Working 9 to 5 - What a Way to Make a Livin'!

What to (realistically) wear to a job interview has always kind of baffled me. Last August, this was one of the Aussie Curves challenge themes, but I went a bit too "extremely high powered corporate boss woman" for any dimension I actually exist in. I've never put too much thought into what I would actually wear, because i've never been for a job that required careful consideration.

Until this week!

Yesterday I went for a job that I actually REALLY, REALLY want, because it is *gasp* in the direct field of what I currently study! I am a Communication Design student, and I applied for a position as a Junior Graphic Designer for a small advertising agency. And they said nice things about my portfolio! And they invited me back, tomorrow! It must be cos I power dressed. What do you reckon?

Brooch recently named "Raoul the Panda Bear with black, soul-less eyes".

OUTFIT DETAILS

Top: Thrifted

Skirt: acquired from a friend at an A+ Market

Sandals: Rubi Shoes

Brooch: Vintage

Tie: Vintage

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Leader of the Pack: ALTERNATIVE CURVES BLOG HOP!

I can't believe nearly the whole month has gotten away from me... I'm just scraping my Alternative Curves entry in! NAUGHTY KOBI!

Does anybody else feel like time is moving faster? I know i've always heard my parents and older family members say it, but i'm really starting to feel the crunch. I can't even imagine what it's going to be like in another 5/10/20 years! Shiiiiiiiiit.

Enough chat, none of us have time. Right?!

This month's theme is Leader of the Pack, and I was tempted to do a "Wolf Woman" outfit and surround myself with wolves via the magical powers of photoshop. But I refrained (sorry).

I also considered dressing like The Shangri-Las and re-enacting this video.


But then Anna asked if I wanted to be part of a Teddy Girl Gang, and I was all like HELL YEAH! I sorted through my clothes and discovered I had everything I needed - despite feeling CERTAIN I didn't own a pair of plain pants...

Original photo from here

I first read about Teddy Girl's in this Messyness Chic post last year, and was totally transfixed. What stylin', badass bitches!! And so very nearly forgotten, were it not for the photos by Ken Russell. 

My other favourite article (that includes links to lots of other articles) is this one by fellow Aussie blogger Andi B. Goode.  

If you missed it, here was last months Alt Curves post, and remember to check out all the other babes below. And feel free to join us next month!

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Mean, Green Nursing Machine (Aussie Curves)

Hello! My goodness, it's been a few weeks since I participated in an Aussie Curves challenge. Things have been full on! Most exciting of which, I have been asked to be a judge at Monster Fest (which, if you don't know, is Melbourne's only HORROR FILM FESTIVAL)! So for the last week and a half I've been watching all the horror, blood and gore that my strange little heart desires, and totally ignoring my friends - blog included. I think i'm about 17 films down, with another 5 - 8 to go. YEE HAW!

If you live in Melbourne and love horror, make sure you check out the program and get along to see some stuff. I'm definitely going to be heading to the all night Friday 13th movie marathon next Friday, and I can't wait! And can we just take a second to appreciate how glorious this poster is?

Today was also the open casting for runway street models for next year's Curvy Couture Roadshow. It was so damn awesome to be surrounded by so many beautiful, stylish and FUN ladies!!
As for the challenge, I had to jump back on board this week for the theme "favourite colour", because I love any excuse to wear green! It's hard to pick a favourite between green and purple, but I was definitely feeling the former that day. Sam and I were headed into the city to eat dumplings and watch a double feature of the new Hunger Games and Interstellar (yep, MORE MOVIES!), and we stumbled across this adorable little alley chock full of plants and fun doorways. Yep, that graffiti says "sex is fun"... \m/

Helloooooo boob gape!

I found this dress vintage 80's dress at Savers about two years ago, and for the last one year it's sat at the bottom of my mending pile. I recently found it and repaired it, and now i'm loving it all over again just like it's new. I like to pretend i'm a war-time nurse. Wow, that just got weird.

Two things I noticed after seeing these photos: 

1. I really should invest in an iron.

2. I love these avocado earrings so hard. One of them has the seed and the other doesn't, 

and the two halves fit together PERFECTLY. So, damn, satisfying. 

That's all for now. I know i'm last to the blog hop party this week (as with a lot of weeks), but definitely check out the other ladies outfits and spread the love! Blogging is not a one-sided activity, it's about sharing and community! <3

OUTFIT DETAILS

Dress: Savers

Jacket: City Chic

Boots: Docs (handpainted by moi)

Earrings: purchased from Quick Brown Fox

Brooch: was a set of earrings, also from Quick Brown Fox

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Flamenco Cat Lady Goes to a Business Meeting Tea Party Just Because She Can

Oh wow. These post titles. Just, WOW. To be honest i'm pretty inspired by a blog I read which used to be called "Hey Dickface" but has been (sadly) renamed Lazy Kat.  Her posts are in french but the titles are pretty much always in english, and literally always cracks me up. Some off the top of my head are "my dinner stomach is full, but my dessert stomach is empty" and "it is my greatest ambition in life to use up an entire chapstick before I lose it". Seriously, so much fun in one title.

So, this outfit is my flamenco cat lady goes to a business meeting tea party, just because she can. Whatever that means. Recognise the backyard? If you read Fashion and Pho, you will!





Thanks to Jacqui for the photos!

