My Friend Binny

be different

2011-10-28T22:37:00.000+10:00

This reminds be of the almost painfully beautiful Kerouac quote...

“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow Roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars”

pants obsessed

2011-09-22T11:33:00.001+10:00

1. Emilio Pucci

2. Alexander McQueen

3. Moschino Cheap & Chic

4. Missoni

summer

2011-09-20T09:11:00.000+10:00

I used to think that Winter was my favourite season. I convinced myself so wholly of this that I devoted my closet to wool and khaki and now every time I open the door it horrifies me. It's spring now, but it feels like summer and that makes me very, very happy. Neon! This is my summer wishlist...What is on yours?

perfect

2011-09-11T10:33:00.000+10:00

streetfsn

fierce princess

2011-02-28T17:16:00.000+10:00

justjared

I can not handle how amazing this is. Oh my god. Who was your favourite from the Oscars?

collector's item

2011-01-13T10:45:00.003+10:00

Some of fashion's elite recently scouted some modern day pieces for Style.com's 'Buy Now, Hurray Later", which they predict will be the "vintage of the future" i.e. highly coveted collectibles in the years to come. It was one of the most interesting things I'd read in a long while, and I wish my Mum had bloody read it (thanks Daddy for keeping all your Levi's)!. You can check out their picks here, but to give you a quick snapshot some of the choices were McQueen's last collection, Phoebe Philo's first for Celine, Viktor and Rolf's tulle dresses, the Olympia Le-Tan book clutches, and a black Chanel dress from Spring 2011.

I thought I might add to the list with a few picks of my own...

Valentino Fall 2009 Couture (I had to limit myself - I would pick every collection including this one and onwards if I could. Maybe I could just buy Chiuri and Piccioli?)

The Celine Box

Pamela Love Talon Cuff

Prada Lucite 'Chandelier' Sandals & Overlay from Spring 2010

jakandjil,style.com

What would you add to the list?

2011-01-05T19:15:00.000+10:00

The ubiquitous leather, leopard and mini everything of the past few years have seen vamp become a trend in itself; you can now step out in a leather mini, fur coat and red lipstick and be lauded by the fashion gods rather than mistaken for a hooker. I'm not opposed to this at all, but I'm drawn to the subdued version much more so, because I'm a sucker for comfort and have a penchant for layering. Alexa Chung embodies this "understated sexniness" as she labels it, so perfectly - maintaining that allure without just emanating pure sex. Those little divergences - flats and low heels instead of sky-high Loubs, kitsch-y pieces instead of diamonds and thick knits thrown over everything - coupled with the constant of high hemlines are so perfect. I feel such a cliche writing a style post about Alexa, but there is just no one who does it quite like her.

marieclaire thefashioncult mylifetime

ADR in Little Miss Maximalist

2010-12-31T16:01:00.000+10:00

Anna Dello Russo by Juergen Teller for W

I could preach about minimalism all day - I'm addicted to that streamlined, uncomplicated wonderland. It's hard to do so though, after seeing these pictures of ADR's apartment. First of all, let me preface this by saying that I absolutely love her. She's so fabulous, isn't she - so much more exciting than most fashion people. Thus, I may be a little bias, but after seeing an editorial in W of her apartment all I wanted to do was go out and buy clutter and paint everything gold. That leopard print is pretty enticing too.

kaftan

2010-12-14T16:27:00.002+10:00

1. Camilla Kaftan
2. Chanel Resort '11

I was at a beach side cafe once when I saw a 20-something girl in a pink, white & yellow kaftan, wayfarers, bare-footed and fresh faced with her hair pulled back into a bun. That was three years ago and to this day I still hold that girl's look as the epitomy of effortlessly chic summer dressing. She looked so fresh, so cool. I searched high and low for a kaftan like her's, and while I didn't find one I became entranced with many others - the outrageously beautiful prints and hues are irresistable. While they may have these intricate patterns they are simultaneously simple, just something you throw on and walk out the door. They can be dressed up - heels, a myriad of jewelry - but that isn't what kaftans are about to me; they should be left uncomplicated.

