This week, I was thrilled to be part of a world-first event hosted by Be Young PR and Little Lion Communications at the heart of the Adelaide Fashion Festival, Mercedes-Benz Adelaide.

Bloggers were invited to play dress-ups with the SS15/16 ranges of a frankly amazing array of local designers and participate in a style challenge showcasing their unique flair and looks with the chance to win some pretty awesome prizes. To be eligible, bloggers had to shoot a minimum of three looks, using at least two different designers' pieces in each look, have one look showcasing the couture labels and finally, incorporate the Mercedes-Benz vehicles made available for shooting. FUN.

Now, I know this may come as a shock to most of you, given my fierce work on Instagram, but I am not actually a professional, part-time or even vaguely amateurish model.

Sorry for any confusion.

Happily, there were items available in sizes that I could squeeze into (I'm usually hovering around a 12 when I'm not hovering around all-you-can-eat buffets) and it was great to see some of the designers catering to a range of non-traditional-modelly sizes. 

Stacie came along as my personal Grace Coddington and was tasked with styling and shooting me with my high-tech photography equipment. iPhone 5s, square frame, this is how we DO.

Here we are working the posing wall with a bottle of the delightful Wicks Estate bubbly that was on offer.

Look 1 - Now Sissy That Walk

Top - Finders Keepers The Label
Pants - Paige Rowe
Leather Neckpiece - Paige Rowe
Vehicle - The Red One

Look 2 - Loot In The Boot

Gown - Calèche Bridal
Lace Overlay - Greta Kate Bridal
Vehicle - The White One

Look 3 - They See Me Rollin'

Dress - Liza Emanuele
Sleeveless jacket - SIG The Label
Vehicle - The Black One

Look 4 - Watch Me Whip

Jeans - Paige Rowe
Tank Top - Paige Rowe
Cape - Greta Kate Bridal
Necklace - Azure
Vehicle - The Silver One







I know. It was as fun as it looks.

Of course, it wouldn't be Almost Posh without a bit of realness, so here is what I'd look like actually driving one of the coveted vehicles on display, crazy eyes and all:

Excuse me, sir, you appear to have cut me off

The Adelaide Fashion Festival is taking place between 22 and 25 October and I can tell you, the runway shows are selling out fast. If this kind of thing is your bag, may I strongly recommend getting your tickets without delay. This is going to be HUGE. Like this balloon.

In my world, a frock is not simply a synonym for "dress". A frock is next level snazziness. 
However, not as snazzy as "gown". 

Things I personally look for in a frock include:

• Capped sleeves or suitably wide shoulder straps
• Small armholes to prevent side-gape
• A length that is minimum knee and maximum tea. Since I'm short, if a dress is above the knee on the model, I can confidently assume it will meet my knees without issue.
• Flattering shape/fabric that does not require industrial strength shapewear
• A back that facilitates the wearing of a proper bra
• General prettiness
• A fabric that gives structure
• Affordable price point

With these pointers in mind, I've rounded up some that fit the bill nicely, all well under a hundred bones:

Dorothy Perkins Lily Printed Pencil Dress^ $69.95

Atmos&Here Juniper Dress^ $69.95

Dorothy Perkins Floral Shift Dress^ $79.95

Dorothy Perkins Lace Pencil Dress^ $89.95

Atmos&Here Adelia Dress^ $69.95

Check out these recent posts from Style & Shenanigans and Beach Style Mum for some more frock inspo.

I have a couple of weddings coming up, plus it's never too early to start thinking festive season finery. Have you got any frockable occasions on the horizon?

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Not just a clever name, Frocktober aims to raise funds and awareness for ovarian cancer and I have decided to join in with Kimba Likes, The Illusive Femme, Style & Shenanigans and the rest of the gang in getting my frocks out. I'll be sharing over on Insta as I go, with the hashtag #Frocktober2015.

I need to be practical with my commitment for this one, so I'm aiming for a different dress every work day. As I work three days a week (well, paid work, amirite, Mums??) this means I need to come up with 12 dresses throughout the month and that I can totally do.

Where appropriate, I will try and squeeze in a dress where I can on my off-days and weekends too. I made the mistake of culling my wardrobe way too viciously post-pregnancy and gave away a lot of perfectly nice dresses that I still regret the loss of. Hot tip, ladies, give yourself a decent chance to bounce back before you throw everything away in a fit of "I'll never fit into that again, ever!"

I do love a dress, especially the instant outfit-ness factor, so I've been combing various online sites and hitting up op shops trying to rebuild my stocks. Which brings me to my second of exciting affiliations that have just popped up, Australian online fashion store, Freez.

More dancing!




Freez's tagline is "Affordable Clothing For Women", so obviously - as a woman who likes affordable clothing - this spoke to me in an extremely articulate manner. On the internet since 2007, having started out as a company back when I was in Year 10, they are a reliable Australian purveyor of attainable threads.

As I mentioned last week, a new midweek post will also showcase my picks of Freez's assortment of pretties and alert you to any exciting sales or bargaintastic events that you need to be made aware of.

Like the SAVE20 coupon code that will knock 20% off TODAY ONLY (Monday 5 October, 2015) so get on it!!

Here's something that looks super comfortable for those "can't be bothered getting dressed but oh, I'm doing Frocktober, whatever shall I do?" days:

Freez Jersey Tunic^ Was $39, now just $20!!

Also during the month, I'm also going to be dipping into A Quirky Bird's #mystyleoctober concurrently, because it's always nice to have a bit of inspo.

October 1 - "Denim Diva"





Frocktober 2

Because it's kind of hard to get oneself into the waxist's at one's leisure with a toddler on the go, I left it until 8.30am the morning of a 30 degree day to get myself seen to. Which is why I'm wearing some unseasonable leggings under my Kmart dress until the job is done!

October 4 - "To The Max"


Miss L and I prepping for a day at the beach - I'm in a Cotton On maxi skirt and cropped tee, Rivers hat and thongs from Big Dub. (TBH, I later swapped the skirt for a pair of shorts because beach)

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If you follow me over on the old Insta, you may have noticed a sharp increase in selfies over the last month.

That's because I've been playing along with the Fashionista In Suburbia 30 Lippies for 30 Days challenge, where I set myself the task of wearing a different shade every day.

Guess what? I TOTALLY DID IT!

Coming from someone who had about four lipsticks on rotation only a few short years ago, this is a telling indicator of how beauty blogging can affect your life in a very short space of time. . .



Here I present a months-worth of my head, with bonus unseen Auto-Awesome pics where appropes. I took the photos in the same place out the front of my house which accounts for differences in lighting, depending on what time of day it was!

Thoughts and Observations