Black and white skirt, size 14 – SOLD

Black denim skirt, size Large. SOLD

Corduroy cropped pants, size 14.

Denim shorts, size 14.

Long green wrap skirt, one size.

Houndstooth kilt, size 16.

Stretch knit skirt, size medium. SOLD

All items are $18 including postage in Australia and $28 including postage everywhere else. Prices are in Australian dollars. Please email me at lady@smagglestyle.com if you want to purchase any of the items or need more information. First in best dressed, items are only on sale until Friday 10th September and there are no refunds.

* UPDATE – Three items have already been sold! Get in quick!

Shop away!

Carly

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Sundays have an unsubstantiated good reputation. I spend all week looking forward to Sunday and when it arrives it’s usually a giant melancholic disappointment. Working is difficult because I feel I should be taking advantage of a rare day off but resting has never really been my forte. There’s also that pressure to use your free time wisely because Monday morning is looming in the not too distant future. Here are a few suggestions to get you through those jittery, restless Sundays.

Do a one hour clean

Set a timer for one hour and clean as much as you can in that time. When you are feeling a little low, a tidy house is a nice little cheer injection.

Make yourself a beautiful lunch

Free yourself from the shackles of your Tupperware contained weekday lunches and make something special for Sunday afternoon. Maybe a big sandwich? Or a gourmet pizza?

Go for a walk

Get out of the house, grab your iPod, get a coffee and pound the pavement.

Read a book

In bed. Go on, I dare you.

See other people

Sunday should be a day for socialising. Meet a friend for a gelato or go shopping. Bake some scones and go visiting in the afternoon. Misery thrives on loneliness so make sure you keep it distracted with the company of lovely friends.

Clean your room

Top to bottom. Dust, vacuum, organise your cupboards and put fresh sheets on your bed. You will sleep like an angel and the week ahead will be delightful in your beautiful boudoir.

Try to spend your day in the real world

Stay away from blogs, social networking sites and internet shopping haunts on Sunday. It’s really depressing to realise you’ve just spent 2 hours aimlessly stalking people on Facebook. It’s okay to waste time on Sunday but waste time reading ancient fashion magazines, or painting your nails. Not watching smoking babies on Youtube.

Happy Sunday! Let me know how it goes… I’m off to clean the kitchen!

Love Carly

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This is last night’s outfit that I wore for drinks, dinner and karaoke. There was also a midnight stop at my favourite Japanese supermarket on Swanston St to stock up on ginger candy, anchovies and wasabi crackers.

* Jeans from Jag (great fashion tip from Mr Smaggle’s bestie – if you avoid washing your jeans because they lose their shape and fade, a great way to ‘freshen’ them up is to pop them in the freezer for a few hours before you wear them. It sort of airs them out and shrinks them just enough so that you lose the baggy knees and bum look but they don’t have that tight fresh washed feel. Give it a go!)
* Dress from Barkins
* Black obi belt thrifted from Salvos
* Shoes from Nine West
* Black shrug from Garfunkle
* Earrings by Bouvier from Bijoux
* Rings Smaggle made

How was your night last night? What did you get up to?

Love Carly

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Coffee, writing in the sun and making sandwiches…

* Top/Dress from Cowboys and Angels (used to be in Canberra but is now closed. *throws head back and wails at the sky*. I wore a skirt with this in public FIY.
* Cardigan from Giordano
* Metalicus waist tie from another dress
* Tights from Coles
* Clogs from Funkis
* Earrings by Marco Gianni from Bijoux Jewellers
* Scarf from… a pile of scarves in my cupboard.

I adore Friday afternoons. It’s the best time of the weekend.

What are your plans lovely one? I’m having a quiet dinner this evening and a raucous girls night out tomorrow with karaoke and dancing!

Love Carly

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Why don’t you…?

* Wear a skirt to the gym? A flirty little pleated netball number? A flashy ice-skater tutu? A snazzy little jersey mini?