p.s. check this out - resort brights. Just what I needed!

christmas wishlist

2010-12-13T21:04:00.001+10:00

While a White Christmas is a particularly enchanting idea, I just can't envision Christmas without sweltering heat and poolside barbeques. There's something about the combination of it all, the glittering water, the seafood, the scorching sun that creates a wonderful, ebullient atmosphere and is so refreshing. I suppose this is true of Australian summer in general, which has grown on me after the ridiculously awful weather. The vibrant hues - the rich orange of lobster shell encasing beautifully white flesh, the delicious pink of watermelons and my favourite, the unimaginably pure aqua of the ocean to name a few - are so beautifully unadulterated. Simple and uncomplicated. So this Christmas my wishlist is focused around channeling this sartorially, and I thought these might come in handy...

1. Ksubi Shorts, $200
2. One Teaspoon Dress, $250
p.s. I'm not sure if you can tell from this photo, but the bustier of this dress is pearl encrusted. Incredible.
3. White Sands Bikini, $189
4. Billy Bride Rings, $differ

in love

2010-12-13T03:26:00.000+10:00

source: pamela love

This will probably sound incredibly ridiculous but I watched the Miley Cyrus bong video and all I could concentrate on was her insanely beautiful Pamela Love Arrowhead Ring. I've drooled over it a million times on Polyvore, but never seen it gracing someones finger. Speaking broadly, it isn't particularly versatile, yet in terms of my style it would be; I would wear this anytime, with anything. I love that her collections have somewhat of a Gothic, haunting undertone yet manage to be exceptionally sophisticated. Her famous talon cuff is pretty spectacular too...

the perfect skirt.

2010-09-27T17:32:00.001+10:00

I was doing a bit of wistful browsing when I came across this pleated leather skirt from the Alice + Olivia F/W Collection. I'm not usually an A+O girl, but I can't fault this skirt, it's incredible. It can be moulded to suit almost any style, but while so versatile it is still a stand out piece, which is no mean feat. It also has pleats, leather & a high hemline - and I'm a sucker for each of these so you can imagine how I feel about all three in one piece! So how would you wear it?

in the bedroom

2010-09-25T18:25:00.003+10:00

decorista, tumblr

Whenever I browse through outfits I go crazy for the opulent, statement looks yet in practise I always opt for minimalism. I'm not sure why, call me lazy but nothing beats a fresh white shirt paired with some vintage shorts and docs. In redecorating my bedroom I've realised that the same applies to my approach towards interior design; I could spend ages devouring glamorous homes overflowing with colour, yet I'm a sucker for clean white minimalism.
What about you?

wishlist

2010-09-03T19:49:00.002+10:00

1) litter jewlery

2) boots & brogues

3) sleeveless blouses

4) karla spetic everything

littersf, polyvore, studded hearts + karla spetic

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mixing my favourite things...

2010-08-26T22:56:00.001+10:00

"It’s hard to stay mad when there’s so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I feel like I’m seeing it all at once, and it’s too much. My heart fills up like a balloon that’s about to burst. And then I remember to relax, and stop trying to hold on to it. And then it flows through me like rain. And I can’t feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life" American Beauty

studded hearts, zanita, nardivile, tumblr 1. ruby lookbook 2. double rings3. rough gems4. back details5. button ups6. all white 7. maxi skirts What are your favourite things/quotes?

in love.

