Yesterday, my girlfriends and I were talking about online shopping… and how we always stuff our shopping carts full of items that catch our eye – and most times, we never get around to buy any of it!!

Some might call it a strange habit, but hey, it’s still counts as shopping therapy.

Anyway I went home and took a look at my shopping cart at Endless.com, and ooooh maybe I shouldn’t have gone back because it was full of very yummy and very buy-able items (under $100 too!).

Sam Edelman Leopard Pumps – $74.99

Steve Madden Red Suede Pumps – $64.99

La Mer Leopard Gold Triple Wrap Watch – $78.20

Anne Klein Swarovski Rosegold Watch – $75.00

Anne Klein Swarovski Blue Marbleized Watch – $75.00

BCBG MaxAzria Mesh Clutch – $59.99

Marc By Marc Jacobs Tablet Case – $48.00

Heidi Klum for New Balance Sneaker – $45.00

DKNY Women’s Fashion Sneaker – $48.52

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Check out more of my favourite online shops in my Women’s Online Fashion Shopping Guide.

This week, I’ve been a bit spoiled! My social life has exploded, I’ve been out and about every day and every evening! Not to mention, it was also Chinese New Year and Australia Day this week. So we have had a lot of food, fun, family and friends!

The other night, I went out to dinner with good friends. We ate at a restaurant overlooking the beach. I watched the sky turn pink and the sun set over the Indian Ocean, while eating marron (local freshwater crayfish/lobster) and slow cook pork belly. It was bliss!

I sat opposite a huge mirror and just had to take a photo!

I wore my black and lime, patterned tulip dress from Birdsnest, fuchsia heels, and a swag of arm candy.

The next night, I went out to dinner with some girlfriends and again, I had such a fantastic time. Great friends, great food and great conversations – a magical combination indeed.

I wore my Sass and Bide singlet top, mustard skirt from Mersh (YesStyle) and again my fuchsia heels and arm party gear.

OK so here are the fuchsia suede heels that I’ve been wearing all week, from GlamRockChic :)

Gorgeous, striking, bold and super comfy!

And here’s my very Chinese New Year looking Marc Jacobs clutch in RED AND GOLD!!

I’m going to a huge Chinese New Year gala ball tomorrow, so I’ll post photos next week! Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

xxx

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I bought two tops from The Outnet last week – from two of my favourite labels.

Marni is an Italian label that always seems to catch my eye at fashion shows around the world. I love her (Consuelo Castiglioni) bold, colourful, quirky, off-beat style.

While I wouldn’t actually wear most of the quirky-bold pieces in her collections, there are always some sleek designs that I drool after, and her accessories are just gorgeous.

Top by Marni, denim shorts by Acne, shoes by Habbot Studios.

Anyway, I was looking for some casual tops, that still looked a bit dressy. Something that I could wear to a summer time dinner and drinks, and to a nice afternoon event.

I bought this simple, cotton camisole top by Marni – with flowers, mainly because I already have a good stock of plain tops and thought I’d try something different.

It arrived in 5 days, and it’s absolutely lovely! Light, simple, feminine, and very sweet, without being too sweet.

I also threw on some coloured cropped pants and a dressy skirt, just to play with the versatility of the top.

It’d go great with lots of other bottoms – maxi skirts, pencil skirts, wide leg pants, work pieces, and of course, your favourite pair of jeans :)

The next top is a Polka Dot Tank by Sonia by Sonia Rykiel.

Sonia Rykiel is an uber iconic French designer, first popular in the 70s. The label’s style is gorgeous, flirty, French, chic, ultra-feminine – full of bold colours, pink, stripes, and polka dots. It has a very unique and timeless style, but it’s very playful and cheeky too.

The top is a very simple tank, made from deliciously soft jersey, but not see-through.

While I think I will actually be wearing it more with casual shorts and skirts… I paired it with a leather skirt and pony hair heels, and it looked fab! Very French glamour!!

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Patterned tank, by Sass and Bide.

Light denim shorts in a casual boyfriend style, by Acne.

I LOVE!

Silver crinkle tee, from Topshop.com.

(I actually bought this 2 months ago and wore it here)

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With all the bright, bold colours, crazy prints and sparkly, glitter textures swirling around in the media, magazines, my screen, and my wardrobe… it’s a nice change to turn your nose up to it all and come back to black on black.

