Happy Mandela Day:: Ladies, This Is Your Call To Action

Today is Mandela Day.

What does this mean? For 67 years Nelson Mandela has dedicated his life on working to correct human actions that have led to poverty. Nelson Mandela continues to fight the good fight and change the world.

Today, to celebrate Nelson Mandela's 67 years, Dermalogica are hoping you can direct microloans to women who need a hand. You can be a change maker in the click of a button. All the loans are fully funded already - all you have to do is click to make someone's life completely different.

Please go online by midnight today - we're trying to direct 670 microloans today!

Did you know
* 66% of the world's work is done by women, yet...
* 70% of people below the poverty line are women
* 1% of the world's land is owned by women

You can learn more here about the important role Dermalogica is playing in helping women in poverty and empowering women entrepreneurs. Their joinFITE community and initiative has already funded over 14,000 women and businesses.

Click here to play your role in directing a loan. It takes seconds to make a change!

Together we can empower 670 women around the world who are less fortunate than ourselves to make changes to their lives. That's pretty damn powerful. GO!

* I have put so many links in here to make it as easy as possible to click through and change a woman's life.

Final Frocktober Fun Fest: Day 30 + 31

Top - Day 30 - My MIL's frock, I call 'Carnivale'. I love this frock. It's a riot of colour.

Bottom - Day 31 - Vintage frock found on the weekend, my Mum's belt. I did have heels on but they killed me. Children are my own. And clearly not into pulling Halloween faces. This is shortly after we trick or treated at a neighbours house, he didn't have any lollies, so he gave the kids money. I told the kids to give the money back, they wouldn't, so I took the money back. Then Tiny cried because - well it turns out she'd brought some of her own pocket money in her bag (unbeknownst to me), and I'd just handed it all over to the neighbour. All I can say is he better buy something pink with that hard earned cash of Tiny's since he didn't 'fess up when I was on his doorstep.

If you still want to sponsor me, you can. Not that I'm pressuring you, but it's for a good cause. Protect our ovaries!

Day 28 of Frocktober: Heading To Woodstock

I'm starting to wrap up Frocktober. I'm a little bit too excited to get back into my jeans. Hold onto your skirts ladies - still 3 glorious days of frocks to go. Plus my sister's birthday dinner tonight. What will I wear?

Before I decided to do Frocktober, I went on a wee shop to update my wardrobe. I bought new jeans, and some new floaty pant things, and haven't been able to wear them. Every time I see them in my wardrobe, a small part of me dies. Which is good, because then without those bits of me, I will be able to fit back into them.

I'll catch up with my frocking posts this weekend. Promise.

Frocking Fatigue: Day 21

10 more days to go of Frocktober. You can still sponsor me if you like?

I've hit a bit of frock fatigue, and the inspiration is flagging.

However, one of my ace friends sent me the below dress. Vintage Carla Zampatti. Um, yes, hello! YES PLEASE! (this was day 13 - we're back tracking peeps!). Big thanks to her - this is Matt's favourite frock of all time, that colour is aye carumba HOT!

I promise I'll think of something new to blog about soon. Promise. Only 10 days left of frock talk. Phew!

Day 20 of Frocktober

Vintage blue with metallic stripe. Silk scarf from here. Tan sandals.

Are you well? What's news with you?

Clearly I have nothing to write about except Frocktober. It's all-consuming.

However, I do have some other non frock related posts coming up. I frocking promise!

Day 19 of Frocktober: *GULP*

Holy guacamole girls. Today I dragged out from the archives one of my all-time favourite vintage dresses. One I snaffled from Bondi markets about 76 years ago. I LOVE this dress. Alas, if I want longevity in the dress I either need to:
a) lose weight
b) lose 2 ribs
c) put an elastic band in the dress

The last couple of days I've given Betty Draper a run for her money, honey. Yesterday's dress was a neon vintage number (which I will post, just don't have the photo right now), very 60s. Today is harking back to the 50s. I think?!

Frocktober has not only helped me raise a tidy sum of money for ovarian cancer research, but it's also made me think about how I dress.

I've become accustomed to wearing jeans. And jeans. And more jeans. All. The. Time. I haven't even touched those denim delights in 19 days. I looked at them a little forlornly on the weekend, but truth be told - I am loving having an excuse to frock up, every single day. Which is very nice if you can move in said frock. Today. Yeah, not so much movement going on. I've really filled that little sucker out, and not in a good way.

There's a lesson there: if you don't want indentations on your torso from where your dress is waaaay too tight, don't wear it. A good warning would be when you have to ask your husband to zip you into it.

Tomorrow = smock.

Please note, I had to climb through dirt, shrubs and cactus for these photos. And then I flipped out and thought there *might* be a snake in my midst. Vanity Fair - you reading this?

Day 12 of Frocktober

Into Day 12 and I've hit my target - I'm so stoked - thanks to everyone who has sponsored me - you've helped make a great donation to Ovarian Cancer research.

Day 12 is called "Jocelyne Wildenstein without the scalpel". Vintage dress, hoop earrings, ballet flats, tights, and bad pose. If this pose ain't worth sponsoring, what is?

Frocktober (Retrospective - Day 10)

People have asked about my frocks, particularly people at work, while I was on leave. Well this post is for them, as photographed by the Doctor, this is Frocktober Day 10. My Mum's vintage dress, vintage belt, scarf given to me for my 30th, silly pose my own.

Frocktober: Day 11

This is what Day 11 of Frocktober looks like. A modern day Carmen Miranda.

Vintage dress, vintage earrings, vintage model, pink heels.

You can still sponsor me here if you like?

Frocktober: Day 4

I signed up with Toni of Little Suitcase for Frocktober.

Frocking up for the month of October, I thought heck yeah, no sweat. Raise some much needed money and awareness for ovarian cancer - hellz yeah.

And then the reality set in.

31 days of nothing but frocks.

I freaked out about the frocks.

Frocks. Frocks. Frocks. And for the record, it was frocking cold. Frocks + cold + me = frocking disaster. But I've stuck it out - I'm 4 days in and dedicated.

If you can spare a little cash to help me raise money for ovarian cancer - I'd be ever so grateful. See over there -----------------> and down a little, there's a button. If you can spare $2, $5, whatever, please click on it. We've all got ovaries - let's fight this fight!

I'm on holidays and it's been ok, but when I am back at work, I dare say old chaps, I'm going to have to step it up a bit. And then some. I'll post photos to prove it.

image via Fotopedia

Witchery White Shirt Day

Supporting the work and research of the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation (OCRF), selected Witchery stores are launching 2011 White Shirt Campaign - today!

As part of the campaign a specially crafted capsule collection is available in Witchery stores across Australia and New Zealand and online. Not only women's - but men's too! Plus the OCRF Silver Gift Collection is pretty covetable and cool. Click here to check out the collection online.

Ever since I can remember, Witchery has done a great job raising funds and awareness for this worthy cause.

And if I have a chance to wear Pania Rose's shirt AND help a great cause (and squint your eyes really tight and I might look a little like her), then I'm totes there.

100% of the gross proceeds go directly to OCRF.

You can also support the cause through their Facebook page