return of the rainy days

i knew it wouldn't last but it was still sad to wake up to normal rainy winter weather. i decided to try out the boots i aquired through mother dearest a little while back which are actually in at the moment.

i wore my hair in braids to work so it's quite curly, similar to the way it was when i was little. before i started school and got a big girl bob.

dress - soup, cardi - savers, tights - gift from mother dear, shoes - from mother dear, belt - from another dress

ciao
wishiwereaudrey xoxo

nearly spring cleaning

today was another late winter sunny day. to celebrate i decided to some early spring cleaning and was quite impressed with myself and the dent i made in the foot long list of housework that needed doing.
to keep me cheery whilst cleaning i wore my new dress from retrostar.



it is incredibly pretty and makes me very excited for summer even though we still haven't reached spring yet. i hope to grow my collection of these types of dresses.
i also hung me new audrey hepburn print and finished the third percy jackson book. beware before you begin reading the series as they are - dare i say it - nearly as addictive as harry potter.

ciao
wishiweraudrey xoxo

sunday fun

today the boy and i made the most of a clear sunny day and headed into melbourne with our bikes in the car. we unloaded them at the botanical gardens and rode along southbank. my bike is this gorgeous old graecross the boy found in a hard rubbish pile and polished up for me. i love, though it just needs a wicker basket on the front.
the only shop we went to was retro star where i bought a gorgeous dress which i can tell is going to be a summer staple.
we watched a busker who juggled a chainsaw and then swallowed a sword whilst juggling fire - amazing yet scary at the same time. he also did that strange ball juggling that david bowie does in the labirynth.
after lunch we found a patch of grass to lie on and soak up the sun. it was one of those crisp days where spring just pops its head up to let you know it's on it's way









sigh. i love melbourne

ciao
wishiwereaudrey xoxo

on our travels yesterday the boyfriend and i discovered this audrey hepburn canvas print for $10 from a bargain shop. it fits in nicely with my growing collection of audrey related items.

other recent purchases include a laura ashley sunhat ($7 - op shop), a mustard coloured travel bag ($5.50 - op shop) and the second book in the percy jackson series, don't judge me.
just a month until i head off for europe!

ciao
wishiwereaudrey xoxo

little miss sniffles

after putting up a good fight i have finally succumbed to the cold that has been floating around. so the initial plan for the day was to mope around watching movies and recooperating in my comfy winter clothes.

jumper - op shops, tights - from mother dear, bag - op shop

however after meeting up for coffee with i friend i wound up going to see inception. amazing movie with a killer cast. i still swoon over leonardo dicaprio and ellen page is my idol. add the kid from 3rd rock from the sun whose name escapes me and i'm sold. i highly recommend.

i have done my first major alteration under the advice of the 'fashion doctors' from alice euphemia and here is the result. i am quite pleased.

thoughts?

ciao
wishiwereaudrey xoxo

my melbourne

headed into the city with my sister today to visit the 'fashion doctors' at alice euphemia. it's an amazing store which only carries australian designers. as part of the state design festival, alice brought together a panel of doctors to address three items of clothing and give tips and assistance in how to alter and restyle them. i jumped at the oppurtunity and brought three items i held onto because of their potential but didn't quite know what to do with. the girls were lovely and had heaps of good advice which i can't wait to get started on, more about the finished garments later on.

apart from that highlight the rest of the day was great. we visited some old favourites and discovered some new ones. i find melbourne an incredibly inspirational city and i think it will always be closest to my heart.

blazer - op shop, beret - ebay, dress - wish(ebay), shoes - rivers(amazingly comfortable)




an art display


pizza from bear brass on southbank


gravy and cheese covered fries from lord of the fries, incredible

im now settling down for an audrey hepburn marathon and some sewing, tomorrow hails a how i met your mother marathon with the boy, an all around good weekend.

ciao
wishiwereaudrey xoxo

an open letter to bloggers of the world

for someone bordering falling in the "techno generation" category this might sound silly, but the internet never fails to amaze me. despite growing up as it evolved and not being able to remember a time when it didn't exist i am stil awed by the vast amouunt of information and ispiration that can be attained with a few mouse clicks.

the world of blogging has opened my eyes even wider the last few months. the ease with which people can now share ideas and events is astounding. i sometimes feel i can wander down to an antique fair in sunny new york whilst snuggled up in front of my computer in utterly freezing melbourne

i want to say thank you to all the bloggers i have discovered recently and those who first caught my interest for the world you have opened up to me and the possibilities i am discovering. i am no longer afraid to be myself in the way i dress. i get a shudder of excitment every time i put together a new outfit. i can now derive amazing amounts of happiness from the simple act of getting dressed every morning.

i can only hope that one day i will be the same source of inspiration for another.

ciao

wishiwereaudrey xoxo