Crisis! and other things

I just realised I’ve let that horrendous misspelling of ‘hirsute’ slip by for several days now. Curses! There is nothing I dislike more than bad spelling (except for breaking in uncomfortable shoes), in particular people who spell ‘definitely’ as ‘definately’. You know who you are. Anyway I’m sure no one noticed, save for the five people who looked at my blog yesterday, a tasty bit of info I have blog stats to thank.

On a side note, a crisis of more epic proportions occurred today, specifically proportions amounting to $27.50. The heels of my killer ostrich booties (I keep hyping them up in my mind for fear that one day I will realise that they are actually fug) totally crumbled under my mighty step a mere 50 metres upon leaving my house. The horror! I had to run home, swap shoes for a crappy pair of canvas flats and run back to work. But it’s ok, they’re at the cobbler’s now and on Friday they will be back in my paws. Yes!

In addition to being payday, today also marks another momentous occasion – the 10 day working week (including this weekend). In the course of the next week and a half I will spread myself extreeeeemely thin across my two jobs while finishing a 3,000 and 4,500 thousand word research essay due on the 6th and 10th of June respectively. Oh boy. I guess after that I will have some serious ching in the bank and a whole winter of nothing to look forward to. Except plotting what I will purchase next. Hah!

Also of interest, check this out – it’s pretty rad. I heard that person on the left column, third from the bottom is awesome. So far it’s been 3 (maybe 4?) weeks, it could be over in 2 months’ time, it could not. I’m hoping the latter, it’s a great job! I start my second job this Saturday, I am quite anxious about what it will entail seeing as the brief calls for ‘tailored suits, trousers, skirts or dresses’ for work during auctions. Egads!

Ouch. They’re still worth it though.

In line with my recent spate of shoe-buying, this is the latest addition to my closet!

Melissa ‘Joy’ shoes, $119

As soon as Michi Girl posted that they were in, I ran to Monkhouse (not literally) and grabbed them. Mine mine mine!!!! I even got a discount too, hurrah! I wore them the next day and even though they totally cut up the back of my heel and made my socks abit bloody, it’s all good. I’ll just wear Explorers next time.

Hirsute pursuits

By Nagi Noda, via slow boat.

So many things…

Elke Kramer ‘Ever Onward’ Betsy blog pendant in charcoal/orange. $88, from Modamuse.

Princess Tina crying tooth single earring, $27, from Order and Progress.

Allira Tee teddy hand-coloured wood brooch, $35 from Moose.

Hannah Ren ‘beautiful decay’ silver, enamel and stone necklace.

Iggy and Lou Lou jack card charm, $60

Ostrich booties

Ostrich booties! From Curve on Gertrude Street, $80. I haven’t worn them yet as there’s a small tear in the suede near the ankle bit and I don’t want to risk it becoming a massive tear…. but they are pretty! And I can’t wait to shimmy and schmooze my way in them.

O_O

Geometric print Neurotica deep V in front and back silk jersey dress with dropped large armholes, US$189. From Pixie Market.

Cosmic Wonder Light Source 2 heels… like a extremely pricey version of my other brown pair. $430 (omg!) from Someday.

3.1 Phillip Lim fringe dress. Sigh…..

I have been sick for a while because it was flu shot season, but now I am better! and should be finishing my essays…. Dad and I went opshopping today and we covered part of the west side, from Moonee Ponds to Newport. Pics to come, hell yeah!

Selling a story

Blanch is a felt brooch. More accurately, Blanch has big hair and when she is older she hopes to form a group called “The Golden Girls”. Meanwhile, Alicia wants to run away and join the circus. She thinks she could walk a tightrope but has only ever practiced on the end of her bed. Little Ladies felt badges by Anna Laura, $20, Rose St Market

Pigeon racing ring necklaces from Chinny Chin Chin. Comes with tasty pigeon bio! Fancy Mr T (centre)? He’s 19 years old, like Nice and Malted biscuits and dislikes vegetables. Available at Craft Victoria, $42. (or cheaper if you’re my pal, hehehe)

From this blog (and also this one too!) which I quote: History, located in Cambridge’s Porter Square, is like the storefront version of my tale-telling tendencies. To accompany each piece, owner Rachel Hirsch imaginatively cooks up detailed anecdotes of the previous wearers and prints them out on hangtags.

From TV to er, TV

I just downloaded the latest Ugly Betty ep with the Christian Siriano cameo in it (fierce!) and they featured a neat little capsule showcase from his latest collection

There he is! I think he’s pretty cute, he looks so miniature. And also like a cross between R and this other guy Eddy if they had a love child together (ew, actually a really gross though). The hair and personality/voice are Eddy’s, the physique, nose, tattoos and generally scrappy/raffish air would be R’s. And look at him here! What a wee lad he is among all the amazons.

But what jumped out at me is that caramel ruffle concoction there in the back, second from the left. This one:

Because it looks like the deluxe version of this! Its decidedly the poor cousin, but is still pretty amazing:

It’s the one of the right (duh) by Melbourne label TV. Hurrah for my eagle eye! Its made of a cottony denim material, and there’s a light blue/chambray version that retails at Alice Euphemia for about $560 I think (yikes). Oops, just checked their website and dress in question is known as ‘monster frill dress in olive silk crepe’. Ta-daa!

Blindfold

and in real life:

I could be a walking fashion-don’t in these! No need to black out my eyes, they’re already done thanks.  Martin Margiela L’Incognito sunglasses, I have no idea where to get them from.

Waiting…

…to get out of here and head to the Douglas & Hope/Alpha60 sale this evening! It started at 10am this morning, and I feel like I’m seriously missing out right now. AAACK. I’m imagining all the pretty things I could be seeing/buying once my day of tapping away at the computer is over. Megan Park’s also part of the sale, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything of hers that my little heart sang out for. I’m also imagining that it will be everything I want but couldn’t justify forking out for (I’m talking about Karen Walker). Mmm overpriced tailoring… Anyway I will definitely head down there today. It ends at 6pm so that should be ample time! Pics to come. YES! and on a sidenote I’m having dinner at Tiamo2 tonight with T + V, my 2 favourite asians, Friday’s looking up already!

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The sale was SOOO crap, like lots of bad tshirts (case in point: a tangerine shirt with FOREVER GODARD in yellow bubble letters, or something to that effect anyway. it was terrible) and just a real crappy selection in general. I tried on a pair of navy linen shorts ($50) but decided against them as I picked up a $15 pair of Lonely Hearts Club cuffed black shorts from the Milly Sleeping sale a couple of weeks ago. And there was a black and white beta state dress, but the proportions were all wrong on me. I also tried on a black and white alpha60 tribal/deco print bandage dress but was meh about it. OH and I’ve discovered Megan Park is not a designer of beautiful beaded gowns, but rather a glorified shabby-chic Camberwell Market peddler, and that even at 3 for $10 I am still not tempted to buy bird/cat figurine candles from Douglas and Hope. The thing is that these candles were previously $31 and $27 respectively. Ouch!