Clothes are great

So, I have had a break to do nothing (school and work and not being interested in anything) but today I read the latest Australian Vogue at the hairdresser and I just fell in love with clothes again.  Here is a short collection of ramblings and things I love all in the one post because I want to.

Julia Sarr-Jamois by Tamu McPherson

1.  This miumiu skirt/patchwork style/Codie Young.  I love this so much.  The skirt is JUST SO GREAT, you guys.  And I love how she's paired it with the grey tights, and those structured loafer type shoes that I usually don't really like but are perfect with this look.  You couldn't do anything else but smile in this outfit!  That sort of patch-work style is so fun but I love the fact it can be structured as well as just a simple skirt like in this photo.

Marc Jacobs Fall 2012 style.com

Carven Fall 2012 style.com

Oh and this Australian model (Codie Young) has fantastic street style.  It's quite simple, but she always looks really comfortable and warm wrapped up in layers.  Also, I wish I had her hair.

Vanessa Jackman

Vanessa Jackman

2. Willow Smith. Her pink hair is SO COOL.  I get the feeling she does whatever she wants.  I heard Will is trying to deal with the emotional stress of his kids.  Whatever, she has really cool clothes.  And I love the headlines that go with the photos, like 'From popstar to emo kid!  Willow Smith sports orange hair and porcupine bag as she dresses in angsty all-black ensemble!'

3. Designer items that are copied by cheaper brands. OK, obviously for the designer it's not so good, but for me? Well...

Fluro flower origami dress from topshop.com

Christopher Kane Spring 2012

Harmony shoes from Tony Bianco

Celine Resort 2012

You can imagine my delight when I walked in to Tony Bianco and saw an almost exact copy of the Celine shoes I have mentioned I think two times on this blog before.  My grandma kindly offered to buy them for my formal, and they are so perfect with my dress.  Yay!  As for the topshop dress, that's on my wishlist...

4. Summer/floral crowns/Dolce and Gabbana. Damn you, rookie mag and your road trip.  All the pictures of summer and meetups and icecream and flower crowns... I CAN'T EVEN.  Here are some pictures from the installation they did at Space 15 Twenty. So awesome.  I want to eat them.

Both photos from Space 15 Twenty's flickr

So as I sit here trying to soak up the sun that comes out from behind the clouds on average 3 times a week, I will cry silently and talk about flower crowns.  Sorry, here is another lovely photo :'(

Susie from sylebubble

Susie from stylebubble is so immaculately well dressed and quirky and her flower crowns are just off the scale.  I cannot talk about floral things you put on your head, though, without adding some pictures of Dolce and Gabbana's Autumn 2012 show.  Frida Kahlo would be proud.

all style.com

5. Cibo Matto/Kate Bush/The XX/Major Lazer.  "You can go for a week without love - you will die without food." And they are the wise words of Yuka Honda from 90s Japanese girl duo Cibo Matto.  Oh, my god.  Just watch this music video.  They are crazy and I love them.  I also included some other stuf that is relevant to my life and that I like.  It's my current playlist.









6.  The Olympics.  Because sometimes when we don't have to watch Australians doing boring things and not getting a gold medal, in that rare moment of peace there is diving or gymnastics.  And all is well.

When things work

Aaah, when things just work.

Shoes, Mimi Loves Jimi.  Socks, Topshop.

1) Socks + shoes

I will stop with the shoes posts soon.  I promise.  But just look at them!

2) Madonna + i-D magazine, 1984

Yes? Yes.


P.S. A kind reader of my blog let me know about this pant-suit to add to my favourites collection: Coco Rocha at the MET Ball.  I give it the seal of approval.

Sugar and Spice

all topshop.com

AHHHH a pixelated, pastel pink, ice cream jumper!  Quick, make an outfit!
I totally love the flippy skirt that adds to the cutesy feel, aided by the school-girl-esque shoes.  I am a sucker for these retro glasses, especially because they match the blue colour in the skirt.  A light trench is a perfect 'transition piece' (winter to summer, or if you're unfortunate like me, summer to winter).  The edgy metallic is toughens up the outift to stop it looking like something a three year old would wear (even though I am a three year old at heart).  When I saw this cute ice-cream jumper from topshop I immediately started to think about what on earth I would wear with it.  Here, my friends, is one of the many results.
Alas, I have discovered polyvore.com.  Seriously, you should try it.  It's almost as good as actually shopping (har dee har)!

Suits > Dresses

Another bout of internal cheering from me occurred when I was watching The Logies (I'm sorry!  It was for the fashion, OK?)   Australian actress Sophie Lowe walked down the red carpet in this gorgeous Ellery pant suit!  I could not find a good quality photo ANYWHERE, sorry about that.  What I am trying to prove, though, is that a suit is not always masculine!  The print is floral!  The pants are loose and flowing!  Here hair is long and wavy!  Her shirt is sheer pink!  Gah, she has achieved the perfect balance.  Who says you have to wear a dress?

With Blake Davis, zimbio.com

Courtesy of ItsJonahh

Some more suit inspiration...

Clashing prints, topshop.tumblr.com

Don't be fooled by the single colour, the effect is still as punchy!
  topsop.tumblr.com

So I still love this, a year later.  Pyjamas and day wear, YES!
Celine, Spring 2011, style.com

Techinically not a suit, but woah,
imagine if you wore this to formal instead of a dress!
Mary Katrantzou, Fall 2012, style.com

An ode to coloured tights

Meadham Kirchoff Fall 2012 (from style.com)

Meadham Kirchoff Fall 2012 (from style.com)

Rookie Mag, March 2012 (by Mike Bailey-Gates)

Topshop Tumblr, February 2012

Topshop Tumblr, February 2012

I am obsessed with coloured tights at the moment.  Why go with black when you can make it interesting and unique by adding a new colour into your outfit?
In images 1 and 2 you can see the coloured tights look being utilised by my favourite designer duo, Meadham Kirchoff.  I particularly love the yellow coloured tights in images 3 and 4, and I think image 5 is really interesting in that the tights are the same colour as the shoes.
Hit up Sportsgirl, Topshop and American Apparel if you're looking for tights in a new hue (also note my hilarious use of assonance).