Post Denim Party picture fest

Wow.

Thanks for coming to my end of the Year of Denim Party. You all looked amazing, filling my house to over flowing with denim.

I got up this morning (shattered) to find every surface smeared with either bright blue icing or blue curacao. Everything sticky, and food EVERYWHERE! So much food! Too much food. Cakes all over the place everywhere, denim climbing the walls, bottles strewn around the place (inside and out) and me feeling not right. At all.

But what a night! I had a great time all because of YOU!

Special thanks to Schappylle Scragg for bringing her beautiful self all the way from Smellbourne (her word not mine).

Don’t think I am capable of writing much more today. On to the party picture fest…

This is what the cakes looked like today

Happy birthday to me!

And a cake for the party

This is what the cakes looked like today

Schappylle Scragg with savage pitbull Taxi

Scragg & Jek in matching jeggings

Girls do double denim… It’s all about the eyebrows

Scragg shows off her new blue lipstick. No, that’s blue lips from drinkng Blue Lagoons

Media slaves double denim show down

Lakie’s new look + bonus package is really working for him

Lakie’s big package

Vulnerable pose on the shag

Kate Moss? No, it’s art glamour girl Elizabeth Pulie

A mess of arty types denim style

These cats prove smoking is cool

Pensive Pip poses perfectly

Love and other bruises

RPulie with one hand in my pocket and so LA’s

Manager of Milperra Waters enjoying his success

Pose off denim style, Mark vs Corrine

Upside down Raito’s turning me

Sweet-as denim clad girl hug

MarkS gets to grips with his girls. Literally… can’t you see how hard he is squeezing them?

Scragg does a taste test on RaqO

Sragg goes sniff test on RaqO

No idea what’s going on here, or why

Loving couple share a special moment

PeteNel feeling TeePee’s love… and it’s not soft

Biloela’s finest shows us what he’s made of

Sweethearts giving pussy a squeeze

Jane in her native attire of denim

KiwiVuv is the toughest! And the roughest! And the hottest!

Exs giving the cold denim shoulder

Dad shows of his special party t-shirt

Ant & Bex keep the love burning denim style

S & T eat some party snacks. No wait, that’s poo

Polynesian Princesses go head to head

” Why am I holding a turd? What kind of party is this?” thinks TP quietly to herself

The King of The ‘Ville with his bride

Grumpa shows the correct way to wear doube denim

Hutcho gets to grips with my mum

Something funny goin’ on… is poo coming out or being inserted?

Big pants dance off

Six struggle to get into Sarah’s pants

The battle in Sarah’s pants

Local hoodlums gate-crashed my party

They not only brought piles of food, they brought loads of style too

Glen angry, Vince frotting

I cut the cake whilst tasting

Scragg gropes me + a lemon

Battle of the belly n boob bulges

As you can see by my expression the cake icing is yummy

Rock gods feeling the passion

One two kick, sorry about your nuts Paul

Paul plays with his little choo choo train

Josie’s incredible edible denim pockets

Glen poses with his lovely new handbag

Ps, I love you, you are such a model!

The Guru tastes Josie’s denim pocket

Peter seems strangely worried by Shal’s fervent attentions

Another cake, Thanks Beavis

Shal thinks she can dance

Shall channels FlashDance convincingly

Shal takes Peter’s head off mid routine

The Guru models the pants EVERYONE wanted to get into

I cut some more cake

I eat some more icing very sensually

FiGi & Biloela bringin’ mega attitude

Chesty JP resplendent in Leisuremaster

The pile of denim in my room. Yikes

AnneK gets right into the pocket

Once again, I thank you all for your hard work eating and drinking etc last night. And FYI FiGi is a party ANIMAL!!!!

Day 316: Thursday 11 March

Somebody sent me something funny yesterday and now I’m completely addicted.

Yes. Addicted to Club TV circa 1990, which came out of an awesome sounding club called Scandals somewhere in the awesome state of New York.

Although it’s not as awesome sounding as the club I went to in the late 1980s down in Manly called…. Bingies. I have just read a definition of Bingies on Urban Dictionary. It’s appropriate for that nasty back lane dive in Manly, but yucky

The hair, the clothes, the dancing. THE HAIR!!! How 1980s were the early 1990s?!? Shocking, horrifying and awful. But wait. There’s more!

There is no way I can top the Scandals style in my look today. I’m not going to even try. I’m going to wear this ensemble regardless.

Carrying a couple of extra bags... under my eyes

Top: Stripy denim jacket, can’t recall the brand

Bottom: Industrie jeans

Acessory: Another Japanese denim bag. Cute!

Day 209: Tuesday 24 November

I don’t mind early rising if the sun is shining. A grey drab overcast early morning ruins my blog picture.

