Ultimate outfit day.

The Devil Wears Prada was on last night. Jeeze the clothes in that movie make me happy. This is my ultimate outfit.

I want an ultimate outfit day. A day once a month, or even year that’s dedicated to wearing your ultimate outfit. The hottest thing you got happening in your wardrobe. At that time. In that season. For whatever mood you’re in. And then everyone can send in photos of their ultimate outfit. It will be a project. A blog. A flip book. A day.

On this day when people ask you why you’ve dressed up, or down, instead of saying I felt like it you get to say ‘It’s ultimate outfit day, didn’t you know??'

It’ll give the people who don’t work in a fashion to look like they do, and the people who work in suits a chance to express themselves. And if everyone’s doing it. No one looks like a goose. And no ones embarrassed to sit with you at lunchtime. And instead of getting weird looks down the street people will smile and nod.

You shouldn't need an excuse to wear what you want. But, sometimes you feel a little self-conscious and you just do.

I’ll workshop this and see what I can do.

Thoughts?

Monday Morning Fashion Coffee

If you haven’t already, get onto the Topshop spring/summer 09 look book and MylookBook's Feb edition. Excellent Monday morning coffee-drinking-viewing.

Loving the tassled scarfs. WhoWhatWear features a ripper.

If only it was cool enough to even wear jeans. Let alone a scarf. Oh Mother Nature. Let us out of the sauna.

MAN-GIFT OF THE WEEK

The Power Slider. No. This is not a dance move. This is almost like a tracking device. With one of these your man’s i-phone will never run out of battery. You’ll know where he is at all times. That’s if he chooses to pick up . . . mmmmm.

Anyhoo. This casing has some special super power that more than doubles the battery life of your mans i-phone. And to top it off it also protects the phone with it’s sexy black hardshell casing. It looks gooood. Smooooth. Like the marble of Leonardo’s Davids perfectly formed butt cheeks. Click here to read more technobabble and order.

Cool as a Cucumber.

I’m over being a lemon head. Gone sour. Good for the liver. But not good enough for my Gin and Tonic.

Limes you say? Too God-damn expensive. In normal supermarkets anyway. On the other hand if you cruise along Victoria Street you’ll find some for quite a reasonable price.

I’ve moved onwards and upwards. I now have cucumber in my G&T. Very refreshing. I don’t know why I haven’t gotten into this sooner. It’s not a new thing at all.

Try a few slices, or even peels, of cucumber in your G&T this week. It's fresh, easy and cheap. And the less you spend on garnish the more you can put towards your next bottle of Hendricks.

The Big Day Out in Hats

Long weekends always send me out of wack. That extra day.

You end up squeezing two weekends worth of partying into one and the five days work into four. Tis not good for the health. Especially when the long weekend is a celebration of ones patriotism. And particularly if you screamed at the The Black Kids, jumped up and down to The Prodigy and swayed to Neil Young at the Big Day Out.

It doesn’t make for a pleasant Tuesday. But it does make for some great photos and fricken hilaaaarious memories.

There were some serious outfits kickin about the dust around Flemington but given the temperature I thought the most important accessory of the day was a hat. And no. You with the mullet wig, that doesn’t count as a hat. Although it does provide some shade.

Here are some of the pearlers that caught my eye.

The sweet smell of Liberty

The rise and demise and the rise of Laura Ashley. Who would have thought that we’d be adding the extra rise on the end of that sentence? EGAD.

But with Topshop launching their spring season of floral frocks and Nike’s ode to curtains, flowers, big and small, are back. Back with a familiar perfume. Breath deeply. Get a whiff. Ahhhhhh. I recognise that. It’s the Nineties. May the fashion Gods help us.

I’m not sure if I’ll be embracing this resurgence. Only time will tell. I’m more inclined to stick to monochrome tones and androgens zones of all things plain in these tough times. Although, I do have a soft spot for lace.

God help us if they start making those playsuit thiiings in florals.

Star Hoops

How often do you find so many things you love combined in one? Not often. Like a Tradie that enjoys fine wine and art galleries. Hard to come by.

Pinch me. Star Sign. Gold. Large. Earrings. These are awesome. So is Mayoress the blog I found them on. And so is FredFlare, the website you can get them from. A+++. I’m ordering multiples because I always lose my mofo’s.

To top it all off, they're on sale. $6. Ace.