OOOTD* Lace Waisted Dress in Rust

*Old Outfit of the Day!
My camera has been recovered, and I spent a wonderful day opshopping (thrifting) and buying new plants at a nursery.

Kumquat, Climbing Rose, and Raspberry plants! New babies!

 So, here is my very first purchase from ASOS Curve, the Lace Waisted Dress in Rust.
 Please don't mind my hair, I have every intention of dying it, I just have a procrastination problem. ^_^

Sookie has a habit of being photographed

So, this dress had me super nervous. I didn't know if it would fit because even with measurements and all, some websites are super iffy about sizing. Many plus size places have provisions in place for the bust, and comparatively, I don't have much of one.
I needn't have worried, because it fit me gorgeously! It is so comfortable, with a really lovely jersey fabric underneath, and stretchy in a really subtle way - that is, it fit against my skin and stretched where I needed stretch, but the lace overlay made it look as if it weren't stretching at all.
It has cute sleeves, too - I hadn't ever seen sleeves like that before, with cute little points along them that I thought made my arms look smaller, which is always a win!
I wore it with black tights by Target, which upon looking at the pictures were likely not the best choice - I thought they looked better at the time, so that's slightly annoying.

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This is my favourite bangle/bracelet ever, ever, ever. Its by Disney Couture, and I got it from ASOS in the same order. It is gold plated, and has "Have faith in your dreams" in gold raised out of baby pink enamel. It has a little clasp, and it fits my wrist so well, and goes with just about everything. It came in a super cute purple satin pouch, which I wish I had photographed before it got lost in the whirling abyss that is my bedroom.

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The bag is vintage GloMesh, thrifted in a rural Salvation Army store, and the necklace is actually a super cute watch by Oasis, bought from, you guessed it, ASOS. It came on a very long silver chain but I thought it looked kind of cheap and nasty. The watch itself is sort of heavy, and coated in a thick white enamel, and the chain really threw it off, so I put it on a gold loop chain I've had for a few years (my mother gave it to me when I turned 16) and it really made it look better. I can't read it myself from there, obviously, but The Boy tells me the time anyway. When I've been out on my own I've worn a longer chain, and I recently safety pinned it to a floral handbag (I triple pinned it, because you can never be too careful, but the pins were on the inside so as not to make it too obvious) and that was super super cute.

The earrings I got for only a couple of dollars in an ASOS sale, and I know you can't see them too well. They are little floral balls hanging off hoops, with a regular earring hook above. The price has gone back up again, but they are still only really cheap, and great quality for the price.

Disney Couture Bangle 

AU 46.27 GBP 28

Lace Waisted Dress  AU 36.35 GBP 22

Oasis Floral Ball Hoop Earrings  AU 10.74 GBP 6.50

Oasis White Bow Pendant Watch AU 23 GBP 13

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I love this outfit. I love every piece. I hope you like it too.

Hello!

Hi general blogosphere, it's me again!

Not that anyone is reading, and I don't blame you all! What a terrible time to lose my camera, in the midst of launching myself a blog. I have a sneaking suspicion it is at my fellow's parents house, which is just dandy considering they are on holidays. They get home tomorrow and then I can finally find out if I have left it there - if not, it could be anywhere. I have the kind of house people could break into and I wouldn't notice for weeks unless they disturbed my wardrobe.

The view from my window <3

I'm not quite sure what I expected when I started following peoples blogs and commenting on their posts, but nothing has happened at all. Actually, a lie. One blogger has followed me back. It feels sort of disorienting, because noone even replies to my comments. I'm not as cynical as I sound, I'm trying to be realistic and am still hopeful of this whole life-changing experience other bloggers think their blogs have been. I'm just painfully new, and as a shy small-town girl with all kinds of anxiety and whatnot, it can be difficult to know what to post or what to say, even online. All the world is a stage; and muggins here gets stage fright.

Some sneaky previews of more clothes I'll be getting soon!

This adorable skirt by ASOS Curve! I just couldn't resist it!
Also, the picture is bigger because I love it more!

This super cute shirt by ASOS Curve

This shirt and skirt by ASOS Curve

 I post a lot of ASOS because it is my main shop at the moment; I'm not in any way affiliated with ASOS! I just can't look past cute clothes with free shipping, living in Australia. The Australian fashion market doesn't really have a lot going on for me.

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Those of you with blogs (self contradiction here even asking); how do you promote yourself/how do you get people to read?


And a footnote:
Meet the two loves of my life:

L-R: The Boy; Sookie Stackhouse Von Tippet

And me!:

        with my mummy