I recently found a classic, biker styled, leather jacket by Nabi, courtesy of YesStyle.

I have been looking for one for the looongest time.

Here’s a bit of fashion pop-culture history for you.

Leather jackets were worn in the early 1900s by people in aviation and the military.

The black motorcycle leather jacket was first made popular by Marlon Brando in The Wild One (1953). His jacket style was called the “Perfecto motorcycle jacket”, which was actually first designed in 1928, and cost $5.50.

Since then, the Perfecto has made it onto the big screen again and again, worn by John Travolta in Grease (1978), Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing (1987), Johnny Depp in Cry-Baby (1990), and Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator 2 (1991).

And not to mention, rock stars like Blondie, The Ramones, and The Sex Pistols, wore their jackets all the time.

Of course, the one I have has been evolved a little – slight shoulder pads, epaulettes on the shoulders, no waist-band belt.

It’s buttery soft, faux leather, with lining. It has a lovely heavy feel, and just the right amount of embellishments and garment detail to my liking (and it is affordable). It’ll slip into my wardrobe *perfectly* and ooze understated badass-ness :)

Jacket: Nabi

Top: Marc Jacobs

Jeans: Vivienne Westwood

Heels: Nude

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Last month, I attended the Curtin Fashion Grad Show held at the Midland Old Railway Workshops. It was a breathtaking venue, with so much character. The show was amazingly produced, with no apparent expense spared.

There were 24 designers showcasing around 6 pieces each, so it was a long show. But I was not bored once, the whole event was fun and exciting to watch. What’s great about student grad shows is that the grad are going all out to catch people’s attention with their creations.

I snapped this ethereal, pink feathery piece from behind, by Tobi Stanley.

An interesting investigation into the concept of body binding and wrapping, by Ahmad Srolestz. I loved the bronze metallic accents, dark ruffles and layers within his work. It looked sexy and dark, but modern.

And this gorgeous show stopper by Jeromy Lim, who took out a top student award. He has already launched his debut menswear collection at his Jeromy Lim Facebook Page and is currently interning with Akira Isogawa!

I turned up in this outfit – that was a bit dark glam/gothic with a touch of trend.

I’m wearing a black asymmetrical dress from ASOS (that I wore last year) with a long skirt that blew around behind me in the wind… in a dramatic, ghostly way!

For accessories, I wore bright blue suede shoes (which everyone was looking at, maybe because the front of my skirt was a bit short :P), a leather studded belt, a Prada-inspired, dark maroon velvet clutch (a bit hard to see) and a House of Harlow necklace.

I love dressing up!

I received a whopping 1400+ entrants for this giveaway! I want thank you all for entering (and for supporting my giveaways), but I’m so sorry there can only be one winner…

By random selection, a BIG congratulations to Veronica T from Singapore! She is over the moon!!

Veronica chose these two items she would love to own:

TIBI V Neck Layer Dress

Love Moschino Black Ribbon Laced Dress

Alas, for the rest of us, we can only dream. Or check out the current up to 70% off sale at my-wardrobe? :)

Thank you again everyone!

If you like, you can sign up to my newsletter, to make sure you know about other giveaways and other cool stuff that I’ll be running.

Last week I mentioned that I hit the shops to explore some of the post new year sales.

I spotted this aqua knit top from Sportsgirl and I fell in love with the quirky, bold colour! I feel like a happy peppermint.

I’ve already worn it a couple of times. Once with leopard skirt, then with a black leather skirt, and then with black skinny jeans.

I think I might pair it with white shorts, or some maroon cropped pants (worn here), or maybe my bright blue jeans (worn here)?

Leopard print skirt from Miss Selfridge, I bought a few seasons ago.

Blush patent leather heel are from Dorothy Perkins, also a few seasons old.

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The team at my-wardrobe sent over a few J Brand jeans for me to play with. In super bright colours!

These are currently 30-50% OFF on the my-wardrobe site – which is pretty amazing!

They feel so comfortable, soft and stretchy. And they look gorgeous!

With these outfits, I styled them with simple blacks, whites and greys…. because I figured everyone has those neutral colours in their wardrobe.

I thought that maybe the orange or green wouldn’t look good with my skin tone, but I reckon they look great. If I had to choose a favourite…

I’d say that the bright blue was my favourite! (But the pink was so cool. And the orange looked great too. Tough call.)

