tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35781961880251001082024-03-14T09:07:25.964+11:00STYLE WILDERNESSFourth Daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16289520392967828383noreply@blogger.comBlogger459125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578196188025100108.post-84931045330910114782014-02-19T14:01:00.003+11:002014-02-19T14:01:57.763+11:00New horizons<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Around about this time last year I started making vague mumblings about redesigning my blog and possibly even broadening my blogging horizons by switching over to WordPress.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Well, it's taken a little bit longer than I planned (as usual!) but I've finally done the deed. Style Wilderness is now at <a href="http://stylewilderness.com/">stylewilderness.com</a> so please visit me over there and sign up with the fancy new "follow" button thingies at the bottom of the site. And let me know what you think of the new layout and so on - I'm still moving things around a bit and there is always room for improvement. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Anyway, goodbye from here - I'll see you over at the new place!</span>Fourth Daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16289520392967828383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578196188025100108.post-74459295035519997962014-02-10T07:19:00.000+11:002014-02-10T07:19:31.362+11:00Get Redressed - my challenge for February<div style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1.3em;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You know how you take some things for granted until they're pointed out to you? That happened to me recently when <a data-mce-href="http://redress.staging.smartdrop.com.hk/" href="http://redress.staging.smartdrop.com.hk/">Redress</a> invited me to take part in their Get Redressed Challenge. The challenge runs all year and is about inspiring people to buy fewer clothes and make more use of the ones they have, at the same time encouraging them to purchase high quality pieces when they do actually spend money. Um, but that's what I do anyway!? However, there is an aspect to the challenge that I hadn't thought about so much. For February, the challenge celebrates durability - which, translated for social media purposes, involves sharing images and stories of clothes that you've had for more than five years. As you might have noticed, a lot of the pieces I post about on this blog are from op shops, which might mean they are old, but they're new to me. But I do own a lot of items that have been mine for a long time - jewellery from childhood and <a data-mce-href="http://instagram.com/p/everWBx5ll/" href="http://instagram.com/p/everWBx5ll/">25-year-old socks</a>, for instance! This February challenge made me realise I have quite a few pieces in my wardrobe that have been there for years, so I thought I'd show you a few in this post. Apologies in advance that these are all pictures from a while ago - it is about 40 degrees today and I'm really not up for a fashion shoot! But my brain is still kind of cool enough to have chosen items to suit the season.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a data-mce-href="http://stylewilderness.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/20130613_140552.jpg" href="http://stylewilderness.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/20130613_140552.jpg"><img alt="20130613_140552" class="size-large wp-image-8007 aligncenter" data-mce-src="http://stylewilderness.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/20130613_140552.jpg?w=225" src="http://stylewilderness.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/20130613_140552.jpg?w=225" height="400" style="border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="300" /></a>I bought this very light cotton blouse from a workmate in Tokyo for about $2. It really only makes an appearance in stinking hot sweaty weather - hence it came along on a <a data-mce-href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/diy-dressing-on-holiday.html" href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/diy-dressing-on-holiday.html">trip to Bali</a> last year, one of the few <a data-mce-href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/batik-for-bali.html" href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/batik-for-bali.html">pieces to join me</a> that was not batik and not DIY!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a data-mce-href="http://stylewilderness.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/20140207_171239.jpg" href="http://stylewilderness.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/20140207_171239.jpg"><img alt="20140207_171239" class="size-large wp-image-8008 aligncenter" data-mce-src="http://stylewilderness.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/20140207_171239.jpg?w=188" src="http://stylewilderness.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/20140207_171239.jpg?w=188" height="400" style="border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="250" /></a>The dress I'm wearing in this shot came with me to Indonesia too, but <a data-mce-href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/2011/11/indonesian-adventure.html" href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/2011/11/indonesian-adventure.html">on a different trip</a>. I made it nearly 20 years ago for a '60s-themed party, from some material my grandma gave me that she had probably had since the '70s (I'm guessing she bought it in Malaysia when she visited my dad's family when I was really little). At the time I remember thinking it was a really loud pattern and that I'd never wear it in real life, but what a difference a decade or two makes! The <a data-mce-href="http://instagram.com/p/kFzvohR5s3/" href="http://instagram.com/p/kFzvohR5s3/">necklace</a> and <a data-mce-href="http://instagram.com/p/kF23nBx5hS/" href="http://instagram.com/p/kF23nBx5hS/">sandals</a> are much-loved summer staples - so much so that despite the sandals only costing me $1 at a Tokyo flea market, I paid $70 to have them resoled last year (the shoe guy thought I was nuts).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This dress is another summer favourite - I've had it since I was about 12, but thanks to the fact that I've hardly grown at all since then and also due to it being a wrap dress, with a few tweaks (namely press studs at the back so it doesn't blow open on windy days!) I am still able to wear it now (although<a data-mce-href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/2011/12/melbourne-summer-must-dos.html" href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/2011/12/melbourne-summer-must-dos.html"> this pic is from two years ago</a>!).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If you want to see more, check out <a data-mce-href="http://instagram.com/GetRedressed" href="http://instagram.com/GetRedressed">Redressed on Instagram</a> - they're posting some of my images as well as those of others taking part in the challenge. I'd love to see your long-serving wardrobe heroes - why don't you post your pics to Instagram too? Just hashtag them #getredressed and we can all pay tribute to summer style stalwarts!</span></div>
Fourth Daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16289520392967828383noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578196188025100108.post-86395696935539421412014-02-03T08:46:00.000+11:002014-02-03T08:46:23.215+11:00This year, I'm taking a chance on pants<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Happy new year - yes, again! It's now the Chinese Year of the Horse, although being the bad Asian I am, I actually forgot it was Chinese new year until I was kept awake by fireworks last Thursday night* and grumpily wondered who was making such a racket. I did plan this Chinese-inspired outfit for this post, though! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What I didn't plan was for it to be so hideously hot AND windy when we were taking these photos. In my mind, this was a glamorous outfit, but the weather had other plans. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I made these pants using a 1970s pattern and cotton material, both from op shops. Do you remember my embroidered blouse (teamed with pink and the same basket in <a href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/oriental-express.html">this post too</a>!)? The shoes are also from an op shop and I made the earrings by adding tassels to some clip-ons <a href="http://cecylia.com/">from a friend</a> (you can see them <a href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/2013/09/easy-makeover-for-80s-dress.html">here</a> and <a href="http://www.vogue.co.jp/blog/leeyong-soo/archives/114">here</a> too). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Apart from wanting to make a dent in my considerably large fabric stash, I made these pants because one of my style resolutions for this year is to stop wearing jeans as a default every time I'm sick of skirts or dresses. The fashion gods must have been listening when I made this vow, and had a word in the op shop fairy's ear, because in the past few weeks I have found these...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> Fittingly, these pants have an oriental theme too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">They were $5 at the <a href="http://www.dosomethingnearyou.com.au/3205/organisation/south-melbourne-community-chest-op-shop-1587150">op shop around the corner</a> from the office - proof, if you needed any, that it's good to take a proper lunch break! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's also good to go on road trips and plan op shop stops. I found these Moschino pants, probably from the '90s, for $10 at the <a href="http://woodend.unitingchurch.org.au/">Uniting Church op shop</a> in Woodend. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> My friend and I were actually on the way to the<a href="http://www.bendigoartgallery.com.au/Modern_Love"> Modern Love exhibition </a>in Bendigo, which we enjoyed, but secretly, I think I got a greater thrill from finding these (and my friend probably did too!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> Super crazy and not the kind of thing I would normally wear, but I knew I would deeply regret it if I didn't buy them, even though they are a bit loose. Of course now I'm very glad that I did!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> The designer label thing must have made an impression on my subconscious because after putting this outfit together, I realised everything is designer, which, given I own hardly any designer labels, is pretty rare for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> My <a href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/2011/12/melbourne-summer-must-dos.html">sunglasses</a> are by Dolce & Gabbana from a few years back, T-shirt is old Marc Jacobs that I received as a press novelty gift when I was working in Tokyo, and the <a href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/my-christmas-is-here.html">shoes</a> are Bally Jeunesse, from the Salvos. Given the money theme of the Monopoly (sorry, Moschinopoly!) print, I chose accessories made from coins - one that I made from a bellydancer's chain, the other was a gift from a friend who visited Dubai.