| B O H O  B E A C H |

Guaranteed the second it hits summer I, as always come over all boho or as my mate Dave says free spirited, and I love it.  Out with the short statement necklaces, in with the long beads and a little feather here and there never hurt nobody.

So as it was a high of 31 degree in Perth yesterday, the beach was a perfect place to be.  Armed with my trusted leopard print bather from Myer and my fab new bag from Sports Girl, which was a gift from one of my besties Janine, I was good to go.

Swimmer Myer, Shorts & Kimono Paper Scissors, Necklace & Bag Sports Girl, shoes Havaianas 

I am in love with this bag from the lovely Janine the pom-poms and the tassels are screaming out for a boho beach outfit

Since the summer has only really finally arrived in Perth there are many more things on my boho beach shopping list they are:

This fab headband from ETSY as let's face it who washes their hair before the beach so this is absolutely perfect for a beachy up do.

Next is this coin belt also from ETSY.  I saw a picture of a belt like this ages ago on Pinterest and I have been hoping to find the real thing and I am so pleased to say I have!!  This may have to be my next purchase.

The next couple of items on my list are maybe only for wearing when hang out after the beach having a drink or to wear on the way to the beach as the tan lines with these beauties would be interesting.  

Anklets from Free People

Arm candy from Free People

Happy boho beach shopping.

| I M P R O V I S I N G |

The culotte jumpsuit

So as I said in my last post I am obsessed with Culottes . . . 'Hello, my name is Jules and I am a Culottes addict.'  They say the first step, is admitting you have a problem - yeah I have a culotte problem.  

I decided I needed to combine my two of my favourite items of clothing at the moment, the jumpsuit and culottes.  So the hunt was on - I must have a culotte jumpsuit. I searched, what felt like all the shops in the world (well just Perth CBD really) with not one culotte jumpsuit to be found.   There were plenty of jumpsuits but the legs were either tapered or flared, not a culotte leg in sight.

What to do?  It's simple really, get a full length flared jumpsuit and just, get it taken up.  So this I did.  However, rather than getting an expensive jumpsuit, which I was still going to have spend money altering (and also not knowing if this would be successful) I decided I would hit the cheap shops (the jumpsuits are never long enough for a giraffe in a cheaper shop anyway).  So with this thought in mind I headed to Ally.  I was in luck, I found a grey and black plunged neckline (crazy neckline for me) leopard print flared jumpsuit in the sale for on $20 - bargain.  I got them altered for $28 which is a total of $48 for exactly what I was looking for.

Teamed with a beaded necklace from Valley Girl and some fabulous sandals from Rubi Shoes (which by the way are exact copies of Soles Shoes but a fraction of the price) and my trusty Effie Mulberry Bag and I was good to go to my Boss' Christmas party.

I think I may need some more items of clothing that start their lives in a different form, but that is how fun improvising can be.

| H E L L O  9 0 S |

Culottes, spaghetti straps, overalls, cropped tops, front tie shirts  and runners with a dress . . . I had not realised, but the the 90s are back.

So the crazy thing about all this is I can hear myself saying, the things my mum used to say to me, ' I remember these the first time round.'  However, I did not actually realise the 90s had a style, I just thought it was a mix of everything (and a bad one at that) which we would never come to see again.  How wrong was I?

My fist dive back into the 90s was at the end of last summer when I bought (in every colour) some Jelly Shoes, I must admit I did wear them to death.  They are great for Perth as you can make them look smart with an outfit and still be ready to hit the beach.

Shoes - Factory, Shorts - Miss Shop, Top - Paper scissors, Necklace - Sports Girl & Bag - Moschino

Since then my jump back into the 90s has continued I am obsessed with Culottes.  I remember back at school I really wanted a pair of culottes and one of the girls I went to school with had a purple pair - I was so jealous.  However I was so happy when I finally convinced my mum I needed a pair.  Now I am obsessed with them all over again. The good thing about being a giraffe is culottes look good on taller people - it is match made in heaven.  So I bought a pair from Topshop on the open day in Perth - I am just a little in love with their pink culotte-ness.  (I am thinking I will have to do a whole post on culottes as I may have ordered some more).

