Little Pink Lady

The Banjo and Cake Embroidered Horseshoe Cardigan 

and 

Pinup Girl Clothing Doris Skirt

This is such a simple outfit combination, but thats what I love about it.

 As soon as I laid eyes on this cardigan on the Banjo and Cake website I knew it would work perfectly with this skirt. 

The bold pink with black featured panels, paired with a black bottom (also looks amazing with my black capris) makes the cardigan the focal point of the outfit.

 I believe sometimes outfits can be overdone, and definitely in this case less is more.

Always a fan of the old faithful cardigan, I was extremely pleased to see it was beautifully made and with quality materials.

Made from a viscose/cotton blend the cardigan is extremely soft but incredibly warm, which is amazing as I hate nothing more than feeling like I need to wear 10 layers in winter.

Lets just talk a moment about how adorable the embroidered appliqués are..

Horseshoes, bows and birds oh my!

Im a complete sucker for a cute cardi, and this one just ticks all the cute boxes.

Cute colour.. check, adorable features... check, fitted and not baggy.. check!!

No wonder why I get so many people asking me where I got it!

I had been eyeing off a Doris Skirt for ages, but being a bit unsure as I normally go for the full Jenny Skirts rather than the A-line.

Seeing this skirt at my favourite local pinup boutique Misconduct I had to try it on.. 

well obviously I fell in love and since buying this skirt a few weeks ago, it has now become my go-to skirt. 

Just like every other Pinup Girl Clothing, its made with perfection, the material is quite thick, which is great for a winter skirt (paired with a petticoat for shape and extra warmth) and has a slight stretch to it, making it ultra comfortable.

The Horseshoe Cardigan and many more cute designs can be found at

http://www.toofastonline.com/m-292-banjo-cake.aspx

The Doris Skirt is available in many colours/patterns at 

pinupgirlclothing.com

Keep Warm,

Much Love

Betté

xx

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Seaside Siren

The Sea Garden Skirt From Banjo & Cake

When this skirt arrived in the post I squealed in delight because it was even more perfect in person than in the pictures.

I love anything with a cute and quirky pattern, and this one just ticked all the right boxes..

Seriously.. octopuses, squid, fish and seahorses, how could I say no?!

Discovering Banjo & Cake on Instagram, I fell in love with there rockabilly inspired range. 

Usually I go for more of the traditional pinup look, however sometimes I like to branch out into edgier styles and I feel like the Sea Garden Skirt works so perfectly. 

Made from silky poly/cotton material with a lining of a soft knit and tulle, which gives this skirt shape with or without a petticoat. 

Designed with a simple invisible zip at the back, and the best surprise ever... pockets!!

From the picture below you can see how chuffed I was to discover those bad boys, I just think every dress and skirt should have pockets!

How adorable is this print...I'm in heaven!!

Ive teamed this gorgeous skirt with a top I bought from Forever New, a simple blue chiffon scarf, belt from Pinup Girl Clothing and Black flats from Target.

The simplicity of the red lipstick and nails create a beautiful contrast amongst all the blue and black, and its such fun look which can be easily dressed up by adding heels.  

These photos were taken by my loving fiancé at the gorgeous local beach in Dudley, NSW. 

Being such perfect weather and such an amazing location we were able to run around and get some amazing shots. 

If you love this skirt, it also comes in a dress, leggings, socks, cardigan and swimwear (which is a personal fav)..

Check out this skirt and much more at 

Banjo & Cake

www.toofastonline.com/m-292-banjo-cake.aspx 

instagram.com/banjoandcake

Much love

Betté

xx

Winter Must Have.. The Turtle Neck

Lovers of the vintage and pinup fashion know exactly what Im talking about when I say it can get a little hard on the purse. 

So this winter I decided to go toward the inexpensive but fashionable turtle neck!

I was a little sceptical purchasing my first one (the burgundy top below) online through Boohoo, but was swayed by the fact that it was called 'The Elizabeth' and also it was only $15.

When it arrived it fit perfectly and I literally felt like Elizabeth Taylor, suavely parading around the house!! 

Devastated that it didn't actually come in any other colours in my size, I went on the hunt for more.. hitting jackpot at Temt (an Australian store with cheap clothing) I quickly snapped up 4 more, all for under $15 each!

This tempt top was on sale for $9.95 and fits perfectly, teamed with the Pinup Girl Jenny Skirt in Black and my Tony Bianco heels. Such a simple look can be dolled up with a brooch, bangles or even a statement shoe.

The Elizabeth turtle neck top from boohoo, bought for $14.95. Teamed with my Deadly Dames Capris from Pinupgirl Clothing, a vintage Glomesh Clutch and a handmade brooch made from a vintage watch face, a beautiful birthday gift from my friend.

