What I Wore – Australia Day 2012

Yesterday was Australia Day! I’ve never really been one to be patriotic or even that worried about celebrating public holidays beyond sleeping in late and doing bugger all for the day. But this year my best friend had an Australia Day BBQ so it was time to get out there and have fun. The theme was “bogan” but I decided to dress up in something completely different. I was also very much in a pink mood so I chose my pinkest and most in-you-face dress.

Dress: Gail Sorronda for Target
Shoes: Super cheapo pink flower thongs pinched from my mum’s closet :D

The dress was white, but as you may have already guessed about me, I don’t really like white (when you have pink hair, you tend to develop a healthy aversion to it) so I dyed it pink. It sort of looks tie-dyed, which was unintentional but I love how it turned out. I haven’t worn it in ages because a certain someone didn’t like it, but now that is no longer a problem, I am going to wear it more often!

And just for good measure, I thought I’d get into the Aussie Day spirit for a few moments:

How was your Australia Day?

Disappointment Tuesday 005

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Let’s talk about fashion trends that don’t need to come back into fashion. Grunge would be the #1 for me. Because shitty old denim and flannelette shirts was a good look… not. It’s not a big surprise that it’s now “in” because I’ve been appalled at the atrocious 90s fashions that have been re-emerging in the last year or so. Prime example:

Clearly I am not  a fan of  maroon velvet, particularly of the crushed variety. If there was ever something that needs to stay firmly in our suppressed memories of bad 90s fashion, crushed velvet clothing is among them. Don’t even get me started on the thought of red velvet nerd shoes with lacey white ocks because that’s a rant that you don’t want to hear and I don’t have time to articulate properly.

Grunge was a fashion with a purpose, and bringing it back now for tweens and ditzy 20 year old’s who shop at General Pants Co, Supre and Cotton On pretty much goes against everything the grunge era stood for. But aside from that, it was hideously daggy and it offends my eyes to bear witness to it. Sure, it was cool at the time and compliments a very special era of music that still shapes the sound of alternative rock today. But flannelette shirts? No. Just no.

What I propose is that, since grunge fashion is being inflicted on us all, we also bring back some other classic looks of the 1990s. A few of my favourite examples:

Now they’re some fad’s I could (and do) get into!

The Stereosonic Experience

Yesterday was Stereosonic, an Australian dance music festival that started back in 2007 and is absolutely huge now. I’ve been going to it ever year since 2009 and this year was really looking forward to it. I haven’t been to a festival since Summafieldayze at the start if the year and was eager for a good dance and a massive day. My sister had her 25th birthday party the night before so I was feeling a bit rough when I got out of bed, but not bad enough to stop me from being excited! My sister and best friend Sarah came over where we all got ready, ate a healthy lunch and listened to LMFAO to get into the spirit of the day. We started walking from my unit to the festival (a handy 10 minute walk away, lucky me) which is when we started seeing the types of people who would be sharing the day with us.

Sara, Erin & I on our way to the festival

So, apparently we missed the memo where compulsory wear for girls was bikini tops, teeny tiny denim cut off shorts, sandal and bad tans. For the guys, it appeared the uniform involved dicky short-shorts and spaghetti strap singlet like body builders wore in the 80s and those ridiculous thin-material boat shoes. Option extras for the ladies were boobs jobs (extra points if we could see the scars/surgery tape) and tattoos of “meaningful quotes on their wrists, ribs or thighs. For the guys, acne caused by steroid use on their over-muscled bodies and terrible, stereotyped tattoos straight-from-the-wall, including a plethora of Southern Crosses, boxing kangaroos, grim reapers, wizards or general colourful cityscapes.

Now don’t get me wrong, this is what all festivals have too much of these days. But this was just…ridiculous. Sarah and I were seriously two of about 25 other girls there NOT wearing denim shorts. The three of us were the least tanned there and showing the least flesh by far. About 60% of the guys there weren’t wearing shirts, despite the festivals “TOPS ON” policy (which was definitely not being enforced). It was… mind blowing. The extra special part was seeing just how little the girls could get away with wearing. It seems to me there’s a new trend of denim shorts that are cut up so high in the arse area that half your arse is exposed. ON PURPOSE. We’re pretty sure next year they’ll just be wearing denim g-strings and pasties to cover their nipples.