Another obsession I have at the moment from the 90s is Mom Jeans - I love them!!  They are so comfortable and the outfit possibilities are endless.

90s obsession in one picture - wearing Culottes from Topshop while waiting in line to buy Mom Jeans and a cropped top a H&M in Melbourne

I bought my Mom Jeans at H&M when I was in Melbourne with The Shep and I love them I am so excited about making outfits to work with them.  They are the comfiest jeans ever.

H&M Mom Jeans - $60

So next on my 90s shopping list are:

• Denim Overalls 
• Denim shirts - I feel denim on denim coming on
• Holographic clutch bag - possibly this one from Hello Parry 
• Flannel Shirts
• Not sure on the friendship bracelets revival but I do like these Friendship Watches from Louun

The very top of my list is some Nike runners to bring back the runners with a dress look.

So it is safe to say the 90s are back and I am not so sure any of us really thought it would happen.

| B L O G G E R S  S A L E |

A couple of weekends ago Hello Parry held a massive sale in Northbridge and invited a number of bloggers along to sell some of their stuff too.  So obviously I had to go.  I headed there with a friend of mine, my plan was that I was going to buy a gift for my sister but I knew I was going home with lots of goodies for me really.

I got a fab black plunge neckline playsuit for a steal at $20 from one of the bloggers stalls.  I am slightly obsessed with playsuits and have been for a good year now. The benefits of being a giraffe is that they work for tall people.  

I also got an amazing white with black piping neoprene cape top from Hello Parry for $30.  I still need to give this top a debut must find an outfit which works for this one.

Also from a bloggers stall who was donating all the money from her sales on that day to a women's charity in Perth, I got two necklaces for $2 each - ahhh!  One was an amazing gold, chain mail, tasseled necklace made JUST for me I am certain of it.  The other was a boho beaded dream.

Goodies from Hello Parry Bloggers Sale

So excited for the next sale . . . .

| M E L B S  O U T F I T T I N G |

When ever I go away somewhere the hardest part is the packing as I love to have a choice when I get there.  For Melbourne this was harder as I had heard you can have all different seasons in one day(minus the snow) so I had to be prepared (no cagoules though).  

So the outfit for the first day was my amazing Sass and Bide Blazer I got from my even more amazing friends for my birthday.  I love it so much.  I decided since there was a chance of rain that day I opted for trousers.  I wore my amazing leather look joggers from Cotton On.  I never thought there would be the day I would be wearing joggers out of the house but there are so many smarter jogger options out there these days that they no longer need to be something for lounging around the house.  Cotton On have an excellent range (I may have bought a few) worth a look great price too. 

I was also so excited about this fab new gold chain mail tassel-tastic necklace which I picked up at the Hello Parry Bloggers sale for only $2.  So with a necklace as fab as that it had to be a Sports Girl basic grey top.  All topped off with my favourite bag of all time a birthday gift from The Shep - Mulberry Effie.

I think the outfit enjoyed a trip to Melbourne as much as I did.

Obviously with a coffee to go too

| M E L B O U R N E |

The Shep and I decided we would take a little trip to Melbourne and see what all the fuss was about.  The Shep had been before but with work so had not really had a chance to see the place properly.  I, on the other hand had not been at all.  The day before we were leaving I met my friend for coffee before work and she said 'I am so upset, because one of my best friend is leaving Perth' my was like 'OME who do I know them?'  She said, 'Yeah you, you will go to Melbourne and never want to come back.'

So the tip began.  The Shep and I were up super early doors for our flight and off we went.  We had decided we would stay in St Kilda as it would encourage us to get out and see the city rather than staying in the CBD.  We got in to Melbourne just after lunch time and we were picked up by a lovely driver called Dave who on the trip down to St Kilda told us all out places to visit in Melbourne and places he liked to go (if your hotel offers a car collection from the airport - take it, it was much better than a taxi down and the same price).  When we arrived at out Hotel The Prince it looked lovely it was an old Art Deco Building.  I love all things Art Deco - I often think I was born in the wrong era.  

