Family picnic- Beautiful Australia

Today was such a wonderful day.

Australia is a beautiful place, it's nice to pop into a nature reserve park for a barbecue, past the gumtrees with white cockatoos squawking, as the sun sets and cyclists pass on their scenic route in the distance.

Setting up in the last rays of  today's Springtime sun, showing little hands how to peel paperbark and  where wattle flowers are, spying bunnies shying in the darkness on a drive back home towards a bay of  bleeding rainbow skies.

This is pretty much what I wore today for family veggie-burger flipping and enjoying the very best things life gives us in good company.

..Except I made the bag and knitted bracelets myself.

REALITY:

Thanks for stopping by my blog.
Hope you have a lovely day :)

Ink blot

Remembering the days of ink-stained hands and a quixotic young girl seeking to secure their own style in a bright baffling world.

A little generosity can change a life

A little generosity can change a life by simplastic
I like to imagine the Cinderella story was a tale of generosity and emancipation, of a kindly godmother sharing her good fortune with an unfortunate young orphan.

A little generosity, however slight, of knowledge, kindness, time or fortune, can change the world, one person at a time.

A smile to a stranger, some local knowledge to a lost tourist, a compliment to a well-dressed woman, holding a door, donating time or money to a cause that moves you, generosity; happiness is here.

Heelless heels- do you wear the glass slipper?

A new pair of shoes by simplastic featuring Giuseppe Zanotti heelless heels
Any excuse for new shoes is a good one.

I'd personally never wear these pretty shoes (They have a suede upper and leather lining) but love the 'hoof' look of heelless platforms.
A little like urban stilts, these Swarovski crystal studded beauties with set you back a pretty penny.

These are much like a chopine, a shoe (or overshoe) made to keep one's foot out of muck in the street and literally tower (or wobble) over people in the 1500s-1700s.
The height of the chopine would indicate the social status of the wearer, with some shoes being over 20 inches (50cm) high!

Most fashionistas sporting chopines at the time would need a servant or two to accompany them.. as a leaning post..
Even Lady Gaga has been known to have a topple or two on her heelless booties.
Luckily she has an entourage to hang onto.

Curious?
Learn more about antique chopine construction and older style shoes here:
http://aands.org/raisedheels/Lesson1/chopine.php

Have you scaled the heights of a heelless shoe?
Would you?

Love brings you home- and there's no place like it

Love brings you home by simplastic featuring a denim mini skirt
I came across an amazing costume test shot of little miss Judy on the 'Wizard of Oz' set.
I like the test costume better personally, what do you think?

There's a whole album of costume tests here.

Did you know?
 the original cast tinman, Buddy Ebsen fell ill from inhaling the aluminium dust in his makeup.
When he was replaced by Jack Haley, aluminium paste was substituted instead.

You look Wonderful- A cherry blossom dusk

You look Wonderful by simplastic featuring 'Fish souls' soft ipad sleeve

Now is the time of year when cherry and peach blossoms are out in Australia.
Take inspiration from this gentle pink with fun seasonal accessories and stop the show with photographic print dresses, as pretty as a picture!

Inspiration- Natalie Imbruglia

Inspiration- Natalie Imbruglia by simplastic featuring a Crackled print Ipad sleeve

I was thinking what singer inspired me with their look and I realised, I was very taken with a 00s Natalie Imbruglia.
I loved her short, straight cropped hair and bare makeup, which really made her eyes pop.
Over the years, although her style has changed, one thing remains the same, she keeps it simple.
With so much choice in today's world, it can be hard to settle into simplicity, but a well tailored classic piece can definitely make a striking impression.

My resolution- Visit the beach more often

My resolution by simplastic featuring a fedora hat
.. I live about a 10 minute walk away from the beach here in beautiful Australia and even in Summer, rarely take advantage of it.
Here's my mid-year resolution, to take advantage of being able to feel the sand between my toes, even when it's a little chilly.

Artist and escapist- Outfitted for creation

Artist and Escapist by simplastic featuring a Paint palette iphone case

Mr Bubbles- goldfish inspired fashion

Mr Bubbles by simplastic featuring an "Into the fish bowl" necklace

Night of the 3d movie- designed for the drive in

Night of the 3d movie by simplastic featuring thick leggings
Nostalgic, dreaming of drive-in movies, jam doughnuts and popcorn?
Here's a comfortable outfit for the flicks, just add a cute date to snuggle into and miss the plot ;)

I can does exercise>?

I can does exercise? by simplastic featuring Blue raindrops custom Water bottle

Hello and welcome to the visual ramblings of my mind

Hello and welcome to the visual ramblings of my mind to satisfy a poor girl's fashion itch.
I love to sew, collect vintage treasures and sketch designs outdoors in the few spare minutes I can grasp in a day  :)
Here's my first venture into Polyvore.com's editorial app:

Dare to daydream by simplastic featuring high heel wedges
Hope you have an awesome day! <3