I’ve returned to Etsy again. I’m so sorry. I hate myself for doing this to you but the cravings get to be too much and I must give in. For some incredibly strange reason I found myself searching for yellow hair accessories. I have no idea why. But I gotta get my hands on some of these…
Don’t ask me why…
Love Lady Smaggle
xxx
Today was farely average at work. Not super busy but not super quite. Browny and I went for a walk at lunch which was delightful. This afternoon I may or may not be having coffee with my friend. I’m not being elusive I actually don’t know because she won’t message me back so I’m in limbo. Tonight I’m going to study Japanese (if I can find the motivation!) and maybe sit around a little bit…
* Wool skirt thrifted at St Vinnies
* Singlet thrifted at Salvation Army
* Cardigan from SES
* Boots from Boots for Broads
* Necklace thrifted from St Vinnies
Two random things to tell you today
1. I found an AWESOME pair of Nine West platform shoes at Vinnies yesterday and they were charging FIFTY DOLLARS FOR THEM!!! And they were really old and majorly worn in. The bastards. They just take all the fun out of thrifting.
2. My cat is cheating on me with another woman. Several times he has disappeared for a few days and has returned fatter than ever and smelling like talcum powder. He came home after a weekend away wearing a collar. He doesn’t have a collar. Well not one that we gave him anyway. What a bastard.
Love Lady Smaggle
xxx
* Footless tights worn low under your heel with flat shoes. Like a ballerina!
* Completely neutral outfits made up of grey, black and white worn with brilliant red shoes.
* Patterned handbags that totally clash with your outfit.
* Very thin headbands worn with a high messy bun.
* Socks over tights.
* Head to toe white/cream/off-white and beige like a walking sepia photograph.
* Yellow accessories.
Love Lady Smaggle
xxx
I’m in love with another Etsy shop. This time it’s RedaretheRoses and I have it bad. The owner of the store is called Shawna and she makes the most incredible plastic masterpieces. Her colour combinations are totally outrageous but they somehow work. They just look like the perfect Marcia Brady accessory…. if she smoked a lot of weed and watched The Tellytubbies on repeat…
My brain is about to explode. I may or may not have purchased a hair pin and a ring.
Love Lady Smaggle
xxx
Today was crazily quiet at work. Not sure whether there was less work to do or whether I am getting more efficient. It may well just be that I am awesome. This afternoon I’ve decided to go thrifting instead of to the gym. Then I am going to audition for a play. The director is so awesome and her play’s incredible. I also strongly suspect that every female in the Southern Hemisphere will be auditioning for the only female role so I’m not expecting much but wish me luck anyway! I then intend on making some crafty things…
* White dress from Big W
* Teal opaques from Myer
* Cardigan from Myer
* Scarf from Sportsgirl
* Coin necklace from Poppy Smaggle
* Earrings from Girlprops
* Black boots from Boots for Broads (more on this later!)
Love Lady Smaggle
xxx
I have been feeling really old recently. As in ‘Remember Blossom? And Fraggle Rock? And cassette tapes? And Slap bands?’ kind of old. This feeling is only exacerbated by the ladies of the blogosphere who seem to have a 90’s obsession going on that puts me in danger of repeating fashion mistakes that I only recently forgave myself for. Fops and Dandies has me wanting to wear daisy prints and chokers and Fashion Toast has me digging my Doc Martins and pleated kilt out of the cupboard in a tribute to Cory from Empire Records. I recently wrote about 90’s fashion in my Beverly Hills 90210 post and laughingly joked about mini-back packs and matt lipstick while secretly I was wondering where I could purchase some cakey mulberry lip colour.
This got me thinking - If someone took a picture of what I was wearing right now and showed it to me in 10 years time would I be embarrassed? Or tempted to revisit?
I found this little gem that may answer my question. This timetable was created by James Laver and I found it in a book called the Language of Clothes by Alison Lurie. ‘Laver’s Law’ supports the theory that the same outfit will be…
Indecent - 10 years before its time
Shameless - 5 years before its time
Daring - 1 year before its time
Smart - —————
Dowdy - 1 year after its time
Hideous - 10 years after its time
Ridiculous - 20 years after its time
Amusing - 30 years after its time
Quaint - 50 years after its time
Charming - 70 years after its time
Romantic - 100 years after its time
Beautiful - 150 years after its time
This timetable is in reference to a whole outfit dedicated to a particular era, not single articles of the trend. This timetable is basically saying that every outfit will at some point be considered beautiful and ugly. It’s the year that people are viewing it in that makes the difference. So what I am wearing today will be regarded as ‘hideous’ in ten years time. Excellent…
Just for fun lets see what everyone thought of this lovely outfit of Madonna’s from 1985. And what they will think of it in the future…
1975 - Indecent
1980 - Shameless
1984 - Daring
1985 - Smart
1986 - Dowdy
1995 - Hideous
2005 - Ridiculous
2015 - Amusing
2035 - Quaint
And so on…
So according to this formula it’s best to be either right in fashion all the time with out ever letting yourself slip for even one year or you risk being ‘dowdy’. The other option is to only dress according to the fashions of 50 or more years ago. Otherwise you will be ‘ridiculous’ or ‘hideous’ or the very patronising ‘amusing’.
It’s a pretty nifty little code and it makes me giggle to think that in 2135 Madonna’s ensemble will be regarded as ‘romantic’.