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Yep, even in designer labels, I can't resist ethnicking things up a bit!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Speaking of designer labels, after we'd taken these shots, I also found some fabulous fruit-print Gorman pants at another op shop (you might have seen <a href="http://instagram.com/p/jvfMFLx5su/">my excited post</a> about them on <a href="http://instagram.com/stylewilderness">Instagram</a> or my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/StyleWilderness">Facebook page</a>?) but they are a bit big so I will have to alter them before I do a post. I'm sure you'll like them though!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Psst, how about you, have you made any style resolutions for this year?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">*In an effort to keep me awake even more effectively than the fireworks, my boyfriend managed to dislocate his shoulder in his sleep and woke up screaming at 5.30 on Friday morning. A trip to the emergency department wasn't exactly what I'd had in mind for the start of the new year, but I suppose we can all use a bit of drama now and then?! And yes, he's fine now, thank you for asking :)</span>Fourth Daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16289520392967828383noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578196188025100108.post-27138322578177277012014-01-27T10:34:00.000+11:002014-01-27T15:37:05.796+11:00Kudos to the kaftan<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">How are you spending your Australia Day? I'm stuck at work, but in my mind I'm enjoying our great outdoors, on a beach, with a picnic blanket and a delicious spread that includes <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamington">lamingtons</a> (fortunately there's an Australia Day lunch at the office and lamingtons are on the menu, so at least I get to enjoy that aspect of our national holiday!).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If I were actually on holiday, things would probably look like this... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">...and I'd be wearing something like this (not an Australian flag bikini in sight!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I found this mini kaftan at the</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://opshop.org/details/463" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">MS op shop</a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">
for $4 but it would be easy to make one as it's just a big circle of
fabric with a hole for the head and a bit of stitching up the sides (and
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Kaftans make a great cover-up for the beach - in this case, the back beach at Sorrento - as they are so easy to slip on and off. I of course also <a href="http://www.sunsmart.com.au/tools/videos/current-tv-campaigns/slip-slop-slap-seek-slide-sid-seagull.html">slopped on sunscreen</a> and slid on sunglasses, and recommend slapping on a hat too, although I personally much prefer my umbrella (because then I don't have to seek shade, as it's always with me!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A kaftan is also handy on a holiday when you want to travel light - just add some accessories and it can take you from a day at the seaside to a stylish soiree. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This isn't strictly a kaftan, but same same... it's a huge chiffon T-shirt I got at the <a href="http://www.sacredheartmission.org/Page.aspx?ID=40">Sacred Heart Mission op shop</a> for $10. Kind of expensive, but then it is actually designer gear (Jimmy D, a New Zealand brand). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> I realise chiffon won't do much to protect you against the sun, but it kind of does the trick when it's more your modesty you want to preserve. And it works so well for evening wear! </span><br />
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I had been thinking of making all kinds of adjustments to this baggy garment to give it more shape, but as I was umming and aahing in front of the mirror, I worked out a solution that was just right (unlike my face which is all squinty from the sun - these shots were taken during the hideous heatwave recently!).<br />
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Can you see what I did? This is SUCH an easy DIY that I feel condescending even telling you - all I did was knot the hem at each side seam. Doing that makes the hemline look a bit more fitted and not so floaty (compare it with the "beach" pictures above). Plus, it's not a permanent alteration so you can reverse it if you don't like it or to want to wear the T-shirt loose, or tucked into a skirt or pants. And if you're feeling really fancy, you could loop a tassel into each knot - how about silver or gold tassels for an evening out, with matching ones as earrings or in your hair? Who knew a huge T-shirt could be so versatile - and flattering?...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">... after all, in something like this, no one's going to know how many lamingtons you've eaten!</span><br />
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Fourth Daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16289520392967828383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578196188025100108.post-44976788392825719642014-01-20T10:52:00.000+11:002014-01-20T10:52:21.851+11:00If the '70s aren't your style, try '50s fashion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Is it too late to wish you happy new year? I hadn't intended on such a long blogging break, but various forms of technology conspired against me*, and so I find it's been a whole month since my last post. It hasn't been a wholly unpleasant hiatus, with trips down to Sorrento and some DIYing among the activities that have kept me occupied. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This year, one of my blogging goals is to learn to use my new camera (or perhaps more accurately, to get my boyfriend to learn to use it, haha) so that I don't have to rely on selfies taken in the backyard to showcase my creations. Here's our first attempts at a fashion shoot. Not bad, considering it was crazy windy, we were both being attacked by flies and it was about 40 degrees in the shade - and that this dress is made from what seems to be 100% polyester. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Really, how on earth did people survive summer in the '70s if they were all wearing synthetics? I'm sure all the spray-on deodorant they must have had to douse themselves in is entirely responsible for climate change. But I must be confusing you - this dress is not '70s style at all, is it? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Ah, well that would be due to a spot of DIY. Originally, the dress looked like this (and originally, my photos looked like this - these shots were taken on my old camera and are the before-mentioned selfies in the backyard!) </span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Of course, it was an op-shop find - at $4, I couldn't say no when I found it a few months ago at <a href="http://animalaid.org.au/">Animal Aid</a> in Croydon, even though it was a bit too big and not exactly flattering. I knew I'd eventually find a way to wear it!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I decided to transform it into a jaunty nautical-inspired number with a swingy '50s-style skirt. To do this I needed more fabric at the waist, so I chopped off the skirt just below the back zip, which was at about hip level (this is the view from the side). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I worked out how long I wanted the skirt to be from the waist, then marked that measurement all around from the hem up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> I then trimmed off the midriff section. I didn't use it for anything in this project but no doubt I'll think of something, so for the mean time it's sitting in my fabric stash. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The final step for this project was to dig out my other op-shop finds to put this '50s-influenced outfit together! My white cane handbag is from this trip to <a href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/search?q=vinnies#%21/2013/09/a-visit-to-vinnies-ringwood.html">Vinnies</a>, <a href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/#%21/2013/12/my-christmas-is-here.html">heels</a> are from the Salvos, headscarf from a flea market in Bonn when I studied there many, many years ago and earrings are also from an op-shop. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">And there you go - the too-big '70s maxi-dress is transformed into a flattering '50s model. Now, if only I could work out how to change the sweaty synthetic fabric into cooling cotton...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">*My grand plan was to shift this blog to WordPress and also to upgrade my 6-year-old MacBook for a shiny new laptop which allowed me to run current programs and actually be able to see all the content on websites. Having never understood the PC vs Mac debate and having used both with no problem previously, I bought a PC - and realised fairly much straight away that I am most definitely a Mac girl. I'm now trying to sell the PC and buy a Mac. Once all that is straightened out then I can get on with all the changes for my blog! Although now I'm wondering if I should go with Wix rather than WordPress? Any ideas? Stick with me anyway - the ride might be a bit bumpy for a while but it will hopefully be worth it! </span>Fourth Daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16289520392967828383noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578196188025100108.post-29884546043668315752013-12-20T14:26:00.000+11:002013-12-20T14:26:51.998+11:00My Christmas is here!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I know that officially, Christmas day is next week, but mine seems to have arrived early. For a start, I'm on holidays (from my day job, at least), but what's even more exciting is that my hair is doing what I want it to do! <a href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/#%21/2013/12/shortcut-to-new-me-thanks-to-organika.html">When I had it cut at Organika</a>, Lisa gave me some products to try from the eco-friendly Alterna "Caviar" range that they use in the salon. (I accept all responsibility for the cheesy Christmas styling of this photo!) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">She told me I could use them without even blow-drying my hair, because they would give it the extra volume anyway, but having to look presentable every day at work, I didn't want to risk trying that so just stuck with my usual routine. But I had a day at home this week so decided to experiment with just using these and NOT DOING ANYTHING ELSE (no blow-drying or using any other product). I'm quite happy with the result (lesson learnt: listen to your hairdresser!). </span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">You might think that with my Asian heritage, my hair would be straight and shiny and no problem at all. Well, yes, until I was about 20 or so, it fairly much was like that. But then something happened and now it has weird waves in random places and frizzes out like nobody's business if there's even a hint of humidity. So discovering products that work on it is definitely something to celebrate. