Spark replacement.

Tattoo Lace Jacket - Generic Black Strapless Bra - Vintage Highwaisted Checked Pants - Generic Opaque Tights - Victoria's Secret Patent Leather Heels - Sportsgirl Sunglasses

These are from a few weeks ago when the weather was a far throw from the absolute misery it is in Sydney at the moment (I don't think I've seen the sun all week). A bit risky, I guess - but my logic is that if Hanneli can run around New York in a bra and shorts, then I can wear this for a day trying to forget about looming assessments with Katie and Natasha Vickery Hoskison (both of whom's camera skills played a rather awesome role in this post). Especially with the whole feminine-mish-mash happening at the moment (I would have loved this to go with it too).

When Spring comes around again, I'm permanently stealing these heels from Tor - these shots really don't do their amazing colour a lot of justice, but while having the same shoe size as Tori is just a bit convenient, I really need to find my own pair of bright Spring heels (I really don't like Winter right now, do I?). Any suggestions as to where to start?

And finally, as you all know - my favourite pants of all time. There really isn't a lot to be said about them, apart from the fact that I need to wear them more often.

Photos: Katie and Natasha Vickery Hoskison

Now if only the sun would come back like that - then I wouldn't be so tempted to make macaroons over and over (I'm getting there - they will look like Ladurée's), contemplate whether or not I want to draw myself a new header (thoughts?), and tell people that no, I haven't watched Eclipse. Though I do appreciate Taylor Lautner :)

Also, a lot of you have been emailing/commenting, asking about my progress on my little Dries Van Noten sweater project, so I thought I'd answer here - it's taking so much longer than expected! With a very helpful lot of kickstart tips from the lovely Sierra, I have since been hunting for the perfect wool (fail), so I resorted to working on the pattern itself. Now here's a tip that might help you all out with future knitting projects that you'd like to get right the first time: make mini samples.

What I've done so far is knitted the body of the sweater, but at a bit bigger than Baby Born size - here, I can make mistakes and mess around with the number of stitches until it's exactly right. Then, I plan on taking measurements and multiplying the number of stitches by however much smaller than me a Baby born is, et voilà. All I really need to do now is find the right wool... Sydney-siders: any tips for where to go wool hunting?

P.S. Take a walk and follow on Bloglovin' and Twitter!

*love*

xx

Earthworm reporting for duty, sir.

From left to right: Dries Van Noten Maxi Sweater - Forever21 Dimpled Knuckle Ring - Alexander McQueen Skull Ring - Fashionology Silver Pointy Ring - Elizabeth and James Cotton Military Style Corset - Fashionology Silver Ram Skull Ring - Fossil Dream Weaver Feather Ring - Hansel from Basel Kneepad Thigh Hi - Fashionology Silver Deer Horn Ring - Agent99 Armour Ring - VIRR Repository Bag - Fashionology Silver Claw Ring - Fashionology Silver Talon Claw Ring - Burberry Buckled Leather Ankle Boots

Do forgive the party in silver-ring-land. If I were to wear exactly what was happening in this cluttered collage of mine, there'd be a chunky ring on every finger except for my right index, used for pointing accusingly at people who dare raise eyebrows at my amazing socks... which I really do wish I owned!

I've decided that I cannot possibly trudge through this Winter without that Dries Van Noten maxi sweater.

But it doesn't stop there.

I hereby declare that I am going to make that sweater. Shock horror gasp all round. I am so determined to:

1. own that sweater
2. find something that can clear my head of work from time to time

that I am going to knit a DVN sweater - ultimate DIY if you ever saw one. And so the challenge begins :) Can anybody give me some pointers? What type of wool is that? Any handy knitting websites, instructions, patterns? Do you think it's just the drape of the sweater that makes the sleeves puff out slightly angularly, or would I have to tighten stitches?

This is getting a bit exciting :D Who's with me?

Awesome way to start the weekend, I thought.

*love*

xx

Darn knit all.

polyvore

Ever since I saw one of these amazing Dries Van Noten maxi sweaters being paraded around the streets of Jak&Jil, I've been contemplating whether or not I have the time to sit down with camel wool and mohair (because that's totally just sitting in my non-existent knitting basket) and magically make one. On the other hand, I've also be poking around for a sweater with a similar (slightly shorter?) cut and have, obviously, failed. Can anyone help me there? It looks so soft and comfy and so perfect for Winter.

Man I'm puntastic. :)

*love*

xx

Rodger!

Oddly enough, while I was flicking through this collection, I was reminded of a Mexican restaurant my friends and I adored near Disneyland when we were there just over a year ago [they made the best pink lemonade and had a lovely waiter called Rodger who we asked for every time - so there's a note for anyone going to LA Disneyland].

Anyway - loved the baked colours and patterns and asymmetry - new extremes of half a blazer :D

*love*

xx