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Speaker 1: recorded on, what's the difference between elevated cocktail and resort cocktail,
Speaker 1: formal and black tie? And should you wear heels or
Speaker 1: ballet flats? In this episode of Nothing to Wear, from
Speaker 1: the archives, Paula Joy and iChat about all things evening wear.
Speaker 1: Spoiler Smart Casual is canceled. Whoever said orange is a
Speaker 1: new pink with seriously.
Speaker 2: Disturbed laurels for spraying groundbreaking? Oh my god, you have.
Speaker 1: To do it.
Speaker 2: You lived for fashion.
Speaker 1: Hello and welcome to Nothing to Wear, the podcast that
Speaker 1: solves fashion problems no matter your age, size or budget.
Speaker 1: I'm Lee Campbell and today I'm joined by Paula Joy,
Speaker 1: magazine editor turned digital creator and the author of the
Speaker 1: book Glow Up, which is coming out really soon. Fun fact,
Speaker 1: Paula Joy gave me my first job in magazines when
Speaker 1: I was a little work experienced girl over twenty years ago,
Speaker 1: so I have known the stylish Paula for many decades.
Speaker 1: In this episode, we are going to help solve one
Speaker 1: of the fashion problems that can cause the most drama
Speaker 1: and most stress in our wardrobes, what to wed to
Speaker 1: or wedding, a party or an occasion that's a bit elevated.
Speaker 1: And at the end of the episode, I'm going to
Speaker 1: give you an insider view of all the fashion at
Speaker 1: Melbourne Fashion Week. So, Paula, the first thing I like
Speaker 1: to do with new guests is asked them to describe
Speaker 1: their style in three words.
Speaker 2: Can you do that three words?
Speaker 3: I am classic, simple, twisted, twisted.
Speaker 1: I love because I was just thinking in my head.
Speaker 1: But you're adventurous, so there's always a bit of a twist.
Speaker 2: I'm like a martini.
Speaker 1: Yes, you are a Martini.
Speaker 2: I'm a Martini.
Speaker 1: Now one more question before we get into the theme
Speaker 1: of the show. There's a theory that rings pretty true
Speaker 1: that women often wear ten percent of their wardrobe nine
Speaker 1: percent of the time. What do you have on high
Speaker 1: rotation that generally makes up your ten percent? You're always
Speaker 1: reaching full?
Speaker 3: Yeah, everyone's got a uniform. I think it's very true. Blazer,
Speaker 3: T shirt, jeans, that was very easy for you to
Speaker 3: come and train it and door sling back, Okay, slingback
Speaker 3: that it side down. Oh I need to get a
Speaker 3: good slingback. I'm forever reselling the slingbacks. I think, I like, Okay,
Speaker 3: it is events season, so maybe people are invited to
Speaker 3: a wedding, cocktail party, work Christmas parties. When you're in
Speaker 3: wedding season, it seems like theyre's seven thousand of them.
Speaker 3: I just went through the fortieth so there's been a
Speaker 3: lot on it once and oftentimes this time of year
Speaker 3: is when it happens for everyone. We need to talk
Speaker 3: dress codes because they are confusing and in twenty twenty three,
Speaker 3: in twenty twenty four, what do they even mean? So
Speaker 3: I want to talk about firstly, smart casual. What is
Speaker 3: smart casual to you? Where can that start and end?
Speaker 3: Do you think I hate smart casual? Smart casual is rude.
Speaker 3: Smart casual is so effing vague.
Speaker 1: It's vague, right, It is so vague.
Speaker 3: It is so open to miss interpretation, and it means nothing.
Speaker 2: Okay.
Speaker 3: It is like having a dress code when you're not
Speaker 3: having a dress code.
Speaker 1: Yeah, because to me, it happens people get told to
Speaker 1: wear smart casual.
Speaker 2: So time super Australian.
Speaker 3: I think it was made for men originally, like don't
Speaker 3: wear a suit, right, wear.
Speaker 2: A shirt and long pants.
Speaker 3: Yes, it's like, don't say smart casual because you'll get
Speaker 3: guys in board shorts.
Speaker 2: And T shirt.
