Victoria.

Those of you stalking my Twitter will know that I spent the most part of yesterday shooting the insanely beautiful Victoria, assisted by my dear friend Katie. I suppose we could call the day of camera(rrrr) a test - and a super fun one at that. My newfound preoccupation with entangled headgear, floaty fabrics and white eyelashes definitely helped the styling (plus my tendency to pin random pieces of jewellery all over people's heads without notice).

Victoria has this amazingly versatile face that somehow morphs between Emma Watson, Rosie Huntington, Jane Birkin and Angelina Jolie, while still managing to look like herself. It's crazy. I love it.

Note: clicky on the pictures to embiggen them








I have so many more shots I wanted to share, but I'm thinking I'd probably crash all your computers! So for now, they're safely saved away to bust out some time soon.

Victoria is definitely a fresh face and name to watch over the next little while and beyond. Shall keep you posted on this pretty lady!

A few styling references for you:

• Cristiana Knit rosary
• La Dama Shoulder Chain as Head Chain
• Model's own Printed Scarf as Turban
  

P.S. who's for Bloglovin'?

*love*

xx

Muchacho gracias.

I met the brains and general creative awesomeness behind Muchacho Clothing, Mr Andy Cameron, way back in May at the Sydney Fashion Forward Festival where I declared that I would steal every one of Muchacho's shirts, then hide in a suitcase on one of his trips to Latin America so I could sit in the sun like the amazing people pictured above/below (by the by how fantastic is the photography?). These ones were shot a little while out of Buenos Aires (jealous) by photographer-superstar, Pablo Franco (double jealous), and I have to say, I want to be wearing those shirts.




And not only that - Muchacho also just opened their very first store in the new (and super shiny) Pitt St Westfield in Sydney! Solid effort for a first store! It looks fantastic too:



I'll be stopping in very soon, I'd say. Congrats, Andy!

Check out more printed-tee-badassery HERE.

P.S. Sorry about my MIA for two days! I haven't had access to a computer, but I'm back and rock and rolling - some fun things to share tomorrow :)

*love*

xx

Two-way street.

Lola vs Harper Tie-dye Knot Maxi - Cristiana Charm and Bead Bracelets - Self-made Headpiece worn as Bracelet - Tony Bianco Dodge Boots in Ash Suede

Is it ironic that I love maxis so much when the theory says they should swamp small frames like mine? I always feel so much taller and slightly more elegant (though I do end up jumping around like a nut anyway). What I love about this Lola Vs Harper one is the scrunched dying rather than plan tie-dye that's been floating around lately. It's so much more organic and fun to look at - not to mention slightly (awesomely) trippy when you look at the twisty-knottiness of the straps! Stack my favourite Cristiana bracelets (and the weird headpiece contraption I made on Monday wrapped around my arm) and you get hippie-rock-and-roll with an edge of pidgeon-toed, saucer-eyed innocence. So much love.






I keep forgetting that I've signed up to Lola Vs Harper's updates already :) Check it out HERE.

P.S. got a bit teary eyed for my last guest post for Rebecca Minkoff over at Minkette.com! Thanks so much to the Rebecca Minkoff Team for having me onboard! I so enjoyed blogging for them and hope you all enjoy my last outfit post for you! Check it out HERE.

*love*

xx

Sassi Jewels.

As much as I go through phases of hippied-out jewellery (entirely possible that I'm currently in one), I always end up coming back to simple, but shiny, pieces for nights. By the same token, I'm not a close follower of what celebrities wear, but when I do spot something I like, it tends to be jewellery, which makes me love Sassi Jewels more for making certain shapes and cuts accessible to we mere mortals - cough-Kate-Middleton's-ring-cough.

So, naturally, I was very happy to catch up with the brains behind Sassi Jewels.

Can you tell us a bit about how Sassi started out?
After travelling around Europe I saw so many stunning jewels however they had sky high price tags attached so when I returned I wanted to
create gorgeous jewels that were still high quality yet affordable and online was the way I wanted to go so our customers could be from anywhere.

What is the Sassi Jewels vibe?
Sassi, Savvy and always Stylish

Where do you want to be in 5 years time?
We are really excited as we are continually creating new jewels, in the future we plan to continue to do this and also to take advantage of new and innovative materials as they are created.

