Trivial | Baby Sand Cat

A rare baby Sand Cat was born to Israel’s Safari Zoo recently. Once a common cat in the dunes of Israel, the cat has become basically extinct in the region. The newborn has given hope to conversationalists who hope one day to reintroduce the Sand Cat to the wild. - The Uniblog

Fashion | Miss Unkon Summer/Spring 2012/13 MBFWA

This has to be, hands down, my favourite collection that came to light during this years Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia.

So light and flowing with the lovely soft colours broken up by the occasional all black outfit. 

I love the second, shorter black dress. Anything with a sharp collar catches my attention IMMEDIATELY. So crisp and clean. But the last dress, the one leading down the runway is simply delicious. It is so fragile and innocent. It almost looks edible!! Must admit my favourite part of the out fit is the embroidery on the front of the skirt. It is just too perfect.

The shoes also fit the collection oh-so perfectly because they aren't loud or attention grabbing at all. The perfectly neutral colour, simple design with 2 wide straps, and the tall wedge are just.... MWAH! PERFECT! With such delicate fabrics and colours using loud and bold shoes would ruin the whole aurora of the collection. And if I do say so myself, those shoes look damn comfortable! Such a rare occurrence in runway shows! I would not mind hiking around in them all day.

It is my dream (THAT IS GOING TO COME TRUE) that I will go to MBFWA next year. UHHHH it would be amazing. And I plan on dragging the beautiful Lydia Bishop along with me!

Tell me what you think! I always love to know.

xo Enjoy.

All images via Vogue Australia

Inspiration | Exploded Flowers by Qi Wei

Lily, Hibiscus, Hydrangea, Orchid, Red Rose, Lotus, sunflower.
Such a simple, but astonishingly powerful concept by Qi Wei makes you realize the complex nature of such an everyday object, flowers. The various shapes, textures and patterns are so much more noticeable when you can look at each petal individually and  when it is splayed out in such a nature.
It is also amazing how different flowers take up different amounts of space one they are disassembled. The small red rose takes up so much more space compared to a bigger flower, such as the sunflower.
This collection makes already beautiful and interesting objects fascinating once again.

You can find more of Qi Wei's projects on her website Here.

Fashion | Vogue Paris September 1999

Audrey Marnay in ‘L’aura Du Froid’ by Eric Traoré for Vogue Paris September 1999

I love her freckles.. They produce a sort of... Innocence... And her eyes! They are so big and almost black. Beauty.

One of my favourite editorials ever.

Enjoy.

Photo's via here

Fashion | Anthropologie July '11 Look Book

Yum yum yum.
Find more Here.

Fashion | A Little Bag Inspiration

I have never felt this way abut a bag in a LONG time.
The colour, the shape, the studs, the matching wrist bands. AMAZING.
Paris Fashion Week really pulled up some beautiful objects.

Inspiration | Andrew Miller, BRAND SPIRIT.

47/100 Swingline

27 April 2012

42/100 Band-Aid

22 April 2012

39/100 Kodak

19 April 2012

35/100 Crayola

15 April 2012

 

32/100 McDonald's

12 April 2012

22/100 Coca- Cola

02 April 2012

16/100 Maxwell

27 March 2012

12/100 Red Strip

23 March 2012

1/100 Heinz

12 March 2012

Ever day, for 100 days, Andrew Miller will paint on branded object totally white, thus removing all visual branding, and in his words, "reducing the object to its purest form. He has called this project, Brand Spirit. Clever name if you ask me.

Miller can purchase each object for less than $10, it can be something that he owns, something he is given by someone else, or something that he finds.

I have loved this idea ever since I was it when he was only up to 12 objects, and I have been meaning to share it ever since. Well, I have stopped procrastinating, and here it is.

Enjoy. 

You can find all the rest of the Brand Spirit collection on his Tumblr, Here.

Trivial | A Gentleman's Guide

And to carry on my over the top zeal for bow ties, here is a Gentleman's Guide to tying a bow tie!
Now onto the Ball!

Inspiration | Florian Nicolle

Pen and water colour. Yum

Life | Yogi Bunni

I love yoga and I wish that I could do it more, and I am suck the sucker for cute yoga pictures!
Enjoy.

Fashion | Forage Bow Ties

I have had an obsession with bow ties for as long as I can remember. I just love them. So when I stumbled on the brand, Forage, I immediately fell inlove. They are so perfect. And Who loves the last little quick sketch of the Thistle bow tie?
Cuteness.

Fashion | Gus

There once were three skater friends. Add a little design skill, a bit of business smarts and a touch of photography and here you have New Zealand brand, Gus. Gus, a premier New Zealand men's fashion line, was created by Angus Dobson, Hamish McRae and Joe Dowling. Men of the world rejoice, as men's fashion is taking one gigantic leap forward. Gus exposes men's fashion to a new plethora of fabrics, textures and styles that frankly have not been seen in accessible brands before.
So, get on your horses off to Gus's website, which lists stockists and will soon have their own store very, very soon. gus.co.nz GET ON IT.

Just as a side note, who love the models hair? look like mine when I first wake up. Why is it that men can get away with so much more things?!