Sugar Plum Princesses

Still in the spirit of the most celebrated holiday on earth, these photos are taken by my dear buddy Natalia with the concept taken from the Nutcracker's classic character, the sugar plum princess, featuring my sweet yet not-so-little pumpkin of a sister ..... (drumrolls required for the major drama queen) Christy! Actually the results seems to have nothing to do with the original idea apart from the colour scheme used- the shy shade of blush, the airy fairy feel- and also the warmth of the holiday season. Guess that's about it. Oh well, hope it still makes the cut and spread the joy of the festivities!

isn't she the cutest!  
wearing a tight yet frilly dress from Hong Kong, pink lacey socks with bows, her very own ballet flats she normally performs in on the left, my Miu Miu ballet flats and myself for props (yes, I was one of the props. whew) while reading one of the New York Times Bestseller, The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart. Such a creative book  accompanied with astounding illustrations. A feast for the eyes and the mind indeed.
This gotta be one of my longest caption ever.

my turn to read! hee.
wearing a bow rhinestones ring from Diva and a giant cameo ring from... guess where. A SURF SHOP.
Yes people, I'm not kidding.

Christy pretending to be on a call with this retro cellphone radiation protection with volume control. love this old school looking gadget in pink.

seems I'm the copycat here. stealing her phone and made her sulked. oops.
wearing my Bardot blush pink, poofy tulle dress -a steal from its annual warehouse sale- and my pointy Valentino princess heels. Christy's Forever New tweed heart-shaped bag as props.

Snow in Daylesford

Road trips are the best thing ever besides losing a few kilograms over a Krispy Kreme diet - not that it has ever happened to me, but if that works for any of you please let me know- a brand new pair of shoes and late night ramblings. I got to visit Daylesford during my last road trip with my dearest friends on spring break and guess what we encounter: SNOW! Does that drop any jaws?

mine did.

can you see those glistening drops? the most perfect veil of all.
lucky i brought my winter soulmate, the Forever New throw, along.

For your information, there is no snow in Australia unless you're on some mountain top or any of the sort so this is groundbreaking. At least for me and my friends. We ended up sticking our tongues out desperately, jumping up and down and frantically clicking on any cameras we brought. Long forgotten is the plan to pay a visit to the lavender farm. Oops. But I did attempt to take some outfit shots as originally planned! It's not down to the details I wanted to since it was seriously freezing cold but here are some of the quite successful attempts.

seriously faking spring. excuse the unraveling knots behind. blame all the tremblings. hee.
wearing my favourite silk floral dress from Forever New and my go to picnic/road trip hat from Dotti.

pretending it's easy, breezy warm with my ASOS sunnies.

favourite shot out of all! on the downside, i missed the view of my friend being chased by not one, but TWO geese while doing this. too bad. good thing i did hear him screamed like a girl while chased down by furious quacks, something all of us won't forget in a long, long time. bahahahah,

 my princess heels from Valentino. pointy and pink with bows attached, i couldn't feel any girli-er. wheeee!

After attempts done with blizzards and storm in between, I finally gave up and return to my good old throw. Ave still managed to capture some lovely shots though! Thank God for Ave, I wouldn't manage without her.

say hello to mr. Cambridge Satchel again! Borrowed Ave's sandals from Windsor Smith as suggested by her, she loves how it goes with my outfit.

my hilarious friend, note: the one being chased by the geese, broke my icy smile as soon as he stepped in. guess i'll laugh much more at him without any consideration of his annoyance. gosh that sounds so proper.

anyway you get what i mean. i'll laugh and laugh and laugh 'til he's pissed and laugh some more. hahahahahahahahahah.

my male model of the day, Ren! Isn't he cute? By the way, this is Ave's baby boy.

i made myself his godmother without any acknowledgment of his parents. heehee. a kiss for Ren, looking chic in his Harry Potter glasses and breton shirt, for being such a good company at the shoot!

Good times indeed. Definitely wishing for more trips on 2013!

Picnic!

Spring has hit and it has been lovely ever since! If you ever listened to Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows by Leslie Gore, that's how it feels this past week. What better way to celebrate besides going for a picnic?

the perfect picnic munchies : Toscano chocolate brioche, SnagStand hotdogs, Hansi's pink lemonade, Shapes. Excuse the toe.

and of course cupcakes! I love how my skirt turns into an emergency picnic mat. 

glorious view of the Royal Exhibition Building.

The bag I can't stop carrying around lately, the baby blue Cambridge Satchel and the glasses a friend can't stop wearing from Super. It matches the yellow flowers and the grass so well my friends told me it should just stay there forever! Don't worry people, of course we brought it home.  

A gentle mist follows afterwards and I got to take this picture! yaay to spring, even the rain was cute. Wearing I.D.S top, the Forever New throw I've been living in for quite a while now, ASOS gingham skirt, Coach umbrella &my favourite unknown red mary jane/loafers pumps.

Stay spring forever, dear Melbourne. Pretty please!

Captains of Industry

Industrial chic has been going on for sometimes but I must say Captains of Industry does it best. Located opposite GPO, the place indeed is a hidden gem in Melbourne's busy CBD.  

all the pretty people, just chillin'.

the view overlooking Melbourne's GPO.

vintage sewing machine

boxer gloves and old pictures 

not so sure what these are. but they're pretty!

 Was visiting the place with the girlies and fell in love with them at an instant. I never thought I would ever fall in love with a sandwich, but yes people, I just did.  

presumably the best sandwich ever. and the blackberry vixen me blurred in the background.  

the chicken sandwich for those weight watchers out there

Had the roast beef sandwich (knowing how greedy I am, guess it's just wrong if I ordered chicken) and some of beautiful scallops for brunch the other day and I kept coming back for the entire week. Talk about obsessed. 

the oh-so-sexy scallops. Ryan Gosling hot. 

Oooh and not to mention the amazing coffee they make and Lulu, the gorgeous coffee machine! 

the baby.  

the mummy a.k.a Lulu

don't you love the colour combination? complimentary bread and butter next to the lovechild.

mmm mmm mmmm.  me, coffee, and my Forever New throw that I've been living in.

 Best yet, not only it serves good food and coffee, the place also caters the needs of you gentlemen as they have a hairdresser, tailors and a leather goods workshop. I guess you might have got to it through all the place's details. Felt like I'm in a super cool-indie smurf village every time I pay a visit.

leather goods workshop   

hand-made leather bags

buckles and belts

the hairdresser. how adorable is that pole!

tailor's corner.

Nothing beats lazy mornings just chilling out here. Lovely services, lovely food. Do pay a visit, fellow Melbournians!