Outfit Details

Poppy Print woollen dress – 1970′s vintage from Shag in Melbourne

Black Woollen cape, inspired by this post on the appeal of a beautiful cape – 1970′s vintage via Etsy

Black Opaque tights – Voodoo

Booties- Girl Express @ KMart

Red Lipstick – No. 27 by Stephanie Marais

Mid Winter is my fashion nemisis. As each morning is colder than the next, I find it harder and harder to be inspired. So often warm can mean bulky, boring or drab. Giving myself a good kick in the pants and providing a serious dose of colour therapy to other shoppers, I applied my red lipstick liberally and set my 1970′s poppy print to do the rest of the mood enhancing work….

And thank you to Mr SKM who is dragging me back to doing the much missed outfit shots that have been so thin on the ground with my schedule of late. I’ve missed these!

When they tell me that fashion is about to experience a return to the 70′s moment, I don’t start thinking Hippies and long straight hair. I don’t think boho or flower child.  Instead my mind turns straight away to Joan Collins and her uber glam, big haired version of everything. With her oversized glasses, liberal use of fur, slink and glitz, I’m always drawn to the way her 70′s look appears like she’s just about to take the Monte Carlo tables for a few million.

When I got up yesterday morning, I hadn’t planned to create an outfit resembling anything close to a 1970′s look. I’d spent the previous day working on a new pattern for some winter suit pants and was keen to try them out. So I pulled them on and added a few bits and pieces to compensate for the cool weather.  Then, as I started to curl my newly shortened hair, I realised that the look was morphing quite distinctly towards 70′s casual glam. So I just went with it and this is what happened.

Outfit Details

White faux fur vest – ICE Designs (about 8 years ago!)

Black turtleneck – Miss Shop

Wide leg pants – My new pattern made by me.

Belt – Vintage from eBay

Bag – Fendi Spy Bag A/W 2004 (? I think if I remember rightly)

Booties – Girl Express

Nails – Orly in Ruby