Style Journal | Peek-a-boo Kitten

Today I have for you a simple look of the day featuring a cropped tee with a kitten printed on it! I love wearing overalls because they’re super laid back and very comfortable (despite the troubles one goes through to go to the bathroom) and the green/white combination is quite muted but different. The loose fit of the overalls creates a youthful look, however the shapelessness is compensated by the cropped tee I chose which still hugs the figure nicely.

Cropped Tee: H&M | Overalls: Valley Girl | Shoes: Converse

Have fun!
Nyssa

Wardrobe Inspiration | Rings

As we all know, rings are for fingers but a while ago I read an interesting post by a fashion blogger I admire, Chriselle Lim. In the post she used rings to embellish her scarves by looping the scarves through the rings. In the same way, I decided to experiment with this, using different scarves and trying out different ways of looping the scarves through rings.

Scarf: Coles (Similar) | Top: Unknown (Similar) | Pants: Tesco (Similar Style)

Using this thin blue spotted scarf I took both ends together and looped it through a statement ring, creating a polished and symmetrical look

Scarf: Tesco (Identical)

With my hounds tooth printed scarf, I found the material thicker, so instead of looping both ends through one ring, I put each end on separate rings, simply to change up the basic method of wrapping the scarf around your neck.

Extending on the idea of using rings for more than just your fingers, I discovered that they are very handy to use on tops! Particularly long tops. In my outfit I paired my high waisted pants with a "false crop" tee. This tee actually runs quite long and would generally be paired with something like leggings.

I could just tuck in the shirt right? But personally I don’t like tucking in shirts into pants (especially high waisted) because they can be uncomfortable, and sometimes end up looking bulky under the material of the pants, which leaves an unflattering shape. Here I took the ring and looped the part of the shirt I would tuck in and pulled it through a thin ring, then folding it upwards into the shirt and flattening it so that the excess material doesn’t bulge.

These tips have become very useful to me and I especially use rings on my shirts quite a lot, paired not only with pants, but also high waisted skirts, and layering them on top of plain dresses. I hope these hacks will be helpful for you too!

Have fun,

Nyssa

Style Journal | Distress Me

While I was in Thailand I did a lot of shopping, and I was on a hunt for either a pair of boyfriend jeans, or distressed jeans. I just needed something different from my array of skinny jeans. Lucky for me, I found a pair of distressed boyfriend jeans – win win! In this look I’m wearing a striped top with a huge bow on the front, contrasting against the edginess of the jeans and I completed the outfit with my puffy vest which I always go to when the weather is cold in the morning but becomes too hot for a jacket by noon. Ah Melbourne weather.

Striped Top: F&F | Vest: Dorothy Perkins (Similar Style) | Jeans: Platinum Fashion Mall (Similar Style) | Shoes: Converse

Style Journal | Park Picnic

Although I wore this on a day that I went to church in the city, I felt that this outfit is suited for a picnic or afternoon in the park. The focal point of my look is of course, the dress that has a colour combination that I love: white, blue and orange. Because it’s quite summery and girly, I paired it with my denim jacket so it doesn’t look to ‘precious’. And of course, it’s not a full summery look of the day without some sandals! The sandals I’m wearing are from Rubi shoes and they have pearls embedded onto them.

 

Denim Jacket: Cache Cache | Dress: Unknown (Altered hand-me-down) Similar Style | Sandals: Rubi

Have fun!

Nyssa