Second Chance Fashion Sale

Thanks so much for all your suggestions in regard to what shoes to wear with maxi frock/skirts in cooler weather. I am going to be looking into some warm fabric to make some winter maxi dresses so stay tuned!

I wanted to share with you some of the things I got from the "Second Chance Fashion Sale" with the Wellington Pink Ladies this past weekend.

I got three frocks - two are pretty cool but the third its AMAZING!

Firstly the two "pretty cool" frocks -

A grey and blue wrap around dress - it looks really great on, not so great just hanging on hanger!I got this little brown office dress too - the photo isn't that great but it looks lovely on and it's made from nice thick fabric for winter.

Finally - the really AWESOME dress.....

An emerald green (just in time for St. Patrick's Day) 1960's woollen dress - it's so amazing and so warm. It cost me $40, which is a really good price for Wellington. Most of the vintage shops around town would charge at least double for a dress like this. Just look at the cute little details! I love the bows - they are adorable. But there is more! The dress isn't a dress alone, its part of a two piece set. Here's the jacket part of the outfit.I just love the furry cuffs on the coat - its just perfect! I think I'll wear it with my brown belt for added awesome.A wee label shot - because I know some folks like that kind of thing - made in NZ of course!
We have had the fire engineers at our apartment today to put in a new sprinkler system and its a totally disaster - well, the sprinkler isn't but there is dust everywhere!! Ugh - Rich is being super awesome and starting to clean it up at the moment. But I feel like we will be clearing up dust for like the next month. Tedious!

Wednesday Wardrobe Challenge: 1960's

So as you may have noticed, I wear a lot of vintage. But I'm not one of those girls who spends a whole lot of time working out what clothes come from which era. I mostly buy vintage because I love having something different from everyone else and also because I love dresses a lot and "back in the day" dresses were a lot more exciting then they are now.

I thought this dress may have been from the 1960s - but when I look at it again in the photos and see the HUGE collar I think its more likely to be a 1970s dress. I actually mostly just wanted to wear this dress this week as its the one that I picked up when I was shopping a recycle boutique with Ria at the weekend. I think its kind of rad - plus I am back into my usual habit of buying clothes to match my extensions. I quite like this wee cardy, its a Hell Bunny one, its so cute but its made from fabric that's meant to look like mohair and its kind of scratchy so I don't wear it too often.This is the necklace I wore - as you can see subtle isn't something I ever go for in my choice of accessories.I wore red shoes and black tights and for so reason I really love black tights and red shoes. It just seems like one of those perfect combinations. Finally my ring - its a little birdie! I think its equal parts cute and just plain silly. I like it a whole lot.


OUTFIT DEETS:


Dress - Recycle Boutique, Wellington

Cardy - Hell Bunny - From a NZ website called "Rock n' Ruin" that I think must have closed down because I can't find it anymore

Necklace - Uijeongbu Underground Mall, Uijeongbu, South Korea

Tights - Glassons

Flats - Cotton On

Ring - Bling