the bubble.

Delayed yet again I know, but I’ve finally gotten a chance to sit for more than 10 minutes and do my post from the Susie Bubble talk by Portable TV.

A few weeks back, my beautiful photographer/fellow blogger Watson and I were lucky enough to see Susie Lau, from the infamous and holy grail of fashion blogs speak on life, fashion and what it’s really like to be a full time blogger.

After a long love afair with The Bub it was really kind of a dream come true to see her speak and share her wisdom, like some sort of
Antipodium-wearing blogging goddess.

Getting to talk to her afterwards was definitely a highlight, chatting to her about our respective blogs and how studying fashion and blogging just seemed to go hand in hand, she was curious about the different fashion courses here and I was able to give her a little insight into the variance from different teriary institutions, in which she seemed really interested, which was awesome.

What I Wore:
Dress (Worn as top): Tree of Life – $39.95
Skirt: Just Jeans – $39.95 on sale
Shoes: Vivienne Westwood/Melissa – $180 on sale
Bag: Sportsgirl – $7 on sale
Necklace: Fancy Lady Industries – $27.95
Headband: Colette – $9.95

Also, can I just take a minute to have a tiny freakout at my beehive?

It is the amazing Two Minute Beehive from Rookie, which you can find here.
I am kind of obsessed with it, and wish to recreate it everyday for the rest of my life, thankyou very much.

Photographs by: Watson.

technicolour dream.

 

While I await my Susie Bubble photos (they’re coming, I promise!)
I shall do a little blog post whilst I am semi confident on how my collection is coming along

This is part two of my little collab with Scylla Designs, and were taken a few weeks ago when Brisbane weather wasnt -100 degrees and practically Arctic.

Not that I’m really complaining, I’ve been lapping up the cold weather, getting all my coats out of storage and having a lot more fun playing with outfits now I don’t have to worry about wearing as little clothing as humanly possible to refrain from melting into a big puddle.

What I’m Wearing:

Top: Vintage – Gifted
Skirt: Topshop – $79.95
Silver Ring: Tree of Life – $9.95
Nailpolish: Sportsgirl in Skeleton – $2.50 on sale

Amethyst Crystal Necklace & Rainbow Titanium Ring – Scylla Designs

I can’t seriously rave about this ring enough, its like a rainbow was trapped inside a giant, pointy rock.
I think would be the most fabulous, amazing, technicolour self-defence weapon.

Check out Sam’s stuff at Scylla Designs.

Photographs by: Watson.

 

 

the botanicals.

I starting to feel like a broken record starting all my posts like this, but I am sorry it has been so long since a proper post.
These images have been sitting on my computer for a few weeks now, ready to be blogged, but life has unfortunately gotten in the way.

My college work has reached an all new level of stress and has only finally given me a little respite.

This has become my go-to outfit recently, thankfully I get to wear it to work, so often results in my strolling around with a giant fringed kimono over the top pretending im some sort of fringing goddess or with a giant beehive acting like some mod rocker.
I swear people who come into my work must think i’m totally mental.

A few weeks ago I was contacted by the beautiful Sam from Syclla Designs to kind of roadtest some of her amazing jewellery and accessories which you will see over the next few posts. Her stuff is really beautiful, excellently made and crazily well priced.
Visting her little workshop made me feel like a kid in a candy store, and after much deliberation she let me leave with a number of little beauties.

Head over to her Facebook page, or her Etsy store and get your hands on some of her pieces.

Oh! And last Friday I attended the AMAZING Susie Bubble lecture at the State Library, so without going on about how fabulous it was for the next 18 million hours, I will just say that I will be posting about it next week once I grab the photos off my photographer!
GAH SO AMAZING.

Okay, I’m done.

What I’m Wearing:

Dress: Tree Of Life– $39.95
Belt: Valleygirl (Don’t judge me) – $9.95
Gold Crystal Necklace: Tree of Life – $25
Moonstone Rings: Tree Of Life, some random store in Melbourne – $72, $36

Floral Headband & Amethyst Crystal Necklace:  Scylla Designs

Photographs by: Watson.

Playing Catchups.

Another busy week, so here’s a quick catch up what has been going on for the past little while:

   

1. My work got a totally new store!!
After slaving away at our tiny old store we got upgraded to the most amazing store. I’ve decided i’m going to live there, no one can stop me.

2. I ate dumplings at Brunswick Social, more than once, and not always sober.
I swear to god their BBQ Pork Buns are amazing whether your night has included Tequila or not.

3.  I had a newspaper article written my Avant Garde piece and me and it was weird but great.
(Also, it’s not too late to vote! Follow this link and vote away! )

4. Had a group of guy friends hiijack my car, only to push it around a shopping centre carpark one late Tuesday night.
#thuglife

5. I splurged a little on new MAC products, pretty new underwear and super skinny new jeans.

6. Headed down to Byron for Easter Sunday;
met up with some friends and just spent the day eating and shopping and wandering and soaking up some much needed sun.

7. Visited Syclla Designs HQ and got to play with some amazing pieces from the super talented Sam Saunders
(Featured post up soon I promise!)

