Home is where the heart is as they say and it is really very true for me. I love my little apartment with all it's fun, cute and bright nicknacks that I have collected from around the world. I love being able to decorate as I want now that I am single which means my home looks exactly like my wardrobe - bright and colourful with a hell of a lot of pink! This dress by Seagrass Design immediately caught my eye with its pop art inspired print and as soon as I put it on inside my lounge room I knew I wanted to shoot the outfit right there - it just matched so very perfectly.
Seagrass Design are a Launceston design duo who not only do amazing original prints and manufacture everything locally in Tasmania but heir clothes also go up to a size 18 off the rack or they can custom make your size if you need! That is absolutely amazing news for all my fashion loving plus size readers as I know how hard it is to find unique and stylish clothes in size fat. The fabric is a wonderfully soft rayon that doesn't cling to you at all and the quality of the garment really impresses me, it feels like it will last hundreds of wears. I am very excited to find a new innovative label coming from the Apple Isle, especially as they have a physical store to visit in Launceston which is very close to where my mum now lives - I can't wait to pay them a visit on my next trip down!
I am sure I will get questions about where some of the items in my lounge room are from so here goes: Sideboard tv unit Ebay Pink frame on tv unit Ikea Art byLaura Blythman Ice cream pot Target Faux crepe Tokyo Photo frame Ikea Art byMel Stringer White deer head Freedom Yellow pineapple candle Dangerfield Pink deer no idea Red and white polkadot shape Yayoi Kusama toy from the Mori Art Gallery Tokyo White frame on wall Ikea Art by Shuh Lee Lamp Kmart Retro chair Found for $35 at my localVinnies! Cushion on chair Kmart Faux fur rug Kmart
This clutch is another locally made piece this time by Melbourne design studio Homework who have a fabulous studio in Brunswick. I am all about supporting locally made and designed as much as possible.
I have been pretty obsessed with off the shoulder everything this summer so as soon as I saw this dress by Boom Shankar pop up in my instagram feed as in an ad I knew I had to get it. Somehow all my google search history came to bite me on the arse as the dress of my late night searching dreams was right there in my feed with a shopable link. Ahhh the times we live in hey? Anyway I do indeed love this dress and algorithms or whatever computer magic they used aren't all bad as I did find this dress with their help. Thank you computer magic!
A girl can never own too many pairs of sunglasses and my latest addition to my collection are these amazing dark pink Miu Miu's from Shadestation. I will forever love bold and wacky sunnies.
Oh boy this is my newest and most favouritest jewellery EVER. Look at that Happy balloon bangle and unicorn balloon brooch from Kate Spade and don't tell me they don't bring a smile to your face. I lusted after them for about a month before I caved and bought them. They're just so bloody amazing I couldn't resist. The flower ring is another new addition and it's by Adelaide designer Naomi Murrell - and guys it is reversible! Who even knew that was possible? Multi-functional jewellery - I dig it!
If you follow me on Snapchat (fashionhayley) then you would know I tried on my dream dress on Friday and just had to buy it immediately, then wear it two days in a row because I love it that much. The dress in question is the one I'm wearing in this post, a white broderie anglaise lace dress with bell sleeves and a two tiered short skirt from Seed Heritage - to be perfectly honest it is actually my dream wedding dress, exactly what I imagine wearing if I were to ever get married again, like EXACTLY what I always dream of for that occasion. Anyway, as I am not getting married any time soon I thought, you know what, I can damn well wear this dress anyway and in a way marry myself by treating myself to a dress that makes me feel this happy. Everyone on my Snapchat told me to buy it while I was trying it on and even though I didn't need their reassurance it did definitely cement my decision. I wore it to the new collection launch of Twoobs as seen on my instagram on Saturday, then on Sunday I wore it to my Snapchat meet up picnic which is when I took these photos with the amazing help of Natalie who has an awesome comic book she just released. The picnic was really a lot of fun, it was so lovely to meet people who watch my snaps every day.
While Natalie and I were taking my blog photos this cute little sausage dog named Audrey waned to join in on the fun.
A little too fast for my pat haha.
What a cutie! My heart still breaks with missing my dog Hachiko as my ex won't let me see him, but chance encounters with cute dogs at the park do perk me up.
I have had my pink parasol for so many years but it never gets old, it always looks so fun and chic.
