lover luff

oh so much lover love. i am really liking the drop of this collection... the greys and the skin tones, they are really great wearable pieces. another thing to add to my list of things i miss about australia...

adelaide proud

little adelaide

brighton beach

so even though i have been completely swept away by london, probably because its AMAZING! .. i still miss my home town of adelaide. and i have realised being away, there are actually really great places in adelaide ... and now i realise how much i miss them! so i thought i'd give you a few of my favourite adelaide haunts..

vegos
all tiime best place to go for cheap fresh lunch on rundle street. i love how informal it is and how great the food is! the classic tofu burger and banana shake are my favourites. vegos on rundle

gilles st markets
every time i got to gilles st i am impressed. such a great selection of clothes and bits and peices, and some really impressive small adelaide designers. and even though it is much smaller, the quality of gilles st is nearly on par with some of the markets in london.

etc
east terrace continental -my friend works here, and i just love the buzz of how busy it is on sat and sun mornings. the fresh orange juice is the best.

supermild

best dingy hangout on a saturday night

naked
amazing little boutique on rundle street. its a bit hit and miss, but they do stock lover occasionally. and sometimes they buy in great pieces from cheaper brands. always worth checking out.

birdcage
an adelaide favourite- on rundle st and the parade. always worth having a look in, the buyers for birdcage know their stuff.

duthy st cafe
very cute cafe, they serve great breakfast and lunch. this cafe is probably one of my favourites, but there are other great cafes on duthy street. other good adelaide cafes of notes are: brown dog cafe on goodwood road, doof doof on duthy st and jones the grocer on king william road.

brighton
i have always preferred brighton as a beach to glenelg, and most likely because its the closest beach to me.. but since i've been away i've realised i love that beach more than i knew! i didnt realise how easy it was to drive down there, get a park and lay on the sand. there are cute cafes along the road.. you don't realise how lovely our beaches are until you leave australia. like i loved the beaches in spain and france, but adelaide ones really are just as nice, they just aren't in spain or france! i think, that really is the only difference!

chocolate bean
oh god chocolate. this place is always packed but its a cute date spot or good place to catch up 1 on 1 with a friend. get the chocolate fondue with strawberries. SO GOOD.

LAX
sometimes they buy in terrible stock, but they order in some great brands so sometimes they have AMAZING stuff. i love camilla and marc and they also stock some cute cheap brands as well. they also are the only stockists of nudie jeans that i know of in adelaide.

please comment (haha if you know adelaide) if know of other good spots that i don't know of..

so in summary, i think that adelaide really isn't that bad... x

summer gone

photos: dazed.com

im not sure if the summer was ever here in london, but it was brilliant in europe. it is sad watching my tan fade and having to wear stockings every day. i always take summer for granted when its here and complain about the heat, but when its gone i miss it so much. i look at my wardrobe and realise how better everything would look with bare legs and no coat! the dazed team has put together a collection of last days of summer photographs that make you long for the ocean and a hot, hot day.

soppy

photos: iheartit.com

so my long-standing singledom is starting to get to me. being single for this long time has started to make me a little hard-hearted... like wanting to scream GET A ROOM at couples merely holding hands. and people these days they just make out in really public places! like on the tube, there will just be couples macking away right in front of you. ew gross. anyway, due to my encroaching bitterness i have decided i need to come to terms with.. couples (VOM) and try to start feeling comfortable around people that are happy and in love. its going to be tough...

lily

all photos from www.dazeddigital.com

one of my favourite models is lily cole. her red hair and baby blue eyes! ah so stunning. but i was even more blown away by her than usual when i saw her on the front cover of the november issue of dazed and confused. it is such a great cover, the blanket of peacock feathers against her hair is so striking.

correct me if i am wrong, but i don't beleive she has been on the catwalk this year. most likely because she has been filming a movie! i am really excited to see her in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus - but mainly i am really excited to be see health ledger again.. sigh. 

gothic fantasy

all photos from http://www.myspace.com/corpuschristijewels

on recent travels to paris one of the most amazing discoveries was corpus christi. their small boutique was furnished old wood, stuffed birds, beautiful old mirrors and walls covered in the most stunning, delicate necklaces, rings and bracelets. so pretty but twisted with skulls, guns and thorns. the gold ring of skulls with flowers must be mine.. . when i have some money :(

missing home

photos from russh #30. 'ali to the max'

model: ali stephens

photographer: benny horne

from : fashionising.com

as i flick through these images from australian fashion magazine 'russh', i start to realise how much i'm missing home. i'm especially missing being able to get my hands on a copy of russh - its so good.

