Walking in Marilyn Monroe

I was feeling colourful today and so reached for the most colourful item in my hoard of clothes. These tights were my mothers but I have now adopted them, same with the belt and another that says 'ROCK' that I have lost in my room somewhere. What art student doesn't want a pair of Andy Warhol print tights with Marilyn Monroe and James Dean in bright glory on your legs?

This is another one of those times that I find myself wishing I had a plain black dress or skirt to pair with these tights. This is the only black skirt I own and its a bit short for my tastes and isn't a true black. However, one must wear black or white with these to let the effect speak more, so I had to go with what I had.

My wardrobe is a a TARDIS and I go to Narnia under my bed...

Clothes have a great tendency to pile up on the floor in my room. One of the main reasons for this is the sheer clothes/wardrobe space ratio. Which is not at all proportionate or fair. And yet I keep buying more clothes. Each time I clean my room and restock my wardrobe I become more and more impressed with it's TARDIS nature. My mother has no idea how I managed to fit it all in this time. In all honesty I am not sure either.

I am a terrible hoarder. Of all things, not just clothes. I struggle to remove things from my posession, as I always think, what if I need this later?! Past experience has taught me that if I get rid of something I will indeed need it at a later point.

Besides there is a particularly amazing joy in owning this many clothes (I have drawers stuffed with things that don't require hanging, like pants, tshirts, long tops, pyjamas and jumpers). Quite frequently I stumble accross things I forgot I had and it's like buying something new all over again!

I must say though, there are 2 items that I have been looking for for many a year. A simple black skirt and a simple black dress. I do not own a plain dress or skirt. This is something of a failing when you consider that if I have nothing plain everything else must be patterned.

this...

goes into this...

to equal TARDIS
(keep in mind you cant see every item as they get a bit
lost being all jammed in like that haha)

In My Mother's Clothing

It has been far too hot lately. I went to Melbourne to visit my father last week and it would have been the perfect opportunity to photograph some of my finished projects. 90% of my suitcase contained things I had made or altered in some way.

However 38 degress, while not the hottest it could be, was not very conducive of outside photography and my camera doesn't like the indoors unfortunately.

I had a bit of fun with my outfit today so I thought I'd post about that instead. It was so hot I wanted something light and comfy and after some wardrobe raiding I put this together. The dress is actually a halter dress that was a bit too dressy for just going to lunch with a friend. I found this cropped lace top that used to belong to my mother and paired it up with a new belt found in a second hand shop. In the end it was just what I wanted and quite light and cool despite the black and length.

Hair wise in this heat the only way to wear hip length hair is in a bun or in milkmaid braids which hurt my head after a while.

And i don't think you can see them very well but my shoes are new, so new they still give me blisters... I got them on sale. They are truly beautiful with a black and white art deco design.