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Something else to celebrate was finding this skirt and shoes (in such obviously Christmassy colours that I couldn't resist this festive-themed post). </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The skirt is pure silk, reminds me of <a href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/#%21/2013/05/hollywood-costume-at-acmi.html">Keira Knightley's infamous dress</a> in <i>Atonement</i>, and (drumroll) was $5 at Uniting Care's op shop in Dandenong. I was kind of trying to channel Keira's look and hair when I put this outfit together (very "kind of"!!). </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I'm not sure when I'll get a chance to wear it as there are no parties on the foreseeable horizon, but pure silk? For $5? As if I could say no!! I had been thinking of using some green cotton in my fabric stash to make a similar long skirt to wear when I get in a <a href="http://www.coletterie.com/fashion-history/fashion-identity-disability-the-style-of-frida-kahlo">Frida Kahlo mood</a>, so I'm now wondering if there is something to <a href="http://thesecret.tv/">The Secret</a>* after all (I shall now concentrate my energies on thinking about magically <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/firsthome-loans-hit-record-low-20131111-2xcoj.html">finding enough money for a house</a>, plus the solutions to all life's mysteries, under a tree in the backyard). </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">After the joy of finding the skirt, I found the Bally Jeunesse shoes for $5.99 just down the road from Uniting Care at the Salvos (Dandenong is a lazy op-shopper's haven, as Uniting Care and Vinnies share the same carpark and the Salvos is about a minute walk from there, and all three stores are huge). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">And on that happy note, I'll sign off for 2013. Thanks for sticking with me this year and I look forward to seeing you (hopefully in a shiny new format!) in 2014! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It's going to be a hot one in Melbourne this week, after what seems like a ridiculously slow start to summer. Maybe, in these last two days of my day job before my holidays start, I'll get to debut this dress? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I finally got to make it from the <a href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/2011/11/indonesian-adventure.html">batik I bought in Indonesia</a> two years ago (coincidentally, <a href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/diy-dressing-on-holiday.html">the hat</a> is also from Indonesia!). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It took me ages to pluck up the courage to cut into the material because I loved the pattern so much that I didn't want to wreck it. It reminds me of sunshine - as does just about every batik print. I think it was worth the wait for inspiration (and time!) to strike though. I can't wait for work to finish so that I can start making a dent in the rest of my fabric stash! </span>Fourth Daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16289520392967828383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578196188025100108.post-60799607534663993402013-12-12T22:30:00.001+11:002013-12-20T14:28:23.113+11:00Starlet style hair - it will be mine!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">When I got my <a href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/#%21/2013/12/shortcut-to-new-me-thanks-to-organika.html">hair cut</a> last week I was a bit anxious. It's been a while since I had short hair, after all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">But thinking of all the glamorous possibilities of a bob put me in a much better frame of mind. The bob I originally envisaged was straight and chic, but despite being half Asian, my hair is kind of wavy and frizzy, so I've started thinking the softer, more feminine finger wave style sported by starlets of the 1930s (like in the <a href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/#%21/2013/11/weekend-plans-edward-steichen.html">Edward Steichen exhibition</a>!) might be more realistic. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It's funny how a haircut can open up your mind to wardrobe ideas that you might not have considered before. My longer, no-style hair wouldn't have been in balance with wide-legged pants, but these are on my to-sew list for summer now that my tresses have been trimmed. It can't hurt to imitate Chanel every so often (it wouldn't have hurt her male companion to put some proper pants on either!) and I'm in the mood for a bit of a style makeover. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If my hair doesn't work out quite as well as I hope, I can always distract people with get-ups like these. I wonder if all these people were having a bad hair day?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Over the years I've attended countless fashion events and received lots of hair and beauty samples. I've often given them away to friends, but as deserving as they are, there are some women who would probably appreciate these products much more. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.newdaybox.org/">New Day Box</a> has come up with the excellent idea of giving boxes of goodies to women in crisis centres this Christmas, put together by women like you and I. Makeup, hair products, nail polish, fancy chocolates - little luxuries that any lady would love, but perhaps more so a woman going through a really tough time - can go into the boxes, which you can decorate too. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> I was going to clear out my product stash as part of <a href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/#%21/2013/12/shortcut-to-new-me-thanks-to-organika.html">my attempt to makeover myself</a> and my life, so when I heard about New Day Box a light bulb went off in my mind. I get to clean up, which I was going to do anyway, and help people too? Got to love that! I have to admit I'm a bit pressed for time right now so haven't decorated a box, but I've got together a pretty good collection to drop off which the volunteers at New Day Box can use to make up other boxes. If you'd like to get involved, do it now, because donations have to be in by this <span style="color: red;">Thursday, December 12</span>. One of the ladies I follow on Instagram gathered a few friends together for a night of preparing goodies, decorating shoeboxes, snacking and watching DVDs, which sounds like an even more fun way to do good, if you're organised enough! For more details on what to include in your donations and how to drop them off, go <a href="http://www.newdaybox.org/make-a-box.html">here</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">クリスマスは幸せな時期のはずですが、家庭暴力や虐待から離れようとしている女性であれば楽しむのは難しいでしょう。だから、女性用のクライシスセンター(ちゃんとした日本語が分からないけど、意味通じますか?)でクリスマスを過ごす女性達のために、<a href="http://www.newdaybox.org/">New Day Box</a>は素敵なアイデアを考えたのです。それは何かというと、自分の未使用のメイク、香水、マニキュアなどを集めて、きれいにした靴箱に入れて寄付することです。チョコ、かわいいノートなど入れてもいいみたいです。集めたものは<span style="color: red;">12日の木曜日</span>までにメルボルン市内のところに持っていたら、クリスマスプレゼントとして困った女性に配られます。あまり時間がないので、もしご興味ありましたらいますぐ物集めしてください!詳細は<a href="http://www.newdaybox.org/make-a-box.html">ここ</a>にあります。</span>Fourth Daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16289520392967828383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578196188025100108.post-75470746622938432642013-12-05T23:34:00.000+11:002013-12-05T23:34:30.948+11:00Shortcut to a new me, thanks to Organika Hair<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">How has this happened? It's December and there's still so much left on my to-do list, including giving this blog a much-needed makeover. While the blog is going to have to wait a bit longer (stay tuned!), I did at least finally get around to giving my hair a long overdue overhaul. The last time I had it cut was before my <a href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/#%21/2013/07/diy-dressing-on-holiday.html">trip to Bali</a> - in June!! Why did I wait so long? Well, my hair is annoyingly fine and flyaway and while I know that a good hairdresser could make it look decent, I didn't want to just visit any salon. My criteria was to find somewhere that shared my interests in doing right by the planet as well as knowing what they're doing with my hair, and unfortunately there aren't so many eco-friendly salons around yet. So it was with a sense of great excitement that I accepted a generous offer to test the expertise of the staff at <a href="http://www.organikahair.com.au/">Organika Hair</a> in Elwood. I was, in fact, lucky enough to trust my locks to the lovely Lisa, one of the salon's co-owners. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Lisa told me one of the catalysts for her and the others launching Organika was working in a normal salon and noticing the word "TOXIC" printed on the packaging of products that they were using on a regular basis. That certainly would be a good reason for change! Lisa also altered other aspects of her lifestyle and is very into eating healthily, incorporating raw foods into her diet and using natural and organic products on her skin (I hope I'm not giving away a beauty secret when I tell you her gorgeous complexion may just be thanks to toning with apple cider vinegar at night - something I will have to try!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I started documenting my haircut because I intended to donate my chopped-off ponytail to <a href="http://beautifullengths.com.au/">this campaign to provide female cancer sufferers with wigs</a>, but it wasn't really long enough, and what there was was so fine that there would have been barely enough to make a fringe, let alone a whole head of hair. Still, I wanted to mention it here because if any of you out there are thinking of chopping off your locks, you might be able to do some good with them! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Anyway, after discussing lengths with Lisa, I showed her this photo of the stunning <a href="http://garypeppergirl.com/">Nicole Warne</a> that I brought with me for style inspiration (I hope Nicole wouldn't mind me using it here!). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Sigh. Yes, "tell her she's dreamin'" is the phrase that comes to mind. But Lisa seemed to think something similar would be attainable, even though my baby-fine kind-of-wavy locks are nothing like Nicole Warne's strong, straight tresses. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I settled in for my haircut with some locally-made <a href="http://www.hotchoccy.com.au/">Hot Choccy</a> (it's hard to choose from all the drinks on Organika's menu!). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I managed a few shots of the salon in between snips - it's all quite understated but with natural elements that reflect the salon's eco-friendly philosophy (no scary chemical smells or harsh lights here!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The salon uses <a href="http://www.alternahaircare.com/">Alterna</a> products which incorporate sustainable ingredients and employ fair trade practices. Lisa gave me some of the range to try at home, which I'll let you know about in a future post. I'm really looking forward to seeing how my hair responds to the natural ingredients such as bamboo, which apparently makes strands stronger.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">All in all, the salon is very relaxing... see any similarities here?</span><br />
