ineed. iwant.

I've been MIA...Bali, Perth and the like...mostly just sheer laziness though to be honest, because getting back from holidays is soul destroying. It's like that feeling you get when you're 3 months into spring and your still wearing woolen knits...or is that just reality Melbourne?

Either way, I HEART THESE SHORTS. Maybe these shorts will help relieve my post holiday lull. I need. I want. You know the drill

"She who wears leather belted, studded, laced up short shorts has the last laugh".

bali belly and a bout of zimmerman

Heading to Bali tomorrow and so very much wishing my suitcase contained every single pair of these bikinis for Zimmerman's Summer 2010-11 collection.

Unfortunately I will just have to make do with my Zimmerman bikinis circa two seasons ago and my non size zero body...

colour me violet and i

Melbourne label Violet and I embodies all that is feminine and floaty, a contrast to the style that one usually envisions when they think of our great city. So it is somewhat refreshing that designer Anna Linklater has bucked the typical Melbourne trend (black on top of lashings of black) and instead embraced a palette of vibrant colours and summer pastels that leave you with a hankering for ice cream, hot summer nights and garden tea parties.

For a info on Rose of the Taj, the latest collection from Violet and I check out my article here at Laneway Magazine.

i am that in love with you

More often than not I have noticed there is little simplicity to my blog, it's all about how many photos I can cram into the one post. This is mainly because I am all about the visual, I rarely go a day without sourcing that next 'amazing' photo. Sometimes however, one photo of one moment captured in time, haunts you in the best way possible.

Atlanta De Cadenet Taylor in all her nineties meets seventies glory does that for me in this photo, and I am unabashed to admit I have fallen head over heels for her hippie luxe charm.

i hate myself for loving you

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"Can't break free from the things that you do. I wanna walk but I run back to you, that's why, I hate myself for loving you".

Choice words from Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and as it turns out inspiration for the new Damselfly collection, 'I Hate Myself For Loving You'. Eschewing the more romantic, whimsical style of previous collections, I Hate Myself for Loving You presents itself as an ultra sexy rock inspired range of jewellery and accessories, drawing inspiration from Jett, and perhaps a few toxic relationships in the process.

From over sized embellished neck plates, to inky leather vests dripping in silver chains, Damselfly presents a range that will leave you decorated in dangerous forms of leather, chains, feathers and antique silver plated metals fashioned into raw, sculptural pieces that ooze insouciant sex appeal....louche rock star lover not included.

Designer Christianna Heideman was kind enough to send me the look book and as such I have included a few of my favourite things...

For more info on the collection, check out my interview with Heideman HERE at Laneway Magazine.