8. Got away with wearing teal velvet and a full length fringed kimono to work.
Can anyone say: I love my job?

9. Attacked my poor unsuspecting boyfriend with the Robin toy he had just bought me.
Sucker.

Avant Garde.

Happy Thursday!
As I am writing this, I am laying awkwardly in bed, procrastinating getting ready for work/consuming something other than the only things I have had all day (Coke & a Cinnamon Scroll) and having to actually leave my bed.

So I thought I should update you all with what has been going on, no outfit post this week (boo), however, more exciting news has come to hand!

I have been selected as a finalist in this years Queensplaza Avant Garde competition!

This amazing competition gives the winner the opportunity to work alongside Akira Isogawa for 2 weeks at his design studio in Sydney, valued at
over $10 000.

AKIRA ISOGAWA!!

This opportunity would truly change my life, with the reward being a priceless and amazing insight into the industry.
I worked my arse off on this assignment for college, and purely the recognition of that has been such a dream come true.

Unfortunately the winner is based on public votes, so I’ve been having to badger all of my friends/family/distant relatives/people I’ve met once/people I’ve never met to vote for but I promise it will all be worth it!

Just for voting you go into the draw to win $1000!

  

Soooooo, if you would like to vote (please note, if you vote for me, I will marry you.)

All you have to do is follow the link on the bottom of this page and click my entry (Taylor)!
Please vote and share on your own blog/facebook walls to give me the best possible chance of winning against some amazing contestants.

If you have voted for me, just comment on this post and if I win, you might get a little present just for being so lovely.

VOTE VOTE VOTE!!

http://register-secure.com.au/services/vote?centreid=QUEE&sfcampaignid=O59YRV607Z

Design, Print Design & Construction: Taylor Luton
Model: Viva Rose
MUA: Bhav Sharan
Photographer: Taylor Luton

date night.

This dress is one of the amazing vintage purchases I spoke of last week,
when I found this lace-y beauty hanging in the back of an overcrowded rack I nearly cried.

Behind the countless hangers of polyester, worn cotton linen and 80′s prints, this dress shone out like a hidden gem.
The lace, the colour, the necklace and the length, it was perfect, and better still it fit, like a glove.
Well, a glove wearing shapewear.

         

I took this baby out for the first time on a date a few weeks ago and said date is now my boyfriend. Thankyou dress!

College work is getting more and more hectic, but it’s only a week until the holidays, and the not so distant mirage of nights out on the town, lazy morning lie in’s and day trips away are calling me.

         

Dress: Vintage – $2.50
Bag: Vintage – $15
Wedges: Rubi – $39.95
Necklace: Tree Of Life: $20
Earrings:  Sportsgirl – $9.95

Photographs by: Watson.

all that glitters.

A proper blog post!
Finally!

Again, apologies for the delay, my college workload builds and builds as the days go on, as does my yearning for playing with outfits and blogging and not looking like a drifter every time I go anywhere because I don’t actually have time to find something decent to wear.

To be perfectly honest, I don’t think the people of Riot, Officeworks or the place that sells mountboard really mind if I wear the same thing three days in a row or that my jeans have a hole in them or my blouse hasnt been ironed but its still nice to dress up at least once a week.

           

In my limited down time last week I managed to sneak away to a new op shop around the corner for me. The last time I visited the stock wasn’t too great and I wasn’t too keen on returning, however on the strong recommendation of a friend, I went back, only to find amazing things and at ridiculously cheap prices. Definitely returned with a beautiful, musty smelling haul.

This shirt is one of them, just sheer enough to be sexy, but not quite enough to shock your grandmother when you leave the house. The combo of the beading and the long sleeves makes it the perfect pre winter staple.

Blouse: Vintage – $2.50
Leather Skirt: Just Jeans – $39.95 on sale
Wedges: Therapy – $20 on sale
Glasses: Specsavers
Earrings:  Brisbane Young Designer Markets – $18

Also, I got glasses! They’ve definitely taken some getting used to, but someone said I looked liked Zooey Deschanel from New Girl in them so I guess I can’t complain.

Photographs by: Watson.

An Ode To Vivienne.

I’ve wanted these shoes for longer than I can remember, I’ve loved them from afar, from up close, but heart breakingly, never from my own wardrobe.
I lusted over them, standing woefully outside the Melissa store, wimpering over the sweet bubblegum scent and wishing the winged beauties would flutter into my life.

When they were released I was a poor, unemployed 16yr high school student, and in no way in a position to buy amazingly ridiculous shoes for $400.
I was flat out affording a dress at Sportsgirl full price (let’s be fair, I still shudder at paying full price at Sportsgirl) , let alone the loves of my life.
After seeing a customer come into my work recently with a pair of fire engine red ones, my love was resparked, I needed them in my life, and I would die without them.

I  trawled the internet, ebay, private sellers, anything I could find, to no avail.
It seems as if once someone had a pair of these beauties they refused to part with them, understandably, once I had them there was no way I was letting these go.

After weeks of nothing except a few lookalikes from Russia and a handful of close contenders, my babies appeared. My size, in the grey marle and from a reputable private seller from the UK, and for 90 pounds (about $180) with shipping, it was a dream come true.