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Hehe...that was while I was having my colour done. My hair is naturally very dark, but Lisa suggested a near-black shade using Chi Ionic ammonia-free colour, and as I'd been considering going slightly darker for ages, I readily agreed, although I'm not sure how obvious the colour is here. It was quite tricky taking selfies at the salon! Where's my professional photographer when I need him?</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We decided to see whether I'd be able to do a glamorous retro style like some of the other looks Nicole Warne showcases on her blog (she looks so beautiful in every shot that Lisa and I got a little bit distracted scrolling through the images!) so it was out with the hot rollers... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> ... and then, silly me realised I had to hurry off as it was the launch of Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival and I had to go home and change, so I didn't take any more photos at the salon. You'll have to take my word for it that I looked super glamorous - Lisa said I reminded her of the Chinese lady by <a href="http://www.vladimirtretchikoff.com/">Tretchikoff</a> (image from <a href="http://thegoodlifemafia.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/the-chinese-girl-by-vladimir-tretchikoff.html">here</a>). Thoughts? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A bit of the curl had dropped out by the time I took these shots, but I'm still very, very happy with the result. I think it will be a lot easier to look half-decent (if not quite up to Nicole Warne's level!) with this cut, and it's quite versatile, so I'm looking forward to getting creative in some upcoming posts and showing you some better shots that do justice to Lisa's handiwork. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This particular styling put me in a kind of retro mood, so for the VAMFF launch I went a bit heavy on the eyeliner and debuted this <a href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/#%21/2013/04/bloggers-on-peninsula-part-1.html">secondhand dress</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> And to cap off what had been a day made lovely by Lisa, here I am with another Lisa (Lisa Teh from <a href="http://couturing.com/">Couturing</a>!). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Just a few months until fashion week in Melbourne - imagine all the looks I can show off now that I actually like my hair!</span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Thank you so much, Organika!</span>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Coincidentally, a few days after the list went up on The New Daily, I received this:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If I had known about <a href="http://www.vinnies.org.au/?action=search&query=gift+card">Vinnies gift cards</a>, they would have made my list too! Vinnies sent this to me as a thank you for helping to get the word out about <a href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/2013/09/a-visit-to-vinnies-ringwood.html">their Ringwood store</a> earlier this year - even though, of course, the pleasure was all mine (I got to visit an op shop and take home treasures! I should be the one saying thank you!!). Anyway, as I didn't get to mention the gift card in my article, I thought I'd let you know about it here. At the moment it's only available in Victoria, but look out for it in other states later. It's a great idea for op shop and vintage lovers at any time of year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Those are just some ideas for gifts that give twice at Christmas, although there's many, many more - if you have some tips, why not share them with the rest of us and help your favourite cause?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">日本ではあまりクリスマスプレゼントをあげたりしないと思いますが、オーストラリアでは「あの人のためにも。。そしてあの人のためにも買わなきゃ!」と、プレゼントの買い物で忙しい人は多いです。私はあまり人にプレゼントをしないけれど、どうせ買うなら同時にチャリティに寄付したいと思います。最近、チャリティプレゼントが増えて来たので、本当に選択が広まっていいアイテムが沢山です。The New Dailyではそういうチャリティプレゼントについて記事を書いたので、もしプレゼントアイデアを探しているならどうぞ<a href="http://thenewdaily.com.au/life/2013/11/27/cool-christmas-gifts-matter">ご覧下さい</a>!そして、そのリストを書いた直後、カルマかも知れませんが、チャリティショップのVinniesからギフトカードが届きました。リストには間に合わなかったけど、とてもいいアイデアだと思います(現在ビクトリア州の支店のみで利用可能)。<a href="http://www.vinnies.org.au/home-vic">Vinnies</a>はほぼどこにでもあるので、チャリティショップ好きの友達や親戚のプレゼントを探しているなら、このギフトカードをお勧めします!そして皆さんのチャリティプレゼントのお勧めありましたら、是非教えて下さいね!</span>Fourth Daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16289520392967828383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578196188025100108.post-88638186646904891582013-11-28T08:06:00.002+11:002013-12-12T22:34:11.264+11:00Weekend plans: Edward Steichen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Fur (colobus monkey), silk crepe, silk (braid), resin clasp </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(a) 34.0 cm (centre back), 200.0 cm (hem circumference) (tippet) </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(b) 46.0 x 38.0 x 14.5 cm (muff)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> (Try to ignore the fact that this outfit is largely composed of very un-PC monkey fur, dyed, I presume, unless colobus monkeys were mint green in the 1930s ). It's just one of the many super-stylish outfits which are complementing a treasure trove of fashion photographs at the<a href="http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/whats-on/exhibitions/exhibitions/edward-steichen-and-art-deco-fashion"> Edward Steichen and Art Deco Fashion </a>exhibition at Melbourne's NGV right now. Photos like these... </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">American 1879–1973, emigrated to United States 1881, worked in France 1906–23</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">American 1879–1973, emigrated to United States 1881, worked in France 1906–23</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">American 1879–1973, emigrated to United States 1881, worked in France 1906–23</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I had the pleasure of attending the media launch of the exhibition recently, but will definitely be visiting again as I was in a bit too much of a rush to take things in properly. All that glamour was slightly overwhelming first thing in the morning! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you follow me on Instagram (@Stylewilderness) then you might have seen a few of my posts from the launch as I went slightly snap happy - you'll understand why once you get to the exhibition. These bathing pyjamas were so chic!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> And why don't magazine do covers like these any more? Vogue? Hint, hint...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So much beauty. Sigh. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The photos by Steichen have already travelled around the world for this exhibition, but the NGV had the brilliant idea of teaming the photos with delectable Deco fashion from their archives, a task which fell to the lucky, LUCKY <a href="http://pditrocchio.blogspot.com.au/">Paola Di Trocchio</a>, the gallery's fashion curator. Wouldn't I love to step into her shoes for, oh, the rest of my life!!? I'm not sure that even Paola's incredible efforts would have worked quite as well, though, if the design of the exhibition itself were not so innovative. I seem to have lost the press release about who did it, but check back here in a few days and I'll have a name for you! Or better still - get to the exhibition this weekend, find out for yourself, and see some amazing pieces of history in the process.</span><br />
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*日本語の方は<a href="http://blog-v2.vogue.co.jp/leeyong-soo/?p=190"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Vogue Nippon</span>のブログでどうぞ</a>!<br />
Fourth Daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16289520392967828383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578196188025100108.post-25348794769876439812013-11-24T22:53:00.002+11:002013-11-25T07:14:36.225+11:00Weekend plans: Fair@Square festival<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">After what seems like an extra-long, cold winter here in Melbourne, it's just about time to come out of hibernation - and what better way to warm up than with a festival? <a href="http://moralfairground.com.au/event/fairsquare-fair-trade-ethical-festival-2013/">Fair@Square festival</a>*, to be precise. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Held at Federation Square over two days this weekend (November 30 and December 1), it's a celebration of all things ethical, sustainable, recycled, fair trade, eco... basically, if it's good for people and planet, it's there! I look forward to this festival every year - it's got a market that's great for <a href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/2011/12/fair-ideas-for-christmas.html">Christmas shopping</a>, stocking up on products that aren't necessarily so easy to find in big retail outlets and discovering new brands and services that tread lightly on the earth or are even improving it. There's a program of inspirational speakers and workshops, live music and performances, plus yummy food to snack on as you wander... but <a href="http://moralfairground.com.au/fairsquare-2013-festival-program-guide/">take a look at the program</a> for yourself to see what I mean. Hopefully I'll see you there! </span></span><br />
