inspiration: maroubra

We love our little place near the beach in Maroubra. And we love these images of Mahon Pool by local photographer Mike Cheeseman. See more of his work here.

creative type: claire basler

We heard about French artist Claire Basler through a friend, and wasted no time wasting time wandering through her website. Flowers have long been an inspiration for us, and we love Basler’s muddy...

creative type: tamara de lempicka

With her glamorous, fashion-forward aesthetic, Polish-born artist Tamara de Lempicka helped define the look of the 1930s. Best known for her portraits, she was also captivated by flowers and...

One of those things: dessert

YUM! We’re dying to make these apple tarts! They are the work of the creative Swedish team behind one of our favourite foodie blogs, Green Kitchen Stories. They have an app; the cookbook’s on its way.

worn well: paisley

Everyone remembers Brigitte Bardot as the French bombshell who launched dark eyeliner and a thousand birds’ nest ponytails… But the actress and animal activist also rocked paisley in her time,...

creative type: Florence Welch

Bohemian, opulent, richly layered… Florence Welch’s London digs are exactly how we’d pictured the singer would live. We love that she indulges in colour and pattern, with lashings of turquoise,...

Shop til you drop

Claire top in Rococco Imogen jumper in Ivory Alice skirt, available in Black Glitter Asha skirt in Red Paisley Alex pant, available in Grey Thanks to the team at STYD for all the great coverage...

Inspiration: autumn skies

“What we have to learn, in both meditation and in life, is to be free of attachment to the good experiences, and free of aversion to the negative ones.” Sogyal Rinpoche

LMFF

Last night Secret South walked in the Frankie fashion show at LMFF. The models strode out to Suzie Q by Creedence Clearwater and the catwalk – and our new range, The Traveller – were beautifully...

inspiration: david bowie

A little over two decades ago, David Bowie and Iman’s Mustique getaway was featured in the pages of Architecural Digest. The story of the Indonesian-style pavilion is lush with detail –...

in the news

Some lovely mentions in the weekend papers.

in the news

More love, this time from Shop Til You Drop! We can’t wait to see what you guys love and buy from our new range!

in the news

More great press coverage, this time thanks to the fashion girls at marie claire.

in the news

Secret South. shiny black skirt alert! Thanks for the props Fashion Journal!

in the news

Great to see our new range in the latest marie claire, too.

in the news

Our autumn/winter collection is about to hit the online store. We’ve been getting some great press nods, including these pages from the last-ever issue of Grazia magazine.

Land ahoy

We found these landscapes randomly on Society 6. Nice, huh?

inspiration: whirling dervish

The Mevlâna museum – with its beautiful blue spire – is located in Konya, Turkey, and is home to the whirling dervishes. Dressed in head-to-toe white or a simple block colour, these Sufis spin and...

Inspiration: india hicks

We spotted India Hicks’ list of her ten favourite things in the current issue of Vogue Living Australia. Spider lilies, Breton stripes, a white weatherboard cubby house for her kids in Barbados…...

Inspiration: the ancient city of petra

We can’t think of a more amazing experience than walking into Petra, the ancient, World Heritage Listed city cut from rock in Jordan… Perhaps a cocktail in the 5-star Mövenpick Hotel, built right...

creative type: derek henderson

It’s hard not to be sucked into Derek Henderson’s photos of the people and places of Mercer, a small town on the Waikato River in New Zealand. They feel so familiar, yet strange. Strange enough to...

creative type: sibella court

Sydney stylist, author and The Society Inc shop owner Sibella Court has the most amazing adventures – and takes the pictures to prove it. Her books Etc., Nomad and Bowerbird are all inspired by her...

creative type: geoffrey bawa

With our summer collection now on its way to the Big Fashion Sale, our focus turns to Autumn/Winter 2013. Exotic overseas locales were an inspiration for the next Secret South collection, so this...

in the vase: roses

These eerily beautiful images of garden roses by London photographer Graham Lott are for sale through online gallery Luster. Don’t let the dark, gothic vibe fool you – Graham shot these blooms on...

inspiration: yoga

Yoga is a big part of life here at Secret South HQ. Today we’ve dug into the archives of US Vogue to find this great story from 2002, where Christy Turlington shows off her dedication to practice....

creative type: amy merrick

Lovers of rambling cottage gardens and fragrant blooms will appreciate the floral stylings of Amy Merrick. She creates her arrangements from a pre-war industrial loft in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The...

a place in the sun

It’s been 45.8 degrees celsius where we are today… That’s hot. Trust us. How wonderful then that Secret South has moved to the beach! We’ll be peeling off our Tillie shorts and finishing this...

Sale starts today

country style

inspiration: sogyal rinpoche

“Two people have been living in you all your life. One is the ego, garrulous, demanding, hysterical, calculating; the other is the hidden spiritual being, whose still voice of wisdom you have only...