Speaker 3: It's so true, that's what will happen. And what does
Speaker 3: smart casual mean for a woman? Pants and a nice top. Okay,
Speaker 3: a sun dress, but that depends on what time of
Speaker 3: day it is. And then if it's nighttime and you
Speaker 3: wear a dress, does that then tip it into cocktail?
Speaker 2: Yes? So for me, smart casual is pants and a top.
Speaker 1: Yeah, so maybe this season like a linen pant, like
Speaker 1: not jeans.
Speaker 2: I think jeans.
Speaker 1: No. To me, smart casual means yeah, don't wear a
Speaker 1: ball gown, but not your jeans and your thongs.
Speaker 3: No, you can be a tailored pant of some kind
Speaker 3: and a pretty top. Your top could be a little
Speaker 3: bit extra if you're wearing pants, so it's sort of
Speaker 3: you could be carry up top, corporate, down the box.
Speaker 2: Okay, I like that.
Speaker 1: Now, cocktail, I don't mind the dress code cocktail, but
Speaker 1: it's also pretty broad. I guess generally to me it
Speaker 1: means sort of a knee length dress. But what do
Speaker 1: you think cocktail means?
Speaker 2: Now?
Speaker 1: And then how far can we take that?
Speaker 3: Cocktail is very much is length, So I think it's
Speaker 3: like that tea length that like Prima Ballerina lengths.
Speaker 2: Knee length mini also fine good, I'm glad to say that. Yes,
Speaker 2: definitely mini.
Speaker 1: But do we have to wear a dress?
Speaker 2: No?
Speaker 3: No, you could easily wear like I love, like a
Speaker 3: tuxedo pant that's like a grazes the ankle, nice flat
Speaker 3: front head with a bit of a satin stripe, and
Speaker 3: even a beautiful white shirt, something sparkly at the neck,
Speaker 3: hair like yours is now red.
Speaker 1: Yeah okay. Footwear for cocktail hi? Hi? Yes, what if
Speaker 1: we hate a high shoe or we've got sore feet,
Speaker 1: a ballet flo this is fashion.
Speaker 3: No, ballet flat's are back, they are, but proportionately with dresses.
Speaker 3: A little here, like just a little heel, like I'm
Speaker 3: wearing a block heel at the moment.
Speaker 2: It's my new friend.
Speaker 3: I find a kitten heel, tough yea the older I
Speaker 3: get block hill, a stack heel, a wedge.
Speaker 1: Okay, So it doesn't have to be a giant stiletto
Speaker 1: when you say high heel, just something with a bit
Speaker 1: of dressiness to it's dressy, right? Yeah?
Speaker 2: Black tie? What does black tyming? Black tie is a
Speaker 2: tuxedo and a ball gown and ballgown is probably defined by.
Speaker 1: Length, so floor length is usually black tie. I think,
Speaker 1: so okay, can we wear a fancy suit to black tie?
Speaker 2: Do you think kiss?
Speaker 3: Absolutely totally you can. You can wear a tuxedo as
Speaker 3: a woman.
Speaker 2: I love that.
Speaker 1: In fact, yes, you do a do a suit very well.
Speaker 1: They're the general dress codes. But what do you do
Speaker 1: when you get one of those weird like I've got
Speaker 1: one come out called it says elevated cocktail. I mean,
Speaker 1: what's the difference in that? And sometimes you get like
Speaker 1: resort cocktail or you know, there's all these hybrids. What
Speaker 1: do you recommend to wear or do you ask the
Speaker 1: invitee elevated cocktail?
Speaker 2: That's enough to make you not want to go.
Speaker 1: It's enough to make me nervous, that's for sure.
Speaker 2: Oh my goodness. I mean that's just adding another layer.
Speaker 3: It's Australia. I'm guessing it's soon, so it's summer.
Speaker 2: What time of day is it? Evening? Evening?
Speaker 3: So you might be tempted to go beach to bar,
Speaker 3: but I want it to be more than that. I'm
Speaker 3: not making you wear black tie, like if you came
Speaker 3: in a ball gown. So I think they're the moments
Speaker 3: where you can go floor length but like a silk
Speaker 3: long dress for the shoestring strap, and you could wear
Speaker 3: a what you'd wear in Hawaii in a barmie sort
Speaker 3: of place, you know, to a lovely restaurant. I think
Speaker 3: you can do that for alevated cocktail. But elevated also
Speaker 3: means to me like push the fashion envelope.