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エコ、リサイクル、サステナビリティ、フェアトレードなどの人間にもよく、地球にも良い物に興味ありますか?でしたら、今週末の <a href="http://moralfairground.com.au/event/fairsquare-fair-trade-ethical-festival-2013/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Fair@Square </span>フェスティバル</a>、是非来てください!メルボルンの<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Federation Square</span>に行いますが、いろんな面白いものが売られているマーケットもあるし、音楽やパーフォマンスもあるし、トークショーやワークショップにも参加できるから、かなり充実した一日(もしくは二日間も?)過ごせると思います。プログラムは<a href="http://moralfairground.com.au/fairsquare-2013-festival-program-guide/">こちら</a>にあるので、どうぞ見て、今週末の予定を立ててください!<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">*(If you're a long-time reader of this blog, you'll know that I ran the fashion show at this festival two years running. You can check it out <a href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/#%21/2011/12/fairsquare-fashion-show.html">here</a> and <a href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/2010/12/fashion-show-wrap-up-week-late.html">here</a> if you're interested.) </span></span>Fourth Daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16289520392967828383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578196188025100108.post-58272833146247071652013-11-21T07:56:00.000+11:002013-11-21T07:56:13.752+11:00Multitasking beauty tools<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I bet you thought, when you read the title of this post, that I'd be talking about something kind of glamorous like using lipstick as blush. Wrong! I'm not really a glamorous kind of girl! I'm more about not spending money and making do with what you already have (well, except when I go on crazy sprees at op shops!).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Anyway, today's post is about a beauty tool that you quite possibly have in your bathroom right now. It's meant for keeping your feet nice and soft, but did you know that it can make your jumpers look better too? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">That's right, I'm talking about using a callus remover (is that what it's called? It looks kind of like a very fine cheese grater on a stick) as a clothes brush to de-pill your jumpers. How many of you actually own a clothes brush? I know I don't, but that doesn't matter, because now I know I can use my foot tool thing instead. Here's what my jumper looked like before: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">But now look at it! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> All I did was run the callus remover thingy over the surface to scrape off the pilly bits of wool, and now it's all nice and smooth. Just like my feet, although what I scraped off them was certainly not woolly (but we won't go into that). </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So there you go - if you had been contemplating buying a clothes brush but you already have a callus remover, now you don't have to. Enjoy thinking about how to spend all that money you've saved!</span><br />
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現在の女性はいろんなビューティ道具を持っています。私は少ない方だと思いますが、それにしても足専用の道具を持っています(たこを削るやつだからビューティ道具の中で一番グラマラスじゃない物かもしれない!)。で、話がちょっと変わりますが、ウールのセーターに毛玉ができて、毛玉を取る道具がなかったから手で取り始めました。かなり面倒な作業だからやっている内にあることを思いつきました。それは、たこ削り(本当はなんという物だか分からないから勝手にその名前をつけました)で毛玉を取ってみることでした。してみたら、ちゃんとした毛玉取り(それも本当の名前じゃないだろうけど)よりちょっと粗いけど、やさしくゆっくりするなら問題なく効きます!一つの道具が二つの作業できるのは嬉しいですね。これで毛玉取りを買わずに済んだので、使おうと思ったお金は別の物で使えます!Fourth Daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16289520392967828383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578196188025100108.post-68866761944605356682013-11-18T10:34:00.000+11:002013-11-18T10:34:28.612+11:00Shelling out for a DIY tiara<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If there's one item you can practically bet on finding in op shops, it's shell jewellery, probably because it's a popular souvenir in touristy beachside destinations but doesn't always look right when you get it home again. I'm guessing that's why these earring-necklace-bracelet sets ended up in an op shop, along with some other shell pieces I found. Aren't they pretty? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Naturally I couldn't resist, although I wasn't sure how often I'd wear them (it was especially tricky to visualise wearing such summery accessories when I bought them, as it was the middle of winter!). But I knew I would manage to do something with them... something like this...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A shell tiara! To paraphrase Marilyn Monroe in <i>Gentlemen prefer Blondes</i>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045810/quotes">I just love finding new places to wear shells</a>. It was actually a bracelet to start with.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It took me about 10 minutes to make it into a tiara - all I did was sew extra lengths of ribbon onto the ribbon that was already attached. I used black ribbon so that it wouldn't show up against my hair.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Ta da!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> I know you're not likely to find something exactly the same, but you could make something similar by attaching ribbon to any shell jewellery that ties or clips to fasten. Or you could try making it from scratch by plaiting raffia or cord and stitching or sticking shells and beads on to it. (Probably) easy! </span><br />
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貝でできているアクセサリー、海外旅行中で買ったことありませんか?バリとかそういう暖かいところではかわいく見えるけど、国に帰ったら中々する機会がないよね。だからチャリティショップで寄付されることが多いでしょうね。この間チャリティショップで沢山の貝アクセサリーを見つけましたが、買ったままではしようと思っていなかったです。だからブレスレットをティアラにしてみました。ブレスレットに付いたリボンに黒いリボンを縫い付けただけで終了、というとても簡単な<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">DIY</span>です。貝のネクレスや似たようなブレスレットでしたら同じようなティアラが作れるから、いらないシェルのお土産ありましたら、やってみたらどうですか? Fourth Daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16289520392967828383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578196188025100108.post-32998627896041348722013-11-12T08:24:00.000+11:002013-11-14T08:49:50.690+11:00In the pink with Fire & Shine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I don't talk about it much on this blog, but running is an important part of my life (mainly because I'm far too uncoordinated to attempt any team sport. Plus, running is basically free!). I try to run at least 5k every second day before work, and generally fit in about 10k or more on the weekend, which adds up to a considerable chunk of time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So why don't I babble on about it here? Probably because, unlike most of my wardrobe, I don't bother to sew my running gear myself (even though I made lots of leggings and bike shorts in high school that I still wear now, I'm not fond of sewing stretch fabric) and as you might have guessed, this blog is mostly about DIY (with occasional girly weekends, overseas adventures and cute animal photos thrown in). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Seeing as I don't make my running gear myself, I have to look for new pieces in retail shops (one place my beloved op shops fall down is in the good sportswear category) or online, like any normal person. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">On the rare times that I do it, buying new clothes creates a moral dilemma for me as I am painfully aware that many things that we wear are not made in ethical conditions. It was around the time of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Savar_building_collapse">Rana Plaza disaster</a> that I was considering buying a new sports bra, but the tragedy stopped me in my tracks. How could I blithely part with cash that might be contributing to the operation of a sweat shop? So I started looking for ethically made fitness wear - not an easy task - and after a bit of hunting, hit on new online store <a href="http://www.fireandshine.com.au/">Fire & Shine</a> which stocks ethical yoga and active wear. Yay!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In what might seem a somewhat contradictory move when we're discussing health and fitness, I met one half of the Fire & Shine duo over an extremely decadent hot chocolate (I never said I was perfect!), and she kindly asked whether I would like to trial one of their pieces. Naturally, I went for the brightest sports bra I could find, this <a href="http://www.fireandshine.com.au/crops/back-twist-crop-top-electric-black/">back twist crop top in "electric and black"</a> by LA brand <a href="http://www.bodylanguagesportswear.com/">Body Language</a>. It's reversible - the hottest of hot pinks on one side and black with pink trim on the other - and very comfortable to wear. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">You certainly won't miss me when I run past you wearing this! And that's what I'm planning on doing this Sunday when I take part in the <a href="http://www.thecity2sea.com.au/">City2Sea</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">As the event is a fundraiser, I'm running for the <a href="http://www.acfonline.org.au/">Australian Conservation Foundation</a>, an organisation working for a sustainable Australia. I've been a bit slow off the mark setting up my donations page, but if you'd like to chip in, please click through <a href="http://www.acfonline.org.au/">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I was planning on really blitzing this event, but a few weeks ago when I was training I tripped over something (or, knowing me, nothing) and not only tore the leggings I was wearing but also took a rather large chunk out of my knee, with grazing to my hand and elbow (which would have been perfect if I had been doing the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/melbournezombieshuffle">Zombie Shuffle</a>). On top of this I managed to tear a pectoral muscle which made breathing, coughing, hiccuping and laughing rather painful. It goes without saying that I had to miss quite a few weeks of training, so I doubt I'll do as well as I'd hoped in the City2Sea. But at least my Body Language top will mean I'll look good - both before and after the race, if I can get someone to cart all these accessories to the finish line for me...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The reversible aspect of the top really appeals to the multi-tasker (and bargain hunter) in me - in effect, you're getting two pieces for the price of one, plus, if you want to pack light on a mini-break, you can wear it one way to exercise in and the other way for a stroll around the markets or even a casual coffee (I wouldn't recommend it if you're sitting down to a degustation kind of do... that's what smock dresses are for!). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Anyway, enough of my styling ideas, I'm sure you've got more important things to do like checking out the rest of Fire & Shine's range! And I've got to get going anyway... training awaits! </span><br />
