Bolero Belle
My first real triumphant eBay score came in the form of this puff sleeved vintage bolero. Oh how I love it's huge, exaggerated, scrunchy sounding shoulders. Whilst it cannot fit under a jacket, I make do by taking it in a bag and wearing it once I reach my destination. It looks best when worn with other items which similarly play with shape or volume in some form.
It feels like I'm wearing giant black flowers on my shoulders. Twas money well spent for that alone methinks!
Queen Michelle
Allow me to gush and say that I'm consistently amazed by how you manage to make statement pieces look so much more fantastic and effortless than any other person could even dream of! The second to last picture is especially wonderful! To the point where I can only make exclamatory statements!
P.S. The new camera isn't disproving the Irina comparison very much ;)
Posted by: Honey Juniper | Monday, 12 May 2008 at 08:47
Oh, this isn't the new camera yet Honey Juniper. I got my old one to work, after a bit of shaking and taking about 100 pictures to get this lot that aren't blurred. But I did get a memory card for my new one, and have been playing around with it so next photo's will hopefully be taken with the proper camera :)
Posted by: Queen Michelle | Monday, 12 May 2008 at 08:53
VOLUME, VOLUME, VOLUME!! I LOVE IT!
Posted by: Vanessa | Monday, 12 May 2008 at 08:53
i love that piece!
Posted by: stella-mayfair | Monday, 12 May 2008 at 08:56
oh wow!!! I love the second look best, with the white and black thingy...what are they? braces, oh I dont know but I love the look. You look ever so lovely when you smile, also the second to the last look with the gray zip on the dress looks very nice too.
Posted by: Chic Looks | Monday, 12 May 2008 at 09:14
The first combination is the most dazzling.
I'm in love with that dress, where's it from?
Posted by: pretty face | Monday, 12 May 2008 at 09:18
it looks like it's made for the dress you created with the zip! you smile is so cute in that picture
Posted by: selina | Monday, 12 May 2008 at 10:28
holy moly! you look amazing with that bolero! i loove it!
Posted by: lady coveted | Monday, 12 May 2008 at 11:12
looks amazing.
Posted by: jen b. | Monday, 12 May 2008 at 11:24
Those are absolutely amazing! I love the striped dress in the first one and also that ?skirt? with the braces in the second - where is it from?
Posted by: Camilla | Monday, 12 May 2008 at 11:31
The striped dress is from a local designer here called Onno, which I customised by ading all the folds and drapes on the skirt part of the dress.
The second is a dress/top from Public Beware xx
Posted by: Queen Michelle | Monday, 12 May 2008 at 11:43
i love the second look - it's my favourite, but it was hard to pick! x
Posted by: Amy May | Monday, 12 May 2008 at 11:52
Wow I love the first 2 looks. The dresses are both so fabulous. FIERCE!
Posted by: Gwen | Monday, 12 May 2008 at 11:58
Great eBay-score!
You look great - i can't even decide which outfit I like the best - they're all beautiful.
/Maria
Posted by: maria | Monday, 12 May 2008 at 12:13
Well the drapes are what make it, did you you just sew in a couple of stitches or use pins or what?
xx
Posted by: pretty face | Monday, 12 May 2008 at 12:16
wow. belle
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Posted by: SpiegelEule | Monday, 12 May 2008 at 12:43
Never mind the Bolero (which is fab), I am totally coveting every single one of those gorgeous dresses. Aaargh!
Posted by: Dee | Monday, 12 May 2008 at 13:05
Wow that's amazing Queen Michelle! I have to leave a comment as I love your smile! x
Posted by: Sida | Monday, 12 May 2008 at 14:32
goodness gracious me! the first look is dang 'mazing.
Posted by: raq | Monday, 12 May 2008 at 14:46
oh god i would kill for that bolero. looks absolutely amazing. first look is probably my favourite but i pretty much love every item in every photo.
Posted by: poppy lee | Monday, 12 May 2008 at 15:50
Love it!
Posted by: WendyB | Monday, 12 May 2008 at 16:19
I am speechless. You rocked the shit out of that bolero!!
Posted by: LADIVASOSA | Monday, 12 May 2008 at 18:57
A-M-A-Z-I-N-G-!-!-!
Posted by: nicole | Monday, 12 May 2008 at 21:17
You own some incredible clothes, all these look amazing.
Posted by: Liberty | Monday, 12 May 2008 at 21:24
Wow you look incredible! It's so versatile!
Posted by: Lady Smaggle | Monday, 12 May 2008 at 23:38