Cool shoes - Sleekit something for the weekend

 

I have two men in my life, they share many things in common: big brown eyes, long eyelashes, infectious laugh and... a love for shoes. My son already has a mean collection and 'shoe' is up there with one of his first words. Men's shoes can be rather dull in comparison to womens - black, brown or god forbid those awful white ones that blokes wear to the Spring races. No!! This need not be the case, there are so many fabulous shoes out there waiting to be worn.

Shoe 1: Emilio Pucci for Adidas

Shoe 2: Alife NYC (they even have a built in sock)

Shoes3: Adidas (these were a gift from a friend, best pressie ever!)

Starting the week with colour

I love to wear colour and in a sea of Melbourne black it's nice for a bit of a change. Don't get me wrong I love to wear black too but I think colour can make a person feel good, spring in yer step and all that. I wore this blue/red combo to work the other day and my boss said I looked like a 'Wiggle', that made me laugh (= feel good), I have a thick skin when it comes to my style. I've noticed people raise a smile when they pass you in the street, sometimes even with an approving nod. Don't be afraid of colour, what's the worst that could happen.... someone could call you a 'Wiggle'. My little boy approves, that's enough for me.

Outfit 1:

Dress: Kookai

Sash: Mimco

Beads: Gift

Shoes: Cotton On (Badge custom)

Outfit 2:

Skirt: French Connection

Top: French Connection

Shoes: Cotton On

Alexander McQueen before he was King

College years, my early 20s, I used to buy a lot of designer labels. God knows where I found the money to fund my little addiction. I once overheard a fellow student call me a “fashion victim”, it was evidently a derogatory label, but to me, my clothes and style were all part of make up, expressionism and creativity. The student in question used to wear all black and dragged his feet around, but of course he didn’t buy into fashion..I beg to differ. These days I am a bit more, well, cautious of how much I spend on my love for fashion, a mortgage and kid sure change your budget.

So that said, let me introduce you to my Alexander McQueen trousers. I bought these on sale many years ago, from Cruise in Glasgow. These would have probably been from some of his initial collections before he became the royalty that he is today. I absolutely love them and wanted to produce a post that was worthy of Alexander the Great. Taking inspiration from Lady Melbourne, who always has the most beautiful pictures using natural light, I chased the natural light around my home and I have to say I’m pretty chuffed with the results, hope you like them too.

Top: Prince Billy
Trousers: Alexander McQueen
Hair Clip: Swarovski
Shoes: Cotton On
Bracelet: Gift

Red Cross Bargain

I found this hat at the new refurbished Red Cross store on Glenhuntly rd, Elsternwick. A bargain at $15, and all for a good cause too. They recycle new and used items that many of us seem to store or unlove. Definitely worth checking out, I nearly picked up the cutest little boned tartan dress but if you need to squeeze and take a deep breath to get into it - probably best to walk away, even if it was only $18. They also had a great selection of bags and accessories, the clothes hang colour coded making it easy to find a bargain without having to troll through endless rails.

Saturday was quite a cold day to begin with so I took my new hat on a road trip. Outfit goes a little something like this:

Hat: Australian Red Cross

Cape: Karen Millen

Dress: To the Max

Socks: Sportsgirl

Shoes: Nine West

Sleekit Skirt Challenge - Results

Earlier in the week I accepted a challenge, from my sister to see how many outfits I could put together with the Nicolangela skirt from the post below. The rules being, I could only use items from my existing wardrobe. I've got to be honest, this was a hard one, this skirt is such a statement!

Sleekit Skirt Challenge

To kick off the start of the week, my sister has set me a challenge. How many outfits can I work with the Nicolangela skirt above. She wore this skirt to my wedding a few years ago, but like many wedding outfits, it hangs in the wardrobe waiting for an occasion. Report back later in the week to see how I go. And, yes I know it needs an iron!

Back to school

Today I went back to work after a long and very relaxing festive break. I always remember going back to school after the summer holidays when I was a nipper, decked out in new shoes and uniform and how I would try not to scrape my new shoes as I knew the next new pair would come the following year and not a moment before. I have taken this tradition into my adulthood and got myself a fresh new outfit and shoes to kick of the working new year. I am lucky to work in a creative environment so anything goes, I can't imagine going to the office in a suit, especially in this weather! This jump suit is by far the bargain of the week, $39 reduced from $169 from French Connection and the perfect look for my new fabulous booties, it's so comfy and light too. My mimco box houses all I need for a days work, my play piece, pencil, pens and hopefully I will get out to play in my play suit at lunch time.