Britex Fabric Store in San Francisco

I had so much fun shopping at the Britex Fabric Store in San Francisco near Union Square today. I was looking for a perfect lace for my next wedding dress for my client Kari B. of Davis, CA. It took a while finding the right lace, but after 30 minutes, I found the right lace. I hope my client will like it too. The laces are on the 3rd floor for those of you who might be interested.

Surf and Turf

Sabo Skirt Lounge Tunic Top/ One Teaspoon Bandits/ Sportsgirl Boots/ Lovisa Skull Ring/ Magali Pascall Thin Rose Gold Rings/ Le Specs 'Elmo' Sunglasses/ Michael Kors Rose Gold Watch



Its safe to say that One Teaspoon are one of my favourite aussie labels. and since they launched their 'Love Cats' collection, Ive pretty much wanted their whole new range. I am on their website at least once weekly, and last week saw these Bandits in the Navy Stripe and instantaneously had to have them, my life depended on it :) to my despair though they had sold out online, almost crying at this stage I made it my mission to find these in store before summer. 
I happened to be in Byron Bay last week and walked into this little boutique called 11:11 and lo and behold they had them in my size staring right at me, I literally almost kissed the shop assistant and purchased them straight away.
The reason I love the 'Bandits', is that they are so easy to wear with anything, the hem has a perfect line to it and its cuffed in all the right places, flattering any body shape.They come in such a multitude of colours and washes making it hard to choose but also suiting everyone's tastes. Needeless to say i am one happy lady :)

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Christine and Ryan Odell's Wedding Sunday, September 2, 2012

I got to attend Christine and Ryan's wedding last Sunday in San Francisco Zoo.  It was a lot of work working on her two wedding dresses since I only had 3 weeks to work on them, but I had a great time working with the bride.

Christine B. of Davis, California

I worked on two wedding dresses for Christine B for Sunday, September 2, 2012. Christine bought both dresses from American Cancer Society Discovery Thrift Shop (ACS) because she says, "ACS saves lives and creates a world with less cancer, more birthdays, and weddings." I took both dresses and made to fit Christine. We made many changes especially the second dress. I really enjoyed working with Christine. She was so creative that she helped me design her second dress. Enjoy!

Christine B. of Davis, CA Sunday, September 2012

Retro Rewind

Asos Floral Pencil Skirt (Similar Here) / Eleven Rain Drops Jumper/ Asos Heels (Similar Here)/ Sabo Skirt Rose Gold Bracelet/ Lovissa Skull Ring/ Joy Jewelery Peace Bracelet/  Michael Kors Watch


New Seasons designs are starting to show up all over the place now that we have officially skipped into spring, pencil skirts which were once kept purely for 'office wear' have been updated with bold colours and digital prints to inject that flair and vibrance that spring demands from us here is Australia. I found this particular pencil skirt when I was doing 'research' (As I like to call it) for floral prints and have noticed that since purchasing it from ASOS, floral or printed pencil skirts are everywhere!

I have gone for a retro feel for this shoot with a cropped lace jumper from Eleven Rain Drops to show the skirt off, keep it simple and make sure the actual print remains the talking point. Its quite the change from what I am normally wearing, but it's one of my favourite looks so far this year. I think this is definitely a look that every woman should work into their wardrobe.


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Fairy Floss

Sabo Skirt Jumper/ Sabo Skirt Shorts/ Sportsgirl Boots/ Le Specs 'StElmos' Sunglasses/ ASOS Bracelet/ Joy Bracelet/ Lovissa Bracelet/ Lovissa Jewel Skull Ring/ Michael Kors Watch




Whats not to love with oversize jumpers, possibly the best invention for when you want to look fashionable but cant be bothered thinking too much about the "outfit". I find these little gems so easy to team with just about anything in my cupboard and still feel 'put together'. There are so many endless options when looking for o/s jumpers as just about every shop online and in store have a great variety for all shapes and sizes. This means that everyone....and yes I mean everyone can wear them and look effortless. In this shoot I have chosen a Sabo Skirt jumper which almost reminds me of fairyfloss, don't ask my why, I guess it was the first thing that popped into my head with all the colours?!
I teamed it with lace shorts and some biker boots that I picked up from Sportsgirl to toughen up the look and make it more grungier (is that even a word??) Anyway spring is just around the corner and oversize jumpers are around to stay, so I say get amongst it and wear it with skinnes, shorts or anything else you feel fabulous in.


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