laced and masked

Going to my friend's mask party on Saturday and I'm planning on making it black and lacey, in honor of Audrey Hepburn's 'How to Steal a Million' and all the face gear I've seen on the runways and in editorials over the past few seasons.

(tumblr, fashiontitbits)

Well, it was either lace... or ripping apart a pair of blk fishnets and pulling it over my face semi- burglar style- probably not the greatest runway-to-reality look in the world. Surprisingly, as I try on my creation... having lace over eyes is not nearly as much a vision impairment as I would have thought. And I can use it as a headband if I feel entirely too awkward with it on, or if no one is abiding by the masked theme!

australia's first female prime minister

(danwarne)

The Kevin Julia debacle has the whole world reeling, but Ikea has the solution. After all, the Swedes know best!

nothing quite like a holiday

Winter break is finally here! Six weeks of absolute nothingness, after crazy study sessions and late night assessment rushes... it couldn't have come any sooner! I've got plans-

(SMH)

Being nocturnal and operating off the FIFA world cup schedule, temporarily being a lady of leisure (minus the inherited money), going shopping, training for my first City2Surf, finishing my huge photo/scrapbook album from exchange last semester (which is of course taking forever), start studying for the GMAT, catching up on my mega reading list whilst curled up in bed/ the couch with a mug of coffee, dessert meet-ups with close friends.

I suppose I should also go job and summer internship hunting now that I have the time, but it does feel so good to be able to just breathe without worrying about the schedule sometimes... (will get around to it eventually!)

spontaneity

(TFS)

Outtakes from 'Meet me at the corner' i-D Summer 2010. Everyone talks about summer flings but what about a wonderful winter romance? Why does everyone choose summer > winter anyway? 

rain, hail or shine

(thesartorialist)

I've had enough of the torrential rainy wet weather in Sydney these last few weeks. Especially after one of my feet got entirely submerged in a big puddle on the university campus- soaked to the bones and wet as a dog! After making a deal with myself that if it rained that heavily again... I'd get myself I'd invest in some nice Wellingtons, and since it did yesterday- the classic olive Hunters I've been eyeing for at least two years have been justified! Tried them on when in London in January this year but no room in my luggage! This seems like a good enough excuse for such an extravagant buy (for rubber boots after all). That and um... the Queen Mum and the late Princess Di wore them?

But then again... I want to attain a certain return on investment- what's the likelihood of more bad wet winter weather for the rest of the season (especially when Australia is still in a drought)? Oh, decisions decisions. Maybe I should go off and conduct a statistical analysis to weigh up my probability...

planned winter acquisitions

(style.com, stockholmstreetstyle, Acne, mamasarollingstone)
 

Burgundy lipstick to achieve wine stained lips; Black leather shorts; Shearling aviator jacket (hopefully when I go vintage shopping)... even though it's might not totally suit Sydney weather; A tea-length skirt with a 50s vibe (vintage too?) à la Louis Vuitton FW10; classic everyday knee length black leather boots with a comfortable medium heel (the Acne Pistol 1 tall boot is a potential candidate); dove grey matte eyeshadow; a pair of biker boots after I threw out my great budget pair from Skopunkten (Jeffrey Campell 'Brit'? Frye 'Engineer'? hmmm...).

flip side of the coin

(facebook, TFS)

Summer for the world at large, winter wonderland for the land down under. After living in Sweden and Europe for six months, I very much wish Sydney was the kind of place that snowed and actually got cold. I have a love affair with coats and scarves and boots and all those glorious winter accessories!