ASOS Dress / Jennifer Zeuner Clover Bracelet / Pink Lou Lou Clover Ring / Natalie Marie Initial Ring / Jennifer Zeuner Necklace / Charlotte Olympia Clutch / Sergio Rossi Heels

I'm not going to lie, sometimes Asos can be a hit or miss. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love Asos but sometimes a piece will arrive that looks different to what I saw online. I've found the quality of the product is usually reflected in the price you pay when shopping on Asos but more often than not you'll find a complete gem on that website. This dress being one of them considering the high quality and high rotation it's been on since it arrived.

I wore this dress on the last day of MBFWA in Sydney and people couldn't tell the difference between this floral dress and the similar print I wore in yellow earlier in the week. Even street style photographers like Phil and Tommy exclaimed "Shut Up!" when I told them it was Asos. The lady like length and matching belt nearly overshadowed the hidden pockets but considering how much I fiddle with my hands and crack my knuckles when I'm anxious the pockets clearly won as this habit was well and truly kicking in as MBFWA started to draw to an end.

I thought life would become calmer now that MBFWA and my presenting duties were over but it's actually just the beginning. A lot coming up in the next few weeks and to be honest I feel like I'm just trying to keep my head above water in the lead up to it. Can't wait to share more on this soon! But for now, let's look at photos of me opening and closing my clutch which is a lot trickier to do than you would think. Damn magnetic clasps, you've diminished whatever pride I had left of my little to none upper body strength.

Photos by Luke Shadbolt

After a whirlwind few days of meetings in Sydney and Melbourne I landed back in Sydney to take part in this fun little project between Westfield, Zanita and I. The Neo-Nineties exhibition at Westfield Miranda pays tribute to fashion's return to the 1990's and was curated by Charlotte Smith, the owner of the Darnell Collection which is the largest private vintage clothing collection in Australia and consists of over 8,000 vintage pieces. Yes that's correct, 8,000 vintage pieces... Can you possibly imagine? Even for someone who owns their own online vintage store I never had anywhere near that amount of vintage pieces in one place at the same time. I wouldn't be able to physically fit everything in my office space!

So after visiting the Neo-Nineties exhibition last week I was asked by Westfield if I'd like to create a shoot with some of my favourite vintage pieces from the collection. Considering I'd already spotted several key pieces within this tightly curated collection of only 44 looks it was a little hard to say no to as I knew it would be more fun than anything. The sultry satin skirt by Ralph Lauren, the strong red power suit by Versace, and the sequinned sunflower dress (famous for being worn by Naomi Campbell in the 90's) were some of my favourites to shoot.

What I loved about this project the most is it's a nice reminder of how trends from past era's tend to repeat themselves and how vintage can still look modern when mixed with other elements. In this case; sleek hair, minimal accessories and a roof top car park which was deserted because everyone was celebrating Anzac Day in Australia like any normal people would be doing. I guess I thought celebrating Anzac Day would be more enjoyable with sequinned sunflowers appropriately placed across my bust region?

The exhibition runs from April 18th - May 12th so if you're around Sydney this weekend be sure to make the short trip out to Westfield Miranda to have a look before the exhibition closes on Sunday!

Photos by Zanita / All vintage clothing from the Neo-Nineties exhibition