half moon

Model: Roelene (Chadwick)

Hair and make-up: Josie Nakhoul

Styling/Photography: Jysla Kay

As soon as I saw this post by Geneva from A Pair & A Spare inspired by Givenchy's S/S runway show, I knew I had to recreate it in one of my shoots. Different, and maybe a little creepy but 100% fun with a touch of sparkle. Pixie-faced Roelene was so much fun to shoot with, happily standing in the middle of traffic and dancing in the rain -- all for the sake of some shots.

This was the quickest test shoot I've ever done, but it sits high up there with my favourites - an effortless shoot with countless hair flips and stubborn rain.

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Lace Me Up

(Vintage dress (worn as top), Asos pants, Rubi hat, Sportsgirl belt and heels, Temt bag)

The weather has been so beautiful and sunny lately, but I felt like wearing something other than my usual skirt-and-shirt combo today. I've never really been a pants girl because I've been cursed with a long torso and short legs but high waisted bottoms usually do the trick of casting an illusion of longer legs).

I am in love with these lace pants from ASOS, but they don't fit me as well as I had hoped. Not the most accurate size 6 I've come across (AND I'm usually a size 8). Although I still feel a little paranoid that it looks too big on me, I'm too attached to return it. 

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Floral

(Asos dress, Rubi hat, Mooloola heels)

The sun was shining, the breeze was warm, so obviously that calls for some ice-cream and fun. I think I'm using the sunshine as an excuse to wear hats every day, because I haven't been able to stop wearing this taupe hat from Rubi/Cotton On.

There is so much going on with this dress, that makes it so ridiculously fun to wear: frills, front tie-up detailing, uneven hems and pretty dark florals. It's such a different take on the usual florals that is right up my alley.

Now that I've had a small taste of the rainbow, I can't stay away from colours. I used to think that bright colours would take away the sophistication or elegance of an outfit, but I realise now that that is so far from the truth. Trying to be serious doesn't really work for me, so I was inevitably going to drown myself in colours sooner or later.

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