So yes, the weather, like everything else, is all about YoD.

Another exciting occurrence is this amazing moving postcard I recieved all the way from Fatty boomsticks in Tokyo. A Verner Panton postcard that is slightly 3D.  Spectacular!

Are you jealous HRH? I know I would be…

So today I am paying respect to the master of design Mr Panton by dressing in a material synonymous with his era… polyester.

Plastic fantastic polyester denim ensemble + furry poltergeist

Top: It’s new but is styled old, stretch denim Blockout coat

Bottom: Original from the early 1970s is my guess, polyester Levi’s. Aaahhhh. Sweaty

Accessory: New this year denim shoulder bag with fluoro decals Verner Panton would have approved of

DAY FREEKIN’ 100!!!!: Friday 7 August 2009!!!

Can you believe it? I have just completed 100 days of wearing denim: a top, a bottom and an accessory. Every day since April 30. What a fool. I have 256 days to go! Arrgghhhh.

Here are your kind suggestions as to how I should mark, celebrate, commemorate 100 days of denim…

1. Have a Double Denim Party … I cannot be arsed organising a party, buying stuff, cleaning and tidying ( before AND after) the house, buying booze, blowing up balloons etc etc. I might feel different at the 200 day mark.

2. Spend the whole day eating TOOBS … This is something I CAN achieve, especially now I have discovered Marrickville train station vending machine stocks Toobs! You must remember Toobs. They are in a denim styled pack and the have the “BBQ Tang”. The other bonus is the way they completely demolish the lining of your mouth!

3. A denim posse descending on a local- in the Ville … Unfortunately the ‘Ville’s pub’s are uniformly skanky. I choose to spend NO time in them. EVER!! For now.

Late entry…   Have a ritual bonfire burning the worst of the denim so far … The suggestor has also suggested that I burn today’s jacket because it’s “disgusting”

 

Anyway. My 100th day has been anything but easy so far. I got up and planned to do a quick repair on some enticing denim, but then the dog vomited. I clean it up, and get out the sewing machine.

She vomits again. FCUK!!! I curse and clean it up. I start to sew. FCUK!!! The machine keeps locking up. The dog vomits yet AGAIN! Triple FCUK!!

I clean it up, and got back to fiddling with the Janome. But wait… it is completely FCUKED!!

Curses!!  I move to Plan B for my 100th day of denim. Off to the bedroom I go to choose another outfit. Oh no. The dog has vomited in the bedroom. I could weep.

Finally I get to take my photo, but it’s not quite as good as I hoped. It does, however, feature something quite special…

Red ceramic butt plug + stone wash bat wings = special

Top: Here it is, the most sumptuous piece of stone washing I have seen since 1984, Network brand denim stone washed, bat winged, over sized shoulders, suit style lapelled jacket, courtesy of my Southern Highlands fashion advisor, SL

Bottom: Not my original choice, Industrie dark ‘n skinny denims

Accessory 1: Brand new, and of course I’ve bought them a size too small, denim gym boots. FCUK!

Accessory 2: FCUK denim bag, a kind and generous donation from an old acquaintance, HMc

Word has it that today is Jeans for Genes day. Strange serendipity. I guess I should make a donation somewhere to validate all my denim wearing. And I still have no plans for tonight on marking this momentous occasion. I await more suggestions. Otherwise I might get into some real trouble, especially in THAT jacket…

Day 82: Monday 20 July, 2009

It’s a glorious winter’s day, the perfect denim wearing temperature. I’m hitting the surf. I don’t care if it’s so flat it’s a lake at Bondi, the day is just too perfect to sit at home shivering. Don’t know about anyone else, but my house will be colder inside than out today, so why stay home? Also, it’s a good excuse to drop into one of Sydney’s best charity shops which just happens to be on the east side of town.

Attack of the Surf Feminazi

Top: Levi’s denim jacket. Can you believe it? I’m wearing a Levi’s twin set today, hold the pearls

Bottom: Pale blue Levi’s flares, only 30cm too long, hence the triple fold turn-up

Accessory 1: Denim beach hat, gotta head the look towards beach fashion somehow

Accessory 2: Dragstar (I love Dragstar) pale blue denim bag. It carries heaps: my towel, undies, wax, mobile…

Here’s a close-up of the groovy bag and my hand crafted with texta Feminazi t-shirt

Slouchy bag matched nicely with hand drawn t-shirt

Day 79: Friday 17 July

Gotta be quick. It’s 6.15am and duty calls. Trying to eat porridge, drink coffee and blog at the same time is not an easy task.

