Frocks & Frou Frou

Top: Giordano

Vest: Target

Cardigan: Target

Skirts: Kelda Leigh

Shoes: Ben Sherman @ Solestruck

Hat: Chitra's Closet

I'm on a bit of a retro kick this week, can you tell? 

I love this new hat - I picked it up last Friday at the Chitra's Closet fashion parade and (here's the exciting bit) I've been wearing it all week.

This has never happened before; as I'm sure I've mentioned earlier I'm somewhat prone to impulse buying hats that then sit unloved and unworn in my cupboard. 

This one reminds me of a burgundy cloche hat that I used to wear when I was a teenager and less inclined to care if my headwear drew excessive attention from strangers, but it's better - a lovely soft flexible felt that's a dream to wear.

Top: Temt

Skirt: Sportscraft

Shoes: Ben Sherman @ Solestruck

Necklace: OhMyGypsySoul

Headband: Mimco

Did everyone have a nice weekend? I had the best. It was the most enjoyable 14th of February I've had for a loooong time.

I went to see the Ron Mueck exhibition with delicious Fiona, her equally delicious partner-in-crime Chris and the Sophisticate (It's extraordinarily well worth a look-see if you're local).

It was a weekend of late nights though, and I have to admit I was struggling today. Have mondays always been this hard?

Dress: Pure Collection

Belt: Cynch

Shoes: Ben Sherman via Solestruck

Sunglasses: Versus

Owl Brooch: From the Camberwell Markets

Horse Brooch: Gifted

CatRabbit Brooch: Catrabbit

This dress is one of my favourites simply because it's so snuggly and cuddly with its cashmere and cowl neck.

It's a bit drab with the self-belt that came with it, so I usually team it with one of the belts that I have in my collection.

I also like to wear it with a little clutch of brooches which I hear are making a comeback at the moment.

I love brooches, and they're fabulously collectible, but I always feel a little old-fashioned when I'm wearing just one so I often try to put together a little set that complement one another.

Sometimes this is easer said than done.