Blazer me up

Oh, how I adore to wear Cream! It is my favourite colour to have on, and it instantly brightens my day. I sewed this blazer ages ago, and finally got around to sewing the button on. Its super over-sized and long enough to eat up my shorts... I swear I am wearing them underneith though!

The ever-amazing and awe-inspiring Agnes at Dream and Fantasy gave me The Honest Scrap Award. It is rather tag-like, in that it asks you to write ten honest truths about yourself.

1. I have miniature hands. They are tiny compared to the rest of me, as are my stumpy little fingers.

2. I have an obsession with Tofu. Marinated and spiced tofu = heaven.

3. William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet sends shivers up my spine. Perfection.

4. I love to be alone. I am very independant and love to spend time by myself, just thinking and being peaceful.

5. I hate mobile phones.

6. I would be insanely happy being a vegetable farmer.

7. Swimming under a blue sky is my definition of happiness.

8. I believe a smile is the most precious thing.

9. I very much dislike malls. Very, very much.

10. I love cemetary's. They are so peaceful and full of so much love.

Wearing handmade blazer, ezibuy shorts, supre tank

Viva Viva Viva

I am home from holiday and ready to get back into everything! I had a wonderful (and very hot!!) time, but I am always happy to return home after a break.

Thank you so much to everyone who gave me links to the Viva article by Cathrin Schaer, via BryanBoy, Issac Likes and the NZ Herald. These are the scans posted on Issac Likes (on his site you can click the images to enlarge them), and you can read the article in full here. So, so exciting!

I hope everyone has had a wonderful week x

To the Max

Latest sewing creation! I found this faded black linen and instantly thought it would make the most wonderful, breezy maxi-dress. Its so airy and light to wear... that could be due to the fact that it has thigh-high splits either side, though! It's slightly sheer as well, so when I walk in the sun its a tad unsuitable. Perfect.

Wind also proves to be hilarious, as the front pannel blows in and all you see is LEG. I got rather a lot of shocked looks from passerbys. Perfect way to amuse myself.

I modelled it off a vintage Halston gown I saw Kate Moss in a few years back. I love the simplicity of the plain upper-half, contrasting with the massive side splits.

Exciting news as well! I was featured in the Viva pull-out magazine of the New Zealand Herald yesterday! Super exciting. Although I don't have a scanner, so I'm trying to figure out how to post it on here... I will find a way!

I'm off to Martinborough for a week, so won't be back in the blogisphere until next Thursday (Wednesday in the Northern Hemisphere). I promise plenty of photos to suffice though x

Wearing handmade dress, isabella anselmi sandals, jeanswest arm band

Running with Scissors

I have literally gone crazy-mad with the scissors lately. I hacked into this grey tank the other day, creating thoroughly satisfying slashes through the rib department. Wonderfully trashy and oh so fun.

I was awarded two blog awards by two beautiful ladies recently.

La Couturier awarded me the "I Love your Blog" award, which is beyond humbling, as she is so phenomenal. If you do not know her blog, you simply must go see it. She is destined for amazing success, with her perfect posts, including the increadible "How to be Fabulous". Her blog brightens the day.

Strawberry Fields awarded me the Proximidade award:

"This blog invests and believes in the PROXIMITY-nearness in space, time and relationships. These blogs are exceedingly charming.These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends.They are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement! Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut,even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers! Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this clever-written text into the body of their award."

Her blog is so much fun and she is beyond beautiful, with her lovely words and her fantastic sense of humour. She shares such wonderful love-of-life observations and discoveries with us, -not to mention her fantastic taste in literature- and I am truly thankful that I have 'met' her through her blog.

I am passing both awards onto: The Minx, Jaleh at Fashion Adaption, Esther at Ignorance is a Bliss, Elena at Life Full of Fashion, Ana B. at On Dressing Up, and Uber Original. Each of their blogs are brilliant, and 100% worth checking out. I love them to pieces!

Furthermore, (wow, exhausting post!) I was tagged by the always amazing Claire at Lucy in the Sky.

1. go to the 4th folder on your computer where you store your images

2. pick the 4th picture in the folder

3. explain the picture

4. tag 4 people to do the same

This photograph I took while on a school geography trip to Hawaii in 2007. Standing there on the beach was pure heaven, and having it as the wallpaper on my computer takes me back there every day. I adored it there, it was so relaxed, beautiful and comforting. It it my dream to have a house on the beach there one day (even if its just a tiny shack), so I can spend the days surfing, reading in a hammock, and wearing my bikini 24/7. Bliss.

I tag Unwise Pedestrian, Stephanie at Yes Please Mademoiselle, Vera at Deep in Vogue, and Camille at Chez Camille.

