Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Adelaide hills photography








Amber wears Ice blazer, brother's shirt, Supre leggings, and headscarf from Kenya.
Jess wears Ice blazer, Valleygirl dress, and Target leggings.

Driving into the Adelaide hills is not dissimilar to stepping out of a Narnian wardrobe. One minute, you're surrounded by the familiar suburbian vista, every sign and light and billboard and plastic contortion jostling for your attention. One minute down the road, and it's all gone. Not one remnant of city life remains on the cliffs, creeks, and wild undulations of the hills, these powerful hills that seem to have a sense of omniscience about them. Into the hills we ventured, finding horses and cherry orchards and grand forests. But more than that, we found a sense of wonder with which to paint our souls.

Meet Amber and Jess, two of my photography protégées. Hopefully you'll see more of their faces - and their work - as they progress throughout the year. In the mean time, if you go and like my new personal photography page on facebook, you will be automatically crowned with eternal radness. If you're from Adelaide, that's the first place to go to find out about the super deals I'll have for shoots and photography tutoring, so you'd be kicking yourself if you didn't make sure you liked it.

Chanelle
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Friday, March 25, 2011

New lens


asos cardigan
Asos tassel cardigan | Urban Outfitters dress | Jonathan Aston suspender tights | Sportsgirl bag | Equip headband

Just a quick post today, since the it started pouring with rain a couple of minutes after I starting taking photos. They're shot with my new 28mm f/1.8 lens, whose capacity I'm still exploring.

And now for a whine: when I was in South Africa, I sent a 10kg package full of coats and shoes home that wouldn't fit in my baggage. It still hasn't arrived, and I am left to mourn the yet-to-be-confirmed death of some of my favourite clothes.

Chanelle
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Monday, March 21, 2011

CLOSED: $100 Westfield voucher giveaway!

giveaway


Handbags are elusive. The ones that captivate you, those rare ones rivalled in beauty only by William Fitzsimmon's beard, are not well tolerated by your savings account. And the ones that are accessible, well they're not always that useful or pretty. Practical, affordable, cute: pick two.

So to help solve the eternal dilemma, I've teamed with Westfield to give away a $100 voucher to spend on whatever bags you like on Westfield's online store, which stocks everything from Leona Edmiston to Tigerlily!

All you have to do to enter is be a follower (scroll to the bottom of the screen and click 'Follow') and leave a comment with your email address. If you follow on Twitter, Facebook, Bloglovin', or subscribe via email (left hand side of the screen), mention it in your comment, and you'll get an extra entry in the draw for each. The competition will end two weeks from now on 4 April. It's for my Australian followers only, sorry to my friends across the seas!

Best of luck,
Chanelle
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And the winner is...Alexandra!

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Bohemian Like You

bohemian like you

forest


feather armband


flower headband
Stacey Hendrickson headband | Indian maxi dress | Sportsgirl armband | Vintage belt


(Local blogger Stacey Hendrickson made this perfectly whimsical headband which I was fortunate enough to win not too long ago. I'm so obsessed with it that I've worn it four days in a row. That's pretty huge deal for me, since most of the time when I wear headbands, I look like a stupid 14-year-old on my way to Ice or some equally aesthetically offensive store. Not that all 14-year-olds are stupid...I just look like a stupid one.)

You'd all be aware of the crises in Japan, New Zealand and Queensland over the past few months. Yet awareness alone does precious little to help anything. I've been guilty in the past of fooling myself into thinking that a few tears shed and prayers whispered would be sufficient, but this time I'm not satisfied with that. Indebted uni student that I am, I can't afford to travel to volunteer, or donate money. Instead, I'm going to go vegan in order to save carbon emissions which are contributing to climate change, and subsequently natural disasters. For those looking for other ways to assist victims, World Vision is currently seeking volunteers to collect donations in shopping centres. (Email me ASAP if you're interested in volunteering your time with them.) What will you do to help? What legacy will you leave? 

Be the change,
Chanelle
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Thursday, March 10, 2011

Toi Et Moi A/W 2011 lookbook

toi et moi lookbook

Street style. Been there, done that, been on both sides of the lens. Relatively little has been brought to the table in years. But I just had to share with you part of the A/W 2011 lookbook of the burgeoning Australian high street label Toi Et Moi. Their lookbooks are always so innovative - last season they enlisted Sydney blogger Zanita Whittington to shoot and model in the campaign all by herself.

These girls were scouted on the streets of Sydney and Melbourne and were given absolute freedom to accessorise their outfits however they liked. Aren't they lovely?

Bisous,
Chanelle
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toi et moi lookbook

toi et moi lookbook

toi et moi lookbook

toi et moi lookbook

Tuesday, March 08, 2011

Hurley jeans. That's winning.

mustard blazer

Hurley jeans

blazer and jeans

woods

Sportsgirl bowler hat | Diva necklace | H&M sheer shirt | Jeans courtesy of Hurley

The last time I wore something Hurley, I bought it years ago from Jetty Surf.* While I may be well past that terrible stage in my life, I'm still partial to the brands I followed as a teenager, and it's always interesting to see what directions the more established brands are taking. (Except you, Emily the Strange. You are only acceptable for people without eyes. Or souls.)

It wasn't long ago that Hurley let me know about their new denim range, and I'm not disappointed. The denim feels on par with any of my $300 designer jeans, and its wash is perfect. Shame on me for not having stilts for legs though...I'll need to get it hemmed. They're definitely the longest jeans I've ever worn - all you babin' tall girls, you know where to go!

(Oh, and Rimmel sent me a bunch of makeup which I've been wearing nonstop! Finally, I've found the One. The perfect red lipstick. Rimmel Moisture Renew in Rose Passion. Get on it. I've also migrated to camp Rimmel after years of using OPI...Rimmel's brushes and endurance, not to mention price tags, kick arse.)

Chanelle
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*Shock of all shocks, yes, I did go through a particularly cringe-worthy skater/surfer stage...I was 13, put those judging eyes away!