Speaker 1: Yes, okay, you can have a bit of fun and
Speaker 1: don't whip out that old black dress.
Speaker 2: Yeah I want too.
Speaker 1: Yeah, it's interesting you mentioned nighttime. So when we're given
Speaker 1: a dress code, do you think it's important And I
Speaker 1: sometimes forget to do this, but you factor in the
Speaker 1: details of the invites, So the location the time, does
Speaker 1: that kind of indicate more about the dress code.
Speaker 2: Definitely, yes, for sure.
Speaker 3: If you're on the beach, if you're on the grass,
Speaker 3: if you're inside, if it's at eight o'clock at night,
Speaker 3: if it's at twelve o'clock in the day, you definitely.
Speaker 2: The lighting is so important to me.
Speaker 3: Lighting is super key to what I'm wearing because, particularly
Speaker 3: over a certain age, I would wear.
Speaker 2: A mini dress like a mini skirt still in the night.
Speaker 2: Sure in the day, I'm not doing that.
Speaker 1: Okay. So the key is in the details, not just
Speaker 1: the dress code of where you're being. Yes, I think
Speaker 1: it's also a confidence thing. I've tried things on it
Speaker 1: to change where I'm standing stiffly, and I think, oh,
Speaker 1: this looks great, and then I pop it on at
Speaker 1: home an hour before I go out, and I've walked
Speaker 1: around the house for now going I've actually not comfortable.
Speaker 1: I'm not going to have a good time. I'm self conscious.
Speaker 1: So I think it's making sure you enjoy wearing the item,
Speaker 1: not letting the item wear you.
Speaker 2: That's right.
Speaker 3: Confidence is your best accessory, no question. That is definitely
Speaker 3: what will make you look best, like not looking at
Speaker 3: trends and just sort of working within the dress codes.
Speaker 3: It's what looks good on you is going to make
Speaker 3: you be remembered, not the dress.
Speaker 1: I have a great time. Colors to a wedding, This
Speaker 1: is interesting. Can you wear white? No?
Speaker 2: Unless you're the bride. You cannot, unless you are a
Speaker 2: crazy askue.
Speaker 1: Stalker who wants to be mistaken for as a guest
Speaker 1: nay black to a wedding as a guest. Yes, I
Speaker 1: think you can. Twenty so you can. Yeah, But it
Speaker 1: used to be a bit frowned upon.
Speaker 2: Didn't it? It did, but that was you know, yeah,
Speaker 2: nineteen fifty fourths rule.
Speaker 1: Well, my bridesmaids were black jumpsuits and I think that
Speaker 1: were fabulous, So yeah, I'm all about black. Now, the
Speaker 1: average person doesn't want to buy a new dress for
Speaker 1: every event. I think that's incredibly normal. We've already talked about. Firstly,
Speaker 1: doesn't have to be a dressed. So what are the
Speaker 1: other options women can wear?
Speaker 3: Definitely separates like skirt, pants, top, jacket. I mean, if
Speaker 3: you build a wardrobe of separates that sort of can
Speaker 3: work at nighttime, even a cocktail dress with a blazer
Speaker 3: over the shoulders, things that sort of work back with
Speaker 3: each other. And you know a great pair of black
Speaker 3: pants that you can then just do I call them
Speaker 3: Saturday night toops. Just inexpensive tops that you can put
Speaker 3: with that fantastic well cut trouser and it looks different.
Speaker 2: Again and again and again.
Speaker 1: Yep.
Speaker 2: I know, classic pieces, I think, and a skirt in
Speaker 2: the toop.
Speaker 1: I never think of a skirt and a top for
Speaker 1: an event, but that's so true. It can look like
Speaker 1: a dress and then you've got separates to mix a
Speaker 1: match later. So if someone does want to buy a
Speaker 1: dress for this party? Seats and what style and color
Speaker 1: of jress would you look at? Obviously this is so individual.
