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No Finer Feeling

by cecylia on January 23, 2012

Happy Chinese New Year everyone! Since I was little, my mother has drummed into me that I should only wear clothes made from natural fabrics or else I’ll turn into a pumpkin. Oh wait, wrong lesson… Natural fibres look better, feel better and age better. And they don’t electrocute you when you remove them. Hence from a teen, I’ve been obssessed with the feel of garments. Yeah, call me ‘materialistic’. When I’m shopping, I literally close my eyes and run my fingers through the racks until I’m satisfied with something soft and luxurious. I’ve actually trained my fingers to decipher between fabrics (acetate, acrylic, alpaca, cashmere, cotton, elastane, leather, linen, polyester, rayon, silk, viscose, wool, and even blends!). I also meticulously check the manufacturer’s label to make sure I’ve not been jibbed by man-made fibres. One of my favourites is Merino wool. Fine-weight, light, soft and durable. They mold to you and are layer-friendly.

Where: on route to Chinese New Year Dinner, hence the sans-makeup, who wears makeup to see their parents?

Wear: Merino wool Cue skivvy, Fletcher Jones skirt, Country Road gloves, vintage necklace and bag, Miss Sixty heels

When Merino Wool asked me to style a sponsored post about my love for sheep’s clothing and to dress up in woollen pieces, I thought ‘is that a challenge?’ I envisioned myself decked out in a wool top, wool pants, wool scarf, wool hat, wool gloves, wool bag, and wool shoes . However I searched high and low in my closet, I DON’T OWN wool shoes! Sacrebleu!

Believe it or not I’m wearing this Merino wool skivvy on a 30 degree day. Kids, don’t try this at home. I’m a blogger after all, bloggers are professionals. Before you jump into the conclusion that I was born sweat-gland-less, let me remind you that it’s all credit to the knit. Merino is just super fine. I had to lose the wool gloves after the first photo though…If I haven’t convinced you about the super fibre enough, have a squiz here for some stunning designs and at the breathtakingly beautiful video below. Enjoy!

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Shop to Save Lives

by cecylia on November 28, 2011

Ok you and I have been in this cyber read-lationship for a while now, some of you have been reading Cecylia.com for over 2 years, so I feel like I trust you enough to finally show you a bit of our home as well as some of my new acquisitions :)

Outfit: Vintage jumper (similar one here), Mawi belt, Metalicus Striped Tube Skirt, Sonia Rykiel pumps

Betcha didn’t think that you could shop and save! You may be no stranger to the worldwide Fashion Target Breast Cancer campaigns, like the first collection of colourful polo T-shirts designed by Ralph Lauren, donned by beautiful leggy models. This year our Aussie high street chains: Cue, Metalicus, Seafolly, Peep Toe, Secrets, Seduce and Cotton On have put on their philantrophic hats and have created a range of black and white pieces for the 2011 campaign and are donating a quarter of the proceeds to the National Breast Cancer Foundation to assist young women battling this lethal disease. You and I may not be able to do any research or much counselling, but we can shop, and we can save lives!

I also dance with excitement to announce the winner of the divine EDENBOROUGH EVANS double ring gift-away- congratulations Michelle! Wear it well dear! Thank you all for entering the competition. Well you what that means! When the winner is announced, it means there’s a new competition this Friday! Here’s a hint, we can never have too many of these!

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Cafe Umago

by cecylia on January 11, 2010

Recently a good friend came to visit from Canberra, so we caught up at Cafe Umago on Brunswick St in Fitzroy. They have the best tasting and the best variety of pizzas in Melbourne. I headed over in a burnt orange dress from Cue, vintage clutch, a vintage chain necklace and some buckled heels from Nine West. By my definition, a good dinner constitutes good food, good friends and good conversation. These were friends I grew up with, and I am so fond of them. Isn’t it funny that even though you may not catch up with your old friends often, you still feel the close connection and you still ‘get’ each other? And you never run out of things to chat about…

The fresco on the back wall of the restaurant was defnitely eye-catching and set a vibrant atmosphere to our dinner.

I’ve been to Cafe Umago a few times now, but only this time did I notice these cute little stenciled houses leaning against the wall. The meals are delicious and the waiters are very courteous. I indulged in a large plate of Barramundi smothered in creamy-of-mushroom sauce and an equally scrumptious potato salad.

With a big appetite like mine, I never regret wearing loose fitting clothes to dinners.

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