OUTFIT DETAILS

Dress: Fit Fat (Thai brand) Tights: plussizedclothing.com.au Necklace & matching Earrings: Miss-A-Ree Guts Creations Hair flower: Kmart Shoes: Famous Footwear

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Donut Deny the 80's Realness

Woo hoo! It's getting warmer in Melbourne. Happy first day of daylight savings!
This is a cute little outfit that I thought i'd share because, well, it's cute. Reason enough, right?
This black linen jacket was actually my nana's. It has shoulder pads which makes me feel like i'm surreptitiously incorporating some sort of 80's executive realness into my kooky wardrobe. What else to do but pair it with donut tights?!
Also, those jelly sandals are the EXACT ones that Hayley Hasselhoff asked to take a photo of at the Curvy Couture Roadshow this year. Apparently she wanted a pair for herself! That's my total claim to fashion fame :)

I didn't take a photo of the other earrings - the Bride!

This adorable jewellery is by Ella Mobbs of Creep Heart.

OUTFIT DETAILS

Jacket: was my nana's (no tags) Dress: Kmart (last summer) Tights: H&M Sandals: INNIU Belt: City Chic Earrings and brooch: Creep Heart

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Release The Hounds...tooth (Aussie Curves)

The Aussie Curves theme this week is "favourite piece" and as (probably everyone is commenting) it's SO HARD TO CHOOSE FAVOURITES AMONGST MY CHILDREN! That's why I only have one cat, for goodness sake!

So, my favourite piece right at the second I was getting dressed that day is this divine Diana Dress from Bombshell Vintage. It fits me to perfection, and has the most adorable details like the belt and collar! It's right around this point I should be upfront and say that I was gifted this dress by the lovely Kate, by I am by no means obliged to say nice things about it. I'm gushing because I genuinely ADORE it, and it does, indeed, make me feel like a beautiful, bodacious bombshell.

For somebody who doesn't rate houndstooth very highly (despite owning this pair of custom-made houndstooth gladiator sandals), this dress WORKS and makes my rack look spectacular. If I do say so myself... It's also of the snuggliest, heavyweight fabric (? I am fabric name n00b)and i'm going to miss it during the summer - I think it will be too thick. But then we shall have a wonderful reunion next April, and it will be like sweet make up sex.







Bombshell Vintage have just released their new season lookbook for the collection "Fairy Floss Fallout" and holy shit there are some divine pieces in there! I will be saving my pennies for something, I just have to choose WHAT! Photos courtesy of Sam Masopust, photographer extraordinaire and semiotician in-the-making. 

OUTFIT DETAILS

Dress: Bombshell Vintage / Diana Dress Sandals: custom made in Hoi An, Vietnam Coat: Miller's (belonged to my Nana) Glasses: Quick Brown Fox (available on eBay, search "Mr Quiffy") Lipstick: Lime Crime / Red Velvet

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My Not-So-Secret Secret to Rocking a Crop Top (Aussie Curves)

The Aussie Curves theme this week is 'tee', and I instantly knew I wanted to wear this amazingly awesome Thick Chick crop by Candy Strike. She's one of my absolute favourite indie designers, and I can't wait to treat myself to one of her incredible swimsuits for summer!

Now, the crop top is a subject I feel passionately about. I don't consider myself any kind of croppy-goodness guru because it is still something that pushes me violently out of my comfort zone. BUT - I worked out the secret. And to be honest, I think it's a not-so-secret secret. Are you ready?..

Fake it till you make it.

Seriously, I know it sounds like the biggest pile of codswallop but I SWEAR by it. Obviously you have to get to the point of confidence where you can actually force yourself to leave the house in it, but when you do; hold your head high and put an extra wiggle in your walk, even if you're cringing inside.

If you're not quite there yet, you could start gently by wearing it around the house. Maybe let your partner or housemates see you in it? Then eventually take the dog for a walk, or wear it out for brunch. Just start doing it, and PRETEND LIKE YOU DON'T EVEN GIVE A FIG what other people are thinking, and in some amount of time (might be next month, might be next year) you actually won't. I promise.

Now like I said, i'm not being all preachy and know-it-all, i'm just sharing this tip that I discovered. When I first started seeing crop tops on incredible babes like Tess Munster and Gabi Fresh, I always managed to convince myself that it works for them but it wouldn't work for me because they (insert excuse like; "have a better proportioned body", or "don't have as visible stretch marks as me") etc etc. But the other thing that got me through that initial stage was just sheer rebelliousness and rage at the world.

The first time I wore a crop top in public, I was terrified, but more importantly I clung onto the feeling that I was giving the world a big, giant FUCK YOU and flipping it the metaphorical bird. And essentially, that's what I was doing, and that is what all fat girl's do every single time we "break a fashion rule". And I have come to LOVE that feeling so much. And I really think you will too. Give it a go? What's the WORST THING that could happen?..

Thanks to Sam for my photies <3

In summary of my argument - 

OUTFIT DETAILS

Top: Candy Strike

Skirt: K-Mart

Earrings: I bought them at Quick Brown Fox but have also seen them at Kinki Gerlinki

Boots: Docs, painted by me

Head scarf: this eBay seller

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What Did They Get Me? MA-LI-BU BARBIE.

So it's Job Interview week on Aussie Curves, and (I swear this wasn't intentional) but whilst everyone else is going super-realistic "this is what I would wear to an interview in my industry", I seized the opportunity to pretend i'm some sort of corporate hotshot and dress accordingly.

Brace yourself for my 'Gallery Owner Realness'...

And just because I couldn't help myself...

Big thanks to my love, Sam, for the photos. We actually took a whole shitload of photos and then realised we hadn't put the SD card back in the camera!! Silly kids. 
Apologies if nobody gets this post's title. It's an Addams Family Values reference. I couldn't help myself. Some of these faces are so severe, I think there may be a beautiful psychopath hiding not too far beneath the surface...

Source

OUTFIT DETAILS

Top: City Chic Leggings: 17 Sundays Shoes: Girl Express (procured at Savers, and no I cannot walk in them) Earrings: Lovisa Bag: Cab 55 Lipstick: Lime Crime / Wicked

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