* Paint your nails beautifully? So you can admire your manicure as you grip the rail on the stepper?

* Tuck your locks into a wide stretch headband? Leopard print? Floral?

* Buy silver sneakers? Wear them with short socks?

* Slick on a little mascara? A tiny dab of nude eyeshadow? Rock up to pilates looking polished?

* Accessorise? Funky sweat bands while jogging? Leg warmers in yoga?

* Wear a 1950s floral bathing cap while swimming laps?

* Choose a palette that’s exclusive to your workout? Pastels? Slick racing stripes? Varying shades of grey?

Have a great work out!

Carly

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This evening I attended a fundraiser for the Social Studio on Smith Street. Basically it’s an amazing organisation that assists immigrants with specific fashion construction skills to design and sell ethically sound clothing and to keep them out of the slave labour trade. Brilliant. The event was appropriately hosted by the divine Lee Lin Chin who made an eloquent speech about how high fashion houses have a moral responsibility to use ethical means of producing their wares and that consumers cannot continue to turn a blind eye to the origins of their wardrobe. The clothes in the fashion parade were stunning and original – there was a breathtaking purple silk, one shouldered maxi dress that caught my eye. Although I imagine it will look far less spectacular on me than on the six foot four Somalian goddess modelling it…

* Dress by Nina Ricci
* Shoes by Nine West
* Perspex bangles from Equip
* Circle scarf Smaggle Made

Love Carly

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Naught or Nice – Which one are you?

The Ugly Crush

A few tips on how to thrift…

How to Steal the Style of Betty and Veronica

What were you wearing when?

How to Make a Necklace Out of Laddered Tights and Stockings

A Brief History of the Life of Coco Chanel

What are your best features?

Fat Fashion and Positive Body Image

Style and Manners for Meeting the Parents of Your Lover

Enjoy!

Love Carly

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Here is what I wore for running around the city, drinking coffee, trying to get into closed galleries and grocery shopping.

* Jeans from Jag
* Shoes from Nine West
* Top from Maxine’s
* Cardigan from Country Road
* Coin necklace from my grandfather
* Wheelie Bin necklace from Tae
* Earrings from Girlprops

And thank you so much to everyone who responded to my What’s Your Almost Name? post. I’m really enjoying reading your descriptions of your other selves. Please pass it around, I would love to hear your friends’ responses too!

Love Carly

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One of my favourite blogs of all time is 1000 Awesome Things. It’s just like an injection of sunshine with every post. One that really made me smile was this post Your Almost Name. The name that your parents almost called you.

I love the idea that your parents had a little bit of choice in who you were going to be by naming you what they did.

My almost name is Phoebe. I love my actual name, Carly, very much. It definitely suits me… but I think I could have been a pretty amazing Phoebe.

I would have been less loud if I was Phoebe. More polite. I think she would have played a musical instrument. She might have played soccer. She would have liked dogs and would have been a vet or a nurse. She would have been kinder than me, more sensitive. She’d volunteer in third world countries and she would have loved cake.

Carly is brave though. And she is never afraid to speak her mind. No one ever thinks that Carly is dull. Carly is funny, she’s creative and she’s rational. She’s a hard worker. She’s ambitious and she never, ever lies.

My parents thought about it and they chose Carly. That’s pretty awesome isn’t it?

What about you? What’s your almost name? And who would he/she have been?

Love Carly

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I’ve had a rather charming day today… have you?

* Tights from Bonds
* Skirt from Cotton On
* Singlet from Supre
* Jumper from Country Road
* Cardigan from Jeans West
* Boots from Nine West
* Waist tie from Metalicus dress (I wish they sold these separately I wear it nearly every day)
* Necklace from Roomy Smaggle from Greece
* Bangle from Diva

I’m loving layering grey cardigans at the moment but I’ll admit I’m looking forward to the warmer weather. I do love a floral sundress…

Love Lady Smaggle

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