Shop What You Got

OK so I officially have 13 days left of my Shop What You Got challenge. It’s killing me! I very sensibly only included neutral coloured shoes in my capsule wardrobe, so they would work for every outfit. Very clever Hannah, very smart. Too bad I now HATE THEM ALL! I just want to wear my bright pink pumps, or my yellow wedges, or my leopard print flats! November 18 couldn’t come quick enough (not least because that’s when my holidays start!)

I wore this outfit on Sunday while slouching around Freo (like I do every Sunday!). I’m getting so much wear out of this black dress, it’s just so versatile, which is perfect for the Shop What You Got challenge. Too bad I’ll never want to wear it again. Or maybe just not for a while…

This dress is made out of a really soft jersey and has beautiful draping detail in the front, it's super hard to capture on camera though, so you'll just have to take my word for it! 

Dress: Yttrium*

Vest: Red Cross Hamilton Hill $3*

Shoes: Converse*

Earrings: Lovisa

Sunglasses: Ray Ban

Bangles: Mimco (clear one), Dinosaur Designs (grey one), Sonia Rykiel (white one)
Bag: H&M

*items from my Shop What You Got capsule wardrobe

Melbourne Cup at the Office

Just like Halloween, the Melbourne Cup is another excellent excuse to get dolled up. I normally take the day off and attend some kind of fancy event, but this year I couldn’t rationalise the leave, so I went to work dressed to the nines instead and entered the office sweeps stake.

I was VERY excited to wear this dress. It wasn’t originally part of my Shop What You Got wardrobe, but I’ve allowed myself 4 wild card items and this beauty is one of them. It’s David Meister and I bought it the other day for $10! It fits like a glove and the colour is just perfect, I was dying to wear it and couldn’t possibly wait until the end of my challenge.

Also pay close attention to my gorgeous shoes, I accidentally won them on eBay. It was an accident I promise! My bid was so low I honestly didn’t expect to win them, so when I got an email a week later telling me to ‘enjoy your new Miu Miu pumps’ I was surprised to say the least! They are perfection though and I’m so happy with them, eBay is seriously awesome sometimes!

Dress: RSPCA Op Shop Palmyra, $10

Shoes: Miu Miu

Headband: Anna Chandler

Earrings: Lovisa
Ring: Kate Spade
Bag: Op Shop



Halloween

Living in Perth means that celebrating Halloween isn’t such a big thing. It’s such a shame, because any excuse to dress up in costume is fine by me! Luckily my office is full of Canadians who are pretty serious about this spooky ‘holiday’, so we hosted a Halloween morning tea at work last Friday. On top of having to find a work appropriate outfit, I had the added challenge of pulling together a costume from my 30 piece ‘Shop What You Got’ capsule wardrobe… this was no easy feat!

In the end I settled on Minnie Mouse, my housemates were fairly horrified I wasn’t dressed as something scary and as much as I would have loved to don some full zombie face paint, I had to think a little more conservatively for the office. After our morning tea was done and dusted I wiped off my nose and whiskers, put my ears away and transformed into normal Hannah again. Office appropriate Halloween costume? Success!

Did you dress up for Halloween?

Dress: Vintage from Melbourne, $20*

Belt: Op Shop

Shoes: Zomp

Headband: Disneyland

P.S I had little white gloves to wear as well but I forgot about them for the photo shoot! Such a bummer because they really complete my mousy look.

*from my Shop What You Got capsule wardrobe

Maxi Skirt Mistake

I LOVE this maxi skirt, which is why I was quick to include it in my Shop What You Got capsule wardrobe. Unfortunately it probably wasn't the best choice because I can't wear it to work. I would have been better off choosing something that is a little more versatile... Oh well! I'll definitely be getting a lot of wear out of it on the weekend.

I wore this outfit to saunter around Fremantle last weekend. It was the Blessing of the Fleet, which is a big festival where the fishing boats are blessed for the season. Fremantle was manic on Sunday, so the boyfriend and I holed up at our favourite pub, drank cider and played Connect 4... total bliss!

Skirt: Vintage from Paris*

Top: No idea! It's about 12 years old*

Wedges: Seed*

Hat: Op Shop

Sunglasses: Stella McCartney

Earrings: Lovisa

*Part of my Shop What You Got capsule wardrobe

Pretty Clever

I wore this outfit to work last Friday and thought I was pretty clever... why you may ask? Well I had after-work drinks with some friends planned and I didn't want to bring a whole new change of clothes, so I just wore this black dress with a t-shirt during the day and removed the t-shirt en route to the pub to create a whole new outfit. Told you I was clever!

I seem to have worn this black cotton dress as a skirt more then I have as an actual dress. It's just got simple spaghetti straps and a slight sweet heard neck line. It's super flattering, but slightly boring, which means it's perfect for this Shop What You Got challenge! I can wear it so many different ways!  At some point I'll get my act together a photograph it as it is so you can see. 

What do you think of my new sandals? I've been searching for white sandals for over a year. It was so hard to find a pair that weren't super tacky looking (ahem). These are from Zara, which I was purposely avoiding, but couldn't resist the pull of endless on-trend items, I'm only human after all! 

Dress: Op Shop*

T-shirt: Op Shop*

Belt: Op Shop

Sandals: Zara*

Brooch: Gift from Grandma

*part of my Shop What You Got capsule wardrobe

Life Recently

Oh my goodness who can believe it's the last week of October!? This month has zipped by in a blur of work, volleyball and blogging (what's new hey?!). The last two months of the year are my favourite and I have so many fun things planned. I know it's terrible to wish the days away, but I'm hanging out for a family trip to the east coast, a long weekend on the beach with some of my best friends and of course the endless holiday parties that December brings. November, I'm ready for you!

 

Recently I've been...

Eating pasta, pasta and more pasta. I do lots of exercise so I need the carbs, right?

Drinking banana smoothies!

Cooking the most amazing hummingbird cake, Jamie Oliver has done it again

Watching the last season of Sons of Anarchy, I can't get enough of Jax Teller!

Buying Vintage! I went a bit berserk on Smith St when I visited Melbourne at the start of the Month

Wearing the same 30 items for 30 days (kill me now!)

Reading Gone Girl, I was told to read the book before I see the movie and BOY is it intense

Avoiding cleaning my car... it's full of sand and old coffee cups, can someone else do it for me please?

Browsing blogs for cheap and easy Christmas gift DIYs

Dreaming of my long hair, I just want to be able to do my Heidi braids again!

 

What have you been up to this month?

photos from my instagram

Hats are for Hiding

I was scanning through some of my previous blog posts the other day and realised that I wear this hat an awful lot. I tend to grab a hat to wear on weekends to hide my messy hair. I'm not very skilled in the hair styling department, so plonking a fedora, beanie, cap or beret on top seems to be the easiest option. I really should learn to do something more interesting with my hair... in the meantime I might invest in another coloured hat!

Luckily for me, accessories weren't included in the Shop What You Got challenge, so I can rotate through my small collect of hats and continue to take the easy route and hide my lack lustre locks. Thank goodness!

Skirt: Op Shop*

Vest: Op Shop*

Hat: Op Shop

Sandals: Melissa*

Bangles: Op Shop (two large ones), hand made (thin orange one)

*items are part of my Shop What You Got capsule wardrobe