Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Sheer delight + bike short fright



Me wanting to dress more experimentally and bravely in 2010 has culminated in the above outfit. I have wanted bike shorts for a while and finally found some at Savers for $3 the other day. Yes I washed them before wearing them because 2nd hand bike shorts is just a tad gross. I think the combination with the sheer dress would have been more flattering if the shorts were a bit more high waisted and perhaps longer in the leg, but I did like that you can see through the sheer fabric to my small waist line. This also may be the first time my knees have been exposed on my blog not covered up by tights or leggings, what a brave new world 2010 is. The dress is new purchase, from a sale shopping spree with Henry to Somewhere, the new sister store to Somedays in Sydney, both of whom sell Swedish designers such as Fith Avenue Shoe Repair and Velour who are the designers of my dress. I love its simplicity and in person the cut is very flattering, skimming over my hips and accentuating my waist. I like the juxtaposition of the sexiness of my visible bra with the simplicity of the sophisticated dress but for regular day wear I plan on wearing a slip underneath.

Outfit Details:
Dress: Velour from Somewhere on sale down from $180 to $90
Black Wedges: Urban Outfitters $70AUD
Bike shorts: Savers $3
Necklace: Make Believe gift
Lipstick: Prestige Vinylwear High Shine Lipgloss in VW-35 Opalescence

42 comments:

  1. Well done! Congratulations both on taking the plunge AND the red lips! Love them on you. xx :)

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  2. gorgeous! I love how your lipstick matches the color of the shirt.
    well done :)
    xoxo

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  3. Fuck yes Hayley, that colour looks amazing on you, I am so proud of you for taking chances because you look fantastic!
    I have a similar look drafted in my archives called "Things I would wear if I were brave enough to leave the house in them" and here you are showing me how it's done!! High five!

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  4. Gorgeous - again, I just love your lippy. It just lights up face in the way a good red lippie is meant to...

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  5. you look banging!!! glad the lips are back again!! love you're outfit, completely rocking it. :)

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  6. Hell yeah! I actually foresee bike shorts, sheer tops and exposed bras as a bit of a trend for fat girls this year. I wish I was as brave as you, but I am a couple of sizes bigger and I fear the repercussions of taking my exposed self on the streets. It's a sucky world when it's not "just fashion" and it's about safety, but I'll totally be rocking the more risque styling at private functions :D

    Aside, I have a pair of fake glasses like that too... I bought them from Giant Vintage... I effing love that site.

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  7. You are rocking the sheer look and the look is awesome! Also, you are nowhere near as big as others have made you out to be (ala bitchy comments in the past) so you look smokin'! I'm moving on to plum lippie as well, I've exhausted my red lippie resources :) xo

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  8. you look great Hayley! love that different loook you have today! x

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  9. With that coy smile you like fucking sex.
    Here's to 2010!

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  10. oh my, you look absolutely stunning! I really love that look and how you can pull it off, gorgeous!
    ++++
    k

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  11. Ditto to all above, I love this look! Much kudos for dressing more experimentally, I think I am somehow tending the other way!! You may have just inspired me to have a rethink, though. Sheer is definitely the way forward!

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  12. this is a bold look for anyone! I like it!

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  13. Good on you Hayley, you look ace! I would normally be scared of sheer but you've shown me how it's done with style.

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  14. Fabulous colour on you Hayley!

    And I love the lipstik!


    -Dr M

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  15. Hot! Beautiful lipstick, and a beautiful combo.

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  16. Fantastic! Well done! (maybe you can investigate more bike short design? I dont think there's many other designs than silky and black. I do like leggings with lace bottoms though.) I love the pattern on the dress! For a moment I thought it was lens flare.

    xx

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  17. how excellent, what a fab colour, and now i'll have to look into their collection cause i've never heard of velour before.

    xxx

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  18. You look fantastic! Gorgeous shade of red, really suits you

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  19. Loooooove the necklace :)

    Awesome blog!

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  20. Love it the lipstick is perfect too!

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  21. more power to you, i like a chick who is comfortable in her own skin

    sleekit x

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  22. Hayley you are amazing! And so inspirational. Love the outfit and the new tude:-)

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  23. PS. I bet Henry didn't mind taking this photo at all ;-)

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  24. Wow, truly beautiful, striking dress. The same can be said of your lippie - they complement your complexion and hair colour perfectly! And, yes, the cut of the dress is just beautiful on you :)

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  25. your style is amazing! would love to exchange links.

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  26. hayley, killing it again. well done xo

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  27. omg this is so amazing! love it so so much!

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  28. huge fan of this outfit hayley.
    still loving the lip colour as well.

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  29. You look fabulous! Love the lips/dress combo. Looking forward to more outfit inspiration from your behalf. X

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  30. What is fashion if it's not about experimenting and being daring.

    After watching you on Today Tonight, I have much respect for people like yourself who can represent the 'real' people like us.

    The colour combination between the red lipstic to that sheer dress, black, & a touch of gold necklace are simply PERFECTION!

    =) eLLy*

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  31. What is fashion if it's not about experimenting and being daring.

    After watching you on Today Tonight, I have much respect for people like yourself who can represent the 'real' people like us.

    The colour combination between the red lipstic to that sheer dress, black, & a touch of gold necklace are simply PERFECTION!

    =) eLLy*

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  32. You're such an inspiration!!!! Class + confidence + fashion sense + daring= YOU. Thanks for inspiring me to push my style further, fashion is art!!

    Love the dress by the way : )

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  33. This is so sexy, yet so cool...

    I love it, you look fantastic. You may have blown Henry's mind in this outfit. ;)

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  34. Bikies!! A new look for a new year, nice one lady. ♥

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  35. HAYLEY! I love this on you. The dress is stunning. I love the way you've styled it. I covet that Make Believe necklace so very much. Happy New Year honey and keep these awesome outfits coming!

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  36. Radtastic.
    Agreed that a fresh attitude for the new decade is needed.

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  37. Your outfit is gorgeous and totally inspiring. Also I'm rather obsessed with your necklace. Fabulous.

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  38. Fabulous. xo Mish

    http://www.themishdish.blogspot.com

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  39. "After watching you on Today Tonight, I have much respect for people like yourself who can represent the 'real' people like us."

    Just because someone is thin doesn't make them any less real than people who are bigger. If someone commented on a thin girl and said "I am so glad you represent real girls" people would go ape shit. On Today Tonight the designer stated "size 8 dresses do not fit well on a size 16 girl" and this is true. So designers make things especially for girls a little larger to flatter them more. Fashion isn't just about seeing a cool dress and wearing it regardless of how ridiculous it may look. It is about wearing clothes to flatter the person as well as projecting their personal style. The whole thin girls being any less real thing really irks me. Being thin or large shouldn't dictate what the real representation of what a female is.

    This is not an attack I just find that comment extremely hypocritical.

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  40. I super love this Hayley! I think you coulda easily done the 'safe' thing and worn black on top, but that red just looks AMAZING! I love how it's sheer too. Go experimentation for 2010!
    V

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