Julia

Did you watch the video posted by The Young Turks where Cenk Uygur said Julia Nobis looked like a "zombie"? 

If you did, you're probably as mad as me, if you didn't and you're having a good day then maybe don't watch it right now, because it's a sure way to work yourself up into a rage. 

One way or the other I put my two cents in and posted an article on Fashion Global that you can check out if you want. 

You will find it here!

Vogue

Haven't picked up a copy of Kirstie Clements' new book The Vogue Factor? Well, you should. 

You can check out my full review of the book for Fashion Global over here!

Picnic

Nishe Sweetheart Dress | Vintage sunglasses & hat | Disney Couture necklace | Kaboodle bag | Rubi Shoes | Rimmel 'Funtime Fuchsia' Lipstick 

Here are the results of my first blogger collaboration! I got together with Erika from http://blog.erikarax.com (who is a graphic design/food blogger) and had a picnic. 

Erika is responsible for all the food of course (no one who wants something nice to eat lets me near an oven) and I can personally vouch for how delicious it all was. I had to keep pausing between photos to finish off mouthfuls of her Cadbury Freckles. She also edited all the photos. So I need to thank her for transforming me and this set up into something from Alice in Wonderland. All I needed was a white rabbit.

This dress is on sale by the way! So if you were in the market for a purple dress covered in little embroidered cupcakes you're in luck.

The photos were taken at the Camellia Gardens which is the most beautiful and tranquil paradise hidden amongst the busy suburb of Caringbah in Sydney's south. It's one of my favourite places in Sydney and you may remember I've taken photos there before. You should definitely go there if you get a chance. 

I know we aren't exactly in picnic season but if you get the chance and it's a sunny day you should grab your favourite throw pillows and try out some of Erika's amazing recipes and have your own Alice in Wonderland inspired day!

Photos taken and edited by Erika Rax

Instagram

Hey guys! 

So remember how I told you all that I'm writing for a new blogging platform called Fashion Global? Well, I published an article on there a couple of weeks ago that I've wanted to write for quite a while, about instagram and instagram fame. 

I'm sure any of you who have Instagram (and probbably a few of you who don't) know who Gary Pepper, How Two Live, Caitlyn Paterson, Sydney Fashion Blogger and Tuula Vintage are. Well I finally sat down and wrote about how them, their Instagram accounts and their fame are all connected. 

I had a lot of fun writing it, hope you enjoy reading it!

Check it out here!

Daisy

Topshop lace crop (similar here & here) | Sports Girl skirt (similar here) | Apache Rose rings | Rubi Shoes

This is my last post from Berry and it also happens to be my favourite. Finding a field full of yellow daisies couldn't have been a coincidence, right? The photo op was too perfect, even if you can't really see my outfit. 

Anyway, this is the road that lead to the house we were staying at. Each time we drove down it I told everyone in the car I wanted to take pictures there and on our second day I forced Roisin to go out into the freezing cold to take some shots. Hey, I was the one that had to walk down there in a crop top.

While we were taking the photos a woman walking her dog came down the road and stopped to chat and told us about a cemetery a little drive away that weshould go check out. Needless to say the next day we went searching and found nothing. After seeing the dog wandering a field alone the next day my friend Chris (from Cwixtopher) thinks this was for the best and that the woman herself was in fact a ghost from said cemetery. Well, it was a pretty creepy road. 

Ghost stories aside I truly do love crop tops. Next time I think I'll pair one with some high waist jeans. What do you guys think of them?

Photos by Roisin Kerin

Faux

Sports Girl faux fur hat: Similar here (or check Amazon/Ebay where there are hundreds of choices)

Another post from Berry that Roisin (from The Simple Moment) and I shot just as the sun was going down. I'm always worried about this time of day because you basically only have one chance and if you don't get a shot you like, well too late you have to wait till tomorrow. But these shots are possibly my favourites from my Blogger history so maybe I should take the risk more often? 

Anyway, to the fashion part of this fashion post, who else loves fur hats? I remember saying a while ago that I was becoming a hat person and I'm really living up to my promise. I don't know if I like it because it's warm, because it's pretty or because I like prancing around in front of a camera at dusk with one on pretending to be a Russian princess. All of the above? 

Photos by Roisin Kerin

Berry

American Apparel socks | Betts boots | Red Cherry coat | Kaboodle Designs bag | ASOS dress | Scarf from Camden Markets

This past weekend some friends and I went to a small town called Berry (which is about an hours drive south of Sydney) for the weekend for my birthday (happy birthday to me!) 

I've travelled all over Australia and whilst places like Kings Canyon, The Great Barrier Reef, the Dain Tree Rainforest and all the beaches are amazing, there is something about the beauty of Berry and the surrounding landscapes that puts it at the top of my list.

We stayed in this amazing house (you can check it out here if you'd like to go there) which you can see above (sorry about the bad quality, it's from an iPhone) which had an incredible view. I couldn't help just walking around even if it was cold. We also used the landscape and the paddocks to our advantage and took some amazing outfit shots which I'll be sharing over the next week.

I've also discovered that there really isn't much that beats sitting in front of a fire place, reading a book and over looking an amazing view. Pretty good birthday present.

