Sara Phillips

Lady Millennia

by cecylia on October 21, 2011

Last night, I attended the highly anticipated blog party hosted by Lady Melbourne at Miss Fox in celebration of her 1000th blog post! Guests included bloggers, stylists, models, photographers, designers, boutique owners, and many fabulous folks (the dress code for the event was ‘Fabulous’). Phoebe (aka Lady Melbourne) is one of the most inspiring ladies I’ve ever met, so stylish, witty, original and creative. I am honoured and humbled to be her friend. I love you Phoebe, congratulations on achieving such an incredible milestone and I have no doubt you are going to excel further in your next 1000 blog posts! I finished work late but still drove over 30 km to attend the blog bash for half an hour, hence I missed seeing many friends, but I’m certain that you all had a ball. The photos are all courtesy of my wonderful hubby.

Flowers for my Lady

Cupcake Central loves Lady

1000th Post Going LIVE!

Handsome Trio, Parisian Street Society, Madam Virtue, Nish

My dear friend, Cupcake Central Founder Sheryl

Armed and dangerous, and utterly adorable

Leeyong, Phoebe and Cheryl, all so fabulous

Digging Claire's aqua brows and Rummage necklace!

The best florist in Melbourne - Domain Flowers

Master of Colour Blocking, Mr Phillip Boon

Leeyong, Kyra and I savouring the sweet moment

Floral Installation by Domain Flowers

Phoebe in Hussy dress, Parisian Street Society vintage Lanvin necklaces and gold coins Chanel bracelet

Come Away With Me

Leaving Miss Fox, thank you Phoebe for a wonderful night

I’ve been dying to show you this amazing silk skirt by talented Sydney designer Aung. Aung worked with Longina Phillips, (mother of Sara Phillips) Australia’s leading textile designer, so that explains why his floral prints are so vividly gorgeous. It was a little overwhelming how many compliments I received about Aung’s skirt, he is such a brilliant designer. And all of his pieces are made in Australia! Let’s do our bit- support support support! :)

Outfit: vintage shirt, gifted necklace from Jess of What Would Karl Do, Aung silk skirt, Miss Sixty heels, vintage clutch from eBay, Damselfly claw ring

What do you think of these bedazzling strands in my hair? A few days ago I got Dazzle Strandz inserted into my hair. Being a lover of pink, I chose these bright highlights, so ironic they are called ‘I Will Not Forget You Pink.’ They are tied into the roots of our hair, last for 2-3 weeks, and the best thing is that we can still wash and brush our hair!

Dazzle Strandz Hair – by Silky Waves in Port Melbourne, special thanks to Veronica, Catherine, Dimitriz and Lisa. They treat you like a queen!

Visit Silky Waves 236 Bay St Port Melbourne to get your tresses bedazzelled!

Have a brilliant weekend dear ones, relax and don’t work too hard! xx

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Beauty at the Leveson

by cecylia on August 12, 2011

A little while back I had the opportunity to work with the amazing Lisa Frieling, my galfriend Jess Dempsey’s photographer of her gorgeous blog What Would Karl Do, for a fashion video! Lisa was inspired by the Megan Fox for Armani cosmetics video so I selected a few ladylike and seductive looks.

Enjoy!

LEVESON from Lisa Frieling on Vimeo.

Look 1: Manning Cartell velvet tux jacket, Nicola Finetti velvet trimmed pants, model’s own lingerie

Look 2: The Eleventh Hour black bra top (available here), Aung silk skirt (ready to be purchased here)

Look 3: FCUK silk dress. All accessories are vintage or hand-made by me

Look 4: Beaded Salabianca dress from and available at Madam Virtue

Photographer/Videographer: Lisa Frieling; Model: Lulu Wagstaffe; Make Up: Raeoni Davies; Styling: Cecylia

Hair: Tina Wirz @ Toni & Guy (Melbourne Central); Assisting: Kathryn Vinella, Tim D’Agostino

Song: Sample Dance with Voices; On Location: The Leveson 46 Leveson St North Melbourne

And since we’re on the subject of videos…Lady Melbourne made her photos of me into a video, see here! Sorry about my bad posture…

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Favourite Mannequin?

by cecylia on June 21, 2011

Frequent visitors of our boutique and our blog know what we love changing outfits for our mannequins. There are so many styles we can try on these headless ladies. And they never complain!

Looks from left to right:

1. Antonia Goy cape jacket, Gail Sorronda bodysuit, Felder Felder leather skirt, Mawi necklace

2. Alldressedup jumpsuit, Felder Felder studded belt, Mawi necklace

3. Sara Phillips silk blouse, Karla Spetic hand-knitted skirt, Mawi necklace

4. Gail Sorronda velvet dress and necklace

So, we would love to hear from you. Please let us know which one is your favourite and why :) Tell us your stylish thoughts!

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Clash of the Stripes

by cecylia on June 8, 2011

On the last day of RAFW, it was a lot less manic. There were a lot less photographers clicking away, less attendees at the shows and less crowded at the VIP bar :) To be honest, I was so tired, I skipped a few shows too. The highlight of Day 5 was watching the Raffles graduation show. You know how I love supporting young talented things.

My dear friend Samantha, of Bento designed this chic and practical checked wool jacket, I actually have matching pants at home and was tossing up wearing them or the blue Felder Felder leather skirt. In the end, the skirt won.

When I saw my friends from Melbourne here, I didn’t feel like I was in a foreign city any more. They remind me of home! Here is Micah, of Raww Blog, and Cheryl, the Business Chic Creator. So stylish! I’ve never seen anyone wear colour like her all week! Check out their coloured nails! Why chose one colour when you can have more!

Here is Lady Melbourne (right) with her new trend of ankle binders. I think they will take off! Wear a black pair and wait to be stopped in the streets about them. But yeah, Phoebe’s red Melissa shoes are absolutely stunning.

After the Raffles show, Leeyong, of Style Wilderness blog, and I started comparing notes. We both loved NOSNIM, the first collection showcased by Winson Tan. I can’t get this guy’s name off my tongue. Loving this space-age structural pieces. I love designers who focus attention to the cut of the garment, rather than the embellishment. See an excellent write-up about the young emerging designers here.

And this Bento jacket is also a cut above. I love the side pockets and the pink lining! I wore it with my white shirt, previously teamed with a gold leather dress seen here; vintage necklace, brooch, belt and bag; Felder Felder leather skirt (available at the boutique) and YSL pumps.

And that is the end of RAFW! Thank you Sydney for a fabulous week – great weather, great food, great shows and great friends.

Bisous!