Speaker 1: What are you seeing in stores now or that's hitting
Speaker 1: stores for this season that they could wear.
Speaker 3: It's a lot of bold color, neon color prints because
Speaker 3: every time spring rolls around, the fashion industry decides to
Speaker 3: throw a flower on a dress.
Speaker 2: Yeah, groundbreaking, groundbreaking. There's big sleeves are still there?
Speaker 3: Mini skirts again, the hemline's definitely gotten a lot higher,
Speaker 3: a lot of pink, a lot of yellow, lot of
Speaker 3: cobalt blue, almost like a Strayla sky bright bright blue netting.
Speaker 2: Netting.
Speaker 1: Yes, crochet, I saw the crochet. I don't know if
Speaker 1: I'm wearing the crochet. So out of all those trends,
Speaker 1: say someone thinking, yeah, I'll buy a dress, but I've
Speaker 1: got three events, what kind of trend or color would
Speaker 1: you suggest they go for so they can then try
Speaker 1: and make it different for each event.
Speaker 3: I think the best thing to do is choose a
Speaker 3: block color and one that isn't like neon yellow. You
Speaker 3: could take a pink or a blue, or a navy
Speaker 3: or a or a brown or black and change that
Speaker 3: with the shoes that you're wearing accessories in your hair,
Speaker 3: jewelry jacket, but prints or a real gold or something
Speaker 3: that's super obvious.
Speaker 2: You're not gonna get the same Miley Judtle.
Speaker 1: Yeah, and you're feel like, oh, that's that dress everyone
Speaker 1: knows I WI all that time exactly. Okay, what's your
Speaker 1: go to outfit that you know you can wear to
Speaker 1: almost any fancy event. So you've been invited to a
Speaker 1: last minute event, or you forgot to pick up what
Speaker 1: you thought you were gonna wear from the dry cleaner.
Speaker 1: What's in your wardrobe that you just grab and go?
Speaker 1: I know I can wear this and feel good and
Speaker 1: fit into the dress code. Black jumpsuit, black jumpsuit, jumpsuit.
Speaker 2: Interesting.
Speaker 3: Carla Zampatti really taught me about how to wear a jumpsuit.
Speaker 2: And how it's almost like wearing a dress.
Speaker 3: It's the combo, the hybrid between the suit and the
Speaker 3: little black dress. Has to be well tailored in something
Speaker 3: like a crape, so it's got a nice fall to it.
Speaker 2: Yeah, but it doesn't crease for travelers.
Speaker 3: Great for travel You can put a blazer with it,
Speaker 3: you can put a three quarter coat with it, and
Speaker 3: you can put a high heel with it a flat
Speaker 3: with it, you can change it just by your necklace
Speaker 3: like that.
Speaker 1: For me, is it I need to add a black
Speaker 1: jump soit mine is a satin. No, it's not satin.
Speaker 1: I think it might be real silk slip dress. And
Speaker 1: it's like a deep burgundy color. And I bought it. God,
Speaker 1: it's from Country Road. I must have bought it about
Speaker 1: eight years ago. And I've worn it with trainers and
Speaker 1: a denim blazer and I've worn it to a couple
Speaker 1: of weddings with big dangle earrings and matching like deep lip.
Speaker 1: It's the most versatile dress that if I ever have
Speaker 1: to pass it on, I'll be devastated. But never did
Speaker 1: I think when I bought it it would be that
Speaker 1: go to dress.
Speaker 2: No, but it's a classic.
Speaker 3: And also I think when you use something like a
Speaker 3: burgundy as a neutral, very powerful.
Speaker 1: Yeah, that's it. And my tip with slip dress is
Speaker 1: to always size up because they're cut on the bias.
Speaker 1: They're great on the body, but if you size up,
Speaker 1: they're just kind of a bit more effortless.
Speaker 3: Definitely love it.
Speaker 1: Okay footwear, we've touched it, but we're going to go there.
Speaker 1: It's an important decision. To make. Is there a style
Speaker 1: of shoe that people can get lots of wear out
Speaker 1: of that could be their go to four formal events.