What are your thoughts ladies? Do you think Madonna’s outfit is fugly whether it’s 1985 or 2035? Or that there is some merit to the madness of Laver’s Law? And do you give a toss either way?
Love Lady Smaggle
xxx
Today was super busy at work because of the long weekend. Interesting fact of the day - Someone smeared strawberry jam all over the door handle of the toilet. I work in a building full of weirdos. This afternoon I’m off to the gym - I’m starting this new health kick today so I’ll let you know how it goes. Then I’m going to my friend’s house to play weddings! Yay!
* Top from Target
* Cardigan from Cowboys and Angels
* Skirt thrifted from St Vinnies
* Black opaques from Myer
* Boots from Nine West
* Necklace from Diva
I have my face tilted at a stupid angle because I have the most revolting crop of pimples on my chin that refuse to go away. So I’m not eating ANY sugar for two weeks or touching my face at all. I’m going to starve them of germs and sweetness. Mwah ha ha ha!
Love Lady Smaggle
xxx
Hey my loves back in action after the most delightful weekend away. I was totally without t.v, laptop, dvds or music the entire weekend and it was incredible. Here’s a little run down of the weekends events…
On Friday morning Mr Smaggle and two of our friends had a really early BBQ picnic breakfast to watch the hot air balloon festival over the lake. It was too foggy for the balloons to fly very high so we ate breakfast and went for a walk to check out the balloons that managed to stay inflated. It was Anzac Day (for my international readers Anzac stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corp and it’s a day of commemoration for our soldiers that fought in wars) so everyone had the day off work. Mr Smaggle and I then drove to the coast, went shopping in little bookstores and gift shops along the way, went to the zoo and ate fish and chips by the ocean… Seriously delightful!
* Maxi dress from Cowboys and Angels
* Long sleeved top from Target
* Teal opaques from Myer
* Leather jacket from Target
* Scarf 21st birthday gift
* Shoes from Scooter
* Sunglasses from Equip
* Hat lent to me from Dave (it’s not actually part of the outfit I was just really really cold!)
On Saturday we slept in and then went to Bateman’s Bay for lunch. We then played miniature golf and Mr Smaggle kept laughing because when I didn’t get the ball in the hole I would swear really loudly and inappropriately in front all the children, who just quietly were swearing just as much as I was. We then got delicious Thai takeaway and drank cider outside while watching possums frolicking in the trees. I know it’s totally vomit-inducing cuteness but trust me it gets worse…
* Top from Supre
* Skirt from Tree of Life
* Belt from BCBG
* Shoes from Marco Gianni
* Earrings from Ebay
* Indian bangle from Bollywood store
* Coin bangle thrifted at St Vinnies
Today Mr Smaggle and I got up early and went for a long walk along the beach. We then ate a delicious picnic in a park by the ocean. We then spontaneously decided to stop by a place called ‘Birdland Animal Park’ and it was awesome! We arrived just in time for a snake and wombat show and as there were only four people in the audience we all got to hold the snake! This is Goldie and she recently shed her skin so she was all clean and soft. I loved the way she kept wrapping her tail around my arm like a bangle. I also got to cuddle a baby wombat called Bailey who was SO CUTE! We then drove home and ate eggs for dinner while watching Gladiator. It was a truly terrifying re-introduction back into the land of television…
* Skirt from Tree of Life
* I heart New York t-shirt from Mr Smaggle from New York
* Fabric bangles Smaggle made
Yep - so my weekend pretty much rocked. How was yours?
Love Lady Smaggle
xxx
It’s washing day can you tell? I only ever wear jeans when I have nothing else to wear. I just think that I look really strange in them - like a little kid in her mum’s high heel shoes. It’s just all kinds of awkward. I’m doing a little happy dance in the picture because I’m just about to leave work and start my long weekend! I have to go home and wash my clothes first though… I couldn’t possibly be seen in jeans two days in a row!
* Jeans from Sportsgirl? I’ve had them for so long I can’t remember
* T-shirt from Tempt
* Black shrug from SES
* Headscarf thrifted from Salvation Army
* Resin necklace Smaggle made
* Socks from Mr Smaggle
* Shoes from Payless
I’m off to the coast for the weekend so I’ll see you all when I get back! Don’t miss me too much…
Love Lady Smaggle
xxx
P.S I have nothing against jeans in general, just jeans on me. The chemistry just ain’t right.
I’ve been eyeing off a pair of classic Melissa’s for a while now. I love the tactility of the PVC and the way you can look like a lady and a whore at the same time. I’ve been so close to buying a pair for months now and I honestly don’t know what it was that made me hesitate. I now know it was my incredible karma gland that stopped me because in just a few short months Melissa shoes will be releasing their Vivienne Westwood collection. Here is the red shoe that they are using to pimp the collection…
I want them. I want them in black and I will wear them with fishnet stockings and red lipstick. I will wear them with ankle socks and a pinafore. I will wear them with harem pants and a Bonds singlet. I will wear them naked because the indescribable beauty of these shoes will distract the police from my indecent exposure. I’m currently sweet talking all the Melissa stockists in town so I can get my hands on them the second they arrive in my fair city. I’ve never felt this way about a shoe before. I’m sure it’s a mix of the ladylike court-shoe shape and the slutty rubber. I’m such a complex character and ownership of these shoes will surely serve as an introduction for strangers. “Hi…” The shoes will say. “This is Lady Smaggle.” Pause. “She likes to bake cookies and rob banks.”
Love Lady Smaggle
xxx
