A Day At The Museum

Do you do this thing where you buy something new, get obsessed with it for a week and wear it almost daily and then promptly forget about it for the next few months? That's the story of my life, I get obsessed with a new piece and wear it to death. That's why I've been wearing this new dress I picked up at Gorman's outlet store everywhere this week. I bought it to wear to an event at Melbourne Museum for their current Aztecs exhibition (a must see!) and then wore it out the next day with Henry to the NGV to see Paola Pivi's 'You started it..I finish it' exhibition. I'd been seeing the fluoro polar bears pop up on instagram and just had to check it out for myself and it didn't disappoint. The exhibition is the height of kawaii kitsch, the polar bears are each posed in adorable ways distinctive to their imagined personalities. I fell in love with all the pink ones (of course!)

Outfit Details
Splatter dress Gorman Surprise Outlet store on Bridge Road
Biker jacket Vintage from Vintage Sole
Badge Fashiondacci
Woolen tights H&M (the only thing I've bought from H&M thus far as I LOVE woolen tights and they're so hard to find in Australia.
Glitter Chelsea boots ASOS
Pom pom earrings The Bright Young Things on Etsy
Pink cat ears bangle Tsumori Chisato

I was so excited to find this dress and have it fit me. I actually tried it on a few times when it was originally out last summer but found that the ruffle section stuck out horizontally on me as if it didn't fit which led me to not buying it at the time. I have no idea what has happened between January and July but somehow the same dress in the same size actually fit me. I wasn't even going to try it on but it was so cheap I couldn't help myself. Who knows why it suddenly fit me as I'm pretty positive I haven't lost any weight.

RARRRR

I got a haircut and I LOVE it! I need to remember to maintain it at this length, I think it suits me much more than my usual longer style.

Cat eye glasses Bespecd Nara in Tortoiseshell (I want the pink too!)
Pom pom earrings The Bright Young Things on Etsy
Lipstick Shanghai Suzy
Haircut Miss Gertrude

At the Melbourne Museum Aztecs exhibition launch I Scream Nails were doing Aztec themed feature nails. I got mine painted over my usual shellac manicure - looks so cute!

Badge Fashiondacci
Pink cat ears bangle Tsumori Chisato
Rings from left to right Purple triangles ring AMBUSH | Pink resin ring Keep Resin | Clear + pink print ring Tokyo Design Festa | Red acrylic ring MOMA NYC | Pink gift bow ring Tokyo's Tokyo at Omohara Tokyu Plaza 

Tasmanian op shops are untapped gold mines of 90s realness for crazy cheap prices. Mini 90s backpacks like this go for crazy dollars up here in the big smoke but down in Tassie you can find yourself some crazy bargains!

Black backpack Op shop in Tasmania for 50 cents!

Everywhere I go these boots gets mad levels of compliments. They are pretty rad and were on sale which makes them even radder in my opinion!

Glitter Chelsea boots ASOS

Even with the school holidays crowd the Paola Pivi exhibition was breath taking.

Also checked out Kehei Nawa's 'PixCell-Red Deer' while we were at the NGV. It's mesmerising.

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Cropped Polka Dot

I wore this the other night to a RMIT fashion graduate pop up shop opening in the city. I've been eager to play with the proportion and shape of my new Gorman polka dot raincoat and what better way than with a vintage velvet midi skirt and a polka dot crop top? I'm loving the mix of textures, lengths and shapes in this outfit not to mention the double polka dot. I'm wanting to experiment more with my style now that I'm back in Melbourne, push the boundaries a little more as I'm feeling really inspired.

Outfit details
Polka dot raincoat Gorman
Polka dot crop top Vintage from Kinji in Harajuku for Y800
Velvet midi skirt Vintage from Savers for $9
Iridescent tote Sportsgirl


I've been loving the exposed midriff look for a while and as a plus size girl I don't see anything wrong with rocking the look. If you've got the confidence then go for it is what I say!


When I wrapped the jacket around my waist Henry said it looked like I had my period and was hiding a stain...not exactly the vibe I was going for - think 90s hip hop babe mixed with Harajuku hipster.


I got a lovely surprise package in the mail late last week from the team at Bespecd. It was out of the blue and seriously the best surprise as they sent me not one but two new pairs of glasses - the exact ones I had been eyeing off! I now have a whole specs wardrobe - I'm on my way to Lee Lin Chin glasses status - a pair for every outfit. So happy you guys ☺♥♥♥

White glasses Bespecd Treviso in White Marble
Hair bow Hopeless lingerie (old season)


I saw these nail art sprinkles at Sportsgirl and just had to try them out because omgosh chocolate freckles nail art - how cute!!! I followed their instructions (found on their blog) of using a base coat of nail polish, dipping your nail into the sprinkles and then letting dry before applying a topcoat. Well I'm not very happy with how long that method lasted, not even 24 hours without major major major chips. On my instagram Redvelvetrosie suggested using nail glue rather than nail polish and I think I'll try that next time.

