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29.11.12

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Wearing: K is for Kani handmade flower crown headband, Three Floor star catcher dress, vintage & handmade bracelets/rings, vintage sling bag, Melissa shoes

And the collaboration I have been keeping quiet for many months, has finally been revealed! Peppermint Magazine’s sweet sixteen Summer issue is out tomorrow and I am over the moon and still pinching myself to announce that I am the cover girl for the issue! Over the past few months since Peppermint got in touch with me, I have only told my family and boyfriend of the news, as I was still in disbelief and didn’t want to believe it until I saw it myself. A couple of days ago I checked the mail box and to my surprise, the latest issue of Peppermint magazine was sent to me, and there I was, smiling back at me!

If you haven’t heard of this fabulous independent magazine focusing on sustainability with style, then that would be strange and you should definitely pick one up next time you drop by Magnation or the newsagents! :-) We shot this cover in a studio off Chapel St, with 16 pastel coloured helium balloons to celebrate Peppermint’s sweet 16th issue! I brought along a box of my flower crowns to use for the shoot as well, and am so happy to see this lilac floral headpiece make the cover as it really adds that personal touch to the look, as well as a fun pop of colour. Slight mistakes of having a hair cut a little shorter than usual the day before were counter-fixed by the lovely hair and make up done by Bernice Mansfield, photography by Karla Majnaric + creative direction by Julia-Louise Premoselli.

There is also a six page editorial spread and article on K is for Kani inside, where I share my ideas on styling basics that you will get tonnes of wear out of, using a few of my favourite vintage finds in my wardrobe, flower crowns and other beauties. Aside from that, you will also find pieces on cute and tiny portable houses, a summer sewing project, DIY craft and other reading ‘entertainmint’ in true Peppermint style! It is such an honour to front the magazine as a fashion blogger, it really makes me feel happy about what I do and I’m so excited to finally share it with you all.

All my love to Editor & Deputy Editor Kelley & Tess for having me as the sweet 16th cover girl and to my lovely readers, if you’d like to see more, do pop by your local newsagent, Peppermint loving boutique or Magnation (in stores and online) and grab yourself a copy, coming in stores, from tomorrow :-) Do hashtag #kisforkani on Instagram if you happen to post about it, for I would love to see! Now I just can’t wait to visit my local postal outlet/newsagency tomorrow when doing my daily Etsy postage run, where the lovely ladies there normally let me know when the new issues of mags I like come in stock and see the confusion on their faces..! And now, to buy myself ten more copies of the issue so I can surprise my family and friends! It’s going to be a very sweet Summer in my books :’)

26.11.12

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Wearing: handmade floral crown headpiece, Zoe Karssen Bat tee, ASOS Africa organza skirt and Steve Madden Grettta heels. Photos – Tom

Now I’m not one to wear black often so when I put this outfit together, it didn’t look quite like what I normally style. I’ve had this ASOS Africa skirt in my wardrobe for ages now and have never quite had the chance to shoot it. Despite its dark shade, I was very much drawn to its cinched in waist and voluminous skirt, which reminded me of a gothic ballerina. I was hoping to save it for some sort of flower field in a country town far far away from suburban Melbourne, but that didn’t exactly eventuate. After creating a whole collection of wild flower field inspired flower crown headpieces recently, I suddenly was inspired to create an outfit with this skirt, substituting a real flower field for flowers in my hair instead :-)

For those of you who are in Melbourne, my headpieces and I were invited to be a part of the Fair @ Square fashion show this Friday night and we would love to see you there! It’s an eco-fashion inspired show at Federation Square, as well as a weekend of markets (though I won’t be at the markets!) sponsored by one of my fave mags, Peppermint magazine. If you’re interested, you can grab a show ticket here :-)

24.11.12

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Wearing: Vintage leopard print shirt, To Love Kuvaa dress, Cali and Cale flatform sandals, ModCloth high waisted bikini and ASOS heart shaped aviators {Photos by Tom}

It’s so nice for the weather to finally warm up in Melbourne! In the past week Tom and I have been making the most of finishing exams by going on trips to places all across Melbourne. After climbing 1000 Steps at Dandenong in my well-worn Topshop boots the night before, we decided to spend Tuesday afternoon relaxing (and resting our feet) at the scenic Brighton Beach. It was very quiet that afternoon, with only a handful of tourists and locals out and about. The bright bathing boxes were a delightful backdrop to our seaside picnic which included a couple of boxes of frozen berries as well as smoked salmon and cream cheese on crackers – my favourite snack. We had a lot of fun playing around with the camera, shooting against the bathing boxes, water and sun, and before we knew it, we were shooting photos through the tinted heart-shaped frames of my sunglasses. It was like an automatic vintage-feel wash on the photo which I really love, and will definitely be trying out again sometime soon.

These sandals were perfect for a casual day out and I’ve been really into these loose, camisole like dresses for Summer lately – they’re so light and floaty and easy to wear. The spontaneous clashing of prints with this vintage leopard print blouse made for a very crazy colourful look, just like the colourful beach boxes which lined the beach behind us :-)

In other news, Tom & I will be heading to Europe for a month this January! There’s just so much to plan at the moment and we’d love to hear if you have any suggestions on affordable places to stay, as well as cute and quaint eateries and places to visit/shop/shoot at in London, Belgium, Paris/France, Switzerland, Vienna/Austria (or Stockholm/Sweden?!), Venice/Rome/Italy. We would really appreciate it!