journalism article (my last one for the year!). This one is about clothes swap parties being promoted as a part of National Recycling Week. I had no idea that writing about National Recycling Week would lead me to writing about swap parties instead, so I was pretty happy! I interviewed one of the lovely ladies from the Clothing Exchange, and it was all really interesting to see it from an environmental point of view as opposed to just a fashion one.

I may also be purchasing a certain sparkly dress, usually when I hand in an assignment on time I buy myself something... it's a sort of incentive because last year I handed in assignments really really late all the time. Naughty!

Top: Jay Jays//Skirt: Supre//Shoes: Zoom//Sunglasses: Sportsgirl

I wear this skirt much too often, I know! I bought it last year, I had seen it for about $30 but didn't want to spend that much on something from Supre. Then I went back one day and it was $7! You would think that would teach me that the turnaround in chain stores is incredibly fast and to wait, but no. I usually buy something on the spot.

I am so in love with these sunglasses. I really wanted round ones, I actually wanted John Lennon shaped ones but when I saw these ones I fell in love! You can't really tell in the photos but the lenses are tinted a bit pink. They are my new favourite thing in the whole wide world ♥

Well I hope everyone has a great Friday night, I will probably be at home writing essays! Boo!

Tara

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What I Wore (and bought) 9.8.08

Posted by Tara October 09, 2008

Yesterday was Boy's birthday! Hooray! I bought him a subscription to Rolling Stone and the DVD of Iron Man. Because Iron Man is awesome. I remember thinking "This movie's going to be laaame," but obviously it was not. So it was good to spend his birthday with him (and his twin sister & rest of the family) but not so great getting up at 5.30 today so he could get to work on time. Grr!

So for the rest of today I wrote up one of my journalism articles and dropped it in at uni, then did a little bit of retail therapy at Garden City. I felt a bit like Ms Frazzle from the Magic School Bus in this outfit, I think it was the cardigan + the dress! This dress is one of my favourites, I got it ages ago for $14.95 and it's such a gorgeous shape! It reminds me of the dress Marilyn Monroe wears in The Seven Year Itch (but a touch less classic, what with the navy blue and the star print!).

Cardigan:Cotton On//Dress: Valleygirl//Corsage: Equip//Shoes: Emporium

For my journalism unit this year we have to write articles for the Western Independent, which is a paper that the uni produces. Today I was looking in it to see which articles from my class had gotten published and to my utter surprise and delight mine was in there! I was so excited!

It was about homeopathic stalls getting more popular at music festivals. Unfortuantly they didn't use my AWESOME headline ("More herbs at music festivals") but still pretty exciting to see my name in print!

So after that exciting incident I went to Garden City and bought a bit. I had a voucher for David Jones from my lovely mama, and I had a 20% off voucher for Forever New which I didn't even use because I didn't really LOVE any of the stuff.

I got a shirt from American Apparel, a scarf from Country Road (on sale), sunglasses from Sportsgirl and a belt from Forever New (on sale). I was thisclose to buying a sequinned mini shift but here is how the conversation in my head went:

Me: SHINY

Sensible side: But a sequinned minidress?

Me: Think of how cool it will be when I go out to parties and out clubbing!

Sensible side: I honestly don't think you've been out to an actual club since about a year ago.

Me: But it will make me look like Edie Sedgwick!

Sensible side: Edie Sedgwick didn't have hips or boobs or a butt. You will never look like Edie Sedgwick unless you develop her heroin addiction.

Me: ... SHINY

... and so on. Now the more I talk about it THE MORE I WANT IT DAMMIT!

Hopefully I will wear some of this stuff over the weekend, it is set to be quite busy!

(Also I got some sad news this morning that a family friend of ours had passed away. Lots of love to her family ♥)

Tara

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I Love: Pocketto

Posted by Tara October 07, 2008

A while ago I wrote an article for Pocketto zine, which is edited by the lovely AUS Style. I had a lot of fun writing the article (beats the hell out of writing about sports & agriculture, which are my two journalism assignments at the moment) and I have had a peek at the new issue, it looks fantastic!

Sorry it has been a bit quiet on the blogging front but I have SO MANY uni assignments due in at the moment, plus work & lots of people's birthdays (including Boy's, which is TOMORROW! I know he reads this sometimes so HAPPY BIRTHDAY ♥) & other things keeping me busy, so soon things will calm down and I will babble on to my heart's content!

Tara

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What I Wore 5.10.08

Posted by Tara October 05, 2008

My eye has stopped randomly getting itchy and puffy - a combination of hayfever and SPIDER ATTACK 2008. Unfortuantly I did not wake up like this:

Only like this:

Cardigan: Jay Jays//Dress: Jay Jays//Scarf: Chip Chop for Sportsgirl//Shoes: Zu//Ring: Burlesque show

Today Boy & I went into the city to try and find a birthday present for his sister but instead bought... lots of other stuff. He did much better than I did, I only bought this Ben Sherman top from David Jones:

So I admit I did not wear these shoes all day. I don't think they have been on the blog before, and they should be because they are my biggest bargain ever! They were $25 down from $100 from Zu and although they are a teeeeeny bit too big I wear them pretty much every time I go out.

Anyway that (and working on a presentation, but no one wants to hear about that) was my weekend! Thank you to everyone who left makeup recommendations, it was very much appreciated!

Tara

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Take your ChapStick, put it on your lips

Posted by Tara October 03, 2008

I need help, dear readers! I am pretty clueless when it comes to makeup, in fact it's only this year that I have started wearing eyeshadow and eyeliner on an almost daily basis (instead of just for special occasions). At the moment I have some excellent eyeliner and eyeshadow quads from Sportsgirl (although I know they're obviously not the best quality), but I need some serious help when it comes to the basics - foundation, concealer, blush & mascara. Could you oblige me and tell me what you use?

Thank you and much love!

x

Tara

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What I Wore 2.10.08

Posted by Tara October 02, 2008

Sorry for the poor quality pictures but my sister went off to her exam before I could ask her to take any pictures for me! I am not sure how I feel about these tights. Mainly I am hoping they are not tights that are from my old school uniform, although my primary school outfit was blue, so I doubt I would still fit into stockings from that era. But still. Also my high school uniform was green so this shirt is one of the few times I have voluntarily worn green in the past... seven years (five years plus the two years I've been out of school, I wasn't kept back twice!). Does anyone else subconciously avoid the colour of their old school uniform?

Cardigan: Jay Jays//Badges: From a stall at Splendour in the Grass which I can't remember the name of but wish I could because it was so cute!//Shirt: Target (it's my sister's)//Skirt: I said it was Bluejuice in the last post it was in but it is actually Quirky Circus! Whoops!//Tights: Myer//Shoes: I ♥ Billy

This afternoon I am off to get my hair cut (!! I haven't decided how yet, it will either be this long but layered or really short) and to do some shopping. Hopefully I will get some new jeans because my Cotton On ones are literally ripping apart at the seams and also give me a bad case of carrot legs.

Also is anyone else quite underwhelmed by this year's Big Day Out lineup? I will probably still go because I want to see Neil Young, The Ting Tings and TV on the Radio. Then again last year I didn't think the lineup was spectacular and loved all the bands I went to see anyway.

Tara

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Italian Vogue

Posted by Tara October 01, 2008

Sorry for lack of posting actual photos today, but a) I am exhausted! and b) a spider bit me under the eye (!!) and it has gone all red and swollen... quite unattractive :(

So instead, here are some gorgeous photos from Italian Vogue that I found on my regular source for beautiful photos. I think that the darkness in them makes these photos absolutely stunning.