Triple Kitten Part 2 & The Science of Cute

This dress is so completely cute and amazing! I think it went out of stock and restocked about 3 times before I managed to snag it from Romwe. A word about wearing this dress though - if you're thinking of buying it, you'll need to also have a stick-on, nude-coloured bra. The cut of the dress is pretty darn scandalous. But if you love dressing adventurously, it's awesome ;) This is also the second wig which I got from my sponsor Choies! It's actually a really good wig (and on special right now) because it looks very real and is soooo soft, and I can brush it without it all falling apart so hooray - no more scuzzy, balding wigs for me! I'll have a post up reviewing all my wigs very soon, as some people have requested it :) wearing wig - c/o Choies dress - c/o Romwe tights - c/o Oasap bag - c/o Oasap boots - Asos So here's a good science question for a fashion blog on which I often try and wear super cute dresses. What is the science behind the concept of "cute"? Youtuber Vsauce attempts to quantify cuteness and explain why we might perceive things as "cute" from an evolutionary behavioural point of view. This is why the internet is now basically 90% cat, puppy and baby animal photos. (Image source) Speaking of, if you're looking for cute animals, look up baby pygmy hippos. I just discovered these the other day and I think they're now my favourite animal.

Time Traveller

I feel like I should be heading off on a worldly trip wearing this outfit. The shoes may not be practical for travelling but this gorgeous berry bag from Marc B certainly would be - this is probably one of the nicest bags I've ever owned, and super luxurious - it's got leopard print lining and pretty gold embellishments. It would also be the perfect sized bag for a plane trip. This skirt from Romwe is one of my new favourites. Although I'm actually not sure of where the photo is of. Is it Rome? Can any geography/history buff point me in the right direction? It would be really cool if it were Rome because I'm (probably possibly) going to visit Italy next year! wearing shirt - Forever 21 bag - c/o Marc B cardigan - c/o Modcloth skirt - c/o Romwe Tights - c/o Oasap Now this is definitely more science fiction than science, but IF physicists were to figure out time travel, how would it work? Well, movies and fiction give us three possible ideas: (source) But just make sure, any potential time travellers, that you first do some astronomy lessons. (source) By the way if you're wondering about why the heck I'm talking about time travel, I started putting an awesome science item with every outfit post. Keep up.

Leather collar, kitten shins.

I've been listening to a 90s grunge playlist on spotify all morning and I think it's worked it's way into my outfits a little bit. This is definitely not a bad thing, and I think my style has been drifting a little grunge-ways anyway... I'm really getting into the black lipstick though. I looooove black lipstick, almost as much as bright red lipstick. The only problem is that I end up transforming into a creepy Dr Who-style character if I eat while wearing it - it goes everywhere and I end up with black smudges all over my chin and upper lip. Not pretty, haha. However, how pretty is this Romwe dress? I decided to pair it with a mustard cardigan to accentuate the yellow floral pattern on the dress. wearing dress - c/o Romwe Fine & Dandelion cardigan - c/o Modcloth collar clips - Ebay tights - c/o Oasap So check out this little guy: (image source) Really, I have no way to segue in this science item today and it has nothing to do with my outfit (at best I could say it's purplish and greenish). But ignore that - how cool is this transparent turtle?? This is not something that exists in nature (although freaky looking dudes kind of like this do exist in the deepest dark depths of the ocean). This is a regular old turtle, to whom artist Iori Tomita has applied scientific techniques of staining and dying to transform it into a colourful, transparent work of art (although I hope it died naturally first... hmm). In any case, it's cool what he does - he removes scales and skin, then soaks the creature in an enzyme which eats away muscles and tissues - until just the right point where it's become see-through. Then he stains them using dyes, and this is the result. Pretty cool.

I Heart You Back

I love any item of clothing with hearts someway incorporated into it. I'm pretty sure that no one could find any item of clothing or any accessory that would be an exception to this rule. Anything with hearts = awesome. Anything. Another thing - Someone please nominate me for a blog post title award. They're just too good and only getting better. "I heart you back?" Amazing! I must be some kind of literary genius! wearing dress - c/o Romwe tights - c/o Choies bag - c/o Choies belt - Vintage shoes - Wholesaledress Science factoid for the day: This amazing representation of the blood vessels inside the human head. I figured this related to my outfit because of the heart-shaped back of my dress. Heart = pumps blood = blood vessels carry said blood around body, including the head. YEAH. (source: Neuroscience Research Techniques) Who knew you had so many blood vessels running around up there? The ones in the brain area don't surprise me so much, but the incredible amount of blood vessels around the face and front of the skull? I had no idea. Much love,

