Vintage Designer Fashion Rant

Heritage Honeys. 

Vintage Vixens.

Call em' what you like. 

Everything looks better in black & white.

Balmain

YSL

Dior 

Balenciaga

Chanel

Givenchy

Pucci

Photo by Nina Leen 

__________________________________ Why not look your best every day?

Unexpected *SALE* Haul

Shopping locally for me is pricey and I rarely 
find things I love for prices I'm willing to pay.  

Instead, I stock up when traveling, on trips home to LA, 
and I'm a Master Online Shopper.
Really. I could win awards.

So when sprinting through my local mall doing errands, 
a clearance sign tucked into the back of a department store was a siren call. 
They tried their best to camouflage it, disguise its wares and keep it from the prying eyes of potential shoppers—but my eagle eye for sales, 
my sniffer of discounts led me straight in!

I cannot do the math for how much these pieces were reduced. 
It was 50% off of 50% with an additional 75%.
Any mathematicians out there? All I know is...Whoop! Whoop!

I'm a terrible photographer, but trust me...these rings are to die for. 

A triangle-shaped blue lapis stone (reflection!), 

a blue-ish grey round glass stone with intricate band, 

and the ring furthest to the right is a rose carved in matt black stone set in sterling. 

Each ring was $5AU or less and although my photos suck, 

I'm beyond thrilled with the yummy quality.

Here are the necklaces I scored:

The stones on the two outside necklaces are a smoky quartz. 

They are similar to each other and I couldn't decide, 
the price convinced me to buy both! 

The center necklace has a bronze finish with deco vintage-inspired glass beadwork. 

I likely would've paid full price for this, but to pick it up for $10—I'm still in awe!

 The grand total for all six pieces? 
I got change from a $50?!

Giddy with my new purchases I texted my man who said: 

JOIN ME, I'M AT A BOOKSTORE CLOSE DOWN SALE

  What? I'm there...

Those of you who are kind enough to visit my blog may know I'm a sucker for books. 

We nearly filled a trolley with our finds, we bought so many in this 80% off haul!! 
For anyone who buys books in Australia, you know how special this is. 

These are the fash-related babies I scored.

Aren't they fab?
 Look for upcoming reviews!

Last but NOT least:

Can you believe it? I picked these up for $3 each?! 

This was the best unexpected sale haul EVER! 
A late birthday present, or an early Xmas.

Either way....I love it!

What do you think? How did I do?

What's your favourite *uber-sale* find?

_______________________________ Why not look your best every day?

Dressology Hall of Fame

"Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening." —Coco Chanel

At any other moment I would agree 

with Miss Coco wholeheartedly. 

But there is a certain sumthin-sumthin' 

about this dress 

that tells me 

that the whole of what is style

—and fashion—

exists completely and entirely 

in this dress.

Atonement was released about 5 years ago....

but this dress keeps giving.

And therefore the first in 

Dressology's Hall of Fame.

_________________________________ Why not look your best every day?

What's in a Name? Dressology Exposed...

Why Dressology?

A dress is a fabulous metaphor for the study of style...

A great dress can take you from frumpy to fantastic in seconds!

Dresses are classic and feminine. 

They simplify the process of looking stylish.

Versace

Dresses are transformational. 

A great dress is as unique and individual as the person wearing it. 

From ballet flats to boots, from sandals to stilettos. Add bling or a simple strand of pearls—how you accessorize transforms your look from Breakfast at Tiffanys to Lady Gaga. 

You can place your personal stamp on how you wear a dress.

Although dresses have come into their own recently, they remain timeless, regardless of the dictates of fashion. 

Much like personal style, a dress can be made unique to reflect your signature style.

Like Coco once said: "Fashion changes, but style endures."