Denim on denim

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Denim shirt on denim skirt

 WHEN:  October 3, 2013 : Wednesday

THE MAIN ATTRACTIONS:
Denim on Denim

Shirt : CCI

Skirt : Fashion Express
Necklace : Sass Diva

THE BASICS :
Wedges : Meltz

THE DAY PLAN : I started my day with the gym and then finally completed my Module 3 and submitted it - awaiting my result with bated breath.

When I got up yesterday morning, I was not sure I wanted to go to gym.  I kinda debated it with myself in my head and then decided to go because I knew I feel much better after I've been.  I then decided to tick off another item on my October Action List and try something new at gym.  My something new was a Rebounding class.  I saw it in action for a few minutes last week and thought it would be fun.  Well it was fun and I laughed a lot because I was simply unable to get the co ordination right to do some of the exercises, but I enjoyed it immensely and I if my schedule allows, I shall be doing it again next week.  I must say - 'my alles is seer' (my everything is sore).

 

source

Some info about Rebounding in the link above :

 

NASA research found rebounding to be 68% more efficient than running on a treadmill!

 

Just 2 minutes of rebounding offers equivalent physiological benefits as: 6 minutes of running -  10 minutes of swimming and 22 minutes of walking!

 

In just 2 minutes of rebounding – the entire lymphatic system is flushed out and the white blood cell count nearly triples, providing a greater defence system to destroy cancer cells.

 

It was our monthly sistas dinner last night and yet again we went to Casa Rossi.  Norma was curious to see how it would be after the previous manager had left. 

 

Sadly, except that the food was up to its usual standard, the rest of it was disappointing.  The restaurant was very empty and had no atmosphere.  The music was insipid.  The service was slow. 

THE VERDICT : I don't believe I've ever worn denim on denim in my adult life, or at least, not that I can remember.    In my head I clearly see the pictures of Brittney and Justine in their matching denim on denim look and it kinda makes me cringe and hope I don't look as bad.  Will look back on this in a month or two and possibly shudder.  Not sure I'm wild about it, but today I thought I'd give it a try.

 

 

FABruary Style : Day 12 : Layers

 Details : Earrings : Sass Diva | Necklace & Ring : Truworths | Watch : Fossil |

Tank top : Truworths | Skirt : Fashion Express | Waist Coat : Miladys | Shoes : Rage

Hmmm ... does my outfit show how little prep went into this look beforehand?  I think it s.c.r.e.a.m.s. lack of planning and imagination ... lol.  I kinda had a look in mind, but the pieces I was going for were simply not working.  This waistcoat has only been on the blog once before and I have put it in the 'for sale' pile twice, then pulled it out and thought, you have potential.  Do you have any other styling tips - or it is as 'frumpy' looking at what I see it as?

Hope you're having a stunningly stylish week thus far.

Stripe on stripe

Stripe on stripe with denim

T-shirt : Edgars

Blazer : Truworths

Denim skirt: Fashion Express

Shoes : Legit

Necklace : Miladys

Bracelet : Truworths



I decided to try something a little different with stripes on stripes ... my mother will probably shake her head and tsk tsk as I know that mixing patterns like this is a no-go in her fashion rules.  I at first was going to wear my denim shirt over and tie it in front, but it looked too 'Friday' for a Thursday.

I was rather undecided about my shoes as well ... denim wedges - nope didn't look right, taupe wedges, nope ... so I ended up with the black pumps, they just seemed more businesslike and if you knew how demotivated and dog tired I am, you'd understand that wearing anything too laid back could be detrimental to my performance ... lol.

I had a serious panic this morning when I got to the office!  I had completed all the documentation for Courteneys Immigrant Visa Application, taken the photos and got the Police Clearance Certificate.  I scanned the documents in and sent them to their Dad ... who thankfully noticed that I had not gotten the little lady to sign the application.  I called the Post Office who still had the letter on site and Courts and Schatz were in the center as they were heading to gym ... so the lady kindly allowed her to open the envelope, sign the document and it is now being sent.  My poor head is throbbing as I get really tense when I screw up like this.  I am way overdue for a break!

Here's hoping your day is simply fabulous ... thanks for coming by and do say Hi. 