Nail sprinkles Sportsgirl


Glitter jelly heels Juju from ASOS

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Snake charmer

One of my all time favourite Australian labels was the Melbourne brand TV by Monika Tywanek & Ingrid Verner. TV had a strong cult following and even showed at Australian fashion week in 2009 (back when it was still called RAFW). I have featured the brand on my blog a lot over the years (here, here, here & here) and I was even lucky enough to go behind the scenes on one of their last look-book shoots with the still relatively unknown at the time Samantha Harris. They sadly parted ways in 2011 but the V in TV, Ingrid Verner, is back with her own eponymous label; Verner. Staying true to TV's heyday, Verner has those familiar playful prints and unique silhouettes that TV epitomised but it has moved towards a more quirky aesthetic, if that was even possible. I picked up this Verner dress at a recent sample sale here in Melbourne and its fast become one of my favourite pieces in my wardrobe. I can't wait to see what Verner do next.

Outfit details
Dress Verner
Resin spike necklace Kate Rohde from Edition X
Lilac cateye glasses Bespecd Minsk in Lilac
Killer python resin bangle Eat Me Do
Cat face bag Fashiondacci
Neon fish socks Gift
Glitter jelly heels Juju glitter heels from Topshop


I am so in love with my new specs from Bespecd that the lovely Bespecd team sent me. If you're a glasses wearer then you'd know that finding glasses that you like and that are affordable is an almost impossible task so when I saw Bespecd's amazing new season collection full of so many frames that I loved all priced at $95 including prescription I was beyond excited. I chose the Minsk in Lilac but I was also tempted by the Porto in midnight black, the Nara in both the rose pink and the speckled tortoise and the Treviso in white marble, but pretty much all of them caught my eye and I'll probably end up buying a few more pairs very soon!


Getting in on the cat bag trend I picked up this beauty at Fashiondacci here in Melbourne. Fashiondacci have redesigned their online store so it's easy to navigate and this bag is currently available but selling fast. Cho kawaii!


My Clara H Nails are holding up well nearly 3 weeks in. Have you got your nails done with my Fashion Hayley x Clara H Nails $50 deal? Don't forget to instagram your nails tagging me @fashionhayley cos I wanna see the fabulous results.


I've been following local Melbourne jewellery label Eat Me Do's work for a while now as they've been growing and expanding their line. The label's offerings are all based on food, with fruit, coloured popcorn, ravioli and even broccoli turning up as colourful wearable  and realistic jewellery pieces. When I saw the killer python bangle I knew I had to have it as it looked just like the popular Australian lolly plus its only $40!


I have no idea where I got these cute fish socks from but I feel they were a Christmas pressie last year. I'm sooooo happy to finally have clear glitter jelly heels back in my possession. I have a fond memory of buying my first pair when I was 12. I saw them at my local Sportsgirl when shopping with my mum but they had sold out of my size and the Melbourne Central store was the only place that still had them. I begged and begged my mum for them until she was fed up and said I could go into the city on my own for the first time ever and buy them for myself. So into the big scary city I went, straight to Sportsgirl to buy my clear glitter jelly heels. Unfortunately I grew out of them in my teen years but I have never forgotten them, heck I blogged about wanting a pair back in 2008 so to finally have a pair again is a dream come true. I got mine from Topshop but ASOS have them in occasionally too (they sell out fast).

Urban Glitter

Welcome to my new pastel pink hair. I've had pastel pink hair on and off now since 2009 and also dabbled in the colour as a teen (well that and blue, purple, green and even canary yellow). I've never been 100% happy with the pastel pink results which is why its never been a long term look for me. I've tried most of the dyes and toners on the market but never Directions so after reading lots of positive reviews and twitter comments on the brand I decided to take the plunge and try them out and I'm so happy that I did. The colour is exactly what I was after, perfectly pastel pink and sufficiently Barbie like. To get the perfect colour I used Directions Carnation Pink and mixed it with conditioner until I had the pastel shade I wanted. The other fabulous thing is you don't need to use much of the dye so it will last a long time and save me money, yay!

Outfit details
Sequin top ASOS
Skirt Tightrope $9.95


Yes this skirt was only $9.95.


Purple round sunglasses Diva $3
Flower crown Lady Petrova
Neon pink rope necklace Fashiondacci
Blue lipstick No She Didn't lipstick by Lime Crime a xmas gift from my sister from Lady Petrova
Pink hair Directions in Carnation Pink from Pimp My Eyes $14.95 with free shipping!


I was lucky enough to be sent this cute pink and white stripped watch from Lacoste which perfectly suits my current Barbie-esque style. Lucky for you I was sent not one but TWO Lacoste GOA watches so keep reading to see how you can WIN this cutie for yourself!

Pink stripe watch Lacoste GOA
Neon pink clutch Boutique in Paddington
Faux fur pink tail Harry Wragg $25


Pink jelly heels Juju Babes from MrShoesUK

I really wanted to share with you my new handmade kawaii decoden phone cover complete with deco cream, cupcake charms and glitter. My friend Carla from Messy Carla (who also took the outfit photos in this post) helped with piping the acrylic cream and I'm so happy with the results. No one makes cute phone covers for my LG Prada phone, the only downside to having an android phone I reckon.


I love the little details in the watch even the Lacoste logo and crocodile branding are cute.


As is the packaging, I'm a sucker for good packaging.

WIN the cute Lacoste GOA watch in pink stripe valued at $100

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Competition is open within Australia only.
Competition closes Wednesday 6th February 2013 at 5pm AEST.
Winner will be announced that evening via twitter and contacted via email.

Good luck xoxo

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