fishnets

Photos taken in Fremantle, Western Australia

(Shirt: Madewell. Shoes: 3.1 Phillip Lim "Nina". Pants: Asos cropped trousers. Bag: Alexander Wang "Kirsten Satchel". Rings: Fashionology. Bangles: random. Fishnet stockings: borrowed from mum. Lips: Revlon "Orange Flip". Sunglasses: Elizabeth and James)


This is the millionth post featuring this bag and these shoes.... and for that I'm sorry. Actually, no I'm kind of not ;) I simply love both pieces and I'm enjoying wearing them to death... after all, isn't that what the "new clothes resolution" was all about anyway? I'm enjoying finding new ways to wear these shoes, and I was so inspired by the Alexander Wang Fall 2012 RTW collection, that I just couldn't help but spruce them up with some skanky ol' fishnets. These particular fishnets are just oh-so-barely there, just like the shoes! What a perfect match. I originally bought these pants for work to replace the ones I lost (seriously, how the hell do you lose a pair of pants???), but decided to wear them in a casual outfit before they get basketballer's sweat and swimmer's chlorinated water all over them. Lately I've been dressing slightly more sophisticated and "grown up" than what I normally would.... and I like it!

Kaye xx

instructions for my Isabel Marant DIY top

As promised, here is the tutorial for my Isabel Marant inspired DIY shirt. 

I used this youtube video to sew my patch pockets. Here's the way that I did it:

1. Select your material

I bought a chequered shirt from cotton on for about $20.
I then found some fabric from Spotlight that "clashed" with the coloured checks on the shirt. The fabric was only 75c!

2. Unpick the pockets

This shirt already had pockets so I unpicked them, ready to be replaced with my "clashing" pockets.

3. Sew the top

I drew a template and outlined it on the fabric, ready to be cut.

I then sewed the top section of the pocket.

4. Pin and iron

I pinned about a 1cm seem around the other three edges, and ironed the edges to keep my pocket flat.

5. Secure and sew

I then secured my pocket on wit a bobby pin or two and simply stitched around the three edges.

So at the end of the day, I made a shirt for around $20.75, when the real deal cost $300.
WIN!

Kaye xx

Isabel Marant DIY top

This tutorial has been a loooong time coming!
I've been obsessed with this Isabel Marant shirt ever since I first saw the runway images on style.com. As part of my "new clothes resolution", I'm going to ask myself questions 2:

2. Is it possible to DIY? If so, would I be just as happy with my own creation? 

Answer: Yes and yes.

(Shirt: DIY. Shoes: 3.1 Phillip Lim. Shorts: Freez. (<------ seen waaaaay back here). Sunglasses: River Island) 

So here it is!! My DIY Isabel Marant shirt.
You can tell by my hair and the lens used in these photos that these were taken a while ago.... like I said, it's been a long time comin'!!

I'LL POST THE TUTORIAL TOMORROW! PROMISSSSEEE!

Kaye xx

Back in Australia

(Parker: Borrowed from mum. Shirt: Zara. Playsuit: Ted Baker. Shoes: Acne. Necklaces: Etsy. Rings: Borrowed from mum.)

I didn't actually mean for this post to look so "Aussie Outback"..... me with my flanny out in the bush. I have no idea if our overseas readers are familiar with the term 'flanny', so I did a little Urban Dictionary search: 

"Flanny is slang for a button-up, long sleeve flannelette shirt. The use of this term is common in Australia."

This flanny is my very first purchase from a Zara store! Exciting stuff. I felt it was reminiscent of the Isabel Marant version - love that collection! I had been eyeing mum's parker for some time, and once this shirt was in my possession, I knew that the two had to be married. I rummaged through mum's wardrobe looking for her parker and called out "MUUUUUUM! Where's that parker thingy that you wear to work?" After mum finally realised what I was talking about, she asked, "Why do you want my raincoat?" After mum explained that she had bought it from the wet weather section in Myer, I grumbled, "I just want it." I threw the parker and flanny on over my trusty playsuit and ran out the door to meet my friends for cocktails. 

When my friends complimented my 'parker', I inappropriately announced, "Thanks, it's my mum's raincoat!" I really just need to learn to say a simple "Thankyou." 

Kaye xx

back to basics

(Silk shirt: Topshop. Jeans: Sportsgirl DIY ripped. Shoes: Asos. Bag: Guess)

I wore this when Robert and I went out for coffee together. These shoes make the weirdest "clopping" sound when I walk... I think it makes them kind of special. These jeans suffered the same fate as the jeans I posted here. They got the cheese-grater treatment. I think it stops them looking so.... clean.

beached

(Leather jacket: Asos. Scarf: Portmans. Shirt: Sunnygirl. Jeans: Supre DIY ripped and bleached)

Stopped by the beach on the way home from IKEA. The sun was setting and as soon as I stepped onto the sand I had to take off my leather jacket, scarf and boots to really enjoy the sunset. The perfect taste of the exciting summer to come. 

I've had these jeans since high school and I can't let go of them (remember when I wore them in this post?) I decided a while ago that I needed to re-invent them so I attacked them with a cheese grater and steak knife, then left them in some diluted bleach for a couple of days.