Speaker 1: Let's talk spring summer. So I mean it could be
Speaker 1: closed in. But what shoe do you immediately think of?
Speaker 2: Pointy toad pump.
Speaker 1: Pointy toad pump for sure, that's.
Speaker 3: Just the classic. Because toes can sometimes be ugly.
Speaker 2: They can distract an outfit, like particularly in a floor
Speaker 2: length gown.
Speaker 3: Like I see brides walking down the aisle and the
Speaker 3: toes are coming before the dress and I'm like, that
Speaker 3: is a mistake.
Speaker 2: Yeah, you need a closed toes.
Speaker 3: So I think sounds are beautiful, But to me, a
Speaker 3: closed toe pump goes with a pant, it goes with
Speaker 3: a gene, it goes with any length dress.
Speaker 2: You'll get a lot of mileage out of there. That's true,
Speaker 2: isn't it?
Speaker 1: And maybe you haven't had time to get your petty
Speaker 1: done exactly hiding exactly right. Rosy Huntington Whitely does the
Speaker 1: most amazing pump with every outfit, And whenever I need inspiration,
Speaker 1: I just look at her on Pinterest and she's done
Speaker 1: it with casual and with formal, and it's always a
Speaker 1: pointy pump.
Speaker 2: It's always a pointed pump.
Speaker 1: Can you get away with flats to something fancy?
Speaker 3: Of course she can, Okay, of course she can. But
Speaker 3: then it needs to be the right dress or pant.
Speaker 1: And when we're talking flats, we're not talking haavyannas.
Speaker 3: We are not talking haavyannas. I've been wearing satin ballet
Speaker 3: slippers lately. That's been really something gorgeous and unexpected like that,
Speaker 3: or a really beautiful sandal that is good quality and minimal.
Speaker 2: You can, Yes, of course she can wear flats.
Speaker 1: Of course, my archers. Thank you. Now, as we said,
Speaker 1: going to a lot of events is expensive, what about
Speaker 1: renting outfits that took off a lot what maybe five
Speaker 1: years ago? Do you still think that's a viable option. Absolutely.
Speaker 3: I mean I've got two daughters that routinely do it.
Speaker 3: It's so sensible because they are going to so many events.
Speaker 3: And yes, I think it's great. Should have been around. Yeah,
Speaker 3: when I was in the market for it. In fact,
Speaker 3: I would do it. Actually I would do it now.
Speaker 3: I think it's genius.
Speaker 1: But back when we worked in magazines together and had
Speaker 1: maybe five events a week, that would have been helpful and.
Speaker 3: It's actually sustainable, and there's thousands of reasons that it's
Speaker 3: economically good.
Speaker 2: It's good for the.
Speaker 1: Environment, it's great, and it's also a great way to
Speaker 1: try styles that you maybe wouldn't wear and particularly not purchase.
Speaker 1: If it's that statement dress that's like, wow, she wore
Speaker 1: that to that event.
Speaker 2: Totally, you won and done totally.
Speaker 1: Okay, let's stock accessories bags. Can you take your normal handbag?
Speaker 2: No? Not if it's as jumbo as mine. No. Okay.
Speaker 1: So let's say you want to have a kind of
Speaker 1: go to special bag that you wear to things, but
Speaker 1: you still need it to be versatile. Some people needed
Speaker 1: to fit their reading glasses. My new iPhone's almost the
Speaker 1: size of a laptop. What's a bag that we can
Speaker 1: kind of go to that will get more mileage in
Speaker 1: our wardrobe, not just to that one event.
Speaker 2: I think a shop a bag.
Speaker 3: That's about twenty centimeters or something like that with a
Speaker 3: detachable strap so that it can be a clutch, or
Speaker 3: it can be used cross body, yes, or it can
Speaker 3: be used over your shoulder.
Speaker 2: That's clever.
Speaker 3: You want to have something that is multipurpose in that way.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I never detach my straps. You are so smart.
Speaker 1: I've got a thousand clutches in my wardrobe just by
Speaker 1: taking the straps off.
Speaker 2: That's right, it's not that I love it.
