A Girl And Her Wardrobe

Hi Ladies,

Trying to get back into a routine of taking photos:).

Dress over pants is probably one of my FFBO. I have been wearing dresses over pants since the 90's lol.

Dress : Motto

Pants : Katie's

Sandals : Kmart

Had a browse around the shops today and it seems suede is one of the key fabrics of our impending Autumn / Winter. Has that been the case in other parts of the world?

Thanks for looking. Comments, suggestions all much appreciated.

xxxDeborah

Hi Ladies,

I am so over the hot weather.   I think I am done with summer clothing and am now starting to think about Autumn/Winter.

Today, with thanks to some cooler weather, I was able to get back to a little layering and wore a new item bought with Autumn in mind.  It's a sleeveless jacket / vest in black.  Fabric is soft but still has a little structure which I like.    I have quite a few tops that will go well with this over my slim pants for the office.  

Sleeveless Draped Jacket :  Tempt
Kaffy Cami : Motto
Skinny Black Jeans : Katies
Shoes : Novo

Also debuted my new pearl pendant.  Thanks for the suggestions on my other thread. I went with a small square diamond stud earring so as not to detract from the necklace.

Thanks for looking.  All comments, thoughts, suggestions much appreciated.

xxx Deborah

Hi Fab Ones,

DH is on holiday so we have some free Sundays this month and took the opportunity to visit a lovely town about 40 minutes away for a wander and lunch.

This town has some great cafes and a fantastic bookshop that you can get lost in.  We came home with a lovely candle, some goats milk soap, a tshirt for DH and a new book for Master 12.  There is an amazing boutique that I always drop in to and found they were closing down and everything was reduced, but I came home empty handed.

Weather is in the 30's so I restrained myself from too much layering:)  I wore a black asymmetric hem dress and long vest both by Metalicus and my favourite sandals:)  I was a bit concerned I would be too hot, but felt very comfortable all day:)

Its funny posting summer outfits while so many of you are experiencing cold temps :)  I cannot wait to be able to put on skinny jeans and oversized sweater.

xxx Deborah

Hi Ladies,

Working for Motto has been a good excuse to play and 'extend' my self a little. 

They do a lot of pattern and colour but I gravitate naturally to the solids and the black pieces.  I have been trying on lots of colour but up til now haven't bought any with the exception of the patterned dress (which had a fault and ended up going back) :(

I have this top in black and white and love it, and I absolutely love the colours in this new version.  I'm not sure it photographs as well as it looks IRL??  Colours are so vibrant.  It is a lace type top so it's necessary to wear a cami under it.

Today for work I wore it with crushed crop pants, black cami and new sandal booties. Looking forward to playing with it a bit and seeing how it works with some other bottoms and maybe belted, even if only for work at the store :)

Thanks for looking
xxx Deborah

Hi Fab Ones!

I have so been missing being part of the ongoing conversations here:(  I have been keeping up as much as possible on my phone (but I much prefer to participate from my lap top... much easier to comment in detail etc.) so while I am reading, I haven't been able to contribute all that much.

We have had an unexpected turn over of staff at the one of my jobs and as a result I have been doing extra hours.  It's all good and I am enjoying it but not much time for other things:)  We are also in our school holiday period and Master 12 has been off school since early December (goes back Feb 1) so juggling two jobs (and the extra hours) and time with him has been challenging. Then before Christmas I sustained a rotary cuff injury (shoulder) and of course put of going to the doctor thinking it was just a muscular thing and it would right itself!  Woke up two weeks ago in such pain I thought I was going to be ill... all sorted now tho and it is getting better.  So hopefully things will slow down again soon and I will settle back into a little more routine and be able to spend more time hanging out with you all.

Until then, a quick outfit pic.  Nothing special.  A 42 degree day today and so grateful I was in air conditioning:)  Just wanted something that skimmed my body and was easy to wear.  The dress is about 4 years old.  Some days I love it, some days I don't :)  It was perfect for today.

I haven't really had time to consider my style goals for 2016 but I think one of them might be incorporating a little colour into my wardrobe via accessories.   The necklace is new and I thought the cobalt at the neckline of the dress was a nice way to give new life to the dress... what do you think?

