There's just something so captivating about Aussie models.

I love these shots! LOVE… Anja is so beautiful, and looking at these photos, has made me want to die my hair back peroxide blonde… Or just really, really blonde!! I'm sick of growing it out for 2 years now.. SOOOO over ittttt. Anyway- these photographs are captivating and beautiful and definitely tell a storey, making me want to see more from the series! I don't care if she isn't tall, and I'm starting to think that the modelling world isn't caring about height so much anymore either… Except on the runway still- one day that will change ;)….. At the end of the day, a good model is someone who is intriguing. Who you can't stop looking at and who sells the images to you. Published in May 2013, for Ausländer Summer 2014, by Andre Nicolau, for Vogue brazil, I can only hope that our Aussie mags take after those overseas and start using some of our more amazing raw Aussie talent in our own mags.. THE COLOURS, THE STYLING, THE CASTING… HONESTLY THIS would HAVE TO BE ONE OF MY MOST RECENT FAVOURITE SERIES :) xx

MBFWA 2013: designer Ginger and Smart

I have always loved Ginger and Smart. Their prints, their cuts and their styling. I could of really saved every photo from their collection to show you, but chose the ones below as my picks of the bunch. See the rest HERE from the APL Facebook page. Their show was on day 2 of Fashion Week and what a great start to the week.  Bold prints and colours, sexy and flirty cuts that are edgy and cool. I could really own everything in the collection if I could afford it! Loving the outfit in the first pic! The matching blazer with high waisted shorts and the little white crop top to finish off the look works so well. Then the printed cropped loose top, matched back with the fitted high waisted printed mid length skirt is also such a good look- in my eyes. Very stylish and cool, without trying to hard. How amazing is the print as well!? You can see it better in the fifth photo when it's slightly more close up. The colours are epic and I loveeeee. Underneath this look, is the dress version of the top and skirt, which I don't know if I would wear as I'm not so used to that style, but think it's amazing and would look great on the right girl. Had to include the photo below that, with Ruby Jean.. God she is so amazing looking. She has a mixture of an innocence meets evil look about her. An Angelique devil. Maybe that description is a bit extreme, but you get my point. I've fallen in love with the outfit under Ruby. The cropped printed black and white bomber jacket, with high waisted mini leather shorts. How hot! Honestly. I want both pieces in my wardrobe bad!! Love that the jacket is just black and white as well, as it would look amazing over a bright top or dress.. Ahhhhh…. The black dress with sheer panelling is not my style at all but I do appreciate the design and it's a very sexy dress that would look so hot with hair up, red lippy and either black accessories, or contrasted with a really bright bag or shoes. Amazing… Then there is the pale pink suit with hot crop top underneath.. Def want to own that! Such a goodie.. I probably wouldn't wear the suit, but its beautiful! The outfits in the last 3 images I'm dying over. the printed dress in the third last, the crop top and pants in the second last and then the whole look in the very last image is out of control! So bloody cool. That jacket- so so cool… The skirt, just perfect- the colour and the design. Simple yet makes such a statement, then the printed crop top.. There has been a large amount of crop tops in this collection and I really think its becoming acceptable to wear just a crop top with high waisted pants, shorts or a skirt. Where as a couple of years ago, I think the idea of this look was considered maybe a bit slutty? Or maybe thats just me thinking that.. Ginger and Smart have totally made me want to rock this look though and have fun with my outfits.. At the end of the day, who cares what other people think- as long as you are happy and feel good in what you are wearing, nothing else matters!! Enjoy xx

MBFWA 2013: Designer Toni Maticevski

I first really came to know of the designer Toni Maticevski at my sister, Bridgets wedding a few years ago in Bali, as he designed her beautiful wedding dress. It was truly amazing and fit like a glove. Perfection and she really did look like a princess. After that, I knew he was a very talented, creative designer who of course designs beautiful, romantic and intricate pieces that make a girl feel special and elegant. Like a lady. In saying this, some of his designs are quite edgy and 'out there,' which can be seen in his latest collection shown at the Merecedes Benz Fashion Week 2013. See more photos from the runway by APL Photography HERE on their Facebook page. Models Ruby Jean Wilson and Julia Nobis both walked for Maticevski and looked absolutely amazing. See Ruby in the second photo and Julia in the third. When they are walking, they command such attention and are so engaging its crazy. Even watching the show through a computer screen (which is streaming HERE on Maticevski's website), they have such a strong presence. He had quite a bold colour palette of black, white, red and white mixed with shades of these, and his designs were classic and original. His work with draping is truly amazing- I wonder just how hard it is to come up with the patterns of some of his dresses and skirts.. I can imagine it would be A LOT of work. Anyway, I hope I get to wear some of his designs one day to some special event as they are truly gorgeous, feminine and stunning designs of artwork. Here's my favourites from the show on Tuesday April 8th, 2013. Enjoy xx

LMFF Runway 3. Featuring both my sisters! :)

L'Oreal Paris runway 3, presented by Grazia on Thursday 21st March at 7pm, featured designers, Alice McCall, Ginger & Smart, Ksubi, LIFEwithBIRD, Michael Lo Sordo, Tigerlily and YB J'Aime by Yeojin Bae. To have both sisters in the same show does make me feel pretty proud! This was one night I didn't want to miss out on, as I also love Ksubi- having worked with them for 4 years. Another goodie was Michael Lo Sordo, and I was also impressed with the designs and prints produced by Ginger & Smart, while also loving the lace pieces in theYB J'Aime collection. The first eleven snaps are taken from my camera. They include snaps of my sister and her husband along with the Life with Bird team. Then there is also a snap of Andy Murphy, my fellow devotees Liz Cambage and Davis Yu, and the talented sisters behind the blog 'How Two Live.' Anyway- I feel like we deserve to be very proud of our mix of Australian designers. Not only are they extremely talented, but they all manage to stay original and true to themselves. I think we have some of the best designers in the world and if I could afford to- I would be buying pieces from every collection!  Other photos below are provided by Lucas Dawson. xx