Get Lucky - GIVEAWAY.

Finally finally, the surprise I wrote about a few days ago! Unveiled now now now. So if you haven't figured it out by now, we having an awesome giveaway for my Aussie readers (don't worry rest-of-the-world - your turn is just around the corner!) thanks to the gorgeous girls of Lucky 13. You all know what a fan I am of their design work (proof) so I'm so excited to be hosting this for you all - especially since you could be the lucky winner of this amazing Caterpillar dress in Chilli Colourway Red, which clearly takes the cake for being the most perfect kickstart to Spring/Summer of all time.

Rules are simple as per always!

1. Be a Public Follower (via Google Friends Connect) of this ol' blog
2. Be a fan of Lucky 13 on Facebook (click HERE)
3. Leave a comment with your name, email, and telling me how lucky you are (for whatever reason you like)

Prize is not redeemable or transferable. The Lucky girls have set aside an AUS size 6, 8, 10 and 12 - one of which go to our winner!

This giveaway ends next Monday, September 21st at midnight.

So get tweeting, blogging and shouting about this giveaway :) And may the luckiest girl win!

What a wonderful way to start the week. I can't get enough of this print and the zipper down the back.

So get commenting!

*love*

xx

Waiting for the world to change.

Lucky13 Cosmic Contrast Tank - Nightcap Clothing Backless Maxi - None the Richer Double Chain Headband - Cristiana Bracelets - Market Rings

Slightly more image-heavy than usual because of lack of outfit posts this week! I decided to go all out hippie today - with a twist. Always. This incredible tank is the third of the beautiful pieces that the Lucky13 girls lent me for your happiness. I've layered it over my all time favourite backless maxi dress that never ceases to amaze me with its versatility (though I'm a bit sad that the tiny pleats didn't come out in the photos). This time, I did some crazy weaving in and out with the grosgrain ties through the cutout back of the tank. For those of you who actually understood that sentence, have a gold star :)

The print on the silk panel of this tank ticks all the boxes for a quality cosmic print - I've never seen one with so many bright colours like this one before, and at the same time, it doesn't scream "I'm ripping off Christopher Kane and Josh Goot" like so many out there. The cutout back is really a plus for me too. I already mentioned it... but you really can't say cutout enough times when you're within a 5km radius of me! Click HERE to take a look at it in their online store.

The Cristiana bracelets have not left my arm for the past day and a half. So much love.

I'm going to be wearing this headband all summer too. I swear I'd shown you guys before, but I was talking to a girl, (shoutout to Leanne!) who recognised me when I was buying chai tea (I still haven't gotten over how awesome that is - call me uncool/not-aloof... but how cool is that :D), about this headband I was wearing at the time, and she said she'd never seen it on the blog! So here it is :) proudly Australian designed too (HERE).

I can't believe it's Thursday already. And why is it August. Last time I woke up, it was New Year's Day. I swear.

P.S. sorry about the sleepy eyes and the uninteresting standing - post-exam face and unmastered maxi skills respectively.

P.P.S. Don't hate me for the image-intensive post! :)

P.P.P.S. tomorrow is the last day to use codeword SHINE for 15% off at Lulus.com!

*love*

xx

"I love kids. I was a kid myself, once." ~ Tom Cruise.

Lucky13 Queen of Hearts Dress - Avocado Oversized Jersey Cardigan - Boutique Braided Belt - Generic Opaque Tights - Wanted Shoes Co. Patent Croc Platform Heels - DENTS Leather Gloves - Covet Vintage Co. Tan Leather Envelope Clutch

This dress is another of the pieces Lucky13 lent me, and it does a pretty good job at bringingback some 4-year-old memories of scribbling all over a giant sheet of paper in wax crayon, slopping dye all over it, and marveling that the crayon stayed the same colour. Those were the days. So, needless to say, this dress made me pretty happy with its bright scribble print.

And look! I'm being seasonally practical - getting some wear out of my leather gloves, and my favourite Covet Vintage Co. clutch (Covet is having a massive Winter clearance HERE by the way - so many awesome vintage pieces to be snapped up at great prices)

Sorry about my odd posture - I had netball and a girl ran into my back with her elbow by accident so it's a bit sore to stand up straight! These shots are also a bit overexposed - it was pretty hard to gauge when the sun was going to make up its mind, so in the end I just gave up.