Speaker 1: Advice or tips just to finish this segment on how
Speaker 1: to help someone feel more comfortable dressing up for an
Speaker 1: event if they're not an event person, because a lot
Speaker 1: of people aren't. You know, a lot of us are
Speaker 1: just living our day to day in our comfies and
Speaker 1: then we get invited to that wedding or that fancy
Speaker 1: Christmas party.
Speaker 2: Where do we start?
Speaker 3: Everybody, first of all, is scared about walking into a room.
Speaker 3: Every single person, even the most confident, best dressed person
Speaker 3: you know, has that fear.
Speaker 2: It's totally natural, so know that first.
Speaker 3: But the thing that is going to make you have
Speaker 3: the best time and look the best and feel the
Speaker 3: best is knowing what suits your body. There's some fabulous
Speaker 3: outfit out there to suit every single one of.
Speaker 2: Our fabulous different body shapes. But we're not all the same.
Speaker 3: We're not cookie cutters, and you have to spend the time.
Speaker 3: Yeah you actually, I think department stores are fantastic for that.
Speaker 2: Go in, try lots of different things.
Speaker 1: One you can try on twenty brands in Munchain exactly.
Speaker 3: Don't leave it to the last minute. If you're learning,
Speaker 3: start with neutrals. I think, like, start with black and
Speaker 3: work up your confidence from there.
Speaker 2: Yeah.
Speaker 1: I think that's a great tip. Also, if you are
Speaker 1: going to go in store and try stuff on, which
Speaker 1: I will, you know, maybe you've done a bit of
Speaker 1: a gradual tan, or have some masca on, or have
Speaker 1: my hair just semi decent, because I feel a bit
Speaker 1: better trying stuff on if I don't look at what
Speaker 1: I look like most days, which is just running after
Speaker 1: a toddler with a dirty bum. So I think that
Speaker 1: little tip is just you know.
Speaker 2: That's a really good tip. Yeah, I think I think
Speaker 2: that's a really good tip.
Speaker 3: And also if you need to have a strapless bra
Speaker 3: with you or even shapewear, take.
Speaker 1: It, yes, And if you've got the shoes already, take
Speaker 1: them with you totally.
Speaker 2: Yeah, so you can get the whole vibe. Get the vibe.
Speaker 2: I love it.
Speaker 1: And as we know, podcast is not a visual medium,
Speaker 1: and so if you want more, I have put together
Speaker 1: the nine best slip dresses that will take you literally anywhere.
Speaker 1: For Mumamma subscribers, there's a link in the show notes.
Speaker 2: It's very expensive. How wudre.
Speaker 1: Now, Paula, we end every episode on boujie and budget,
Speaker 1: so we're talking and venting. So let's start with your
Speaker 1: budget that would fit into this episode. Well, they're the
Speaker 1: same thing, okay, because I am obsessed with slingbacks, so
Speaker 1: I have done a bougie and a.
Speaker 2: Budget version version. Love it.
Speaker 3: The budget is the Taquito Saturn sling back.
Speaker 1: Yes, I have these in hot pink, and.
Speaker 2: I have it in purple orange black. I like the
Speaker 2: red hot pick. I haven't got the red yet. Maybe
Speaker 2: we'll get the red together, like I seriously, it.
Speaker 3: Is the most comfortable shoe, as I said, pointy toad yeap,
Speaker 3: but not too high a heel yeap, goes with jeans, pants,
Speaker 3: minis everything.
Speaker 2: Love them seventy nine old.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I thin they're about eighty bucks. I must say
Speaker 1: I had them and hadn't worn them, and I have
Speaker 1: the hot pink. So I walked to the Barbie premiere
Speaker 1: and I was really pleasantly surprised by how comfortable they are.
Speaker 3: Yeah, they're very comfortable because they're satin, and they don't
Speaker 3: look inexpensive.
Speaker 1: No, they look like beautiful shoes and like we say,
Speaker 1: if you're getting that basic dress and you've got that
Speaker 1: popup color on your shoe, I agree with you there.
Speaker 1: So my budget is a blazer. I know we're talking
Speaker 1: occasion dressing, but I feel like a good classic blazer
Speaker 1: can kind of dress up anything, whether you're or not
Speaker 1: your going.
