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Art Smart

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In search of a well-needed breath of fresh inspiration, Jesse and I visited the National Gallery of Victoria yesterday. Founded in 1861, the National Gallery of Victoria is Australia’s oldest public art gallery and the best place to spend an afternoon surrounded by beautiful works.

We abandoned the current Naploeon exhibition that was showing in the main part and opted instead to check of lots of early 18 – 20th Century works. I spent a great deal of time at NGV when I first moved to Melbourne, and hadn’t been in so long that I got reeeeeeal excited!

The fashion and textiles gallery was closed for preparation unfortunatley, however there was this stunning outfit by Mariano Fortunay on display. A drool worthy 1920′s coat with a 1915 belt. The dark green velvet of the coat is actually stencilled with gold and silver pigments in serpentine trails and floriated motifs of pomegranates, pinecones, oak leaves and pinks.

A beautful Art Noveau depiction of St Elizabeth of Hungary by Alfred Gilbert

We spent most of our time checking out some really amazing 20th century furniture. Exclamation upon exclamation of “Oh my god oh my god looooook!” as we turned every corner!

I fell in love with some sweet ladies in the Impressionist room, as expected.

But this stunner entitled ‘The Japanese Gown’ by Philip Wilson Steer (1896) really stole my heart!

I actually got told to ‘step away please’ as I was getting to up close and personal with the painting!

Jesse hanging out with some sirens

This Spanish babe was dreamy

There are rooms and rooms of the most amazing artefacts, ceramics, textiles and jewelry it broke us down hard. I want everything in my house! There was also a really great ceramic cabbage tureen that I forgot to take a photo of, but was so funny/amazing and I am now super into novelty kitchenware.

Yves Saint Laurent…need I say more…

Jesse with his alter ego

There were some fantastic photographs and portraits by Brassai that made me swoon…

I’ll leave it at that for now, my poor little camera was filled to the brim!

Hope everyone is having a lovely week
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xx

Hidden Gardens

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It’s such a beautiful spring day in Melbourne today, Jesse and I spent it breakfasting and wandering round our local neighbourhood. We came across this incredible secret garden, hidden between two terrace houses.
I was in heaven!

Printed full skirt – Smith St Bazaar

1940′s blouse with beaded velvet collar and cuffs – Love Vintage Fair

1960′s velvet beret – Clara Fox

Tights – Alannah Hill

1960′s shoes – Clara Fox

We went to Elceed on Queensberry St for breakfast, I had the broadbean and pea mash with poached egg, Jesse had an amazing looking mushroom bruschetta with goats cheese and candied prosciutto. I’ve turned into one of those people who takes food pics – kill me now! It was sooooo good though I had to!

I’m loving that all the flowers are blooming. There are so many beautiful terrace houses in our area and we are lucky enough to live in a pretty nice one. I’m still a sucker for terrace houses as there are none in Brisbane!

Happy Sunday!

xx

No business like snow business

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Here are some shots from my day at Lake Mountain.

Ok so I may be a little over excited still, but snow is amazing!!! Jesse and I are currently sitting on the couch depressed with snow withdrawal. It was such a beautiful day and I’m glad we got to see the snow before spring steals it away in the next couple of weeks.

Thankyou so much to Charlotte for taking us in her vintage type 3 V.W up the mountain! We’ve been meaning to do something productive with our weekends and really felt like we’d accomplished something today (normally it’s an accomplishment for us to leave the house on a Sunday, let alone climb a mountain!). We also got to stop in at her family’s house and I finally met Pugsly! All you instagram followers will know who I mean…

It was also a good excuse for Charlotte and I to get one last winter wear out of our fur coats. We were two little bunnies in the snow!

xx

Fauns Milk

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My dear Jesse has started a blog (because the couple that blogs together, stays together…or something like that). It’s looking really great and whilst obviously not in the vintage realm, he does however post some great 20th century videos and occasional imagery.

Check it out here…

 ╚ ƒaunus Lacte ╗

Here  are my favourite videos he’s posted so far.

Everyone should follow him!

And now I have to get some shut eye because my dear friend Charlotte is taking me to the snow tomorrow. Can you believe i have NEVER seen snow in my whole life? Being from Queensland it’s no surprise I guess but I can’t believe I’ve lived in Melbourne for so long and haven’t ventured to the snow. I am so crazy excited!

Here is a photo of Charlotte and I from last night. It was her birthday so we went to a tiki bar and drank fancy cocktails and got a bit wild child. This is us with Arthur, the vintage plaster dog I gave her for her birthday. Isn’t he a cutie!

xx

Show and Tell with Jesse

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Sometimes I really know that Jesse gets me when he finds me treasures like these. I came home the other day to some show and tells, and the following videos have to be some of the most beautiful imagery I’ve seen in a long time! Thankyou so much to my other half for dazzling my eyes once again.

A sample of some very early colour motion picture film. I can’t stop watching this, it’s honestly like a dream!

Extremely old, colour motion picture of floral arrangements with an epic soundtrack

Marlene Dietrich screen test for Blue Angel, 1930

Loie Fuller dancing Danse Serpentine, recorded in 1896. This video has always had me in entranced, and I’ve been rekindling my love for Loie Fuller recently.

Meanwhile I’ve been a busy little bee with lots of social engagements of late. Lot’s of birthdays, openings, coffee/lunch/dinner dates and we’re having a big house party at our place this weekend with some friend’s bands playing. I’ll have to collate all the party photos into one post after the weekend.

Also, exciting for Jesse, two of his bands have been announced to play Sound Summit next month in Newcastle, Mad Nanna and Asps. Unfortunately I can’t go, I’ll most likely be visiting Brisbane that weekend but anyone around Newcastle should check it out! Heaps of amazing bands also playing.

I’ll leave you with a snap from my good friend Tamara’s birthday dinner on the weekend in Chinatown. Happy Birthday Tamara!

Grace, Tamara and I

xx

 

Market Flowers

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Today my boyfriend Jesse and I walked the short stroll from our house to the Queen Victoria Markets to do some flora shopping. I thought I would get him to take some awkward photos of my 1960′s inspired outfit in our street as it was such a beautiful day after a week of rain.

I got a bunch of fresh blood red and cream roses and another slightly older bunch of assorted roses which are now hanging upside down in the kitchen drying. Jesse got a fern friend.

Jesse in his recently acquired thrifted knit looking like a dream in various shades of grey. At Market Lane Coffee.

I’m wearing from my previous work, Alannah Hill, double collared knit and harlequin tights, thrifted tartan Fletcher Jones kilt, 1960′s brown velvet cropped jacket, 1960′s shoes, felt Notman Durand hat and hat pin from Clara Fox.

Also how gorgeous is this 1930′s footage of the flower markets in Paris? So beautiful.

xx