C O L O N I A L.

Akubra hat; Jay Jays. Boots; Rubi Shoes. Dress; Hourglass. Belt; Vintage.

Sometimes you can spend days searching for that perfect location to shoot something, and other times you're just lucky. Yesterday was one of those days, my mum and I went for a little afternoon drive and found this field complete with an old abandoned house and two horses so picture perfect it looks as if they galloped out of some colonial water colour. This is probably one of my favourite locations I've shot in since I started this blog, everything about it is perfect. I really wished I could have just built myself a little shack and stayed there forever

Whenever I wear this cute little frosted pink number of a dress I do feel like I just stepped off the set of Little House on the Prairie, but I think the addition of my new favourite hat makes the look a little bit more modern, but still keeps it very country. And I can promise you all that from now on this blog will become a bit of a 'spot the sorbet' contest, today baby pink tomorrow the world.

V E R S A T I L E.

Shorts; General Pants Co. Belt and trench coat; Vintage. Hat; Jay Jays. Shoes; Rubi Shoes

After what feels like years, but has most likely only been a few weeks, the search for the perfect akubra hat comes to a halt. I have been combing everywhere, including nearly the entire city of Melbourne, for a hat just like this, but the only ones I managed to find had price tags that were far too hefty for my little bank account. Two days ago I walked into my local JayJays and low and behold what did I find? The perfect maroon akubra hat.

So now, of course, it's a permanent installment on my head only coming off for showers and sleep, I'm too afraid to take it off in case it disappears into the hat abyss. Not really, but being serious it's scary the amount of things this hat goes with. The colour is super easy to match and the style allows it be either really casual or quite dressy. Which I suppose is the most you can hope for out of the humble accessory; versatility. And lately with this weather I really do require a quite deal of versatilitiness (I'm aware that's not a word) out of my wardrobe, one minute it's ridiculously muggy the next it's freezing cold and pouring down rain. And with this sudden chill I'm beginning to slowly remember the sacred art of layering, or as I like to call it 'hiding your dorky cardigans underneath your trench coat'. If Jack Frost continues to lurk around I think I'm going to have continue piling on the layers. Uh, hello! Summer? I think you might have missed us.

B R E A T H E. I N. O U T

Jumper/Loafers- Vintage. Skirt- Jay Jays. Hat- Topshop. Necklace- Diva

Some days you just need to sit back, relax and breathe deeply. With my new course, interning, applying for jobs, blogging, going to showings, working and the 8,000 other things I do from day to day (on top of the 3.5 hr drive it takes for me to get to Sydney), I feel like I haven't had the chance to just stop and breathe. So the other day that's exactly what I did, headed down to the beach to soak in this wonderful sunshine, took the dogs for a walk and then went home and just did nothing. And by nothing I mean watched re-runs of How I Met Your Mother and ate water crackers with cheese. After having such a relaxing day I always feel motivated and more inspired to work even harder than before, I personally think this is the key to getting things done! Since my mum has decided she is happy to take my outfit shots for me, I can start concentrating on finding beautiful locations. So on the next few weeks I plan to take you all on a photographic tour of where I live, and all the beautiful spots that I have access to! Just another job on the to-do list!

As much as I love being busy I think it's incredibly important for your sanity to wear pretty hats, dance around the beach in impractical loafers and just allow yourself to not worry about everything at once.

T O W E R

Skirt; Paradisco. Patchwork Scarf; Vintage. Cardigan; Solo. Blouse; Jay Jays


So I'd been pondering buying these shoes ever since I first saw Margaret from Shine By Three wearing them. So I finally bit the bullet and purchused them online with a little bit of my leftover birthday money. They arrived in a very speedy fashion and I literally ripped the box open and shoved them on my feet. Despite the fact that they're the tallest shoes I own thus far, and I teeter just a teensy bit, my love for them knows no bounds. But I'd like to point out that in two of these photos I am airborne and I would have given my landing a 10 out of 10 so I suppose I'm not that bad in them! What makes jumping in these photos even funner is my new skirt! I was thrilled when I finally got it off lay buy! You may remember I had another black skirt that I got from a thrift store, but unfortunately it fell apart so the hunt was on for a new one. I actually think I prefer this to my old one because of the beautiful accordion pleats and the fact that the entire thing is completely sheer (I'm wearing tights underneath it) I think sheer and suede is a match made in heaven, and you all know how many sheer skirts I have! So I suppose I'll continue wearing these shoes until the soles fall off, I guess I just won't be practicing gymnastics in them anytime soon.