We also got a chance to walk around Berry which I've always preferred to refer to as Hogsmeade (I first visited it when I was 10 and still eagerly awaiting my Hogwarts letter). It even has its own version of Honeydukes called Bon Bon. You have no idea how badly I wanted to buy that lollypop.

Photos by myself and Roisin Kerin

Fashion Global

Hey guys! So this post is mainly just to give you all a bit of an update. As most of you already know, I intern at NW magazine and work at NRMA at night (gottamakemoneytoo) and I've recently been given the exciting opportunity to be a resident contributor to this new blogging community called Fashion Global. 

You can find them over here at www.fashionglobalblog.com

It's actually very exciting and the two owners Jessica and Frances, who I met for breakfast last Saturday, are both such amazing girls with such a fantastic idea. The main idea for the website is to get people from all over the world to share their various fashion related thoughts. It could really be about anything at all. Inspiration, designers, collections, styles, trends, clothes, you name it! 

I did one fun article about nail polish (and my addiction to it) which you can check out here!

I also covered Friday of Fashion Weekend Sydney which is over here. If you didn't manage to get there this year, you should definitely look at getting a ticket next year. SO MANY SALES.

Anyone, definitely add the website to your favourites and look out for my articles from yours truly! And the other writers too of course ;) 

Icing

Ebay Cap | Kaboodle Designs Bag | Dotti Tee (similar here) | Topshop Jeans | London Rebel Boots (similar here) 

This post is about what I call 'the icing on the cake'. It is an ode to accessories. 

My favourite part about outfits has and always will be the accessories. A neon yellow necklace here, a spiked embellished clutch there. 

At the moment I'm obsessed with this hat (I warned you it'd be on high rotation) and that bag.

I picked the bag up yesterday at Fashion Weekend Sydney (which I coincidentally just published an article about over at Fashion Global [check it out here] - but more on that later).

I've been looking for the perfect box bag for a long time, which explains why I was so excited to shoot it straight away. My friend Chris and I were pretty entertained by the fact that it was officially called a 'doctor bag' which makes it feel a little bit like playing dress ups. 

The hat I've already raved about over here. If you're so inclined to read about it again. 

Photos by Grace Jordan

Cape

Alice McCall cape | Ebay cap | American Apparel socks | Vintage sunglasses

This is just a quick little post to show off HOW INCREDIBLY AMAZING THIS ALICE MCCALL CAPE IS (yes, caps lock is necessary).

It's not so thick that you can't wear a jumper under it *couch*goodexcusetogotoeurope*cough*, it's quilted so it's ridiculously warm and (best of all) it has a hood, so if you get the urge to pretend you're witch on your way to Transfiguration you're good to go.

Now, can we all just take a moment to appreciate just how amazing the light is in these shots? I would bow down to my photographer Paigge Frankie, but my sunglasses would probably fall off and she'd just laugh. But seriously, the light is incredible. 

I've also decided I'm a hat person. But maybe only in an over-sized sun hat, bowler hat, white leather cap kind of way. I don't think I'll be donning a Yankies baseball cap any time soon. Probably no visors either. Anyone else adding these wonderful treasures to their wardrobe? Anything that's practical and looks good should probably be a staple piece right? Either way, I apologise in advance for how often you'll be seeing this cap.

Photos by Paigge Frankie

DIY Art Work

So I am aware that this isn't technically a traditional fashion post, however, I am a firm believer that fashion extends past just what we're wearing. Home décor is sometimes just as important. I went to a talk last year where Vogue (the Harpers) editor Edwina McCann took us through the many different ways the trends from the runway can be brought into our homes through furniture, paint, art and even tiling. Let's just say she inspired me and ever since then I've taken a keener interest in how I decorate my room.

So, to the point, I decided to create some DIY artwork. Here we go.

Here's what you'll need:

1 Ruler

2 Photo frames

2 Pieces of fabric (mine were 40cm x 40cm)

Acrylic paint 

1 Pair of scissors

1 Lead pencil

Note: The material is a crucial part of this operation, it is (for lack of a better word) substituting art. So make sure you pick something you love to look at. I found mine from a bin of mini packs at Spotlight)

1. Take your material and measure out the right sizes for your frames. Make sure to give it a few extra centimetres on each side! Then cut them out.

2.  Take the backing and glass out of your frames. Then grab your acrylic paint and some newspaper (and go outside to avoid mess!) and paint your frames! I did 3 layers to make sure I got a bright colour.

Note: I chose a pastel blue to try and get a vintage feel but you can obviously choose whichever colour you like/suits the materials you chose.

3. Iron your material so that it's nice and smooth and then put it inside your frames!

Note: Try taping down the edges so that it's flat and to make sure it doesn't move out of place.

4. Find somewhere to put them!

Jewel

ASOS bralette | Topshop skirt | Factorie shirt | Colette necklace | Rubi flats

Looking at these photos gives me holiday nostalgia. It's been so long since I travelled anywhere and I really need to book another trip. The beaches in Greece are looking pretty good right now. 

I took these photos on the cruise I mentioned earlier. It was such a beautiful time of night we were almost too distracted by the sunset to get the shots. Luckily we got one of that too. I'm trying to jump on the bralette bandwagon, not going to lie, I loved this first attempt. Has anyone else tried out this trend? Might try it with a pencil skirt next...

Photos by me and Grace Jordan