Tag Archive: secondhand

Shorts for all seasons

Have you heard the expression “aspirational fashion”? It’s used to refer to ridiculously glamorous and expensive fashion which the admirer would never wear in real life, due to their social and/or financial circumstances.… Continue reading

Flamenco fix-up

Sometimes secondhand discoveries make you feel like dancing… …well, nearly (anyone who knows me will be shocked at this photo as I never, like EVER, dance). Often I buy things that aren’t quite… Continue reading

Layers of lace

Are you wondering how it got to be a week into March already? I certainly am. Summer is officially over here in Australia, so naturally I have only just now got around to fixing… Continue reading

Thinking of Autumn fashion (and freebies!)

It’s just about that time of year in Melbourne where we should start thinking about what to wear for Autumn, although the 36-degree days we’ve been having lately aren’t exactly conducive to such forward planning. Luckily, I… Continue reading

Working the day shift

When was the last time you heard someone ask “do you have a hobby?”. “Hobby” sounds so quaint, doesn’t it? I think the last time I heard it used seriously was in my Japanese language… Continue reading