Autumn approaching...

Autumn is such a lovely season.

There's a chilliness about it that's refreshingly biting and I love that coats, pullovers and beanies start to reappear in public.

I went shopping today on my day off work. Checked out Parramatta Westfield and all the shops were rolling out their Autumn/Winter ranges!

Highlights:

** Coming across this cute Mohair Pointelle Pullover in Portmans.

I love the close fitting nature of this piece, plus the knit detail is absolutely gorgeous. Can't wait to wear this during the first chilly day of Autumn. Seriously, I walked out of the store the first time not quite knowing which colour to buy this pullover in (it comes in this colour, plus a light grey), but I immediately came back 10 minutes later because I couldn't get the piece out of my head! Haha. Ended up getting the jumper in the above shade because it has more colour :)

** Stumbling across a very adorable beige Popcorn Beanie in Kookai.

I will take a photo of it as soon as I can but for now, take my word for it - it is such a great find for $30AU. The popcorn stitching is very unusual but cute and the design of the beanie itself is nifty as well. The sides actually extend so that it covered your ears!!

Finally something I've been trying to look for for years has been a sleeveless quilted puffer jacket! They are not very common at all in Australia retail stores. I have searched far and wide for these cute pieces but no such luck as yet. If anyone knows where to find it, let me know and I will be there in a heartbeat ;) Haha. Perfect to wear over a simple closefitted long sleeve top. Although I'm not a fan of fur hoodie so without it makes the piece must better I think!

TiMer: A good or not so good idea?

I was in the video store the other day and came across a little indie movie which looked really intriguing. It was called TiMer and the basic storyline was of a 29 year old women who was looking for her soulmate in a society where people over the ages of 14 could have implanted in their wrists timers which counted down to the day they'd meet their soulmate. The moment you set eyes on your mate, both you and your soulmate's timers will go off simultaneously.

Now the catch is not every timer implanted reflects a countdown to meeting your soulmate. Many are blank and that's because a person's timer will not commence counting down UNTIL their soulmate implants their own timer.

That, my friend, lies the twist.

Now this movie got me thinking. Say we existed in such a world and the following happened: What would you do if you met someone you had a connection to, but knew that based on this timer system, that he was not The One? What would you do?

One might argue that it wouldn't be worth the investment. Love is after all about investment (to an extent). Putting in the hard yards, the effort, the care to create something meaningful with someone you share a connection with. If you knew for a fact that he had his own soulmate (as you did) and that he would meet her in say 156 days 16 minutes and 37 seconds, would you be prepared to suffer the heartbreak, pain and eventual separation from him should you accidentally fall for him in the process of being with him in the here and now?

Would you take that detour knowing that you'd definitely lose him to another in precisely that many days?

The premise of the film is so interesting. I mean love is something we can all agree is incredibly uncertain but what would you do if you knew with certainty you were not to be with someone?

Humans are odd creatures. Perhaps like Oona you choose to pursue the relationship and find joy with someone who you know you won't end up with.

Maybe that isn't so wrong at all.

I walked away from the film thinking that it showed another way of being. That perhaps we shouldn't see the skewed decisions we make about our relationships as huge mistakes to be shoved into our past. That perhaps this film is a celebration of what life is actually around - detours. In this sci - fi love story, Oona clearly and knowingly took a detour with Mikey (her love interest) and ended up finding much joy and friendship from the pairing. The lessons she learnt aren't something I myself can even articulate but I do know that she developed as a person in ways that helped her be a better partner for her eventual partner.

It's often said that humans are hedonistic creatures, driven by pleasure but I think it's much simpler than that.

We just want to be loved - and some of us are prepared to go on detours to experience that.

Ginger ginger apple

Today was so so fun :)

Went to the city for the first time in ages during daylight hours and explored some interesting shopping haunts with a friend.

A few new shops have popped up, especially in the new shopping complex developments on Pitt Street - Westfield and MidCity and can I say that I felt like I was wondering in a maze at one point because of how huge it all is!

