French Riviera

No I haven't popped over to Europe. I just travelled 15 minutes by Ferry from Sydney's CBD to beautiful Watson's Bay with UK blogger Messy Carla.


The view of the city and the Harbour Bridge from the Gap walk is breathtaking.


As I was playing tourist I didn't dress up too much, it was more of a casual affair.

Outfit Details
Red lace blouse Vintage from Glebe Market for $10
Black maxi skirt My Size 
Black floppy hat Princess Highway
Black jelly flats Melissa Shoes 


Sunglasses Karen Walker Super Duper's from eyegoodies.com
Collar tips ASOS (similar)

+ESTATEofMIND

On Thursday night Sydney store +ESTATEofMIND held a launch party to celebrate their recent renovations which saw the store refit with custom made cabinets made from recycled tyres and the walls painted with graffiti'd skulls by a local artist. The colourful spring/summer arrivals were on the racks, an exciting mix of local and international designers from Emma Mulholland to Lazy Oaf. The buying team were inspired by Harajuku for the season which is of course right up my alley, and the crowd too by the looks of them with platform boots, coloured hair and prints galore, I just had to snap away and capture the vibe to share with you all.

















































I got my haircut the day of the launch and it ended up being a little too short, but at least now my hair is all the one length, no more short bits from growing out my fringe. I feel a little exposed as one does with suddenly short hair, but I am loving how easy it is to style and keep neat.

Outfit Details
Fruit t-shirt Lazy Oaf from ASOS now sold out BUT +ESTATEofMIND have them in store!!!!!!
Patent skirt ASOS
Neon pink POW! necklace  ASOS
Mickey Mouse Ears bangle +ESTATEofMIND


Fries & eyes bag Lazy Oaf from ASOS now sold out BUT +ESTATEofMIND have the similar black one in store!!!


Pink jelly heels Juju from MrShoes
Black with white lace crochet socks ASOS

Slumming in Surry

Hot tip: Do not have a photographer take outfit photos of you with them standing below you on a hill...or you get a whole lotta fat face as evidenced above. Fat face aside this outfit was cute for a day of slumming in Surry Hills with a friend up from Melbourne, took her to Kawa cafe and the Incu warehouse sale, fun times.

Outfit details
Polkadot Blouse Vintage from Hunter Gatherer Melbourne
Skirt Vintage from Surry Hills market for $5
Belt Vintage from Camberwell market for $10 many years ago (I wear this so much, its cost per wear value must be .0005 cents by now)



Sunnies My Karen Walkers from eyegoodies
Necklace Make Believe resin flower necklace...I need more jewellery guys, I wear this every other day and have done so for years now. Actually Bryan Boy mentioned it at MBFWA the other week where I was wearing it as we both have the same necklace after he met my friends the designers back in 2009 at Melbourne Spring Fashion Week. Bryan was like "no way I love that piece, I've since lost mine". So yeah it is awesome but I do need to move on I think. You can read more about my crazy week hanging with Bryan Boy in 2009 at Melbourne Spring Fashion Week. Jebus I'm old.


Bag Chinatown $55
Bangle My good ol' Elke Kramer piece, another staple in my wardrobe.
Crystal ring Corky Saint Clair


Polkadot Socks Sportsgirl $10
Floral Doc Martens from Doc Martens

Pink hair by Jaye

Jaye Edwards is an up and coming hair colourist and stylist who works on the locks of Lara Bingle, Kate Waterhouse, Erin McNaught...and now me! Jaye got in touch with me as he "wanted the opportunity to work on my beautiful hair as he always loves the colour". It was obviously all very flattering and ego boosting to read that in an email so I said yes straight away.
 
Jaye works out of Torquil Murray, an amazing salon in a huge warehouse space in Surry Hills.
  So much space!
 
Jaye also works freelance on editorial shoots. This recent test shoot with Photographer Pat Supsiri and Model Mitch @ The Agency Models showcases his work.
  And now for my amazing pink dip dyed hair. Please excuse the crap photo, it was raining super heavily outside and I was kinda getting wet on the balcony, the things I do for you! It was perfect timing for me, just before LMFF so I can have fabulously bold hair for fash week.

Jaye Edwards Hair @ Torquil Murray
1/255 Riley Street, Surry Hills, NSW
(02) 9212 7516

Reservoir blues

My mum's in town for Christmas and as such I'm off doing touristy things in and around Sydney this week. Today we visited the Paddington Reservoir Gardens, which is an old water reservoir which has been converted into a park. It was the perfect place for mum to practice her photography, snapping these great artistic photos of me for the blog. I think they're pretty awesome photos, hence I posted so many of them, thanks mum!

Outfit Details
Black sheer blouse An oldie from Sportsgirl $70 I hate that its backless but what you gonna do?
Blue tartan skirt Savers in Footscray for $5.99
Black belt Random belt I found in my wardrobe this morning, no idea where it came from
Black backpack Episode on Sydney Road in Brunswick for $5
Necklace Corky Saint Clair silver anatomical heart locket $150
Bangles Elke Kramer black resin studded bangle & Estelle Dévé Asperatis Bangle in gold $30 from her recent sample sale
Rings Alissia Melka-Teichroew red acrylic diamond ring from the MoMA store in NYC and Corky Saint Clair onyc crystal ring
Socks $5 cheapies
Sandals Melissa Aranha flock jelly sandals $65 from Monk House Design

Sculpture by the Sea

When a friend invited us down to Bronte to do the Sculpture by the Sea walk to Bondi this morning we jumped at the chance. Its not every morning that you get to view the spectacular Sydney coastline and some amazing art at the same time, it sure was a great way to start the day. As much as I complain about Sydney it is a truly beautiful city which comes alive in the summer, the beaches, parks, cafes and markets are some of the best in the world and I look forward to exploring them further this year, as yes this will be our second summer in Sydney.









Outfit Details
Orange blouse Summer Hill Anglicare op shop $1.60
Floral maxi skirt Ginger Tree in Little Collins Street Melbourne $29. This skirt gets a lot of compliments which kinda makes me feel like its a bit too pretty for my style.
Sandals Saltwater sandals in yellow from Sportsgirl $60
Black floppy hat Gift from my mum
Bag Quick Brown Fox Newtown $29
Jewellery the same old stuff I always wear, I'm such a creature of habit, I have so many pieces to choose from but I always fall back on my favourite combo of my Make Believe black resin flower necklace and my much loved Elke Kramer bangle.