"Isn't it wonderful? It's my birthday gift, to me!"

[fahye]

And my graduation present, and my 83% overall mark in final exams present, and my -- transparently guilt-assuaging -- next year I will have a reasonable salary present.

The thing to know about me is that normally I avoid Alannah Hill like the plague, given that 99% of it is frilly and foofy and little-girly and covered in bows and hearts and flowers and sequins. To walk into those shops is to wonder if at any moment Hello Kitty might leap out from behind a rack of uniformly ghastly cardigans and maul you to death.

But that remaining 1%, man, I will fall for it every time. This cost basically as much money as I have ever spent on a single item of clothing and I don't care because I am in love, floral pattern and sparkly buttons and all.

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[the-grynne.livejournal.com]

99% of it is frilly and foofy and little-girly and covered in bows and hearts and flowers and sequins. To walk into those shops is to wonder if at any moment Hello Kitty might leap out from behind a rack of uniformly ghastly cardigans and maul you to death.

But that remaining 1%, man, I will fall for it every time.

This. *snigger* It's so true. I have a very cute cardigan from AH, and every time I wear it I feel like I should be putting hot rollers in my hair and bows on my shoes.

Gorgeous jacket.

BTW I'm booking my return ticket, and I should be back in Sydney on Nov 6 or 7.

[fahye.livejournal.com]

The cardigans are the WORST, as far as I'm concerned, I like quite a few of the skirts and shorts, and the occasional dress or coat or accessory. But every. single. cardigan. looks like it is secretly trying to get me to simper while baking brownies in heels and pearls.

Oh, excellent :)

[the-grynne.livejournal.com]

As a general rule, I don't wear A-line skirts, so that rules out most of Alannah Hill's bottoms. This is the cardigan (http://pics.livejournal.com/the_grynne/pic/006dzc69) I'm talking about (more here (http://the-grynne.livejournal.com/768956.html#cutid2)), and even though I rare wear it - it's dry clean only - I find it adorable, in a good way.

[fahye.livejournal.com]

A-lines are pretty much the only thing that will reliably fit me; anything else tends to not be tight enough around the waist, or way TOO tight around the hips.

Oh, I like it! Well, I doubt I'd wear it because I am allergic to pastel colours, but I love the button trim.

[stars-like-dust.livejournal.com]

Awww, it's lovely. <3

[fahye.livejournal.com]

Glad you think so, Clairza!

[toujin1.livejournal.com]

Considering I just put down 2.5K for MY graduation present, I say cheers! We deserve it :p

[fahye.livejournal.com]

Cheers back at you! We should have after-work drinks or something one of these days.

[toujin1.livejournal.com]

For sure :D Just give me until the end of October.

[ashen_key]

Ooooh, that is very pretty.

[fahye.livejournal.com]

Yes! I wore it out to dinner tonight and kept grinning at my reflection.

[ashen_key]

Hee, it's awesome when outfits do that.

[the-grynne.livejournal.com]

Photos!