always wear a helmet

as a small child i hoarded piles of toyworld catalogues under my bed, obsessed as i was with the various power ranger toys available at the time. today the location of my obsession has moved from toy aisle to catwalk - in my bedroom alone i have 3 tables dedicated to stacks of magazines. as a subscription holder to frankie, russh, oyster, anOther magazine, and being long time lover of the fairly recent melbourne publications spook and fallen, i was delighted to find a fat stack of the latest (and perhaps greatest) mag to pop out of aus on the counter when i rolled into work today.. enter HELMET magazine. editors tom & jordie begin the mag with a talk to their readers - telling us that "failure is always an option", wise words. fortunately, failure isn't on the cards for this mag.. it's the indie paper incarnation of a girltalk album, an eclectic mash up of music, fashion, film and art. and for $22.95 you'd better get in quickly - the first issue has already sold out at mag nation. xx

p.s last pic features friend of mine threads from DY! kitty shirt and isla skirt, hop on down to 485 malvern road and check them out in real time. x

are you a lad insane?

generally speaking, i suffer from mondayitus, tuesdayitus, wednesdayitus, thursdayitus and fridayitus.. my parents call me a hypochondriac, my doctor calls it a low immune system, and my housemates call it bullshit. anyway, for some reason friday usually ranks as my most hated day of the week. for those young enough to be frequenting "sweet" venues like Qbar, fridays are characterised by hangovers and maccas runs. for those of us mature enough to be working full time - fridays are marked by a longing for the weekend (and - though we'll never admit it to our bosses, a hangover). for some reason, today has been a good day - brand new stock from friend of mine and karen walker have arrived along with the glossy goodness of melbourne magazine helmet - providing me with the perfect excuse to dust off my party shoes for a weekend of foolish behaviour. friday might just be the new monday; definitely not a day that should be included in the working week - but not quite as bad as i thought it would be this morning. x

take me to paris

perfect people via. the sartorialist

lion hearted girl x karen walker shades

i challenge you to find a single person on this earth not completely besotted with florence welch. she literally blew my mind when i first saw her play at the beginning of the year at laneway - and her ethereal performance at festival hall a few months back was something which still causes my eyes to cloud with tears when i recall moments from it - yes, it was that freaking amazing. apart from being an all round babe, florence also indulges in the sort of eclectic dressing which mere mortals (like us) would never pull off - think wearing a wedding dress whilst going to grab your morning coffee.. in amongst her vibrant collection of velvet and vintage she has a few staple items - namely her trusty karen walker sunnies. we've got the bad boys pictured above and loads more from the NZ designer in store now! retailing from $279 x

CASIO CRAZY

as if anything has ever been more necessary than a calculator which doubles as a ghetto gold wrist watch. these vintage casio beauties are currently in store, so if your nan didn't leave you hers in her will - pop on in and grab yourself one from DY, retailing from $99.95 x

looks like rain denim dancer

it's saturday, looks like rain, and jess and i are enjoying our morning coffees waiting for the onslaught of crazed DY weekend shoppers hunting for outfits for tonight and shoes for the beach on sunday.. if you're so hungover you cant function - perhaps a trip to mcdonalds would be appropriate - and following your greased up fix up, pop in and visit us. we cant guarantee that we haven't heard what you did on chapel street last night, but be sure that we'll make soothing noises, laugh with you and help you create an outfit so good that you'll forget just how close to death you really are, and remember where you hid your party shoes last night. happy saturday DY shoppers, see you in store x

a trip down yonder?

summer holidays are quickly approaching, and the sunshine has got us thinking that it would be quite nice to fall in love, pack up and run away somewhere - particularly if the escape vehicle had crochet interiors or was a themed down yonder bus.. well, we can dream. x