I spent Saturday afternoon wandering around a beautiful laid-back beachy suburb just out of Wellington city - looked through records in a junky record shop which refused to sell classical or opera music, gasped at the immense Mills & Boons collection at a second-hand bookshop, and accidentally stumbled into the back of a pastel-coloured church. I used to read Mills & Boons in high school but I was so embarrased about it that I always bullied my much braver friend to take them up to the library counter for me. Even now, when lingering in the Romance section of bookshops or libraries, I always have to "pretend" that I'm just "passing through".
♥ Cardigan from the Warehouse ♥ Green dress from Max ♥ Green strapless top from Supre ♥ Shoes from Witchery ♥ Earrings from Equip ♥ Arm hardware from Diva and Bling ♥ Necklace from Diva ♥ Bag is thrifted ♥
oh man. forget i said my last one was my favorite post. *THIS* is my favorite post!! I love it! That green dress is amazing, and libraries are the best.
ReplyDeleteI really hope you took home that Forever Love book.
I like your green dress very much :-) and the collage of pictures is great!
ReplyDeleteCruisy days are the best! (:
ReplyDeleteOh, you always make your days in NZ seem so amazing. I come home from work and I read about your lovely days, it makes me quite jealous!
ReplyDeleteLove the pictures. Any picture taken in a bookstore, or anything have to do with books for that matter, is fine by me :]
haha bully ur friend to return the?lol
ReplyDeletei love the green, u look laidback and there is a summery feel:D
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I really like your bracelets! And your dress, you look so sweet. x
ReplyDeletelol i remember when i was in i think 4th grade(?) i was in key food and saw one of 'those' books, and in my curiousity started reading it... got really absorbed in it haha... my mom saw me and got PISSED.
ReplyDeleteI love your dress, the material looks beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI have never read Mills & Boon! It's nothing to be ashamed of, I'm pretty sure a lot of girls do.
Also congratulations on becoming a solicitor, you must be really intelligent (:
I wish they were my drums, but they're my boyfriend's brother's.
That shop looks, fantastic, Ana! I love this collage and your green frock!
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There is a Half Price book store in Texas that had this table they'd made which was covered in pictures from romance novels. It was amazing! Hehe...
ReplyDeleteYour earrings look really exciting!
I really love your necklace!
ReplyDeletelove this layered look, your earrings are so beautiful too! :)
ReplyDeleteBookshops are such magical places..
ReplyDeleteKnow what you mean but the whole point of literature (in my opinion) is escape so you buy those romances without shame!!
great pics. love all the color.
ReplyDeleteLove the dress.Looks so refreshing..Love green.;D
ReplyDeleteLibrary looks good.
Yeeepeeyyy..Library..Love it.Wow!look at those earrings,love them soooo much.;D
ReplyDeleteI love your little photo collages! How do you make them? Your blog is so pretty!
ReplyDeleteLove all the color and U are so beautiful lady! :)
ReplyDeletexoxo: Janet
your earrings is very pretty! and the green dress looks great on you too. these photos are very nice. reminded me of my high school days in the library too. hehe :)
ReplyDeleteSometimes I get overwhelmed in second hand book shops. I think its because there is so much to sift through and so many treasures waiting to be found. Love your dress, by the way. A green dress is high on my list of must haves!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon.
ReplyDeleteguess! i'm a big fan of old romantic novels and my favourite writer is Corin Tellado ...spanish one.
ReplyDeletegreat outfit!
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great green dress<3
ReplyDeleteand thank you so much! :]
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Thank you!! :)
ReplyDeletei love your chains !! The bracelets!! Lovely.
Seriously how do you do all these fancy things with your photos, i love the editing!
You're looking so summery here!!!
Gorgoeus.
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ha ha, sometimes there just isn't anything better than a trashy romance novel :-)
ReplyDeletelol, I always try to pretend I'm looking for something I'm not looking for in book stores. I'm not really embarassed by what I read, but I'm embarassed standing in that section for some reason.
ReplyDeletethis cute times a billion. I love bookstores. And the romance novel pic made me laugh.
ReplyDeletelove your laidback yet casually chic style! i happen to love cheesy romantic novels as my guilty pleasure too. very cute blog! feels closer to home.
ReplyDeletehope we could exchange links?
cheers!
eden
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