Thanks for reading, and looking
xxx Deborah

Hi Fabbers,

For someone who is not a huge fan of lace, today I mixed two items with lace:)

Motto have had a fabulous Christmas sale on and I have to confess I have purchased three new things:

#4  the Orbit Belt

#5  Lace Pant (it's a skirted legging - I am obsessed with the skirted legging)

#6  Wild 70's Coat from our Winter.  The picture really does not do it justice.  It is a really cool abstract pattern and it looks like a long blazer only in a soft jersey fabric.  

Anyway, today I wore the lace pant, with a dress length jersey cami layered over them so you just get a hint of the lace asymmetric hemline and then a lace jacket over that.  I was in air conditioning all day :) 

I wonder if perhaps a sandal without an ankle strap might have been better so as not to have two horizontal lines across my ankle but I kind of liked it so didn't change.

Thanks for looking, it's a more fitted silhouette than my norm so do you think it's ok?

xxx Deborah

Happy Boxing Day!  I worked today, my first time doing Boxing Day retail in a looong time :)  It was lots of fun and lots of ladies are now home with some wonderful goodies.

Our weather went from mid 30's to 23 degrees today, and it was windy, wet and quite cold this morning.

I wore my skirted leggings, jersey cami and a new top - which I bought predominantly for work to lighten up my black.  It's called the Jersey Vee Cami and I love the design. I am hoping it may become available in black!!
I don't normally wear brown tones, but I felt the white and grey tones balanced the brown for me.  The shape is totally me and the animal print is a bit of fun:) 

Do you think this top should stay firmly in my 'shop capusule' or worth working into my everyday wear?  It does work with a lot of my bottoms and I do think there are some layering possibilities??

Thanks for looking
xxx Deborah

Merry Christmas to all you wonderful Fabbers. 

It's summer here in Australia and for a change it's not been an insanely hot Christmas Day.  It's low 30's but we have quite a bit of wind today, so we decided to eat indoors.  We love to do have our meal outdoors weather permitting but table cloths and centrepieces just were not going to stay put.

I have a very bad habit of not planning my Christmas Day outfit so there was a bit of 'phaffing' around this morning.  I knew I wanted to wear my Jersey Split Cropped Pants (not so cropped on me tho:) and decided to wear this white hammered satin top that I haven't worn at all this summer. I think it's on it's third summer. Today was one of those rare days when all black just wasn't cutting it.   Wearing a back jersey long cami underneath and then top semi tucked into my Betty Belt.  AND I am pleased to say that the white top got through food prep, cooking and lunch unscathed. Quite an accomplishment for me:)

Hopefully the proportions work.  The lower slung belt definitely creates shorter looking legs but I think it's ok??

#3 is one of my Christmas pressies from my very generous hubby. Metalicus Kos Drape Pants in..... NAVY ;)

Hope you are all having a wonderful day not matter what you are doing.

xxx Deborah

Happy Sunday!  

We are experiencing some very hot days her at the moment and it's quite an effort to even get dressed lol.

For church today I wore all Metalicus and my Motto belt:)

Henson Draped Skirt / Metalicus
Indiana Cropped Top / Metalicus - not particularly cropped on me lol.
Betty Belt / Motto
Sandals / Kmart

The top and skirt are the same fabric and work quite well together.  I am so hot that Im afraid I have few words today:(

Hope everyone's Christmas plans are coming together well.  Five more sleeps xx

Deborah

Well, I think this would be a true wildcard for me!

Some quick pics when I got home from work.  Long day so just popped it on over what I was wearing #1 & #2  and with a ink top under it #3

The jacket has a lot more yellow that I imagined.  

My initial thoughts are:

• it's different but I really like the jacket
• I think it would look best with navy
• the blue in it is almost cobalt and I do have cobalt in my wardrobe
• I am not sure of the yellow on me, is there enough blue to combat the yellow?

I am sorry I don't have time to style properly and I will have a play but was keen to see if you think the item actually works for me colour wise before I put the effort in.

xxxDeborah