Sunday, 27 April 2014

Vogue On-Line Shopping Night, April Edition

Its here again! My favourite shopping night, the Vogue Online Shopping Night.

This time around, there are some great bargains to take advantage of; Sambag, Oroton, Tony Bianco, Zimmermann and Sass & Bide are some some of the retailers you'll find amongst the many participating this year.

When: 30th April, Midday to Midnight.
Where: Search the offers that will be available on the night at: http://www.vogue.com.au/vogue+online+shopping+night
What to do: Make a note of what you want, from where and the discount code as found on the Vogue site. Visit the retailers website on the 30th April, enter the discount code at the checkout and wait for the goods to be delivered!

I've styled a few looks all with pieces from retailers that are offering great offers on the night- A little inspiration for your wish lists.

Happy Shopping
xx
A Stylish Affair


Bag: Oroton http://www.oroton.com.au/w1/i3125683_1001570/






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Saturday, 26 April 2014

ANZAC Day At Flemington

I was lucky enough to be invited to spend ANZAC day at the Flemington ANZAC day races.

Knowing full well that my best friend MasterCard would definitely say "no" to another dress purchase, I searched through my wardrobe and found this Zimmermann from their Spring/Summer 2011/2012 collection. I fell in love with this dress the minute I saw it float down the runway, three years later and my love affair with this piece is still going strong. The intricate lace cutout bib, the delicate insets of Hessisan and the crisp white and neutral colour palate ensures this dress is a standout where ever I wear it. This dress truly is a testament to the saying "you get what you pay for" and proof that it pays to investment shop.

Once I'd decided this dress was the one that would be making an appearance on ANZAC day, my next task was accessorising. I wanted to stick with the neutral colour palate and I definitely wanted to wear a hat (as most of you know, I'm currently obsessed with hats). After searching high and low for a fedora that would be shipped in time, I settled on this Ace of Something fedora in Camel- I would highly recommend their fedoras it was warm, comfortable and had the perfect brim size- not to big, not to small. I then snapped up this Oroton envelope clutch on sale and completed my look with stacked Mimco heels (also from a few seasons ago). As the dress speaks for itself I kept my jewellery to a minimum.

I must admit I was very worried about the weather during the week (even though I was going to be inside- I hate being cold). I was panicked that I would have to do an outfit change right up to the 11th hour, although Melbourne came through and we had perfect weather all day, with a slick of red lipstick I was all set.

Hope you all had a fabulous day too and enjoyed celebrating and reflecting upon the scarifies others made for us.

xx
A Stylish Affair

I have chosen dresses for you to shop along the same colour palate, these will all be great investment pieces which I promise 3 years later you'll definitely still be loving.

http://www.zimmermannwear.com/readytowear/clothing/dresses/tamer-tiger-chevron-dress.html
http://www.matchesfashion.com/product/185570
http://www.net-a-porter.com/product/423185/Victoria_Beckham/cami-color-block-stretch-cotton-blend-dress-
http://www.zimmermannwear.com/readytowear/clothing/dresses/carousel-soft-wrap-dress.html

Fedora: http://www.aceofsomething.com.au/shop-online/
Clutch: http://www.oroton.com.au/w1/i3125442_1001570/
















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Tuesday, 22 April 2014

Pink Coats: The Edit


Pink Coats have earned the label of 'must have item of the season', first popping up on Fall 2013 runways in collections from Celine, Carven and Mulberry to name a few. We then saw them all over the streets of New York and Europe and now in time for the Australian winter, Pink coats have filtered down to most chain stores.

Here is my edit of the trend, featuring various price points, various shades of pink and various styles. For inspiration I've styled the look two different ways.

Enjoy
xx
A Stylish Affair

Fall 2013 Runways

Pink Coats- Street Style 



Coat: Topshop 

Coat: Topshop




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Monday, 21 April 2014

The Liebster Award


When scrolling through the comments left on my posts today I noticed a comment with the message, "Hi, I've nominated you for the Liebster Award! Find the details on my blog.” I almost dismissed it but curiosity got the better of me and I quickly found myself pasting the url into my address bar. 

