Op shop
Wearing an op shop outfit to The Logies
Not a fan of award ceremonies but I did watch a bit of the red carpet last night and was looking at Twitter during some of it. The women were all blinged up and dress Read more…
Not a fan of award ceremonies but I did watch a bit of the red carpet last night and was looking at Twitter during some of it. The women were all blinged up and dress Read more…
Last Saturday night I had some girlfriends over to watch the Royal wedding of Meghan and Harry. Frocking up was optional but we all dressed up in our own fashion. Op shop fashion that is. Read more…
A few weeks ago I went to a friend’s place for dinner. I took along some of my son’s clothes he’s outgrown to see if their son would like them and he chose a couple Read more…
I bought this navy frock on the weekend at one of my local op-shops. I think it’s a home-made dress as the only thing like a label was a small size label which I accidentally Read more…
When I first started op-shopping back in the 1980s I was drawn to sparkly clothing. Not much has changed. Yesterday I found this in a Salvos. It was $7.50. It’s home-made. It sparkles. And, most Read more…
I think shopping for clothes at op shops can be considered a form of sustainable fashion. After all, you’re not buying new, but recycling something that someone has already bought. Last weekend I went to Read more…
Whenever someone admires something I’m wearing I often proudly say, ‘I bought it from the op shop’. I realised recently that I was doing this as if ‘the op shop’ is the only one in Read more…
I was invited to a Clambake recently and the dress theme revolved around the movie of the same name starring Elvis Presley. I ran with my interpretation of a more formal outfit to suit the Read more…
I was sorting through photos a few weeks ago on a hot weekend when the weather precluded doing much outside the house. I was making my annual photo book for 2013 – I know – Read more…
I had a short break away in the Gold Coast and northern New South Wales for 5 days last week. I went with my sister so we could visit our sick aunt and because we Read more…