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

Tea

Alice McCall dress, Kookai clutch, vintage sunglasses, Novo shoes (similar)

I don't know if you've ever been to High Tea before, but if you haven't (and you live in Sydney) the Camellia Gardens Tea House is a good place to start. Not only is the tea fantastic, but the grounds are even better. I won't lie, it took me a little longer than socially acceptable to cull photos from this post. I asked my sister and apparently there is such a thing as too many pictures of garden paths, who knew? 

I was at High Tea for a close friends 22nd birthday. And of course I wanted to celebrate with her, but I was also pretty excited to finally shoot this Alice McCall dress I bought last year. The entire collection is incredible, but my rather begrudging bank account and looming Europe trip forced me to pick just one piece. Now I just have to make sure that my ridiculously clumsy tendencies don't ruin the perfect white fabric.

M x

Photos by Paigge & me

Valentine

Vintage top, American Apparel skirt, Urban Outfitters handbag, Sports Girl round sunglasses, Rubi shoes, Heart Shaped Sunglasses are from a street vendor in Paris, but if you're not likely to go there any time soon and can't wait to get your hands on a pair I found them here

Yes, that is me, doing twirls and holding yellow flowers. But that's what Valentine's Day themed posts are all about, right? There's no other time of year I could hold a yellow flower and smile for no reason and not get mocked for it. (Even though I silently mocked myself as I uploaded it). But where would the world be without some seriously vintage looking instagram shots of girls holding flowers? I'm just doing my part.

Whether or not you have a date for Valentine's Day doesn't mean you shouldn't still dress up, put on your best love heart paraphernalia and dance in the rising tide. Or you know, something that sounds a little less lame, like drink tea. Or go shopping. It's the perfect excuse to wear that amazing outfit you put together last week that nobody saw because the only thing you ended up doing was watching TV and eating toast in your lounge room. (Don't pretend this hasn't happened to you... multiple times). 

Personally, I had a great Valentine's Day, involving tea, final catch ups before long trips, Denzel Washington, candy striped cupcakes and beaches. What did you guys get up to?

M x

Photos by Paigge Frankie

Peplum

Topshop top & satchel, Dangerfield shorts, Rubi shoes, Sportsgirl sunglasses

There are two things about this post that are big no-no's in the Fashion Blogger Handbook. First problem, I bought these pants in the start of year sales (so they're no longer available), second problem, this shirt was brought back from Scotland for me as a gift in October (so now it is also unavailable). I KNOW I'M THE WORST, I SHOULD BE PLACED ON THE FASHION BLOGGER WALL OF SHAME AND NEVER BE SPOKEN OF AGAIN. 

But seriously, sorry I can't link you the clothes, I probably should have photographed them sooner. 

Problem was, these shorts are way too big for me (but they were the last pair left and I obviously wasn't going to say no to them) so I've been looking for the perfect top to wear them with that doesn't make me look like I just dropped a few kids. Why I didn't think of peplum earlier than this is beyond me. I was clearly too distracted by my new obsession with Girls (I know, I know it's so 12 months ago) to be thinking clearly about clothes.  

I've worn this top in every other combination of outfit I could possibly think of (and it's perfect for work because I just pack a spare/longer skirt in my bag and throw it on and am totes office-ready) so it was only a matter of time before it got paired with the shorts anyway.

Anyway, I spent this day doing what I do best, spending money. Watch out for some amazing American Apparel goodness in weeks to come. 

M xx

Photos by Paigge Frankie

Jacaranda

ASOS dress, Sports Girl sunglasses, Topshop jacket, Lovisa necklace, Rubi shoes

Yes, I am aware that my dress is crinkled. Thanks for noticing. I am in love with this dress (maybe because it reminds me of Thoroughly Modern Millie so much) but after an hour and a half of sitting in a car my amazing skills with an iron were all but forgotten.

Also, I chose to take my photos here because of the Jacaranda trees. I actually (get ready for an extremely unpopular opinion) really dislike Summer. And so Spring, by association (since it means Winter is over), usually gets a pretty bad rap from me. But not even I, hater of beloved seasons, can hate the blooming flowers and Jacaranda trees. I know they drop petals all over our cars and mess up our lawns, but they’re just so pretty. Good job, creator of the universe, good job. I can almost forgive you for the existence of cockroaches, mosquito's and Nicki Minaj when I see a Jacaranda tree.

I also bought this amazing army jacket that I picked up at the new Topshop store in Sydney! My little boycott against the hot weather. Have you guys checked out the store? 4 whole levels of bliss. (Yes, including the men's level, you’re lying if you say you've never bought a men's tee or singlet.) The prices are a bit higher than online, but no postage or wait time by your letter box!

My friend Paigge, from The Indigo Culture, and I went to Alexandria today to check out the My Catwalk sale. If you didn't go you really should get out some ice cream and have a good cry, because Jeffrey Campbell’s were $50 each and I got a gold python Bec & Bridge skirt for $39. You missed out. NEVER PAY FULL PRICE GUYS.

I’ll take pictures of my haul soon!

M x 

Photos by Paigge

Cliff Side

 

Topshop top, Sabo Skirt shorts, Rubi shoes, Sports Girl sunglasses, Notting Hill markets hair piece. Colette necklace

Everybody prepare yourselves for a sickeningly cliché sentence, because sometimes I actually can’t believe how lucky I am to live in a place so beautiful. I know a lot of people are dying to get out of here, some to move, some just to travel and I am sometimes one of them. But I’d be lying if I said I didn't really love Australia. And I know it isn't customary for fashion bloggers to tag a bunch of landscape style shots onto outfit posts, but I just can’t help myself!

I went down to Thirroul with my friend Roisin today and we took these shots on a cliff side. That shot of feet was a bit of a freaky one to get, because they’re just hanging over rocks. Anything for the blog though, right? Roisin got a little bit more adventurous and may or may no have climbed a fence into an abandoned house in the name of photography. But I neither confirm nor deny that.

The most important thing about these photo, however, are the clothes! These shorts are my first clothing purchase from Sabo Skirt and I absolutely love them! They’re a tad on the short side (I'm on the hunt for a good pair of longer summer shorts if anyone knows of any?) but the colours are so lovely that I still adore them. And this top!!!! I’d been wanting it for a while and Roisin got it for me while she was in Europe. I'm a little worried the daisies might fall off so I'm going to sew over them to make them a bit more sturdy but other than that, it truly is the perfect spring top! 

M x