Style tips Archives - Page 5 of 13

Archive of ‘Style tips’ category

How to make the Bohemian Traders Oversized Striped Tee Dress Breastfeeding Friendly

January 22, 2015 / Fashion, Style tips / 3 Comments

Finding breastfeeding friendly clothes can be hard. I think it’s much easier than it used to be, but it can still be hard. Especially if you fall in love with a dress and know that you can’t wear it for 12 months or however longer you choose to feed your baby.

When I’m breastfeeding and I go buy new clothes, I want to wear them NOW.

When I saw Bohomian Traders had a red stripe oversize tee dress, I really, really wanted to buy it.

Red Stripe Oversize Dress Breastfeeding Friendly

But I didn’t because when I saw the front I knew it wasn’t breastfeeding friendly.

Or so I thought.

The best part about having a mum that reads my blog, is she knows what shops I like and she takes tips from the advice I dish out on the blog and on instagram. Sometimes I need to be reminded of my own advice!

On Christmas night I was DELIGHTED to receive the Bohemian Traders Oversize Striped Summer dress. I was even more excited when my mum had read the detailed description that the dress had a lengthy zip at the back.

Remember when I shared how I wore this dress back to front on Instagram?

Wearing this dress back to front so the buttons make it easy access for breastfeeding. 🙂

Well the same thing can be done with this dress. I like to bring the zip down a little to create a v-neck and tuck the corners in to cover over the Bohemian Traders label.

It is so easy to throw this dress on and tend to my babes.

And when I stop breastfeeding, I can wear it how it’s meant to be worn.

But I may revert back just to mix it up a little.

How many Bohomian Traders pieces do you own? Do you have your stripe dress yet?

You got that WHERE? Rockmans Skirts to suit every shape

January 20, 2015 / Style tips / 2 Comments

I wanted to start a new series on my blog where I style an item of clothing from a shop that I wouldn’t normally shop in. From past experience, I have always tried to keep an open mind when shopping for clothes because you just never know what you will find. Like my Chevron Dress that was actually a nightie or my black jumpsuit from Millers.

Since I discovered a new appreciation of skirts as part of my mummy attire, this week I found a fabulous print maxi skirt from Rockmans. It cost me $20 because it was on sale.

I love the colours and the fit is a flattering shape. It doesn’t cling to my thighs revealing my undie line and the length is perfect for my height. The black in the skirt means I can wear it with my existing black nursing tops and add a necklace for more interest to the outfit.

There were a few great skirts at Rockmans that jumped out at me and I put a collage together of the skirts that caught my eye and I have explained what skirt suits which shape. Don’t take this as gospel because I have sometimes found more skirt styles suit my shape than what is advised. I’m an hourglass shape, but my long legs and height allow me to wear more skirts than the recommended pencil skirt. A pencil skirt on me right now would not be a good look.

1. Dip Dye Maxi Skirt $49.99

2. Maxi Haven Print Skirt $34.99 (on sale)

3. Tassel Tie Maxi Skirt $20.00 (on sale)

4. Knee length Palm Print skirt $29.99 (unavailable online, but see in store)

5. Split Front Mono Maxi skirt $29.99 (unavailable online, but see in store)

6. Table Eight Nicola Floral A-line skirt $79.99

Which print do you like best and have you ever shopped at Rockmans?

I’m linking up with Essentially Jess for IBOT.

The versatility of a bold print skirt

January 6, 2015 / Fashion, Style tips / 19 Comments

Happy New Year!

I can’t believe that we are 6 days into January. It’s been hot and humid around Brisbane. I hear the heat hasn’t escaped down south either.

Whenever the heat starts to get to me, I tend to gravitate towards dresses or patterned pants and tees on the clothes front.

Today I wanted to share with you a skirt that has been a game changer to my wardrobe.

Truth be told, I’m not much of a skirt wearer. Mainly because I dislike the friction between my legs and I find that skirts don’t suit my frame as well as a dress or pants do.

