Types of tee shirts

Back when I had a ‘real’ job, I used to wear tops. Button up silk things, beautifully draped pieces and structured peplum cover ups that were suitable for a corporate environment and often easily transitioned to evening events where someone or other was launching the latest thing. Nowadays, I get around in my jeans, a Bonds tee and my leather jacket. While I am super comfy, the transition to evening is that bit harder, but its actually the calibre of tee shirts that has got me thinking this week.

BondsStandard Black Bonds Relax Tee – Buy three and save!

How many tee shirts do you own? I can categorise mine as follows:

– Black and white tee shirts, usually Bonds, that I try to wash minimally for fear of fading/yellowing.
– Old magazine freebie tee shirts, suitable for sleeping in or dying ones hair.
– Old Bonds tee shirts, also suitable for sleeping in once they have been ‘retired’.
– Fun printed tee shirts, best worn on weekends with thongs and bathers.
– The tee shirt dress, also best worn with thongs and bathers
– Long sleeve tee shirts. A Winter staple.
– A collection of other colours, shapes and styles – variations on the basic tee shirt shape – that are mixed and matched to dress up or dress down many outfits. Fancy skirts can be dressed down with a basic Bonds. Old jeans can be dressed up with a sparkly Sass&Bide.

It has come to my attention that my boyfriend also has a lot of tee shirts. His can also be categorised:

– Tee shirts he wears.

That’s it. He indiscriminately wears them morning, noon and night. To bed, to work, to the pub, to the footy, for working in the garden, for lunches with parents, on date night. There is no rhyme or reason for his sartorial choices on a day to day basis. I can’t comprehend his decisions – sometimes I wonder if that tee happened to be on top of the pile, or if his mood was suited to stripes that day, but there is no consistency and I can’t figure it out.

I get that I’m quite possibly an extreme case when it comes to tee shirts, but I’m curious – what is the tee shirt situation with your man? Or if there happen to be boys reading this – what is the story!?!?

 

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Mother’s Day at Uni Hill

Hands up if you know what date it is. Actually, even what DAY OF THE WEEK it is. Most of you probably still think it’s early March, given how quickly the year is flying by, and with the inordinate number of public holidays we have experienced in the past week, you might be shocked to learn its actually the last week of April. Yep, this time next week it will be May. We’ll be halfway through Autumn, people are breaking out coats and umbrellas and the next ‘holiday’ is looming. Mother’s Day.

While not an *actual* holiday, it probably deserves to be, given everything our Mums do for us. Sunday 11 May is a day to show your Mum just how much she means to you, and this is usually done in the form of gifts, or a hastily prepared breakfast in bed. Long lunches with wine and High Teas are also acceptable forms of celebration. Dishes, vacuuming and dusting are all added bonuses that will no doubt get you brownie points long after the wine has run out and the chocolate been consumed.

Sarah Kempson and MumWith my Mum, Anne, on my 30th birthday. Pic thanks to Meagan Harding.

When scouting gifts for Mum, its important to steer clear of any gifts that YOU might benefit from, or that indicate she should be spending more time in the kitchen/laundry/bathroom (unless it’s for a long soak in the tub). It’s best to avoid appliances (especially foot spas!!) and stick with things that are in the realm of ‘she wouldn’t usually buy this for herself’. Now, these things don’t have to be expensive, and Uni Hill Factory Outlets offer a plethora of options to help you on this quest to find THE GIFT that will really make Mum’s day.

Pure Zone and RiversPure Zone throw rug, $35 and Rivers slippers, $18.

A simple throw rug is not only aesthetically pleasing, but Mum can wrap herself up on a cool night, whilst sipping tea (that you made for her!) and watching her favourite TV show (uninterrupted!). Slippers serve a purpose but are made fashionable and fabulous when you find a pair with cute buttons and in multiple colours.

Cotton on, Bonds, TypoBonds briefs, $8 pair; Cotton On tee shirt dress $19; Typo cards 3 for $10.

Maybe your Mum is a bit cool, and some fun briefs from Bonds will suit her to a tee. And speaking of tee’s, Cotton On have some great day to day outfits that can be dressed down for the school run, or frocked up for a night out with the girls (or maybe you want to take her somewhere nice?).

Laura Ashley, Typo, RiversLaura Ashley chair; Typo clock; Rivers scarves; Laura Ashley candles.

Laura Ashley is perfect for homewares and girly bits and bobs – I have to confess I am in LOVE with this chair and may ask Mum to get it for my birthday – and the range of cards at Typo is extensive, so you are sure to find one to suit your Mum’s personality.

Uni Hill Factory Outlets isn’t the monolith that Chadstone is, so it presents a far better option than wandering aimlessly for hours and still ending up with an iron or kettle. You’ll find plenty of options, PLENTY of car parking (this was actually a massive win for me!) and you might even find something for you (like a chair) while you are there.

Most importantly, Mother’s Day is only two weeks away, so don’t leave it til the last minute. Remember how long your mother spent in labour with you and put in at least half that time finding the perfect present for her. Go forth and shop!!

Uni Hill Factory Outlets
2 Janefield Drive Bundoora

 

This post was sponsored by Uni Hill Factory Outlets.

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