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I'm an ex-Vogue Japan editor who now lives in Melbourne and loves op shopping, remaking and customising just about anything wearable. Follow me for dirt-cheap DIY fashion fabulousness!

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Hollywood Costume at ACMI

Looking for an escape on a cold winter's day in Melbourne? (This green dress from Atonement isn't exactly appropriate for chilly weather, but it certainly is gorgeous!) Well, you could go to a...

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Some girls get their grandmother's diamonds, others get pearls handed down to them. I, on the other hand, scored something that to me is far more valuable, namely, a Paton's knitting and crocheting...

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Autumn - the season for sewing

What season is it in your part of the world? Here in Melbourne the past few days have been more like spring, but as it's officially very late autumn, I thought I should get into the spirit and show...

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Refashioning ethnic dress - Yao jacket

As you might have realised by now, I'm a big fan of ethnic textiles, embroidery and handicrafts - especially crafts that you can actually wear. The problem is, even if a garment is wearable, it...

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Bloggers on the Mornington Peninsula: Part 3

After all the feasting over the first two days of our bloggers' trip to Mornington (which was, of course, all selflessly carried out in the name of research) I was in the mood for a little exercise...

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Bloggers on the Peninsula: Part 2

Take a good, hard look at this picture. It's probably the first and last time you are ever likely to see any of us bloggers captured in exercise gear, minus make-up and shod in sneakers (although...

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Bloggers on the Peninsula: Part 1

What kind of mood are you in today? This mood hat I found in an op shop in Dandenong didn't have "excited" and "lucky", but that's how I was feeling last Friday as I set off with Candice and...

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DIY - stick with it!

This would have to be the easiest and cheapest (ie free) DIY ever. But for those of you who like instructions, here's the how-to. 1. Go into your backyard, or somewhere where there are trees that...

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Bloggers' break

Due to the sudden onset of winter, this is one thing I probably won't be doing much of this weekend. However, I will be heading down the coast along the Mornington Peninsula with a group of fine...

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Staycation on French Island

When you can't get away for a proper holiday, a staycation is the perfect solution. At the end of the Easter break, I jumped in the car and tootled on down to French Island, taking in some sights...

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Things have changed around here

Have you noticed I've had a makeover? Or more accurately, I've given this blog a makeover. Every so often I like to change the template, because I'm yet to find one I am really happy with. I was...

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Our haul from the Nuffnang op shop crawl

It's taken me a little while, but finally, here are some snaps from the op shop crawl I did with a group of bloggers at the end of March. The gathering was organised by Erica and Nuffnang joined...

Apr 8, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Scottish Samurai style

In my last post, I showed you a few of my outfits from LMFF and promised I'd give you a closer look at this neckpiece. It's a bit hard to tell what exactly it is in this full length shot, so here's...

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Guilfoyle's Volcano - a rough guide

How's your Easter holiday been? Have you managed to get away for a bit? My (very) mini-break begins tomorrow (location will be revealed in an upcoming post, of course!), but I thought I'd share...

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LMFF: Pier pressure

It was a whirlwind week, but LMFF is over for another year. Did you make it to any of the shows? If not, here's the action you missed - away from the runway*. I always love seeing what show...

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Don't you know it's fashion week?

... and that means - ironically, because fashion week is when there's always something to post about - that I'll be off air for a little while. I'm blogging for City Weekly and Stonnington Review...

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Happy Birthday St Gertrude, patron saint of cats!

The 17th of March is celebrated in many countries as St Patrick's Day (and in even more countries, it's celebrated as my birthday, haha!) but did you know that it's also the day of St Gertrude of...

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Got a minute?

If you have about 60 seconds, a scrap of lace or braid, a pair of scissors and some bobby pins, then you're all ready for the quickest and easiest DIY ever. I wasn't even sure if I should bother...

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Fashion on Film

AGGGH! It's SO HOT here in Melbourne! It seems like weeks since the daytime temperature dipped under 30 degrees and it's set to continue for a few days yet. If you're sick of sizzling on the beach...

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Vintage fabric from Vietnam

Tell me, readers, what do you see here? Two pieces of gorgeous silk material? You'd be right of course. However, this lovely silk has a lot more meaning. My neighbour of more than 30 years moved...

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Oriental Express

I'm sure by now that if you've read a few posts of mine, you'll realise that I'm rather partial to fiddling with all sorts of ethnic dress to make it more fashion-y. Somewhat ironically (seeing as...

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There's a cat on the cover!

It's not often a cat (let alone a serval cat called Tula) makes it to the front cover of a magazine, but then Peppermint is not your average magazine! It's a showcase of style, sustainability and...

Feb 28, 2013 Like

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T-dress times two

Do you remember this dress? More to the point, did I ever actually post about the original refashioning that I did on it? I was sure I had, which is why I didn't bother getting a "before" shot...

Feb 24, 2013 Like

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Refashioning ethnic dress is not a sinh!

Remember I told you about my trip to the Talat Sao in Vientiane? Well, this was one of the things I purchased there. It's a vintage sinh*, apparently from the Houa Phan region, where I have never...

Feb 20, 2013 Like

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Three ways with a T-dress

Many years ago, I bought this oversized printed T-top while on holiday in Malaysia. It made a handy mini dress or beach cover-up, which is how I used it for a while. But this year when I went to...

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Year of the Snake... and bandicoot... and zebra...

Happy Lunar New Year everyone! Today is the first day of the Year of the Snake, so I went out and found a snake to pose with just for you. Don't ever say I don't make an effort for my readers! No,...

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What I know about wool...

...isn't a great deal, but after an interpreting gig for some Japanese suit retailers this week, I sure know a lot more about wool than I did before. Visually this post is not going to be stunning,...

Feb 8, 2013 Like

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Yarns about Melbourne

Just a quick one today - I know that yarnbombing is getting ubiquitous, but I'm still quite partial to it myself. Who doesn't love rainbow trees and granny squares on the streets? These are all at...

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Ballet & Fashion at the NGV

Vanessa LEYONHJELM (designer): Justine Summers in Tutu and headdress 1994 Divergence, choreographed by Stanton Welch, The Australian Ballet, 1994 The Australian Ballet Collection, Melbourne Photo:...

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Hollywood Costume at ACMI

Knitwit, old-school style

Autumn - the season for sewing

Refashioning ethnic dress - Yao jacket

Bloggers on the Mornington Peninsula: Part 3

Bloggers on the Peninsula: Part 2

Bloggers on the Peninsula: Part 1

DIY - stick with it!

Bloggers' break

Staycation on French Island

Things have changed around here

Our haul from the Nuffnang op shop crawl

Scottish Samurai style

Guilfoyle's Volcano - a rough guide

LMFF: Pier pressure

Don't you know it's fashion week?

Happy Birthday St Gertrude, patron saint of cats!

Got a minute?

Fashion on Film

Vintage fabric from Vietnam

Oriental Express

There's a cat on the cover!

T-dress times two

Refashioning ethnic dress is not a sinh!

Three ways with a T-dress

Year of the Snake... and bandicoot... and zebra...

What I know about wool...

Yarns about Melbourne

Ballet & Fashion at the NGV

Sizing things up (er, down)

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