"Happiness. Simple as a glass of chocolate. Bitter. Sweet. Alive." Joanne Harris, Chocolat Chocolate is good. Plain and simple. Mast Brothers chocolate is better. Going to Mast Bro...
I was never a naughty schoolgirl. Not once. Well, maybe once. But, really, I was a bit of a nerd, with a backpack bigger than my torso and a heap of books that I carted around and a blazer pocket fil...
I had so many questions after the Tanya Taylor presentation today - and not that many answers. Could I wear a mohair singlet with a racy cross-back? Where did those fantastic fedora hats come from? H...
all photos by meIt started with a thin gold band - small and delicate and fine as a morning in February - dotted here and there with the tiniest of diamonds. "This is the first ring that I made. ...
Mornings are made of this - stretching out your arms till you feel like they might snap off, yawning loudly, pottering about, warm showers, wet hair, and shy, tentative light.X
one. never-ending buildings that touch the sky. two. stairways to heaven. three. Hong Kong is dotted with this places to rest, cordoned off from the street and a world away. four. bamboo. five. the c...
one - four, six and eight: my photos. five: new york social diary, seven: poul webb.one - My Benah tote and the New York Times, two and three - yellow cabs and blue skies from Central Park, four - Vo...
“I remember walking across Sixty-second Street one twilight that first spring, or the second spring, they were all alike for a while. I was late to meet someone but I stopped at Lexington Avenue and ...
all photos by me, one: the view up St. Francis Street, two: a laneway off Ship Street, three: development on Ship StreetWan Chai is my hood, and I mean that in the oldest of old school ways. My...
garance doreAt the moment Im drawing up a list for my must-visit, must-see, must-enjoy places to go in New York, and even before seeing these beautiful pictures on Garances blog, Mast Brothers Chocol...
So Im doing this. Again. For the second time... you know what I mean. I took a nice woolen Isabel coat, and then I added my Carly Hunter shearling vest and my Benah cashmere scarf thats longer than a...
Love love, love love love. Who doesnt love it? Who doesnt love staying up late to watch Notting Hill, or Pretty in Pink, or Out of Africa? Well the last one might be just me, but still. Thats why I l...
“Eventually Fox coaches Rusty back out onto the highway which climbs into the Opthalmia Ranges whose bluffs and peaks and mesas rise crimson, black, burgundy, terracotta, orange against the cloudless...
Everyone is so happy that Im going to New York - not the least me - but also the girls at The Corner Shop. Look how they smile! In my latest post for their blog I reminisce about that amazing city an...
1: me, 2-4: NidhiThe last time I was in New York my flight was the last plane that arrived at JFK before they shut the airport for three days. The city was being ravaged by a blistering, bone-chillin...
After first seeing Flour and Stone on one of my favourite tumblrs - and after getting over my fear of eating cakes that dont come from the patisserie at the foot of my street (what! french people jus...
my photos, Petite Grand for My Chameleon gold charm anklets against Amy Kaehne knits in the Style Me Romy magazineThe transformation between my boring, non-anklet wearing self to, well, Ashley Olsen,...
My ideal Sydney day? Well. The other day I hung out with my friend Carmen, who shared my birthday party with me and just returned from a jet-setting European Grand Tour and is the best person to have...
images: ztylistas, lagarconne, celine prefall 2012, decade diary, portable, mandatory alexa chung pictureI, too, like Natalie, am waiting on the postman to knock on my door and proffer my Thursday Su...
garance doreGOD how excited am I to dress like this in a mere 6 days! In 6 days Ill be able to get out my ankle boots and woollen coats, my shearling vest and oversized parkas, my cashmere scarves an...
Last week I had a first look at the new 3.1 Phillip Lim that has just arrive at The Corner Shop Strand Arcade, and oh my, is it good. Theres a lot of bright colours and cute, Alexa-esque flat sandals...
Im cosying up with a big shawl and a stripey tee shirt and a cup of tea and listening to the rain and listening to this. Xps. is anyone else ridiculously excited for the golden globes? just me? ...
we the people“These things I love – neutral tones, the more washed out the better. Simplicity distilled into an ice blue Bassike tee shirt, or an oatmeal colour COS sweater. Who could ever choose bri...
the sartorialistAm I ever going to get that perfect hat? Well, Am I? How long is it going to take? Is it too much to ask for a stiff-brimmed felt number, wide enough to go low over my brow or perch a...
You all know I love Isabel Marant. And, in Australia, one of the places where I can feed my obsession is The Corner Shop. In my second post for their blog I preview the just-dropped-into-store, hot-o...
into the glossLook, I really hate to labour the point, but doesnt Marina Munoz look great in that anklet and with bright red nail polish on her toes and fingers (note to self: vampy nail polish ASAP)...
Vanessa JackmanI have always loved the colour yellow - hair, clothes, sunny flowers - its about brightness and brilliance and boldness and it puts a smile right on your face. It is also, and I ...
the sartorialistWhen my friend grabbed me by the shoulder and started shaking me I thought the house was on fire and I mentally prepared that list of things I had to grab before they went up in...
Im so happy to be sharing some exciting news with you - this year I will be working with The Corner Shop as a guest editor of their blog. Basically Ill be producing some exclusive content for them, w...
sous styleA good morning routine is one that invigorates you for the rest of the day. I think the best morning routine I ever had was when I used to live in New York, my friend and I would wake up sl...
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