Some highlights today included:

** Purchasing my first ever petite parfum by Urban Rituelle. It's called Ginger Apple which comes in the most adorable package and bottle...

The sizing of the actual bottle is ideal for carrying in your handbag (it's about 15 cms long) and the amount is reasonable for the prize ($13.95 for 12ml).

Mind you, this wasn't the actual reason I was drawn to this fragance whilst I was cruising around Forever New. The scent itself is so so so delicious! My first thought was seriously: "Yum!!" I don't know about you but I love the scent of apples and spice and the combination created by this brand is refreshingly sugary yet spiced!

Makes me feel like I'm nibbling on an apple pie ;)

Shades of grey

I just had a thought tonight as I was browsing those some photos: Grey is a colour that's often underrated.

The emo brother of silver, the washed out cousin of black... It's often seen as a bleak reflection of one's mood or at its best, a simple, uncomplicated neutral.

But for me personally, grey is the colour that moves me the most.





I took this picture on a bus last week on my way to Canberra to see a dear friend from high school. The grey sky looked like it would crack open at any moment, bits of blue peeking out reminding me of simpler times, but I remember the scene reminding me of a poignant moment I had walking by myself in Iwaki Park, Japan when I was visiting another dear friend of mine two years ago. It wasn't that anything spectacular occurred at the time. It was simply because the green and the grey was so beautiful that I nearly cried and I didn't know why.

Two years on, I felt that same emotion and it's odd that the greyness of the clouds was what struck me the most.

Likewise, there was a song I heard on the radio on Saturday by a wonderfully progressive American group called Diddy Dirty-Money - Ass on the Floor.

Having been a huge fan of this relatively new group consisting of its founder Sean "Diddy" Combs, along with Dawn Richard and Kalenna Harper, I love that their music embodies what others have described as "futuristic soul." It's unusual, refreshing and the clips are equally beautiful.

I wanted to share this clip because its use of cool shades, especially the greys, are absolutely stunning. It's not at all alienating as you'd expect - the overall effect goes to show that grey is one of the most intriguing and misunderstood colours of the colour scheme.

Continuing on this random note, I was compelled to do a bit of beading and try to create some pieces of jewellery for fun.

The cutest beads were probably the gold ones I bought from Lincraft and the purple organza roses.

I absolutely love organza.

For those not so familiar with the material, organza is a thin, sheer fabric often made of silk and the effect is astonishingly pretty. Check it out when you have a chance but trust me when I say that it's one of the prettiest fabrics out there :)

Shades of green tea lattes and clarity

Apologises all for being missing in action for the past week. Work’s been crazy with several mishaps, much laminating and classroom training but my mind’s always off with the fairies thinking about pretty panties and bras.

Trust me on that ;)

However it sounds odd but another thing that’s been on my mind has been the thought of green tea lattes.

Haha, now how can I explain that without sounding more weird?

Let’s put it this way: I love green tea lattes as much as I love lingerie. On days where I’m particularly stressed and simply want to veg out, there’s nothing I love the more than vegging out with a warm cup of green tea and milky goodness.

My love for it stemmed from my initial discovery of green tea (fullstop) when I visited Japan for the first time when I was 16. My host family was forever pouring me cups of it during meals and I grew to like it plus realised that my skin was becoming clearer by the day!

I continued to drink green tea after I came back to Australia but last year sipped my first green tea latte from Starbucks (freshly brewed and recommended by my friend Annie).  I haven’t looked back since and am officially a lover of lingerie AND green tea!

To celebrate the wonderfulness of green tea lattes I wanted to post up my favourite green tea coloured lingerie...

This is a gorgeous piece called Columbe by luxury lingerie company princesse TAM TAM.

I discovered this amazingly cute brand while I checking out a hot lingerie spread featured in a back issue of Marie Claire. I was immediately drawn to the flirty femininity of their lingerie and I loved its sheerness and understated vintage, floral prints. It's bliss!

