PIXIE...WHO ME?

The last couple of weeks have been a bit crazy, but lots of fun!  I have been blessed by multiple birthday celebrations which finished up yesterday with a beautiful lunch with a small group of women who I have gotten to know over the past 4 years as I have settled into my 'new' hometown.

I actually wore the same outfit for my celebration lunch in Melbourne and then again in Bendigo!  I liked it so much!!

lexi tunic - metalicus
mixed media leggings - zara
ankle boots - hushpuppies
earrings - michael hill (gift from my Master 12)

And after about 18 months of back and forth with my lovely hair stylist, on a whim last week, I took the plunge and went for a 'proper' pixie cut.  And I am thrilled with the result and found myself asking why I hadn't just done it in the first place?!?  Do you ever do that?

For my two lunch celebrations I wanted comfort and style.  You have seen these Zara Mixed Media leggings before but the tunic is a new addition.  Another beautiful garment from Australian brand Metalicus.  I bought it especially for the occasion and bought it without trying it on and as expected, it was perfect.  It's a simple jersey tunic, with a lovely detail on the back by way of a tie on the upper back that can be adjusted to create more or less of a cocoon shape.

My birthday gifts were all fashion related so I will have some lovely new goodies to share in coming weeks.  I also shopped the Metalicus sale... need I say more!

Have a lovely week.
xxx Deborah

50!

Today I am 50!  I have mixed feelings about turning 50, but for the most part I am excited and thankful.  I have some wonderful celebrations planned with friends and family this weekend and I will be back with some outfit photos and quite possibly some musings about turning 50.

Today's outfit features a gorgeous little blue shift dress with a white stitched trim.  I am not 100% sure but I think my mum may have made this dress for me.  As you can see simple, monochromatic looks have always been popular in my wardrobe;)  Clearly my love of layering came a little later!

1965 was an eventful year!  Not only was I born, but on the fashion front we saw The Birth of the Mini Skirt !

Enjoy the rest of our week and you can follow me on Instagram where, if I remember, I will post some celebration photos over the weekend.

xxx Deborah

DUPLICATION!

I am sure you are thinking sort sleeves in Winter !?!  

top : danier leather
soft touch seamless dress : metalicus
leggings : brown sugar
cocoon cardigan : suzanne grae
ankle boots : serra

Attended a friends birthday today.  It was at his home out on their undercover deck but it was very cold.  At the last moment I popped a large black wrap (not shown) in my bag, which I ended up wearing the whole time.  It was one of those rare occasions where my desire to wear a certain thing overrode my commonsense which told me to wear something warm!

This top looks a bit like this one but it is different and has a bit of a story.  It's from Danier Leather in Canada and I had been lusting over it for some time when a beautiful friend from the land of the maple leaf, advised me that it was on deep sale and she would be happy to pick one up and send it to me.  Well it took some time to get here and in the meantime I came across the one in the other post which I bought... just in case.  The Danier one finally arrived and I felt they were different enough to warrant keeping both. I am not big on wearing patterns unless they are pretty abstract and anything in an abstract black and white is very appealing to me (think recent Allsaints ranges).  The patterns are different, the necklines are different and the back (which cannot be seen) is different.   

I like to keep a quite carefully curated wardrobe and everything I buy really has to earn it's place.  I don't like clutter or a wardrobe stuffed full of clothes but rather a smaller collection of clothing I love and wear often, so I am careful about duplication.  After much consideration I decided there was room for both tops in my closet!

How about you?  Do you ever duplicate pieces?  And do you have self imposed rules to assess what enters your closet?

xxx Deborah