I’m wearing size 26s here… and usually when I buy 26s, I have to cut 5cms off the bottom and sew them up to make them fit on my legs – because I’m short. But for these… they are at a perfect leg length. When wearing heels, I can wear them as is. When I’m wearing flats, I can just scrunch them up a bit at the knees, or turn them up once.

Oh and please don’t forget to enter my AMAZING EXCLUSIVE GIVEAWAY – a voucher worth AUD$1000 to spend at my-wardrobe!!

Head on over to my giveaway post and enter.

All the best! xxx

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A few weeks ago, I was asked to test out a Pia Gladys Perey dress from Gosh Celebrity Fashion. I didn’t know anything about the emerging Australia designer, yet I oohed and ahhed and then chose a short, navy drape dress, called Bea (size 6).

It arrived in the mail and OMG it felt AMAZING to wear.

The fabric is soft and slinky, yet strong, stretchy and heavy. It feels like a high quality garment. It’s so comfortable and easy to wear and move in. It falls, scrunches and drapes in all the right places. Quick you must go out and buy one now!
You won’t regret it!

In fact, I’d say that it rates as one of the Top 10 dresses I own!

I suspect for most people, if you’re going to a fancy end-of-year ball, or a special gala function, or an important awards night, or you’re maid of honour at a girl friend’s wedding… you’d probably go out and buy a $200 – $300 dress? If you’re lucky you might get a nice one for $150. Quite normal right?

Well I can not believe how well priced these dresses are.

I am a big fan of slinky jersey type dresses. And believe me, I have tested out lots of them! From over $500 jersey dresses and $30 jersey dresses… there is probably a time a place for each of them.

But to hit that sweet spot in the middle ground (of price for quality), this collection of slinky jersey dresses have done very, very well.

You can get different floor length gowns, and elegant short dresses. Each style comes in lots of different colours. They also look gorgeous as bridesmaids dresses!

Pia’s dresses are stocked online at Gosh Celebrity Fashion, currently there are about 43 styles you can buy.

Gosh has offered all Karen Cheng readers a 15% discount on full priced Pia Gladys Perey dresses. Just use the code ‘karencheng’ at checkout. Valid untill 30th January 2012.

Free delivery for Australia. And they have worldwide shipping.

They are also stocked in USA, Singapore, Philippines and Dubai, but you’ll have to contact the PGP team from their website.

(Oh and apparently Angelina Jolie wears Pia’s dresses.)

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That’s right! I’m running another AMAZING EXCLUSIVE GIVEAWAY!!!

This time, I’ve been collaborating with my-wardrobe.com – a fabulous online boutique offering everyday luxury items from designers such as Acne, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Marc by Marc Jacobs, D&G, J Brand, Michael Michael Kors, Vivienne Westwood Anglomania, Mulberry, By Malene Birger, and McQ Alexander McQueen.

We are giving away a voucher worth AUD$1000 to one of my readers to spend at my-wardrobe.

It is the perfect opportunity to get your hands on some designer items that you’ve always wanted!

All you have to do is to fill out the form below and tell me TWO items from my-wardrobe that you would love to spend your $1000 on.

Who Can Enter:
It’s open to all readers worldwide, over 18 years.

What You Win:
The winner will receive a my-wardrobe gift voucher to the value of AUD$1000.

Giveaway Ends:
Closes on 9 January 2012, 12pm (GMT +8).

How to Enter:
1) Visit the my-wardrobe.com site.
2) Browse around for a bit. Choose TWO of your favourite items.
3) Cut and paste the URL of the TWO items into the form below.
4) Make sure you enter your name and email address, and hit the submit button. And that’s it!

The winner will be randomly selected and contacted via email. If the selected winner doesn’t respond in 24 hours, then I will have to redraw. I will announce the winner as soon as possible on my blog and my Facebook Page (please pop over and LIKE my page, if you haven’t already).

I will also be posting a reminder on my blog and Facebook Page, before the end of the giveaway. If you are on Twitter, you can follow the my-wardrobe Twitter to keep up to date with news, sales and special offers.

All entrants will automatically be subscribed to my email newsletter and themy-wardrobe.com newsletter.

This giveaway is now closed.

Just a quick post, since I received such a great response the last time.

If you’re a big PeepToe Shoes fan like me, you’ll love their special Boxing Day Sale.

They have a selection of shoes going for 40% – 60% off.

