AKL Zoo

On the weekend my sis and I took a trip down memory lane to the family friendly Auckland zoo. It had been over 10 years since I had last been and obviously there had been a lot of changes that I looked forward to exploring. Before we knew it four hours had gone by and I scored myself a mean sunburn on my chest and shoulders. I am usually very diligent about the ‘slip- slop- slap and wrap’ rule as my skin burns like an albino, despite the fact that half my genes come from the pacific islands. But my attentiveness eluded me on this one day and now I get to walk around with my chest looking like the missing meat in a sweet and sour dish (it’s that red!). 

Lesson learned. 

Before the burn.

Top- Kmart

Pants – Wild Child, Farmers

Cropped Cardi- Millers

Shoes- Kmart

Glasses- Le Specs

Necklace- Diva

Hat- taken from Sis

And my sis Anne wears:

Dress- Thrift, Avondale flea market

Bag- Thrift, Red Cross

Bracelets- Mix from, Diva, equip, cotton on, $2 shop and hand made. 

Hammer Time

 

I had brought these pants 3 weeks ago, after waiting patiently for them to go on sale. Holding back on my consumer urge, I was able to snap them up for $20, saving me $40! I think of them as my MC Hammer pants, easy to wear, light weight cotton, made for summer wearing and are a great break from my usual dark denim or plain black pants. But time will tell how these will stand against the thigh test. Cotton is great, but the man made poly, nylon blends hold out longer against wear and tear (something that the bigger peps will know what I’m talking about). So for now I’ll wear them sparingly and hope that they go the distance. 

 

 

Top- Moda, Target

Pants- Wild Child, Farmers

Bag- Blue Bird, Strandbags

Bangles- Taken from my sis

Necklace-Love Love

Ring- Lovisa

Shoes- Kmart

Glasses- Le Specs

Sunset

Nothing like ending your day at the park to watch the sunset. 

 

 

 

Singlet- Garage, Warehouse

Cardi Cape- Valley Girl

Pants- Wild Child, Farmers

Shoes- Kmart

Hat- Warehouse

Glasses- Dollar King Store

Necklace & Ring- Equip

Bus Stop

Spots and stripes make everything nice and a little red clutch breaks it up. Nuff said.

Top- Cant remember where I got it but label reads ‘Expressions’

Skirt- Thrift, Avondale Flea Market

Shoes- Roman Sandals, Number 1 Shoes

Clutch- Thrift, St.Paul De Vince

Glasses- Dollar King Store

Ring- Diva

How many X's?

In the words of Tofiga Fepulea’i, from Laughing with Samoans, ‘I represent all the X’s before the L’s and what better way to demonstrate this then to wear the biggest shirt I own, nuff said!

 

And for that bit of Xmas touch, a Reindeer skull. 

Shirt- ‘Party Girl’, Thrift, Saint Paul De Vince $5

Tights- Maya, Warehouse

Shoes- Chux 

Necklace- Love Love

Glasses- Le Specs ‘Riri’ 

Teachers Skirt

This top is perfect for summer, light coloured and sheer! I had brought the top on my birthday back in October, from the local Red Cross store. And Happy Birthday to me, all their plus size racks were half price making my top only $2! My skirt is a kick back to the 90’s, more specifically to the fashion of my primary school teachers. Although that would be a cringe factor for most, I find myself attracted to the old and mostly unusual. As the saying goes, one man’s junk is another man’s treasure and to me the best treasures are found at Op shops.  

 

 

Top- thrift, Red Cross $2

Skirt- thrift, St Paul De Vince $3

Hat- Garage, Warehouse

Glasses-‘Riri’ by Fiorelli (was $89.95 & I got it on SALE for $20!)

Necklace- Made by Me

 True style is never dictated by price

 

Crochet Poncho

This crochet poncho was a Xmas gift many years ago and it had been 3years since I last wore it. Even though the trend had come and gone I still hung on to it, with the intention of wearing it ‘one day’. So what better way to put truth to the hoarder’s popular belief and actually wearing it ‘one day’ -that being last Saturday. Unlike other fat fashion bloggers who have embraced their bodies and flaunt their lusciousness, I admittedly still struggle from time to time, being in my own skin. Case in point my arms, aka my bat wings. I loathe them and so I cover them. If I wear a singlet or a top with sleeves that are too short for my liking, on goes a second shirt or a cardigan, jumper or jacket. Now I’m well insulated as it is, then you add summer to the mix with that extra layer covering the wings and I’m sweating balls! So to my delight, my debut of my poncho is like an unveiling for my upper arms to the world. It’s the closest to wearing nothing but it has the feeling of being covered which is comforting. Now I look forward to wearing singlet’s as I have another arm covering option available. I know it would be better to go totally nude on the arm front, but Rome wasn’t built in a day and neither is conquering one’s body fear in single moment. So for now, my arms get to relish in the rays of the sun and flap in the summer breeze under the security of a crochet web.

 

 

My hat, spray painted black. If you can’t find what you want, then D.I.Y!

 

Obligatory Titanic shot. 

Poncho- Jay Jays

Singlet- Garage, Warehouse

Skirt- Thrift, Avondale flea market

Shoes- Number 1 Shoes

Hat- Thrift, SaveMart

Glasses- Le Specs

Necklace & Ring- Diva

Belt- Big W