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Fourth Daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16289520392967828383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578196188025100108.post-46392722118069017362013-11-10T21:23:00.000+11:002013-11-10T21:23:03.226+11:00Two days in Yangon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Yes, I only spent two days in Yangon (Rangoon), Burma, with my boyfriend after my trip to Vientiane. That was extremely foolish, because there was a lot to see and we probably missed a lot. But here's some of what we did manage to see.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A guy with a fruit cart calmly walking over the railway tracks as the train approached. Level crossing? Pah.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Antiques and all sorts of things at the Bogyoke Aung San Market (yes, we took lots of photos, <a href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/#%21/2013/11/treasures-from-my-travels.html">we just didn't buy anything there</a>. More foolishness).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We really needed sunglasses at the Shwedagon Pagoda...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Some ladies at a market stall put <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanaka">thanaka</a> on my face, which is possibly why all the locals were staring (then again, they might just have been wondering why I was wearing all those accessories, which were kind of blingy by local standards). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We had lunch by the extremely scenic Kandawgyi Lake, which is in a huge park. It's a real mixed bag of entertainment options, with restaurants, a karaoke bar, lotus ponds, a little island (where local couples kiss behind umbrellas), an agricultural museum, plant nurseries and a swimming club. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Of course there are also views of the Shwedagon Pagoda...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">But I was more captivated by the views reflected in the water. The boardwalk goes all the way around the lake, and we spent several hours taking in the scenery. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> None the less spectacular was the array of antiques at some of the little shops on the side of Dhama Zedi Road (near Golden House, if you happen to be in the area). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> There was stuff everywhere, but somehow the shopkeeper seemed to know where everything was (kind of the same situation as the semi-organised chaos in my bedroom, actually...)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Back in the city, there is a real Indochine feel to the buildings, making them the perfect backdrops for an impromptu fashion shoot (cue more stares from the locals). I had to debut my <a href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/#%21/2013/10/holiday-headwear-attempt-at-elegance.html">DIY hat</a> somewhere though! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Only being there for two days, we didn't get to sample every single restaurant in the city, but we loved this one, Ing Yin New South Indian restaurant - not at all fancy, but friendly staff and delicious, cheap meals (under $5 for two serves each of vegetarian dhosa with unlimited refills of the accompanying dips and sauces, plus coffee, tea with condensed milk and a cake for dessert!!). We were very upset that we couldn't have dinner there on the second night because it was closed for Diwali. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It sounds a bit funny to mention a cat as a tourist attraction, but this one always seemed to be in the same spot on Bogyoke Aung San Road opposite the old railway building with his taxi driver buddy, so if you like cats (WHO DOESN'T LIKE CATS!?), go and check him out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">And if you get the chance, go and check out the rest of Yangon (and Burma!) too. I'll have to spend more time there the next time I go!</span><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">
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<br />Fourth Daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16289520392967828383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578196188025100108.post-80056874474660317232013-11-07T23:29:00.000+11:002013-11-07T23:29:01.860+11:00Vientiane - yes, again!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you follow me on social media you might have already seen this amazing jacket, but I thought I'd share it all the same. It can't hurt to see something this fabulous for a second time! I discovered it at the Lao handicraft fair, which was actually the main reason I went to Vientiane last week. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> I had never been to the fair before so wasn't sure of the size and allowed three days in Vientiane, just in case I ended up ordering some product prototypes to complement an accessory project I'm working on (all will be revealed very soon!). I didn't actually do any business at the fair, as it turns out, but it didn't hurt to see what was on offer. I wanted to buy this jacket but it was only being sold as part of the entire outfit, which was about $600 and included this dyed, appliqued and pom-pom-festooned headscarf - basically a length of material that had been decorated within an inch of its life (aka just the way I like it!!). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Yes, maybe I should have bought it after all... especially as I've never seen exactly this kind of work before. I didn't catch the name of the ethnic group that made this so if you know, please tell me!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The fair wasn't only about textiles, but of course that was what I found most interesting. There were a few demonstrations - this lady was boiling silk cocoons and harvesting the silk threads... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> This one was weaving on what I think is called a backstrap loom (again, correct me if I'm wrong!)...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">And I can't remember what this lady from the Lenten people was doing but I loved the pink details in her outfit. I haven't seen anyone in Lenten garments before so it was interesting to see how they dress.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">After the fair I caught up with <a href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/laos-at-my-adopted-home.html">Abby</a> for a drink or two before dinner with her family...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> And managed some shopping and eating at the Talat Sao... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> ...but I've talked about what's on offer at the <a href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/laos-out-on-town.html">Talat of Temptation</a> several times, including <a href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/refashioning-ethnic-dress-yao-jacket.html">here</a> and <a href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/gold-cowboy-boots.html">here</a>, so if you want to see more photos, wander over to those posts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I did manage to discover somewhere new in Vientiane thanks to a similarly textile-obsessed lady I met: the National Textile Museum (I think that's what it was called, anyway). It's a bit out of the city in a quiet compound which also houses schools for weaving and cooking. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> The owner showed us around - here she is demonstrating some weaving.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Unfortunately the room with the textiles and associated weaving and dyeing equipment was quite dark and things were under glass, so I didn't take any shots - but I had slightly more luck with these old photos, which were displayed along the outside wall (not ideal in terms of conservation!). <br />Here's a lady hanging out skeins of thread before weaving. This procedure is probably fairly much the same now... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> And I have seen contemporary photos of brides wearing similar hairstyles to the one here...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">What the women wear in some areas hasn't changed much from this either...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So many fabulous versions of ethnic groups' fashions to be found whenever I travel in Vientiane! No doubt I'll discover more the next time I'm there too.</span>Fourth Daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16289520392967828383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578196188025100108.post-2965679850851213652013-11-05T23:37:00.001+11:002013-11-14T09:13:15.377+11:00Treasures from my travels<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I'm back! But my computer problems haven't magically fixed themselves while I was away, so instead of the copious photos of exotic locales (aka my happy snaps from Laos and Burma), here's just a few shots of what I brought back (some of which you might have already seen on Instagram, seeing as I couldn't resist sharing!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">An aluminium version of a traditional Hmong necklace - bought for less than $10 at the <a href="http://www.talatsaomall.com/">Talat Sao</a> in Vientiane. A real one would be made of silver, would weigh about 2kg and would cost a fortune, so I'm fine with this "fake". </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Little lacquerware owls from the airport when I was leaving Yangon (their heads are the lids!). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We found some fabulous stuff at the Bogyoke Aung San Market in Yangon, decided to just browse and come back later to do our real shopping, and then got a massive shock the next day when the market was CLOSED for Diwali. Yes, CLOSED. Seeing as I was only there with my boyfriend for two days, that meant NO SHOPPING AT THE MARKET. Aggh! Thank goodness for the airport, which, unlike most airports, actually had a not-too-bad selection of tempting handicrafts for normal retail prices. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Obviously <a href="http://www.grumpycats.com/">Grumpy Cat</a> is big in Yangon, hehe...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I had a very flying visit to Bangkok and ran around the <a href="http://www.chatuchak.org/">Chatuchak markets</a> for a few hours. There was a lot of fabulous stuff out there but I restrained myself and came out with just this backpack, not exactly high fashion but then again, nor are any of my outfits. The textiles it's resting on are from the Talat Sao, I'm getting to be such a <a href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/laos-out-on-town.html">regular visitor to his stall</a> that the owner called me his friend when I visited! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This lacquerware container was also from Yangon airport. The colour!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I found this pumpkin-shaped lacquerware container at <a href="http://www.greenelephant-restaurants.com/ygn_restaurant.htm">Green Elephant</a> when we rushed there in a panic after finding the market shut... (MUST... BUY... STUFF...hehe)... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The stem was broken off while it was in my luggage but that's nothing a bit of superglue won't fix. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">More of that gorgeous green lacquerware from Yangon - bangles and a betelnut container which I will most likely use for storing jewellery (just like every container I ever buy, haha). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Lacquerware container from the Green Elephant, made irresistible by the fact it's full of compartments and perfect for storing earrings... or nibbly bits of chocolate...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Little hat with embroidery from the Talat Sao, probably by the Yao people. It's a bit small so I'll have to add an insert at the back but I couldn't resist the pink pom poms!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Another piece of lacquerware from the Green Elephant... this colour always reminds me of Japan. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">One of the pieces of weaving I got from the Talat Sao... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">And last, but not least, this portable stack of lacquerware containers, from <a href="http://www.augustinesouvenir.com/">Augustine's</a> in Yangon. Definitely worth a visit if you are after Asian antiques - the place is like a museum! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Augustine himself served us and convinced me (not that I needed much convincing) to part with $80 for this piece, which he said was from about the 1930s-40s. There's lots of lovely detail of courtiers going about their business on each level of the stack.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The lid has an inscription in Burmese, which hopefully doesn't say "made in China in 2013", haha... if anyone out there can read it, please let me know! I'll be back with more holiday happy snaps soon, if I can work out my computer glitch...</span><br />