When I have a bit more time, I'm going to stop taking photos in these boring alleyways without having to retreat back to my beloved brick walls. I should also find something new to do with my hair - any ideas?

And what did you all get up to this weekend?

*love*

xx

Lovebirds, sir?

Lucky 13 Mimi "Birds" Shredded Tee - La Dama Knit Rosary - Junk Clothing Biker Jean - Tony Bianco Dodge Boots - La Dama Silver Gun Show Shoulder Piece

It's still a mystery to me how I don't look absolutely beaten up, complete with shreds, sleepy eyes, rosary, chains, bed hair, stitched knees, and a back alley. Maybe I'm just incapable. Nonetheless, I think the whole jeans-and-a-t-shirt thing is a debacle of the past if you're looking at a tee like this (scroll down and you'll see why), one of the samples my favourite girls at Lucky13 lent me to show you guys. Bringing in the Spring, Aussies - only one short month to go!

I think I saw Birds for the first time two years ago and I wouldn't go outside afterwards. Alfred Hitchcock, your special effects may suck and your green screen may be really obvious (no disrespect :D), but you, good sir, can make a film. And I will never look a crow in the eye ever again. This tee is safe though :)

These two La Dama pieces are making me very happy as of late too - I wore the chain to a cocktail party last week with chiffon, which worked a treat, so there's something to think about with hardware.

Sorry about the slightly incoherent post :) Crunch time for Chemistry.

P.S. don't forget that by using the codeword SHINE you get 15% off any purchase at Lulus.com!

*love*

xx

Lucky13.

I am, admittedly, so excited to share an interview with one of my favourite Aussie labels of all time - long-time readers will know that so many of Lucky's dresses are my going-out bible - and that's saying a lot. Lucky13, for me, wraps up the edge and badass from 500 million corners of inspiration, then applies it all to something pretty or feminine, always with a strong theme in mind. Especially with their latest collection, there's always space left for you to play around and take some risks.

And so, I present to you, the girls of Lucky13 :)

Hi there, how’s it going?
Awesome thank you – how you doing?

Tell us a bit about how Lucky13 started out.
Irena Geller (The Designer) kicked it off a few years back (Irena is the gal responsible for bringing the Playboy clothing brand from Hugh Hefner in to Australia). After working so hard on the Playboy brand and making it so successful, Irena thought Hey I should be focussing more on my own brand, which is where we are today!

What would you describe as the Lucky 13 vibe?
Rocker Chic! We make clothes that are sexy and also rock n roll!
So your latest collection for Summer is in stores soon – can you tell us a bit about the ideas behind it? Its all inspired by Alice In Wonderland – fantastical colours, playful dreams that sort of thing. We’ve been really imaginative in our use of a fabrics; cottons, patterned rayons, silk combinations, and we’ve distressed fabric in parts, added crinkle finishes and perforated touches and of course stuck to our leather, Alice loves leather! Imagine Playful Alice skipping down the garden path & through the gate towards Summer.

What kind of work goes into designing one piece?
Some pieces happen very quickly and others take weeks to develop. It’s like growing something you love, sometimes it needs a lot of nurturing and sometimes it sprouts on its own.



I have this one Lucky 13 bandage dress with one lace sleeve and a lace cutout, and I’ve never seen anything like it anywhere else! Where do you guys get your inspiration from?
YES! That dress is one of our faves....inspiration comes from everywhere, music, books, mags, movies..people in the street….

Where do you see Lucky 13 being in 10 years time?
At the moment, we’re focussing on getting more of an overseas presence, we recently signed on at Pixie Market in NYC (yay!) and also runway route in London.

What do you think of the new wave of bloggers coming through?
At Lucky we support bloggers, we think its great when people get a share of voice and the internet and blogging is a pretty good way to make that happen.

One of our previous interviewees, Gen (designer of This is Genevieve), would like to know: What’s the last book you read?
Just started the girl with the dragon tattoo, and already I’m like YIKES its a trilogy am I ever going to get this finished (all of us also read TONS of mags)

And what’s a random question you’d like to ask our next interviewee?
Coffee or tea?

Thanks guys!

Check out more of the (awesome) collection HERE!

How fantastic are those prints?

P.S. Don't forget to ENTER THE GIVEAWAY!

*love*

xx