Archive for April, 2011

In the spirit of weddings, I thought i’d share my wedding video with you that we just got a few days ago. Made by the lovely Nicole Velleman.

She filmed our entire wedding day and then picked out the lovely and special moments. It really captures the essence of the day. I love it so much. OH! to go back. What an awesome day!

Emma and Dylan from Nicole Velleman on Vimeo.

Filmed and edited by Nicole Velleman

Congratulations to Catherine and William! My family and I are on holiday by the sea and have been glued to the tv all morning, mum has the bunting from my wedding up, we made tea and lemon meringue pie and have been watching in awe at the beautiful royal wedding. I loved watching all the guests pour in with all their gorgeous proper outfits paired with fancy (and sometime hideous hats), the chivalry of the handsome princes and the absolute exquisite beauty of the bride and her breath taking lace Alexander McQueen dress. I thoroughly enjoyed the whole ceremony.. and awaiting their appearance on the balcony.

I think her dress is very Grace Kelly-esque. So classic and lovely.

Posh & Becks (look at her heels!)

and some interesting hats. Beatrice looks like the cross between a ram and and present wrapping. and Eugenie looks like she has a feathery dragonfly on her head. Ladies, I think you need new hat makers!

I’m quite a big fan of sunglasses. I have so many pairs I really have no idea what to do with all of them and had to clean out quite a few when moving to my new home : ( . Most of them are of the R50/R20 variety : ) I think the most i’ve paid for a pair of sunglasses was R250. I don’t think I could live with myself if I bought a R2000 pair of sunnies and then I (or someone else) sat on them : (. …. but if they cost R50 : ) I won’t be as sad.

Anyway. thats me. what do you guys do/buy? Do buy your sunglasses online? maybe from overseas, side of the road? vintage shops? Spitfire? (really wish we had one of these in JHB) : )

I’ve been looking at a lot of eyewear lately for 2011 and these are some of my favorites (they’re all quite outré! but I like them)

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Tom Ford

I still love those Tom Ford Cat eye sunglasses. but I’ll stick to my china mall awesomes for now until I can justify more than R250 on sunglasses : ) xx

Have you seen Zara People! ? It’s like look book but pretty much just with Zara clothes, so clever of them. You have to create a look with at least 2 main items from Zara’s SPRING SUMMER 2011 collection and then upload the photo. Here some of the looks I like so far.. flip all these beautiful Europeans and their awesome style!

really like all the pops of colour!

Mememe & TWO have just opened up their doors in Parkhurst and I went past yesterday for a look see. It’s such a pretty and interesting shop. The clothes were gorgeous and I just loved all the glass bottles and bell jars. A feature is definitely TWO’s wall of printer’s trays full of amazing little vintage brooches and other nice things.

apologies for my absence, over the weekend and yesterday I was feeling completely tired and uninspired, even when looking through the usual blogs of perfect images. (It might have something to do with reading Freud and other psychoanalytical theorists but I really felt like I had had a bit of soul sucked out of me) – ok enough with the dramatics! : ) I’m feeling myself again, after a wonderful nights sleep and found some seriously lovely paper products to share with you.

They are from Scout’s Honour co of Vermont and they were inspired by a vintage grain sack that designer Annemarie Buckley received for her birthday. quite cool.

Her stuff is amazing, I could pin and show you every piece it’s just so awesome!  Here are just a few I really like.

Dylan and I just finished the first season of Mad men. and I know i’m far behind but wow! I love it : ) I mean the advertising world in 1960′s New York City – so awesome! The art direction and costumes are so stunning and spot on.. I particularly love Betty Draper’s style. It’s so chilly this morning and I all I could think about was that lovely blue coat she wears in season one! It looks so beautiful and warm.

here are some of her other looks

Go to Beatnik Bazaar today : ) She’s doing a new series where a few of us bloggers share the things we’re looking forward to about winter : ) and my little winter mood board is up today. x (how cosy and nice does this scarf look)

Also our wedding pictures were on the pretty blog yesterday with a little interview so go over there and have a look see!

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Found such a pretty blog written by a girl named Ayesha from New Zealand. She freakishly looks exactly like Zooey Deschanel and has the nicest vintage wardrobe i’ve ever seen. These are some pretty pictures from her blog ‘a little brighter’.

I’m sure by now, you’ve all heard of and love Mumford & Sons? Am I right? : ) if not. I want to share with you one of my favorite songs. Dylan got me a live concert of theirs and it was so flipping beautiful. That guy’s voice is so sexy and him and all the guys sing with such emotion and just go moggy on stage. I’d love to see them live one day. This is ‘nothing is written’. enjoy and don’t cry xx

I love the dancing dutchies so cute.