Today I look a little like I’m on safari. Hilarious, considering the only wildlife around the beach here is birds, possums, the odd bobtail and Sienna.I know I showcased this olive skirt only recently, paired with a rainbow of colours; but I just couldn’t resist pulling it out again. Here it is in a neutral ensemble and complemented by all the soft subtle colouring that distinguishes the coastal palette. Smudgy khaki and browns have always been my best neutrals I think. I used to have a whole bunch of khaki clothes I took to Africa with me in the top of our wardrobe which have now inexplicably disappeared. Surely I couldn’t have thrown them out? That would be extremely idiotic, even for a forgetful airhead like me. Not impossibly idiotic, though…
My cream lace top is another old favourite that is more interesting than it appears from a distance; having lace strips sewn randomly all over and lovely old buttons.
My nail varnish is a colour I mixed up myself, after seeing a similar shade in a magazine editorial and immediately thinking “want”. Aiming for a light jade green I used mostly BYS French White with a little bit of BYS Mint Condition thrown in. Does anyone else mix their own nail varnish at all? I found it trickier than I thought. I recommend mixing only enough for one coat, then mixing the second coat when you need it; as the varnish dries so quickly you’re faced with a gluggy difficult-to-apply sludge by the time your first coat dries… of course I could have just paid ten times as much for the designer colour already mixed and saved myself the hassle, but that’s just no challenge to a DIY-er like me….
Details:
Skirt; Vogue 7303, olive green corduroy
Top; Butterick 4985; cream broderie anglaise cheesecloth with cotton lace overlays and crotchet tie
Overshirt; bought from Tinga Game Lodge, South Africa (stolen from husband’s wardrobe)
Belt; stolen from husband
Shoes; op shop
Bag; made by my Mum
Nail varnish; self mixed, using BYS French White and Mint Condition
(David Attenborough-style whispered voiceover) “Here we have a dangerously cute specimen which may attack without warning, smothering its victim with excessive licking… may mercilessly flay an unprepared observer with its wildly whipping tail… give this beast a wide berth”
Very safari. You should be a model in a magazine.
WOW you have the most amazing places to take your pictures 🙂 very well done! I love the look of this outfit.
Very nice outfit. Everthing goes together so well. Like the nailpolish too. Does Craig have anything left in his part of the wardrobe he can call his own?
this actually a really good idea I'm actually going to steal it one day =) hope you don't mind. xx