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ただいま〜 ラオスとミャンマーから帰ってきましたよ〜 景色とか観光スポットは今度アップする予定ですが、今日は購入した物をお見せしたいと思います。ラオスでは<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Talat Sao</span>というショッピングセンターでいろんな生地やモング族のちょっと偽物ネクレスを買っちゃいました。偽物と言っても、デザイン実体は本物のそっくりですが、本物でしたら銀などでできているため、軽くても2キログラムだし、お値段も予算外!でもこのアルミバージョンのために¥1000も出しませんでした。お店の方によると、デザインが伝統的だから今の若者には古く見えるけど、私はこういう物が大好き!<br />
ミャンマーのヤンゴンではマーケットに行こうとしたら祭日だったので、慌ててアンティクショップに行きました。そこでもいろいろ見つけましたけど、意外と空港も良かったです。お値段もマーケットとそんなに変わらず、時間つぶしにもぴったり。日本の漆器がすごく好きで、面白いことにミャンマーに漆器が沢山あります。大好きな朱色も黒ももちろんありますが、緑色もとてもきれいでした。買ったアイテムはもちろんどれも好きだけど一番印象的は<a href="http://www.augustinesouvenir.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Augustine's</span></a>で見つけたヴィンテージな4段弁当箱(?多分お弁当用だと思いますがちょっと確認しないと。。。)。<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">¥8000ぐらい</span>で私の物にしました。でも私は食べ物ではなく、アクセとかでも入れようと思っています。全部入るかな?Fourth Daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16289520392967828383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578196188025100108.post-66447765402173473632013-10-31T00:47:00.000+11:002013-11-07T21:59:30.463+11:00Textile teaser<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's my last night in Vientiane and I thought I might get a post done before I head off to Burma tomorrow, but it doesn't look like that will happen. So for now, here's a pic of an amazing ethnic outfit that I saw (and did not buy!) at the <a href="http://www.vientianetimes.org.la/FreeContent/FreeConten_Annual%20handicraft.htm">Lao Handicraft Festival</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm not sure whether I'll have internet access in Burma (probably none!) but you can follow me on Twitter (@Leeyong_Soo) or Instagram (@StyleWilderness) if you'd like to find out (if I do have access, you can fairly much bet on seeing more photos like this)!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">ビエンチャンを後にして、これからミャンマーのヤンゴンです!ブログの投稿をしようと思ったら、時間がなかったから、ビエンチャンに行ったクラフトフェアの写真一枚のみアップできました。メルボルンに帰ったらまたアップするから楽しみにしてね〜 </span></div>
Fourth Daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16289520392967828383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578196188025100108.post-84277342785963289792013-10-28T12:42:00.001+11:002013-11-07T21:24:51.241+11:00Coming to you from the Bangkok Airways lounge<br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> Seeing as I usually travel as cheaply as possible, it's been a very long time since I've even had an in-flight meal (budget carriers obviously don't give you one unless you pay extra, and why would you normally pay for airline food?). However, when I got to Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok today for my flight to Vientiane, I had the pleasant surprise of free access to the Bangkok Airways lounge, and all that it entails, aka FREE internet, comfy chairs and relative peace and quiet, and of course FREE FOOD. I didn't want to scare the other guests too much by taking copious shots but I did capture these little bundles of joy...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Steamed rice and banana in lotus leaves (? or maybe banana leaves?).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The lounge has presented me with a dilemma I rarely face when at an airport - working out whether I really can eat fresh popcorn for breakfast, especially as I'll be boarding the flight to Vientiane soon and I actually will get breakfast on board! Kind of weird getting all this stuff, as the flight was super cheap! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If the breakfast is as good as the Bangkok Airways service has been so far, I get the feeling I should save room... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Oh, and this is in no way a sponsored post, I was just very impressed with Bangkok Airways and thought I'd share it (plus I couldn't let the free internet offer go wasted, haha...). Next stop Vientiane!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">この数年、どこへ飛んでも、激安航空会社を利用しているので、機内食でさえも出ないことになれてきました。だから今日、バンコックのSuvarnabhumi空港でラオスの首都ビエンチャンへのBangkok Airwaysフライトを待っている間、「ラウンジをどうぞ、ご利用ください」と言われて結構びっくりしました。VIPでもないけど、本当にいいの?って気分で入ってみたら、スナック(ポップコーンや小さいケーキ、おやつ、お茶、コーヒーなど)やただのWiFi、そしてパソコンも全部おいてありました!しかも、チケットもビエンチャンへ飛ぶ航空会社の中で一番安かったから、なおさらすごいと思いました。しかもしかも、バッジェット便と違って、チェックイン荷物も無料だし、機内食も出ます。これはBangkok Airwaysの広告になっているとかなんでもないけど、ただ、かなりナイス!と思っただけです。アジアで旅しているなら本当にお勧めです!</span>Fourth Daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16289520392967828383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578196188025100108.post-19686017482150188152013-10-24T10:21:00.000+11:002013-10-26T17:38:16.814+11:00Stocking up on simple DIY style<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It's nearly the end of October, and that means it's nearly the end of <a href="http://www.buynothingnew.com.au/">Buy Nothing New month</a>. I think it's a great idea but seeing as I so rarely buy anything new anyway (well, not when it comes to fashion, at least), I have never actually signed up. For me, it's more like "Buy Nothing New Lifetime"! Anyway, to atone for my sin of overly passive participation in this worthy cause, I thought I'd show you a ridiculously easy way to make a "new" scarf from something that often gets thrown out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">As you might have realised by now, I have an aversion akin to the pathological when it comes to throwing any kind of clothing away, even when it's at the stage where most other sane people would have relegated it to the rubbish bin, or at the least, to the bag of dusters*. So I'd been going around with wrinkly elephant legs in these baggy wool mix stockings for several seasons when I finally decided they were never magically going to regain their elasticity and I should stop wearing them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Well, stop wearing them on my legs, anyway. But on my head - that's a different matter. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">How I made them into legwear into headwear was so easy that I hardly need to show you what I did, but for the record, here it is.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I cut the pants and foot sections away from the stockings as the part I wanted to use was the middle section (ie the leg):</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I then cut up the middle of one of the "tubes" (ie the leg sections)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This left me with two kind-of rectangular bits of material like this...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> ... which I then wrapped around my head as so:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Ridiculously easy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I've left the rectangle of fabric as-is, but you could neaten it with an overlocker, or attach fringing to the ends or beads along the edge for a different look (I recently admired Julie Christie's pared-back peasant style in <i>Dr Zhivago</i>, and haven't had time for any DIYs that involve effort, hence this super simple version). You could also sew the short ends of two of these rectangles together for a longer scarf to wear as a winter turban or wind around your neck - if you like a patchwork effect, add bits from other stockings too. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">As for the leftover bits of stocking, you can wear the pants part over your undies in winter to keep warm (not particularly sexy, but practical!), and the foot sections make great dusters. Of course, <a href="http://foter.com/f/photo/4545457675/3def6e21cb/">this</a> might give you other ideas as to how to use old stockings...</span><br />
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the greatest mysteries to me is why anyone would actually BUY a pack of
dusters??! That's what rags made from old towels and clothes are for!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">ストッキングに穴が開いたら、どうしますか?直しますか?それとも捨てますか?私は普段もちろん直す派ですけど、ウールのストッキングが古くて緩くなったら私でも大体手上げです。それで考えたのは、脚できれいに履くのは無理にしても、その生地実体をどうにか使えないかな、と。脚の所を切りはずしてみたら、 普通の薄いニット地の用になることが分かりました。「ストッキング」ではなくて「生地」として考えたらいろんな使用法が思い浮かびますよね?私はまず切るだけでも使えるとても簡単なヘッドスカーフを作りましたが、ストッキングの量や色によっては縫い合わせて長いマフラーでも作れるし、他の使い方も沢山あるはず!そして、足の部分は雑巾で使えるし、お尻の所はパンツの上に履けば、冬は暖かく過ごせます。古いものでも捨てないでリサイクルできるのは嬉しいですね〜</span>Fourth Daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16289520392967828383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578196188025100108.post-49761347304032133662013-10-21T11:14:00.001+11:002013-10-26T17:10:13.052+11:00Holiday headwear: an attempt at elegance<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Another Monday, another working week - but I'm afraid my mind is already travelling to exotic locations. I'm off on a very short trip to <a href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/laos-out-on-town.html">Laos</a> (yes, <a href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/on-road-in-laos-3-akha-villages.html">AGAIN</a>!) and Burma (or is it Myanmar?) next week, so my thoughts are constantly turning to what to take with me. I should have "<a href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/batik-for-bali.html">packing for stinking hot and humid developing countries</a>" down to a fine art by now, but I so enjoyed dreaming up my <a href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/triple-thrifty-holiday-fun.html">wardrobe theme for Bali</a> that I've let myself think about this coming trip a little bit more than necessary too. I really know shamefully little about Burma except that Aung San Suu Kyi is one of the strongest, most elegant women in the world - so this time "elegance" is my style theme. Not sure how obvious that will be when my hair's plastered to my red, sweaty face, but I have to start somewhere!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The broad-brimmed hats in <a href="http://www.thessfw.com/main/2013/03/27/ulyana-sergeenko-ss-2013-lookbook/">this couture collection</a> by Ulyana Sergeenko have been on my mind ever since I saw them, not only because they are the very picture of elegance while offering excellent sun protection, but because I was sure I could make something similar. A few weeks ago I found this hat in an op shop for $15 (a bit pricey, but I couldn't resist)...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">... and decided to give DIY couture millinery a go (professional milliners may want to stop reading here!!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">First step was to remove the hatband with an unpicker:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Then I unpicked a bit of the stitching on either side of the crown (I stitched over either side of the gaps I'd created so that the entire hat doesn't unravel from my meddling):</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I threaded a scarf through the gaps and voila!