Top: Dotti – $19.95
Skirt: Thrifted from Savers – $4
Bag: Thrifted from Savers – $15
Shoes: Vivienne Westwood X Melissa – $180
Circular Moonstone Ring: Random jewellery store in Sorrento, Melbourne – $30
Quad Moonstone Ring: Tree of Life – $72
Rose Ring: Retrostar Vintage,  Melbourne – $3
Headband: Colette – $9.95

Photographs by: Watson.

Mid Week Mini Post.

I have been a naughty little blogger of late, unfortunately I have been spending my nights cramped in my tiny single bed, surrounded by sketches, pencils, my laptop and about 8000 other random things that probably make me look like some sort of officeworks hoarder.

So another mini post again this week, unfortunately the last week has been scarily busy and I haven’t been able to write a proper post.
So I don’t feel like a total cop out, here’s what I’ve been upto for the past few weeks.

                                                                                 

1. I found out I was as blind as a small, aging russian lady and had to get glasses. Seriously, choosing glasses is one of the trickiest things you can do, trying to channel Zooey Deschanel mixed with 50′s housewife is harder than it sounds.

2. I spent an increasing amount of time at The Fabric Store, seriously, if you live in Brisbane and you havent been here yet, go, even if you don’t sew, its amazing that Brisbane FINALLY has a decent fabric store, I feel like an ADHD kid in a toy warehouse every time I step through the door.

3. Had an amazing breakfast at Sourced Grocer to say goodbye to my dear friend Gab as she heads off to Melbourne to study, I miss her like crazy already and its only been a week or so.

4. My little goodbye note from Gab, which made me cry, she even drew a little picture of everyone!

5. I tried a Henna Wax Treatment. Seriously, if you haven’t tried this yet, drop whatever you are doing and go to Priceline right now. It makes my peroxide ravaged mane actually touchable and it’s the cheapest intensive treatment on the market. The tub costs $6 and my waist length locks only used about a 1/5 of the tub in one treatment. There are plenty of reviews on the internet already but my hot tip is to ignore the 20-30 minute development time and just pop it on before bed with a shower cap and let that baby soak overnight.

6. I started making my Final Collection, the be all and end all of 3 years of study, I will post more details soon, but for now, a little sneaky peak of my moodboard.

7. I finally ordered my “Fat” necklace from Natalie Perkins, I have loved this beauty from afar for a long time, I had seen it time and time again on other bloggers and wished whole heartedly that I would have enough confidence to rock one. When I saw the silver mirror ones go back up on the webstore I knew it was time, I have loved her from the minute she arrived in the post and I feel so fat and empowered and beautiful when I wear her.

8. My glasses arrived! I’m definitely still getting used to them, and I’m not ashamed to say that I have repeatedly tried to scratch my eye whilst wearing them, hurting my finger and smudging my glasses in the process.

9. Have experienced the bizarre Brisbane weather of late, I seriously feel like I should  take an umbrella, cardigan and my bathers everywhere I go because it constantly changes from 22° to thunder storms to 36° in about 3 hours, bravo Brisbane.

So there it is, my life in 9 hipster images, I super pinky swear girl scout promise that there will be a proper post next week, and if there’s not, feel free to chase me down.

Please don’t actually do that, I’m sure a friendly message would do the trick.

Spots.

I love polka dots.
I love them.
There is no hiding it, I am an addict and there is no shame to my love.
I stare at them lovingly hanging in my wardrobe, every colour, size and shape, even looking at them puts a smile on my face.
I am truly obsessed, I have bags, I have shoes, tops, skirts, numerous dresses and countless accessories.
They have featured in 4/10 of the outfits posts on this blog and I am 100% okay with that.
This obsession is slowly spinning out of control, to the point where my life is becoming a hybrid of Zoeey Deschanel’s character in New Girl and a dalmation.

Speaking of Zoeey Deschanel, this week I found out that I am in serious need of glasses. Years of squinting and straining, hunched over lightboxes, sketch pads and easels have turned me blind as a bat and as of the next two weeks I will be required to wear glasses full time.

                        

The prospect of choosing glasses made me queasy. So many styles, shapes, colours and tints. Having never had to wear glasses before made the situation that much worse that I had the poor Specsavers girl running laps around the store to find the perfect fit. As my style changes quite regularly it was particuarly tricky to find pairs versatile enough to match whatever hair-brained outfit I had thrown together 10 minutes before leaving because college work had kept me up until 3am and I had snoozed my alarm 8 too many times, but that were still nice enough looking I didn’t look like a grandmother on welfare.

I ended up choosing a Matte Black pair from the Gok Wan range with the slightest Cat Eye + a Deschanel-esque square tortiseshell pair for a more casual look.
(Both of which will feature in upcoming posts I assure you.)

Top: T By Bettina Liano – $40 on sale
Skirt: Thrifted – $8
Bag: Myer – $20
Shoes: Payless Shoes – $14 on sale
Ring: Diva- $3 on sale
Lipstick: Random chemist bargain bin in Pearl Fuschia – $3

Photographs by: Watson.