by cecylia on October 6, 2011
It’s meant to be spring in Melbourne but the temperature is still in hibernation. So instead of gowning up in floral dresses I decided to debut a knitted skirt I got from Paris last year and a French-made shirt I found in the op shop last week, together to create more of an ‘autumn’ look. Here is the outfit post I promised from the Frock Swap soiree, see here. I got changed in the car after working as a vet, hence sans makeup.
Outfit: Vintage everything: vintage black and gold necklace from Leeyong of Style Wilderness, vintage belt from Daylesford, vintage Hebe bag, from my godmother, Maison Martin Margiela boots
After an afternoon of cheese, champagne and chocolate cake, we headed to OMAH‘s for dinner with the gorgeous Hitomi (see her beautiful blog here) isn’t she divine? You would have seen her last here.
Ever since I was little, friends have referred to my stomach as a ‘bottomless pit’ and I must say, curry laksa is my favourite food in the world, I love it even more than cakes… Even though I was already full, the new ‘Roasted Duck laksa’ beckoned my taste buds to try it, so I devoured the entire bowl, bottoms up.
I hope you are embarking on a gorgeous weekend with your beloveds. I’m off to the movie premiere of Surviving Georgia tonight and a few events at the Caulfield Cup on Saturday and hopefully I’ll see you at Take 2 Markets on Sunday at Hawthorn Town Hall!
Now what to wear…
by cecylia on November 10, 2009
Shelves of Shoes
Recently I was inspired by Jane Aldridge of Sea of Shoes to create my own shelves of shoes.
This is because most of my shoes still hide in boxes and I really cannot remember what shoes I own as I do not wear them enough. For work, I am usually in flats or sneakers- yeah I know, boring.
When I unpacked them, I realized how blessed I was to have shoes from every shade under the sun (ok, I do have many black shoes…) and heels of varying heel heights. I could not believe how many pairs of shoes I don’t actually wear. What a waste! A large number of them I haven’t even worn yet and many I barely even wear once a year. I am determined to wear more of my heels and not abandon them in boxes.
I had been searching for book shelves on Ebay without much luck. However my beautiful Mom found 3 identical white book shelves from a car boot sale for me when I told her my woes. Thank you Mom! So here you are – my shoes, ex boxes! I tried to group them in colours and styles- tell me what you think.
The shoes I don't wear
Marc Jacobs booties
I can still remember the first time I wore heels- I had to hold on to the wall to keep my balance. My advice for heel novices is to start low and work your way up.
I have a good balance of vintage and designer heels. 50% are vintage and 50% are from favourites such as Repetto, Chloe, Marc Jacobs (see above), MMM, Miss Sixty, Midas, Country Road and Bally. You may even see my satin white peep-toe wedding shoes with bows. Even though I don’t own any Pradas, Ann D’s or Miu Mius, I am grateful for my mediocre shoe collection. I have vowed to treat them well, care for them and to wear them more!
I have to say, I do have shoe envy when I gaze upon Jane’s ‘sea of shoes’. She has a wonderful collection. I love how she has placed them in differing heights. Having them displayed like this really helps with my indecisiveness.
by cecylia on October 15, 2009
So that's where cows go when they go to heaven
One day Mommy came home all excited. She was carrying bags filled with goodies. I thought she bought me new toys, but no, she bought herself new boots. She had a tan theme that day. She bought a pair of vintage court shoes and embossed mid-calf boots and a pair of Maison Martin Margiela boots. Alas! Mom brought out a dusty horseman. I thought it was my new toy. I nearly cracked a tooth on the bronze antique. Oh, and that’s Uncle Hermes’ tail in the picture.
by cecylia on September 9, 2009
I have a confession to make: I am an avid Sea of Shoes folllower. The gorgeous teenager, Jane Aldridge, is the proud owner of shoes-to-drool-for. This chick is literally too cool for school. My recent penchant for Maison Martin Margiela shoes was under the direct influence of the Texan beauty. Recently I saw her photo and fell in love (yet again) with her shoes!!! These MMM boots are just divine – super-soft, bunched at the ankle, cone-heels and look like sandals. She is wearing a vintage men’s shirt- so young, so chic.
On my recent tour of Singapore shopping malls, I paid visits to every single ZARA store, much to my hubby’s amusement (and exasperation). It became almost religious, I had to enter every Zara shop. Walking in Zara, admiring all the clothes, I was a little girl in a candy shop. It is because Melbourne is devoid of this awesome chainstore! *sobs* I bought many pieces from Zara and will be sharing them with you in the near future.
There was one thing I wanted to buy but could not…
Tah-dah!
They were a size too small!
At first when I saw these Maison Martin Margiela-esque shoes, I was almost seizuring with excitement, because they appeared to be descendants of the MMM boots Jane had (which I could not find anywhere in Melbourne)…But my exuberance died when I saw the shoe size: 37, one size too small! I nearly squeezed into them, but I knew it was not meant to be. For the next few days, I dreamt of the shoes. So off we went to visit the store again and hoping the booties were still there. I would have bought them anyway and had them stretched in Melbourne. But they were nowhere to be found. I wept.
Last night, I stumbled across Assad Mounser‘s website and saw her wearing THESE shoes! Lucky girl! She obviously got in early!
Here is the jewellery designer wearing a super-colourful tunic dress and my wish-shoes. I wonder if I could Ebay them…