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Here's what it looks like on. Kind of elegant, don't you think? (The "antique" and "vignette" effects in iPhoto help a bit!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Here it is without the filter. I've tied the scarf in a bow under my chin but you could of course just leave the ends dangling.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The whole process only took about half an hour - the hardest thing about this DIY is finding the hat! You could possibly use a sombrero from a $2 shop because they have lovely big brims, but you'd have to take off the pointy crown. Still, if you haven't got your hat for the Melbourne Cup organised yet, this might work! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It's easy to match this hat to your outfit because you can change the scarf - hot pink silk for the racetrack, leopard print chiffon to add a wild touch to a tame frock and (knowing me) batik printed cotton with just about everything else, perhaps?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">結構前になりますが、<a href="http://www.thessfw.com/main/2013/03/27/ulyana-sergeenko-ss-2013-lookbook/">この素晴らしくエレガントなコレクション</a>を見た時、同じようなドラマチックな帽子、作ってみたいと思いました。この間オプショップでこの帽子を$15で買ったけど、頭の横、右側にも左側にもリッパーでスティッチをとって穴を作って、スカーフを通すだけで似たような雰囲気ができました(と、勝手に思っている名だけ?)。しかも、スカーフを変えるだけでコーディネートも変わるから便利だと思います。作るのは非常に簡単だけど、帽子を見つけるのは実は結構大変でした。メキシカンハットの上の部分を取り外して作ってみてもいいかもしれませんけどね。</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">来週のラオスとブルマへの旅でこの帽子を冠って、エレガントでいながら美肌をキープしてみたいと思います! </span>Fourth Daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16289520392967828383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578196188025100108.post-73779334120701259772013-10-18T10:30:00.001+11:002013-10-19T21:43:27.951+11:00It's a giveaway for...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Yes! It's <a href="http://clothingexchange.com.au/national-swap-day/">national swap day</a> at the Clothing Exchange on October 28, a great chance to clean out your wardrobe and score some new-to-you threads in time for spring. I will not actually be in Melbourne (or even Australia) to join the festivities, so I'd like to send two of you along in my place. It's from 6.30pm at the Deakin Edge, Federation Square, corner of Swanston and Flinders streets, Melbourne, so if you and a friend can make it there and would like free tickets, please email me at fourthdaughter@gmail.com by Friday 25 October. This time I'm going to give the tickets to lucky emailer number three! Good luck!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Oh, and if you don't win and would still like to go, you can buy tickets<a href="http://clothingexchange.com.au/national-swap-day-melbourne/"> here</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">要らない服やアクセ、ありませんか?10月28日にそのアイテムをスワップ(交換)しませんか?その日は<a href="http://clothingexchange.com.au/national-swap-day/">オーストラリア全国でクロージングスワップ</a>が行いますが、メルボルンのイベントのダブルパスを1名様に差し上げたいと思います!欲しい方は25日金曜日までにfourthdaughter@gmail.com までにメールを送って下さい。今回は3人目が当たります!もし当たらなかったら、入場券は<a href="http://clothingexchange.com.au/national-swap-day-melbourne/">ここでゲット</a>できるので、ワードローブの整理をしない言い訳、ナシ!!</span>Fourth Daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16289520392967828383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578196188025100108.post-4438004398178346812013-10-16T18:15:00.000+11:002013-10-16T23:26:36.379+11:00Great times on the Great Ocean Road<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I'm not really someone who makes a big deal about birthdays, but some ages are milestones that need celebrating. Add my guy's recent big birthday to the fact that I really, <i>really</i> wanted to <a href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/wilderness-weekend.html">visit the Great Ocean Ecolodge</a> again, and I had the perfect excuse for a road trip. I didn't tell him where we were going, just said that we were going somewhere special for his birthday, and so it was that we set off on kind of a mystery tour last weekend. If you like gorgeous scenery and rare native animals, please join me as I recount our adventures!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I knew to expect fabulous coastal views as we drove along the Great Ocean Road, but the stunning blue of the estuary at Anglesea surprised me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It was blowing a gale there but so pretty that we stopped for a picnic and to stretch our legs. I'm not sure why the water was this colour, hopefully it's naturally like that and not due to some kind of pollution. The wildlife didn't seem to be too deterred by it, anyway. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We ventured along to the adjoining surf beach which was beautiful too, but too blustery to stay for long. Just time for a happy snap! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We got in and out of the car several times on our trip - with views like this, it would be impossible not to!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Finally we arrived at the <a href="http://www.greatoceanecolodge.com/">Great Ocean Ecolodge</a>. Mystery destination achieved! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> A few minutes after we arrived, Jesse, one of the ecolodge staff (and, it turns out, a pretty good <a href="http://www.jesselewisphotography.com/">photographer</a>!) took us and the other two guests (numbers are kept to a minimum to allow for a more personal experience) to meet the welcoming committee... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We wandered around the property, which is part of the <a href="http://www.conservationecologycentre.org/">Conservation Ecology Centre</a> that is funded by the ecolodge, with birdsong and the grunts of male koalas looking for females on heat as our soundtrack. Talk about romance!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Last time I visited, it was winter, so it got dark quite quickly, but this time we were able to visit the tiger quolls while it was still daylight. That meant I was able to get shots of them demanding food from Jesse... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">...checking out other guests...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> ... and enjoying their meal (a massive rat!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">These two are sisters, and shared their food quite happily. Tiger quolls are very rare and these ones have all been bred in captivity, but hopefully some time in the future the ecolodge's research will help boost their numbers in the wild.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I'm not sure why they're called tiger quolls... if it was for their fur, whoever named them obviously had never seen a tiger. Maybe they mixed up their wildcats - this spotty coat looks more like a leopard's to me!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">By the time we'd oohed and aahed over the quolls for a bit the sun was setting and even the kangaroos were heading home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We had a lovely dinner with veggies from the lodge's garden before feeding sugar gliders and an orphaned potoroo with honey from our fingers. You know, just your average hotel experience! I couldn't get photos because I was having too much fun, plus my hands were covered with honey! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The next day, the nearby Wreck Beach sounded like a good idea but it was pouring with rain and the wind was something like gale force when we arrived, so anything coastal was ruled out. But the great thing about the Otways section of the Great Ocean Road is that even if the weather is hideous, you can either wait a few minutes and it will change, or you can head to one of the rainforest areas where you're protected from the elements by huge trees and ferns. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">These ferns remind me of orangutans</span>!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I love how there are tiny details in the rainforest...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">... as well as the "wow factor" main features such as this wall of water at the Triplet Falls.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The sun peeked out for a few minutes, but seconds after I took this photo there was another torrential downpour...</span><br />
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The grove of sequoias makes for an interesting contrast with the native rainforest across the creek. I'm not sure why someone planted sequoias here in 1938, but it wasn't such a bad idea as it has become a beautiful place to explore. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It kind of reminded us of some of the woods in <i>Game of Thrones</i>... we wouldn't have been surprised if an army from King's Landing had ambushed us from behind the trees!<br />
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On the way back to the ecolodge we got up close and personal with the koalas along the Cape Otway Lighthouse road.</span><br />
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manna gum trees that the koalas love to nibble on are dying on that stretch
of road, and some people think it's because the koalas are eating them to exhaustion. It's part of the Conservation Ecology Centre's research to work out what's wrong with the trees. Personally, I don't think it could only be the koalas who are to blame. Look into this little fuzzy face, it's the picture of innocence! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">On our last day, we said goodbye to the wildlife at the ecolodge and headed back to Melbourne via Lake Elizabeth in the little town of Forrest. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> The lake was formed by a record rainfall more than 50 years ago which flooded the area and created a dam - and this spectacular and unique landscape. <br />
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<a href="http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com.au/#%21/2012/07/wilderness-weekend.html">去年始めてGreat
Ocean Ecolodgeに泊まった</a>けど、あまりにも感動的だったので彼氏の誕生日を理由にして先週末2泊してきました。なぜ感動したかというと、Ecolodgeの建物実体は正式なエコ宿泊先の上、スタッフがフレンドリーでご飯も美味しい。でもそれより、泊まった金額が<a href="http://www.conservationecologycentre.org/">Conservation Ecology Centre</a>に寄付されるのは素晴らしいと思います。Conservation
Ecology Centreでオーストラリアの動物や環境の研究が行って、大事な自然が保護されています。Ecolodge<span lang="JA">はそのセンターの土地にあるので、泊まるとスタッフがその大自然で案内してくれます。カンガルーやコアラが見られるのは素敵だけど、もっと面白いのはクオール</span>(quoll)<span lang="JA">というかなり珍しい動物です。自然の中にはほぼ見かけられない動物なので、センターにいるクオールは研究のためにとても大事な</span>4<span lang="JA">匹です。こういうレアな動物に会えて本当にラッキーな気分になりました!</span></div>
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旅のメインな目的はEcolodge<span lang="JA">に泊まることだったけど、</span>Great Ocean Road<span lang="JA">のいろんなところも見に行きました。びっくりするぐらい真っ青になっている</span>Anglesea
Estuary<span lang="JA">、そして</span>Triplet Falls<span lang="JA">という滝、しずかな</span>Redwood
Forest<span lang="JA">やミステリアスな</span>Lake Elizabeth<span lang="JA">の景色は素晴らしくきれいで、森の中だから大雨の中でも</span>OK<span lang="JA">です。3日間ではこの地域のほんの少ししか見られなかったので、また近いうちに戻ってさらに感動的な経験をしたいと思います。</span></div>
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