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duomo daydream

Posted on September 24th, 2012

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Patricia Chang Dress / Mnologie Perspex Clutch / Ban Do Hair Clip / Charlotte Olympia Heels

As soon as we landed in Milan I changed and headed straight to the Gucci show a few hours later. I was running on such a high that I couldn't wait to see the Duomo for the first time and it was even bigger and better than I ever could have imagined. The best part about traveling with Jessica is she has such a knowledge of travel that she knows all the tricks of the trade. Like the tourist I am 99% of the time I would have automatically joined the que out the front but she swiftly took me behind the Duomo to a tiny little souvenir shop that was selling the rooftop tickets. A few minutes later we were in an elevator and standing on top of the Duomo, looking out over the Milan landscape and daydreaming about what my life and blog would be like if I lived in Italy for a year. The architecture, the traditions, the food... I really cannot believe it's taken me this long to see Europe for the first time. I was so excited that it was impossible not to inappropriately climb the stone statues and act like a typical blogger. Earlier that morning I made Jessica climb and sit with a giant lion and funnily enough the police drove past and just started laughing. The best and worst part is we're openly encouraging people to do the same thing so moments later tourists were climbing and taking photos themselves. But really, when you look back over the photos all you can do is smile and think "Thank god we did that". My memory bank is quickly overflowing!

Photos by Jessica Stein

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Posted on September 22nd, 2012

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So before I left for fashion week I was lucky enough to be flown to Broome where I had a five day shoot with the lovely team at Jasu, a new and exciting e-commerce store that has recently opened and home to some of the very best Australian designers. We spent the day sailing out at sea for my individual shoot and unfortunately the wind decided to harass my face for the majority of the shoot, but considering we were in the blazing sun in the middle of a chilly winter in Australia none of us seemed to mind at all! I had such a wonderful team working with me and I absolutely fell in love with Merton, one of the only hair and make up artists I've met who can actually cater to my Asian features which is incredibly hard to find. My colour for Jasu is red so if you're after any of the pieces I'm wearing just click on the photos and it will take you to the products. I've curated a collection of my top picks from Jasu and also a few extra styling tips too which you can find at Jasu. Diary post from Broome to follow just as soon as I land back in London town in a few days! Right now Milano and gelato is calling. I think it's even better the sentence rhymes too. Ciao bella!

Photography: Samantha Jarrett / Hair & Make-up: Merton Muaremi / Styling: Adrian Fernand and Nicole Warne