WIWW : Delightful denim

This is my first time linking up to What I wore Wednesday over at The Pleated Poppy. 

As I've said whenever I've worn this skirt, I l.o.v.e. my denim skirt.  It's not 'thick' denim and its a lovely feminine cut and style, with little ruffles at the back.  I have another denim skirt, but it feels like I'm trying to make a box fit my curves.  The waist is huge and it feels so box-like around me that I only wore it about three times and then gave up on it completely.

This morning when I got up, I really had no idea what I was going to wear and thought I'd grab the first mag next to my bed for some inspiration.  It was the Edgars (local South African clothing store) mag and they had a feature about blazers and how to style them, which totally inspired my look.  Although my jacket is more of a tuxedo style jacket.

Skirt : Express



T-shirt : contempo

Jacket : Mr Price

Shoes : Truworths

Scarf : Don't remember

 Somedays, I so wish I had a stylist to my outfit together, a hairdress to do my locks and a makeup artist to make to look divine.

Thanks for visiting and please come again.

Magazine Madness

Majority of women I know buy magazines and often and more than one per month.  I decided this week that I would clear out all the magazines prior to 2010.  I was looking at the prices of some of them and am fairly surprised at the amount of money my household has spent (namely G-man and myself) on magazines. 

There is the once-in-a-blue-moon purchase of the Conde Naste Home and Garden which in 2008 was R32.95.  It's not a regular one, but between us, we have bought a few.  Another one, purchased more often is Garden and Home or Home ... not quite as expensive, but if you buy both issues in month it's around R70. 

Then there's my addictions, namely Woman and Home, She, Fair Lady, Oprah, Marie Claire and Psychologies and what was a regular, but now a once-in-a-blue-moon purchase of Shape. 

Once is a while, there's a random purchase like Joy, Femina or Essentials.  I know that I don't read all the magazines from cover to cover and sometimes, do little more than page through and drool over the clothing or recipes.  Therefore, I think I need to cure myself of this addiction and decide only 'some'.  So I'm in a quandary - which one's do I keep on purchasing and which do I cull?

I would keep purchasing Psychologies as it's more about life skills and self development and an area of immense interest for me.  But as for the lifestyle and fashion mags - I need to make a choice namely between Woman & Home and Fairlady.

So that makes me curious - which in your opinion are the 'best and why'?

And here is my fashion inspiration of the day ... which I based my outfit on, but did not get around to photographing as both my SD cards were upstairs at my laptop.

source : http://www.fairlady.com/

My outfit consisted of the following items:

Denim skirt : Truworths | Polka dot shirt : Contempo | Purple pullover : DH at Truworths | Booties :  Woolworths|

February 11th - Fabulous, it's Friday

Hey hey hey ... it's Friday.

 Parisian chique is what G-man called this look.  Another Truworths look as well ... denim skirt from OBR, striped t-shirt - DH, shoes - Truworths, beaded necklaces and wooden bangles - Edgars.

Last time I wore this skirt I was so agitated as my tummy was quite a bit larger and it caused the skirt to ride up the entire day - shortly after that I had it in the 'sell' pile and then decided to hang on a bit.  I'm glad I did - it did not ride up today and I really enjoyed wearing it.  I think it's redeemed.  I am however on the hunt for a more 'tailored' cut denim skirt.

I chose to wear my nude shoes, which is a new attempt for me, usually I'd wear black sandals, but I think it worked out quite well ... my shoes were a hit with ladies in the building - only thing, they're about a half cm too high so by the time I get home, I'm dying to get out of them :-)

All in all, I rate this look as a success.

How was your look today?

October 15th - Frivilous Friday

Todays look was initially going to feature my 'pink and black' cardigan, but then as I was doing my face I looked down and saw my purple shoes and the direction changed from pink to purple.


Simple Friday look (since I usually wear denims of some sort on Friday)


    Denim skirt - OBR at Truworths
    Pink Cami - Woolworths
    Purple Cardigan - Pick 'n Pay
    Purple Shoes - real real cheapies bought at Legit
    Belt - another cheapie from a store in Mulbarton.
    Necklace and Silver Bangles - Truworths
    Earrings and ring - unknown