2010-08-20T17:34:00.005+10:00

There are really no words that suffice when describing my love for Stella McCartney.

p.s. my all-time favourite Stella dress...

hanneli + style.com

hell and heaven can be one and the same

2010-08-06T20:32:00.003+10:00

my essentials

What are your summer picks?

mixing it up a little

2010-07-18T18:40:00.001+10:00

Wouldn't you love to be that crazy girl who mixes prints like a pro and manages to weave in some deliciously extravagant costume jewelry pieces?

credit: fecskirt.blogg.se, jak&jil, the glamourai, style.com,

soldier up

2010-07-09T11:16:00.003+10:00

I love that the military trend resurges every few seasons, and get a lot more excited than I should about seeing designers' reinterpretations. I love the Chloe Fall 09 RTW collection, becasue it so completley encapsulates my defintion of the trend. Don't get me wrong, I love a good army surplus jacket, but my interpretation of the trend differs from the mainstream batalion-jacketed opinion. That's one of the best things about fashion though - it can be whatever you want it to be.

source: style.com

from the archives

2010-07-01T10:23:00.001+10:00

Christian Dior RTW Spring 2009 will forever be one of my favourites. There's beautifully vibrant mini dresses, then insanely lovely long sheer dresses. The best of both worlds...
photos: style.com

2010-06-24T22:14:00.004+10:00

"When I wake up in the morning, I feel just like any other insecure 24-year-old girl.

Then I say, ‘Bitch, you’re Lady GaGa, you get up and walk the walk today" -

GaGa

Thank god for the crazy. What would fashion be without the all the GaGas of the world? Those who just simply put, wear whatever the hell they want. Not only are they imperative to the continuous evolution of fashion, but are also a lovely reminder to the rest of the world that there is more to life than normalcy. Their creativity is undoubtedly inspiring; literally in that they've spawned numerous copy-cats and chain store collections, and conceptually in that when getting dressed in the morning it's kind of nice to think of people like GaGa and Swinton and think hey, I might just try something a little different today.

tumblr, style.com, stockholmstreetstyle

disclaimer - please don't take this as encouragement to destroy beautiful birkins
p.s. check out TWINCAT VINTAGE for insanely lovely vintage clothes.

Margherita Missoni

2010-06-22T12:58:00.003+10:00

tumblr, style.com

Wouldn't you love to be Margherita Missoni for a day? I mean who else looks looks like a goddess with a starfish stuck on their head? She is the queen of mixology, and while her outfits aren't necessarily conventional, she pulls them off with such aplomb that would entice even the most devout minimalists to try a print.

oh my lanta

2010-06-14T20:13:00.004+10:00

Vena Cava Resort 2011
hoooooooooly shit, my favourite ever.

wouldn't it be nice...

2010-06-08T20:54:00.011+10:00

"I think I'll go to Boston...

I think I'll start a new life,

I think I'll start it over, where no one knows my name,

I'll get out of California, I'm tired of the weather,

I think I'll get a lover and fly him out to Spain...

I think I'll go to Boston,

I think that I'm just tired

I think I need a new town, to leave this all behind...

I think I need a sunrise, I'm tired of the sunset,

I hear it's nice in the Summer, some snow would be nice"

via garancedore, hanellimustapara

formal

2010-06-06T19:44:00.003+10:00

I think I've posted about it before (yes, I am that lazy that I can't be bothered to check), but my formal is coming up and I need a dress. All the dresses I've seen are either a gazillion dollars or hideously, vomit inducingly ugly. Thus, I've come to the conclusion that I will get one made and have been looking for some inspiration...

all via style.com

p.s. check out this amazing lookbook from NZ label Ruby.

winter

2010-05-24T23:42:00.003+10:00

I love the cardigans, the wool, the velvet, the bobby socks, the long skirts and every single thing about winter. Getting lost under layers upon layers of wool, leather, denim and anything else that I can wrap myself up in. These beautfiul ensembles transport me to a winter wonderland where I'm insanely cold and ecstatically happy...

credit: openingceremony,altimiranyc, mrnewton + copenhagenstreetstyle

This is what I'd fill my closet with...

australian fashion

2010-05-14T17:39:00.000+10:00

via grazia

How killer are these looks from Alice McCall's RAFW show? So Aussie.

What would you do?

