Last Friday I had the pleasure of attending the new CINE AW ’13 collection launch by plastic vegan shoe giant Melissa Shoes at their M Dreams Sydney store.  The story itself smells exactly like the shoes – delicious candy sweetness with heels, boots and flats lined from every wall.  I immediately got pulled into the…

Ladylike glamour oozed at the Kate Sylvester MBFWA Spring Summer 13/14 collection titled The Last Sitting where front rowers were treated with a signature baseball placed on top of a portrait of Marilyn Monroe alluding to the collections muses.  The collection itself played with flirty fun summer dresses alongside a strong sharp masculinity in the…

The Alice McCall Les Galeries de Poison  Cruise 13/14 collection takes inspiration from German botanist illustrator Ernst Haekel and the intricate Art Nouveau jewels of French artist René Jules Lalique translating into a colour palette of softly washed tones of bone, seashell pink and champagne.  Rich silhouettes subtly miic elements of oceanic creatures like the…

Without a doubt one of the highlights of MBFWA this week was the Romance Was Born show on Monday evening – the new collection titled Mushroom Magic alluded to a psychedelic wonderland taking inspiration from Disney’s fairytales with a stunning collaboration with Tanya Schultz, the artist behind PIP and POP who created a one off art installation piece…

Everytime I receive an invitation to a Claire Inc pop up or collection launch, I jump at the chance to be able to dive into the guaranteed treasure trove of designer vintage goodies. The woman behind the brand of Claire Inc is the amazing (and super adorable) Belinda Humphris is the brillance behind all the amazing designer…

Secret Garden is the title for the new Casper & Pearl AW ’13 marks the labels’ first debut collection; evoking images of dancing and exploring through an English garden filled with wildflowers and crisp autumn sunshine. The collection itself is without a doubt feminine highlighted by soft sihoulettes while peplum and hand embroidery brings together the essence…

The latest Romance Was Born collection blows my mind in so many ways.  Floral delight, check. Fucking awesome prints, check. Wearability with RWB quirkiness, check. Lil Lord Fauntleroy AW’13 definitely ticks all the boxes! Inspired by the Johnston Collection, Staffordshire porcelain figurines and Frances Hodgson Burnett’s heartwarming rags to riches tale of the innocent Little Lord Fauntleroy, Romance…

  Preen hydrangea skirt   Amazing Delfina Delettrez To be or not to Bee ring (utterly in love!!) Exclusive MatchesFashion.com Giles Deacon print   Preen sweatshirt   Christian Louboutin feather bag Last week I had the pleasure of attending the MatchesFashion.com Spring Summer 2013 media showings, run by the amazing NAC Media Group who’s clientele…

After the wild success of the Baroque inspired AW12 collection, Dolce & Gabbana’s latest SS’13 Ready to Wear collection follows suit with floral detailing, embellishments, lavish lush prints and some killer accessories to rival Alexander McQueen.  This collection like the last is all about drawing on the brand’s rich Italian roots:  “Saluti da Taormina,” promised…

Without a doubt one of the lookbooks I look forward to receiving is the seasonal Wildfox Couture campaigns and Wildfox Granny’s Closet Resort 2012 is no exception.  Shot by my friend Mark Hunter aka The Cobra Snake who I had the pleasure of hanging with at NZFW 2012), the campaign is shot in a lush…