1970's Wildfox

Bummer Poncho (UNIF EXCLUSIVE)    |    Cotton On Fringe bag / House of Harlow 1960 Necklace,  Wildfox Couture Sunglasses , $230 / Frends Gold Taylor Headphones

It's official, the 70's are back in all their bohemian-rock-n-roll-cocaine-lovin-glory. I, for one, have been tilting my excessively over-sized hat to the 1970's since way back in the naughties... And now that it's beginning to rain here in the land down under, my large-brimmed head-gear can double as a bad-hair-day cover up and umbrella all in one, whilst still remaining in vogue. Phew!

It's way too cold to take photos outside today so I've been playing dress-ups on Polyvore which, you may have realised by now, is one of my favourite ways to get inspiration. This is the kind of thing I wear most days as it's based on my love of maxi's and mustard (the colour - not the sauce, although I don't mind a little Dijon on my hot dog. I don't go for the Mild American, because I'm not sure that concept actually exists, let alone that it could be a food source. Sauce).

But, I digress... I am in love with oversized everything at the moment, I don't know if it's just something that happens as you get older or if it's just that I've found the style that makes life easier. Don't get me wrong, it's not like I'm going to start wearing MuuMuu's or wearing clothes purely for comfort, it's just that ponchos, capes, maxis and my boyfriend's jeans just have a certain effortless appeal about them.

Back to my outfit... I don't exactly know how my headphones would work under this cartwheel hat, I assume I would just wear them around my neck until I needed to listen to some tunes (I'm obsessed with The Rubens right now), which makes it clear that I'm heading to the recording studio or some kind of important music related situation. The gold on these Frends Headphones imply I'm serious about music and that I'm cool, like Drew Barrymore. Although she should have used my bad-hair-day-70's-hat-trick.

Anyways, all that I'm trying to say is that the 70's are back and I'm happy about that.
Also, that I like the colour mustard, maxis, and good headphones that cover the whole music and style mash up that is my life.

The end.

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ZITE: Your Personal Magazine | Tech Tuesday |

I mentioned in my last blog-post that I'm a sucker for technology that keeps life creative and offers a connection to the rest of the world... So I thought I would start sharing some of the things I use and listen to day-to-day to get inspired and keep me on my toes! 

Apps, Podcasts and Gadgets for the fashion blogger, musician, entrepreneur, photographer, artist, designer and all clean-eating wannabe's! I'm starting up Tech Tuesdays (which I doubt I'll post to more than once a month) but I hope you enjoy what I find - and if you have any other cool suggestions as I go along, please share them in the comments section, I'd love to try new things!

Part of my weekly ritual is to hunt and gather information which ultimately leads to creative ideas... Whether it be fashion, interior design, music or new recipes, whatever mood I'm in, I find everything in one place with my ZITE App... Each Sunday or Monday I enjoy a morning coffee and a bite to eat with my own perfect Zite magazine which always gives me more than I can handle in one sitting!

ZITE is an iPad (and iPhone) app that creates a personalised magazine based on your own interests. I know there's a lot of these around, but this really is the Mecca of customised reading! Zite's insanely intuitive design grabs articles from every online nook and cranny from big online blogs, newspapers, personal style blogs, published papers etc based on your category selections and key words, making it the hardest working personal magazine out there!

The Zeitgeist (spirit of the age or spirit of the time) is the intellectual fashion or dominant school of thought that typifies and influences the culture of a particular period in time. 

Screen Shots from my ZITE...

With so much information available online today, it’s increasingly difficult and time-consuming to find the content we want and that’s where Zite comes in. Zite evaluates millions of new stories every day, looking at the type of article, its key attributes and how it is shared across the web. Zite uses this information to match stories to your personal interests and then delivers them automatically to your iPad or iPhone. And the best part is that you can rate each article and related website - making ZITE more and more intuitive as you read it... Awesome!