Except when I wear my Keshet Midi skirt that was kindly gifted to me from The Butterfly House.

The versatility of a bold print skirt like the one I’m featuring today, means it can be worn many ways by simply changing the colour of your top.

The skirt has a stretchy waist band which makes it a great choice to wear during and post pregnancy.

The waist band can also be worn high, turning the skirt into a strapless dress.

I don’t like to wear strapless dresses when I’m a bit rounder on the shoulders, so I styled it as a skirt.

This skirt pattern isn’t currently featured on The Butterfly House webpage, but there are other colours featured online and you can contact the owner, Natalie, if she has any stock of this featured skirt.

Keshet are a Tasmanian brand of clothing and The Butterfly House is one of a couple of exclusive stockists in QLD of this brand.

Where I can I like to support local businesses when it comes to my fashion choices. The skirts come in a midi style like the one I’m wearing or a maxi skirt style.

Do you like to wear skirts? What do you tend to wear when the weather heats up?

I’m linking with Essentially Jess for IBOT.

Disclosure: I was gifted 1 Keshet skirt for editorial consideration. This post has been written in accordance to my disclosure policy.

Five go to outfits when I’m struggling with nothing to wear

December 16, 2014 / Style tips / 19 Comments

In the last week or so since I stopped shop what you got, I’ve hit a fashion rut where I have been uninspired by the outfits I’ve been putting together. Blame it on the hot, stormy weather or the fact that the year is drawing to a close, there are times where you just need to ride the ‘let it be’ wave when it comes to fashion.

In these moments when I’m uninspired by what I have in my wardrobe, I end up gravitating toward outfits which I know work every time I wear them, and lift my mood.

Here are my five go to outfits when I’m struggling with nothing to wear:

1. Maxi Dress. I can’t get enough of wearing my Kaftan maxi dresses. They are easy to slip on and I add a necklace and I’m good to go. You can win a maxi dress on my blog by entering here.

Ruby Yaya Kaftan Maxi dress $129.95

2. Stripe tee and shorts combo. At the moment, my shorts of choice are Capris because they are covering the dimples above my knees from excess weight. I have been lilly padding between my Bohemian Traders Stripe Tee and my Katies Zip Shoulder Tee.

3. Bohemian Traders Oversized Tee Maxi Dress. Unfortunately I have got holes in this dress from the washing machine, so it’s a wear at home dress now, but I still love wearing it if I know we aren’t going out anywhere

4. Printed pants and plain tee. Again, easy to chuck on and add a necklace for more interest. Sorry for the blurry image, but my four year old took this picture. 🙂

5. A cape or kimono added to a plain tee and capri/harem combo. I tend to wear this type of outfit on rainy, cooler days because I sweat from all the layers.

Do you have any go to outfits that you gravitate towards when you struggle with wardrobe inspiration? I’m linking up with Essentially Jess for IBOT.

The best shorts for when you’re feeling frumpy

November 26, 2014 / Style tips / 14 Comments

I love wearing shorts during summer, but since having my third baby and still carrying extra weight, my legs from my knees up aren’t very toned.

I also have a little bit of a belly that needs extra support to bring it into line.

The best shorts for when you’re feeling frumpy, that I have found, are *Katies Capri Ultimate Pants. On me they sit just over my knee covering the part of my legs that are untoned. They also suck in my tummy and don’t create a muffin top.

I loved these Capri pants so much, I bought two pairs of Jeans in the Ultimate range.

The best thing about wearing a capri is that you can wear them with Kaftans and tunics that are a bit too short to be worn on their own. This is what I have done with my Boho Australia Kaftan.

For this summer I chose light denim and white. I’m wearing the size 14. With these pants you will want to go down a size that you currently are because they do stretch.

Do you like to wear shorts in Summer? Have you found the perfect pair of shorts? Share the details if you have.

I’m linking up with Kimba Likes for Wardrobe Wednesday.

*Affiliate link

Previous 1 … 3 4 5 6 7 … 13 Next