This Temt top is such a perfect colour and goes so well with the Jenny Skirt from Pinupgirl clothing. A bargain top for only $14.95.

The twin to the blue turtle neck, I just had to have it in black too. Worn with my Laura Byrnes high waisted trousers from Pinup Girl Clothing. Such a simple look but so classic.

 Again this top is the same as the black & grey one from Temt, also on sale for $9.95, wearing with high waisted jeans from JayJays ($30).

The turtle neck tops are so versatile and can be matched with any of your fav pinup skirts, capris, trousers etc. Being a snug fit they create gorgeous silhouette, so you can be stylish and warm whilst rocking those pinup curves.

I hope you all enjoyed this post. 

Comments and feedback are always appreciated.

Much Love

Betté

xx

All Photos by my cousin Clair and Uncle Geoff.. who I paid in cupcakes ;)

Hello Miss Monica

The Monica Dress By Pinup Girl Clothing

 Lets all just take a moment.. 

To marvel at the utter brilliance that is this dress!

I have been drooling over the Monica for over a year now, wanting it in every amazing colour it has been released in (of course) but had never had the occasion to actually buy it.

So when we started planning our engagement party I knew that this was the dress!

Never having owned, let alone even tried on The Monica, I'd heard raving reviews from everyone who did. So with their knowledge and admiration for the dress I took a chance..

and when my FedEx package arrived (surprisingly quick too) I was head over heels in love.!

 Wearing Earrings from Lovisa

 Literally hugging your curves, The Monica moulds to the body with ease.

I bought the size small and whilst it is a squeeze to get on (i simply step into the dress and pull up..seemed a bit harder over the head) its surprisingly extremely comfortable.

Wearing it all night at our engagement party, I had no problems at all with the dress..

 well except trying to tell my sisters/cousins "no" to when they asked if they could please try it on. 

Admiring the Monica for so long there was several things I noticed when I first tried it on. First of all there was the side zip, for some silly reason I thought the dress was stretchy enough that it just slipped on. But the side zip is one of the key elements of the unique design, an invisible zip which sits right in with the touching of the dress, almost unnoticeable unless you lift you arm (as I did in the picture below).

Also there is an amazing lining in the bodice, 

which is a firmer material to really pull you in and 

help create that marilyn-like hourglass shape. 

Again it was something I didn't expect..but now I wish all my wiggle dresses had this feature!

 All photographs were taking by my amazing cousin Clair in Morpeth NSW.

The Monica comes in sizes XS-4XL and is one of those amazing dresses that truly does suit every shape and size, its like every single Monica is sewn with a little bit of PUG magic to make every one wearing it look like a screen siren.

Pinup Girl have created an Iconic dress and every women needs to own at least one Monica.. or two, or five!

The Monica comes in 13 different colours and they are all so perfect.

Check them out now 

pinupgirlclothing.com

I hope you enjoyed this post

Much Love 

Betté

xx

Our Engagement Party

We had our engagement party at the beginning of May, and I thought I would share some pictures from our amazing night. 

We chose early May as Jim's parents were visiting from England and it gave us the perfect opportunity for them to meet my family as well as all our friends.  The location of our party was at our friends bar 'The Blind monk' in Hamilton, NSW,  which is the cutest little place ever and has the most helpful bar staff.

Seeing as Jim and I have decided to do our wedding in Vegas (he's from England..I'm from Australia, so hey.. lets get married in an entirely different country haha) a lot of our friends and family won't be able to attend, so we wanted to do a big engagement party together.

It was the most fun I've had in ages, but man is it exhausting being the host of the party!

 I was running around trying to make sure I spent enough time talking to everyone, and almost lost my voice by the nights end!

For decorations we went simple, and I wanted something that represented both Jim and I... the bottles of his favourite craft beers used as vases for my favourite flowers was the perfect match and so simple and cheap too!! 

We also decided to do a cork board of photos of precious moments together and bought the cutest letter lights (pictured above and below) from Typo.

Inexpensive but effective :)

For my engagement party outfit I went with the Monica dress from Pinup Girl Clothing!

Knowing the whole time that I wanted to wear white, my heart was set on the Monica. 

Its such a perfect dress and I will be doing a full review on it this weekend!

My old workmates

My Mumma Bear

My sisters and cousins

Jim's mum and sister

All Pictures by my friend Alicia from Billy June Photography

Check out her amazing work!!

I hope you have enjoyed this more personal post, it was an amazing event in my life and Im thrilled to have the ability to share it all with you all.

Much Love

Betté

xx