Baby get shaky after school

Not sure why I felt like dressing like a schoolgirl for work this day but I did. Wore the 3/4-sleeve white blouse with a pleated black mini, black tights, and black flats. Wore the amazing black ruffle jacket over top and a quiff ponytail. You'll have to excuse the briefness of this entry, have other things in my mind. Numbbb.. x

We can live like Jack & Sally

I've decided this week that I really love the name Jack on a boy. They all seem to be powerful corporate type characters (30 Rock) and it also suits little boys as much as it does grown men. Also it's the name of the skeleton in the Nightmare Before Christmas <3

I said to a couple of people that today I felt like I had walked out of a Tim Burton movie with my outfit - of just Helena Bonham Carter's wardrobe I suppose! I was wearing this little dress over a black 3/4-sleeve blouse (covered in white lint and cat hair unfortunately - really need a lint roller!) I had on black opaque pantyhose and the mid-calf low-heel boots which have a slightly Burton-esque look to them. I had on my bird necklace at the beginning of the day but it obviously didn't work with the outfit because fate decided to cause me to accidentally break it :( Something else to go to the jewellers for repair I suppose! Getting a few things need thing work now.. I also had on the black circular studs with dice on them that I've mentioned before. I like them because for a distance they look like plugs but without the stretch commitment! In short, I can kind of look like a badass without actually being one. My hair was in a high ponytail with a black satin scrunchie and quiff which also added to the concept. Now, where is that Sandy Claws..? x

I can sing a rainbow

I've been dying to wear this shirt since I bought it but never found an appropriate time or place. So I figured, why not wear it to work on a day when I have an external meeting at our Media Agency?? I wore it with the black waistcoat I acquired from mum but it didn't do the slogan justice photographically so I left that off. Wore my black blazer over top, and black skinny jeans with studded black leather Calvin Klein boots. The weather's turned again so I wore the black knee-high Spanish leather boots with gold toe tips and sky-high heels. The earrings I got for $1 off the counter at one of the cheap accessories stores and I absolutely love them. They're clear plastic heart studs with multicoloured diamantes all over them that look like they should light up. I wish they did. x

Jump & Jive

I kept taking this skirt with me in my car along with my dance shoes in case I wanted to wear it at dance - but never did. I bought it from a Supre outlet in Sydney - one of the few things I actually bought while there. However, because it's elasticated at the waist, it tends to ride up (it should be worn there anyway) meaning it's indecently short on the likes of me! Wore this with black leggings, black leg warmers and the blue sparkly ballet flats. On top the navy flower decal top and a black cardi. I was a little confused as to whether I felt more like a rock n roll dancer or a jazz ballerina.. Either way the skirt got at least 3 compliments today! It's made of really beautiful-feeling fabric and hangs really nicely :) x

I do believe in fairies!

This is another pair of my "Peter Pan boots", and on this day I felt even more like him or a pixie than usual! These faux-suede beauties accopmanied my grey wool babydoll dress with the black flower silhouettes, worn over grey opaque footless tights and these. I also had on my grey longline cotton cardi, so a very grey day all in all - not matching the beautiful clear weather we've been having at all! Sparkle sparkle.. x

Never nude

Nothing very new in this outfit except I love this top. It was a sale item and another risk-taker that has paid off. Always get compliments on this one, although perhaps that's because prior to this day I had never worn it with a singlet underneath and it is slightly sheer.. Once even got caught in the rain a little -_- The good news is I can vouch for the fact it dries quickly! x

Put another dime in the jukebox, baby

My boss commented that I was looking very "rock-chick" on this particular day. I'd had my hair cut the night before and it was full of layers and looking particularly edgy, so maybe she was right. This top was another sample sale one, and it has a picture of a girl's face in black pixels on the front, and a zip from the lower hem. Needed the black leather Calvin Klein belt for shape and black cardi with black skinny jeans and low-heel boots. The necklace is black beads and lace, and earrings were my black, flat plastic circles that look similar to plugs and have 2 white dice on them. x

Take a bow

I had to recycle this outfit because I didn't get time to take a photo of it before the last time I wore it to work, and when I came home that night after drinks I was waaay to drunk to remember to do so! I got this Guess Jeans tee from Savemart in Tauranga and it has tiny hearts all over and is a little sheer where the hearts are. The dress was a sale item from Glassons and the photo doesn't really do it justice. The straps cross over at the back and tie at the lower back in a bow, giving an apron-type effect. The bow I fell in love with at first sight, it can be either a brooch or a hairpiece, and I've only worn it once as the latter because it's so big and sparkly! Wore this all with opaque black tights and black low-heel boots. x

Frankly, my deer, I don't give a damn

Another sample sale Mambo gem, with a stag in brown ink on the front. The waistcoat was my mother's and I've never actually worn it but it fits like a charm! Back to the old (new) trusty skinny black jeans and boots with this one. Very happy with the way this ended up looking actually! x

Mambo #5

Got this Mambo tee from the sample sale at work too. Wasn't too sure about the fit or the design at first, but it's the pieces I take a chance and go outside my confort zone with that always end up pleasantly surprising me. This was on of those cases. The design kind of reminds me of American Indians, which I'm kind of loving right now and want more stuff that reminds me of that! Just wore this with grey distressed jeans, grey longline cardi and grey canvas sneakers. x

School of hard knocks

This is kind of a top/dress I got at a sample sale at work, where the white top is attached at the shoulders inside the black pinnafore part. It reminded both me and my flatmate of a school, and it has the cute little low pockets that everything seems to have lately. One part I really liked that this photo doesn't really do justice for is that the shoulders are slightly gathered to create a puff effect ^_^ Worn with black opaque tights and low-heel black boots. x

Ranch slider

I think the only reason I took a photo of this ensemble is because I felt like I looked like a cattle rancher all day. I was wearing this white blouse and black blazer with my bird necklace, blue jeans and black low-heel boots. I like to think I have costume-type themes some days and this was one of them. Yee-haw! x