beach daisies

wearing: shorts by Wild Hearts, vintage denim jacket and button up, boots by Soles, Mimco bag and vintage Guess watch.

Yesterday I went for lunch down near the beach. My main meal wasn't great but the bread/meat/dip platter was amazing (YUM!) and I actually like looking out at the ocean on a cloudy day.

I wore these cute little shorts by Wild Hearts who have launched their new website this month.

Check out their online shop [here] if you like vintage style pieces because they have some really lovely, affordable pieces (plus these 'Clouded Judgement' shorts in 3 colours)!

I am still really excited about summer but I have been so comfy with a cup of tea after I get home and out of the rain!

emma

p.s. Yay it's Friday!

patent platforms

wearing: platforms from Rubi, Skirt from Dotti, tank from Cotton On and thrifted bag.

Yesterday I visited the team at The Wonderland to take some behind the scenes photos at the new Mad Love shoot (photos to come next month!)

I wore this outfit that I styled to celebrate the Westfield Style Tour with Gok Wan (British stylist - see below) over October. I decided to style an outfit with under $100 with designs from Westfield stores and this is the result!

These awesome Rubi velvet style platforms that I've had my eye on were $40, the tank was cheap as chips from Cotton On and the skirt was on sale for $20 at Dotti.

Westfield is also hosting other styling services like free 20 minute style sessions, personal style sessions and expert live chats on Facebook. All details here on the website.

Photos above were taken by the always lovely Nicole from Confident Liar.

emma

long weekend

wearing: Seafolly tote via sunburn swimwear, vintage sweater, The Cassette Society skirt and converse All Stars.

Please ignore my depressed look in these photos because I actually had a pretty amazing long weekend. We didn't do much but being able to chill and go shopping on a monday is always enjoyable and that's exactly what we did.

I wore this minimal outfit shopping and this amazing, huge tote by Seafolly.

Just a short post from me and I hope everyone else had great weekends!

emma

"change your look, not your sole"

wearing: vintage blazer vest, blouse and shorts are mink pink via Market HQ, sea folly sunnies, vintage bag and 'Snap Shoes' from Lindsay Phillips

This is the outfit I wore to visit the team at Market HQ during the week.

I love this vintage blazer vest that has been hiding on my clothes rack over winter. The colour is not too pink for me and it's excellent for summer.

Also check out these thongs or "Flip Flops"! They are by Lindsay Phillips and you can change those little 'snaps' depending on your outfit.

There are so many little 'snap' designs and I love these white and gold ones.

Check the rest here.

I'm on my mid-sem break so apart from avoiding assignments I've been stocking up on junk food and watching Leo movies.

emma

+ Absolut Mode Edition +

wearing: Sequin top from Sgt Sookie, Sequin shorts by Lola vs Harper and Absolut Vodka 'Mode Edition' bottle with velvet drawstring bag.

I was asked to shoot the new 'Mode Edition' bottle for ABSOLUT Vodka and I decided on a raw look with wet hair and no makeup combined with enough sequins to make your head spin to contrast with the sleek, neat design of the bottle.

In the mid 80s ABSOLUT was the first major alcohol brand to collaborate with fashion designers which in my opinion is a genius match!

The limited edition bottle, made up of 16 facets wrapped with a blue silk label, will be available in Australia as of October and perfect for making summer cocktails. Cheers to hot summer nights and ice cold drinks!

emma

Call it what you want

wearing: Dress-I like wolves, vintage boots and belt and my new leather pandora bracelet with '21' charm which was a birthday gift.

On saturday (aka the most windy and rainy night of september) I found myself wearing this amazing dress and running between two different parties up the street from each other.

At first I was scared about this dress getting wet but it showed me it could take it and I had the best time getting completely soaked while running in the rain.

One of those weird, fun nights that seems like it's out of a movie.

A couple of other things this dress is great at that I discovered that night:

-twirling

-using the skirt as a shield when a friend needs to go to the toilet but can't go in front of the other girls in the bathroom

-can be used to expand on your limited dance moves and get fancy

-did I mention twirling? Oh yeah and spinning as well. (see last photo for example)

The dress is by 'I Like Wolves' and you can get it via Market HQ.

I actually did a fun photoshoot with the team at Market HQ today so I can't wait to share what it's all about soon!

emma

p.s- can you tell I cut my hair a bit? I cut off all the dead ends to make room for more during summer!

Grand Manor

Not long ago I attended the wedding of one of my best friends from high school.

We travelled down the coast and into the country side to Robertson where there is an amazing old house (or 'Grand Manor') that was built in the early 1900s and was once a house for monks. It felt like I was in the game Cluedo or something, it had an awesome creepy-beautiful vibe.

The wedding was so beautiful and I included a photo of one of the bridesmaid dresses which was paired with red lips and some amazing red heels.

I wore this dress by Australian label Shilla. I love the subtle print and drawstring design. I matched it with my favourite heels, gold jewellery and this vintage faux fur coat (because it was utterly freezing there!)

emma