My sister took a few sneaky photos of what we witnessed while having a sit-down earlier on the in the day (please note, we are not sitting in a forest, all of those brown things are actual human legs):

And our absolute personal favourite, this girl:

Except for the last “lady”, these aren’t even the worst, in fact they’re not even that bad. My personal highlight was seeing the woman who was pushing her late 40′s at least who looked like she was trying to emulate Barbie, with her bleached blonde hair, giant boobs, crazy dark tan and cutesy pink and white bikini. Shame her skin looked like old, soft suede that was about to peel away from her otherwise fit body. Or the guys who were so friggen buff their backs had cleavage! BACK BUTTS! Does anyone find this attractive? Well I guess they must, but I know I don’t and it was such a shock to see so many people rocking this atrocious look. Seriously, even the folk from Jersey Shore would have found it totally over the top.

Needless to say, they’ll need to have a damn good lineup and sort out their shitty layout (and get MORE figgen toilets) before I’ll go back. Admittedly half the fun was people watching and thinking of witty comments to go with all of the more “noticable” patrons.

Oh and here we are at the end of the ight, looking a little worse for wear but still, SO much hotter than everyone else there!

OMG I now own Crocs!

I have something I need to admit to you all. I may lose friends over this revelation, but I want to come clean to the world right now.

I bought myself a pair of Crocs.

I can hear your gasps of disbelief, and I know, I know. I can’t believe it myself. But it’s true.

But just to ease your minds, it’s not a pair of those hideous clogs that I bought. Believe me, I would never, ever admit to that to anyone (EVER). In fact I ended up buying a pair of wedge heels called Lena. They were on special and were so, so comfy that I couldn’t say no.

I think they’re really cute and it feels like you’re walking on soft foam beds (which in fact, you actually are). Their only downfall is that they don’t breathe as they don’t have holes in them like the clogs do, which made for some slippery feet after a few hours of shopping in Paddington in hot weather. But apart from that, I love them and am very excited that I was able to look past the dagginess of the Crocs brand and find something cute and unique. I’m not eyeing off a few of their flats and the adorable bags they sell.

What I Wore – The Brisbane Zombie Walk 2011

Considering how much planning went into my outfit/costume for this years Zombie Walk, I thought I’d do a “What I Wore” post.

As soon as I saw this dress I knew I had to have it for the walk. I mean really, zombie unicorns? Hello? Could it suit me ANY more? Oh yes, it could, because it’s PINK and BLACK! My only fault with it, is that it’s a bit too short. But I hav a very long torso and a lot of these styles of dresses sit to short on me as a result. So leggings were a definite, because I did not need to have any wiley protographers snapping any undies shots of me as I’m setting up the park.

My next decision was around the shoes. I had plans to buy the Iron Fist pink Gold Digger zombie flats but I didn’t have the time/cash to get them and I feared they’d get wrecked on a hectic 14 hour day with all my running around and climbing in gardens and later getting my drink on at the after party. So I got some cheapies that I did plan to decorate with black stitches but just plain ran out of time.

For my headwear I was going to buy this brain patch headband but my ever creative mum said she’d made her own version, but 3D! She whipped this up with Crayola molding foam with a red felt base. The blood drops were also made of the foam and then painted with red nail polish to make it shiney. She attached it to a headband which already had a fascinator base and voila, I had some adorable, exposed brains!

For my makeup, I wanted to keep it simple, cute and bloodless. I am so over blood and gore when it comes to zombies, let me tell you. I was given the tip recently that the coloured hair spray you use to make your hair “crazy” colours also works well on skin so I hunted everywhere for a can of white and then also bought a green and silver can for cheap. The white is used as a base and then green sprayed over top to give me a green tinge. I ran out of green on the legs so we used silver instead which nobody could really see anyway. But my poor face was now uncoloured! It took a lot of trickery and creative blending, but by using a pale foundation and then dusting a combination of green eyeshadows, then dabbing some white ae paint on to tone the green down, I managed to match my face to my body fairly well.

I used black and grey eyeshadows around my eyes, added eyeliner for definition and lots of mascara (I’ll be damned if I’m going to be an ugly zombie).  I dusted some dark grey eyeshadow on my cheeks like blush to make my face a little bit gaunt and then drew on the scars wirth an old black eyeliner. The black lipstick finished the look and I was done!

Dress: Hell Bunny Zombie Unicorn petal dress from Sourpuss
Leggings: Body Control ones from Avon
Shoes: Basic pink slip-on’s from Rubi
Fascinator: Made by my mum :)
Eyeshadow: Various blacks and greys by BYS
Lipstick: Black by Shu Uemera

I want some Dukas shoes!

I accidentally stumbled upon this Greek label of shoes the other day and am madly in love. This designer has been around for about 10 years but it’s only been quite recently that the fashion world has been exposed to his… well, works of art. If I could only choose one label for my shoes for the rest of my life, Dukas would be it.

Here are some examples from his latest collections:

And here is my all time favourite design of his. I mean c’mon, pink patent leather with a pink persepex heel that doesn’t look anything like a stripper shoe? AMAZING!

