by cecylia on October 6, 2011
It’s meant to be spring in Melbourne but the temperature is still in hibernation. So instead of gowning up in floral dresses I decided to debut a knitted skirt I got from Paris last year and a French-made shirt I found in the op shop last week, together to create more of an ‘autumn’ look. Here is the outfit post I promised from the Frock Swap soiree, see here. I got changed in the car after working as a vet, hence sans makeup.
Outfit: Vintage everything: vintage black and gold necklace from Leeyong of Style Wilderness, vintage belt from Daylesford, vintage Hebe bag, from my godmother, Maison Martin Margiela boots
After an afternoon of cheese, champagne and chocolate cake, we headed to OMAH‘s for dinner with the gorgeous Hitomi (see her beautiful blog here) isn’t she divine? You would have seen her last here.
Ever since I was little, friends have referred to my stomach as a ‘bottomless pit’ and I must say, curry laksa is my favourite food in the world, I love it even more than cakes… Even though I was already full, the new ‘Roasted Duck laksa’ beckoned my taste buds to try it, so I devoured the entire bowl, bottoms up.
I hope you are embarking on a gorgeous weekend with your beloveds. I’m off to the movie premiere of Surviving Georgia tonight and a few events at the Caulfield Cup on Saturday and hopefully I’ll see you at Take 2 Markets on Sunday at Hawthorn Town Hall!
Now what to wear…
by cecylia on January 25, 2011
The iconic French Repetto ballet flats are named BB, after the beautiful actress Brigitte Bardot, who was the first muse for the brand over 50 years ago. The lightness and grace of Repetto flats are unparalled. These Parisian slippers are the only ballet flats whereby the sole and the leather upper are hand-stitched, not glued; not made overseas, but in heart of France.
We weren’t kidding when we told you that are are their largest stockist in Melbourne :)
Happy Australia day folks!
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by cecylia on August 25, 2010
I don’t think I’ve done a proper post about our jewelery. I’m sure you’ve heard me ramble on about Aris Geldis Paris, he is pretty cool. The couture maestro is still designing for Chanel and Givenchy. His pieces are even more beautiful when worn. I was scratching my head about how to display his bracelets because they don’t fit around the busts. From the corner of my eye I saw a big stack of art books we kept on the shop marble coffee table. I will call upon Leonardo da Vinci and the 17th Century French painters for some inspiration.
I found some symmetry for Aris Geldis’ pieces in Da Vinci’s book.
The French paintings provided a beautiful backdrop for these hand-made Mother-of-pearl earrings. My favourites are the top right ones- they’re faces!
by cecylia on August 12, 2010
One day I decided to capture the sunset sky with some recent favourites from my closet. I wanted to dedicate this post to my best friend Jo in the UK. I haven’t seen her since Paris Fashion Week, when we attended Sophia Kokosalaki’s show together. Despite being over 8000 miles away, she still calls me from thousands of miles away and writes to me in between her busy work and travel schedules. She has lived away from Melbourne for over 6 months now and probably has forgotten how Australian fauna looks like in the winter sun.
I’m geared up in a Claude Maus Merino dress with my Felder Felder Daphne coat (also seen here), grey tights which have served me well over the years but are nearly the end of their era; peeptoe booties, a vintage fish necklace and a Natalia Brilli sea urchin necklace. I also bought a larger one in grey. She is one of my favourite avant-garde accessories designers, a master (mistress?) of coating anything and everything in the softest lambskin. Fingers crossed I can stock her in the future…
A little blurred, am I still in your memory
This photo reminds me of a very famous song (almost ad nauseum) which have the lyrics of
You have so many relationships in this life
Only one or two will last
You go through all this pain and strife
Then you turn your back and they’re gone so fast
And they’re gone so fast
So hold on to the ones who really care
In the end they’ll be the only ones there
When you get old and start losing your hair
Can you tell me who will still care?
Guess who wrote this?
I never thought much of these words as a teen, but now that I’m older, I finally understand what the Hanson brothers were singing about.
There are so many ‘best friends’ who rarely keep in touch, no matter how hard you try… Are we just going to let our ‘busy schedules’ stunt the growth of our friendships?
If you haven’t seen your best friends for a while, call them, email them, Facebook them, Tweet them. Tell them that you care about them. Don’t let them become a blur in the depths of your mind.