paris j'taime

so two and a half months of travelling around europe are coming to an end, and its my last night in paris. it truly is a beautiful city. walking along rue saint honore, or along the seine, being in awe of the view from sacre coeur, or browsing through old bookstores. i think i have adored paris the most, but berlin and barcelona have been other spectacular european highlights. to pass the time i thought i would do a little quiz... how lame haha.

favourite city

this question is very difficult. i don't really know why i asked it of myself.

after thinking long and hard i would have to say... paris. it is a little cliché but it is just

so beautiful at night - walking along the seine and seeing eiffel tower

in the background is really hard to beat.

my second favourite would be berlin.

it was so full of history and great shops,

the whole city is constantly changing,

it is so interesting.

least favourite city

i can't think of anywher i paritcularly disliked, but i would have to say bordeaux.

adele and i went there on a whim without much research.

it turned out to be quite an average city, with not much going on

or very intersting things to see or do. if i can do it again, i would choose

to go somewhere else i think.

favourite country

my most favourite country is switzerland. it is so beautiful and clean.

and everyone is friendly, it would be a lovely place to live.

least favourite country

i don't have a least favourite country - how can you in europe? there were annoying

things about each country - italy had huge train reservation fees, the south of italy was kind of

dirty and terrifying. i hate the tourist trap areas of each city - poor quality, overpriced restuarants.

you really have to search hard for good food and a decent price in europe .

most memorable moment

hah either seeing leighton meester in colette (i'm so sad), or to be more truthful

i would say swimming at the beach in positano. it was such a spectacular day.

the water was so warm and the view so incredible.

worst moment

hahah. probably staying in venice mestre train station all night,

and the worst worst moment was the next morning actually in venice

when adele and i could not find the hostel and were so tired we couldn't

stand. that was a low-point. being in venice made up for it though.

favourite day

clear winner is catcing the train up to the summit of jungfrau in switzerland.

it was the best day, adele and i made a snowman and made

snow angels.

favourite food

probably a macaroon i had in avignon, or the endless amounts of

patisserie in paris. also in the running is the chocolate orange gelato i had in rome.

xx

BLAIR

photos from justjared.buzznet.com

i was just thinking the other day that the downside of travelling is not having constant fast internet to download gossip girl. but nearly just as good as watching gossip girl... is seeing blair waldorf in real life! so i'm in paris (its fashion week here, you know!) and i was wondering around colette but who should walk past me .. but LEIGHTON MEESTER! i was so star struck i think i just stared at her for the whole time she was in the shop! i can't find any photos of her from that day (6th of october) but there are plenty from today (the 7th), from the louis vuitton show. she looks stunning, and i love the socks and heels. yesterday she was wearing rolled up brown trousers with like grey socks and brown heels? i cant remember very well because clearly i was so amazed. coming from a small city in australia means you don't ever see celebrities!

wintery

so my love for winter - scarves. i decided today more than ever that i LOVE them. i bought a HUGE long chunky cream scarf by sissy boy in amsterdam. quite good. they can really add to your outfit - make it look interesting when it might have been a little boring before! or maybe thats just me. american apparel also has some pretty good cotton chunky endless scarves that i would totally buy it if i wasn't in europe and it wasn't SO overpriced! i love accessories ... what are your favourites?

well hello there

miss miranda kerr - balenciaga ss 10

so as i am flipping through images the balenciaga show from yesterday, i spot a familiar face. but im not quite sure, but yes.. that IS miranda kerr! in paris fashion week! i also love the hoods.if you would like to view the collection click here

love a good magazine.. and a trashy one

today i went to the most incredible store - 'Do You Read Me?!' on auguststrasse in mitte, berlin. a beautiful collection of fashion, art and design magazines. i LOVE magazines, i spend a great deal of money on them even though i realise i'll read it through so quickly and then be finished with it. my favourites are RUSSH which is the most incredible australian fashion magazine, Nylon, and various australian trashy magazines like Famous, Grazia and NW. (oh they are so good and cheap) and since coming overseas I have fallen in love with Pop, AnOther and Love. Today in Do You Read Me?! i stumbled across a pretty magazine called 'I Love You'. it is only their 2nd edition, but its full of inspiring images, and cute but realistic interviews. i also (ashamedly) bought Grazia there as well. both loves were fulfilled today - a good quality, rare magazine and an indulgent trashy one. BEST