2010-05-03T21:20:00.002+10:00

1. Lucien Pellat-Finet Breton Top or Forever 21 Breton top
2. Oscar De La Renta statement necklace or Arden B. statement necklace
3. Balmain Lace-up Boots or Matalan Lace-up Boots
4. Stella McCartney Black Boyfriend Jacket or Debenhams Black Boyfriend Jacket

P.S. Stereotyping people by their favourite author. Haha.

dessert fetish

2010-04-26T18:05:00.001+10:00

I've had a thing for cooking latley, and have been totally seduced by food porn all over the web.

You have to visit Ming Makes Cupcakes. I don't even have words for this site. I'm in love.

Canelle et Vanille is the perfect food blog. Mouth watering recipes, with equally alluring photography. Pink Macaroons and strawberry salads. Need I say more?

you don't know how much it counts..

2010-04-21T22:16:00.000+10:00

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In 2003, the New Yorker published an article called 'Jumpers'. The article chronicled the deeply saddening amount of people who take their own lives by jumping from the ironically beautiful Golden Gate Bridge. After the suicide of one man, the FBI and local police were working together in an effort to understand the man's actions. They found a note...

"I’m going to walk to the bridge. If one person smiles at me on the way, I will not jump"

So today, wherever you are, whoever you are, whatever you do, just give someone a smile. Someone you don't even know. You don't know how precious this small act can be; how much it can mean to someone. However, for me this doesn't simply carry the message of the importance of giving a smile, rather it's a reminder that we've all forgotton what it is to be truly altruistic.

i'm in lust

2010-04-16T22:48:00.005+10:00

Friend of Mine Jacket, $295.00
Opening Ceremony sandals, $525.00
Sass and Bide Leggings, $890.00

All from here

!!!!!!!

2010-04-15T23:44:00.002+10:00

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“Hey girls, you’re beautiful. Don’t look at those stupid magazines with sticklike models. Eat healthy and exercise. That’s all. Don’t let anyone tell you you’re not good enough. You are good enough, you are too good. Love your family with all your heart and listen to it. You are gorgeous, whether you’re a size 3 or a size 14. It doesn’t matter what you look like on the outside, as long as you’re a good person, as long as you respect others. I know it’s been told hundreds of times before, but it’s true. Hey girls, you are beautiful”

- Gerard Way

switch

2010-04-09T22:14:00.003+10:00

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Firstly, maybe I can just swap hair with either of these girls...

stella mccartney via, erdem via
...clothes with these...

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...my food with this and my frown with his smile
“We must do extraordinary things. We have to. It would be absurd not to” Dave Eggers

happy easter

2010-04-04T21:49:00.001+10:00

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money doesn't buy happiness...

2010-03-24T07:28:00.002+10:00

Everybody Have Fun
Elizabeth Kolbert
"Over the past three and a half decades, real per-capita income in the United States has risen from just over seventeen thousand dollars to almost twenty-seven thousand dollars. During that same period, the average new home in the U.S. grew in size by almost fifty per cent; the number of cars in the country increased by more than a hundred and twenty million; the proportion of families owning personal computers rose from zero to seventy per cent; and so on. Yet, since the early seventies, the percentage of Americans who describe themselves as either “very happy” or “pretty happy” has remained virtually unchanged. Indeed, the average level of self-reported happiness, or “subjective well-being,” appears to have been flat going all the way back to the nineteen-fifties, when real per-capita income was less than half what it is today"

hamptons garden parties

2010-03-18T21:38:00.001+10:00

source: net-a-porter

Stella Mccartney dress, £787
Vivienne Westwoo bag, £409
Jimmy Choo shoes, £200
Eugenia Kim headband, £200
Tom Binns Necklace, £708

2010-03-14T19:32:00.001+10:00

images via tumblr

I want these rooooooooooms! Especially the one on the bottom left; the feature wall and every single thing about it.

