All tied up.

Miss Unkon Dress - Tie-Ups Teal Belt - Loveholics Audrey Vintage Bag in Red

Even my brother noticed the drop in frequency of my outfit posts over the past week or so... and he doesn't even understand what a blog is. But soft! What light through yonder end of my beloved laneway breaks! It is the East (not sure about that one) and Baz Luhrmann's Romeo & Juliet has been indefinitely paused on the fish tank scene on my laptop... one of the many reasons I need more hours in the day.

Having said this, I adore this Miss Unkon dress to no end. At some point I'll certainly have to do some detailed shots of the delightful cutouts and scalloped tiering, but on Monday (at 6am...), I felt inclined to shake life up with this brilliant piece of teal Tie-Ups (which is the best on-trend, pop-of-colour concept ever), and my new Loveholics bag that has not left my side for its instant-cheer factor in red.





Colour abuse?

I've got too much honey-lemon in my system to care!

P.S. I think '...pois for any clothing style' on the Tie-Ups homepage is the most adorable sentence of all time

P.P.S. This morning I had the pleasure of attending Alexa Chung's press call for while she's in Sydney - good times to be shared very soon.

*love*

xx

WIN a $275 Sgt Sookie Wardrobe.

It goes without saying that I'm insanely excited to be giving away an amazing $275 wardrobe to one of you beautiful readers thanks to Sgt Sookie! As always, the rules are very straightforward:

• Be a Public Follower of Shine By Three on Google Friends Connect
• 'Like' Sgt Sookie's Facebook Page
• Leave a comment below with your name, email and favourite piece from the Sgt Sookie store

This amazing opp will be running until I draw a winner next Friday, September 9th, at midnight - so that's plenty of time for spreading the word on Twitter and Facebook to start with!

Good luck, my dears!

P.S. Thank you for all your sweet emails wishing me safe travels to Melbourne! I had a wonderful time finally meeting the Cotton On team today on their location shoot, and will definitely have photos up very soon!

*love*

xx

MBFF: Camilla Franks.

Camilla's show on MBFF on Friday night was definitely a spectacle and an experience above and beyond the vibrant prints and colours that have always defined Camilla Franks' aesthetic. Not only was the versatility of the classic kaftan fantastic to see (definitely helped along by intricate embellishment), but the styling, make up and stunning headpieces really made the show doubly ethereal. That much movement in a piece of clothing would be such a delight to shoot.

Be sure to check out more of the Labyrinth collection right HERE.

I'm so excited to be heading to Melbourne in the morning - once again, I know! I'll be tweeting throughout the day so be sure to stay up to date :)

*love*

xx

Frankie & Bloom: Red (sneak preview).

Photography: Luisa Brimble
Fashion Stylist: Dominique Brammah
Make-up Artist: Megan Vaughan
Hair Stylist: Amy Taylor / Prop Stylist: Rebecca Isgrove Reah
2nd Photographer: Jessica Ruisan
Videographer: Anneliese Christensen
Model: Margaret Zhang

Dress: Mrs Press
Necklace and bracelets: Coco Liberace

For the most part of today, I had the absolute pleasure of working with the most incredible creative team on an equally incredible concept and shoot. Luisa, Dom, Megan, Amy, Bec, Jess and Anneliese are all such wonderfully talented individuals and it was an absolute pleasure to work with them all (as you would have garnered from my happy tweeting and facebooking all day!)

These are just a little sneak preview of the beautifully whimsical snaps that went down this afternoon on a perfect sunny day in Coogee.

Definitely keep your eyes peeled for more little happy peeks I'll be dropping over the next couple of days!

P.S. I would get married in this Mrs Press dress.

P.P.S. I would attend a wedding in this Secret Squirrel dress - Lookbook-ed my favourite look from the shoot!

*love*

xx

MBFF: Fashion Week Wrap Up.

Last night it was my pleasure to do some front row snapping at MBFF's Fashion Week Wrap-Up show. My guest post for HP Australia will go up on Monday (eyes peeled), so I won't say too much here, but I have to say it was absolutely beautiful to experience all my favourite looks (and looks I hadn't seen in the flesh) in a context that was a little more relaxed than RAFW - and more freely theatrical. Seeing all these Spring looks together, I wanted more than anything for Sydney weather to build a bridge and move on so I can further appreciate the likes of Morrison, Lisa Ho, Carl Kapp and dream of grand events in Bowie couture...

As I said, there will be more of my photos up over at HP on Monday - I would love for you to vote for me when that happens! I'll keep you updated on linkage.

Speaking of linkage (not really - this is completely unrelated), if any of you happen to be at Sydney Uni tomorrow for Open Day, do make sure you pop by Eastern Avenue Auditorium at either 10-11am or 1-2pm - I'll be speaking at the University of Sydney Business School sessions and would love for you to come and say hi!

Thank goodness it's Friday.

*love*

xx

Two-timer.

MINKPINK Backstabber Blouse from Market HQ - Factorie x Australia's Next Top Model Lace Crop Top

Some mid-week black and white in the most comfortable chair in my house - it does a brilliant job of providing consolation for my lack of hours in the day.

Yes I'm struggling.

Having said that, I did find so much entertainment in my discovery that billowy sheer on billowy sheer actually works a pseudo-ghostly treat. The lace trim is just another intriguing dimension on top of that. I'll have to show you the back of this blouse when the weather gets a little less sporadic!

I haven't been doing too much for Mercedes Benz Fashion Festival this week (ball-and-chain to the Law Library, I tell you!), but I'm so excited to be going to the RAFW wrap-up show tomorrow night. So if you're at the 8:30pm show or just happen to be around Sydney Town Hall then, be sure to come and say hi!

*love*

xx