las vegas


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I had a lot of high hopes for this trip. The last trip I went on ended abruptly after I got COVID before I could even dress up – that was ten months ago. I realised in the run-up to my Las Vegas trip in May that I hadn’t actually dressed up since then. A whole ten months. Life tends to get in the way, I suppose. Between getting through six months of constantly being sick from kid-germs, to general life/work stress and scheduling woes, finding the right combination of time/opportunity/energy/willpower to actually get my shit together seemed like such […]

Las Vegas 2023



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I need a vacation. The last time I actually dressed up was… 8 months ago? I don’t really know how it’s been so long. Oh wait, yes I do. I know exactly why I haven’t dressed up in months. Here’s the recipe: Get a large bowl and add: Mix well, and pop the fucker in the oven and in 20 minutes you’ll have yourself A long, unwelcome dry-spell. Liz never goes away though. She’s under there, doing stuff. I haven’t really figured out how to live in suburbia yet – can I just take a walk around the block in […]

Vacation Prep



The last time I was in Las Vegas, it was primarily for a half-marathon, but with a focus on dressing up and hanging with my friends. This time round, I was primarily there for a photoshoot. It went ok. Actually, depending on how you look at it, it went pretty awful. It got up to 43C/110F, which are temperatures I cannot abide. I tend to thrive around 21C/70F, and subsequently melt into a heap at 30C/86F. I had a pretty bad cough/cold, and spent a large portion of my time being doped up on almost-certainly too-much-dayquil and figuring out where […]

Colours of Las Vegas



(Part of Colours of Las Vegas) I’d gotten pictures of myself in a swimsuit before, but never a bikini. Honestly, I was a bit terrified even buying this because how could it possibly look good? I was glad to be mistaken. This was a good start to the day. It wasn’t a full-on bikini-world, however. A cover-up was necessary because of the obvious reasons. I saw what was down there, it was not a good look. Nevertheless, the cover-up didn’t detract from the outfit at all – it matched really well! Also I’m pretty happy about the fact that I […]

Vegas: Red



(Part of Colours of Las Vegas) I almost didn’t buy this dress. I forget why. Even when it arrived, I wasn’t sure how good it would look. After a wash and some drying though, it de-wrinkled enough for me to be pretty sure it would look ok. That, and matched with some converse from the collection, it actually ended up being much cuter than I’d hoped, and photographed really well! Bright colours might be my jam. Given my brownness, bright colours complement my skin pretty well, which is helpful. There’s something very innocent about this outfit. Not sure if it’s […]

Vegas: Yellow



(Part of Colours of Las Vegas) I adore this dress. it’s nice and breezy, super flattering, bright and colourful, and for some god-awful reason, I couldn’t get a decent picture of me standing up in it. Maybe I just couldn’t find the right pose. Maybe I was exhausted and couldn’t be bothered anymore. Maybe I was so tired I actually forgot to look at my preparation doc to remember the pose I’d already picked out for this dress. God dammit. In any case, I did get some good photos, so I’m not mad. Holy hell, look at the size of […]

Vegas: Blue