New Love | Ceviche

It is Christmas Eve, that special time of the year when we scurry around the supermarkets and the kitchen, cooking up a storm in preparation for that all important Christmas meal. This year, I am waiting to try out a recipe for Ceviche, a South American cuisine that I discovered last week. It is my new obsession and I seriously can't get enough of it! In case you're wondering, Ceviche is basically raw white fish cooked by citrus juice with a whole bunch of other fresh ingredients thrown in. Here is a recipe from SimplyRecipes, it seems pretty easy to follow :) the recipe suggests wrapping the ceviche in a tortilla with lettuce and salsa but I think it tastes best as a salad. 


Hope you have fun trying it out! 


Merry Christmas
xoxo 

Style Inspiration| Collars

Camille Co. from Lookbook shows us how to style a detachable collar for a festive party look! 

The TwentySeven Exhibition |

Yet another week has gone by and I am now almost halfway through my internship! It is amazing how much time flies when you're working full time. This week has had its few emotionally challenging moments mixed with some good times including work Christmas functions and a movie date with Richard - we watched New Years Eve, the new all-stars cast Hollywood rom com and it wasn't too bad actually! (aside from a few cliches)

On another note, here are the photos from the "Twenty-Seven Exhibition" that I went to a few weeks ago. Featured are the works of some very talented Textiles Design graduates from RMIT, including my best friend Jaz whom you've met before in this post. As Commerce students, what we have to show for our work at the end of three years is simply a list of grades and a piece of paper. But design students bring us colour, patterns and beautiful designs at the end of their 3 years of inspiration-seeking and numerous sleepless nights. We head into the real world armed with our brain full of  theories and soft skills while they head out with their bulk of designs, it's amazing how 3 years can take us down vastly different paths in life.

All above designs from The Secret Garden collection by Jazmine Bradley. 

To find out more about the exhibition, click here and head to the official website. 

Victoria's beautiful secrets|

Black, White and Blue|

I started my internship this week :) and have now been working full-time for 4 official days. I know it doesn't sound like much but coming from a Commerce degree with 13-hour weeks and no classes before 11, waking up at 6:30am every morning to join the "Suits" in the corporate world has been quite a challenge. Part of our internship includes attending the company's annual Ball so here are some happy snaps from the event! This year's Ball was held at the Crown Palladium, which I've never been to at night before. The lights were beautiful and I loved seeing all the girls' dresses, but the best part was hanging out with the other amazing interns :) it sure is nice to work with happy people!  

Me and Kimberley, a fellow UniMelb intern 

Posing with Marko and Elena, fellow interns in Tax 

Blue dresses!! We were all baffled at how everyone decided to wear blue, it was probably the biggest colour trend last night (the other two big trends for dress colours were black and creamy pink ) 

Typical happy snap taken with one arm :) 

Bad music but great lights! 

Here with beer buddy Ryan

And this is my actual buddy Ben, who has been showing me around the office and the good coffee spots! 

I'm not too sure what we were trying to do here, but hey it turned out to be a good photo =) 

Hope you're all enjoying your weekend! x 

Interior design inspirations #4

This the Christmas edition of Interior Design Inspirations, focusing on table settings for that all important Christmas meal. Images were sourced from a few blogs including Belle Maison, House of Turquoise, A Creative Project and Stylish Settings. My favourite out of these is the setting above, with pastel blues and contrasting magentas, glitter filled baubles and shiny stockings, just looking at the photos makes me wish I had my own dining room to decorate for Christmas (more photos of this set can be found on Belle Maison and House of Turquoise). How are you planning to decorate the house this Christmas? x 

Angelica Cheung| Vogue China

There's been a LOT of buzz this year about the exploding demand in China for luxury brands and products. It has been pretty much the dominant topic in fashion business lately. As both a marketing student and a Chinese girl who grew up overseas, I am of course very interested in all of this. So I'm sharing with you a short video from an INSEAD Knowledge interview with Angelica Cheung, the current editor of Vogue China. The publication only started in September 2005 and has interestingly tackled some complex societal issues over the past 6 years. With her quirky bob and frank opinions, Angelica provides some thought-provoking insights into the various consumer/reader demographics in the current Chinese luxury market. 

"You don't sneer at these people. You help them, you include them and through including them they become more educated, and they will become more sophisticated." 

This is my favourite quote from the interview;  fashion people sneering at the "uneducated" (aka unstylish, not in fashion elite circle, mainstream consumers) happens pretty much everywhere, heck, we even have it here in Melbourne at both fashion weeks! It is great to see that the editor of Vogue China is pioneering a change in attitude, kudos to her for leading the charge against all that ridiculous snobbery (Australian fashion assistants, there's a leaf you can take out of this book!). If you would like to share any thoughts on the video, the luxury market or even the snobbery of the fashion pack, feel free to leave a comment below. Hope you're all enjoying the weekend! x