That's a wrap

Ok so I got a bit lazy over the last few days of the blackout challenge so here's my wrap up.

Casual Friday involved a cozy knit and jeans combo, Saturday wasn't documented but consisted of a khaki maxi and white/blue striped top during the day which were swapped for jeans and a white pleather jacket for the night, while Sunday was spent cleaning my room and snoozing in a grey singlet and DIY cutoffs.

All-in-all I think the blackout challenge was a success. It definitely made me feel more awake and lifted my mood being the 'rose amongst the thorns' (this is especially obvious when waiting to cross at traffic lights on the terrace at lunchtime) and I occasionally felt a bit like Carrie from SATC.

While it's certainly a lot easier to stick with black staples I will definitely be making more of an effort to inject colour into my everyday work wardrobe.

Also, Friday was the final day of my 30 day bikram yoga challenge! I made it! It was definitely tough, and at times I just wanted to quit, but I stuck it out and actually let out a bit of a tear in the final savasana. 

Namaste.

Trench-er-ous

I know Perth is Australia's 'Windy City' but MAN today was intense! Yesterday I wasn't quite prepared for the unexpected chill so this morning I made sure to rug up in my trench and scarf.

Rubberised sports bobby pins are amazing and even walking in the super winds my bun stayed in top form :)

Redskin

Today's outfit via instagram because I left super early this morning to get to bikram before work and the crappy cold and rainy weather meant that as soon as I got home it was onesie time!

Metallic pillars are great for looking skinny.

The higher the heel the closer to God

Cardigan: Valleygirl

Top: Target

Skirt: Forever New

Heels: Mimco

Watch: Michael Kors

Dear High Heeled Shoes,

I'd just like to say a large thank you for not only giving me that extra bit of height, but also for making my legs look longer and leaner than they are in reality.

Sincerely,

Rachel

I accompanied a friend to get a piercing this afternoon and must have looked quite a sight teetering into Off Ya Tree in my nude/pastel preppy ensemble complete with heels and bouncy ponytail. Fun fact: a smiley piercing apparently doesn't hurt as much as it looks like it does... I still cringed.

Another fun fact: skirts with crossover fronts that are already slightly shorter than you're comfortable with do not do so well in windy situations. Like St George's freaking Terrace.

Watermelondrea

Jacket: Esprit

Top: Valleygirl

Skirt: Portmans

Flats: Kmart

Guys I'm a bit of a fail on day 1. After my great wardrobe divide on Saturday I decided I needed some form of coloured skirt so I went out and bought this beauty from Portmans, overjoyed by the watermelon hue and too-close-to-perfect fit that I completely overlooked the black stripes on the waistband! *sigh* you can't win 'em all.

And alas, I tried, it turns out flats just don't photograph that well when you're taking selfies in the spare room without a tripod before rushing off to work..

Also, as much as Major Payne was a great childhood movie, it is also an adequate description of the amount of hurt I am in after yesterday's netball carnival. All yoga and no cardio for the past 23 days will do that to you so I am in no state to wear my gorgeous nude Mimco heels (which I thought would be perfect for this week). Maybe by Thursday...

Morticia no more! (for the week at least)

In preparation for next week's Black Out challenge set by the lovely Monique of Mon Amie I've sin-binned all my black (and dark grey/super navy blue) clothing to the closet in the spare room so my walk in currently resembles a pastel rainbow.

Of the initiative, Monique writes:
"Have you ever wondered what your city would look like if just for one day, not one person was allowed to wear black – not even one iota? Would people behave differently? Would people be less hurried and more carefree?"

If I could get away with wearing party dresses all week I would be fine, but as an office slave my 8:30-5 look generally consists of at least one item of black clothing, mainly in the skirt/pants department (it is slimming after all). Might just have to head to the shops this afternoon to beef up my artillery.

To check out all the other bloggers taking part in the challenge, head over to Mon's "Black Out" page here.