I loooove cupcakes! Nevermind the sweet-tooth, cupcake decorating and presentation is now an art unto itself. I would totally host a Mad Tea-Party featuring cupcakes nestled in these awesome laser-cut wrappers from Pink Frosting.
Spring Sandals: Roman Invasion
Spring has officially sprung (calendar-wise at least) here in the Southern Hemisphere. While the temperature here in Victoria is still pretty cool (and windy), at least we're seeing a bit more of the glorious golden face of the sun. Some things I look forward to in spring - besides the sun and warmer weather (hey, I may flirt with the Dark Side, but Tropical blood still runs in my veins!): firing up the 'barbie' every evening, weekend trips to the Surfcoast, the Spring Racing Carnival, and ditching the winter-warming layers.
It would appear that this season the footwear is continuing the gladiator trend from last year, only now the high-heeled version is coming to the fore. I was not a fan of the gladiator flats then, but the heels are just... wow. Maybe I'm partial to heels because I'm vertically challenged? Anyway, some personal favourites include:
I. Kentaro (Nine West) • II. Jamie (Nine West) • III. Blondie (Zu) • IV. Victoria (Mollini) • V. Vera (Wittner)
Upcoming: Melbourne Spring Fashion Week 2009
If you're in the Melbourne area, from 31 August to 6 September you can enjoy all the excitement and glamour of Australia’s fashion capital as it comes alive at Melbourne Spring Fashion Week.
Check out all the hottest designers, labels, styles and retailers in and around Melbourne - including the fourth year collections from The RMIT School of Architecture & Design.
Tickets available here.
Fundraiser: Fashion Targets Breast Cancer Giveaway
Help raise $30,000 for Fashion Targets Breast Cancer and you could win some stylish goodies!
Show that your beauty is more than skin deep. This is for a good cause, and one that I am passionate about, so I thought I would share this with all of you stylish philanthropists out there.
Help raise $30,000 in 30 days for Fashion Targets Breast Cancer, a global breast cancer research charity endorsed by the world’s top models and style-lovers, by making a small (or large) donation here.
Your donation will give you the opportunity to win a prize pack kindly donated by Bobbi Brown, Pandora and Akira. Check out what you can win by clicking here.
Entries for this competition close at 11.59pm on 30 September, 2009.
It's All About the Small Things
My philosophy to clothes is always about the fabrics. I have a weakness for the softness of silk especially, or the wonderful blends that are out there today. There’s nothing quite like the feeling of finely made fabric on bare skin.
Why compromise on the things that will be closest to your skin, day in day out?
Photo from waterhamphotographic
Dizingof - Melbourne Fashion Label
Dizingof is a Melbourne based label established in 1999. It is an Australian-owned label, designed solely by Haim Bzezinski, produced in Australia, and prides itself on "keeping local manufacturing alive".
Miss Aida is a huge fan of the label and having gone with her to the VIP Night at the QV store (despite the majority of new season clothes being waaaay out of my budget) I can now see why! The quality of the fabrics were amazing, but it's the versatility of the clothing that really sells it - the staff enthusiastically demonstrate how a brocade jacket could be worn in about eight different ways, how a skirt could not only double as a dress but also be wrapped and draped about the body in a multitude of flattering ways, and how a top could be worn inside out to astonishing effect.
Selection of goodies from the 'Love Mysterious' collection.
Now if only I was earning an extra few hundred dollars a week! I did settle on an obi and a crisp white frilly shirt, though even with the 20% VIP discount I was very close to throwing my monthly budget out the window. That was a while ago now, and I am still salivating over "the ones that got away". Oh, the temptation!
Style Inspiration: Pin-Up Girl Make-Up
Photo from dosis.deviantart.com
This is a look I can never get tired of! Those eyelashes - just wow. Time to unleash that inner bombshell. Va-va-voom!
HOW TO GET THE PIN-UP GIRL LOOK (MAKE-UP)
Video from here.
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