200 Years of Australian Fashion at the NGV

 200 Years of Australian Fashion opened at the NGV the other week and I was there to capture it all. Honestly it's an amazing exhibition, I wish I blogged it sooner but I've been working full time and sick on and off with tonsilitus, so just way too exhausted to sit down and edit photos and write. I need to be in the mood to blog and I just haven't been feeling it. This year marks my 10th year as a blogger and whilst I love all the opportunities my blog has given me I must admit I'm going through a little bit of bloggers block. My life has changed so much in the last few months, I lost my "instagram husband" (who was obviously more than just that to me) which has made taking outfit photos kinda difficult. So that is why there has been such a huge break between posts. I have a lot of content to come though so stay tuned, but for now let's take a look inside this fabulous exhibition.

The exhibition spans from the 1800's through to now with some stunning pieces on display.

The always incredible Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson in their Flamingo Park themed room in the exhibition. I am a long time fan of Jenny Kee and the fact that she knows my name and once phoned me blows my mind haha.

Another iconic Aussie designer who knows my name is Jenny Bannister, again this blows my mind, and also oddly I have also spoken to her on the phone.

Dion Lee.

Romance was Born next to Discount Universe. Some of you who have followed my blog for a while will know that Nadia and Cami of Discount Universe are old friends of mine and it was so lovely to catch up with them at the media preview. Love their work and how far they've come and it's just so exciting to see where they're headed.

So incredible.

200 Years of Australian Fashion is at the NGV Australia until 31 Jul Open 10am–5pm daily

What I wore:

Outfit details
Dress Shuh from their pop up at the Limedrop shop this month
Earrings Kitsu
Tote bag Sunday Social
Silver platform brogues Seed Heritage
Pink socks Found in my drawer no idea where I got them

So terribly excited to be wearing squiggles!

 Nail Art by Sayuri at Clara H Nails (more on that soon!)

I love these shoes soooooo much!

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Pink Romance

For their Autumn/Winter 'Bush Magic' collection Romance Was Born were inspired by the iconic illustrations and stories by May Gibbs of her Gumnut Babies. A national treasure, the stories of these cherubic Gumnut Babies are part of growing up in Australia with her books being best sellers for generations. I especially loved the stories of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, and would collect gumnuts from my grandma's huge Eucalyptus tree in her back garden imagining all the mischief the babies that lived inside them would get up to. So of course I just had to buy this amazing dress featuring some of these adorable Gumnut Babies, the fact that it was pink of course sealed the deal. I teamed the dress with my new Gorman baby pink leather jacket that I have had my eye on ever since their runway show. Such an amazing piece just made for me. The rest of the look went down the pink path, and why not? I do love it ever so much!

Outfit Details
Dress Romance Was Born
Pink Biker Gorman
Pink pom pom earrings Poms Jewellery
Pink sunglasses Craig & Karl for LeSpecs
Pink tights Kardashian Kollection from Woolies haha
Pink sneakers Nike Roshe Runs from JD Sports
Iridescent bag Maude Studio

I recently got my haircut and it wasn't meant to be this short at all, but what can you do except smile?

Pink pom pom earrings Poms Jewellery
Pink sunglasses Craig & Karl for LeSpecs
Lipstick Australis Velourlips in MAL-I-BOO

All of the pink!

Jewellery
Pink resin foil bangle Sly Pony
Rings | Pink gift bow ring Tokyo's Tokyo at Omohara Tokyu Plaza | Pink triangle ring Gorman Surprise Clearance Outlet | Red acrylic ring MOMA NYC | Stack of rings Tsumori Chisato

Close up details of the adorable Gumnut Babies print on my dress. Oh so cute!

The perfect everyday bag for me - pink and sparkly!

Iridescent bag Maude Studio

Such comfy shoes - doing #normcore my way #pinkcore!

Pink sneakers Nike Roshe Runs from JD Sports

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Pink Pom Pom & WIN: Lime Crime Pink Velvet thanks to Makeupnet

 I wore this outfit to VAMFF's Graduate Showcase - photos of which will finally be up on the blog this week. For now I wanted to share with you my super kawaii all pink outfit. So much for being over pink - I don't think that will ever actually happen to be honest, I mean how could it? I bought the Romance Was Born t-shirt earlier this year at the Boxing Day sales at David Jones (FYI it's still on sale). I loved their collaboration with Australian artists Pip & Pop who created the amazing set for their MBFWA runway show last year so owning a piece of that magic collection is a dream come true. The over the top pom pom cardigan was a Tokyo purchase from my last visit back. I got it at 'it' shop Bubbles in Harajuku but sadly the pom poms all started to fall off on my first wear - luckily this happened in very friendly Tokyo where I had people running after me pom pom in hand after seeing it fall off - this happened at the train station, at a cafe and on the street. Anyway Henry offered to sew them on more securely for me and now they should last, just not sure how to wash it?

Outfit details
Pom pom cardigan Bubbles Harajuku
T-shirt Romance Was Born via David Jones
Paper bag waist skirt ASOS
Circle straw bag Chip Chop collaboration with Sportsgirl
Unicorn necklace Giza by Mademoiselle Yulia from GR8 Laforet Harajuku
Pink bangle and ring Keep Resin
Pom pom hair clip Little Salon Gertrude Street Fitzroy
Pom pom earrings Gift
Pink sunglasses Karen Walker Helter Skelter in pink
Watermelon socks Gorman
Black flatforms iShoes
Lipstick Lime Crime Pink Velvet from Makeupnet

So many pom poms! Gotta love it.

I bought these Karen Walker Helter Skelter sunglasses on a buy and sell facebook page but am a little unsure if they suit me. It's kinda too late to on sell them though as I already had my prescription put in, although I did keep the original lenses. My favourite Karen Walker Orbit's have proved to be impossible to get my prescription lenses in because of the unusual metal pieces around frame. Not sure what to do, let me know what you think in the comments.

Pink sunglasses Karen Walker Helter Skelter in pink
Pom pom hair clip Little Salon Gertrude Street Fitzroy
Lipstick Lime Crime Pink Velvet from Makeupnet

I'm so happy I splurged whilst in Tokyo on this great unicorn necklace by my friend Mademoiselle Yulia's label Giza.

Unicorn necklace Giza by Mademoiselle Yulia from GR8 Laforet Harajuku

This bag is another Boxing Day sale buy from earlier this year. No idea why it's taken me so long to blog it as I wear it so often.

Circle straw bag Chip Chop collaboration with Sportsgirl
Pink bangle and ring Keep Resin

Watermelon socks Gorman
Black flatforms iShoes

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