Category: dress

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Frocktober 30th!

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Second last day of October!  Gosh time flies when I’m blogging every single day.
Today’s dress is a secondhand dress that I bought relatively recently.  When it arrived, it was absolutely filthy, like the girl who owned it had just worn it until it was unwearable, then sold it.  It came out really nice when I washed it though – and the water in the tub was dark brown when I was finished.  Why didn’t she wash it herself?  It was bizarre.
Although it’s newly bought, I had been after this dress for a long time, since I tried it on at the Victorian Maiden Press Room in Osaka, 2010.  I really wanted the burgundy version, but I am very happy with what I got.

With my Alice and the Pirates cardigan.  You guys must seriously be sick of this cardigan now.

 Today was a bit rainy when we were taking pictures.  I like Canberra in the rain.

Dress: Victorian Maiden‘s Dorothy Doll Dress.
Shoes: Payless
Cardigan: Alice and the Pirates

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Frocktober 29th!

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Today’s dress is a party dress I bought in London two years back, when I was suffering from the most heinous cold.  Charles and I were there with another friend for New Year’s Eve right after visiting Paris for Christmas.  I can’t believe how sick I was, it was intense.  We went to the Camden town markets and I couldn’t talk without coughing, and I just bought two dresses without even trying them on because I wanted to feel better.  I was a zombie.  There’s another dress coming in the next two days that I bought on the same night!

 Cardigan: SES

I never really think that halter necks look good on me.  Maybe I just don’t like how it feels on my necky neck.  Nice and cool for summer though!
Here’s me at This Is Not Art in 2011.  Charles and I performed our duo there!

And here’s me at Christmas last year.  Right before I went off to Sweden for a month!  It was nice and warm at home 🙂

This picture reminds me – I forgot to wear the waist ribbon today!
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Frocktober 28th!

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Today’s dress is over three years old now, but I don’t wear it very much.  Can you tell why? 

THE FRILLZ REIGNETH!
This dress is a Mary Magdalene replica (or semi-replica), by Qutieland.  You can get one like it here, but they’ve sold out of this fabric.
This morning we went to an antiques auction!  There was lots of lovely china but I didn’t bid on anything.  It’s too scary!
We also had a nice afternoon tea – with Candy Corn we bought from America!

Here’s a photo of me back in 2009 when I got this dress.  I was so excited!  And this is also conclusive proof that I am getting less gooby in photos. Slightly.

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Frocktober 27th!

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Today was a busy Satuday!  First we went to the church garage sale, and then I went off to work, and then we went to the Nara Candle Festival!  I wore a casual dress.

 Weird face weird face! Wrinkly pink tights!

This dress is my oldest item of clothing (possibly) and I just love it.  I have no idea where I got it because it was so long ago!  I think it’s probably from around 2004.  Here’s a photo of me in 2005 – right at the end of high school.  It was taken late at night by Charles after we got back from a movie I think!

 And here’s some photos of the Nara Candle Festival!  We met a friend and her little boy there.  Here they are playing the Taiko drums!

 Kites!

 Candles!

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Frocktober 26th!

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Today I wore two dresses!  But I only took good photos of the first one.  I was busy today!
This dress I made back in January 2010!  I haven’t worn it much because it’s too tight around my chest. I think I might cut off the bodice and make a skirt from it.  Here’s the original post form when I made it!

 Me back when I made it.

Then since the dress was strangling me, I changed into my Gilroy Garlic Dress!  Much more comfy.  The tights have little hearts on them and are from Forever 21.