I could sit here and post a dozen more examples but I will leave it you you to Google “Dukas shoes” and prepare to be amazed! The patent pink stiletto’s with black leopard print are especially delightful!

What I Wore – Pink bat Attack!

It has been ages since I did a “What I Wore” post and there are two very good reasons for it. Firstly, I still haven’t replaced my poor, broken camera (though I have an amazing one on layby which I pick up soon) and secondly, because I get all self-conscious and shy and so rarely take photos of my outfits and on the rare occassion that I do, I freak out and refuse to post it. I am lame, I know.

But I just bought this dress and was feeling lovelyso I got mum to snap a few quick pics on her mobile which turned out OK and I’m biting the bullet and posting! Yay for me!

Dress: Pink Bat Attack by Sourpuss (bought from my friend Skye-Bow Clothing & Accessories)
Leggings:  I got these babies from Avon. They hold you in and are slinky and just about the best pair I’ve ever owned!
Necklace: Zombie Bling by Sourpuss (also from Skye-Bow Clothing & Accessories)
Shoes: El-cheapo’s from Best & Less which I got for about $9 or something ridiculous!

Detail:

As you can (hopefully) see, the bats have wicked little grins. Now really, how could I have lived another minute without this dress in my possession? The necklace is also incredible, the perfect length and so nicely encrusted with rhinestones. Dear god I love Sourpuss!

Ruby’s New ‘Do

Guess who got their hair cut last night?

Let me just start off by saying, I love it. I have had pretty much the same haircut for a few years now, a concave bob with a blunt fringe that grows out into a lob (long bob, just to clarify for those not in the hair-know). There was a stage for about a year where I went quite short at the back which was fun at the time, but something I’ll never bother with again. I had a side-swept fringe for a bit but I’d always revert back to my faithful blunt fringe that would range between super short to in-my-eyes-and-pissing-me-off long.

I got an asymmetrical fringe a couple of months ago on a whim (it was going to be a side-swept fringe again but my hairdresser mixed it up a bit) which I really liked. So I kept it a while, even getting it re-trimmed in the same way (I rarely keep a “different” fringe upon my follow up fringe trim). Then one of the other hairdressers at the the salon I go to asked if I wnated to be a hair model. And this is the result!

I’ll probably loathe it when it starts growing out but it was FREE and I love the double asymmetrical thing and just generally having something quite different to what I’m used to.

Don’t worry though, the pink/black is here to stay!

Ruby’s Wishlist – Part 4

1. Zombietini Dress by Iron Fist. Cute and casual with zombie faces doing my favourite expression D:
2. Boyfriend Skull Watch by Asos. I used to only ever wear novelty/kids watches but then I got a cute Guess watch and now appreciate simple styles. But I still love skulls and this watch is just too cute to comprehend while still looking normal and “adult”.
3. Bat Attack pink dress by Sourpuss. Pink, flattering style and covered in bats? Umm, ok. You’ve twisted my arm!
4. Zombie brains headband on etsy. Guess who just found the perfect accessory for my Brisbane Zombie Walk outfit?!
5. Fruit slice ceramic nail art. I stumbled upon these so randomly and already have so many plans for them!
6. Gold Digger Zombie Stomper platform by Iron Fist. I always wanted the green version but knew I’d have trouble with the height of the heel. Now it’s available in pink, who care if I can walk in them or not?!

Ruby’s Wishlist – Part 3

It sure has been a while since I did up a wishlist. Obviously there is a bit of a theme here so bear with me on this ;)

1. Hogwarts sterling silver ring – Found this on etsy thanks to Natatree. The only thing that would seal the deal was if it had some bling.
2. Black Blindfold tank – By A is for Arsenic. I love sexy bondage imagery, what more can I say?
3. Pink Petal Zombie Unicorn dress – By hell Bunny. No shit guys, this is the dress of my dreams. I am buying it as soon as I get my tax refund and will probably wear it to death. DAMN!
4. Mysterious Mauve lipstick – By Dior. Maybe this makes me tacky, but I love purple lipstick but it’s always so plummy and dark. I saw this the other week and haven’t stopped thinking about it since (in other words, I’ll own it real soon).
5. Deathly Hallows necklace – Found on etsy. A very subtle way to show you’re a total HP geek.
6. Slytherin t-shirt – From Jay Jay’s. I am Gryffindor through and through but god I hate the colour red. I’m a bit wary of the idea of supporting Slytherins but at the same time I know they’re not all bad and in some cases can be  total heroes. All of the Jay Jay’s Harry Ptter shirts are adorable, and will all probably find themselves being bought when I get paid next!