Alexander Wang Rocco Duffle Review

  ______________________________________________________ No matter your fashion persuasion, you’ve probably seen this bag somewhere, with its the hexagonal side faces, the rivet covered base and the embossed vertical lines. The Alexander Wang Rocco Duffle bag. The original was called the ‘Cocco’. Made in black pebbled leather and gold hardware, it was possibly the most popular bag

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How to be a Fashion Blogger

  Last week my favourite Canberra photographer linked me to a hilarious article on The Vine called “How to be a high class Australian fashion blogger: field report”. I nearly fell off my chair when I read its sarcastic claims that to be a successful fashion blogger one has to ‘get up early and get

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Closet Voyage in In The Can Magazine

  This month I was asked to help style a vintage glam editorial photo shoot for HerCanberra’s ‘In The Can’ magazine. This issue is a Vintage Glam special, showing how it’s possible to put together gorgeous formal outfits on a budget by shopping at Canberra’s many vintage/second hand shops. I styled my 50’s couture outfit

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OVER DRESSED

  Top c/o Chicnova VIPARO Leather Skirt (similar in black) The Cambridge Satchel Company Pastel 13” Satchel (11” here and 13” here) Studded Western Boots c/o Wittner Zara Biker Coat I’m constantly confused by the messages people sport on their tees. My boyfriend once had a shirt that said ‘Don’t like me? Wait till you

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THE OTT SHOES

Top and bag c/o ROMWE Vero Moda Leather Pants c/o ASOS Guiseppe Zanotti Lookalike Sandals c/o Jessica Buurman Maybe it’s my authoritarian Chinese upbringing, or maybe it’s just fickleness, but the obvious choice just feels…dirty, somehow.  With these amazing molded leaf sandals from Jessica Buurman (someone’s ceiling out there is missing a few pieces of

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IN THE WILDWOOD

Tee and Shorts by h u n t e r (from Wildwood) Jeffrey Campbell Lita Taupe Suede (here or here) Fossil Maddox Saddle Drawstring Bag Ray-Ban Clubmaster Sunglasses c/o ASOS (here) Dressed in cropped tee and super high waisted shorts by h u n t e r, this is where I pretend I’m holidaying in

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