Teenage Crime

One thing I absolutely love about the area I live in is it's abundance of street art. No, not graffiti. This is art, people.

These pics are literally taken outside my neighbours. Growing up, the walls were changed up every year or so, new colours, new shapes, new artists. 

Somedays you'd catch them working on their new pieces, ask if you don't mind you watching them, (they never do) and you sit in the gutter or on a milk crate, slightly light-headed from the fumes, and just watch these new pieces unfold.

Wearing: Boohoo tights, Valleygirl Tshirt, Evil Twin Kimono, Windsor Smith Boots, Cotton On Beanie

Surry Hills

Wearing: Minkpink Elephant Tee, Cheap Monday Jeans, Windor Smith boots, Gifted Cardigan

Overused word of the day: cute.

Surry Hills has got to be one of the cutest suburbs in Sydney, you could literally just spend hours and hours walking the back streets pointing out everything, from detailed iron fences, to a pastel hued row of terraces, to the talking parrot on the shoulder of a local on Crown St. 

Cafe hopping is a must in Surry Hills, but with the adorability ratings of every coffee house off the roof, its a tough choice to make. 

So for a great day out, roam the streets of Surry Hills. Don't look at any maps, don't make any plans, just wander. There's plenty to catch the eye, some great street art pieces and a multitude of good food.

Don't forget to finish the day with a triple scoop of messina however!

Stay Colourful

 

Wearing: Vintage lace top, Mink Pink pants, Vintage booties, Gifted cardigan, Gloss Bag 

 A recent wardrobe addition from the Mink Pink sale, I am loving these pants! Always a fan of funky pants, the print is so bright and tropical, there's something to be said about brightening up your day wearing island flora on your legs. So with the slightest bit of sun outside, I headed out, dodging the usual dark winter attires that passed me, chilled back at Marrickville cafe Double Roasters, with the biggest masala chai tea set up (like. ever.) and pranced around the alleyways nearby. 

So if you're bracing the winter months at the moment, splash some colour in that wardrobe! Literally if you must.

Peace out and stay colourful

xx

Reflections

The other day I had to drop my brother off for his soccer game the other day, and with an hour or two to kill I went for a walk. And what a walk!

This is the Cooks River, a river that runs throughout Sydney, notorious throughout my childhood environmental studies as a breeding ground of pollution and dumping. Basically it was disgusting. As much as a love waterways, rivers and beach fronts, I'd learnt to avoid the parks and reserves that fronted the river but for the first time in so long, the river was beautiful.

The water was still, allowing for reflections of all sorts to show upon the river. Massively trippy.

So get out there and discover whats around you! Maybe even rediscover something you once overlooked and try to see the beauty in it all.

Easy as a walk in the park. Literally. 

Beach Bum

Before Sydney's weather went cray, the Aussie weather gods gave way to a lil bit of sunshine, with thermometers actually rising above 20 degrees. If only for a day. So a friend and I thought what better way to spend the last moderately temperate day than at the beach. We took a ferry across Sydney's harbour up to the north shore to Manly Beach, cruised the shops, ate a delish brekkie and sat on the beach for hours just enjoying the day. 

Wearing:  Vintage Denim jacket, Supre Trousers, Vintage Hendrix tee, Vintage Booties, Thai Silk scarf 

Patchy

Earlier this month I headed down to Sydney's annual craft and quilt fair, mostly to see my HSC major work on display but also to wander the aisles of stalls selling thousands of fat quarters, foam scrap booking stickers, glass beads and tid-bits of lace. Here's my outfit from the day:

Vintage Jacket, DIY t-shirt, Dr Denim Jeans, Vintage Booties

Minkpink Warehouse Sale

Hit up the House of Quirky's warehouse sale yesterday, sorted through millions of racks of clothes, threw boxes around and must've tried on everything they had. This is probably one of my favourite sales each year, and this year did not disappoint! 

Racks and racks of clothes 

Even more on the floor

My maybe pile. Then my maybe maybe pile. 

Sick unicorn denim vest

The days buys. 

Clockwise left to right:

Evil Twin crochet maxi with attached mini dress $30

Minkpink floral/polka blouse $5

Staple the Label georgette blazer $5

Minkpink elephant tee $10

Minkpink pleather moto pants $5

Somedays lovin' gold knit $5

Minkpink tropical pants $5

Minkpink black batwing knit $5

Hunt No More print shorts $5

Pretty good deals right?? Most are $5 from the sample/faulty boxes, so some are samples and have nothing wrong with them. Others I found with small years in seams that can be eaaaaasily fixed by the sewing savvy chica ;)