oscars after party dresses

2010-03-12T21:20:00.000+10:00

So I'm pretty sure that everyone has seen the gowns from the Oscars red carpet. The fabulous after-party dresses didn't get enough attention though, and as they kicked ass I thought I should give them the attention they deserve

Holy shit I love Angie Harmon's dress. I would also like to be Hilary Swank.

images via shinystyle.tv, zimbio.com, justjared.net

2010-03-08T21:50:00.002+10:00

“When adults say, “Teenagers think they are invincible” with that sly, stupid smile on their faces, they don’t know how right they are. We need never be hopeless, because we can never be irreparably broken. We think that we are invincible because we are. We cannot be born, and we cannot die. Like all energy, we can only change shapes and sizes and manifestations. They forget that when they get old. They get scared of losing and failing. But that part of us greater than the sum of our parts cannot begin and cannot end, and so it cannot fail"

John Green

we could all do with some pretty, I think..

2010-03-04T20:47:00.000+10:00

source: netaporter

Fendi heels, £946.96

Malene Birger dress, £160.87

Fendi dress, £1,983.70

Erdem dress, £1,764.55

Rochas dress, £887.90

Lanvin Earrings, £417.39

2010-03-02T07:25:00.001+10:00

Why is being different so unappreciated by society? Why do people concentrate on the price of being different, rather than the wonderful perks of being individual? Why must we all now conform to the mainstream view of what is beautiful and what defines sucssess? Difference is what makes the world an interesting place, so why don't you leap outside your sphere of unfufilling normalcy, and experience the invigorating taste of individuality.

"Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary" Cecil Beaton

2010-02-27T09:39:00.005+10:00

“I think we spend too much time wondering why we’re not good enough. We spend too much time over-analyzing, over-thinking, and overreacting. We waste too much time putting ourselves down, so much that we don’t ever stop to see that well, we are good enough. You are good enough. We spend too much time with our heads down and hearts closed; and never get a chance to look up from the ground and see that the sun is shining and tomorrow is another day.”

- Unkown

david caruso moments

2010-02-26T21:48:00.001+10:00

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the demand for blood transfusions is growing faster than donations

2010-02-20T23:42:00.001+10:00

I think it's fascinating to think about how someone you have no connection with is alive becasue they have your blood running through their veins.

- Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood
- One donation can help save the lives of up to 3 people
- If you began donating blood at age 17 and donated every 56 days until you reached 76, you would have donated 48 gallons of blood, potentially helping save over 1,000 lives
- Only 5 percent of eligible donors across the nation donate blood, but the number of transfusions nationwide increases by 9 percent every year

She is KILLING IT.

2010-01-31T18:19:00.003+10:00

If you haven't seen the Rachel Zoe project I feel a little sorry for you. I laugh way more during this show than I would watching something that's actually supposed to be funny. This is a parody, but I didn't actually realise until the end because it is truly realistic

Rachel: Nicole showed up to meet me in an airport once wearing a sweatsuit, with a leopard-print neck pillow tied around her neck, an 'I Love L.A.' cap, and her hair in pigtails, ... I think she was doing it to torture me

Brad: Honestly, I’m on Sunset fucking Boulevard and I have no cell phone signal. The fact that I can’t even make a five minute phone call with my boss - this is stressing me out more than the dresses! Oh my god, is that my boyfriend?

pretty rooms

2010-01-24T20:09:00.002+10:00

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globes

2010-01-19T20:47:00.004+10:00

The closest thing to perfection

Second closest...

cutest ever

2010-01-18T21:33:00.004+10:00

source: the sartorialist

Can I be them?

i can see a rainbow

2010-01-16T10:33:00.001+10:00

source: the sartorialist

I live in a very summery place. Ergo, people are usually dressed in bright colours. Unfortunatley, the fashion part of my brain thinks I live in paris/its really cold. Therefore I usually end up in muted colours with about fifty layers. Everytime I go out and I see people who look amazing bright hues and I make a mental note to buy some bloody yellow or something, but for some reason it never eventuates.

source: esquire.com / vogue australia

source: vogue australia / cox news

hell no i did not leave the south side for this!

