A New Season

I went from being unemployed to being a production assistant of a creative agency within a week. A big change, I must say. So, what’s the deal?

Yours truly is currently the production assistant of Andon Creative. If you are thinking of joining me, I regret to say it is a one man agency located in a quaint little office at South Yarra. Clearly, it does not seem like a stable job. Lucky for me, my boss, T, has a rich father who owns one of the biggest plastic company in Australia.

Being an assistant is not as easy as I expected, mainly because T seems unsure about himself as well. Such circumstances force me to think on my own feet, sometimes even taking charge. For example, we are shooting a TV commercial for a cosmetic company this Friday and T has put me in charge of sourcing make-up artist and models’ outfit, apart from other tasks. In other words, he is only responsible for the technical aspects of the production. It is my first time taking charge of a REAL production and I am very nervous about it.

Even so, it is a fun job as it involves shopping. Not just window shopping, but to actually buy things, with other people’s money. I had $180 and four hours to put together two looks that fit the brand essence of our client: Elegant, classy, fresh, spring/ summer. It was a challenge as I not only had to get dresses but accessories as well. Difficult as it was trying to imagine how the models will look in the outfits, I thoroughly enjoyed the process.

Now, let’s look at what I bought 🙂

White dress from Ginger Tree, $29 (Original price: $59)

Flowy praline dress from Glasson, $49

White earrings from Mossman, $5 (Original price: $15); Butterfly earrings from Lovisa, $5 (Original price: $15); Pearl Necklace from Glasson, $10 (Original price: $20); Jeans belt from Dotti, $9.95 (Original price: $20); White belt from Dotti, $9.95 (Original price: $20)

Total spend: $110.94

In addition to that, I got sidetracked by a few items and did some personal shopping too:

Jacket from Dotti, $59.95 (Original price: $79.95)

Bag from Barkin, $49.95; Lambskin ballet flats from Wittner, $69.95 (Original price: $150)

Total spend: $180

Back at home, I decided to experiment with the items I bought, both work and personal to create key looks for Friday’s shoot. Here they are. Let me know what you think about them:

1. Key item: Praline dress:

Tea Party

Relax.

Flapper Dapper

Afternoon at the Gallery

2. Key item: White dress

Summer days

Dinner date

Cocktail at the lounge.

Brunch with the girls.

I am looking forward to dress the models. Apart from these looks, I also created a few evening looks with a few of my evening dresses. Hopefully it all goes well on Friday 🙂

Ahoy!

I now have a love-hate relationship with theme parties. They are fun and I enjoy searching for costume inspiration. But they also take a lot of effort and sometimes $$$ as well.

I am fortunate and honoured to be invited to two such parties. One is a nautical/ from the sea theme, which we can dress up as anything that has to do with the sea. The other one is Moulin Rouge/ Chicago theme.

The nautical theme party is this coming Friday. Invitations were sent out ages ago so we have a lot of time to prepare. But being tied down with cash and time, I only started shopping for costumes last week. It is great that Spring/ Summer collections in retails are out. So it’s all red/ blue and white stripes.

After comparing prices and shopping everywhere (Chadstone, Southland, Melbourne Central, DFO South Wharf, Bourke Street Mall), I bought the key item to my costume in Supre: A cute  navy blue mini skirt with gold buttons in front for $30.

My initial plan was to pair it with a white shirt, make a name tag and pass off as a cruise staff:

But I found a cute top that goes really well with the skirt as well and now I prefer this combination:

But I don’t look like a cruise staff anymore 😦 I am going to try and pass off as a 50s navy pin-up. But that might require a sailor hat, curls, red lipstick and lots of make-up.

Nevertheless, I am still happy with my purchase because I can see myself wearing the skirt for other occasions. Not to mention there will be an after-party in a club on Friday and the skirt is suitable for clubbing as well.

While I was ransacking my closet for the perfect top, I found the maxi dress I bought in Malaysia. This is the perfect outfit for a 21st birthday party I have a week after the nautical theme one:

The party will be held at a football club (function hall) so I would love to wear something more classy. I reckon it will be perfect for Melbourne Cup Day too. My only concern is there will be a dance floor and maxi dress is not tailored for flexible movement.

Anyway, I am still wondering what am I going to be for the nautical theme party. First combo or second combo? My last-minute solution will be to explain myself as facing a case of identity confusion.