On other news, I was in a rough patch before but have found that I've reached the lightest, most positive spot I've been in in months. Reflection is a great thing but it's not until things happen that clarity and ephiphanies emerge. All I can say is that I'm really lucky to have the friends that I have in my life so thank you :) You make my day, week and years in a way that noone else can, will, nor should. Suddenly it's clear where I want to be and it is here.

There's a particular song which captures how I'm feeling at the moment.It's not the actual lyrics sung by Miss Alexis Jordan in her track Good Girl, but the infectiousness of the beat and its effect on me whenever I hear it.

I feel giddy!

Lovely lovely layers...

It's a known fact that lingerie is underwear. Underwear is underwear is underwear. But I never thought of lingerie in terms of layers until I came across a lovely brand called The Lake and Stars.

This brand charmed me straightaway. Thoughtfully created by young US designers Nikki Dekker and Maayan Zilberman, this line cleverly mixes clean lines with classic shapes in silk chiffons, herringbone and arygle nets to create beautifully understated underwear.

I love that this brand is so refreshingly quiet. Quiet in a way that contrasts with say the loudness of say Deborah Marquit and Ravijour's lingerie.

I love the flowiness of this piece and those bottoms are cute! Sleeping in that would be bliss...

Now this piece featured above, Genius Romper by The Lake and Stars is absolutely stunning. It was first featured in Sex and the City movie and as you can see, is like no other lingerie piece around! Made from cotton, it has silk ribbon details on the front, has a comfortable elastic waist and elastic straps. To complete this cute little piece, there's a keyhole on the back! Very unusual but also very cute!

The Lake and Stars is sold around the world in Hong Kong, the US, Japan and lucky for us Australians, in Sydney by a store called the Little Flirt. Check it out with you have a chance!

Fluorescent lingerie?! (That's just odd...)

Would you believe it...?! Well it's actually quite sexy!

I was browsing through a few lingerie sites and stumbled across a very intriguing intimate apparel designer called Deborah Marquit.

My first glimpse of her designs literally stopped me in my tracks:



It was the vibrancy of the colours - practically popping from this snapshot that made me want to learn more about this designer. I don't know about you but the sheerness of the purple bra contrasted with the honeysuckle pink against the opaque floral print is just downright kooky! It's so odd but the effect of such strange contrasts turns out to be some serious eye candy!

So I was compelled to start exploring...

My findings on Deborah Marquit after a bit of good ol' digging:

• Her pieces became infamous after a Miss Carrie Bradshaw showed it off under black lights in Season Four of one of my favourite shows Sex and the City.
• For over 25 years she's been using unstandard materials like camouflage print in cotton twill and vinyl with bright palettes and patterns to produce the most visually surreal bras and bottoms on the market.
• She is driven by the philosophy that wearing these fluorescent colours 'reveres the body pleasing the psyche by reflecting light to and from the body.' (Now that's a direct psychoanalytical quote from her website!)

I don't know about you but I never imagined that lingerie could be tied so closely with psychology! After three years of studying psych, I really wish we'd had a unit of study titled the psychology of lingerie!

Check her range out...

This shade of emerald green is one colour I honestly believe we don't see enough of in everyday life. In the form of a bra set, this colour just pops!

Gossip Girl's Leighton Leester modelling a bra produced by her...



Deborah Marquit's fusion of materials, cuts and vibrant colours make this line one I'll definitely check out if I go to the US...Enjoy!

On a random note I'm still in a highly musical mood and am listening to some great tracks which make me smile.

Amerie featuring Eve - 1 thing: I love that she uses the numeral 1 rather than the word.

Kayne West and Pusha T- Runaway: This song sent chills down my spine when I heard it on my way home from work. Love that they use the word doosh and jerkoffs... It's refreshing to hear such an anti-love song! ;)

Hellogoodbye - Here in Your Arms: This song is so likeable. It meant alot of me back in the day but now it's just one of those songs that makes me smile the moment I hear it out of the blue. They never play this track on the radio but perhaps it's because it's such a rarity that makes it so special. Check it out! So pretty!

