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30.07.12

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Wearing: Vintage white blouse, Bonds pink sloppy joe jumper, ASOS multi-colour knit scarf, vintage purple denim shorts, Peter Jensen lilac metal plate belt, Voodoo tights and Topshop lace up boots.

So continuing on from my silly first week of uni, here’s an update of what’s been going on. That subject that I bought the wrong textbook for? I ended up buying the right law textbook only to decide a few hours ago that I want to switch units to something else. Now I’m stuck with another textbook that I don’t quite need and I can’t seem to offload it to anyone. Damn! But now, I’ve got a super-crazy-cool timetable with minimal breaks in between. And I like it that way! So I’ve been searching for the perfect winter scarf for ages now, trawling pages and pages online, not really sure exactly what I was looking for. I sort of wanted something that I could wear with everything and I wanted something that was bright and would stand out. I browsed through a whole chunk of rather average single coloured knitted scarves and whilst they were nice, they just weren’t ‘me’. I then came across this beauty. A multi-coloured knit scarf that is perfect for injecting some sunshine into any dull looking Winter outfit. I love the patchwork look so much and can’t wait to get lots of wear out of it :)

27.07.12

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Wearing: wine felt hat, vintage triple collar blouse, vintage bottle green wool jumper, vintage sweater guard, Viparo leather convertible satchel/backpack, Quirky Circus for MinkPink floral velvet shorts, vintage snowflake bracelet, handmade rings, Voodoo tights and Topshop ACTON buckle boots {Photos by Tom}

Second semester commenced this week and I couldn’t have been more annoyed. To start things off, I decided to be super keen and buy my textbooks before the booklist even came out, assuming that the semester 2 texts would be the same as semester 1. Little did I know, I ended up buying the wrong law textbook and almost bought the wrong marketing textbook as both lecturers had decided to mix things around for the semester. I paid $8.00 to park my car for two hours (after driving for one hour) just so I could attend one lecture which didn’t end up being so exciting and then two days later I proceeded to spend my first ever 9am-9pm 12hr day at uni. But I really can’t complain. I one of those students you like to hate because I’ve never had more than three days of class or more than 13.5 contact hours. Ever. But I must say the extraordinarily large amount of private study required for my course really does balance things out. Anyway, so I’ve been wearing both this outfit and various variations of of it almost everywhere and it’s about time I captured it on camera for my blog. This kind of look is the epitome of comfort for university. With my campus being extremely windy almost every day and season of the year, shorts are generally the way to go. I have my trusty vintage sweater guard collection to help with the accessorising and it’s been a while since I’ve worn a collared shirt without anything dangling off the collars. This leather bag from Viparo is also great for students as it can double as both a satchel and backpack, allowing us to wear two different styles of bags without having to transfer everything into a new bag!

19.07.12

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Wearing: My boyfriend’s beanie, vintage triple collar blouse, vintage koala jumper, vintage red shorts, Voodoo opaque tights and vintage brown boots {photos by Tom}

So I spent the last two days at the Grampians, a sandstone mountain range and national park approximately four hours north west of Melbourne. We checked out McKenzie Falls, one of the biggest waterfalls in Victoria, went to Boroka Lookout to watch the sun set and did all sorts of other things in between. With lots of walking around ahead of me, I decided to put together a couple of very comfortable outfits. I’ve had these vintage leather boots for almost three years now and still can’t believe how well they have held up. If you follow me on Instagram, then you’d know that I love brown boots! They’re so easy to match with and seem to complement so many of my outfits and are definitely one of those pieces that should be in every wardrobe. The koala jumper was also totally appropriate for visiting the Halls Gap Zoo. I really love the countryside for its beautiful landscape, fresh air, dirt roads, forests and open space. Nature is really quite spectacular and to think that you could be surrounded by all of this in your backyard is just wonderful :)