And there is 20% off full priced products (only from 26 – 30 December).

It’s a great opportunity to grab some classic styles at a fabulous discount!

Above I’m wearing the Miss Muse in Coral.

Here are a few others that I’m lusting after!

Happy Shopping!

xxx

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I wanted to share a few bluey outfits that I’ve been wearing recently and match them up to a few sales happening around the internet.

ASOS just started their mega sale at the moment – up to 50% off items! Click here for ASOS Australia, ASOS Asia and ASOS Rest of the World.

Isn’t this dress so PRETTY?! Glittery, glamorous, short, simple but high impact! I love the two tone blue zigzag. It’s a great skirt length for me too.

Speaking about skirt lengths. Here’s a funny story.

After my post last week, where I featured 6 dresses from Birdsnest Online, I received several comments/emails from my readers, along the lines of – “Dear Karen, you look great in the dresses, but I wonder what they would look like on NORMAL SHORT PEOPLE LIKE ME??”

It’s hilarious, because I am reeeeeeally short! I’m 160cm tall. That’s 5’2”. I can buy clothes from the KIDS section. I’m so short that when I stand next to some of my friends, I am looking at their belly buttons.

Maybe I just look tall in my photos? Maybe the way I angle my camera makes me look taller on screen?

I do cheat a little, because I tend to sew up the hems of my skirts, dresses, pants and jeans, so they fit my height and look better on me.

But with this sparkly ASOS dress, I didn’t do any sewing. Nor would I even attempt it, given all the sequins.

The blue suede heels are also from ASOS.

I’m so in love with this top. It’s a gradient knit top from YesStyle, which is just so deliciously slouchy and easy to wear.

The tank by Rick Owens, shorts from Zara, shoes from Ecco, bag from FashionJunkee.

YesStyle is having a beauty sale, with up to 40% off items. You can pick up items from SK-II, Shu Uemura, Shiseido, and more (I think these brands are 15% off though). Also there are heaps of other fashion items that are up to 60% off.

Frockaholics a having a sale which includes up to 40% off summer styles, including Josh Goot, Dion Lee, Manning Cartell, Ginger and Smart, Life with Bird, Antipodium, Camilla and Marc, Bec & Bridge and many more.

Here I’m wearing a very cool Rachel Gilbert skirt (from Frockaholics), tee by Country Road, blazer by Dodo, booties by Tony Bianco, sunnies by Rayban.

Happy Shopping!

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The other day I was invited to an exclusive launch of Hatch Shop, a new WA designer boutique supporting emerging and established WA designers. Located right in the middle of the city, at Carillion City (Hay Street end) it is fabulously central and accessible.

The space is large, inviting and crammed full of fantastic local designer goodies at mid-ranged prices.

I was itching to get a good browse through the store, but because it was a launch I wasn’t really in shopping mode. So I’ll definitely be back in the new year.

You can find designers such as Empire Rose, One Fell Swoop, The Butcher & The Crow, Little Gracie, Daniella Caputi, Zhivago, On Tour, Tindale, Zanthus, Ange Lang, Steph Audino, Martini + Coz, Alistair Yiap, Bernice Sara, Bhalo, Generics, Sewellery, Lavish Accessories, Cinderocker and Days of Yore.

I spotted a gorgeous jacket by Daniella Caputi, pretty dresses by Little Gracie, some cute swimwear pieces by Bernice Sara, and some beautiful silk tops by The Butcher and the Crow.

Also there were lustable items (that you must check out!) by Zhivago and One Fell Swoop.

Left photo: Hanging on a mannequin is jewellery by Sewellery, brand new WA label featuring an array of cool metal skulls.

Right photo: On-trend leather bags and accessories by Generics.

This is what I wore to the event, captured by my newly acquired iphone in the dressing rooms.

Top by Topshop, jeans by J Brand, shoes by GlamRockChic, bag by Shoulderit.

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Find out more info at the Hatch Shop Facebook page.

Shop 55 Carillion City, Hay St Level,
Perth, Australia 6000

Phone 08 9226 0209

The team at Birdsnest Online Store have been very busy this season! With a site FULL of gorgeous clothes for real women, they have been selling literally thousands of dresses (and other things) to a lot of very happy customers.

You can seriously get lost in online shopping heaven on this site :)

They recently launched their Summer Catalogue, with lots of inspiration to browse through. And for those who are keen for a bit of styling help, the team has put together a beautiful Style Guide that you can personalise to suit your body type and personal style.

