Friday, April 4, 2014

Colour Block Friday and I found a purple dress

This week I wore something a bit different on Friday, so I can't really call this a FOF post - it is however a Colour Block post.

I am behind in blogging and reading due to a cold.  An annoying cold. 
Bright colours certainly compensate for not feeling 100%.


 Purple skirt - was once an evening dress - from Toffs, with teeshirt and cardigan both from Hospice Shop.  Shoes, watch and liquorice allsorts earrings all retail.

This outfit started from the ground up - I bought the shoes on Thursday and noticed when I put them on that there were flashes of purple - so I put on a purple skirt - then I could see sparks of yellow (very tiny ones) so I put on a yellow tee shirt - then I could see a bit of blue like a cloud - so naturally, I put on a turquoise cardigan.  Voila.  I found the badge at a music store which was closing down at lunchtime on Friday.  The irony is, that the badge was probably made in China. 

Earlier in the week I wore the same colour combination - purple and turquoise:


The dress is much much more purple in real life.  I pounced on it in the St V de P Shop, because I don't have a plain purple dress.  The nuclear free belt was a gift from my dear op-shopping buddy Tanya, the bracelets are a mix of thrift and KMART.  Like many dresses of its era, it has an elastic waist which was tiny.  I used my quick-unpick to undo some of the elastic and then carefully cut, allowing for several extra inches in the waist.  Fortunately because the skirt is pleated this was a very satisfactory arrangement.  

My cold is now mostly gone, except for an annoying cough.  As it happens, I have been dosing myself with lots of vitamin C by drinking the cordial I made from a large portion of the blackcurrants I harvested in the summer.  Purple definitely has therapeutic qualities.

Hope you are all well and having a great weekend, 
bye for now, Penny-Rose :-)



 

9 comments:

  1. Oh I love purple and turquoise too, a fabulous combination, and definitely one with therapeutic properties! That's an excellent frock. Sorry you've been ill, hope the cough is all gone very soon. xxx

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  2. One of my favourite colour combos, I do get excited when I find maxis combining the two! Feel much better soon! xxx

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  3. You look gorgeous in both purple & turquoise. I do love that dress on you. Sorry you've not been well. There sure seem to be a lot of bugs around at the moment. We booked our flights to Dunedin today for the 19th of August. Yipee!!! Looking forward to seeing you again. Xx

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  4. I love that colour combination and your purple frock is lovely. Hope you feel better soon.

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  5. Oh I hope you are feeling better sweet.......yucky autumn colds.
    I cut the elastic on waistbands all the time. The purple dress is fantastic on you, great find.
    Love v

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  6. Thank you soooooooooo much for your visit, you are sooooooo lovely.
    I am honoured.
    Do keep in touch
    Happy weekend

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  7. those elastic waist dresses drive me crazy. I never know what size they are. Is the waist a 28" or 34"?

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  8. I'm totally loving that pinback button and sneakers!

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