great minds have purpose, others have wishes

Bodkin 'caos' braided sweater

Bodkin 'nuetrino' sheer sweater

Scanlan & Theodore clog

YourEyesLie digital galaxy vest

Hathway wedges

Topshop 'anticlog stirrup' ankle boots

Topshop sheer maxi skirt

Topshop oversized knit jumper

Pixe Market 'dot mesh' dress

Shakuhachi drape cutaway dress

Jeffrey Campbell 'Lita' platform

Pixe Market lace scalloped vest

Lonely Hearts bra set

Shakuhachi luxe utility blazer

Topshop 'Marvin' front lace boots

Onward tusk ring

Boutique 'oversized jumper' for Topshop

Pamela Love cross ring

Pamela Love 'crow' cross ring

Unique pleat maxi skirt for Topshop

Shakuhachi army mesh shirt dress

She Bible marle grey arbus tee

Pixie Market 'silk georgette' tail blouse

Pixie Market white sheer blouse

Tax cheque received, credit card cleared, wish list created.

Let the cycle continue....

so help me.

love JRL

innocent until proven guilty

topshop addison wedge boots (complete with scuff marks)

frayed poncho

kirrily johnston subterranean dipped knit

lace slouchy tee

country road silk slouchy shirt

stevie nicks inspired op-shop find

o.p.i nail varnish in coral, topshop spectacles

elephant (courtesy of a little shop in Perth)

They say in a court of law you are innocent until proven guilty. But what if you are guilty by your own admission. Do you still get sent to jail?

I have recently embarked on an unnecessary shopping spree. In a bid to curb my guilt, I was hoping that if I called my credit card company and freely admitted my wrong doings, they might just let it all slide, interest free....

In the case that that doesn't work I have a Plan B! Enter EBAY. I have just listed over some 17 items on ebay in the hope that the money earned will go to the helpmycreditfromfloundering foundation.

And so whilst I await for that first person to hedge their bets and place a bid on my belongings I sit and stare at my recently acquired purchases....

Thank you Kirrily Johnston subterranean dipped knit, thank you Country Road perfect slouchy silk shirt, thank you Topshop Addison wedge boots, thank you Strawberrynet for my Marc Jacobs daisy perfume, thank you O.P.I for your delightful shades of nail varnish, thank you op shop for my Stevie Nicks inspired green bell sleeved dress, frayed poncho and lace tee.

And just for good measure I have thrown in a pic of my new pet elephant, purchased on a recent trip to Perth. Ain't he cute!

Click here and here and here and here oh and how about here...should you so wish to indulge in some online shopping.

it's what's underneath that counts

Collectors are usually those who seek antique model trains, unique coins and Elvis memorabilia. I on the other hand, am a collector of vintage gloves and pretty lingerie.

It's fair to say that gloves you can go without, but lingerie is for most (or so you would hope) a necessity. For me however, it is more so an obsession. My obsession has been fuelled lately by the recent trending towards exposing undergarments as outerwear

(http://colourmeskinny.blogspot.com/2009/07/stay-up-with-me.html)

For me, this trend is what I will be living and breathing this season.

Corsets over tees and a subtle exposure of a lace bra peeking out from beneath a slouchy Alexander Wang jersey tee, sends my heart a flutter(and I'm sure it doesn't sit too badly with our male counterparts either).

My favourite items? My Sass and Bide for Lovable ruffle crop top, my tie-die Zimmerman bra and my mesh faux denim bodysuit...pulled (perhaps a little too aggressively) from a sale rack in Topshop when I was holidaying in London late last year.

So if like me, you are a fan of undergarments as outerwear, may I suggest we rejoice, and refrain from burning our bras. Instead let's expose them for what they really are....mostly sheer, lace pieces of exquisite beauty.