Review Summer Collection

I know I'm very late posting this collection since we are now in the middle of summer and many of these pieces are on sale now in Review stores, but I love this collection so much that I still wanted to make it part of my blog. I have the dress in the second row on the right but in green; I wore it on Christmas day which I posted here. I much prefer it in green; it makes much more of a statement! I adore all the dresses, they are completely perfect. My favourite is probably the green floral dress; I almost bought it recently but sensibly decided not to spend the money. Also of particular importance is the look in the last row on the left; I love every aspect of it and the way it was put together. It inspires me to accessorise my outfits more, mix patterns and wear my long sleeved tops with skirts. It's very easy for me to fall into the habit of wearing dresses every single day and my skirts have been very under utilised recently. I love the mint green shoes with the silver caps in this photoshoot; they remind me of my yellow shoes which I posted here.But to be honest there are some shoes in this photoshoot that, in my opinion, don't really suit the dresses and could substantially be improved.









Photos from Review

Outfit

I wore this dress to a wedding on Saturday; loyal readers of my blog may recognise it as the Review Audrina dress that I posted on a wishlist a few months ago. I never actually thought I'd buy it but, when it was substantially discounted, I couldn't resist. I was a little worried about another guest turning up in the same dress, since it does come in four different colours and was on sale, but fortunately I was safe. It was interesting to attend a wedding only five weeks after my own. Now I know what it's like to be on both sides; it felt so different yesterday getting ready so quickly and then driving to the venue only a short time before it started, in contrast to a whole weekend away and the huge amount of preparation that went into my own wedding. Yesterdays wedding was extremely different in style; the warm weather and scenic views of the harbour made it very lovely. Also since I haven't actually been to very many weddings, it was great to have the opportunity to choose an outfit to wear to this sort of event. I really love the unique shade of blue and of course the lace. I also managed to make good use of my wedding accessories. I wore my wedding shoes; unfortunately it is difficult to see the detailing in the photos, and one of the bridesmaid's belts. I thought the sparkly shoes would go well with the light blue.

















Review Audrina Dress
Sigma  Shoes
Alannah Hill Belt
Alannah Hill Hair Bow
Lovisa Earrings

Wedding Photos

Today I thought I'd show you some more wedding photos, primarily of the reception venue and the hotel; as you can see I adore purple, sparkle and feathers. My sister took all these photos for instagram and I thought they formed a lovely little collection.

Outfits 2012

As usual here is my 2012 in outfits. Happy New Year to you all. What a year it has been. I can't believe it is almost 2013; to me 2013 seemed like one of those futuristic years that was so far away that it would never arrive! Objectively 2012 may seem like a rather successful year for me; I got married, finished my law degree and moved into my own apartment but I have to say it has actually been the worst year of my life; I've felt extremely depressed for most of the year. I've had a lot to deal with; many negative situations occurred which I decided not to write about on my blog. For example, I have been unemployed for the entire year and I don't think much else can damage one's self esteem as much as unemployment does. I feel like a loser, despite having two university degrees, and I am angry at myself for not being able to do what the rest of the world does every day. Now I have no confidence to even look for jobs, I am so scared because I am so convinced I will fail. As a result, I spend an incredible amount of time by myself often having no motivation to get out of bed because my life often seems pointless (I don't know what I'd do without my blog; I'd go even more crazy). I'm stuck in a negative cycle and I feel like I can't change. There are other aspects of my life I need to sort out too. It just goes to show that happiness is the most important thing, rather than success or achievements of material objects. Well maybe happiness is success.

Well I didn't expect to engage in such rambling about my life. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I desperately hope that 2013 is a much better year that 2012 and that it brings me some happiness. Anyway, best wishes to you all for the new year. Thanks for reading my blog xoxoxoxox

It goes without saying that my wedding dress was my favourite outfit for 2012:
 

and the rest...

Charlotte Olympia Christmas Collection

Like many fashion bloggers I have been completely obsessed with the Charlotte Olympia kitty flats for quite some time now. I first posted about them here and, if for some miraculous reason I came into money, they'd be the first item I'd buy. I am going to buy myself a pair of cheaper kitty flats in the next couple of days; there are some decent alternatives around. It will be my last purchase. Next year I want to stop spending money as my main new years resolution. I know I've said this before but next year it is a necessity because I am now paying rent and I'm still unemployed. Anyway, now to the actual point of this post. I was browsing the Internet for kitty flats when I came across the Charlotte Olympia Christmas Collection. I fell in love instantly. My favourites, obviously, are the kitty flats in glitter but the holly flats are amazing too (and..well...everything!).








Photos from Charlotte Olympia

Christmas Day Outfit

It's been such an incredibly long time since I last took outfit photos; I thought to myself as I was in the park today, that it must be about six weeks since I last did this. I'm pleased to be back to regular posting now after the crazy busyness that was my life this year. When I look back I can't quite believe I got married, moved house and finished my law degree all within a month. It was incredibly exhausting and stressful. Remind me never to take on this much at once ever again! Anyway, this is the outfit I wore on Christmas Day. I had to dress up in it again today for photos since I had no chances on Tuesday due to the rain. I always use Christmas as the ultimate excuse to dress up despite the fact that Christmas is usually a small and casual affair and I am extremely overdressed in comparison to everyone else. I always put a huge amount of thought and effort into choosing my Christmas outfit; as a bonus I realised later that it was a Christmas colour too! As I said the other day the rain made it feel very unlike Christmas. I'm just so used to warm and sunny Christmas days in Sydney. I started off the day in a pair of black heels to match the dress but within a short period of time I changed into the yellow shoes. My sister gave them to me for Christmas and I wanted to wear them immediately despite yellow and green not being a colour combination I would have chosen normally. I'm absolutely obsessed with my new shoes. It was such a thoughtful idea because they are my very own version of a pair of shoes which I've borrowed from my sister continually this year. I've been desperate to have a pair myself and it is so exciting. My pair are even more comfortable, have gold trim on the inside and are a brighter shade of yellow. WOW! My sister's version of these shoes I wore here. 













Review Dress
Cat Pin
Zu Ruby Shoes
Lovisa Hair Bow