Lady Melbourne

You may remember from this post I prepared earlier that ASOS recently launched their new SS 13′ campaign here on Australian shores. This dress is from the collection and knew that it had to be mine the minute I laid eyes on it.

So trundling down Tierry St on my way to buy lunch at the Queen Victoria Market during a recent jury duty escapade, I stumbled upon Melbourne Vintage. The shop is a TREASURE TROVE and I almost didn’t want to tell you about it so I could keep it all to myself.

Do you like to wear hats in summer? I like a very certain type of hat, in that I like wide brim floppy varieties, but not say, a baseball cap.

St Frock is an amazing online retailer who have also just opened a new store in Union St, Pyrmont Sydney so if you are that way I insist that you check it out.

As it’s racing season I found myself in my natural habitat last weekend: trackside at Caulfield Guineas Day.

So we’re well and truly into Frocktober but I still need your help to raise funds!

So what do you wear to the races when you are expected to look chic, modern and stylish in classic race wear….and its 10 degrees?

I was going to start this post with some tired, old, cliche about how every woman should own an LBD, but then I got thinking, does everyone actually own one or have the need to?

TweetThe blog has had a little face lift, can you tell? I like to think of it as a little refresher, a little botox, not the whole hog ‘I’ve-been-to-Thailand-on-holiday-but-really-I-went-to-the-Gold-Coast-and-had-a-face-lift.’ ANYHOW! This dress is a recent purchase from Rogue Girl Vintage on Etsy and I found it after I’d bought the 70s dresses from Episode before [...]

This is my fourth year doing Frocktober an I have to say that it is you the Lady Melbourne reader that spurs me on to participate each year. In my first year I think I raised about $50 from memory, last year? Just over $1500.

Well it’s come to an end: Frocktober and my campaign to wear a dress every day and raise money for Ovarian Cancer Research. I am absolutely thrilled to report that through your donations and my frock wearing efforts we’ve raise $1530 dollars. WOW!!