Spring Florals

Mermaid Killer

Today was a big day for a friend of mine, Felicity Jayn Heath, as her  beloved entrepreneurial 'baby'  came to life.

Mermaid Killer, which launched as the clock striked twelve this morning, is not about fitting in to society's expectations - it's about embracing what you are and what you stand for, loudly and proudly.

Best of all, the stand-out range isn't judgemental or selective to gender or size and lets you be whoever the heck you want to be.

Go on, have a gander.

www.mermaidkiller.com

Meet Courtney

She's modelled for Lady Schmintage only once, but the response was amazing - and it's not hard to see why. 

With a beauty than translates from the inside out, Courtney will listen when you're down, offer advice when you're willing to take it, and most of all hear the words you don't have the courage to say.

Miss Courtney is one of my nearest and dearest friends. And now that she's run away from the small confines of the Central Coast to follow her career, a dominant (and most definitely selfish) part of me wishes she would come back - and soon!

Byron Bay

Where everyone is happy.

A/W 12 David Jones launch

 

For someone who has always wanted to work in editorial, I'm starting to think a job in fashion might actually be for me.

Working backstage as a dresser at the David Jones Autumn/Winter 2012 fashion launch this year was a surprisingly amazing, whirlwind experience. 

Due to my brief experience working in fashion and styling across a number of magazine publications, I was able to see what goes on behind the scenes of a major runway show.

Luckily for me, the model assigned to me for the three days was an absolute delight. Hailing from Romania,  Laura Gorun made dressing her in Josh Goot, Zimmermann, Bianca Spencer and Carl Kapp a breeze.

 'Laura G' (as she was more commonly known) matched her physical beauty with her personable nature and hilarious eastern European humour.

Among Laura and the array of beautiful models was the immaculate Miranda Kerr - who had me giddy like a little girl every time we brushed shoulders amidst the runway chaos. Anyone who knows me will be aware of the borderline obsessive girl crush I've had on Miranda since before she was defined by Victoria's Secret and Orlanda Bloom.

As the David Jones ambassador, Miranda completely lived up to her expectations of being a naturally glamorous, down to earth and grounded beauty - exuding elegance, patience and confidence throughout the show and rehearsals.

While she gracefully opened the show in a  fierce Josh Goot suit and closed the show in a beautiful Collette Dinnigan frock; what was seen in between makes me excited for Autumn/Winter fashion.

Zimmerman,  Bianca Spender and  Dion Lee  were my picks from the show.

Zimmerman displayed beautiful pastels and pretty florals, Dion Lee brightened up the show with the colour blocking combination of electirc blue and orange, and Bianca Spender's main focus was citrus tones.

The experience really was worth my while.

I'll take with me a new found respect for the models who had to grin and bear the pain of walking down the runway in shoes far too small for them, an admiration for the head stylists working around the clock  to make sure every detail was perfected and of course the dressers - who without which, the show would not go on.