Mister Zimi.

The first time I happened upon Mister Zimi's incredible walk of leather, suede and leather again while visiting the lovely ladies of Bespoke PR, I was, needless to say, very much smitten. There's nothing better in Winter than a solid leather dress, intense lasercut details, and floaty printed silk to balance out some perfect badassery of a custom leather jacket - which is essentially where this collection is coming from.

I particularly love the simplicity of the leather pieces, even with various seams and panels. I don't think it was ever a secret that I obsess over all forms of buttery soft leather and suede that I can pet indefinitely.









Be sure to check out the rest of the collection right HERE! Designer Zoe Paul fills fantastic custom orders too - so for those of us (everyone) who are particularly picky about your perfect leather jacket, this is really your lucky day.

*love*

xx

Black and white.

MINKPINK Stockholm Syndrome Shirt from Market HQ - Shop Calico Teal Wrap Belt - YesStyle.com Tailored Pants - Therapy Shoes Tower Pumps in Taupe Suede - Vintage Cuff - Yves Saint Laurent  Lipstick from YesStyle.com


Sadly, I'm not in a terrible good position with words tonight (post-exam exhaustion has come back and hit me hard in the back of the head), but I thought I'd share what I wore tonight to the launch of NIKKINC - which I'll be telling you more about later. I'm sorry that the overexposure doesn't quite show you the colour of the pants and belt (which are both, by the way, now my favourite combination ever) - and I don't think any camera ever will. But if you can visualise that colour-pop awesome of coral, teal and burgundy, then you're getting close.

Off to get some sweet hours of sleep now!

*love*

xx

Y'all ready for this?

Living Doll Distressed Knit - None The Richer Blaze Necklace from Market HQ - ASOS Boyfriend Belt - Romwe.com Wide Leg Pants - Lorenzi Heels - Covet Vintage Co. Tan Envelope Clutch

I consumed food with my dear brother this afternoon and he hates my new favourite Romwe pants, so I wore them. This wide leg business is the best solution for being warm in winter - you could be wearing polka dot leg warmers underneath and nobody would ever know. And because your bottom half is warm, there's a bit more room to play in the top half - though, to be fair, the distressed shoulders on this sweater are a bit deceiving. It is a lot warmer than it looks.

More importantly: If you've been keeping tabs on Twitter and Facebook, you will have observed that I was not so excited with the result of my long overdue haircut that happened yesterday afternoon.

This is how it went. I'd explained to the hairdresser how much I wanted off (admittedly I hadn't had my hair cut in a good 6 months and it had gotten to a point where there is only so much Moroccan Oil can do). Said hairdresser proceeded to demonstrate the length (which I was happy with) and cut on one side (which I was also happy with). Then we get to the other side.

Snip snip snip.

 "Oh sh*t..."

Wooo gotta love that!

So because one side was messed up, the other half had to come up to make it even.

And that is the story of why the hell Margaret's hair is now oh so short. Looking at it now, it probably isn't so bad - can it be called post-traumatic-chopping-off-half-my-hair disorder? I think so. I think I'll like it in two weeks.

 

Tip for amazingly chunky necklaces such as this one - half in half out.

*love*

xx

Eniko.

I can't remember which editorial of Eniko's this was, but it this shot was sitting on my desktop and I hadn't done a sketch since the beginning of semester. SO. This little miss is the product of an hour of realising how much I missed doing this all the time. Definitely more to come during my break!

I have to admit I've always wished I had Eniko's face.

Sorry my awful scan really doesn't do it any justice (you can probably see it a bit better here and here).

Hope you've all had a fantastic weekend - be prepared for a bumper week! Lots of things happening in this space.

P.S. haircut happened today. Reader opinions to follow :) Get slightly excited? I'm not.

*love*

xx

Autorecover.

All About Eve Sunglasses from SUNBURN - Seafolly Knit Scarf from SUNBURN - YesStyle.com Double Breasted Jacket - Vantage Point Vintage Highwaisted Trousers

So, if you have been stalking on Facebook and Twitter, you will know that my silence isn't because I don't love you - rather that I had exams. Then finished them. Speaks for itself really :) Not going to lie: they weren't my best set of exams by any means, but for now, I'll just enjoy the feeling of them being over.

