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Welcome to Pret-a-Poor-ta, a world where the university stricken eighteen year olds are broke, can not afford designer goods and/or do not own anything by Givenchy. We are heavy fashion enthusiasts, enjoy mixing and matching outfits on the basis of bag borrow or get it for a for five dollars a kilo at thrift stores. We believe in op-shop karma and the rule that something can be so hideous to the point where becomes amazing and you must own it.

Meet the gang:

Clare:

Most of my clothing is worn on the premise that my sister is out and therefore will not be aware that I am in fact wearing her shoes belt and headscarf. Just kidding. I would NEVER wear a headscarf (and by the way, I know at some stage I probably will, but try not to gloat when it shows up in photographic evidence).

Signature items:

High waisted country road shorts (whittled down from $120 to $16.02 through some skilful voucher hoarding and birthday money) and Combat boots.

Roslyn:*

Yes, I am aware that most of my day to day fashion consists of nightgowns worn by crazy old ladies now cut into dresses with fraying edges. But one mans trash is another mans treasure right? Especially when classic 50s dresses are mixed with the best trashy 80s look.

Signature items:

Handmade 50s A-line dresses, ripped black boots or irish dancing shoes which may be about 5 sizes too small, and trench coats.

Alexander:

My fashion has been likened to that of crazy French would-be artist, an emo , a starving boho new Yorker, a woman (a fabulous woman) and an all together pretentious wanker who spends way too much time categorising his jackets and figuring out which hairstyle will go with which jeans (true story). Iw will wear anything once and enjoy the hateful stares or narrow minded suburbia.

Signature items:

skinny jeans, cheap Mondays (brand of choice)

Black police boots (literally stolen from a police officer(he may be my uncle(he may have let me take them)))

green bomber jacket

Ultimate fashion NO list (will be added to as the blog continues, we do a LOT of judging)

Jeggings

Tights as pants

White tennis shoes with jeans (well anything)

Fake nails that could claw someones eyes out

Olivia newton john

Who we adore:

Claudia Kishi

Alexander Mcqueen

Karl Lagerfeld

GAGA

Marie Antoinette

Galliano

Susien Chong

…who created the concept of a bargain bin?

Stacey McGill

Vivien Westwood

Alexa Chung

David Bowie

Blair Waldorf (Circa. Season 1)

Ralph Lauren

The Sartorialist

(*Oh Ros would just like to point out that her photo? Heavily photoshopped, none of us are that pretty.)