Tiesto featuring Christian Burns - In the Dark: I actually came across this track during my first year of uni when I used to do spin classes every week at my gym. I was fully obsessed with those classes - not so much for my own fitness but because of the chance to sweat whilst listening to some freaking awesome tracks like this one :)

Video Blitz!

Can I just say: Tonight's drive home from work was awesome. The radio kept playing good song after good song and I've arrived home in a musical mood.

Just commenced on a itunes downloading blitz, googling and clicking 'buy' on all the songs I've heard and liked in the past weeks. Surely clicking $1.69 20 times can't be cheap?

Anyway, here's some songs I'm currently crushing on :)

Fabolous - You be Killing Em: This song is hot. I've had it as my ringtone for the past few months simply because I love the riff at the beginning. Makes answering my phone fun because I get to hear this song. Also, certainly helps that the clip is classy!

Jeremih featuring 50 Cent - Down On Me: This beat for this track was what drew me in initially. I heard it one Sunday night on a US radio show I love listening to on my way home from work after a long day and was hooked! The lyrics are incredibly dirty and obscene in the traditional of Jeremih but I choose to ignore their meaning and to listen just to the beat. Very, very sexy!

Aston Martin Music - Rick Ross featuring Drake and Chrisette Michele: To be honest the best parts of this track are when Chrisette sings her part and when Drake raps - purely because it's Drake rapping ;)


Finally, there's a beautiful little track by Nicki Minaj featuring Drake called Moment 4 Life. The clip is just as beautiful as the track itself. Very catchy and intriguing. I've been listening to this song over and over again and haven't gotten sick of it at all.

Slinky and sweet treats

I was exploring a few online stores for lingerie pieces and came across some beautiful pieces from one of the best brands out on the Australian market Elle Macpherson Intimates.

This range is unbelievable. It is so pretty that I honestly wouldn't want to cover it up!

The colours are bright and fresh, the cuts are simple yet sexy, and there's always captivatingly cute pieces in each collection released.

One that caught my eye straightaway was the Dot to Dot Delight bra which made my eyes pop because it is so adorable.

This hot little contour bra has a cute lace triming and is just as comfortable as it is sexy.

It comes with matching microfibre bottoms - either in a bikini or G String form, which look the same from the front.

Then we have her Fly Butterfly Fly collection which is just as delectable. I love the lace and the slinkiness of this piece. I was practically drooling.

Lovers of shades of purple, enjoy...



And for those who are a bit environmentally friendly...

As you can see this collection comes in a range of colours such as lilac, black, green, and a deep red but the one that caught my eye as a bit unusual was the orange coloured bra in this range.

Maybe because my job requires me to wear orange but I honestly think that this bra is absolutely gorgeous! The offwhite lace trimming adds an intricacy to this bra which is lovely and the sleekness of the orange material makes you feel luxurious which is exactly how lingerie should make us feel! I'm infatuated with this contrast of colours.

On a similar note, I really like the look of Elle's Sumptuous range. It comes in one colour only but the effect of the safron yellow silk coupled with the nude stretch lace is incredibly hot in a kooky way.

Even the nude bow at the front is gorgeous.

The Matahari range was yet another one that caught my eye... Certainly pricier with the bra alone ranging in the 80AU plus category but that's probably the price you pay for the handmade detail that's gone into it: little glistening sequins have been handsewn onto this bra for effect.

Finally if you weren't already in love with Elle Macpherson by now, check out her Afterwear collection and no doubt you will be. It's a varied array of incredibly comfortable loungewear and sleepwear. Melt into the beautiful Dusk Till Dawn nightgown pictured below and feel pretty in pink with the lace adorned neckline and bra back design.



However my personal favourite woulde definitely be her Cloud Swing chemise (pictured below). It's a balconette bra and panty set which is so simplistic, it's enchanting. I'm loving the bright orange trimming!