Well they let me go crazy on the site, and I picked my favourite dresses to have a play. Behold!

This is the Zulu Dance dress by Ladakh, which includes the skinny pink belt. I picked it because I loved the pattern (with specks of lime), and it looked really versatile for work, and for dressing up or down.

It felt lovely to wear, it fit perfectly, hung nicely, not too tight, very comfortable to move in. I could spend all day in it, and just change my jacket. I really liked this one.

I’m also wearing a white blazer from YesStyle and blue suede heels from ASOS.

This stunning dress is called Moroccan Heatwave by Seduce. I LOVE the aqua colour – so vibrant and bright! I really like the layers and the asymmetric hem, making it short at the front and long at the back. And the sweetheart neckline is gorgeous too.

I’ve worn it with a pink belt from Dotti and purple suede shoes from Betts.

This dress is coincidently also called the Moroccan High Low Dress, by Living Doll. I felt like such a Grecian goddess! Again it has the asymmetric hem that I like. It is made up of a short slip (opaque) and the outer slip, which is sheer and floaty.

I’m wearing necklace and belt by ASOS and gold and orange shoes by GlamRockChic.

Polka Dots! I wasn’t sure about this dress when I saw it and chose it on the site, but after wearing it, it felt like such a great, simple, little dress.

Perfect for AM to PM wear, or just worn casually as a summer daytime dress. Good for short people too, like me. It’s called the Try Your Luck Dress by MinkPink.

Clutch from ALDO, belt (gift), red suede shoes from Betts.

Ooh this is the cutest summery dress ever! It only cost $49 too. Pretty print, beautiful colours, easy to wear, comfy and stretchy – I love it! It’s called the Rivers of Babylon Dress by MinkPink.

Would also love a maxi dress version of it too.

Hat from Sportsgirl, belt from LOEF, gladiator sandals from Zu Shoes.

Rough Hearts Dress by Ladakh, in yellow! As you can tell, my curls fell out after several hours, but I love the beachy hair look! Very fitting for this dress. Simple, bright, cute, summery, light, comfortable and so sweet.

I don’t think I’ve ever worn an all-yellow dress before. I think it looks OK on me, I like it!

I’m holding a vintage envelope clutch and wearing tan strappy heels by Betts.

Right now you can head on over to the Birdsnest website and look at the Spring Clean Sale items (and search by size!).

But stay tuned for a Boxing Day sale too. You can sign up to their newsletter or Facebook page to be kept in the loop about sales and special promotion.

Enjoy!!!

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An outfit for my girls night out – Topshop, Miss Selfridge, Marc Jacobs, GlamRockChic and House of Baulch.

Some clothes hanging on my inspiration rack – snake skin print, metallic, leoprint, metallic jacquard, and houndshooth.

Triple Wrap Leather Cuff, in Dove Grey, by Carly Paiker’s new online shop.

My current favourite handbag from Shoulderit, in delicious teal leather.

If you can remember some months back, I featured a shoe brand called Habbot Studios.

They are a shoe brand with French inspired details, fresh Australian style, and all their shoes are handmade in Italy, from fine Italian leathers. I currently own 2 pairs, and they are simply exquisite to wear! So soft and comfortable. The leather wraps around my feet like a gentle warm hug. The quality is totally worth the investment.

Well I have some exciting news!

Habbot Studios will be holding a 20% off Summer Sale in January, but they are offering ALL MY READERS first choice of the sale stock with a… 3 day 25% off SECRET SALE! Exclusive to my readers only!

This discount applies across the entire website (including the remaining pairs of already 50% reduced winter stock too!). More details below.

Ok lets have a look at their Spring Summer Collection (apparently all the styles have been named after a master French pastry chef). These are my picks.

Made from soft Italian suede and glove leather… these peep-toe, sling backs, Torres, are the prettiest pair of the whole collection! I could prance around in them all day.

I love them in bright red. They look fabulous when paired with other bright colours of the season. Not to mention they looked perfect with my summery-glam outfit!

This is proof that gladiator sandals don’t have to look fierce and nasty. This pair has a gorgeous soft and cool edge to them, but still has a bold and strong look. I love that it is slightly different!

They are called Lenotre, and also come in red, beige and tan.