2009-12-28T21:03:00.041+10:00

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Voldemort: Let me tell you something about Dumbledore. We were best friends in middle school. I know, right? It’s so embarrassing. I don’t even… Whatever. So then in eighth grade, I started going out with my first girlfriend Bellatrix who was totally gorgeous but then she moved to Indiana, and Dumbledore was like, weirdly jealous of her. Like, if I would blow him off to hang out with Bellatrix, he’d be like, “Why didn’t you call me back?” And I’d be like, “Why are you so obsessed with me?” So then, for my birthday party, which was an all-boys pool party, I was like, “Dumbledore, I can’t invite you, because I think you’re a homo.” I mean I couldn’t have a homo at my party. There were gonna be boys there in their *bathing suits*. I mean, right? He was a HOMO. So then his mom called my mom and started yelling at her, it was so retarded. And then he dropped out of school because no one would talk to him, and he came back in the fall for high school, all of his hair was cut off and he was totally weird, and now I guess he’s on crack.

Urban Dictionary definition
Glen Coco - A teenage boy who either has many friends or has a very deep relationship with himself. He recieved 4 mysterious candy canes during the holiday season and has yet to inform us all who they are from.

how you doin?

2009-12-22T17:19:00.004+10:00

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Ross: I can't wait to play with you all day, and to hear your first words.
Phoebe: Why are you letting him talk to your crotch that way?
Rachel: He's talking to the baby.
Phoebe: Oh, that's good. Because when I heard, "I can't wait to hear your first words" I thought, "Boy that's some trick!"

Monica: My motto is get out before they go down.
Joey: That is so not my motto.

Chandler: You wanna tell secrets? Okay. In college, Ross used to wear leg warmers.
Ross: All right. Chandler entered a Vanilla Ice look-a-like contest and won.
Chandler: Ross came in fourth and cried.
Ross: Chandler got drunk one night and slept with the woman who cleaned our dorm.
Chandler: That was you.
Ross: Whatever dude. You kissed a guy.

Phoebe: Ok, I got an idea. If it's a girl, Phoebe, naturally. And, if it's a boy... Phoebo.
Ross: Uhh... Sure, but let's not limit ourselves to just one name.
Rachel: Ok, I got one. If it's a girl... Sandrine. It's French.
Ross: That's a great name... for an industrial solvent.
Rachel: Ok, you got a better one?
Ross: Yeah, check this out. If it's a boy - Darwin.
Rachel: Yes, Ross, I do want a son who'll be regularly beaten in the schoolyard.
Phoebe: By Sandrine.

Phoebe: A plate of brownies once told me a Limerick.
Chandler: Let me ask you, Phoebe: were these "funny brownies"?
Phoebe: Not particularly. Although I do think they had pot in them.

Phoebe: They're coming. Run!
Joey: Where?
Phoebe: Mexico!

Joey: Oh, I'm sorry. Did I get you?
Chandler: It's an electric drill! You get me, you kill me!

Ross: Oh my God! Did she get off the plane? Did she get off the plane?
Rachel: I got off the plane

Rachel: How about for a girl, Rain?
Ross: Rain? "Hi, my name is Rain. I have my own kiln and my dress is made out of wheat."
Phoebe: I know her!

Joey: Some girl ate Monica!!!
Monica: Shut up, the camera adds 10 pounds. "
Chandler: so how many cameras are actually on you?

Now for some of my favourite moments...
This video is from "The One With The Unagi". After Pheobe and Rachel attend a self-defence class, Ross tries to persuade them they would be better off learning 'Unagi'.

In this episode, "The One With The Truth about London", Rachel teachs Ben practical jokes, much to Ross' dismay. This is how Ross gets his revenge.

Things happen for a reason

2009-08-28T00:30:00.009+10:00

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"there are certain things in life, that if you are meant to have it, it will be yours, no matter what"