Saturday afternoon/evening on Chapel/Greville St

Before my little boy came along I used to spend my Saturday afternoon's strolling up and down Chapel St, make a few purchases, stop off for lunch at one of the many eateries, polish off a few vinos before parking myself in a taxi and heading home. Ah, those were the days.

So you can just imagine how delighted I was to be offered a whole day and night babysitting, courtesy of my big sis. What better way to spend it than a leisurely day/night around some of my old haunts.

First stop Greville St, its changed so much over the years but I still love this little strip for boutique and something a wee bit special shopping. Stopped off at the old PAM shop (now a video store), thankfully they have not wiped an original Futura 2000 graff nestled at the back of the front door, a little faded but still there. Onwards to Chapel St, a plethora of shops for all occasions, hipsters everywhere.

I loved the Gorman store and feel in love with this seasons collection, a tad pricey for my pocket but yes to colour, duffle coats with pom poms and tailored trousers. Also checked out the Dion Lee collaboration at Cue, again tad pricey but very tempted by the acute tailoring and originality from this great Aussie designer.

For dinner we stumbled down to Commercial Road for a Hutong feast. This was my first visit to the Prahran restaurant after sampling many a tasty morsel at their sister establishment in the city; deep fried salt and pepper prawns, Shao long bau dumplings with several beers thrown in for good measure.

One thing that did strike me was the number of shops that looked close to closure. Are we all shopping online now and putting these boutique shops out of business. Book stores are destined to disappear, Greville St books and Borders have already bit the bullet. 

Do you still like to do the Saturday afternoon shop or have you too become an online shopper?? Discuss...

Gie's yer Jaiket

 It's freezing and wet in Melbourne, everyone is talking about the weather, "Brrrrr, cold again today huh", "This has to be the coldest day on record", "My fingers are like, frost bitten!", obviously the latter was a slight exaggeration, but for the purpose of this post IT'S BLOODY FREEZIN!

You may have noticed that I have been very conservative with my buying of late due to impending NY trip, only 5 months to go! Weeeeeeeeee. Sometimes you just can't go by a bargain and when I saw this jacket in KMART, yes people KMART for $29, well I just had to buy it. It's the coziest jacket I've ever owned and perfect for the BLOODY FREEZIN WEATHER. I also scored a blue pucciesque scarf in Target for $3 (I have the same scarf in pink and I forever get compliments when I take it out, bargain). 

Jacket: KMART
Trousers: Cue samples
Booties: Ecentrix
Tee: Genki
Scarf: Target

Mother's Day Blue and Green

How was your weekend? Did you have a good Mother's Day? This is what I wore on Mother's Day, any occasion to dress up and celebrate. My day started with a lie in, followed by a cooked breakfast, cards, hugs and a new book; Chanel.

Fashion has always been with me. I love experimenting with different looks and styles, it's what makes me tick. I'm a mum who likes to wear heels and coloured stockings and just because I'm a mum that ain't gonna change. If I look good, I feel good, I'm doing it for me. My wee boy has already started to comment on my style, "Beautiful dress Mummy", "Wear those shoes!", that just makes me smile. Sure, I get a few odd looks when I do the drop off but I also get mum's who say, "You have the best collection of shoes and stockings I have ever seen", so I'll just listen to the latter, that's just me.

Jacket: Red Dog 3

Stockings: Jonathan Aston

Shoes: Kenzo

Faux Fur: Cue

Skirt: Rougue Traders

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day, to all you mums out there who have the hardest but most rewarding job in the world. Today is your day, enjoy!

RAFW and Red and blue and stripes

You may or may not know that this week is Rosemount Australian Fashion Week (RAFW). As much as I would love to spend time sitting front row with all the fashion pack, I'm a busy working mum so I'm getting my quick fix over here. Particularly love the latest post on Limedrop 'Calypso'. Trends coming through are colour and fleuro so I should be sorted for the next season and even some stripes.

top: Kinki Gerlinki

silk trousers: Fleur Wood

shoes: Gifted

bag: Thrifted Fashion Hayley

ring: Diva

jacket: Vivienne Westwood

shades: stole from my beloved

earrings: Gifted 

Hope I didn't scare ya on that last pic, extreme close up, crows feet and all!

Combat, Stripes and hair dye

 

Finally, after several weeks of hiding under hats, my hair has been re-noired and all the unsightliness is gone. I am naturally dark brown in colour but since I was the tender age of 16 I have been dying my hair. Sometimes I just can't be arsed doing it; it's so bloody messy and no matter how tidy you are, you always end up with a blob on your face, clothing or on the bathroom rug! It's like going into battle, greys come in too quickly to have it dyed in a salon each time so I have to persevere with this laborious ritual in order to avoid a Cruella de Vil. Do you have a regular beauty chore that rips yer knittin? (annoys that crap out of you)

Dress: Ben Sherman

Jacket: Kinki Gerlinki

Boots: Thrifted

Belt: Sportsgirl

Bangles: Diva

Tights: Leona Edminston

Brand new Genki stripey tee

Last week I posted about the death of my stripey tee, a wardrobe staple that couldn't be replaced. Well, apparently a new tee was alive and well and waiting to be loved over at the online store for Genki. Thanks to the lovely Blitherly Unaware, who alerted me of the site and subsequently resulted in the purchase of a new stripey tee; ordered on Wednesday afternoon and sitting in my post box come Friday morning, now that's service! (unlike another on-line store which I am currently battling to get an order out of, placed at the beginning of April!) more on that later, back to the new stripey tee. Now, you may be asking yourself, you can get a stripey tee anywhere love, ah yes, but I love the cut of the Genki tee, the boat neck and the three quarter arm length and it's made with 100% cotton so it feels snug. Be prepared to see my new tee on the blog on a regular basis, cause you just can't beat a classic.

Genki was a little eccentric boutique store that used to be housed in Cathedral Arcade in Melbourne, you can now enjoy online.