Outfit Post: Melbourne finds and Midcentury Nylon

There’s nothing like a new dress and handbag to bring a smile to a (tired) grrl’s face.

I know I rave about the shopping in Melbourne but it really is superior – Sydney just doesn’t have anything close to Smith and Brunswick Streets in Fitzroy.

I have to share the lining fabric I picked up from the Alannah Hill Clearance Store last week – $6 a metre! A peachy colour covered in ladybugs, clover and lucky cards, hopefully to be the lining of a 1940s jacket I’m planning.

 My other favourite find was from Sheila Vintage, a cute little vintage shop further along Brunswick Street (and this is the outfit I wore last night to a friend’s birthday party).

Slip : Vanity Fair, Shoes: Miss L Fire, Belt : my own, Carved Earrings and Bakelite : Etsy

 It’s not often you see a midcentury print nylon dress with a 34″ waist in Australia – so I had to snap it up even though I’m supposed to be watching the pennies. The label is ‘Maxine’, and the fabric is covered with pale pink, blue and lemon roses.