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Australian Luxury: BOWERHAUS

Bowerhaus is an emerging Australian luxury jewellery label featuring semi-precious stones and baroque pearls. I discovered them a while back but it's not until I actually got my hands on one of their necklaces that I was able to see the true beauty in their work. This is the 'Gardenia' necklace made with adventurine, jadeite and malachite with a baroque pearl and an 18K WGP Clasp. A new one to watch on the Australian luxury accessories scene in my book!

Beauty Tips for Long Haul Flights

Flying long haul means different things to different people. Four hours on a plane may be your limit, or perhaps (and if you are Australian) you might be used to up to 14 hours for one flight. Flying to New York from Australia for example will see you clock up 20 hours flying time. Kind of insane, right?! As I've done my fair share of overseas travel this year I thought perhaps I'd share what I use pre, during and post flight to keep my skin, hair and nails in shape.

An Ode To New York

I wore this outfit for lunch on Sunday past and it reminded me of my time in New York. Namely because this is a vintage Diane Von Furstenberg dress that I picked up at the Chelsea Antique Garage that I'm wearing with a cuff that was given to me by my sister-in-law who also lives there. I got around in outfits like this when I was there for six weeks earlier in the year (seems like an eon ago now!) and so that's why this outfit, is an ode to New York.

The Seamstress by Maria Duenas book review

I was drawn to the plot line because it mixed mystery, espionage and fashion (who knew?!) and Duenas paints evocative descriptions of exotic locations. I was absolutely transported to Tangiers, Madrid, Tetouan and Lisbon of the 1930s but when I got there I found myself needing a more nuanced emotional story. Women who consistently get butterflies in their stomach, annoy me. Have you read a good book lately? I’d love to hear what you recommend, it might end up next months reading!

LADY PETROVA X LADY MELBOURNE

Here's two amazing Melbourne labels you need to know about if you don't already: Lady Petrova and Anna Davern. One of my passions for the blog over the years has been the opportunity to bring you local Melbourne and Australian designers, and I'm so proud to have shot both designers current collections for this blog post. When I visited both of them in their store and studio respectively I thought that they were a match made in fashion heaven, even though they'd not been paired together before.