When I was a kid, I had designer dreams. I wanted to be a fashion designer, and was always drawing outfits, stitching tiny garments for my dolls, and spent hours creating entire collections for paper dolls. Somewhere along the way however, real life interfered - … [Read more...] about My Designer Dreams
Fashion & Beauty
The Everywhere Dress
I love casual dresses for hot summer days. In fact Miss 22 and I have coined our own term for what we think is a summer style staple: the everywhere dress. What is an Everywhere Dress? An everywhere dress is a casual summer dress that you can just chuck on, without … [Read more...] about The Everywhere Dress
Weird Habits: Naming My Clothes
It's that time of the year when parents all over Australia are busily naming their children's clothes and other belongings, in preparation for back to school. But that's not the sort of naming of clothes that I'm talking about - because that's not weird, that's just common … [Read more...] about Weird Habits: Naming My Clothes
Who Wore it Better?!
One of my favourite pages in the celebrity gossip magazines (not that I read them very often) is: Who Wore it Better? It just goes to show that one outfit can look very different, depending on who is wearing it and how they accessorise it. And it also demonstrates that … [Read more...] about Who Wore it Better?!
Flirting with Frills
Is there anything more feminine than a frill, a ruffle, a flutter or a flounce? It wasn't always so - in years gone by, men have also been known to sport a ruffle or two. In addition to being seen as primarily feminine, frilly fashion also has a bit of a reputation for … [Read more...] about Flirting with Frills