Which are your all time personal favourite pieces?
I love bling, the more the sparkle the better! I love the A-List pave band and also the new Aruba Blue Cocktail Ring as I can imagine I'm sipping a cocktail on the beach when I wear it!

Who would you like to see wearing your pieces?
Our very own Kylie Minogue

Our last interviewee, designer Lisa Brown, would like to know: What is a must have that every girl should have in their wardrobe?
As many gorgeous earrings as possible, a girl should never leave the house without earrings in!

And last of all, what’s a random question would you like to ask the next interviewee?
What do you think the most iconic piece of jewellery in history is?


How awesome is the intense sparkliness! Check out some more HERE. I actually wasn't kidding about Kate Middleton's ring :)

P.S. today was the first day of my internship with the lovely ladies of Stylestalker! So exciting and I learnt so much just by listening. Back I go tomorrow!

*love*

xx

Fields have eyes and woods have ears.

Headmistress Watson Lake Headdress - Living Doll Beaded Layer Dress - Zoe Wittner Ursula Wedges

As much as I'm not a fan of sitting in fields in what-I-wore-today (because let's face it - you clearly don't wear that to a field), I couldn't resist the amazing sunlight at about 5 in the evening, and the way it makes everything look super-focused, but dreamy at the same time. A lot like this amazingly sweet dress that the lovely Annika of Living Doll kindly lent me to share with you all. Isn't it just stunning? I could spin in it forever - the layering is that fine and perfect. Similar outlook goes for a lot of Living Doll's pieces! Take a look HERE.

The obvious accompanying choice would have been flats boots and a felt hat. So I tried my beloved wedges and my favourite feathered beauty that is getting a lot of wear (much to the entertainment of those who live on my street).





All Aussies and New Zealanders - can we hear a we love Summer!? December is getting so close and I still haven't managed to get my sorry self to Bondi - whoops.

P.S. for those of you lovelies who've been asking about my Lookbook.nu dormancy, I will get my act together and upload 500 million looks soon, I swear!

*love*

xx

Drums.

Yesterday I had the absolute pleasure of styling a shoot with Sydney photographer, Kent Johnson. My idea was to triablise my favourite pieces that you guys see me wearing from day to day - it's really interesting how wearing something backwards, or as a different garment altogether, can completely transform the mood - speaking of which, I had the time of my life constructing my odd little moodboard in the corner. I should do it for a living. Anyone? Working on make up with the super talented Maria Bravo was, then, an adventure in itself ("I've never drawn in someone's ear before!") and Zoe (Vivien's) did a stellar job - particularly in tolerating my bizarre demonstrations of tribal dance moves. It was also so fantastic having my gorgeous friend Katie on set with me!






I'll be getting the final shots very soon, so get excited!

Hope you enjoyed the little behind the scenes video and shots above! Sorry about the camera-shake - I couldn't bring my tripod, so I was running between doing things, filming moments along the way all day!

*love*

xx

Stalk her down.

I am, perhaps, a little behind the ball with raving about Bambi x Zanita x Stylestalker for the new Desert Fox collection, but I'll make it a worthwhile belated rave. Given my well-voiced love of cutouts, lace-ups, all forms of embellishment, and building masterpieces from basics, this Stylestalker collection is definitely a winner for its slightly punked-out vintage biker girl. Bambi has such a strong face that jigsaws so nicely with Zanita's warm photography and Stylestalker's badassery.




Check out more of the shots over at Zanita's blog HERE.

I'm also starting my internship with the lovely ladies of Stylestalker later this week - I'm so excited, you have no idea!!

P.S. I need that hat.

P.P.S. I just got home from an amazing day on set styling an equally amazing shoot - I'm so excited to share behind the scenes and final shots with you guys! Keep your eyes peeled.

*love*

xx

A world oh so small.

Junk Clothing Lace Dress - Rebecca Minkoff Alligator MAC Clutch - Tony Bianco Dodge Boots in Ash Suede - Limecrime Retrofuturist Lip Colour

For the first time ages I tried doing my hair in a dressed up bun - I quite enjoy that it makes it look like a lopped off all my hair :)

Is it normal that I've been to 500 million tea parties in the past couple of weeks? So many florals and full skirts! No bright lipstick until today though - I had to awkwardly avoid white porcelain and look like a plastic woman while eating odd flavoured macaroons.

