Sunny Shades

I look forward to Sundays... the streets are almost deserted and it's that one day that i can feel totally relax before I begin another week. This whole weekend was spent eating and more eating. That and my struggle to finish a few assignments argh!

I'm wearing a vintage dress that reminds me of an amish school uniform meet little house on the prairie..Amish people are cool... love it..so easy to wear and the fabric is this light worn in cotton... cool and oh so so comfortable. I bought it from Beacon's closet in Brooklyn a couple of weeks ago for 10 dollars. What's even more cute are these vintage tortoiseshell Karl Lagerfeld sunglasses that I'm obsessed about. For some reason I feel like some sorta feline cougar lioness animal. I'm so over oversized sunnies!

Northern Lights

Happy Sunday! How funny is Sydney weather, schizophrenic borderline manic to say the least. It's suppose to be spring going into summer...and here I am wearing my boyfriend's jacket to comfort me from the northern winds! There's a bite in the air, yet when the sun shines through pockets of cloud you get this beautiful warmth tingling in your skin. We headed over to North Sydney today to enjoy some awesome jazz performances in the park...and boy they didn't disappoint...as the clouds parted in the late afternoon i was able to lay down and enjoy true spring...ahhh

Mood: Schizo-manic

Dress: Kenneth Cole

Jacket: Boyfriends

Shoes: Bronx Shani

Best Japanese Ramen House in North Sydney

Baby Ramen yum!

Soft Shell crab...again yum!

Rumble in the Bronx

So i was totally smitten by these shoes when Alix wore them on her blog. I knew Bronx shoes wouldn't be stocked in Sydney so I scoured the net to look for them in my size. Lucky for me, i found them online for $39 so i just had to buy them:) I've been walking in them all this week...they're so comfortable...They're making up for the Acne Niara and Atacoma i never got my mittens on..Beso!

Escape

I just like to say how wonderfully cool the blogging community is, I would like to say thank you to all the lovely readers who have sent me emails and sweet nothings this month and yet I have not replied to...big hugs to you darlings:). On a lighter note, a fellow blogger as well as photo classmate Joy has tagged me for "10 things about me"....so here it is....

1. I'm insanely passionate about fashion but sanely enough know where to draw the line. I wouldn't rake up a massive credit bill...I'm definitely an investment buyer.

2. I am not in the fashion industry.....on the contrary health and science... in the process of becoming a midwife. Yes delivering and taking care of babies and being with women :) Having worked in fashion before, I believe at the end of the day it certainly doesn't make me who I am. I love being able to make a significant footprint in other peoples lives by helping women bring their children into this world.

3. I love photography :) I have a secret fantasy of being able to one day see my photos in Vogue Living:)

4. I love architecture. Especially works by Gaudi & Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright to name drop a few.

5. I love food, making it, eating it.

6. I don't see anything wrong with being a nerd. I love books, going to museums, galleries and watching grandma films..

7. I take great pleasure in sitting at home reading a book, watching grand designs, making jewelry or day dream of the Seychelles than going out and getting pissed. Ok so I think i might be allergic to alcohol..

8.I love blogs....very very interesting.

9. I can count my good friends with one hand.

10. Green mangoes are delightful:)

my fave snaps from my labour day long weekend with the girls...

Hyams Beach

Jervis Bay, South Coast

Soft shell crab with Asian Greens

Yummy sauce forgot the name

Cheese Platter at Paperbark Camp, Jervis Bay

La' Jul Day Spa, Jervis Bay

Love

So the worst thing happened to me last week...I know worst things could have happened but for someone on vacation it's probably the worst thing that could have happened to me. Melodrama aside...my mac's hard drive fried on me! yes! All of my holiday pictures from fashion week, cape cod, boston and blog lovin pics with Karla from Karla's closet:( and my pictures from my interview with Maisonette designer Jane Ibrahim...so there. That's my excuse for not blogging. Luckily i didn't delete some photo's from my camera, unfortunately the mac doctor told me it's going to cost about $900 to retrieve my files :( I'd rather buy Chloe boots.

Good thing i didn't loose this pic... wearing Kenneth Cole flapper dress, Witchery cardigan, Aldo boots, mimco bag

Ivy League

I have this fascination for colleges here in the states, I blame it solely on movies i have watched such as Legally Blonde, beautiful mind, good will hunting, the graduate...it could be the the nerd in me. We visited Harvard the other day, and I can't help but feel intelligent for simply being here (ha!), I was captivated by the history, architecture and tradition that swept through the place...how the students made their way around the campus with a sense of belonging. I love it so much so that i had to buy a college sweater...dork...Well as a souvenir?

