Cotton On & Rubi Shoes: Behind-the-scenes.

On Tuesday, I had the absolute pleasure of heading down to a beautiful Balinese Retreat just outside of Melbourne to snap-happy behind the scenes on location at Cotton On and Rubi Shoes' fantastic Summer campaign. To my delight, all my love for colour-blocking, colour-clashing and colour-popping are right on point in the newest collection. 

Blogger doesn't like me too much, so I couldn't share all the photos I have - expect another very soon! I'm also currently working on a video for you all too - it really will feel like you're in Bali. I promise :)

In the mean time, make sure you have a poke around the online store - there will be some amazing things up very soon (I don't think I can express enough how impressed I am with so many of the pieces! Laura and the team certainly heard me... :D)

Thank you so much to Cotton On and the gorgeous team for having me down in Melbourne! It was so lovely to finally meet you all and to see everything come together so beautifully on the day :)

*love*

xx

"I have imbibed such a love for money that I keep some sequins in a drawer to count, and cry over them once a week." ~ Lord George Byron.

Alexi Freeman Stardust Trench - Alexi Freeman Sheer Maxi - Cotton On Black Tank

I was probably the luckiest girl alive to have up-and-coming detail-mastermind, Alexi Freeman, lend me some pieces to shake up at 6am before Uni and share with you all. Those of you who observed my Friday at RAFW will remember something like general appreciation for Alexi's sequin work - which, evidently, is working tenfold in this incredible trench from his AW11 collection. How he has managed to make that amount of sequins still look classic is a bit of a mystery to me, but I'm not going to make any complaints about appreciating its bedazzle-talent.






Ironically, the statement nature of the trench has made me appreciate the longer trench shape that much more - definitely need to get hunting some time soon.

Be sure to check out the rest of Alexi's collection HERE.

*love*

xx

Double rainbow.

Junk Clothing Cropped Stripe Tee - YDELUYT Sunglasses - Market Floral Maxi Skirt - Generic Braided Leather Belt - Rubi Lucy Boot

A quick one today before I dash off to sleep. Sadly, you mightn't all be seeing as many outfit posts (I know - I ask for what you want to see, and then ignore it? :p) for the next two or three weeks because of my final external exams. While I've been able to get shots together for you all between studying over these last few weeks, in these ones coming up, there won't really be any study breaks - though I will still try to get one in once in a while when I start seeing squares. Or whatever that expression for reading and writing too much is... I'll still be around, so don't worry! With lots of interviews and designer features ready to go for you all to enjoy :)

Spring has, as they say, well and truly sprung! You thought you'd seen the end of this amazing skirt I got earlier in the year? Wrong! It's back. And ready to be worn to no mercy. Funnily enough, I quite like that it's not really maxi and not really... any perceivable length - one of those awkward things that come halfway down your calf. That just means I can jump around in it (sometimes it looks like a parachute) with this beautiful tee thanks to Junk - looking at it now, the dusty green on this tee is an exact match to the dusty green leaves on the skirt. It was meant to be.

As were my beloved sunglasses.






See what I meant about the parachute?

Anyhow - everyone mark November 3rd in your diaries. The last exam. After which this place is going to explode and it will be international Shine By Three party party time.

In the mean time, come say hello on Twitter and Bloglovin' :D

P.S. A lot of you asked about the cable knit shorts I posted yesterday, so I did a little hunt and the actual ones are HERE and HERE. But there are also a couple (more affordable) alternatives HERE and HERE. I'm actually really tempted to get the ribbed ones - they remind me of Erin Wasson x RVCA

P.P.S. So close to 1300! Doing a little dance in advance.

*love*

xx

It was a thousand to one and a million to two.

ANISE Maxi Dress - None the Richer Chain Headpiece - Night Market Rings - Rubi Lucy Boots

A couple days ago, I swooned over ANISE's new collection... and the lovely Miss Sophie was sweet enough to lend me some samples to shoot for you guys! This one is probably the most comfortable maxi dress I have ever tried on in my life - and the most gorgeous. Given my love of the khaki and brushed brass, the super soft cotton and cut (and awesome harness belt) falls nothing short of perfect. And just above the ground when I'm wearing my favourite boots, it seems!

So it was quite convenient that my hippie headpiece and assorted flea market rings went perfectly with it all. As did the little eyelets on my boots. But only I notice that silly sort of thing :D

Observation 1: my arms look freakishly skinny in these photos - they really aren't this little in person. I swear.

Observation 2: I'm pulling some really odd facial expressions.... please ignore.

Observation 3: more of a declaration - the giant cactus that you see ever so faintly in the background is my next door neighbour's and has quintupled in size since I was little. One of these days, I'll get past looking weird, and then I'll sneak up and take a photo. Because it really. Is. An awesome. Cactus.

Thank you Sophie for lending this beautiful piece of awesome to me! Swish swish.

Check out more of the ANISE collection HERE.

I got an email today saying that I had the same profile silhouette as Rumi Neely. And that was all. Except that she, Elisa, would like a shoutout: helloooooo! - I shall take that as a compliment.

P.S. Come and enter the new GIVEAWAY, vote for Shine By Three for H&M, take a poke around my wikifashion page, and check out what we LG Bloggers have to say over at LG Voice of Fashion!

*love*

xx

Move on over.

