First Mirror Mirror Op Shop...

So yesterday my friend Gabs took me op shopping in preparation for the next Mirror Mirror Fashion Show (not to be mistaken with the Mirror Mirror Agency Launch). The theme for the next show is 'Op Shop Chopped' (or something to that effect), so as you can imagine it means buying a bunch of op shop stuff and remaking it into something new and amazing :) We went to the Gabba, Annerley, and Wynnum.

I must admit I'm not a very good op shopper. I always see other ppl who have a flair for the activity and come home with all this amazing stuff so I go out with a great deal of optimism, but I think I'm just too picky and fussy. Everything I found I decided was either too expensive, or just wasn't the right size. (Tin you need to find fatter models, op shops don't have much in a chick's size 8 or guy's 30). So I'll prob have to go check out some other shops (if anyone knows of any good ones on the northside plz let me know), but here's what I did find...


This was probably my favourite find...it's a fully boned broderie anglaise bodice with little blue flowers on it. It has hook and eye running right down the centre back. Pretty cute. Was $8 from some shop in Annerley.


From the same shop in Annerley...this pink mesh slip by Table Eight. Charged me $12.50 for it because it's 'designer' (when did Table Eight become a brand worthy of 'designer' status? Also since when do Table Eight stock see through clothing?) Aaaanyway it's embellished with metallic pink embroidery and diamonties, I'll probably turn it into some sort of cropped singlet. Maybe.


This Billabong skirt (probs from the 90's by the looks of the old school labels) was from a shop in Wynnum. Paid $10 for it. Might change the buttons and do some other shit to it, not sure yet.
Paid $6 for these jeans from another store in Wynnum. Couldn't find any size 8's, so they're a 7, but I'm sure one of those models can squeeze their skinny ass into them lol. I'll prob turn them into a pair of shorts.

And check out the awesome metallic pink pocket detailing :p

Ok last item....this pair of black guys jeans. I must have spend HOURS (literally) searching through racks for a size 30. I really wanted blue jeans, but maybe i can bleach these into more of a grey colour...will prob turn these into shorts too coz they're a really wide leg (ewwww...). I think they were about $12.

Well that's it! (For now)...I know alot of those items were pretty expensive by op shop standards, but like I said, I'm picky. I'll let you know when I find more stuff :)

xoxo