Staple Fashion

Two things that are on my mind right now: a girl can never have too many denim shorts and I like love thin jewellery. Every girl has that one piece of item that, no matter how many they have, if they see it, they will buy more - let it be t-shirts, a certain brand, shoes, what have you. Me? I have decided that denim shorts are my staple clothes. I wear them with boots or thongs. With a singlet or a bold blazer. You name it, I've done it. There is something very comforting in wear a pair. Maybe its the Australian coming out in me. Each to their own.

I'm moving next week so the top list on my priority list is add to my wardrobe by checking out the awesome sales that are going around. Today I checked out Tuchuzy in Bondi, which houses these amazing Rag & Bone sandals that I am seriously contemplating purchasing, which curiously don't feature online (as of yet). As you can see, I purchased some new fine jewellery today. The gold skull and the rose gold cross are from Sportsgirl (SAAALLE - score) and the arrowhead is a Eurotrip purchase from H&M. Believe or not, it use to be gold but my recent beach trips have stripped the colour off. 

I was also on the hunt for a pretty, summery, flowy dress for those day parties that peculiarly last till 1am. I had my good fortunes today as I found a flowy, sheer singlet dress in Zara (similar to this) that will go perfectly with my new Billabong crochet shorts (here). I'm getting my "I'm tre excited to wear this outfit" feeling! 

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Inspiration Board

Dion Lee

Dion Lee has done it again in his recent Transit campaign for 2013. This season, it features futuristic shapes and colours that seek to compliment your contours. His architectural trademarks can definitely be seen combined with a layer of lightness, with sheer materials and cooler colours to go against your tan this summer/spring. The collection goes on sale next year February so you have plenty of time to choose your pick, so start your list!

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Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

Rosie, you beautiful British goddess! Her outfit is effortless and daring at the same time. If I had a stomach toned like like I would most definetely be flaunting that top everyday and everywhere. Since me in the top is not happening in the near (or far) future, I can try and parade about boyfriend jeans. I always thought boyfriend jeans would be really unflattering on me since I have a lack of legs so I always stick to skinny jeans. But I went out on a limb and bought some awesome ones from Zara a couple weeks ago, and got proved wrong. As Rosie here has verified, they look valiant with a unique, stand out top and some thin strapped sandals. I'm waiting on my Topshop heels to complete the perfect outfit ive got in my head so ill post a bit later on!
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p.s. you can get the same jeans as Rosie from Citizens of Humanity here






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How gorgeous are those Mulberry sneakers. I saw them on Cara Delvingne's instagram and haven't been able to stop thinking about them since. I found some similar ones like this one from ASOS but they're in beige (equally as cool) This would be an ideal outfit to show them off!

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Brogues and loafers this spring summer!

Brogues and loafers this spring summer! by jxlfashion featuring studded loafers

I've recently become obsessed with brogues and loafers ever since I got some studded beauties from Zara in Europe this July. They were comfy, they were breezy on the feet (can't exactly have sweaty feet in the middle of Summer) and they went with everything! I wore them with skirts on night outs, wore them to the beach with some denim shorts, wore them with pretty much everything. So I've picked out a various favourites that I'd like in my shoe closet.

What to look out for:

1. Heels - look out for ones with a bit of heels so that it doesnt wear out easy plus it's good for your back 

2. Detail - a little bit of serration (the visible stitching) or some colour will keep you interesting

3. Material - preferably leather or canvas to keep you comfy and to maximise their life span

4. Jelly shoes do not count - don't get the recent trend of them but I didn't even like them back in the 90's