Wardrobe Solutions

Believe it or not, we don't spend our lives prancing around in lipsy-jumpers & instead most of our waking hours pass by in hospitals that necessitate serious clothing.  I have come to the realisation that if you spend 75% of your time somewhere, your wardrobe should be representative of that.  Hence why I have removed nearly 10 huge bags of clothing from my room (for next week's garage sale!) & replaced them with a few staples from my favourite reliable brand (on sale, for that matter).

A subtly metallic update for classic stripes - top here

Not sure what covered my legs last Winter -  pants here

Wore holes through my old ballet flats - shoes here

Valentino-inspired flats to give the above pair a break - shoes here

Kidding, I didn't buy this bag, but wish I did - bag here

I am super keen on khaki at the moment & would have loved to add this or this to my wardrobe, but I'd also love some money left in my bank account, so had to refrain.

Next week's garage sale will be full of things we love, but don't get wear out of, so come down & pick up a bargain!

Happy Weekend!

xx S

DIY: Phillip Lim Lips Jumper

Statement jumpers (eg Kenzo & Marcus Lupfer) are huge huge HUGE right now & whilst it would be fun to splurge on every single new season trend, we think it's even more fun to DIY them.

This 3.1 Philip Lim jumper has been on my crafty brain for a while and the rate limiting step for the jumper-making-cascade had become finding a suitable jumper!  Can you believe?  As soon as I started looking for a plain grey cotton jumper, they were all in hibernation.  #storyofmylife (#ihatepeoplewhohashtagoutofcontext)

Anyway, a jumper was found & the story goes on.

Materials
1 Grey jumper (mine is a cheapie from Factorie)
Beading thread
16 white stitch-on beads for the "teeth"
Large stitch-on red & pink beads
Small red & pink beads
^Amount of beads depends on how 'filled in' you want the lips to look & how rich you feel. Them beads ain't cheap.

Beads from The Bead Co

Lay out the beads, beginning with the teeth, ensuring they are symmetrical.  Draw a straight line in lead pencil where the teeth will go.
Stitch on the "teeth" in a straight line.

Once the teeth are secured, layout the largest red beads & plan where they'll go.





I referred to the picture of the original A LOT whilst choosing the bead placement.  The last thing I wanted was to unpick and resew them all, because hand sewing beads is a slooow process.




After sewing all the large ones on, I basically filled in the remaining space with the other colours and sizes.  There was no method in the madness, just madness itself.

Once that was all done, I popped it on the next day & wore it to the Times Square Claremont morning tea.  If there's one place to wear outlandish clothing, then blogging events have to be it.



And no, the morning tea was not in a rainforest.  These photos were taken at home afterwards ;)

Hope you like the jumper!  Remember T's old 3.1 Phillip Lim DIY from over a year ago?  Take a trip down memory lane.

xx S

Ça alors! Daniel Hechter Paris Reaches Perth

Are we in Paris?  Sadly no, but a little slice of Parisian life has come to us!

Oh little Perth.  Look at you, garnering attention from international mega-retailers Zara, Topshop, and now Daniel Hechter.  I think that us Perth folk are going to be quite the fashionable bunch in a short time, and now the Y-chromosome-endowed 50% of the population has a little bit more help in the wardrobe department thanks to the newest Parisian label in town.  (That's right - this post is for the fashion-minded men who stumble upon LF once in a while!)

Already stocked in 63 countries, the Daniel Hechter Paris brand freshly opened its first Australian store - in Perth nonetheless - along St George's Terrace this week.  Packed with lifestyle-suited garments (think Polo Ralph Lauren and similar sporting brands), the shop exudes its heritage Parisian flair, with nautical colours and the classic "basics with a twist" style that French fashion is renowned for.  Hechter's garments also include a lot of colour - as evidenced by managing director Loic Lemarchand's red chinos - and are incredibly functional and light-weight.  And we are pleased to report that the construction and quality is rather good too (shanked buttons on the stunning orange coat - inspected for you Claire Mueller and other quality-philes).  

After popping into the store during the day & having a chat to Loic Lemarchand (direct from Paris... can you tell?), we attended the classy affair that was the store opening that evening.  Music was provided by Karin Page of China Doll & none other than Kav Temperley, lead singer of Eskimo Joe.

As well as delicious food served in the refined setting of Linton & Kay, there were stylish men & women of all ages.  One of the Fremantle Dockers even sang us a tune!  See below & if you can spot which one.  A few of the ladies looked so lovely, we couldn't help but take a few snaps.

Above with the stunning statement necklace: Rebecca Munro from Channel 10.
Wearing those Sass & Bide pants: Jordana from Perth Style.
In that amazingly draped berry-coloured dress: Hannah, a photographer & graphic designer with Keeper Creative.  (I have severe hair envy.)

S scoffing her second profiterole for the night, looking guilty as anything.


Can't fly to Paris?  Then pop into Daniel Hechter for your next French fix.  They focus on quality-made, affordable, classic designs and would look at home in the wardrobe of any cool cat.

xx S&T

2WW: Cropped Out

Marc Jacobs did it (in 2010).  MMM did it.  Susie did it.  And a whole host of FELLT babes did it too (Sara, Margaret and Zanita).  

Aaaand everyone had mixed reactions...  To this bra-over-normal-clothes thing.

Because really, it is rather ridiculous - wearing underwear as outerwear.  But here we are yet again, taking the piss out of ourselves by seeing if we could in some way be style-conquerers rather than fashion-victims/tragics with this very tricky (non) trend.  Of course, we would NEVER be seen in public with these outfits because frankly we think the fashion folk went a bit too far this time.  I often wonder what has been slipped into those soy chai lattes...  But much hilarity ensued in bringing you this unique 2WW, and we hope you enjoy our wacky Wednesday contribution to your blog reading.  Also, please appreciate the RUSSH-esque photos - we put a lot of work into trying to make it look "arty".

Let us begin.

Enter the humble Champion sports bra - the star of this post.

S's Outfit
The only way to explain this outfit is to admit that I was victim to T attacking me with items in her closet until I resembled a poor attempt at Man-Repeller-style layering.  With parts of this outfit sourced from my car & T's "to sell" bag, it's surprising that it is actually quite a cool combo if you try and shield your eyes from the crop top.

Op shopped shirt
T's khaki Witchery jacket
Faux fur vest
Nobody jeans 

T's Outfit

This one is dedicated to the one and only Sinead.  Of course, I'm hoping she'll instantly see the Battlestar Galactica tribute in the form of excess camo-print and the racerback worn backwards in true asphyxiating style.  I actually quite like this outfit, if only it didn't include the back-tumour-tshirt-lump (not shown) and boob-crushing (shown).

Camo print tee from Bangkok - similar here
DIY twisted jersey skirt
Molten Store necklace


And of course, what outfit post of ours would it be without some good old goofing around.




Happy hump day!

xx S & T

Put it in your diaries...

... or iCal or whatever else you use to keep track of your life.  Whatever it may be, don't miss our blogger garage sale!

Facebook event here.

See you there!

xx S & T