Summertime clothes

Christmas. Shopping. Presents. Rinse and repeat. I swear it's all I've got on my brain at the moment. And here's the shocker: I kind of LOVE it. See, I love Christmas. I love shopping. I love giving (and receiving, heh) presents. Plus these past couple of weeks have been so relaxing and nothing-filled that it's actually a little nice and refreshing to be rushing about. Yup, I'm truly one of a kind.

Know what else I love? My new Yeah Yeah Yeahs shirt! Paired with shorts, thongs, the works. I've found that shopping is done best when comfortable - especially when it's hot, bags are heavy and you're surrounded by hundreds of much, much angrier and more stressed out shoppers. It's all good.

Any tips on battling the shops this time of year? I might need them, I'm headed back there tomorrow. I just hope no one's too stressed; remember - shopping is fun!

Shirt - thrifted
Shorts by Billabong
Thongs by Havaianas
Scarf (tied around wrist) - thrifted
Necklace by (I think) Jeanswest
Bag by someone wonderful who I've terribly forgotton

Lisa xx

P.S. I've just voted in Triple J's 2009 Hottest 100 and Animal Collective's Summertime clothes made my number one. Absolutely perfect song, good grief.

Weekend plunder

Ah, this has been a good weekend buying-myself-presents-wise. Early Christmas presents, yeah that'll do. So Unwrapped was on saturday and the Retro market was today and both were wonderful. Lots of local designers, vintage delights and cupcakes - a perfect combination or what?

Just check out what I scored...

A calico bag whose designer I've forgotten and feel really bad about because I want to do a plug! Just keep your eyes out for this one, okay?

Man's ring from the 20th century. Love it.

Vintage Olga Berg bag. I couldn't leave without at least one sequin-coated item.

And best of all - a Yeah Yeah Yeahs shirt! Yeah! Ah, I love it so much. Funk yes I know what I'll be wearing at Southbound in a couple weeks.

Lisa xx

P.S. By now you've probably realised my favourite place to take photos is in my backyard.

P.P.S. In case you were wondering (and I know you were) my favourite Christmas song is All I want for Christmas by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

Enjoy the show

Christmas in Perth = hot. Sunny, laid-back, leisurely. But mostly the hot thing. So in my humble opinion this was pretty much the perfect outfit for a casual Christmas party I had on Saturday evening. A few drinks, a LOT of gossip, a good time was had by all - just the way Christmas should be.

A couple months ago when I was still at uni I saw a girl wearing a simple black dress with a cropped singlet layered on top of it. It was very cute and I kind of loved it. So to channel my ol' buddy Picasso ('bad artists copy. Good artists steal') I've been trying it out myself. With reasonable success, if you don't mind me saying.


It also put this belt to good use which has always been a tricky one - it's loose around my waist but tight around my hips. Add another layer = problem solved! How Christmasly.

Dress by Quirky Blu
Singlet by Cotton On
Belt by Forever New


Lisa xx


P.S. Isn't Lenka's 'The show' the most adorable song ever? Good grief.

Land ho!

I love this top and scarf combination because I feel like it creates a perfect balance between sailor and girl scout. Ready for a day of good deeds and swashbuckling!

Top by Cotton On

Scarf thrifted

Lisa xx

Ohhhhhhhhhhh

That's the sound I make as my muscles creak every time I so much as take a single step. I'm a bit sore, you see. I had a morning shift at work yesterday (starting at 7 - now THAT'S dedication) followed by my dance school's annual concert. Both were fun, the latter slightly more so, but I am completely and totally buggered today.

And speaking of dedication, considering I spent this morning asleep and the afternoon lying on my bed watching Merlin (oh, Arthur...) and Smallville, I'd say I got fairly gussied up for this 'lil bloggy blog. NO PROBS, INTERNET. Happy to.

So this dress is the ugliest dress I own. I bought it when I was about fifteen and I have no idea why. I don't even know why it was still in my wardrobe. HOWEVER. My favourite black belt which I think has appeared in just about every post on this blog also happens to possess magical powers. So I was able to fix the dress to a more flattering and comfortable length. MAGIC. (Seriously, you do not want to see this dress at its natural length and style - yucky yuck yuck. Not one of your wisest choices, fifteen year old me.)

Oh! And I totally bought this bolero (that's what they're called, right? Sounds a bit better than short-sleeved cropped cardigan) in Scotland. Edinburgh to be specific. Cultured, much?

Dress by Jay Jays
Bolero by Miss Selfridge
Belt by Jeanswest
Heels by Isabella Brown

Lisa xx