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I cannot thank God enough for the arrival of Aris Geldis Paris jewelery and Antonia Goy’s garments. We are lucky enough to be her first and only stockist in Australia. This is her AW11 collection which means the garments are on our shelves at the...

I’ve had the best 3 consecutive days. Day One: Aris Geldis Paris jewelry arrived after waiting for the pieces for a few months! All the neck pieces, bracelets and earrings are hand-made in Paris in his atelier in Paris. Aris Geldis used to design the haute...

One of the prettiest model-turned-musician right now is Charlotte Kemp Muhl. The Georgian-born pouty songstress is the other half to Sean Lennon as well as being the co-founder to Chimera Records with the late John Lennon’s son.  They are almost joined by the hips, appearing...

Recently I adopted a rat. Yes a rat! I’ve never had a pet rat before. I’ve had rabbits, guinea pigs, fish, dogs and cats, but have never had pet rodents. He was brought to me to be sent to rat heaven but I couldn’t do...

Ever since September 2009, the first time I laid eyes on a skirt from Karla Spetic’s AW10 collection at the show room, I could not wait until we had it in our boutique. This skirt, named ‘Lily’, has finally arrived! I’ve been wearing it nearly...

Recently a photographer from the Melbourne Weekly magazine paid us a visit and took a stack of photos of our store and our garments. He brought his umbrella over and we had a ball. I didn’t realize that he was here to take photos of me as...

I cannot thank God enough for the arrival of Aris Geldis Paris jewelery and Antonia Goy’s garments. We are lucky enough to be her first and only stockist in Australia. This is her AW11 collection which means the garments are on our shelves at the...

Ever since September 2009, the first time I laid eyes on a skirt from Karla Spetic’s AW10 collection at the show room, I could not wait until we had it in our boutique. This skirt, named ‘Lily’, has finally arrived! I’ve been wearing it nearly...

There are many advantages of being a boutique owner: I get to do the buying, every 6 months; I get to wear clothes designed by people I believe in, I get to tell everyone who visits about the designers’ inspirations and I get to eat...