For those of you overseas readers, Millers is a budget clothing retailer here in Australia that caters mainly to an older demographic. It’s not exactly fashion forward and you will never see their items grace the pages of Vogue et al.
As I am eternally on a fashion hunt and love the thrill of the chase, I popped in with Mother Melbourne on a recent shopping trip. This top was $12 on sale and although you can’t really see it in the pictures, the front of the top is ruched and pinned just so, a la Vivien Westwood.
I wore it to the Feathers(at the complete other end of the fashion spectrum) 40th Birthday celebrations last week and was complimented all round by what was a rather posh crowd. I didn’t say where I got it, just smiled wryly to myself and said, ‘This old thing?’
Pray tell dear readers do you have your own secret shopping haunt? I wonder now what else I might find at Millers amongst the elastic waist pants and sensible polar fleece vests.
What I’m wearing:
Top: Millers
Skirt: Laura Ashley
Belt: Sportscraft
Necklace: Imagination on Swanston St
Manicure: Miss Fox Melbourne
My latest manicure from Miss Fox. Not quite a love heart, not quite a reverse french manicure. It’s a mash up of an Illamasqua design and a manicure that Lana del Rey has been sporting lately. I LOVE it.
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You could wear a garbage bag and look amazing Lady M… oh wait…. 😉
I get the most comments on the items I have thrifted, second only to items from Target! I had on a thrifted pink and grey boucle skirt with a Target pink, black and grey polka dot shirt topped off with a Lisa Ho thrifted cardigan and people were commenting all day about what a fantastic outfit I had on. Where did you get it? You look so Chanel. I had to laugh as the whole look cost me less than $35.
Cheers,
Laura
When I get compliments on what I’m wearing, it’s usually always for vintage stuff from op shops or Savers. Even my grandmother’s clothing (that I wear now) gets positive feedback. For more modern stuff, I always get “where did you get that!” comments when I wear clothing from The Cat’s Meow in the Campbell Arcade, Melbourne.
Beautiful top, I love the print! Always fun finding a cute bargain buy in an unexpected place 🙂
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