Showing posts with label Equipment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Equipment. Show all posts

winter is coming.

After all the ominous fog covered mornings this week, there's no doubt that winter is truly on its way. It was only few days ago I pulled out my two winter staples: my black wool coat from Japan and my beloved Acne boots. This year my stint with winter is short livedbut by the time I realised that I had already purchased three lightweight knits, black skinnies and ankle boots. I'll be heading to Beijing in July for an intensive language learning course, where the temperature is supposedly a scorching 30 degrees.

In spite of this speedier-than-usual seasonal transition winter is coming nonetheless (so they've been saying for the last three seasons). I was stoked when ASOS asked me to take part in their State of Fashion campaign and represent NSW alongside some of my favourite bloggers. I've always thought of Sydney winter dressing as an absolute pain especially having to trek to the city for uni or to intern, it's freezing in the morning, warms up during the day and then returns to chilly in the evening. And sadly a coat just isn't the most practical thing when you've got your laptop and 1kg Chinese textbook to lug around. It's all about layers. And while layering isn't exactly my forte (I attempted a v neck sweater over a button up shirt this morning and I looked like a check out chick in uniform), I can always turned to my one and only Veda jacket to right my styling wrongs. And of course no outfit is ever complete (for me anyway) without a (matching) khaki fedora.

ASOS want to see your winter wardrobe and are giving one lucky superstyler a $1000 ASOS voucher. Submit your look to be in the running and rally votes. You've already got mine (seriously link your entry and I'll vote for you!).

Photos by Andrea Lee
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date night.

Equipment shirt, UNIF.M leather shorts (from Desordre), Oroton sandals, Sabre sunglasses, Ginette_ny necklace (photos by Jack Loo).

Following on from my previous post and my style resolution for the new year (which you all seem to agree with, I present to you my day to night outfit which I wore on the day of sweltering 40 degree temperatures (surprised you can't see all the shine on my face)/ Jack's birthday/ our two year anniversary. My first sneaky buy for the year was a pair of leather shorts from local brand UNIF.M that I bought and wore on the day (a planned purchase if I ever saw one) and ticks all the boxes re: wardrobe staple, top quality, all-year round wear. Off to a good start. After taking these we headed to Sake in the Rocks for our dinner date - I recommend the kingfish jalapeno and popcorn shrimp for those of you playing along at home. Jack took me to eat kaiseki Japanese on our first date so we've made it a bit of a tradition to dine Japanese on special occasions... scrap that. We eat Japanese all the time now. Just trying to keep up with the japonisme trend from SS13.

Still a sucker for flowers. Who else is with me?
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sunny day real estate.

Equipment shirt, April, May skirt (from Basically Boutique), Skin heels.

Standing in front of architecturally perfect houses in a silk button up shirt and bodycon skirt made me look an awful lot like a real estate agent. Nope, not a career change. I've determined that I am destined to stay an intern forever. I was opting for a Parisian chic, monochromatic look (April, May are straight from Paree after all) but it ended up looking more 9 - 5 business chic. Hey substitute those heels for loafers, throw on an oversized coat longer than the skirt (to play with layers Columbine Smille style) and a beanie for good measure and you might just be able to turn it back around.

Uppy and I spend most of our time fawning over the houses in this area with their all white exteriors, symmetry and sunroofs, keeping a close watch on any passing cars or neighbours wondering why we were taking photos in front of their houses. Nothing sus. But with the lack of decent locations in reach (I initially intended to shoot at a heritage park/ farm - what on earth was I thinking) it looks like we'll be frequenting this little slice of suburbia more often.

Photos by Uppy Cee
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harvest.

It says Ong... kinda.

 Equipment shirt, sass & bide shorts (similar here), Witchery jacket, Acne boots, Equip necklace, Michael Kors watch.
Photos by April

I've said it before, and I'll say it again, whoever decided that denim cut offs (that border on the verge of underwear) and low cut singlets with added sideboob should be the official festival uniform should be... well I don't know. But it gets a bit old doesn't it? I can't say I'm a pro at festival dressing (Harvest would be the second after Soundwave a few years back) but I tried my best to get that balance of comfortable, practical and cool. I told myself I'd refrain from wearing the more expensive stuff in my wardrobe (in fear of getting it ruined by an accidental drink spill or mud) but I somehow ended up reaching for my Equipment shirt - which was thankfully in tact by the end of the night. And of course the standard khaki jacket that conveniently doubled as a mat to protect my white shorts.

Thanks to miss April who won a competition to report from some of the major music festivals of the season, I was fortunate enough to be asked to come along for the ride. Neither of us are avoid festival go-ers but yolo right? I was so impressed by all the acts I saw - they all had an incredible performance quality and sounded killer live (which is often so hard to witness these days). Especially since some of these acts have been around since the 90's, it was really amazing to be in the presence of such well regarded performers. Of course my highlight of my night was jamming to Santigold complete with three costume changes, backup dancers with serious moves, a band decked out in white on white and her infectious beats. 

Harvest shortlist
Erase Me - Ben Folds Five
E-Pro - Beck
Hoppipolla - Sigur Ros
Go! - Santigold (feat. Karen O)
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new in.

 Equipment shirt, Antipodium shirt (in black here), J Brand boyfriend jeans (from The Iconic), Apple iPhone 5, Aesop Geranium Leaf body scrub and A Rose By Any Other Name body cleanser.

There's just something so satisfying about acquiring new things, regardless of the fact that you're parting with your hard earned money. Whether it's something as ordinary as a body scrub or as timeless as a silk button up shirt, the feeling never gets old. Putting something on for the first time, wearing it in, making it your own. It's a feeling that only happens once for every item, but boy when it does it's such a special moment, even though no one else can recognise it except you. You feel like you can take on the world.

These are all the bits and pieces I've acquired over the last week (and most recently a Kahlo tank which came after I took this flat lay yesterday). The two shirts (obsessed with building up my shirt collection at the moment) were from birthday gift vouchers (thanks Tim and Sarah), the boyfriend jeans I managed to sneak in with Jack's leather dress shoes he purchased from The Iconic, the Aesop I justify by saying I need it for my dry skin and my iPhone 5... I just had  to have it (well considering where I work, I think it would be wrong of me not to). 
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