Save the shoes, this is what I wore to go and visit the girls of Sunburn Swimwear down at Seafolly Australia HQ. Yes I did obsess over sculpted bikinis and one pieces. Yes we did stand in silent lament of the fact that none of us are in Bali... but that's ok. My favourite printed bikinis and onesies are definitely much better motivation for my morning runs than muesli. Photos to come (of swimwear - not muesli).

Anyway - Mother decided to treat me to afternoon tea so I changed into these wonderfully inappropriate heels.

I'm so madly in love with these sunnies (you Sunburn girls read my mind... seriously).

So much to share over the coming days! Get excited.

P.S. as promised: thank you to the lovely ladies (and guy) who came up last night and said hello! So very sweet of you and it was so lovely meeting you all!

P.P.S. pulled a sweet haul of wonderful pieces from a wonderful vintage sale today... definitely excited to share.

*love*

xx

“Most of our modern portrait painters are doomed to absolute oblivion. They never paint what they see. They paint what the public sees, and the public never sees anything.” ~ Oscar Wilde.

This is a self-portrait I took a while ago for a collaboration (which I will be telling you all about very soon - sneak peek here), but didn't end up being used, so I thought I'd share it here before I get back to singing accounting formulae.

What, who said that?

And just as love and FYI, I'm wearing an AL&ALICIA tee.

*love*

xx

Lovers & Collaborators.

If my ravings and associated love declarations on Twitter are anything to go by, I'd say the comfortably sweet pleats, embellishments, and almost-edible shades of Lovers & Collaborators' SS11/12 are right in my line of swooning. I have to say I find Lovers & Collaborators' more fluid take on pastels and pleats very refreshing, as well as the varying lengths involved in hemlines and sleeves. Looking at these favourites now, I feel like there's something for any occassion in every garment.

Quite the achievement :)

It's probably a good idea for you all to brace yourselves for the Summer 1 collection too - just saw some sneaky peek images and let me tell you now. Make room on your wishlist, christmas list, birthday list.

P.S. Glad you all liked yesterday's ridiculous monster post!

*love*

xx

Short memory lane.

Between manically figuring out what needs to be committed to some form of knowledge for my last two exams at the end of this week, I started reminiscing about RAFW that is now a good month and a half ago - though it really doesn't seem like that long. So, because I haven't had the chance to share all of my snaps from front row, back row, no row, backstage, streetside, foodside, friendside... I thought I'd bombard you with an absolute monster of a post of photos that have been waiting patiently to have their moment.

Ready?

1. My media pass sitting happily in Belle Bijoux's sunshiney leather 
2. Miss Susie being smiley
3. Designer Poppy Lissiman's printed feet
4. Models keeping it real
5. Arj's tailored work is just fantastic
6. With Lesley Crawford from SBS
7. Lee's amazing shoes (from Milan mind you)
8. Kirsten, designer of Paper Skye, in action before her show
9. Gloria Mok's got something good going on in the hand area
10. Poppy being busy
11. Zanitaface at work
12. Yes there was a snake at Guanabana. Yes people did scream.
13. Green tea ice-cream at Wagaya
14. Jessie's amazing Love&Luck bag taking a break
15. Mok Theorem's finale piece backstage
16. Poppy's work powering down runway
17. Oh to own this piece of work
18. Sara is incapable of taking a bad photo
19. Christopher Esber's something-pleated mastery
20. ELLERY LAND
21. Melting shoes at Jamie Lee
22. 'Damn straight I'm your Gary Pepper Girl'
23. With Yenny in one of a thousand lines
24. Lorena's incredible ankles-down
25. Don't get too excited now
26. Edamame after hours
27. Pretty Miss Nadia attentive at one of the group shows
28. Emma being adorable
29. Printed awesome at Stolen Girlfriend's Club

Did I just put 29 photos in one post? Yes I did. This is probably a good time to say thank you to all the amazing people who made RAFW possible/fun/a whirlwind of an experience for me! Can't wait to dig into a ridiculous number of projects that have arisen because of it. Evidently, I have so much to share once these awful exams are over and done with - see you on the other end, lovers!

Hope you all enjoyed that and that you all had a fantastic weekend.

*love*

xx