Fashion Friday: Posh & I

OK I am absolutely crazy about this colour combo and would like to thank the fashions gods that our very own CR has brought haute couture to the masses and to show my gratitude I have bought almost everything in their current collection.   Adore it.

Image from Country Road

So if I share some pictures with you of  Posh rocking the orange & navy at FAO Schwartz with her sweet bebe last week, does it give me a brazen excuse to whip my own FAO Schwartz snapshots?  I thought so.

I didn't have quite the entourage on my visit BUT my tin soldier was much cuter.

Posh working one of the lewks from her own collection.

Me working my own navy & orange lewk in Central Park (and yes it still feels a-marzing to type that) last month...

...and in the combo again in DC (along with a whoopie pie and subway fall bandaids accessories).

I know what you're thinking, she & I could be twins :)

Have a great w/end peeps.  I for delighted one have fled the southern rain and are coming to you live from sunny QLD.  Love.

Nicolex

At Home: Hilary Swank

It's been a few years since Hilary Swank made Academy Award history by becoming the youngest actor to win 2 Oscars.  I really like her, she seems like someone with substance...because I know her so well.  Anyhoo, her home is featured in the December issue of Elle Decor and I was interested to have a look.

There's something about this room I find very peaceful and I heart the greenery.

Image from Elle Decor

The kitchen's a bit too sensibly tidy for me.

Image from Elle Decor

I'm coveting those lamps.  Love.

Image from Elle Decor

A little nook.

Image from Elle Decor

Loving the mirror, photograph and floors.

Image from Elle Decor

What do you think?

Nicolex

All in (2) Day's Work

Sometimes I don't know how the weekend got here and then I'm not sure where it's gone but in this one we managed to re-plant the Beatrice Emily's I very lazily put in back here.  Note to self, a hole in the grass does not a flower bed make.

The Beas are already looking much chirpier.

More importantly we started the makeover of the backyard.  Methinks the plants may as well get a head start on the renovations.  My beauty gift to the planet is this - I will be  covering every urglee inch of our colorbond fence with hedge.  You're welcome.  As of yesterday, the magic has begun as we've started putting in more Murrayas (Orange Jasmine) around the circumference of the yard.  I love their shiny dark green leaves and their scent while flowering (which they do numerous times a year) is quite exotic.  More to the point though, along with our Gardenias and hopefully the baby Beas, they are the ONLY plants we have managed to keep alive in our 6 years in the house.  Green thumbs we are not.

On their way to the backyard.

Of course at this time of year it wouldn't be a weekend without a last minute dash to the shops and naturally as my Christmas motto is let no stone be left unturned in the hunt for new and fabulous ornaments, I didn't.

So much fabulosity.

This morning I spent a pleasant little while adding them to our flailing tannenbaum, there's starting to be some serious weight in there.  Because I'm a sharer I'll tell you where just in case any of them are speaking to you personally:

1. Little gold bear & aqua sequin ball are from Freedom.
2. Clear glass pear is from Country Road.
3. Miniature bells star is from Witchery.
4. The cute little birdhouse & gold butterfly are from Bed Bath N Table (and with the birdhouse coming in at $6.75, I am a saver!).
5. The silver teardrop (that opens),  big-eyed dog, vintage glass scenes and initial ornaments ($3.95, did I mention SAVER) are all from Domayne.

Then it was off to my regular Monday after school date with a quick cuppa before ballet...

...and tonight I'm looking forward to catching up on my new favourite shows.

The day is done.  Hope you've all had a lovely weekend and this week is shaping up OK too :)

Nicolex

Fashion Friday Plus

My ode to fashion this Friday is short & sweet.  Or perhaps I should say long & green.

Image from here

I am a fool for green and Zoe Saldana certainly rocked this frock at the Latin Grammy Awards on Sunday.  I hadore it!  It's from the Elie Saab 2012 Spring Collection and I want one. And somewhere glam to where it.  And a body to fit it.  That's all.

In other news...

...Tuesday was cardholders cheese & champs night at one of our not-as-local DJs store so I took the opportunity for a trip and a toast and set off to find me some more Tannenbaum boot-ay.

