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Stingy Stitches - October 2007

Lets be generous.

October 30th 2007 11:28
Recently Kate Moss appeared at Fashion Rocks a worthwhile benifit wearing a crystal covered flapper dress worth $92,000 dollars.
Lets hope that the entire 92,000 will be donated to charity.



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Big W goes upmarket.

October 27th 2007 08:18
So like all big name stores Big W has jumped on the bandwagon by launching its own exclusive label " Carasoul" what are my thoughts exactly. It's a mish mash of the good the bad and the ugly. The style tends to travel from the fun bright colours and whimiscal nature of the seventies to the sheer what the hell tackiness of the eighties.
The bad thing is there website is only really showing the less then stellar efforts.
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The good? well the range has some t-shirts I would wear if I was feeling "quirky" and a lovely bright red smocked tube top with a mini dress bottom.
However I suppose for eighties style outfits it is a bargain when you compare it to supre.
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Shout out to Jason Bell designs.

October 24th 2007 12:10
So where can a person by a quirky necklace made out of tiny orange crabs floating in clear glass or a ring made entirely out of clusters of sardine heads? No not the garbage but rather Jason Bell designs.
Jason Bell creates his designs by preserving them forever in resin creating some one the weirdest quirkiest and prettiest stuff I've seen in ages. He'll be at Glebe Markets until Christmas and you can order his website on.
[WEIRD JEWELERY OMG=http://www.jasonbelldesigns.com/]Your text goes here
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The thong song.

October 20th 2007 11:57
Just a quick update because I've discovered the holygrail of thongs. Years ago I saw a girl wearing a pair of thongs that had a fake weaved bamboo affect and I lusted after them instantly, how beach chick! of course it turned out you had to buy them in bali. However today I discovered Kmart is currently selling weaved style thongs with leather straps in shades of bright red, black and white.
The best part is their only $5.95!
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Designer Rentals. (LINK)

October 17th 2007 00:48
Every single chick magazine I’ve read this month has bombarded me with shout outs to www.lovemeandleaveme.com the website where you can apparently rent designer items at a fraction of their cost. The website is simple, members can rent a designer item on a weekly or monthly basis then send it back once they are done.
But is it really that simple?
The first rule of fashion is if you are wearing something that doesn’t belong to you chances are within three hours it will be, stolen, trashed or covered in some one else’s vomit


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Nick Nick Nick dont Nick my Knickers.

October 14th 2007 00:47
One of the major problems in life is trying to find a place that sells comfortable affordable underwear that doesnt make you look like you're wearing a pair of Bridget Jones panties.
After years of searching and failing I've finally narrowed it down to three choices.

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My store Myer? I think not.

October 11th 2007 09:30
Normally its not my place to bitch about stores here but instead give helpful advice. However today I had the most horrific shopping experience at the MYER City Store in Sydney and I've been forced to share it all with you.
I went in with a simple mission to buy a handbag advertised as being on sale however I wasn't sure what the price was.
The bags failed to have tags on them and whenever I went to the counter to ask a sales girl I was brutally ignored


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CANBERRA (LINK)

October 7th 2007 09:20
For a writer its important to expand ones horizons which was why I was super psyched to head off to Canberra and explore its apparent shopping malls. I was horrified however when I discovered that Canberra was a design only area filled with Hugo Boss and Witchery without a single stingy bargain in site. Thankgod for Malgorzata studios whose stall I discovered at Floriade. Not only does she create some of the most amazing original earrings ever nothing costs more then thirty five dollars!
I was delighed to discover she has her own website and online store.
Really Long Link
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My personal blacklist

October 4th 2007 01:04
It's been a quite week stingy wise however considering I've been nothing but positive in my blog I've decided to share with you my BLACK LIST OF DOOM. These are the stores and areas you should always avoid if you really want a bargain.

1: Newtown, yes its very coloufull and VIVA LA REVOLUTION but its also the most over rated strip of stores I've ever seen. Years ago this place used to be cheap and filled with many delightful discount vintage stores however a while ago store owners clued into the fact that Newtown is now cool. This means that they charge lets say FIFTY DOLLARS for a vest that you would normally find in the five dollar bargain bin at a Saint Vinnies


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