I’ve moved house… find me at www.wideawakethoughts.com. If you have linked me from your blog, I would appreciate it if you could please update it to include my sparkly new URL. If you hav...
images courtesy of Jak & Jil Readers of Tommy Ton’s awe-inspiring style blog Jak & Jil will have no doubt seen these images of Tara Vasev already, but I couldn’t resist adding the...
Visit the new Frockshop boutique at 65 James Street in Brisbane between now and Sunday to receive 25% off new season pieces through out the store. Just don’t lay a hand on the CC Skye spiked br...
sass & bide pants and bodysuit, Saba leather jacket, Sam Edelman Zoe boots, vintage bag, rings and necklaces. A considered blend of hell for leather and frenzied print makes for an outfit that wh...
About an hour or so ago we tore down the magazine covers and welcomed our street frontage at the new Frockshop boutique. If you’re in the neighbourhood tomorrow morning (near 65 James Street in...
I wonder if I will ever tire of the tinted hair trent: models with neon manes catch my eye and tickle my spirit, and I even tried it myself recently in an attempt to get it out of my system, to no a...
I spent a lazy hour on Etsy looking for moonstone rings and handmade things until I laid my eyes on this little number.
on skin: YSL touche eclat, YSL matt touch compact powder foundation, Benefit perfect ten bronzer on lips: Mac lip pencil, Lancome sparkling paris juicy tube I’m becoming increasingly obsessed w...
photography courtesy of Mr Whipps I’ve been uncharacteristically quiet in the beginning of this month. April days have brought a refreshed mood, and some news; in a long story cropped short, I&...
images courtesy of fashionising Sticks and stones may break your bones but this back-to-nature editorial in the April issue of Russh magazine hints at a fashion moment that is soft to the touch. Fres...
Self Titled is unfeigned, effortless chic. It speaks of simple classic elegance with discreet sensuality; played out on a platform that reflects expression and experimentation with plans of leatherwe...
Since I can’t bring you to my new office, I thought I would bring a little of my new office to you. The second I had a space of my own I did a number on the walls above my computer, adding imag...
I can hardly wait until this label drops at Frockshop.com. I’ve been slightly obsessed with Bess ever since Garance Dore introduced me to the uniquely dark and heavily studded aesthetic. The SS...
Today I took the longest lunch hour of my life and attended Project Be Style, hosted by Westfield Chermside. Flanked by an army of fashion journalists and members of the local style set, I sharpened ...
My friend Alice has just returned from a whirlwind holiday in Asia and she’s back on home ground with a suitcase of treasures and inspiration to match. A designer with a curious nature and a de...
Vintage suede jacket, seashell necklace, and sunglasses, digital Casio watch from Incu, scattered rings by Digby & Iona and from the markets, sass & bide The Unlimited bodysuit. There might b...
Urban Outfitters bag, vintage lurex tee, trousers borrowed from Alice, Target heels and vintage jewellery. My first day of work tomorrow and I’ve spent half an hour past my bedtime rummaging th...
I slept in today, and took a morning stroll at 2pm. Ahead of starting my new job on Monday, I took a detour past my new office and could hardly believe my eyes when I saw the windows plastered with m...
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In a week of rainy days, there was an afternoon of sunshine; I tripped up the coast in a borrowed convertible and hit up just about every second hand store from Brisbane to Redcliffe. I wasn’t ...
Word on the street is that issue five of London-based online magazine Glossy is currently available for free here. I am honoured to be featured between the pages; Intern Diaries documents my work exp...
Bianca Spender blazer, sass & bide bodysuit, customised vintage shorts, Urban Outfitters bag, heels from Target. Take a pair of vintage mens jeans, douse them in bleach and proposition them with ...
You’ll have to pardon my silence; I’ve been keeping busy doing nothing in particular. For the first time in what feels like forever, I have lost track of the days and forgotten what it fe...
Infectious smiles are rarely synonymous with fashion but the team behind this year’s L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival are breaking all the rules with a light as air campaign that elevates the consu...
images courtesy of fashionista.com One of my deepest regrets is that I was too young to experience the fashion mood of the 90’s. 90210 is a blur, Nirvana is a distant whisper and grunge was a s...
images of Alexander Wang’s studio courtesy of The Selby In the frenzied lead up to New York Fashion Week, it seems there is a quiet revolution taking place behind the scenes. The conversation t...
bianca spender blazer, sass & bide pants and bodysuit, vintage armoured belt, mimco chain mail bag. Not quite Abbey-Lee, although I have taken a shine to my newly hued ash blonde ends. I wanted t...
images courtesy of Glossy Magazine. Take a sneak peek at Glossy Magazine; a London-based online publication that blends the latest in style and fashion by profiling the up and comers of the new fashi...
images courtesy of Vogue Australia. Surfs up in the March issue of Vogue Australia, with an editorial that sees bohemian muse du jour Abbey Lee Kershaw riding the electric wave on Bondi Beach. I’m us...
This collection is just incredible. I can’t imagine how electric the energy would have been backstage at London Fashion Week.
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