Sunday, August 21, 2011

Got you're lipstick mark still on your coffee cup

Finding my dress was an absolute fluke! I went back to a store I had visited in Stockholm's Gamla Stan(Old Town) 4 years ago, in search of a Pegasus necklace I once owned, but which has since tragically become a victim of the Indian Ocean. Despite my sadness at this lost treasure, I did manage to find a new love, at first glance I was swept away to Tiffany's with a Croissant and Coffee in hand, with images of Audrey in all her glory. At that moment, I knew it was fate and it had to be mine, and the rest, as they say, is history. Another momento from a beautiful city.

Mac-gic
I love Mac as you can witness these are products i used to create this look.




At the sight of this dress, I was overwhelmed as I mentioned before, and in the therapeutic throws of retail passion, I was so eager to take the dress to the counter and make the purchase, I neglected to properly fasten the back of the shorts I was wearing, giving the rest of the shop's customers a little more of an eye-full than they had expected. Luckily for me, a kind tourist had the grace to let me know. So let that be a lesson to you all, when in the grips of retail frenzy, take a moment to poise, and in this case fasten, to make your purchase a little less revealing than mine was.
Peace out.

Friday, August 19, 2011

Swedish summer times




So its been a really long time since i had the chance to really sit down and get the time to blog. Over the summer Ive had some really big changes in my life. In the last three months of my life Ive gotten married to my best friend and Ive moved across the world. Me and my husband were living in Western Australia for the past 6 years. But we got the chance of a life time to move to Sweden so we did. I mean who wouldn't? Well most people think we are mad going from HOT HOT summers to ICE COLD SNOWY winters. To tell the truth its the best thing Ive ever done. Its such a beautiful, beckoning, captivating country to be in, i really could go on. When we got here it was the start of summer. Such a great start we had 24hours of daylight, then 23hours, 22hours so on and so on. At the moment it starts getting dark at 10pm then the sun starts to rise 3am. We are living in a Swedish 70's summer house in the middle of the forest its so quirky.


So im really excited to get back into this as i have no excuse! Ive recently been to Stockholm, its an amazing city if you ever get the chance to visit, then do it! There is so much history and of course so much shopping. If you are a fan of H&M there's at least 6 in the city center, its quite overwhelming. Not to forget ZARA, Topshop and plenty more. Also if there's any vegans out there, as my husband is, its a great place to get some yummie vegan food. Yesterday i got to thinking on what i wanted to blog, i've been reading Vouge UK September edition and i came across a Fendi ad that gave me the idea for this photograph.
The image is just so atmospheric with a calm, neutral background surrounding a model, who is wearing nothing but a sheep-skin coat and burgandy tights. Her shoes match the tights apart from a bright yellow heel that creates a great contrast with the calmer tones of her surroundings. So i may have gone over board with the bright colours but i think they compliment my setting.


Peace out x

Dollywood

http://lookbook.nu/files/looks/large/961475_dolly_parton.jpg?1291878247

Loving her style as you can see. Just the way hair goes on for big miles, her make so simple but yet so much grace.




Image from (http://www.instyle.com/instyle/package/transformations/photos/0,,20290120_20451359_20889285,00.html)