Tosca Delfino ...

My friend, Tosca, is incredibly talented. She lived all over the world, went to fashion school in Milan, interned for Missoni {too jealous for words} and lived down the road from me in Bondi! She is a swimwear designer and will soon debut her collection at Sydney Fashion Week. Her designs are 70's inspired and embody a great balance of style, practicality {including a sunbathing hood on one piece} and quirk. Here are some preliminary images from her upcoming look-book:

I love her custom prints and cannot wait to get a new swimsuit for the summer ...

Her talent extends well beyond the realms of swimwear - here's a dress that she made for me and it's just about my favorite thing in the world {and by world I mean my closet}:

Her website will be up and running soon, you can check it out here.

Images via www.toscadelfino.com

goodbye oz ...

It's impossible for me to describe how amazing my last few weeks in Sydney were, so here's a photo collage which just about sums it up ...

Apparently I just missed one of the most amazing sunsets in Bondi. Le massive sigh.

Image via www.aquabumps.com

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!