I'm back in NYC for another week, and already I'm feeling terribly homesick, I can't wait to sleep in my own bed again. Anyway it's 4 am and I really must go to bed. Off to Coney Island tomorrow with the boys...Beso!

Marnie Skillings dress worn as top, witchery singlet, Topshop jeans, Prada bag, Karl Lagerfeld sunnies

Marni Shoes

Who say's you have to look dorky in Harvard?

Boston Common

These boots were made for walking....

When we got here in Boston it was raining heavily, with no closed shoes in my suitcase i made my way to Aldo to find some comfortable shoes to walk on. Hence i found these awesome distressed leather boots...aren't they great?I wore them with this oversized shirt dress from NYC...so so comfortable. Just a quick post today, just got back from Cape Cod and really tired...have a lovely day! Beso:)

Mood: Country gal

Dress: Millou

Boots: Aldo

Sunglasses: Karl Lagerfeld

Bag: Mimco Viking

Fiddler on the Roof

I think the biggest problem for girls when traveling is what to pack. In preparation for my trip , I managed to cull my items into a capsule of 10 pieces. As much as i was proud of myself for doing so, my main goal was to have as much space for  new items I was going to buy. This soon backfired when i realised i had nothing to wear...i basically brought with me my nude stack heel, flats , a pair of jeans,trousers,  some tops, underwear and 4 dresses....big mistake when your going away for 3 weeks or so....tsk tsk never again.

Anyway i soon fixed that problem and stimulated the New York economy by paying a visit to a few stores i have become very fond of ha ha. However my stay in the East Village was short lived  to make way for a couple of days in Boston. On our last morning, i woke Ant up and showed him the rooftop of  the building we were staying at.... after the rain ...the morning sky was a sight to behold. The views were breathtaking, i still can't get over how beautiful the skyline is and how I've grown accustomed to the NYC fire-escape staircases that hug most buildings around the city...I find it quaint and charming.....bye for now, going to Cape Cod in the morning. Beso!

Cynthia Steffe Spring 2010

Was fortunate enough to get a seat to this show thanks to Jane. The clothes were light and pretty. It made me feel like rolling in the grass....On the even awesome side i got my hair done at the Tresemme counter and won the massive product box wherein you pick a key to open. I guess won't be purchasing any hair products very soon...We soon got so hungry and found Knickerbocker steakhouse near NYU.....steaks that melt in your mouth....ahhh what a day!

Oh you know why i took this photo....my weakness

YUM!

Oh how devine!

Labour Day

What I'm finding really cool in New York is that there's always something cool or interesting to look at. Just in my block alone, I could probably spend the entire day sitting in the front steps people watching and listening to conversations about their daily lives....like a social zoo per se. We spent the whole day walking...and walking. I was pretty pleased with myself with how much walking I've done here...and i mean lots! We walked from East Village to Soho, from Soho to the Brooklyn Bridge and finally Brooklyn bridge to Battery Park to visit Lady Liberty. We were pretty please with ourselves today that we reached the crown of the Statue of Liberty, having booked months ago, we were able to skip the lines and go straight to the top! That was probably the highlight of my day...til tomorrow Beso!

Brooklyn Bridge

Wearing vintage tuxedo shirt, country road shorts, Peter Alexander vest, Nu&Nan Scarf, Longchamp bag, Ralph Lauren sandals

I loved this girls outfit, she was waiting for a cab in the financial district

Taking a bit of the big apple

Symmetry at the Brooklyn Bridge

Battery Park Kids

View from Lady Liberty's Crown!

New York State of Mind

There's something about this city i'm falling in love with... I got here in the middle of the night and all i could really see was lights, hidden shadows and steaming sidewalks. I'm just excited to be here. I think it could be all the movies I watched growing up creating an impression of what New York would be like...When Harry met Sally, Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Godfather, Trading Places and so on. Today was my first day to step out into the streets and absorb the sunlight. and it hasn't disappointed....it's been a sensory overload, eating, listening, smelling...Ant and I did the biggest walk ever ( well the most I've walked without gym clothes) We walked from East village to St Patrick's Cathedral stopping at some awesome sights along the way and of-course I met Saks oh...and many more friends I will pay a visit in this coming fortnight...it's 11:34pm I'm starving...off to get some pizza..til tomorrow...good night!

Infront of the Gershwin hotel 

Times Square

Broadway

Wedding in St Patrick's Cathedral

Empire State Building

Mood: Tour Fatale

Dress: Lonely Heart's Club

Bag: Louis Vuitton

Shoes: Country Road

Sunglasses: Witchery

Bracelets: T&C