Fashfest 2014: Designer Profile – Perpetually Five

Perpetually Five is a Canberra based and made Menswear label which challenges our conceptions of what is age-appropriate, and celebrates the ingenuity and freedom of a spirit that is young at heart. I was lucky enough to meet with designer Mitchell Thompson at the 'Three birds and little Boy Blue' pop-up store/studio this Tuesday past, and to gain a little more of an insight into what Perpetually Five is all about, and what we can expect for Fashfest 2014.

Daily Outfit: Raining and Pouring

I knew it would be raining and pouring today, and still feeling a little under the weather from Wednesday, I thought it would be best to layer a little and to keep myself snug and warm. Don’t get me wrong, I love the rain and I’m happy to endure it to see the grass green and my garden healthy; I am, however, a terrible patient and the worst company in the world when I am sick. Trying to keep myself healthy is a top priority as a result.

Daily Outfit: Orange Alert

There was something of an Orange Alert in my building today, and no, I don't mean any sort of terrorist activity. It seems that my sartorial choice for the day of almost head-to-toe orange struck something of a chord with my colleagues. I have never received so much attention for an outfit that I have worn to work than for what I wore today, even my pants that are embroidered all over with lobsters garnered less interest. I very nearly decided not to wear this today as well! I'm so glad that I didn't listen to my inner critic on this one.

Daily Outfit: Fashfest 2014 coverage outfit

I’m excited to say that I spent some time this afternoon interviewing one of the talented designers who will be showing their work at Fashfest 2014. Well, not so much interviewing as babbling awkwardly at and snapping a few candid photos of, but you get the general picture. Of course, this begged the question, what does one wear to meet a designer? Someone whose job it is to live and breathe fashion and design.

Daily Outfit: A new desk and a new blazer

Being a Public Servant, I have moved offices around Canberra several times over my past five years of employment. My current area moved back to the Parliamentary Triangle over this past weekend, and so today I started back at work at a new desk and in a new building. Given that it was a day for the new, I decided to road-test another of my new thrifted blazers from the Vinnies sale, as well as a new necktie.

Travel: Sydney in Snapshots

The view of the Haymarket from our hotel. 

As you know by now, I spent this weekend in Sydney with my Boyfriend. We stayed in the Haymarket area, which is essentially Chinatown, and quite seriously my favourite place in Sydney. The following is a collection of snapshots from our weekend away.

Daily Outfit: Kimber Lane, Chinatown

Today the boyfriend and I slept in and then went out exploring Chinatown and the surrounding area. I dragged him down several alleyways over the course of the weekend so that I could photograph various bits of graffitti, and he patiently took these outfit shots for me today too in Kimber Lane. I've been intrigued by the murals and suspended lighting in Kimber Lane for a while now, but I've never gotten the chance to photograph the murals during the day. The laneway made an awesome backdrop for today's outfit shots.