i did do something that i have never done before and that was to share a pic of me in my swimmers, not once, but twice. not a big deal i hear you say....well i agree, but for many people it is probably not possible due to the commentary that may come with it, that may impact negatively on their well being. i have been thin and i have been fat and i have been thin and i have been fat, but the one thing that remained the same, is the essence of me - the fun spirit, the kind heart and acceptance of who i am regardless of what this day, week, month or year may bring or whether i am wearing a size 12, 14, 16 or 18 and at nearly 50 years of age, i really don't give a fuck. being happy right now is what matters.
oh my god - this dress. i wore a couple of cowl neck outfits while in fiji and i had forgotten how totally fun they are and this dress even though it was a bit snug, felt totally totally sexy. I loved how the top part of the dress had enough fabric to sit nicely over my tummy and teamed with the tube style skirt it was just a brilliant look and feel.
monday i wore dress and necklace from my sister's wardrobe and my birkenstocks.
monday was also our first opportunity to just sit and relax following the hectic previous weeks. we headed out for dinner and my first pina colada of the trip and it was actually chilly. i also decided to sit in the back of the pajero on the way there and back and why not - we can't have this kind of fun in australia any more.
monday night i wore my target jeans and birkenstocks and t-shirt, cardigan and shells from my sister's wardrobe. i have no idea where any of those things came from.
this dress was to be part of my collection that i showed on friday night, but as sometimes happens at a fashion show, models just don't show up and it never made it to the runway. i decided to bring it from runway to real way and this was the day we also headed to the beach for some much needed fun and relax.
tuesday i wore gold dress from huudaverti.
so it made total sense to post me in my swimmers since this is what i would be wearing most of the day. i have to be honest, it was weird, but at the same time there was something quite liberating about it - one of those sports illustrated moments, but not quite.
wednesday i wore swimmers from target and the warm tropical water of leleuvia island fiji.
i wasn't able to just wear my swimmers all day though as i had to put on a cover for when i went to eat or hang around the island.
wednesday i also wore kaftan from i-do thai massage and sand between my toes.
another day - another swimsuit and i was kind of getting into the swing of things with the swimsuit shots. i love and hate this swimsuit. love it because it is leopard, has a really nice cut to it at the front, but hate that the back of it just felt a little bit to small across my butt and it don't think that has anything to do with my butt - just the shape of this particular suit.
thursday i wore swimsuit from target. i have found for me, that target seems to have a number of suits that really give me all that i need in a swimsuit - the shape, the support, some fun styles and they are actually wearable. this one nearly hit the mark on all thing, but i wont be put off by the lesser coverage on the rear - after all, i was still wearing more than any brazilian man or woman would wear on ipenema beach.
of course, i couldn't just run around in my swimmers ALL day, so i picked up this great little frock in suva. I have one store that i always go to on every visit, that seems to have one or two things that i just need to add to my wardrobe and this is another of those pieces.
thursday i wore dress from the pacific store, suva.
we also traveled back to suva that afternoon and surprise surprise look at my sister and i....
thursday afternoon i wore the same as my sister, but in reverse. the shorts were mine but the top was hers.
i had a couple of days left on my adventure and was in wardrobe raiding mode. my sister and i went to the local fabric store and grabbed some new fabrics to work with and on the way back, they had to stop and get some vege. I jumped at the chance to set up my tripod and take a snap at this local vege stand. and yes, people thought i was odd.
friday i wore jeans from target, havaianas from byron bay, belt was my own and this sparkly top was from my sisters wardrobe and she actually wore it on the runway when we showed at FFFweek 2013. This is another example of why we make the clothes we do - they are timeless.
well for my last day in suva, i decided to go for the metallic look and found this skirt and top in the huudaverti sample room. i felt a bit weird being in suva wearing an all gold outfit - which was quite short - so i added the green skirt underneath, a woven belt and an earthy necklace. i found that this combo just took the outfit from being too glitzy to being more wearable in the daytime.
saturday i wore gold skirt and top from the huudaverti sample room, green skirt, belt and necklace from my sister's wardrobe and my own birkenstocks.
i had a super early start for my commute back to brisbane. needed to be out the door by 4.30am and that meant being packed up an also having an outft on hand to wear. i was happy to be back in west end at my favourtie coffee place, seeing everyone and was expecting it to be a cold day - but thankfully it was just perfect.
i barely had time to sit down and i was being papped (not smeared thankfully - that would be awkward). i think that this pic was all about my beautiful necklace though and rightly so. the noise it makes is incredible.
i had arranged a taxi driver who gave me lifts a few times in suva and he was right on time to collect me every time and for the airport drop off as well. from my sister's house, it takes 3 roads to get to the airport. one to the town where the airport is (its a long drive), one to cross the river and one to the airport proper. well in the dark at 4.30am, this guy took me off the main road, down darkened streets and when i asked why, he said it was because the main road was too dangerous at that time of the morning - too many trucks driving badly. okay i can accept that. we then made it to the main main road, and he turned off again, down another darkened road and i was thinking what the fuck now. i was feeling a little weirded out about it. he had been good so far, but where to now and why all the dark back streets - petrol of course - from a dark, out of the road gas station where a guy was there locked in an office for safety and once we had filled up it was full steam to the airport. safe and sound. i shouldn't have doubted - but it pays to have a plan and at 4.30am - i had nothing but trust.
sunday i wore jeans from target, birkenstocks, old top from suzanne grae and shell necklace made by fijian designer robert kennedy and from the tappoo department store which can be found across fiji, and my bag is from witchery.
so now i am back after a hectic first week, a fashion filled second week and a totally relaxing third week and i am looking forward to catching up on some of the things i have been missing. the gym is one and since i haven't done any sewing since we had the storm last november, i am planning on getting my creative on very soon and whipping up some new things once i get around to unpacking the new machines.
i also have to do a big big clean out as i am going to be moving house soon, so i am planning on setting up an ebay store to start selling some of the items i have loved and collected over the years. this is a first for me as well.
this is the beautiful island we stayed at just off suva. it is tiny - takes 20 minutes to walk around in low tide - if you aren't distracted by the shells, what you see on the beach or just taking in the surrounds.
and i am leaving you with the panorama of leleuvia island. it is truly paradise, in every sense of the word - the sand is soft, the water is warm and clear, the hammocks are comfy and it is just so relaxing.
well, it's back to my own wardrobe now and the cooler weather. can't wait to start putting together some more looks.
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