Scalloped potato stack with salmon, avocado salsa, fresh tomato, rocket and poached egg
@ Artisan Focacceria, 1/230 Palmer St, Darlinghurst

My ZITE breakfast ritual yesterday was enjoyed at a little cafe I found on Instagram - believe it or not - the images of their food were too good to resist and didn't disappoint IRL!

Check out ZITE here.

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In Between the Day to Day

 Dress: One Teaspoon   |   Jumper: Love   |   Boots: Betts   |   Sunglasses: Ray-Ban   |   Skull Ring: Lotus Mendes

"How do you have the time to do everything?" is a question I get asked a lot... The truth is that I just do a lot of the things I think about doing - instead of simply thinking about doing them. I bet if you did all the things you thought about doing, you'd also fit a million things into your day!

But I have to admit, getting into the colder months, it's getting harder and harder to get out of bed in the mornings - let alone find something to wear from my disorganised closet! The key to making it out the door when you've hit the snooze button way to many times is having a bit of a go-to style, and perfecting the top-knot. My in-between-the-day-to-day look that always keeps me feeling good, is super easy and one that I can interchange with some of my favourite pieces...

A patterned dress. An oversized jumper. Leather jacket. Opaque tights

It works every time I'm un-inspired first thing in the morning... I just change up the dress, jumper and boots. It's simple and I always feel like myself without needing to pull everything out of my wardrobe (because I don't have time to pick all those clothes back up off the floor and then that's a whole other problem haha).

Happy Monday!

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Carrot Cake Overnight Oats

I admit it, I'm a loyal and faithful lover of carrot cake. If there is a choice in the window of every cake under the sun and carrot cake - I'll take the cinnamon-ey, sweet savouriness of the carrot cake every time. Maybe that's why it's a "you either love it or you hate it" type of cake. It reels you in with it's magic carrot spell and the next thing you know, you're actually having dreams about it.

I generally have it on my list of goodies to attack on my cheat day... But the day I actually craved a big fat chunk of the delicious cakey goodness was the day I knew I needed to break this spell! So, on my journey down the garden path to clean eating, I've discovered the amazingness of overnight oats. And since I'd love to eat carrot cake everyday, but know that sadly I cannot (no matter how much it makes me see in the dark), I made up this carrot-cake-inspired batch of overnight oat-ey deliciousness... Which turned out disgustingly good (and potentially just as addictive)...

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

• 1 Carrot
• 1 cup Rolled Oats 
• 2 cups Almond Milk 
• Handful of Sultanas
• Handful of Nuts (I used cashews - but you can use any: hazelnuts, macadamias, almonds etc)
• TBSP of Flaxseeds (any other seeds you like too - chia, sunflower etc)
• Natural Sweetener (Natvia or Honey)
• 1/2 Apple
• 1/2 cup Coconut (Shredded or desiccated, your choice)
• 2 TBSP Cinnamon
• Pinch of Salt

HOW TO MAKE:

I like to follow a frame-work and mix to taste, so you'll just have to do that too. Mix and match what you like, change the measurements etc, just use this as a guide. 

• Generally mix 1 part oats to 2 parts almond milk (so 2 cup oats + 4 cups almond milk)
• Grate the carrot, finely chop the apple, crush the nuts.
• Mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl.
• Add the cinnamon last to get an even spread and add more salt depending on taste.

Simply store in the fridge overnight - I leave mine uncovered - and in the morning, everything will be soaked together perfectly. You could add more milk if desired, eat cold or warmed up.

TO SERVE:

For a little extra topping or "icing" for your carrot cake oats, try this:

Mix 2-3 TBSP of natural Greek yoghurt with 1/2 tsp of Natvia and stack on top of your oats. Slice some fresh banana, spindle some cinnamon and drizzle a splash of maple syrup over the top.

TIP:

The oats will definitely taste better after a 2nd night in the fridge, so make enough for 2 mornings... at least! Enjoy xx

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