Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
Au revior.
Uninstalling the app at midnight tonight, hopefully not permanently. But if there is no coming back from this I just want to say it’s been nice knowing you. I hope we meet again in another life.
this must be adulthood: all of a sudden, I can no longer justify keeping twenty years of clothes that I’ll never wear again –
just out of sentimentality!
I’ve been doing an epic cull of my wardrobe, and my wardrobe is vast and contains multitudes. I only wish I had some of the incredible stuff I’ve previously let go of on offer with all of this goodness as well, cos then it really would be a high femme boudoir blowout like no other!
I am hosting it from my home, which means I can’t share my address publicly. if you are able to attend, send me a private message. we can then communicate on facebook to verify identity & share location.
it’s drop-in – no need to call ahead, just show up between 10 and 8 and have a browse through what’s on offer. I will have vegan chai, sparkling wine, and a few nibbles to enjoy. there will be a private changing space available with full-length mirrors. I have a cat who is very friendly and has full run of the house so take antihistamines if you have an allergy. the apartment has a flight of stairs. other gay & trans people live in the building & it’s in a very lgbtqi-frendly neighbourhood.
there is so much beautiful, unique, fun & fabulous apparel to choose from – many of it is still in near-perfect condition. a lot of items I am letting go of simply because they no longer fit my aesthetic.
when I was a young fem lesbian, expressing myself through what I wore was hugely important to me. I loved being theatrical, dramatic and glitzy, of assembling looks that evoked what had most inspired me as a child, what I had aspired to.
so I would really like to see as many of these items as possible be rehomed with young LGBTQI people who feel passionately about fashion and evoking identity and fantasy through dress, who love being glamorous and extra, who find joy in sparkle and shine, and who will love them and give them a new life.
SO NOTHING WILL BE OVER $20!!!!!!!
::INCLUDES:: – multiple pairs of shoes, mostly heels, many never worn or worn only a couple of times – sizes 7 & 8 – loads of sparkly, big, fabulous costume jewelry pieces, many in as-new condition – several vintage Stop Staring! dresses, in sizes S (AU8-10), M (AU10-12) & L (AU12-14). Stop Staring! was one of the pioneering reproduction-inspired labels and is a cult favourite. they specialise in dresses inspired by the 30s, 40s & 50s but with a contemporary edge. stopstaringclothing.com for examples. – lot and lots of other clothes including faux fur coats & shrugs, lots of retro-inspired items – pencil skirts, blouses, capris, sweaters, dresses etc – lots of short, slutty dresses in leopard print & red, lots of leopard print & colour generally, sizes range from S-L, with some XL – basically unworn lingerie – lots of very pretty & sexy stuff – same range of sizes, bra cup sizes TBC – two pretty immaculate vintage surgical corsets (!!!!) – several feather headdresses – many beautiful fascinators, vintage & formal hats – lots and lots of vintage gloves in sizes 7-8 – lots of vintage and cute handbags & purses – a bajillion nail polishes – a variety of nipple pasties, including leopard print, flame-shaped, heart-shaped, rhinestoned… – all kinds of false eyelashes, feathers, tinsel, etc etc
AND MORE!!!!
Stop Staring dresses from a range of seasons, including vintage. sizes range from S, M & L. prices range from $15-$20 each.
vintage gloves, $3 a pair or two pairs for $5
lots of costume jewelry – $2 per item – or $5 one handful, $10 two handfuls
shoes! sizes 7 & 8. some unworn. $5 per pair or three pairs $12.
hats! true vintage, event & novelty. range from $5 – $20.
more clothes in S, M, L, ranging from $5 – $20 per item. I’m even letting go of the first leopard faux fur coat I ever bought!!!!!!!
lots & lots (this isn’t even half of them) of sexy minidresses from when I did street & brothel work – $5 each
oodles of cute lingerie – $5 per item.
PHOTOS SHOW ONLY A SMALL FRACTION OF WHAT’S AVAILABLE TO RUMMAGE THROUGH! THERE ARE MANY, MANY MORE ITEMS!
so if you are in Sydney this coming Sunday – send me a private message and I’ll make sure you can come and find a bargain!
please distribute amongst your relevant networks! femmes & trans girls to the front please!!
There are no shortcuts to surviving your first day at a new school—you can’t fix it with duct tape like you would your Chuck Taylors. On Day One, twelve-year-old Malú (María Luisa, if you want to annoy her) inadvertently upsets Posada Middle School’s queen bee, violates the school’s dress code with her punk rock look, and disappoints her college-professor mom in the process. Her dad, who now lives a thousand miles away, says things will get better as long as she remembers the first rule of punk: be yourself.
The real Malú loves rock music, skateboarding, zines, and Soyrizo (hold the cilantro, please). And when she assembles a group of like-minded misfits at school and starts a band, Malú finally begins to feel at home. She’ll do anything to preserve this, which includes standing up to an anti-punk school administration to fight for her right to express herself!
Black and white illustrations and collage art throughout make The First Rule of Punk a perfect pick for fans of books like Roller Girl and online magazines like Rookie.
“Armed with a microphone and a pair of scissors, this book is all about creating something new and awesome in the world. Malú rocks!” –Victoria Jamieson, author and illustrator of the New York Times bestselling and Newbery Honor-winning Roller Girl.
Celia C. Pérez is the award-winning author of The First Rule of Punk, a 2018 Pura Belpré Author Honor Book. Celia is a longtime maker of zines inspired by her love of punk music and writing. Her favorite zine supplies are a long-arm stapler, glue sticks, and watercolor pencils. She’ll never stop picking cilantro out of her food at restaurants, and she owns two sets of worry dolls because you can never have too many. Originally from Miami, Florida, Celia lives in Chicago with her family where she works as a community college librarian.
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