Melbourne, You Always Have My Heart...

(via here)

...after only 1 night and 2 days away from Melbourne, I was very much looking forward to my return to this glorious town.

A Valentino Moment

 

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Today is the day. Today is Valentino day.

You can imagine my disappointment quite a few months ago, upon discovering that Valentino's retrospective was A.) not coming to the fashion capital that is my home, Melbourne and B.) was exclusive to the GoMA in Brisbane (?) No disrespect BrisVegas peeps, but Melbourne is the centre of the world, how did this even happen!

Having said this, you can now go ahead and imagine my delight, when a family wedding was scheduled for this exact weekend, leaving me some Saturday leisure time that could only be spent with an abundance of iconic, amazing, genius, inspiring couture.

I. Am. Going. To. Valentino.

if I go a little mad OR get arrested for trying to touch the clothes, don't judge, it's not my fault. This is one of those moments in life where you cannot be held accountable for your actions.

Of course, apologies in advance to my loving, supportive parents who will be coming with me because I asked them to and because Dad's a cultural connoisseur...or something like that (his words).

I'm quite sure that this is how some people feel when they see the Mona Lisa or Picasso's work....Valentino's genius up close and in personal - I need a new word for excited.

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Hart Styling

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I couldn't resist posting this photo of Jessica Hart for several reasons: 1. Every single thing about her outfit is cool perfection, 2. She is amazingly beautiful and 3. If for no other reason than she's an Australian and a Melbourne girl at that.

Knowing my style and the limitations that come with that, this is an outfit I could never pull off- edgy/cool just looks false on me- but whenever I see an outfit of this nature I can't help but occasionally dream of creating an eclectic, casual, carefree fashion moment like this.

Jessica's style is to be admired, it's authentic, original, self assured and so uniquely her. For more inspiring   fashion moments you can visit her fantastic blog: Jessica.Hart/Blog

Have A Fab Week My Lovelies...

('Solar Equation' by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer)

If your in Melbourne this week try to pop over to Fed Square and check out the Solar Equation installation. And people wonder why I love Melbourne so much! Come on, how awesome is it!
Much Love xx

Why I Love Melbourne So Much..

...Hidden Pizza Restaurant. Designed by Joost. Enough Said.

A wall of basil

Recycled material and a wood fire oven

From their website..."the Hidden Pizza Restaurant is one of the newest editions to the Melbourne food scene. All our pizzas are cooked in a wood fire oven using mostly local ingredients and from April 12 – April 25 we’re offering a free pizza to everyone who finds us...at the Hidden Pizza Restaurant, we wanted to show that businesses can use clever environmentally friendly design to operate a business. With the design expertise of Joost Bakker, we created an interior that was largely made out of recycled materials.

It does make me a little annoyed that it was so close to my work and I only just read about it the day it closes. Doh!