AL&ALICIA Meredith Dress - YDELTUYT Sunnies - We Love Colours Sheer Knee Highs in Teal - Rubi Lucy Boot - Lime Crime Lipstick in My Beautiful Rocket

Stealing the show today are these amazing sunnies from YDELTUYT - far far away in the Netherlands (I've always wanted to holiday there, but YDELTUYT makes up for that - clicky!). The gold frame is something I've never tried before, and I've come to the conclusion that I'm just a little in love. With pointed tips that are dipped a slightly different gold, there's nothing not to love here - and 100% UV protection is a plus... take it from an Aussie. I've played with a few different shapes of sunnies in preparation for Summer, and ironically, the weirdest and most wonderful (with a bit of A. Wang in mind) happened to make it to number one.

Next to the new vintage Fendi's of course :D

I can smell Summer. And I am insanely excited. So here's a deceptively simple little white dress by AL&ALICIA to celebrate (the pleats are so gorgeous). These We Love Colours socks are actually a bit more towards the green end of the spectrum than these shots show them to be, but either way, the weather now (starting to feel the heat!) is perfect to wear them - in their sheer glory. Before I left, I decided I felt a bit boring so just enough of My Beautiful Rocket to be the tiniest bit orange was a nice balancing act - tip of the century. When an outfit doesn't click, add something of the complete opposite colour. It always works. I swear.

On a bit of a depressing note though, my beloved bootsies appear to be slowing down to their last legs - despite my vehement denial that this is the case up until today when I discovered the hugest scratch on one of the heels (see below). I can wear platforms and ridiculous heels, wedges, and all other forms of shoe that I declare to be amazing, but I always come back to these favourites, so I'm thinking about how lost I'll be when they give up on me. Call me stupid for wearing them to absolute death, but who wouldn't when they're this amazing and versatile?

I need to find a new hairdresser. The past three have not been the best, and all I really want right now is a trim - not 5 inches hacked off, thank you very much! Any recommendations from Sydney-siders?

*love*

xx

Blur |blər| n. a thing that cannot be seen or heard clearly.

Seventh Door Alternative Asymmetrical Pocket Tank - S&G Leather Jacket - Generic Sheer Tights - Seventh Door Over The Knee Socks - Tony Bianco Dodge Boots - Rubi Snuggle Scarf

This is what I wore to my two gorgeous friends' 18th dinner - and everyone, please have a moment before we all freak out that I'm wearing knee-highs over tights. It was cold. Very cold. For Sydney. One of these days, I'll be living in northern Russia or something, so I should probably get out of the habit of dressing like it's Spring when it's not. Though I do love it :)

There are two main things about this post. First is my experimentation with shutter speed and light - I've been playing around with both for a while now, and these are the best results I've gotten so far, which is a bit exciting! I also find it pretty strange how much light can change your face.

Second is this amazing tank/dress thanks to Carrie over at Seventh Door that has the coolest pockets I have ever had the pleasure of wearing - note to new readers: this is saying so so much given my obsession with dresses with pockets. Anything with pockets. The day I discovered pockets behind the pockets of my ski jacket two years ago was a good day. The magenta colour and awesome burnout detail makes it so easily transeasonal too - can't wait to wear this in months to come without the scarf and jacket!

And speaking of Seventh Door, it's time to announce the lucky Seventh Door giveaway winner who was drawn this afternoon... and... is...

Michelle Elaine of FVNCY

Congrats to you, lovely!

Thank you all so much for entering :) and not to worry if you weren't the lucky winner:

1. you can still drool over Seventh Door's pretty things HERE
2. there is another giveaway just around the corner. Quite literally. Permission to get excited!

Hope you're all having a great weekend so far! What have you all been up to?

*love*

xx

That's where you'll find me.

Junk Clothing Striped Crop Tee - Lee's Hi-cheeky Short - Rubi Lace Tights - Sleepy Face

On Eliza's beloved balcony again (taken by the lovely girl herself too), with a slightly dazed expression that's usually a result of drinking too much lemon tea before I go to bed - the fact that I know that weirds me out a little :) It could also be because I haven't touched anything distantly related to makeup in the past 2 weeks for reasons unknown (this is about to change for the better). Either way, apologies that I look slightly off the planet :p

I'm yet to figure out how exactly the fabric on this Junk Clothing is logically possible (and this observation of mine isn't done any justice in these shots) - the white stripes are actually the prettiest lace, and yet there are no seams between them. Either way, I'm in love with the boxy cut and the ever-so-slight sheerness that makes the cold more (known fact that sheer + sunlight = :O).

Hope you've all had a fantastic week - with a very well-deserved weekend, I'll say. And can I just say: this year is flying by ridiculously fast... please do slow down...

P.S. Only one more day to enter the giveaway! So get clicking!

*love*

xx

Blank |blangk| adj. a surface or background unrelieved by decorative or other features.

Vintage Blazer - AL&ALICIA Angry Fembot Army Tee - Junk Clothing Jeans - Zoe Wittner Ursula Wedge - Rubi Snuggle Scarf - Seventh Door Chunky Gunmetal Bracelet - Bracelet from Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica - Nightmarket Rings

As promised! And dressing according to the weather at last - I do have my limits :) This is what I wore out to dinner with my brother tonight. Good times.

These Junk jeans have that awesome-comfort level you wouldn't expect from skinny jeans - maybe jeggings (though I've never taken it upon myself to try a pair). The wash also makes them that much easier to pair with absolutely anything with any intention of dressing up or dressing down - evidently my faith in jeans has tripled in the past week and a half! Along with my love for this snood of mine.

Apologies for the image-heaviness - I have too much fun with my black-and-white :)

And who's loving my bracelet from Seventh Door (far right)? I've always wanted a basic, large-linked chain to go with the other assorted oddities that end up around my wrist. And guess what... you could win it in the giveaway! Among some other equally gorgeous choices to be had! So come and enter HERE.

P.S. Am I the last one to have watched the Glee season finale? And am I the only one who cried like a baby?

*love*

xx