What I actually wore #0028

Serial #: 0028
Date: 15/03/2009
Weather: a crisp autumn day, 19°
Time Allowed: 10 minutes

It was a beautiful autumn day, and I had a date to see the Rosalie Gascoigne exhibition at Federation Square.

Detail of the skirt fabricThe outfit was based around the gorgeous panelled velvet skirt that I found last summer at a Salvos shop. I believe it is hand-made as there is no label inside, but it is beautifully constructed and finished. Made from high quality fabric, it drapes so elegantly, and has a lovely swing when I walk. The caramel shaded print is a cross between Art Deco and Japanese floral style on a midnight blue background. How appropriate for an art gallery!

I wore a plain black knit top as the skirt was such a standout. The leather boots with cutouts were also found at a Salvos store for $25 a couple of years ago; they’d never been worn. At the time I surmised that the original owner had bought them on a whim and then perhaps found them too daring. And now gladiator sandals and boots are all the rage! The blue bag has a crocodile-stamp pattern and was found in a vintage boutique.

It was the second time I viewed the exhibition, and I enjoyed it just as much. It was my boots, though – my date told me, amused – that captured the envy of a passing girl. She rubber-necked me like a tourist.

Items:

Top: John Smedley
Skirt: hand-made
Bag: vintage
Shoes: Donna Velenia
Earrings: Moyou
Watch: Kenneth Cole
Postcard: Rosalie Gascoigne, Medusa, 1998