When I woke up in the morning to hail, rain and absolutely no sunshine, I pulled the covers over my head and went back to sleep for an hour before I had the courage to reluctantly peek out again. Oh Melbourne, you trickster! By the time my car arrived in Flemington the clouds parted to a gorgeous hot day that was more tropical than my imagined setting of Frozen. Derby Day for me is a time to catch up with friends when we all look classy because, let’s face it, everyone looks amazingly pulled together in black and white. Drinking Mumm champagne isn’t so terrible either ;). Here is my diary of the 2015 Derby Day
Starting the day with a light touch of accessorizing… (Valentino perfume, Versace clutch, Amber Sceats jewellery and headpiece , GHD straighteners, Dita Eyewear sunglasses, Christian Louboutin heels )
Tory Burch is an American label best known for it’s preppy boho luxe aesthetic and clean but elegant tailoring. I have long admired Tory Burch the woman and philanthropic owner behind the business for her work which supports the economic empowerment of women in the U.S. through small business loans, mentoring and entrepreneurial education, not…
David Bowie sang : “Heaven loves ya, The clouds part for ya, Nothing stands in your way when you’re a boy” and that may be true but even if women today are still treated like possessions, abused, murdered and taken advantage of, I still, deep down , feel completely privileged and honored to be a woman….
Shooting this editorial the other day in the last days of Autumn – sun still warm on the skin, dappled glow on the water, sand under my toes, music drifting from an open window – had me wishing I was somewhere dancing into the sunset. Morocco, Cuba, India, Mexico – anywhere I could feel like…
In Sydney, we’re big believers in pretending winter doesn’t exist until the Antarctic southerly sets in and we are sitting in front of the heater cocooned in layers of blankets. As much as I’m thrilled to pretend I am a fearless explorer trapped in an avalanche when I need to go to bed in my…
Ever since I was a little girl I have loved Tiffany and Co. Watching Breakfast at Tiffany’s with my grandmother my mind swirled with beautiful dresses Holly Golightly wore and the gorgeous jewels in the shop windows. Well I got an opportunity to live my fantasy by picking out the most gorgeous jewellery a…
Red is my mother’s favourite colour so by proxy I’ve had a lot of experience wearing the hue head to toe like it’s no thang. It wasn’t until later on in my teens, when I learnt my horoscope sign was Aries; a fiery sign whose power colour is scarlet, that I consciously decided I needed…
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Pearl meat deliciousness
