plastic fantastic

Estie's Closet blazer (gifted) | Asos dress | Uniqlo tights

Usually I'd take the time to iron an Asos dress after ripping it out of the box, but I couldn't bear to have any more distance between the dress and myself any longer. Its strength is in its plastic panels, and I can bear with it sticking to my thighs when I sit down if it means I can wear something this unique. Sorry, suckers, I bought the last one!

Another harbinger of happiness of late was the arrival of this dusty pink blazer from Estie's Closet. With a price point as accessible as they get, I wasn't expecting the quality of the fabric and the cut to be as good as they were. It's not a winter jacket by anybody's standards, but it will be perfect for spring nights. This one's not available anymore, but there is a similar peach number for $35 (a decent blazer for $35 - say whaaa?!).

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don't play on the road

T-bar t-shirt | Vintage skirt | Sportsgirl ear cuff | Doc Marten boots

Photos by Annabelle Chin

A little goth never hurt anyone, but more often than not I'm too happy to fool anybody into thinking I'm goth. Although in this case I'm especially happy because I just bought a beautiful Sigma 15mm fisheye lens. Nice, hmm?

Also, I found out this week I was included in the Independent Fashion Bloggers' list of 15 top Australian blogs. I am beyond honoured, since I've been reading that site for years, even when I wasn't blogging!

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The Loft Upstairs lookbook

All clothes from The Loft Upstairs

Styling: Lael Woodham

Hair and makeup: Christina Barbaro and Becki Mounsey

Model: Harriet, unsigned

Photos and post-processing: Chanelle Leslie

The mezzanine in Adelaide Arcade is really coming to life, what with several adorable boutiques having opened there in the past few months. One of those stores you might recognise as previously living in North Adelaide: The Loft Upstairs. What I love about the vintage and consignment boutique is that its clothes don't have that awkward, stuffy look that you find haunting many popular vintage stores - and its consignment section is a melange of new and vintage designer picks. So it's no surprise that I was thrilled to shoot their lookbook, and even more thrilled to shoot new face Harriet Wakefield. The 16-year-old natural beauty has a Blake Lively-esque face, and believe it or not, this was her first time in front of the lens. More photos on Facebook.

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we miss you summer

Vintage shirt and collar tips | Sportsgirl ring | One Teaspoon watch | Mango jeans | Doc Marten shoes

It was a March day of dumplings and apple products, pop-up wineries and expensive cameras, coffee and cuffed jeans. (Before you say hipster, Instagram was not involved.) Come back summer, we miss you.

Photos by the excellent (not to mention devilishly handsome) Nick Lawrence.

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