'Lovely Linny Likes' is the person who had nominated me for the Liebster Award and she has a whole post with lots of information about it. I was very excited and appreciative when I read this: 


"Most bloggers, at some point, have heard of or received the Liebster Award, unless you are a newbie. From the extensive searches I have conducted in my attempts to learn about this award, I have visited a bunch of blogs and learned the following information:


1. This award exists only on the Internet, and is given to bloggers by other bloggers.

2. It has German origins – the word “liebster” has several definitions: dearest, sweetest, kindest, nicest, beloved, lovely, kind, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing, welcome and sweetheart.

3. It follows similar principles as a chain letter, in the sense that it should be passed forward to a certain number of people.
It is said that the Liebster Award was created to recognize and/or discover new bloggers and welcome them to the blogosphere. 


The Official Rules Of The Liebster Award 
If you have been nominated for The Liebster Award AND YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT, write a blog post about the Liebster award in which you:


1. thank the person who nominated you, and post a link to their blog on your blog.

2. display the award on your blog — by including it in your post and/or displaying it using a “widget” or a “gadget”. (Note that the best way to do this is to save the image to your own computer and then upload it to your blog post.)

3. answer 11 questions about yourself, which will be provided to you by the person who nominated you.

4. provide 11 random facts about yourself.

5. nominate 11 blogs that you feel deserve the award, who have a less than 1000 followers. (Note that you can always ask the blog owner this since not all blogs display a widget that lets the readers know this information!)

6. create a new list of questions for the blogger to answer.

7. list these rules in your post (You can copy and paste from here.) Once you have written and published it, you then have to:

8. Inform the people/blogs that you nominated that they have been nominated for the Liebster award and provide a link for them to your post so that they can learn about it (they might not have ever heard of it!)”
( this was taken directly from http://wordingwell.com/the-liebster-award-the-official-rules-my-first-blog-award-and-a-few-personal-secrets-revealed/ )


So thank you very much 'Lovely Linny Likes' http://www.lovelylinnylikes.blogspot.com.au. You made my day!


So here are my 11 Random Facts:

1. My favourite colour is pink.


2. I love chocolate and have a new found love for Cadbury Marvellous Creations chocolate.


3. When I'm on holidays I catch up on episodes of 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians' and often watch a few episodes back to back but can never re-watch an episode.


4. I love, love the show 'Suits', and think that Rachel Zane is always styled amazingly.

 
5. I think that Kylie Gillies from The Morning Show on the Seven Network is also always styled to perfection.


6. Kate Middleton is one of my style icons and if I could be anyone for a day it would definitely be her hands down. 


7. I love reading quotes. 


8. I know pretty much every line from the Disney movie 'The Little Mermaid'.


9. I wholeheartedly believe that Disneyland really is the happiest place on earth.


10. I could watch episodes of Sex and the City endlessly, over and over.


11. I am Charlotte from Sex and the City all over, and am frequently reminded about this.

 
And the answers to my 11 Questions: 


1.   Why did you create your blog?

I'd had an interest in fashion blogging and styling for a long time. After hearing for so long that I should create my own blog and begin doing some styling work from various people around me, I finally thought I'd give it ago and see where it takes me.  

2.   What is your blog about?

Fashion!

3.   What is your favorite colour?
Pink.

4.   What item of clothing can you not live without?
Thats a tough one- I love all my clothes, I try and not play favourites but if I have to, My Muubaa Leather Jacket- it goes over everything and is the softest leather. It was also a God send during the freezing New York Winter.

5.   What is your favorite phone app?

My Horoscopes.


6.   What is your favorite animal?

Dolphin.


7.   What are your hobbies?

Shopping and creating 'to buy' lists. 

8.   What is your favorite quote?

'Everything happens for a reason' & 'if its meant to be it will be'.


9.   If you’re not blogging…what are you doing?
Shopping or thinking about clothes.

10.  What is your favorite book?

The Sophie Kinsella 'Shopaholic' Series.


11.   What is your favorite blog to read (other then yours!)
I always have a good giggle reading 'Heaven on Buorke'.
    

My 11 Nominees: 
  

11 Questions for you to answer:

1.   Why did you create your blog?

2.   What item of clothing can you not live without?

3.   What advice would you have for new bloggers?

4.   What is your favourite colour?

5.   What is one trend that you never understood or thought was just wrong?

6.   What is your favorite quote?

7.   Your favourite item ever purchased?

8.   What is your Favourite movie?

9.   Who is your Style Icon?

10.  What is your must have item for the upcoming season? 

11.  What would be your ultimate purchase? 
   

   











   
    




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