Vintage Vampire

Happy Halloween my northern hemisphere friends! We really don't do Halloween here, although there were some Halloween parties going on this weekend.  Oktoberfest is something that is just as big as Halloween here, and the two always tend to clash. It's pretty funny though - you end up with a lot of zombies drinking steins in lederhosen. As for myself, I went to a warm, sunny, daytime summer festival instead of a halloween party. There were a lot of zombies though, boogie-ing along to oom-pah bands. Oh, Australia. You beautiful, multicultural place. So for this look, I put black lipstick and a black dress on intending to be all monochrome and gothy for a Halloween look. But, being me, I had to add some (a teeny, tiny, infintesimely small amount of) colour to my outfit, and that came in the form of these floral tights and vintage blazer. So I ended up being a kind of weird amalgmation of a vintage vampire. I think it ended up working well though. It probably makes more sense than lederhosen zombies. wearing dress - c/o Romwe tights - c/o Romwe necklace - c/o Oasap blazer - Vintage belt - Vintage hat - Rubi Shoes One more thing - my Glamorous giveaway ends in about 1 and half days. Go ahead and enter here (if you want to)! Much love and Happy Halloween!

Crouching tiger, hidden lion

This is quite easily the lamest blog post title ever. I named it so because I'm wearing a lion print but he's hidden under my sweater... haha. Hidden lion... Whatever. It's cool, I'm cool, get over it, okay. So, I have yet another animal-printed body-con dress from Romwe to show you! This one has a big wise-looking lion on the front of it! I love these dresses so much. They are really seriously great for summer, they're so light but fun to wear. But then, you can also pair them with a cropped sweater, a blouse and some tights, kind of like I have above, to turn it into a pretty autumn outfit. wearing dress - c/o Romwe collar clips - Ebay blouse - Vintage sweater - Vintage shoes - Vintage bag - Vintage p.s. if you didn't see the Glamorous giveaway posted here earlier today, go and check it out!

Mint & Baby Pink

I couldn't decide on short hair or long hair today so I did both. Which do you like best? wearing dress - c/o Romwe bag - c/o Wholesale  tights - c/o Oasap  shoes - Label Shoes c/o Chictopia Shop So I just had a kind of overwhelming amount of fabric and sewing goodies come my way, although it was through somewhat unfortunate circumstances. My mother's friend's mother sadly passed away the other week, and she had over her many years collected (...although hoarded may be the more correct term) a large amount of fabrics. I want to exaggerate the word large. Like... I'm talking about 1000s of different fabrics, and thousands of different bits and bobs and sewing stuff. It took a good part of a day to go through, and I came home with 2 super large boxes and and two massive canvas bags worth of fabric, elastic, thread, buttons, stamps, zippers... I'm never going to have to go to spotlight again, that much is true. I've already made a pair of shorts using some gorgeous tapestry fabric, and some plaid pinafore shorts/romper thing. Here's a sneaky peek of both: Although it's really sad that she passed away, she was obviously a very creative person and I hope she would be happy if she had known all those fabrics she had collected have gone to a good home. Hope you're all having a lovely weekend,

Princess Bubblegum in a Sailor Dress

wearing dress - c/o Romwe cardigan - Forever 21 bag - c/o Wholesale tights - c/o Oasap shoes - Raben Footwear beanie - No idea (maybe Cotton On?) Today is the perfect warm spring day and this is the perfect little sailor-esque dress. Unfortunately it has sold out on Romwe, but they do have a few other sailor-style dresses - if you want to look for one search for "navy dress". I was just blown away by all the positive feedback I got after going all like this on you the other day: (source: http://society6.com/) (Someone mentioned that I was Princess Bubblegum so I had to include that. Even if she is waving her hands about and holding a bubbling test tube.) Anyway it was so cool to hear from so many other young female scientists, I had no idea how many of you there were out there in the fashion blogging world. Thank you so much for leaving such thoughtful and motivating comments. I'm so excited that having this fashion blog has not only let me contribute to the world of fashion but to make some positive contribution to science as well. It's also shown me that I should try and blog a little more about things other than fashion that I find interesting or are inspiring me, and introduce a little more variety to this space. So I shall also endeavour to do that & any suggestions you might have are welcome!