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The pared back menswear look

12/07/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized10 Comments on The pared back menswear look

My ensemble today is inspired by the minimalist pared back look of this Chloe outfit (below)I spied and coveted in my Vogue magazine.  I assumed at first it was from the spring/summer Celine collection that I have raved about in…

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Little charcoal skirt

09/07/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized8 Comments on Little charcoal skirt

Today is the most miserable of days Perth has to offer; we’ve had tons of rain in the last 24 hours and it’s windy and stormy to boot.  Good news for the farmers, though, this rain has finally broken another…

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Aviation chic

07/07/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized10 Comments on Aviation chic

My outfit today has a sort of aviator/biker appeal about it.  I really love the Burberry fall 2010 collection like below, but I watered it down to suit my suburban not-very-high-fashion neighbourhood with its elderly population.  I’m not sure why…

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Undersea-garden crocheted scarf

03/07/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized4 Comments on Undersea-garden crocheted scarf

Now, I am no crochet-er.  I struggle with each and every stitch. I think it comes down to this, when I learnt to knit, my mother taught me.  I was taught.  Mum took the time and effort, it was a…

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Charcoal baggy beret

01/07/201019/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized6 Comments on Charcoal baggy beret

So I had a discussion with a few friends about the washing your-hair-on-every-third-day-instead-of-every-second experiment; and the general consensus is that you have to persist for at least six weeks in order for results to show (you can tell I’m a…

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Evening outfit, inspired by Christian Lacroix

30/06/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized10 Comments on Evening outfit, inspired by Christian Lacroix

This is an outfit I made for evening wear a couple of years ago.  It’s been a wonderful one for when we have some winter function and the weather is really cold as I can pop on a thermal underneath…

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Caramel “loopy” scarf

28/06/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized6 Comments on Caramel “loopy” scarf

I made this scarf a few years ago, not really sure now how many.  Originally I had done a class at Ivy and Maude, and was so inspired I went on to make dozens of these.  Well, maybe a few…

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Going to the game

26/06/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized2 Comments on Going to the game

Once again, soccer Mum mode… today I lucked out, got myself a nice sheltered spot sitting in the sun and managed to knit continuously throughout the game; bonus!!  Yeah, I can finally knit without having to watch what my hands…

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