So I am sure many of you have been to Melbourne or have heard about the cool alley ways with little cafes, bars and amazing street art. Well yes indeed Melbourne is full of these quirky alley ways and The Shep and I explored them all.  When ever we go away we always end up walking for miles and miles and miles.

The Shep, Boyfriend Jeans & Slides marching round Melbs

Hosiers Lane

Lane way behind Chin Chin

Our favourite meal in Melbourne was at Chin Chin.  We have stalked as everyone does the lives and loves of Melbourne on social media and in particularly food as The Shep and I are foodies for sure.  We had read good reviews online about Chin Chin so it was definitely one on the list for our trip.  The particular night we ended up there was the night we decided to wing it.  We were on the tram from St Kilda into the city and we over heard some fellow tram goers talking about Chin Chin (I liked her outfit so thought they were worthy references for the place) so we decided we would head there for some food.  

So glad that we did and so glad that we had not booked a table as it meant we got a seat at the bar.  The bar looks into the kitchen so you get to see the busy chefs cooking away in their very own way which seemed like a synchronised dance routine.

Chin Chin

Amazing Pad Thai (my fav)

The Shep loves a ribs dish

I would say that any trip to Melbourne would not be complete without a trip to Chin Chin but do not book and just wing it - the bar seat is more fun.

There were so many places we visited in Melbourne and I could go on and on about them but instead here are some pics and links for you . . . 

Mr Tulk - great for a coffee and a brownie.  Attached the the library which is worth a look around. 

Prahran Hotel - a fab old hotel brought back to life - worth a visit

State of Grace - great food, great drinks and I am not going to say anything else but ask to go down stairs and see what you can find - MUST go.

The Lui Bar - View from the top - great for a very interesting cocktail - I came home with a plastic spider from mine

The Seamstress - yummy lunch in a lovely old building just gutted the cocktail bar was not open when we went - will just have to go back.

So, this was some of our highlights from Melbourne but I am sure we only touched the surface (I did not see any toasted sandwiches on parachutes dropping from above) guess we will just have to go back again.

| P A P E R  D R E S S |


On a Wednesday morning returning to work from a lovely long weekend away in Melbourne with the Mr Shep I had the opportunity to attend a special breakfast held by Enex100 in the city (before heading back to the office to catch up on those 100s of emails I had waiting for me).  This breakfast was to celebrate Sculpting Style by Zoe Bradley.


I had the absolute honour of seeing the largest paper couture dress to ever hit Australia.  This amazing dress is 6 meters long and 6 meters tall (even taller than me!!).  The dress is made from 1,700 hand crafted Sukura Flowers (Cheery Blossom).  Amazingly the dress was created by only a team of 8 who had to do a crazy 79,000 folds. During an interview with Zoe at the breakfast she joked that she hired people based on their hand size, "small hands and fingers, hmm, your hired".  I thought now that would be an interesting interview question, "now on to the hand measuring section of the interview".  


Each flower was hand crafted by the team of 8 back in London and then individually packed and shipped over to sunny Perth.  Upon arrival in Perth each flower had to by placed by hand to create the masterpiece which is the dress.




Sculpting Stlye by Zoe Bradley

Zoe Bradley herself is a very interesting woman she started her career straight from college working with the late designer Alexander McQueen on show pieces for his Spring Summer Ready to Wear Collection in 1999.  Her first dive in to working with paper was creating window displays for Tiffany and Co.  She has since worked with big names such as Dior, Louis Vuitton and Department Store Selfridges.  

Since the launch of the Paper Dress Zoe has had some request from celebs to create some wearable paper dress for them.  Watch this space could be the next big thing to hit the celeb world (I just hope this are careful around naked flames . . .).

When ENEX100 (http://enex100.com) do an event they do it in style.  This breakfast was part of their Shades of Summer Shopping Event which saw many interesting events through the day from free popcorn in the office tower foyer (I am so lucky to work in the building) to champagne and shopping discounts in the shopping centre.  Looking forward to the next event.

Thanks Enex for the yummy breakfast

Sculpting Style by Zoe Bradley is on display in Enex100 from 03 December 2014 to 31 January 2015.  It really is work a look.