I'm pretty into stripes at the moment, especially colourful horizontal ones. We all know that according to the "fashion rules" horizontal stripes are a big no no if you're a little curvy, and well I disagree. You can wear whatever the hell you want always and forever, and I for one think that horizontal stripes look amazing on curves. I'm not afraid of my belly being on show, in fact I think it can look pretty sexy. So as soon as I saw this dress over at ASOS I knew I wanted to have it on my curvy body!
Outfit details Dress ASOS DIY pink iron on patch denim jacket City Chic Pink tote bag Sunday Social Earrings Hokuro from Harcoza in Tokyo Cat bangle Tsumori Chisato Red tights H&M in Tokyo Pink Brogues Topshop
Just thinking about how cute I look in horizontal stripes!
I don't wear this awesome earrings I got in Tokyo nearly enough. Tokyo is the land of cool clip on earrings, if like me you don't have your ears pierced then I can't recommend shopping in Tokyo enough.
Boom it is suddenly so hot in Melbourne that you sweat out of places you didn't even think were possible, so out comes my mini skirts and bare legs combo so I can get through the day. It's always such a shock to the system that first day of non tights wearing to see your legs in all their pasty white winter glory out on display. I love this retro floral print skirt I picked up for $20 from the Clear It pop up outlet store on Swanston Street, I am really vibing retro floral's for this Summer and am on the look out for true blue vintage pieces but this modern take will have to do for now. It reminds me of this awesome wallpaper that my nana used to have in her kitchen when I was growing up. Her whole kitchen was orange, black and white with this bold retro floral wallpaper along one wall, it was very very cool. I bought my Comme Des Garcons t-shirt on my last trip to Tokyo but only just discovered it buried in one of my drawers - which reminds me - I am having a HUGE WARDROBE CLEAR OUT at the Evelyn Market this Saturday the 26th Nov from 12pm - 6pm. Come on down, have a bevvy and grab yourself a bargain!
How freaking AMAZING is my new Tropicana rainbow pink, peach and yellow hair by Blondies of Melbourne? I can't believe how much like a Calippo icypole my hair looks. Most definitely the coolest hair I have ever had! Oh and I have recently been using a pink eyeliner I bought in Tokyo to fill in my brows, what do you think?
Oh gosh, these shoes are the most beautiful shoes I think I have ever owned. They're so comfortable too thanks to Camper's amazing quality shoe making and an ultra modern innovative design. I am obsessed!
I have always loved playing fashion games, from playing with paper dolls as a kid to a Barbie CD-rom game when I was a bit older, they've always been lots of fun to me. Obsessing over matching details, finding the right shoes for the occasion and getting my characters hair and makeup just so is a fun way to spend an afternoon if you ask me. I was surprised to find there there is a wide variety of free online fashion games at Poki, but of course my favourite has to be Shopaholic Tokyo. I mean how could I not love it when the opening paragraph basically describes me, why yes I am good at shopping and I do love to party, how did you know? ✿♥‿♥✿
The game doesn't look like any Tokyo streets I've ever seen but the shops and styles available inside do look pretty much exactly like Tokyo. You'll find modern Harajuku style kimono's, Gothic Lolita looks, high school uniforms and punk rock styles all feature. The challenge of the game is to dress your character in the correct style for an event.
My first challenge was Lolita style, so off to Sweet Rose I went in search of the perfect Goth Loli ensemble to win the round.
Of course I went with pink. I collected all my finishing details at the shops along the street and got ready for my close up.
When you've completed your look a street style photographer comes and takes your photo - just like in Tokyo!!! I won my round so I took home a $500 prize and accepted my next challenge - a high school girl style challenge. Follow my snapchat to see what I created @fashionhayley.
WIN a $100 Gorman Voucher thanks to Poki Games The prize To enter Simply comment on this post with your favourite Harajuku style subculture. Mine would have to be Spank-kei because my good friend Tavuchi invented it and it's amazing to see how popular it has become outside of Japan in recent years. Imagine inventing your own cult style and having people all over the world idolise and copy you, it's pretty cool! Contact details Don't forget to leave your instagram handle or email address so I can contact you if you win! The winner will be chosen at random using random.org. Competition is open to Australian residents only. Competition closes Monday 28th November 2016 at 5pm AEST. Winner will be announced that evening via Snapchat and contacted via email.