And I totally fell in love with these oxford styled shoes, called Careme. They look soooo sophisticated and minimal and understated and neat and smart. I would love to own one in every colour they come in!

I wore them for a few hours and being quality leather, they didn’t give my feet blisters, hurt my ankle, or feel stuffy or sweaty. They were amaaazing!

Don’t forget to check out the previous Winter Collection from the Sale Page.

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SECRET SALE for Karen Cheng Readers

25% off everything for 3 days only from Habbot Studios.

Sale starts today, Monday 5th Dec – Thursday 8th Dec 2011 (finishing midnight 11:59pm AEST on the 8th).

This discount applies across the entire website (including the remaining pairs of already 50% reduced winter stock too!).

Please enter “discount code” at the checkout: karencheng25

Hope you grab yourself a bargain!

xxx

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When it’s stinking hot outside… these are a few things I can’t live without.

I love my Fitflops! Aren’t they so cute?

Apparently they give you a workout while you walk, but I’m just addicted to wearing them because they are so so soooo comfortable and they look gorgeous (so much nicer than standard flip flops, which make me feel like a beach bum/slob).

My cat-eye sunglasses by House of Harlow (that I bought recently from endless.com) are currently my favourite sunnies this summer.

I love the look of the beige. Whenever I try on coloured sunnies (red/blue/purple) I feel like a 12 year old. So wearing beige is still a bit different, yet stylish.

I’ve had this hat for years. And I just keep wearing it every summer that comes around and it doesn’t seem to go out of style. I bought it from Sportsgirl for $20 and it’s just fantastic.

It gets extra points for the slightly wider brim too.

I know it’s a bit weird to wear scarves during summer, but I usually just wrap it loosely around my neck or my handbag.

The reason is because, I like to wear tank tops during summer, which leaves my shoulders and neck very bare, and exposed to the sun. So sometimes – most times, unexpectedly – I find myself standing in the full blast of the sun for a little too long than I would like, so I just grab my scarf and drape it around my shoulders for that *little bit* of extra protection from the sun.

I’m not one of those “organised people” who carry umbrellas in my handbags during summer!

My sister sent this over to me. It is deliciously soft and bought from one of her travels to… oh I don’t know, Spain, Bangladesh, Germany, France… some place on the other side of the world :)

Many, many months ago, I did a review of an online shop called “Kind of Wonderful”, which sold lots of great clothes at fab prices.

Well they have recently re-branded and they are now called FLAUNT.

They might have a new name and site, but they still have their fantastic collection of clothes and accessories at very affordable prices – everything is priced around US$20 to $30.

And of course, they are the same friendly and helpful team!

Here I’m wearing a pretty Sweatheart Flare Dress in deep red. It’s in a very classic style, with figure-hugging cut and a gorgeous flowy skirt, so it won’t go out of style. It’s the perfect dress to wear to a wedding, out to dinner, a summer party, or even during the day. I thoroughly enjoyed twirling and whirling around in it.

My favourite thing about their store is… their super collection of dresses. There are so many cute, simple, pretty, classic styles.

Check out these pastels dresses and bright dresses. Niiiice.

They bring in new designs (up to 20 of them!) every week, so it’s quite fun to check out all the new stock.

They also sell bags and shoes. And they ship internationally. Do check them out!

Hope you find something you like – happy shopping!

xxx

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Last week, I went to an exhibition by fashion illustrator, Pippa McManus.

The exhibition featured 20 prints, which were a range of colour pencil fashion illustrations – all gorgeously sketched and painted.

An absolute must-see for fashion illustration fans in Perth.

I was swooning over them! Ahh, I wished I owned them, I wished I could hang them up in my home and I wished I could draw and paint like her!

I recently got to know Pippa during the last fashion festival, she is just lovely, cool, talented, so down to earth and has the most amazing wardrobe!

I also got to know of her blog, Workable Fixative. And have been excitedly following her work and new projects. Her work is stunning and sexy, I love it!

Her artworks in this exhibition are for sale.

Pippa and I at the end of her opening launch night.

Exhibition is at Tu Boutique: Stairwell Gallery
218A William Street, Northbridge, WA

Exhibition dates: 10 – 30 November 2011

tu opening hours:
Mon – Thu: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Fri: 10:00am – 7:00pm
Sat: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Sun: 12:00pm – 5:00pm

More information here, on the Seeing Double Exhibition Page.