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Illustrations by Sandra Suy 

for Rouge Magazine 

It's been a while since I last blogged; I've been through a "rough patch" recently, one of those periods where everything bad just happens, one day after another. I'm sure we've all had times like these, and in the midst of my chaos I seemed to have lost my passion for blogging. 

Here is a short post on some beautiful illustrations that I've found on fashion gone rogue. I've always admired people who are able to draw beautiful fashion illustrations because I can't really draw haha well I can draw clothes, but not faces or hands, those proportions are just so confusing! 

Enjoy the illustrations, and the beautiful day ahead. x 

November Wishlist

Sportsgirl chunky agae necklace 

Sportsgirl Summer geisha wedge 

Forever New compact mirror 

Forever New Sienna Beauty Case

Sportsgirl Ibiza beaded clutch 

(un)Subtlety meets Magnum

On my way to finding must-follow fashion twitter accounts today (I had just started a Twitter account you see), I came across this video. For those of you who haven't seen it before: it is short "film" directed by Karl Lagerfeld, starring Rachel Bilson and that f***ing hot male model Baptiste Giabiconi (I can never remember how to spell his name). By film they really mean long version of your typical ice cream ad. I've seen quite a few Magnum ads before, and they like to make their chocolate blocks on a stick seem all glamorous and desirable, with Brangelina look-a-likes pulling off super spy moves and girl in evening gown sliding her way down a building to get to those Magnum ice cream bars. This ad, and the two below, are just as over the top as the rest of those Magnum ads and you know what? It is probably the worst thing I've ever seen Lagerfeld  direct! Actually I think that they are so bad that they are hilarious, but I'll let you be the judge of that. 

                                                 

                                                 

Despite how bad these "films" are, I'll probably go try one of those ice creams someday just to see how Rachel Bilson felt when she repeatedly bit into those chocolate blocks. I wonder how many takes she did for those ads...

xoxo 

Turquoise|

Got this bracelet from Colette the other day, I love the bright jewel colour and so far it has been perfect with just about any summer outfit. What do you think of the bracelet? And what's your favorite piece of jewelry this season? X

The "Secret Garden" Shoot|

I have finally finished my last Bachelor of Commerce exam yesterday and it is such a relief to not have to pick up another textbook again for a while! Although the odd thing is, now that I'm not busy studying, I don't really know what to do with myself. Do you ever feel like that after a really busy couple of weeks? I call it "post-exam withdrawls that no one wants to have". Went on a little shopping spree yesterday and watched Midnight in Paris. It was an amazing film. Very interesting concepts and quite philosophical in some parts but still managed to be light and entertaining overall. I won't tell you any more about it in case I accidentally spoil it for you but it is worth a trip to the cinema for.

A while back I mentioned that I worked on a photoshoot for my best friend Jaz's graduation project. I have finally been given permission to post up my behind the scenes photos so here they are! 

The narrative of this shoot was basically a forest nymph hiding around a secret garden. The focus was on the fabric of the dress, designed by RMIT Textiles Design graduate Jazmine Bradley (see her blog here) featuring garden motifs including birds, butterflies and gnomes. Incidentally we also brought a gnome to our shoot that day. 

Setting up the flowers that did not want to stay on those branches...

camera vs. camera - photographer Emily capturing Elle in action 

Natalie, Jaz and Elle pose for a happy snap at the end of the shoot. 

Dress fabric & print design: 

Jazmine 

http://www.jazartdesignstudio.blogspot.com/
Jazart Design Studio Facebook Page

Photographers: 

Elle  (bohemianprints.com) 

Emily  (EMC Photography)

Angie (Kaleidoscope of Fashion)

Model: Natalie

Hair & Make-up: 

SOGO Hair and Make-up 

Props: 

Freedom Furniture 

Flowers Vasette 

what the water gave me|

Here I am still obsessing about the CHANEL Spring 2012 collection. Found these exquisite backstage photos from CHANEL News en route to my favourite study soundtrack (the music that was used for the Spring/Summer show last year when they transformed the Grand Palais into a massive garden - the entire piece runs for about 15 mins long and you can find it hidden somewhere in the backlog of posts, or just on youtube if you're looking for a shortcut!) I've got my first exam coming up this Monday, the marks of which will make or break my chance of getting into Marketing honours so it really is crunch time! Hope you've been productive with your studies and good luck if you've got exams coming up! x 

Cute picture of Coco (also found on CHANEL News). I wonder if she'd look this happy if she could see from above what Karl and all the amazing people at CHANEL have done for her brand... <3