This edition of What I Wore sees me start the week with copper hair…and finish it as a blonde! We are also having some glorious warm Autumn days…unseasonably warm which I love, but we so really need some rain. However, I am enjoying still being able to wear my summer outfits before the cold weather […]
Vintage
Anzac Day 2016 – Lest We Forget
By Sarah in General, Melbourne, Vintage Tags: Anzac Day, Anzac Day 2016, Dawn Service, Lest we forget, Melbourne, The Shrine
Like many other Australians and New Zealanders, our Anzac Day started very early as we joined the huge crowd that went to the Dawn Service at the Shrine in Melbourne. When I was younger, I had always wanted to attend this service…and now I can say that this was the third time we have been. […]
Vintage Melbourne – Marshalite Traffic Signals
By Sarah in General, Melbourne, Vintage 1 Comment Tags: Marshalite, Melbourne, traffic signal
If you head into the city (Melbourne), and along Burke Street to the RACV Club, you may notice an interesting structure in their courtyard. I was fascinated by it, so did a little research to find out what exactly it was…and I discovered it is a traffic signal, which were used in parts of Melbourne […]
What I Wore Roundup – Edition 42
By Sarah in Fashion, Op Shopping, Vintage, What I Wore Tags: op shop fashion, Rockmans jeans, thrifted fashion, vintage, What I wore
Another short working week, and my last before holidays! The weather is finally transitioning into Autumn, and as a result, I am rediscovering my cooler weather wardrobe! This is what I wore… What I Wore…Monday 21st March – Sunday 27th March Started the week in an old Jaqui E maxi dress that I found in […]
What I Wore Roundup – Edition 41
By Sarah in Fashion, Op Shopping, Vintage, What I Wore Tags: ootd, op shop fashion, thrifted fashion, vintage, What I wore
Another week down, and it saw one last blast of heat before the cold weather hit. Plus it was a shorter working week…one of three in a row…perfect! This is what I wore… What I Wore…Monday 14th March – Sunday 20th March Monday was a holiday…we didn’t have anything planned so ended up going to […]
Vintage Camera – Yashica Mat-124 G
By Sarah in Photography, Vintage Tags: 120 film, Film Never Die, medium format, vintage camera, Yashica, Yashica Mat-124 G
Regular readers will know that a few weeks ago, I added a vintage camera to my camera bag, and I am loving it! Meet Yashi…or to give it it’s full name…Yashica Mat-124 G…. This particular model was made from 1970 till 1986, and was the last TLR produced by Yashica…a TLR means a twin-lens reflex […]
Book Review- Lost Melbourne
By Sarah in Book Reviews, Melbourne, Photography, Vintage 2 Comments Tags: book review, historic photographs, history of Melbourne, Lost Melbourne
I love looking at historic photos of this wonderful city we live in, so when I heard about this book, I had to hunt down a copy for ourselves. Lost Melbourne by Heather Chapman and Judith Stillman is a history book with a difference…it focuses on what we have lost over time as progress marches […]
What I Wore Roundup – Edition 40
By Sarah in Fashion, Op Shopping, Vintage, What I Wore Tags: ootd, op shop fashion, preloved, vintage fashion, What I wore
What a strange week we had weatherwise….a last blast of heat before Autumn sets in. I delved back into my vintage outfits…finding it a bit of a learning curve about what goes with copper hair! So this is what I wore… What I Wore…Monday 7th March – Sunday 13th March Started the week with a […]