Saturday inspiration...

Images from Theyallhateus and weheartit.

Hot dang I forgot how much of a babe Isabel Lucas is! She's amazing. Loving those bright orange lips (can't wait to dye my hair back dark tomorrow so I can rock bright lips again). WANT a long fur vest for winter.

Babes and books...

My dear friend Kate just sent me a link to a pretty sweet tumblr blog (*note! some people have WAYYY too much time on their hands! But I like it!. Check out two of my favourite things here.

Girl crush...

Hanneli Mustaparta. Golly. What a babe.

Cute and colourful...

Something a lot of people don't know about me is that I actually spent my first year of university in Auckland, at Massey on the North Shore. It was a trying time but amidst all of the change, I met a girl called Rochelle. Through Rochelle I met a whole bunch of wonderful girls including Miss Sarah Tuxford (read her blog here) and one talented little lady called Katie Coleman, best known these days as the founder and designer of 'Katiemaree Cole'.

Katiemaree Cole is a kick ass New Zealand fashion label with the perfect mix of femininity and (I think) a certain mystery...this description on her website sums her designs up perfectly.

"Katie-maree started dancing when she was 3 years old. Introduced to the fantasies explored through her various roles and productions she grew a desire and passion to explore life through the colour and design of costume.

She joined hundreds of years of tradition of exploring the femininity, adventure and romance of fashion in their day-to-day lives…

“Each day I open my wardrobe and ask myself

“What part do I want to play today?” she says.

Her designs explore the adventure of being a woman, the beauty and the elegance."

Half cat, half woman...

Images: Weheartit

Catwoman jumpsuit, available here

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JM!!!

Wishing our recurring gran's loose change model (and my lovely other half) the happiest of all birthdays....

Happy 25th day of birth!

The blogger series continues across the ditch...

All images by We The People

This week's Q & A is with blogger Jessie Bush, an expat Kiwi living in one of my favourite cities, Sydney. I lived in Sydney for two years before moving home due to an illness in my family and can relate to all of the places Jessie refers to below. Jessie is a street style photographer for one of my favourite fashion blogs, We The People.

What do you do?
Stalk down strangers who catch my eye, kindly ask to take their photo, and sometimes talk about all the cool things going on in their lives.

Where can we find you?

we the people
facebook
twitter

Where do you live?
Surry Hills, Sydney. It's a rad place, I do recommend it if you head these ways; amazing restaurants, bars, pubs and vintage stores....

What's your favourite thing about living there?

I have a pool. Ha. But also how central it is - the city's only a twenty minute walk away, and my favourite spots are all within walking distance. Our local pub, Cricketers is just around the corner and has a cute courtyard and a good vibe. Just down the street is Thomas Dux The Grocer, which is pretty much a supermarket with only the good stuff. And Bourke St Bakery is just around the corner. Famously good, and rightly so. But be prepared to line up down the street as if it was a tacky night club.

What inspires you?

Kindness, honesty and humour. The people I meet and photography every day. Ambition. Beautiful photography. Fashion.

Three things you couldn't live without?

Cooking. The Internet. Music.

Five songs on your ipod/playlist right now?

I don't blame you - Cat Power Yonkers - Tyler the Creator We All Know- Devendra Banhart You Do You - Bear in Heaven Lindes Farne I & II - James Blake

Fave blogs?

Garance Dore

Jak & Jill
The Man Repeller
Hanneli
I am hurt in fashion

Quote you live by?

Not a big quote person, but I am a firm believer in positive energy. You attract what you send out.