Frocks & Frou Frou

Cardigan: City Chic

Top: Inspyre @ Harris Scarfe

Jeans: Sussan

Shoes: Diana Ferrari

Just a touch of red today to cheer up a dreary Monday.

I'm a bit cross with this cardigan actually, somehow it seems to be getting shorter and shorter. I'm sure when I bought it it sat on my hips, but now it's definitely skimming my midriff.

My only other red cardigan is also a cropped one, so perhaps I'm destined to only have shortwaisted red cardigans?

Top: Inspyre @ Harris Scarfe

Skirt: City Chic

Shoes: Wittner

Hoo-RAH! I got home today and found a great big parcel of Splurge from Dorothy Perkins waiting for me. Not a moment too soon because I am Fed Up with my wardrobe and ready for something fresh and new and shiny.

Surprisingly the bulk of the order's pretty excellent - with the exception of one candy-floss pink cardigan that doesn't quite hit the mark right - so you'll be seeing lots of new stuff in the next week or so.

The weather in Melbourne's finally (touch wood) starting to cool a little, and today we even got some rain, so I've taken my boots out of the closet and dusted them off in anticipation.

Top: Inspyre @ Harris Scarfe

Trousers: Queen Clothing

Shoes: Wittner

Big, big week on the road with a visiting international author so I'm delighted to be at the start of a three day weekend.

It's Moomba Waterfest this weekend. Despite having lived in Melbourne for nigh on six and a bit years I've never been! This fact scandalises The Sophisticate who's promised me fairy-floss and corn-dogs and waterskiing displays, so we're going over the weekend.

Meanwhile, do you like my top? I broke my Frugal February drought with it, and it was a meagre $34 on sale, so my budget nazi will approve. Huzzah!

Dress: Harris Scarfe

Shoes: Wittner

This dress is the closest thing that I've come to the Perfect Wrap Dress. And it was cheap!

I think it's the print that makes it particularly flattering since it sort of dazzles the eye and detracts attention from my tummy.

Usually I belt it, or wear it with a contrasting cardigan to give it a bit of colour, but today was very hot, and it was definitely a case of less-is-more.

I've seen a few nice wrap dresses recently online at a Melbourne shop called "Sprinkle Emporium" and if I weren't on Frugal February (emphasis on the "frugal"!) I'd be very tempted by the Bella Fiora.

Dress: Savannah @ Harris Scarfe

Cardigan: Crossroads

Shoes: Schuh

Things I Know:

1. It's impossible to be a grump when you're wearing awesome shoes

2. It's never as bad as you think it is

3. Life's much, much better now than it was this time last year

4. Even someone obsessed with frocks can get sick of dresses after wearing them non-stop for two weeks!