Today's outfit channels Starsky & Hutch

Top: I love it so much I am wearing 2 out of 3 days, the totally ace denim bomber jacket with incredible red piping all the way from Braidwood

Bottom: Amazing jeans. coz flares are IT!

Accessory 1: cute as a button Glamour Girl denim cap

Accessory 2: My new denim shoulder bag, if i had time I’d give yo a closer pick, but I don’t so that’s that!

When I have time this book is going to get read…

Denim kimono anyone?

Day 61: Monday 29 June 2009

Yesterday’s flayed flesh attire seems to have struck a nerve. I’m not sure wether I’ll get the opportunity to wear Penny’s denims again. I’m not sure WHERE I could wear Penny’s denims. What context is appropriate for jeans with a flayed flesh finish?

Anyways, here’s today’s somewhat tamer attire…

Girl wears denim, dog checks if it's walkie time yet

Top: Australia’s own Joseph Saba denim shirt, that’s from the Joseph Saba Shirt Shop before it became SABA

Bottom: Another Aussie brand, Amco jeans, a pity the fly comes undone all the time, but  then some people like that look

Accessory: Made in Melbourne denim cap tops off a total Aussie denim outfit from top to bottom

Day 50: Thursday 18 June

DAY 50!! DAY 50!! DAY 50!!

Can you believe it? Fifty days straight of denim. What an incredible achievement. It’s up there with the cure for cancer, putting an end to poverty and stopping global warming.

Almost.
Not really.
No, not at all.

But a small personal milestone nonetheless.

In another milestone for the Year of Denim today’s outfit is my attempt to match a cartoon drawn of me by my sweet natured work chum Eylsey. Here’s his lovely drawing of moi…

Me in the style of Scooby Doo

And here’s my attempt to match  the cartoon…

Me in real life, 'Scooby' exits stage left

Top: Theres’ a genuine gap in my denim collection. It’s denim patchwork. The best I can do today is this polyester FAKE patchwork denim top. Cute as, but unreal

Bottom: I had a severely patched pair of jeans that finally and completely disintegrated last year, so another gaping hole in my denim stash is no patched knee jeans. My lovely Landlubber high waisted flares will have to stand in, and I’m relieved they don’t need patching, coz they are perfect as is

Accessory: Newcastle’s finest… dark denim shoulder bag with awesome red piping

Day 42: Wednesay 10 June

Today is the first day that doing this blog thingy has felt like a chore. Oh well. I have committd to doing it for a year so I just have to suck it up.

It’s cold outside, but warm inside my denims.

Hints of boredom evident

Top: Fletcher Jeans jacket, the first denim jacket I bought as an adult and still going strong

Bottom: Back into the Industrie skinny jeans. I think my thighs have gained weight since I wore them last week. They feel subtly tighter

Accessory: Mavi denim shoulder bag… little size, big style

Here’s Mavi bag closer up….

Small is beautiful when it comes to denim shoulder bags

There has been no strong interest out there in exactly WHAT I have been making in the shed. Here’s a pic from my recent excursion up to the Hawkesbury to fire some clay lumps…

Clay on denim = washing

Day 38: Saturday 6 June

It’s been an awful autumn so far, wet wet. No doubt winter will be cold cold. then it’ll be time for summer. But summer can be so cruel, cruel.

Why, you might ask, am I talking about summer when we haven’t got through winter yet? It’s my sneaky segue into today’s retro themed outfit ala Bananarama.

Watch the video then see if you can spot the difference between me in 2009 and those young English girls in 1983. Hmmmm, I definitely need to do something about my hair. Hairspray anyone?

So here I am in all my dungareed, teased hair glory…

It's a cruel, cruel winter, although Taxi enjoys sunshine

Top & bottom: I think dungarees/ bib ‘n brace count as an entire outfit, much the way  a dress would. Never fear I will be carrying a denim jacket aound with me today. If I was aiming for authenticity re Bananarama I would swap that t-shirt for a man’s business shirt. And  I bet you didn’t know these denims are stone wash!  And another fact… these overalls were spotted from me by my AK! You go girl! Sigh, the eighties, how we hate miss you

Accessory: Glamour Girl denim cap perched just so on top of my teased hair but unbleached (unlike the bananarama girls)

Late late update….
It’s so late it’s tomorrow, but I have a breaking denim news story that I just HAD to get up onto the blog.

I wandered into work this arvo (technically now yesterday) and my work pal LC had done a spot of shopping on my behalf . She bought me something in which my wardrobe is experiencing a severe shortage – denim shoes. And don’t they go so well with the poorly received at work gorgeous stonewash dungarees?

Off with the volleys and on with the denim mega heels... I pose while JDick does some work in the background

So incredible are these shoes I am going to give you all a close-up!

So hot, so wrong... when two denims clash