Sloth-like Behaviour

Sloth-like Behaviour

 

As the *second most enjoyable of the seven deadly sins, and also one of my favourite jungle creatures, "Sloth" makes for pretty good concept behind After The Apple's latest collection. These covetable carriers are the work of ex Mimco designer Rachelle Dendle, who draws strong influences from her travels abroad into her collections. Combine that with impeccable design details and an appreciation of beautiful-quality materials, and you have collection after collection of to-die-for bags.

I really can't stop watching that sloth video though. It's so goddamn cute.

All images are After The Apple's.


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*I shouldn't need to explain the first.

Above: Level

Above: Level

Kate Bush eat your heart out.

A beautiful new collection and some useful party moves by one of my Melbourne favourites, Above.

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From One Place To The Next

From One Place To The Next

Hello!

I'm alive...barely.

Why is it that when you get to the end of some long-term goal - in my case, ceasing full-time work - you always get hit with a death cold? It's the evil order of the universe I believe. So after a week of lying on the couch wrapped in a blanket and watching mostly terrible films and a whole lot of HBO series, my excitement level for the move to Tokyo is back up to ridiculous. This is my (extremely short) transitional period, so I really wanted to do a "transitional" blog post. Something that says: I've lived here, now I'm about to live somewhere else, and this is how I feel about it.

I've recently put my hands on two wonderful photographic publications, both of which illustrate a side of living in Japan and Australia that is not always the most obvious. I think these images more or less encapsulate how I really connect to my (now) two homes.

So. Here we have Sydney and regional New South Wales, Australia. Photos are by Mark Trzopek from his publication Trippin'.

And below are some images of residential Tokyo by Julian Gatto and Guillermina Baiguera for Sede magazine.

 

I feel extremely fortunate to be able to travel and live in such inspiring places. Please come and visit soon.

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Morishly Good

Morishly Good

Some of the beautiful packaging designs of Australian cosmetic company Mor. I was sold as soon as I discovered their tubes of hand cream had polished wooden lids. It's wonderful to find this much detail put into a small, ultimately disposable product - and without a ridiculous price tag.

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Above.

Above.

It's been a while since I've dropped into the gorgeous Moku boutique in Sydney, and when I finally visited yesterday I was delighted to see they're stocking Melbourne fashion label Above. Ever since they provided me with the perfect black tee a couple of years ago I've been chasing after Nyssa Marrow and Kerry Findlow's designs. Now they're fast becoming my favourite Australian label.

Sneak peek of their S/S 10/11 collection shown at RAFW (photo via Pedestrian). I love laser cutting, and luckily this is very far removed from my experiences burning misshapen holes in organza at uni years ago. The whole shirt + blazer + shorts ensemble may be a tad breezy, but it just looks so gorgeous!

Their current collection. Beautiful fabrications and absolutely sublime colours, especially that combination of tan and prussian blue in the jacket. What I really love about this collection is the thoughtful sense of drape. It's wearable and flattering, and gives so much credit to the fabrics used. I can't wait to see/try on the next instalment.

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