TashFash: style

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Friday, 10 January 2014

give it

TIBI top / Morning Warrior black lips t shirt / Kenzo mini skirt / Bionda Castana leather sandals, $350 / Sterling silver bracelet

Kiss it Skitches

Kiss it Skitches by tashfash featuring Tom Ford

Motel long sleeve romper, $74 / BCBGMAXAZRIA leather sandals / 7 Chi zipper wallet / CARAT* pear shape earrings, $250 / With Love From CA chain necklace / Tom Ford lipstick

Tuesday, 7 January 2014

Fresh Roses and Claret Wine

Fresh Roses and Claret Wine by tashfash featuring a purple dress

Topshop purple dress / Valentino slingback shoes, $2,815 / Tory Burch clutch / River Island cuff bracelet, $16 / Infinity necklace, $9.03

I imagine wearing this to an elegand cocktail party with an urban twist.

Too bad that most of my friends prefer beer. :/

Friday, 15 November 2013

I dig it

I dig it by tashfash featuring Topshop

Sacai grey dress / Dr. Martens high boots / Janis savitt jewelry / Eddie Borgo earrings, $265 / Rebecca Minkoff necklace / Head wrap headband, $8.26 / Dolce Gabbana cream lipstick / Topshop nail care, $9.58

Bless Your Heart

Bless Your Heart by tashfash featuring Fendi

Rag Bone crewneck sweater / Marc Jacobs coat / DKNY brown crop pants / MICHAEL Michael Kors brown ankle boots / Zipper handbag, $32 / Rose earrings / Fendi scarve

Tuesday, 12 November 2013

Sunday, 13 October 2013

Wednesday's Child

Wednesday's Child by tashfash featuring hanging star lights

Ted Baker dress, $240 / Shellys two tone platform pumps / Ayaka Nishi bracelet / Black stud earrings / Cameo necklace, $9.57 / Grey top hat / Ethan Allen hanging star light / Pier 1 Imports holiday decoration

Thursday, 19 September 2013

Rebelicious - A?

Rebelicious - A? by tashfash featuring filigree jewelry

Monki oversized jumper sweater, $40 / Polka dot stocking / Shellys chunky-heel boots, $135 / Tatty Devine initial charm / Filigree jewelry, $4.67 / MAC Cosmetics red lipstick, $24 / Фуражка – от H&M, $20

Tuesday, 27 August 2013

Dusty Fingers Part Two: Seek and Revive

Oh my goodness, Seek and Revive is one of the best things that has ever happened to me! It was my first kilo sale. God bless the kilo sale! It was the stuff of dreams, rail upon rail of affordable goodies. I loved every minute of it, bouncing up and down, browsing and trying things on. It was amazing. Here's a tip, bring a friend with a decent camera/phone. There may not be a mirror handy and if you need to keep taking pics, a wing woman is a sturdy alternative to harassing strangers every few seconds.

I thought a kilo would be a lot like when you go to a pickamix and it’s 99p per hundred grams. At first your like ‘HELL YEAH’, until you realise you left with 3 giant cola bottles and a fizzy wizzy and you’re left deflated thinking- where did it all go wrong. 100 grams sounds like more than it is- a lot more. Trust someone who worked in a ‘Ye Olde’ sweet shop. One thing I gained besides weight was how to work a pickamix to the max.

What I’m going to do for all of you kilo sale virgins is break it down for you nice and easy. For those of you who have no budget, ignore me. Go to town and shove whatever you want in the bag screaming YOLO, cash in hand, in reckless abandon. For those of you like me I present to you,

The PICKAMIX PRINCIPAL

For the sake of example, I will translate clothing items into sweets. Because I love both these things.

So for the purpose of this exercise

Leather Jackets= Jelly Snakes
Denim= Giant Cola Bottles
Knitwear= Pear Drops
Light Bottoms= Jazzies
Light Blouses/Shirts= Flying Saucers

As mentioned before, if you have a wad of cash for the spending you can disregard my little diagram. But if it's tight you want to squeeze everything you can of it.

Don't bound up to the scales with four jelly snakes and be horrified when you've smashed your budget four times over. Trust me. If you take your time and search for long enough you'll find all the flying saucers you need. You can leave with six maybe seven stunning light blouses. That's not to say that you won't find that jacket that calls your name and hugs you tightly. Sometimes blowing your howl budget on something special isn't blowing it at all. But if you're a first timer and you wanna get as much for as little as possible. Mix some jazzies with a few flying saucers, leave with a lot but with some variety. That's what I did and I got all this...

Seek and Revive will be at Dusty Fingers Market on 3rd September. Check out their Facebook page!

https://www.facebook.com/SeekandRevive

Thursday, 15 August 2013

Dark Paradise

Dark Paradise by tashfash featuring a black diamond ring

Valentino black dress / High heels platform, $39 / Effy Collection black diamond ring / Marni / Raven Crow with Skulls - HALLOWEEN Skulls Art Print on antique book...

I love the Lana Del Rey Song of the same name. This is how I would style her for a performance of the song, sort of like an ultra stylish Wednesday Addams. Having said that, Wednesday is a style icon in her own right. I wish I could rock a centre parting like that.

Hope I did this beautiful haunting song justice!

Have a look for yourself at the melancholic masterpiece...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSz43AHM2EU

Until Next Time...

Wednesday, 14 August 2013

Dusty Fingers August - Part One: SWAPAHOLICS

It was that time again today. Dusty Fingers market set up again for awesome times. Beloved SwapAholics were there once again in a more miniature form than before. Nevertheless, there was plenty of goodies for the snatching- didn’t come out quite right there. The haul this time was more successful than before, because this time I got there nice and early.

I got a super special awesome denim shirt with adorable embroidery over the button holes- I will wear it with pride. Ooh and there was this suede skirt that the swapper had customised with awesome ladder detail. I’m so kitted out now I can feel ‘ Like a rhinestone cowboy...’ that was the only cowboy related song I could really think of. I should probably stop making references to songs.

I got awesomeness in the form of a super block colour shirt and this adorable bowling-cum-prairie shirt with wee shoulder pads. These were both thanks to the same swapper who had crazy- good style. Wow, that sounds like a bad anime translation.

Anyway lady wherever you are, thank you so much. Everyone was really friendly and social, it’s like shopping on another level. Usually when I shop it’s between me, the sales adviser and my bank account. But swapping and vintage shopping provides you with a networking experience. You meet new people, you learn things and wonderful strangers make you feel brave enough to try new things. I picked the bowling mcwhatever shirt and thought I couldn’t wear it. It was until Diana Infernoo of Swapaholics said ‘that’s cute’.

I’m not going to say a certain anagram that justifies arbitrary stupidity but CARPE DIEM. Grab it and if you don’t wear it then a few swaps later you can give someone else the opportunity to do it justice. That’s the great thing about swishing. You can afford to take risks. You know it’s not going to waste. You’re saving something and if it doesn’t work for you it’ll work for someone else next time.

For want of a better phrase- ‘One man’s trash, that’s another man’s come up.’

And when someone picks up something you brought and says ‘ooh!’ honestly it gives you shivers. It lets you know that you’ve personally made a positive impact on someones day, on someone’s wardrobe. I can’t help smile thinking ‘I wonder how she’s going to rock that...’

I look forward to the next swap as always. I have four items on my loyalty card, booyah is not the word.

Until next time.