ONE MANS RUBBISH, ANOTHER MANS TREASURE

~ Bondi Autralia, Garage Sale Trail 

As the saying goes: one man's rubbish really is another man treasure.

I absolutely love hunting for treasures and  it's taken me years to learn how to restrain myself. Truth be told, I still don't think I'm quite there yet...

The Garage Sale Trail was brimming with treasures. The philosophy behind the event was that consumerism can be sustainable.

Roaming the streets and trawling through everyone's goodies was indeed very personal, and I felt like part of a pirate community eyeballing an excesses of treasures!

What I love about vintage shopping (aside that it's obviously much more sustainable) is that things are unique, can be one of a kind and are often bargains! I snapped up those beautiful hand made indian bangles for a mere 2 bucks!

DIOR SHOES GO VEGAN!

Location: browsing the net

Natalie Portman is awsome. I've always known that she is a Vegan, but as I was browsing the net I discovered that she convinced fashion house Dior to design vegan shoes for her Dior beauty endorsement!!  Read more HERE. Admittedly, the shoes are only for Natalie and will not be produced commercially but I really admire her stance! If your after vegan shoes Natalie has actually designed her own line of luxury vegan shoes!!

VEGAN PROFILE: Fashion Designer - Bri Cheeseman

Location: Inside Bri's world.



Bri of Secret Squirrel



The beautiful lady in the picture above is Bri Cheeseman: the designer and driving force behind the label Secret Squirrel. I have a few Secret Squirrel pieces in my wardrobe including a beautiful pleated black skirt and a bedazzled cardigan which I absolutely adore! So I was excited to book their A/W2011 shoot! But what thrilled me the most was when I learnt that Bri is a die hard vegan!!! On the day of the photo shoot she went all out and prepared a delicious vegan lunch for everyone!! The entire crew ate vegan including different types of nutty and grainy breads, varieties of hummus, baba ganoush, tofu steaks, mushrooms etc… SERIOUSLY the works!! Oh and vegan cake for dessert! Everyone who worked on the shoot could not believe how delicious veganism can be and was so impressed by the food.

I also managed to persuade Bri into giving an interview and took a few snap shots of some of her cute pieces!!

STELLA McCARTNEY FOR TARGET (again!!)

Location: Altona Point Piper, Sydney

Me, Myself with Sarah Stephens wearing Stella McCartney

Stella McCartney’s range will launch in target THIS FRIDAY!! In my mind Stella McCartney is a revolutionary leader when it comes to combining fashion and animal welfare. She is one of my heroes and I truly admire her. To work for her label has been an ultimate dream of mine...

So, a couple of weeks ago I was thrilled when my agency called to let me know that I would be doing a ‘Secret Stella Show’.