| Though I’m one to think that black and white is ‘just too easy’, and I’m more naturally prone to taking ‘hard-way-out’, I can’t help but gravitate to monochrome every time. It’s just like when I was pursuing the illustrator-to-be path, and pencil on white paper was always my favourite medium. I loved constructing forms and textures in monochrome. On the other hand, colour always baffled me; seemed unnecessary, even. As envious as I was of people who could so effortlessly bend colour to their will, I guess I’ll forever be stumbling over it like a pair of beautiful but impossibly impractical shoes. Always the girl on a quest, I spent much of last year embracing my fear of colourful clothes. By the end of it I found myself with a bamboozling wardrobe that left me mentally and sartorially scattered. I’ve come to think that it’s time to accept I’m more suited to the black and white silent film era. Coincidentally, impractical shoes is another impediment in my life I’ve rather decided to live without. And as for today’s outfit, I just wanted to point out that I purchased a slip dress from ASOS only with the single intention of wearing it as a skirt under a white T shirt. Mission accomplished.
Trenery Tailored White T Shirt |
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
YOUR SLIP IS SHOWING
Friday, February 28, 2014
UNDERWEAR OUTERWEAR
Photos by Heatstorm Blog | Last night we went down to the much talked about Kingston foreshore development for the Canberra Bloggers Meetup at new swanky hang out Rum Bar. So great to meet Smaggle and catch up with Happy Schnapper, The Food Avenue, Ink and Leathers, The Girl has Sparke and Blonde Ink! So there I was thinking to myself, what a perfect opportunity to get my underwear on, on a night out. Superman and Madonna wore their underwear on the outside and it did wonders for their careers, right? Yes, I make it sound much more controversial than it really is. Slip dresses and skirts are the shitz right now, and you can buy all sorts of lingerie inspired pieces at just about any chain store. But personally I still prefer the original. Recently I bee line to the underwear section at charity shops. It’s a gold mine for perfect vintage slip skirts, dresses and bralettes. You’ll squirt that milk out of your nose when you hear how cheap they are. I’m talking gold coin territory! I love the semi-sheer, glossy material that’s normally used for linings, which, for that reason, has that over-familiarity or unwarranted intimacy about it, the way that Herve Leger bandage dresses do. Yet, when it comes down to it, there’s nothing all that provocative about the slip skirt. Although it’s officially an ‘undergarment’, it’s really traditionally just a modesty piece, shapeless and altogether unrevealing. This for me is just perfect as I’m all about straight lines in my styling at the moment. What about you? Are real slips ok as actual clothing?
Light weight wool jumper by Mix, thrifted \\ Vintage Slip Skirt, thrifted \\ Vintage fur clutch \\ Isabel Marant Carol Stacked Sandals |