MELBOURNE: PHOTO DIARY

 

 

 

(ALL IMAGES TAKEN BY ME)

On Thursday, I flew to Melbourne for a short holiday. I had never been to Melbourne before, I had heard many interesting places to go and check out and I was anxious to see what Melbourne had to offer. Coming from a small city in Adelaide, Melbourne is like New York City. There are buildings everywhere and tall, the people roaming the streets constantly every single day, it was extremely refreshing. Melbourne is much more cooler and quirky with street art, small cafes and boutiques from high end designers to vintage. Looking like a tourist, I took many pictures throughout my four days in Melbourne and these are the ones that I thought I would share with you all. I would definitely recommend visiting Melbourne if you have not been before because it is definitely worth visiting. I will be posting what I bought from Melbourne soon! so stay tuned.  

FIRST GARMENT: GIVENCHY INSPIRED SWEATER

                       

 IMAGES TAKEN BY ME (PLEASE CREDIT IF USED)

jumper: made by me, t-shirt: Calvin Klein, jeans: vintage

Our class finished certificate two in fashion design and technology early, so our lecturer suggested that we make something we have always wanted to make and he would help us make it. Immediately my brain started spinning with a million different things I had seen from the runway from Balenciaga, Givenchy to Rick Owens. Immediately I remembered seeing this cropped sweater from the mens Givenchy show in fall and spring, then I thought that it would be a perfect layering piece for winter. Immediately I looked for black fabric that would be warm enough to wear for winter because it wouldn't be a full jumper so fabric choice was essential for the practicality of this garment. A week and a half later this was the end result. At the moment it is still too warm to wear but when winter comes around, this will definitely be my winter staple piece for the season. 

STYLE INSPIRATION TUESDAY: PELAYO DIAZ (KATE LOVES ME)

                

IMAGES FROM: KATELOVESME

This weeks style inspiration tuesday is Pelayo Diaz who runs the blog katelovesme. I have been obsessed with his style for about two years when I found his blog whilst googling something. I love the way he mixes high and low, for example he will wear a balenciaga neoprene sweater with shorts from american apparel and doc martens which gives his style more authenticity and interests a larger region of readers not just those who can afford expensive clothing. I love the way he doesn't think of clothing and accessories as menswear and womenswear but what works with his style and he does a great job of pulling off women's clothing/accessories (his pink celine tote and balenciaga cut out boots are my favourite pieces of his) and making them masculine and tough. To pull of his style you definitely need a few good pairs of jeans in different colours, a really good leather jacket and a bold printed t-shirt or sweater (to be your focal point of your outfit). For accessories and shoes do not be limited just by mens, explore the women's section and work out what you think you could actually pull off and make it look like it belongs as a mens piece.