AW 12: HAPPY CAMPERS

This is Romance Was Born's most wearable collection to date in my opinion!

Kudos to Luke and Anna for keeping the super wacky and trendy pieces coming while presenting something that you and I can wear to work (maybe not, but still)!






Girl Guides aren’t usually considered style icons, but they are one of the inspirations behind Romance Was Born’s AW12 collection. ‘Happy Campers’ ft. embroidered denim, shearling panels, Pendleton-esque prints, fluro piping and pockets, knapsacks and parkas - SOOO Girl Guides! Also Morrocan rugs via those shaggy sweaters and kaleidoscope of colours.

A few of my faves above. See the some more pics on Oyster mag's blog.

Model: Louise van de Vorst, what a babe. I'd be a happy camper too if I looked like her!

Looks as if it's going to be a colourful Winter in Australia, the vibe of this reminds me of Gorman A/W 12!

x x Stace

From duckling to swan.

Miranda Kerr. First impression: "She would always do her castings with her blonde friend, another Aussie who would always get the job. She never booked the jobs."

Rosie Huntington-Whitely. First impression: "Upbeat character, she seemed to have her eye on the big picture."

Abbey Lee Kershaw. First impression: "They kept sending her over to hang out. I wasn't sure why, neither was she."

Chanel Iman. First impression: "Realized how young these kids are. She needed a hug that day."

Daul Kim. First impression: "We just connected in a nerdy bloggy kind of way; lots of staring and grunting sounds."

Can you imagine a time when Miranda Kerr was upstaged by some blonde or Abbey Lee was unsure of herself? These snaps are test polaroid shots of Douglas Perrett, founder and creative director of casting agency COACD. They were taken between the year 2000 and 2010. How adorable do these little supermodels look?! Naw.

Perrett has compiled these shots into a book, unfortunately there are only going to 250 copies of the book printed, to be used as gifts for COACD’s client list.

Hope you enjoyed these images though! It's nice to see the way these girls have grown into the beautiful, confident women they are today. Like the ugly duckling becoming a swan. Not that any of these girls are even remotely close to ugly - they're all stunning and always have been!

Hopefully one day I'll turn into a swan...hahaha NOT. I'll just resign myself to being a duck :)
I'm all cool with that.

x x Stace

IMAGES FROM OYSTER MAG

Bikinis, Babes + the Beach!

My oldest friend Claire (I've actually known her since we were babies!) got her driver's license on the weekend!! YAY :) To celebrate, we decided to go to the local beach and enjoy (hopefully not the last) of the lovely summer weather we've been having here in Melbourne. The sunset there was just amazing, I felt like I was in paradise and not at Willy beach! Finally get a chance to flaunt my new bathers on the blog too hehe.
















Seafolly high-waisted bikini c/o Sunburn Swimwear (yay!) & Sportsgirl round sunglasses & Staple the Label crop silk shirt.



x x x Stace

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Indian Summer & BB competition!

Yet another gorgeous lookbook from the lovely ladies over at Beginning Boutique! Loving these fresh and funky new looks for Summer 2012. How babe'n is that second pic with the maxis!?! Dreamy.

You can shop these looks NOW onBB's website!!
PLUS; BB are giving away $500 worth of vouchers for you this lovely month of February - one for you and one for a special someone!! Enter on their Facebook page :)
&& you better be quick because this giveaway ends on 14th of Feb, aka Valentine's Day! Woohoo ♥

Big love to all,

x x x Stace

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Orange ya glad?

I know, the title of this post is lame. But I had to use the word orange somewhere, as this outfit is in honor of Pantone's 2012 Colour of the Year, Tangerine Tango.




I'll admit, at first I was like dude I'm gonna look like an orange, but heck I'm 19 and I'm allowed to experiment with fashion right? Anyway the subtle brown-orangey patterns on the kimono soften the glare of the bright pants.



One Teaspoon havenstock kimono, Kmart panelled singlet, Valleygirl cuffed pants, Mum's totes hippie belt, Tony Bianco leather clogs.

One Teaspoon kimonos are actually the best thing. I feel kinda like a cross between a stylish superhero in a print cape and a Japanese princess who fell into a pot of dip-dye. It's so light and breezy, plus it blows around in the wind and it covers my shoulders which means I avoid looking like a lobster when I go out in the sun.



Anyway. Loving my "tangerine" pants as well. Grabbed the last pair on sale at Valleygirl for $14.95, winner! They're a little too big but having my pants fall down is totally worth having these tailored, perfectly crinkled cheapies in my wardrobe :')

Hope everyone had a good January, the first month of this year has literally flown by. Big Day Out pics coming in the next few days I hope! Getting them scanned and edited and such as soon as I post this post. Wew, it was SUCH a good day and I saw so many good bands!!! I kinda wish I'd brought a digital camera so I could take more pics, but ah well I have the memories in here *points to head* and -cheesy grin-

Orangely Yours,
x x x Stace ♥

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Label I Love: Gorman

This collection by Aussie label Gorman is seriously just deliciously avant-garde yet vintage-y perfection.
If those two words are even allowed to be in the same sentence together, haha.

But seriously: clean, unfussy sheath dresses and ankle-hugging skinny pants. Not-quite-neon block colours with subtle details. Slightly stylised retro-esque prints. The horse necklace. A bit of glitter detail here and there. Who could miss those polka dot socks. And the elusive perfect Winter coat - I've found mine, right there in that leopard print cropped sleeve number!! Mmmm.

I'm so looking forward to Autumn, if it means I can dress like this!! Which is weird cos for the last three months all I've talked about is Summer...typical me. Plus do you think I'm ever gonna own a wardrobe of Gorman, seriously? Stop dreaming Stace.

Ah well, the weather these past couple of weeks has been AWESOME - beach and dress weather for sure.

Check out the rest at gormanshop.com.au

AND ALSO. I HAD THE BEST WEEKEND EVER. PHOTOS TO COME OF KASABIAN SIDESHOW/BIG DAY OUT :D
PLUS IT'S STILL CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS, WOOOO.

Toodles til next time when I have more exciting things to share,
x x x Stace

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