Lady Melbourne

Call it what you will I’ve seen the sands shift and change in this area so rapidly over the last year not to mention three years so I thought I’d take some time to reflect upon just what makes us get along online. This post is aimed at common courtesies I’m seeing left out, forgotten or just done in a way that annoys everyone from the reader to the blogger.

Tweet Ita Buttrose is somewhat of an Australian icon and for those of you reading this from overseas is Australia’s answer to your country’s most well respected fashion magazine editor. Last night Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo aired on the ABC and if Twitter was anything to go by it went off like a [...]

I am quite traditionalist in my racing attire, this is what I normally wear:
Knee length dress
Some sort of jacket that can be easily removed but compliments the outfit if its cold
Gloves
Hat
Sunglasses
Heels
Small bag
Complimentary jewellery

I did think that I was going to get new stationery for my birthday from London, not the grey boots which were a complete indulgence.
Some lovely thank-you cards were delivered however and I now have some gorgeous new cards to add to my collection.

Tweet I took these images in my friends shop, lovely background even if it is a little non-p.c. Speaking of non P.C, the lovely cafe I went to today with a friend for brunch had unisex toilets which he was horrified to discover. It was one of those terribly trendy places where they make the [...]

Tweet Over dinner the other night, I got talking with a male friend of mine on the topic of shaking hands when you meet. He was quite insistent that a firm handshake was essential in making an overall first impression when you meet someone. Perhaps this is more true for a man than a woman(any [...]

TweetIt’s been a while since I’ve done one of these posts, and not because your questions don’t flow through my in box, but I just don’t seem to get around to posting them. Remiss of me I’m sure because I know you are all bursting with plenty of wisdom so I’m throwing this one over [...]

TweetDear Lady Melbourne,It was my friend’s birthday on Monday just passed and I have her present forher, but I didn’t bring it last night when we met up because I wasexpecting to meet with a different friend. So I didn’t mention it, but Ido have a present. Also, I can only make it to the [...]