FASHION & BEAUTY

The Joys of Choosing Recycled Fashion

The Joys of Choosing Recycled Fashion

Call it what you will; vintage, second-hand, pre-loved or recycled fashion, when you choose to buy and wear clothes that are older than retail-shop-new, you will introduce a whole new level of joy to your closet. Affordability Lets be honest, buying new clothes is a costly activity. Sure, you could fill your wardrobe with a assortment of badly made fashion…

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The Great Summer Clothes Swap

Have you ever been to a clothes swap? I haven’t. Normally I just donate my unwanted clothing to the local op-shop (it’s where I buy most of my clothes anyways, so it’s sort of like a swap I suppose). But I have a few hard to get rid of items, like a pair of Italian black leather boots and a…

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Viktor & Rolf ‘Fashion Artists’

Unless you are into high end couture fashion, the names Viktor & Rolf may not be familiar to you. All I knew about these designers before I had the pleasure of getting a sneak peek at the media preview of the new NGV exhibition was that this design pair was Dutch, and their fashion, avant-garde. So much of this exhibition…

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3 ways to wear a ruffled denim shirt

Wear My Wardrobe – Ruffle Denim Shirt 3 Ways

It’s been a while between Wear My Wardrobe posts because over winter I basically lived in track pants and a blanket poncho. But the trees are blossoming and spring is in the air, a perfect time to poke around my wardrobe and see if I can wear my old garments in new and interesting ways. Read the last installment of…

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vintage wardrobe restyle

Wear My Wardrobe – An 80s 3 Pc Lives Again

When I added a ‘Style’ section to My Poppet LIVING I did it in the hope that it would encourage me to talk about something I enjoy, vintage, independent and recycled fashion. I’m not a ‘fashion’ or style blogger and don’t shop for clothes very often, in fact most of my wardrobe is years old. I love to wear what…

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