in absentia

some pretty things to tide you over...

i seriously die for these sunglasses. someone rip them off for cheapskies, STAT. pc jac&jil. want.

a wang awesomeness from tavi, want.

beautiful boy from turnedout, want.

us vogue awesome editorial with the awesome gael monfils. also from tavi.

all hail christian louboutin. pc jac&jil. want.

leigh lezark and alexa chung = girl crushes in one place = eee. pc knight cat.

If you can meet with triumph and disaster and treat those two imposters just the same...

melbourne from federation square steps at dusk. this has been my wallpaper for ages now and i can't bring myself to change it, i was just waiting for some friends when i took it. sometimes you forget to notice what your own city looks like. and that its pretty awesome.

title is from the poem If by Rudyard Kipling.

its just against everything, ever...and yet its everywhere...

pc. stylesightings, jeffreycampbell, opening ceremony, bleachblack

buckle boots.
most unflattering footwear, possible on the planet. its like you took a boot, and decided that as many ankle straps as possible would someone how not be a million times worse than just one ankle strap.
a certain very attractive and healthy blogger who shall remain unnamed posted pics of herself in one of the pairs of boots above and by golly, not her best idea to date.

peep toe boots.
oxymoron.
stupid.
just. plain. CONFUSING...
are you a boot or a sandal? pick one and STICK WITH IT.
[the first pic provides a good example of a sandal boot hybrid to which i refer.]

at least the chloe sevigny ones don't have the usual awkward amount of toe poking out the front and they look good on HER, but come on people. she's chloe fkn sevigny. do you have legs like that? really? i know i bloody well don't.
speaking of chloe sevigny, the girl in the first pic, is not her, but looks like her no?

END RANT.

what was that? life? what? thats not at all what i expected...

busy
life
time
consuming

best friend gone to US. sad face. guy above reminds me of him. pc: jak&jil.
holidays over. sad face.
fashion in backseat. sad face.

degas in real life

shoes right one undone lol - tony biance [$30!!!], jeans - cheap monday, coat - red berry [$20!!!], tee - remember me, scarf and bag - vintaaaaage darling. don't call me a recessionista, but daaaymn thats a cheap outfit.

went to the ballet with the female members of the family, 5 of us, it was nice, and one freeze in particular looked like the most perfect painting that degas himself would've been proud. the nutcracker: the story of clara was so beautiful i loved every minute. I wore this great coat i picked up at the end of last winter for next to nothing, ace colour. and the shoes were my 'im halfway through exams fuck yes' present to myself. speaking of exams, last one this arvo, must fly. real and concrete chance of me failing it, i have an acute thoracic-lumber back strain [!] which, along with sub standard preparation ISN'T HELPING. BYE NOW.

thin captain crackers

eating brie on them
listening to augie march's song about them
life could be worse.

dress by cyn, blazer by lollipop, ruched leggings from supre, NEWish boots by EOS, broken ankle by me :P.

a legitimate excuse to bring a camera to work = opportunity for pics amongst all the pretty books. On the right we have the current affairs/environment/science section and on our left we have history. shot a few quick pics but i do actually work in this shop so not too many :(.
lighting was horrible so i had to edit a bit anyway.

aaaaand i have a exam in 4 hours, i should be in the procrastination olympics or something this is AMAZING. i mean im obvz just SO prepared...right...yeah...ok cya.

twentyfourninetyfive

preen resort 10
pc: geometricsleep

is how much my valleygirl version of this skirt cost me, which i bought a couple of months ago before resort had even shown. who knew. only outfit that ive documented involving said skirt is below, can't see it very well but meh, best i could do. the print is totally identical btdubzzzz.