Aussie Curves: Feathers

This weeks Aussie Curves theme is Feathers. Nothing adds a bit of drama to an outfit quite like feathers do.. regular readers will know how much I love a bit of drama in my ensembles. It will not surprise you to learn that I incorporate feathers quite regularly.

I am careful about what feathers I use, though. There's some feathers that are better off staying on the birds they came from instead of putting those species at risk.. I like to stick to chicken and turkey feathers mostly, as they are by-products of the poultry industry and would only go to waste otherwise, and they can be dyed and shaped and printed in lots of different ways.

In this outfit I am wearing a light cotton dress from Chic Star, belted with my jewel-stuffed City Chic belt, and over the top, a feather shrug I made by sewing some feather boas together. The cute sandals I'm wearing are Crocs, and are certainly comfortable enough to dance the night away in.

 I've pinned my hair up on my head and put feathers in my hair as well.. red of course! I love doing this, it really adds a very old-fashioned look to your updo, super fun if you are headed off to a cocktail bar, burlesque show or anything where a bit of retro glamour is welcome.

For my makeup I couldn't resist doing "peacock eyes". I laid down half forest green and half dark blue, both from the Too Faced Smokey Eye pallette across my eyelid and then overlaid the incredible duochrome glitter eyeshadow from Illamasqua's "Empower" palette. I put a bit of it on my lips as well, over the top of a dark purple Illamasqua lipstick called "Kontrol".  To finish off, Eye of Horus liquid eyeliner, and Eye of Horus mascara as well - both have awesome staying power. 
Down below you will find some other ideas to incorporate feathers into your wardrobe, from the sublime to the ridiculous! (Feather skull mask, anyone?) . Below that you can see the other awesome Aussie Curves ladies and their feathered fashion creations!