my my my my my boogie shoes ...

Yesterday at Puf N' Stuff, I tried on the perfect pair of vintage light blue huarache sandals (envision light-washed denim with little bits of yellow and white embroidery) - they channeled my inner hippie and prepster simultaneously - unreal, I know. However, these feet are certainly not made for size 6 1/2 shoes ... my heart hurt as I placed them back on the shelf ... so did my toes.

I've attempted to soften the blow by partaking in some imaginative retail therapy - here are my similar (in terms of hippie / preppy fusion) finds:

Diane von Furstenberg 

Kamala Slash Toe Ring Sandals

Loeffler Randall

Idris Navajo Puzzle Sandals

See by Chloe

Flat Sandals with Chain Detail

Twelfth St. by Cynthia Vincent

Frisco Whipstitch Flat Sandals

House of Harlow 1960

Meryl Woven Plug Flat Moccasins

Dolce Vita

Gold Amos Sandal

More on this stupendously epic week to come!

Bondi FM ...

Last night I finally made it to Bondi FM, cafe / wine bar / home of Bondi's local radio station ...   

Where you can watch DJs spin ... 

Or sit in crazy mismatched seats and play board games ...

Or leave your mark on one of their many murals ...

Bondi FM was bursting with musical and artistic inspiration, so I felt compelled to make you:

un petit playlist

a.k.a. selections from my ipod's current top 25

"Valerie" - Mark Ronson featuring Amy Winehouse

"Sweet Jane" - The Velvet Underground

"Soma" - The Strokes

"Does This Mean You're Moving On?" - The Airborne Toxic Event

"Young Americans" - David Bowie

"Sometime Around Midnight" - The Airborne Toxic Event

"The Black Keys Work (DJ - Kicks)" - Erlend Øye

"Mr. Blue Sky" - Electric Light Orchestra

"Something New" - The Airborne Toxic Event

"Interplanetary Music" - Mickey Moonlight

"What Ever Happened?" - The Strokes

Images via www.flickr.com/photos/iidesne ; www.smh.com.au

attraversiamo!

I just found these stunning images of Susan Eldridge in Vogue Deustch via Le Blog de Sushi. 

These photographs were taken on the Amalfi Coast in Positano, where I'll be in mid May!

These photographs encapsulate so many wonderful and incredible feelings. I am enamored with 60's style and they definitely embody the sophisticated glamour characteristic of those wonderful years.

I wish that I had all of her clothing (and her hair) - in fact I've just cleaned my closet of the mediocre in order to make room for only those clothes that I looove.

I can't even describe how excited these pictures make me for future adventures in Italia!

I plan on lounging in a little yellow boat just like this one ... with that sweater ... and those pigtails ... actually the pigtails may be a bit too out of control ...

I just can't help myself from squealing!

surf's up!

This weekend, the world's best surfers converged in Bondi for the Boost Mobile Surfshow. It was pretty amazing to watch Kelly Slater, Taj Burrow (Pipeline champion) and Jordy Smith surf 500 feet from my front door.

 Here are some pictures I took today, apologies for the poor quality (I'm no Eugene Tan - action shots scare me to death).

After watching the finals, I browsed around the markets for a while - a perfect lazy Sunday!

dress up ...

The vintage shops on Crown Street are definitely one of my favorite things about Sydney. Yesterday we spent a few hours rummaging through racks and racks of pre-loved goodness. Of the many vintage gold mines, the highlight was most definitely Grandma Takes A Trip (branches both in Surry Hills and Bondi) where we indulged in a bit of dress up ... and laughs, lots of them.

Keenan had been obsessed with trying on fur stoles and leather jackets all day, here's the cream of the Crown Street crop, oh so glamorous:

If that wasn't out of control to begin with, here's the stole with the most adorable vintage nightie (she was a bit loopy by this point, just too much vintage goodness):

Keenan made me try on this handmade dress from the 50's - this almost killed me, as the only thing I despise more than asymmetrical hems is ruched velvour - this little number ticked both boxes:

But I couldn't help but love the top of the dress, it was perfectly constructed and the navy lace was beautiful - for a second I considered buying it and chopping off the bottom, that was until I looked at the price tag:

However, I did have a bit of luck! I found this secondhand Fendi bag:

I'm loving cross body bags lately, I think this will be perfect for traveling!

Images compliments of Keenan Evans

Mamak ...

Last night Keenan and I ventured out to an amazing art opening which featured a collection of 365 paintings of consecutive sunsets (post about the artist / exhibition to come). After being overwhelmed by artistic talent and a lack of food, we had the best Malaysian food at a Sydney institution called Mamak.

When we arrived there was a line of about 15 people waiting to be seated, mesmerized by the roti making process. Roti is a traditional Malaysian bread served either with curry dips or with fruit as a dessert. Here is the roti master in action - I could've watched him work for hours ...

We also had teh tarik, a hot, sweetened Malaysian tea that is "stretched" to create foam, le art of stretching pictured below:

And then there was the maggi goreng and chicken satay. Food coma and art are a wonderful combination.

Over the past few years I've developed a bit of an obsession with laksa, but had been a bit scared to venture out - I'm so glad that I did as this was the best Malaysian food I've ever had! It's listed in the Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide and very modestly priced - definitely worth a visit!

Images via www.mamak.com.au

Happy Birthday, Jillie!

I hope that you're having a wonderful / relaxing day, complete with lots of these:

And a few of these:

And hopefully none of these:

I love you so much and can't wait to see you guys!


p.s. you're the  _ _ _ _ _ .

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