Speaker 2: To a wedding or a work function.
Speaker 1: A blazer can honestly elevate any outfit forever.
Speaker 2: You does really great blazers.
Speaker 1: They've got one called the fran double breasted Blaze that
Speaker 1: comes in blue, I think you can get in black.
Speaker 1: They do actually fantastic cuts in all blazers. So I
Speaker 1: just always size up because I like that bit of
Speaker 1: a oversized look that's still corporate, but not like you're
Speaker 1: going to wear it to the office. It's a bit
Speaker 1: more formal, and honestly, if you're not going to an event,
Speaker 1: you can even just wear it with jeans and shorts.
Speaker 1: A good blazer will live in your wardrobe and on
Speaker 1: your body forever. Their prices are often around sort of
Speaker 1: the one fifty marks, so not a massive budget, but
Speaker 1: you can always get for revenue on sale, and because
Speaker 1: it's a blazer, it doesn't matter if it's a last season.
Speaker 1: Blazers are blazers. Just a good cut blazer is timeless.
Speaker 1: So what's your bougie slingback?
Speaker 2: Then?
Speaker 3: The Saint Laurn and it's your namesake, it's the Lee
Speaker 3: oh fling back O. Well, I need them, yeah, and
Speaker 3: they are so divine. They are the perfect classic, going
Speaker 3: to google them. They are the perfect classic, most gorgeous.
Speaker 3: I collect like Saint Laurent, that's like my designer. Ah,
Speaker 3: I love that and Chanelle, not that I have a
Speaker 3: lot of It sounds terrible, but yeah, when you find
Speaker 3: like I'm old, now, that's the brand that I just
Speaker 3: love and would spend money on.
Speaker 2: And this slingback is perfect.
Speaker 1: Okay. So my boogie suggestion for party season is a
Speaker 1: brand so shown a Joy as you know as an
Speaker 1: Australian brand. And I love her dresses because I think
Speaker 1: you know, she loves a print. But they're quite versatile.
Speaker 1: Some that I've got of hers, I've had for over
Speaker 1: five years and can wear, you know, to a barbecue
Speaker 1: with the wedge or to a wedding with a gold stiletto.
Speaker 1: And I think they're different enough that you feel special,
Speaker 1: but not trend enough that you think, oh, that's so
Speaker 1: last season that everyone wore that. Yes, well that's it,
Speaker 1: Thank you so much. Happy party season. That was fun dress.
Speaker 1: Do we need to get an invite to something?
Speaker 2: Let's go.
Speaker 1: And here are my highlights and notable faves from Melbourne
Speaker 1: Fashion Week. So the opening night of Melbourne Fashion Week
Speaker 1: was a true celebration of fashion meets theater. It was theatrical.
Speaker 1: There was singing, there was performances, there was dancing. But
Speaker 1: to me, the true highlight has been the front row
Speaker 1: fashion and the street styles. So I have been observing
Speaker 1: what everyone attending has been wearing, and there's been some
Speaker 1: common threads. So much metallics, so much silver jeans, jackets,
Speaker 1: short skirts, long skirts, more metallic than you can ever
Speaker 1: imagine is going to be in for spring and summer.
Speaker 2: It seems.
Speaker 1: Lots of platform shoes, big chunky wedges are still in
Speaker 1: really high shoes with high platform heels and points, so
Speaker 1: we're seeing again pointy shoes, which we knew was an
Speaker 1: incoming trend, but even pointy chunky platform points. So all
Speaker 1: the shoe trends combined. Lots of beautiful soft chool so
Speaker 1: think carry from Sex in the City. In the first
Speaker 1: few seasons big rosettes and flowers on busts and collars
Speaker 1: is going to be another big trend if the street
Speaker 1: style has anything to go by and a lot of
Speaker 1: white but not summary casual linens but sort of dressy
Speaker 1: sheer shift fanny whites, creams, silvers, even sort of petrol
Speaker 1: kind of pearlscent rainbows. So that's what I've seen so
Speaker 1: far and Melbourne fashion has definitely got me excited for
Speaker 1: the season ahead. Thank you for listening to Nothing to Wear.
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