The start of something good

My friends are finally here in Sydney! They are here for a short holiday and I will be travelling around Sydney with them for the next few days. It's gonna be a blast!


I just came back from the airport just a while ago. I've had a long day! I met my uni friends for lunch in the afternoon in Newtown and went to the airport to meet my friends in the evening.


Here's the outfit that I wore today and the things I bought in Newtown!

// Cropped lace top, Supre / Skinny jeans, Kmart / Doc Martens Wannabe, Rubi Shoes / Snakeskin clutch, DIY / Necklace, eBay //

I had lunch at this gourmet burger place and ordered a duck and bacon burger. It was deee-li-cious! I took a picture of it but then it sort of mysteriously disappeared while I was transferring the files to my computer, which is really annoying. So, no photo of the yummy burger. :(

Cheap rings from a thrift store at just 50c each

Vinyl records

I got the Bill Haley record for a friend and the Buddy Holly record for myself. I'm not quite sure what I feel about my growing collection of vinyl records. I do not own a player... yet. But I will definitely get one when I complete my degree. My records are mostly just sitting on the shelf, smiling at me. They are very patient and kind. However, transporting them when I leave Sydney will definitely be a headache.



I also tried a couple of vintage stuff in the thrift shop and other shops along the street but they were either too damaged (i.e. torn), too outrageous (i.e. extra large padded shoulders that can only be worn at a costume party) or... just not pretty enough for me to spend my money for them (i.e. meh). Oh well, perhaps better luck next time. The next time I go back to Newtown, I'll be buying a Ritchie Valens record. :)


So, that's all for now! Tomorrow is the start of my new adventure! ^_^

It's golden

I had dinner with some friends on Saturday. It was to celebrate her 21st birthday... which occurred a month ago!  I said that I would knit a hat for her, but I have not even casted it on! I told her, "either I'm a very bad friend, or I'm a lazy arse." Hopefully, I'll start the hat very very soon! >_<

Anyway, this is what I wore to the dinner. I think the weather is turning warmer. I didn't even have to wear a coat. :) The baggy sweater that I wore is 2 sizes too big, but I like the oversized look. I feel like I can wear it over almost anything and everything. I was actually wearing it over a dress in these pictures! Also, you probably can't see it from the photos, but it's a sweater with gold, glittery fibres. I had to edit these photos because the lighting of the original photos were awful. >_<

Top (Oversized golden sweater): $10, random shop in Sydney
Bottom (Beige floral dress): Valleygirl
Tights (Grey knitted tights): Sportsgirl
Shoes (Doc Martens Wannabe): Rubi shoes


And here are just some photos from the day. 

Polaroid

Mars Bars Cheese Cake

The streets at night

That's all for now! Hope you all had a great weekend. I'm all ready to start my second week of uni tomorrow! I've got a couple of DIY posts coming up, so stay tuned! :)

DIY+I WEAR DIY: Dip it and bleach it (Dip-dye jeans)

After my success with bleaching my denim jacket last year, I have been having the hankering to do another bleached denim project. Then this lovely dip-dye jeans design started showing up all over the Internet and WHOWHATWEAR even did a DIY write-up for this look. But seriously, you don't need someone to tell you how to do it, it's really simple. So....... here's my DIY dip-dye jeans.

Well, they are not exactly jeans... It's actually a very sturdy pair jeggings (leggings+jeans) made from denim-like material. The elastic pull-on design makes this pair of jeggings soooo comfortable to wear.


I was actually planning to do a 3-tone spin to it, where the area above the crotch is the darkest and the lightest shade begins at the midpoint of the thigh. Unfortunately, it seems that the bleach that I used was not strong enough to bleach my jeans. So, in the end, I ended up with the normal two-tone jeans. Boohoohoo. 

Jacket (Fake leather jacket): random shop in Singapore
T-shirt (You don't mean nothing at all to me T-shirt)
Jeans (DIY dip-dye jeans): Kmart, DIY
Boots (Doc Martens Wannabe): Rubi, $49.95

Oh well, but I am still loving the way it looks. What do you guys think?

By the way, my t-shirt says "You don't mean nothing at all to me". I'm not a big fan of double negatives in English, but hey, it works well for a rebel look. Moreover, it was on sale for just $1. ;)

Sorry about the grainy pictures. I have no idea what went wrong. :(

Shake, rattle and roll

I attended a BBQ birthday lunch party thingy a week ago and this is what I wore. Erm, it's supposed to have a 50's rock 'n roll and rebel feel to it, which explains the title of my post. 

Shirt (Oversized gingham shirt): from Bangkok
T-shirt (READ T-shirt): random shop from Singapore, $10
Pants (Grey FOX pants): FOX Singapore, can't remember the price
Shoes (Doc Martens Wannabe): Rubi Shoes, $49.95

No idea why she's hugging my bag so tightly... but look, she's wearing the red beret I made! :D

Not sure if you guys remember, but I made a red beret for my friend as a present for her birthday. She really loves it! It was slightly small for her head initially, but I tugged the beret to make the opening bigger. It worked and the beret now fits her rather nicely!

And check out the awesome cake that she had! It's a giant cupcake! So I guess you can call it a cupcake-cake? Hah! Anyway, we didn't even bother to cut it and simple dug in with our forks. Double dip? Of course!

P.S.: Don't worry, I've already washed this READ t-shirt.