Out-fit for a wedding.

It’s been a long time between blogs!

To fill the space for now, here’s just a little taste of what’s to come… more wedding photos! Stay tuned.

Dress – Country Road; Shoes – Wittner; Clutch – Mimco; Liptick – Rimmel; Nails – Revlon.

Hello Autumn.

I’m very excited that the cooler months have finally arrived Downunder.

This means wearing coats, jumpers, scarves and hats; it means boots and umbrellas and sometimes wellies. It means that boys will be more well-dressed, and that I won’t look like a mess every time I go outside. I don’t do very well with heat – I was definitely made for colder climes.

At the moment I’m pining for a neutral, laid-back vibe for my winter wardrobe, but as with all instances in which I long for minimalism, I’ll probably get it wrong.

But, I’m loving Gorman’s Winter collection (as always), with’s it’s cosy knits, pretty dresses, surprising prints and bursts of colour. I’m also a huge fan of the menswear-for-women feeling that Vanishing Elephant have mastered in their Winter collection – it has seen me wearing my chinos/slacks more often, and searching for more pairs to add to the two I own. I’m also hunting for shirts and brogues…

I’d love to add a touch of forest green to my wardrobe (in the form of these Gorman heels perhaps), and am finding the challenge of finding winter-appropriate dresses to be a challenge.

Either way, I’m excited to get my wardrobe stocked up and in working order!

How are you planning to brave the winter months (if you’re in the Southern Hemisphere)?

Or if you’ve already successfully navigated through winter in the Northern Hemisphere – any tips?

Life in technicolour

The other day, a friend texted me a picture of herself in red shoes + black and white stripes. Caption: “I feel like Dorothy. Or the witch!”

I immediately realised that I too was dressed in a very Oz-inspired outfit – a little bit munchkin and large amount technicolour.

No matter what they say, never give up on wearing colour!

[Skirt - Asos; Shirt - Lulamae; Shoes - Witchery]

Clutch-ing at…

I was lucky enough to be treated to a lime-delicious and glittery clutch (courtesy of Mother) from Mimco.

I’m pretty obsessed with it – the combination of a mother of pearl-look finish in a chartreuse/green neon, plus silvery glitter is fantastic.

That’s all I have to say really… but it goes very nicely with my silver glitter shoes from Wittner…

Can never get enough.

I just read this great article on the New Yorker, by Sasha Weiss.

In a nutshell, she says that every day in New York is like fashion week. And I must say, it’s got me quite excited for my visit in May!

It also had me browsing The Sartorialist and other fave street-style blogs for the better part of my lunch time… so let me share some gems with you. This time, they’re all (or mostly) New York.

Images via my fave street-style blogs: The Sartorialst, Garance Doré, Street Peeper and Jak & Jil.

Find all of these images and more on my Pinterest.

The best fashion blog in the whole world?

Move over stick-thin, dip-dyed hair fashion bloggers: there’s a new guy in town, and he is ready to blow your socks off. Or maybe chew them up.

Seeing a dog wearing stylish clothing was probably the best thing that has ever popped up in my news feed in Facebook. Thanks, Pedestrian, for finding what is to be the next biggest thing in fashion blogging.

While ‘Menswear Dog‘, as he calls himself, is new to the online world (probably still battling with the challenges of using a keyboard minus opposable thumbs), he’s one worth watching.

Visit his blog here.

Raf Simons, I love you.

Well, not you, so much as what wonders your imagination can produce.

His debut as Dior creative director at the Haute Couture shows last year was received with general praise mixed with complaints of being underwhelmed.

But, compared to some of the either ridiculous, trashy or boring stuff served up elsewhere from time to time, I must say I loved it. The aesthetic was perfect, and appealed to me in every way.

And this year, I think it’s stepped up. See for yourself…

Show stills from Show Studio, Backstage photos by Vogue Paris, on my Pinterest

More well-dressed boys please.

Seriously, I don’t think there are many things that I like more than a well-dressed guy.

So while Men’s Fashion Weeks are usually an exercise in the bizarre, some designers rise to the occasion, and just make, well, good stuff.

This year, I was loving Louis Vuitton, Paul Smith and Saint Laurent. I was unsure of Thierry Mugler’s Starship Trooper/wetsuit outfits, and frankly perturbed by the bunny ears at Comme des Garçons (but it’s CdG so they can sort of get away with it). Last year I lamented on the weirdness of Men’s fashion – this year I learnt my lesson, and decided to keep my distance and not get too emotionally involved.

Read my wrap-up of the AW13 shows at Paris Men’s Fashion Week on MaVieFrançaise™.

Cue some gratutiously well-dressed men, as snapped by GQ Photographer Tommy Ton (yes, the first one is Kanye):

Mmm mmmm!

Birthday ballet flats.

If you know me, you’ll know I like things that sparkle.

My tastes often border on the ostentatious – but I like to think they only cross the line when appropriate.

I got these gorgeous flats from Zara for my birthday, from my lovely parents. They get quite a few remarks – even from strangers. So that means they’re doing pretty well in my books.

Worn by Carrie of Wish Wish Wish

Worn by Haleigh of Making Magique

Styled by Haleigh of Making Magique

A sketch a day keeps the cobwebs away.

I’ve always wanted to find that happy medium between stalker-esque street style photography, and giving excellent outfits the respect they deserve.

I also always wanted to be an illustator, but with very little talent for drawing, and fairly basic skills in Photoshop, this was never going to become an eventuality.

So I think I’ve worked it out.

I have a pretty good photographic memory. So rather than carting a camera around and asking random strangers to take their photo, I have now decided I can simply sketch them surrepitiously for future reference.

I might not capture a likeness, but I’ll get the facts. And that’s all you need really.

So here’s my sketch for today: a girl I saw on the train (it’s always the train!) yesterday.

She looked great, and was working the whole “office attire in 30+ degree heat” thing well. A navy blue neoprene dress (neoprene is something I have warmed to recently coincidently, it’s also great for warm weather) and really nice black wedges (I’m sure I recognised them, but couldn’t guess a brand – sorry).

But what capped it off was the moment she turned around and I saw her brilliantly vibrant red lipstick. It really pulled the whole thing together. The combination of this, and her gorgeous ginger hair, with a choppy fringe was just sah good. (Yes I’m pro-ginger).

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