I'll stop writing now! xx

Wearing DIY supre tank, handmade skirt, steve madden heels.

Pretty Holey, Pretty Ugly

Inspired by the magnificent Camille of Childhood Flames, I chopped up this $5 mens tshirt the other day. So much fun to just rip into it with the scissors! I love the skeleton-esque cut-out pattern, and it is wonderfully airy to wear in our humid weather at the moment.

I am forever trying to perfectly balance the pretty/ugly genre's with what I wear. I adore messy, oversized, studded pieces, yet I also swoon for pretty, ballerina, feminine pieces... Perhaps I have a split personality.

I have these bow hair clips for such occasions, when my outfit needs a touch of something that screams "I'm a girl!". They instantly amp up the pretty factor.

Wearing diy cotton on mens tshirt, ezibuy shorts, equip hair clips.

Boy Love

Hot, sweltering summers days practically beg for dressing in loose mens tshirts. So airy, cool and confortable. Although my choice of black hasn't turned out to be entirally practical... Whoops!

I spent this morning sewing, reading Nancy Mitford in the sunshine, and drinking iced green tea. Heaven! However, I'm now on my way out the door for a silly 3-hour shift at work... So pointless!

On another note entirally... I have just finished reading Paulo Coelho's 'Veronika Decides to Die'. It was AMAZING. It made me think so deeply about what I want from life. I am beyond confused now, but I want to reccomend it to anyone and everyone. It is truly moving!

Wearing witchery shorts, cr mens tee, jeffrey campbell heels

Puff Dragon

Todays outfit was chosen purely due to that fact that I am horribly bloated at the moment and need to cover my stomach! I must have eaten something bizzare, and it is SO annoying! I had planned to wear one of my new leotards but that idea was definatly out the window! Does anyone else have horrid problems like this at times? It is most frustrating.

Though in saying that, I do love wearing this dress. It is so breezy and light to wear, and I adore the tone of it. I am a huge fan of neutral colours. I feel like a doll in it as well, as it is quite cute!

Wearing steve madden heels, witchery dress

Seven stripes, seven stories

I was tagged recently by both Jillian and Ana B. to list some random things about myself.

• Until I was about sixteen, I was a complete tomboy. I wore only trainers, shorts and tshirt and never wore my hair out.
• I'm obsessed with barbequed vegetables. Try asparagus, aubergine and courgette. Yum!
• No.12 on my 2009 To-do list: 'Roll down a grassy hill.'
• I have a huge, fluffy black cat named Manolo.
• I secretly wish to be a model. (Or not so seceretly anymore...)
• I love F. Scott Fitzgerald novels. The beauty contained in them is increadible.
• I have never worn leggings. Yet.
• I love dictionary's. I got one from my parents for christmas, and I cannot keep my nose out of it.
• My perfume is Jo Malone Blue Agava and Cacao.
• I believe the world would be so much better if everyone smiled more.
• I think Deepak Chopra is amazing. Read some of his work!
• I adore porridge/oatmeal.
• I have no self control when it comes to two things: Lingere and books.
• I am a hopeless romantic.

I in turn tag: Vera, Strawberry Fields, Lara, Camille, Deanna, and Stephanie. xx

Wearing cr boys tshirt from the kids department.

Sugar for my Honey

Yet another ballet-inspired outift. I adore full, feminine skirts (In case you hadn't noticed...), they make me feel so graceful and elegant. This outfit screamed for a skull ring and mens watch though... I must get onto that as soon as possible!

I went out for breakfast this morning with my gorgeous friend whose style constrasts so much to mine. I'm trying to persuede her to make an appearance on here, as I adore observing all different styles. Isn't fashion so wonderful, that it allows us to express ourselves in such a personal and visible way? So much fun!

Also... any suggestions on where to buy the perfect skull ring? I've taken a fancy to one from Ruby (have any new zealand bloggers seen it?), but am not 100% sure.

Wearing handmade skirt, cr blouse, mothers leather bag

Sweets for my sweet

My goodness, I haven't posted in A WEEK!! SO sorry, I have been camping with my friends for New Years and whatnot, and the time just flew away on me. We were down in Gisborne for 'Rhythm and Vines' (a music festival- click here to see). It was amazing and I had the most perfect time. 2009 is going to be an amazing year!

I sewed this skirt recently, and whipped it on today for a bit of fabric hunting and the like. I saw a Karen Walker bow-front skirt in an editorial a little while ago, and thought that I could make one! I chose this checker-board silk to sew it in though, to make it not quite so feminine. I have noticed that I am dressing more and more feminine lately though. Bizzare.

I hope everyone has had the most wonderful start to the new year. Thank you all so much for your comments, friendship and amazing style. You are all so beautiful!

Wearing handmade skirt, aa leotard, steve madden heels