The Campaign: Tony Bianco AW12

I was so excited to see an email from the lovely Jasmin over at friend in fashion this afternoon because I knew it could only mean one thing... Tony Bianco campaign shots. As I said in my previous Behind the scenes post the campaign features the always beautiful Bambi Northwood-Blyth with Photography by Bec Parsons.Head on over to Tony Bianco to check out more of these amazing shoes. I really think those first boots need to become a part of my shoe collection! 

L☮ve Unique

So I'm back from the land of university now. Three, almost four moths until I have to go back there. Don't get me wrong Prac was amazing, My little kindy class was beautiful!

Anyway now to the point of this pretty little post. I found out about L☮ve Unique because a friend of a friends cousin is actually one of the the designer for the brand. The girls actually had a launch party last week. I think the whole range just screams summer, don't you? I myself am a massive fan of capes, so this collection, to me, is amazing! 

All images from Love Unique

To order any of these beautiful (reasonably priced) lovelies just head over to their website http://www.loveunique.com.au/ and have a browse. Trust me you won't regret it, Your bank account may eventually do so, but you wont. 

xx

DIY inspiration - Cut out shirt

So I've been loving the cut-out shirt craze that has been going around lately. I've seen a couple of DIY's (and decided to do one 10mins before I was going out one day)and I really want to give it a proper go. 

I'm on prac at the moment, teaching in a Kindy class, so DIY has kind of taken a backseat to painting and lesson planning. Oh lesson planning. Tomorrow we are reading a factual book about birds and making peacock feathers for art. So I've spent the afternoon drawing a peacock. I shall show you a picture when it's finished! 

Anyway I picked up this really awesome turquoise shirt from this new Salvos I found the other day, and I am making time to do this DIY this weekend. No matter what. So keep an eye out! 

xx

p.s. Which cut out style do you like best? 

Beginning Boutique

I'm Loving the models and photos from Beginning Boutique that have been popping up all around the place. I know I'm probably a bit behind with a blog post with these lookbook photos but there just so gorgeous! The photos make me sad that my best friend is leaving me for 6 months to go to america. 

Disco Pony: Never saving your special things

 I love the idea of never saving your special things... Life is too short for this. I dont think special should be hidden away... It needs to live and get some holes in it! Like us!

.... Zoey (Disco Pony)

When I first saw the giveaway on Natalie's blog (Natalie Off Duty) I was instantly in love. In my opinion there is nothing that can make you feel more pretty and girly than a whole lot of sparkle expertly executed in the form of a dress. The second I saw the dress I flew straight over to Zoey's blog and then her twitter, not because you had to for a chance at the giveaway but because I genuinely wanted to tell this girl how much I loved this dress. So with a quick @ mention away fluttered my bird carrying my message. I do believe "I just want to live in it" is was included there. And how could you not. Although it is a spectacular dress and there is that temptation to keep it for special occasions, after reading Zoey's about me (which you should read cos its beautiful)that temptation was quickly squashed. And so brings me to the point of this post. The many stylings of the Disco Pony Natalie dress. And yes, yes I have named each style. 

The Taylor swift

Boots, VintageWesternWear.com

Something about glitter just screamed Taylor Swift concert to me. So here it is. This look is great because it also makes the dress suitable for a casual occasion. 

The NYE

Shoes KG Enautre - bag, Lulu Guinness (both on ASOS)

Glitter and New years are almost synonymous sometimes like new years and tears. But that's a story for another time. 

The Rock Chick

Jacket, Sassy Rider - Shoes, converse - Ring, ASOS - Nail polish, OPI - Sunglasses, Ray Ban

A little bit of black never hurt anyone. Perfect for a concert or even casual date night. 

The disco (Pony) Ball

Shoes, Converse - Bag, Antik Batik - Nail polish, OPI

For the more adventurous of you out there willing to go the whole way with the sequins. How cute are the converse by the way!

The dreaming 

Glasses, Chanel - Ring, YSL - Shoes, Louboutin - Bag, Louis Vuitton

'Cause I'd have all the money in the world if i was a wealthy girl'

The Casual 

Jacket, Topshop - Boots, ASOS - Bag, Bracelet, Ring, H&M

Because why wouldn't you want to wear this dress all the time.


Okay so maybe I got a little bit carried away with Natalie's question 'how would you style the dress?' but it's just so pretty. All photos of the dress belong to Disco Pony and more can be found on Zoey's facebook page 

May the sequins be with you! 

Hollee xx

Procrastination nation

EVIL TWIN - The Righteous-Few-tunic - $158

Inspiration for this weekends DIY project. Went to the thrift store the other day and got some nice shirts to try this out on. I will make sure to post about it before next week. I have been meaning to do the whole cut out shoulder thing on a shirt for a long time but haven't got round to it because of uni or other things. I did it the other day on a t-shirt in about 10 minutes because I decided that's what I wanted to wear whilst my best friend was on the way to pick me up. 

Also made some yummy vanilla and passionfruit cupcakes yesterday here is a sneak peek. I shall post the recipe and more photos later this week when I have finished this yucky assignment. 

Well I best get back to this assignment. Be sure to keep an eye out for this DIY and recipe in the next couple of days. 

Prac outfits

I have prac coming up towards the end of this month. I'm so excited to actually get into the classroom and start teaching. It will be such a good experience. So another thing that I'm really excited about is new outfits for prac. And what could be better than shopping in the comfort of your own home. Que ASOS, maybe one of the greatest things in the online world. Obviously I will be dressing in clothing other than those purchased from ASOS but here is my top three outfits a la ASOS. 

Pretty in Pink.

A black heartbeat.

Dress down friday.

Every single item can be purchased on ASOS.com so go on, get shopping!