This amazing clutch thanks to the gorgeous Rebecca Minkoff team is now my day-and-night staple for the intensely teal alligatored leather, and beautifully contrasted gold hardware. I hadn't realised how wonderfully bright the bag was until I unwrapped it this morning and decided on red lipstick. Who hearts opposite colours? More and more I've been gravitating towards colour palettes that nobody necessarily visualises, but somehow work once on.





Also, don't forget to check out my guest posts for Rebecca at Minkette.com!

Having read all this, I realise that none of it makes sense - my brain is too scattered today (mainly because I fail at driving)! What have we all been doing this week?

P.S. spreading some love through Twitter and Bloglovin'!

P.P.S. Yay Spring/Summer! Check out that Jacaranda tree.

*love*

xx

Call me Gigi.

As we know, my weakness for vintage is almost (almost) as kapow as my weakness for shoes - a pretty significant contributor to this borderline obsession has been the beautiful finds of Miss Gurmeet Grewal (otherwise known as Gigi Vintage) based all the way across the world in the UK. What I've been falling for is the quirky, Grannie-eating-sequins type vibe floating about the shop, which I definitely lap up in the way of inspiration and wishlisting! I caught up with Miss Gigi herself about her vintage outlook:

The Beginning:
I’ve always had an extremely strong passion for fashion and my love for vintage clothing and accessories has grown since my days as a young girl raiding my mother’s and grandmother’s wardrobes. Being an avid vintage clothing shopper, both in the UK and around the world, I just felt there wasn’t a vintage boutique that was relevant to young catwalk trends, as well as a stockist of highly sought-after and unique pieces. The ever-increasing success of E-tail meant that there was definitely a gap in the market for a modern style online vintage clothing boutique which is what led me to set up GiGi Vintage (www.gigivintage.co.uk). I gave up my full-time job and scraped some funds together to design the website, travelled the world to handpick every product, photographed and styled the website imagery and worked with PR in time for the launch to place my brand on the fashion map. The website launched about 16 weeks ago and things are only looking up!



The Name:
GiGi Vintage was actually inspired by my own name. My initials are G.G. and (with a penchant for all things French!), I enhanced it by drawing on the French name, 'GiGi'. ‘GiGi Vintage’ had a great ring to it, a certain je ne sais quoi, so I decided it was the perfect name for my new business venture!

The Vibe:
Think electro glam meets punk rock meets catwalk style! All our original vintage pieces are handpicked from around the globe to bring you a covetable collection of hard-to-find pieces that are bang on trend. Not only that, but they are set against the backdrop of a clean-cut, user-friendly and professional website…

The Future:
The GiGi Vintage online boutique has only been live for a short while yet, so it is still in the very early stages. My biggest challenge at the minute is driving the right traffic to the website, so I aim to drastically increase awareness of the brand through the most appropriate and effective channels. I want GiGi Vintage to be the vintage boutique that everyone talks about, so PR is top of my list at present. I hope to branch out to other avenues further down the line, including a wider array of product categories on offer and perhaps even a vintage-style line of new clothing. Watch this space!



The Bloggers:
I love me some blog-reading and the fashion blogosphere is always expanding. It’s great to see the next generation of influential fashion forces making their mark in the world of blogging. As long as they have bags of personality, a keen eye and real panache, I’m hooked!

Thanks Gurmeet! Check out more of Gigi Vintage HERE. S0 many quality finds for both hemispheres! Although will you Fall/Winter-ers leave me some knits for next Winter?

*love*

xx

1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

Towards the end of last week, I received a super special awesome package on my doorstep from the wonderful wonderfuls over at Lomography containing the iconic Diana MINI (in white!) and the iconic-to-be (and just released) Sprocket Rocket.

I'm already halfway through my first roll of film on the Sprocket Rocket - I can't wait to finish it and get it developed so I can see its full panaromic, sprocket hole glory!! You can check out some examples HERE - double exposure. So awesome. And you all know what Diana MINI shots look like. Serious roadtrip material!





I'll definitely be keeping you guys updated on my Lomography adventures - and hopefully I'll have a roll on the scanner within the next week! The photos I've taken so far have been at night and I've been mucking around with exposure times and double exposing (5 seconds - don't know if that's right :D), so we'll see! Don't you love blind photography!

Almost the end of the week!

P.S. check out my latest guest post over at Rebecca Minkoff's blog - Minkette.com

*love*

xx