It's a bit Burberryesque and I love the colour.

                          The brass is covered                 I'm nothing if not a proud Ostrayen

I like to put bon bons in the tree too.

The little peeps came with and were excited to see a cut-out of the Statue of L.  They have a slight ob-sess-ion with NY post their favourite aunty's (self-bestowed title) recent trip and the fact that lady liberty herself was brandishing Kieh'ls a-marzing moisturiser instead of a torch did not dull their enthusiasm.  Though it was mentioned.

Then today in the post, these sweet things from Robert Gordon arrived.  Love.

Too much, is never enough.

Nicolex

PS Is it OK to say I feel sad for Demi Moore when we're not on a first name basis?  Because I do.

Image from here

The Sexiest Man is Alive

Phew.  In breaking news, Bradley Cooper has just been named People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive.

 Image from here

Image from here

As you were.

Nicolex

Lonny Love

I had a chance to sit down with the latest issue of Lonny Magazine over the weekend and while there is always the obligatory shopping lust list, I was most drawn to the home of Robert & Michael Leleaux . It's not grand on any scale, in fact it's a tiny Upper West Side apartment but it's everything that I admire most in a home.  It's so personal and interesting and heterogeneous and lived in and sophisticated and a bit quirky.  I wanted to park myself on every chair in every corner and ask the two of them questions.  About everything.

I love the mirror, the scattered art in different sized frames, the dresser, the arrangement on the dresser.

Image from Lonny Nov/Dec 2011

I am a fool for gallery walls.  Always.

Image from Lonny Nov/Dec 2011

Almost instantly I felt the overwhelming need for a gaping mouth match holder.  There can't be any other way to store matches (though I ignorantly need to know where you strike them before I invest).

Images from Lonny Nov/Dec 2011

Everything feels so collected and non-matchy matchy (mein gott there has to be a better way of saying that!).  I want to go to there.  

Image from Lonny Nov/Dec 2011

Spiral staircase...

Image from Lonny Nov/Dec 2011

...leading up to the bedroom.  The vintage movie poster is fantastic.

Image from Lonny Nov/Dec 2011

Sadly the black rotary phone by my bed no longer works but I love it and refuse to move it from the night stand.  I live in hope that someone somewhere someday will be able to get it working again.

Image from Lonny Nov/Dec 2011

If you haven't yet had a chance to peruse this issue, waste NOT A MOMENT.  

Image from Lonny Nov/Dec 2011

AND don't be tempted to just soak in the pictures, read Robert's article as well, so enjoyable.  

Nicolex

Christmas Cha-risma

I've said it before and I'll remind you again, when it comes to Christmas, I am a more is more type of a girl!  Less is more applies only to the weak at this time of year.  SO, you should prepare yourself to be inundated with more and more Christmas cheering and leering on this blog as I become more and more manic in the lead up to December 25.

O Tannenbaum went up in our lounge room last weekend and every night as I bask in her glow I know it wasn't a moment too soon!  Naturally all will be revealed soon but in the meantime I'm compelled to share some new additions since last year.  Compelled.

I brought these back from our 'oliday in New York...

                   ESB construction lunch break                            The Plaza          
        

                         Rockefeller Center                                      Bloomies

...and our w/end in D.C.

              JFK Center for the Performing Arts                          The Capitol

Then from IKEA on the weekend...

 ($9.99 for a set of 8 here)

...last night's haul from our local Westfield...

A world globe from Big W.  I am not a yuletide snob AND I'm a saver ($3.94)!

...these from DJs

                Felt birdy (bought her in red too    B'bush is not feeling the Xmas spirit                

                         Moon face Santa                      The Night Before Christmas book 

    Royal Albert Teapot and Cup & Saucer  ($14.95 each barGAIN!) 

Sweetest little mini snow dome.

...and these from Tarjay

 25% off at the moment, now is the time peeps!

Oh, and while I was getting carried away putting the new ornaments up and taking pics, I was interrupted by the courier who dropped off this leetle dahlink from Peters of K.

I loike it, I loike it a lot.

Nicolex