I've come to terms with the fact that its probably not a good idea for me to teach kindergarten children whilst wearing high heels but for the purpose of this post lets just pretend I'm a shortie. So what do you think? Will I look like a teacher?

Ring-a-ring-a-roses

I just love rings. I really do. If I could I would wear a ring on every finger. But maybe that's a bit of an overdose. I also do like the new trend of rings with chains that connect to a bracelet or another ring. Yes I know I'm so technical. 

   

Jacey Withers Feather Ring - $198.09

Marble Spinning Ring by Minkpink - $34

Lola Rose Blue Sandstone Skylar Ring - $217.26

Evil Eye Hand Comb by Low Luv - $109

House Of Harlow 1960 Long Arrow Ring - $119.81

River Island Cobra Ring -$12.76

ASOS Pirate Ship Ring - $9.59

ASOS Double Finger Sausage Dog Ring - $12.78

As you can see I particularly like this Evil Eye Hand Comb that I found whilst browsing Market HQ. The piece is actually from US model Erin Wasson's Low Luv collection, so you know its definitely in line with current fashion trends. Same goes with the House of Harlow piece. I think all of Nicole's pieces are amazing. 

Windsor Smith: Simple maths = shoe lust

All through school you often question 'am I really going to use this maths in my everyday life' well yes Hollee yes you are. After getting some inspiration from Margaret over at shine by three and her latest post I thought I'd do a kind of fashion mathematics post. Ohh my university maths lecturer would be so proud if he could see me right now.

Siren -Deco Purple ($139.95)

+

KG Hot Strappy Platform Sandals ($223.65)

=

Windsor Smith - Hana Green/Purple ($139.95)

I absolutely love these Windsor Smith shoes. I don't think I can even count the number of times I have been near a shoe shop and had to stop to look at these puppies. Then have to use a tremendous amount of will power to leave the shop without two new pairs of shoes. Yeah I know right props to me!

Diavolina - Milo Orange ($179.95)

+ 

Windsor Smith - Kaos Fuchsia ($149.95)

=  

Windsor Smith - Hana Orange/Fuchsia ($139.95)

I get the feeling that its not going to work their way into my shoe collection soon enough. It's kind of one of those things that's just inevitable, but that's okay. I just can't decide which ones I like better. And I guess the moral of this post is that yes, in fact, mathematics is useful in fashion, so you should listen to your teacher (yes I say that also because I am going to be one). 

   

A little ray of sunshine.

The beautiful Sydney weather we have been experiencing this past few weeks (yes summer is a coming)has inspired a post about all things yellow. Not mellow yellow. Spring is in full bloom. Yellow has been making a big impact at all the recent fashion week festivities. Think bright and beautiful.

ASOS Contrast Duffle Bag - $39.94

KG Elizabeth platform court shoe - $223.65

Sessun Reyna Wool Cape with Hood - $319.50
ASOS Premium Sequin Collar - $39.95

ASOS Yellow Chunky Rope Bracelet - $15.98

Les Nereides Double La Diamantine Ring (ASOS) - RRP $103.84 

OPI Need Sunglasses Nail Lacquer - $19.95

O'Clock Silicon Watch - $47.93

Cheap Monday Narrow Moss Ice Jeans - $90.00

NYFW: My favourite outfits

This week I came to the realisation that i have some major jealousy issues that I should probably attend to. But I guess most girls who weren't at New York fashion week would have been suffering some sort of FOMO or jealousy this last week. Twitter and the blogger world was a constant buzz this week with ever exciting updates and photos. 

Naturally some of my favourite bloggers turned it up in the outfit stakes so I wanted to share my favourite outfits with you. Obviously you could never go past The Man Repeller, Eatsleepwear and The Glamourai but I'm also loving everything about Natalie Off Duty at the moment too. 

The Man Repeller

Natalie

Claire

songofstyle

eatsleepwear

The glamourai

Nicole

miroslava duma

It seems that trending fashion bits from these wonderful girlies include Maroon as seen on Nat and Claire and brights and colour blocking effortlessly pulled off by nicole.  

My favoutire peice would have to be Natalie's (Natalie Off Duty) skirt, I think it looks just beautiful. And my favourite shoes I absoloutley cant go past Claire's (De Lune) awesome lepord print booties. And if you've read my previous posts you know I'm a sucker for booties and ankle boots and well Claire put them together to form the perfect outfit. I love her skirt too (check out her blog for a dress in a similar style that is also amazing), and her hair, shes just beautiful all together! 

So in the end I guess one jealous little girl with some terrible outfit envy. But I also see some DIY outfit potential. Look out for a post coming soon. 

Have a lovely day..

Hollee xx

Shoes: Fashions Night Out Sydney

On thursday night after some last minute dinner cancellations and a split second decision it was off to Vogues FNO. Well that was after a quick trip to toshiba to hand over my laptop for repairs (I know I cried a little inside when I handed it over). I was lucky enough to spend the night with my beautiful friend from uni Megan. She had a bit of a fangirl moment when she saw Hayden from Masterchef giggling and all. After that I took her for her first Zara experience, and lost her pretty quickly in there.

I'm actually pretty proud of myself as I controlled my spending and stuck to my budget, not so proud of myself because I was so excited to be there that I forgot to take many photos oops. We were also treated to free manicures in Sportsgirl which was lovely!

Megan on the way in

Megan with Hayden from Masterchef

My favourite thing.

No wait this is my favourite thing. Shoes

What is this?

Scissors Shoes and Spoons. 

This is just a place for me to document three of my favourite things. Do It Yourself, Fashion and cooking. 

I constantly frequent fashion and DIY blogs and some of my favourite and inspirations include apair-andaspare, ohhappyday and lovemaegan