Under the Blue Moon: Lunamorph Gothic Fashion Parade

Last week, The Factory theatre at Enmore was host to the Lunamorph Gothic Fashion Parade. The event was a showcase of alternative fashions of designers from the Enmore/Newtown area.

The Fashion parade was part of the Under the Blue Moon Festival, a celebration of all things ‘darkly beautiful’ which took place from 27th September to 6th October this year. I’m disappointed I’m only now finding out about this event, I would have loved to have gone to the fashion show. I find the culture utterly fascinating, and the fashions are quite amazing. All that corsetry and lace, I think its beautiful.

"The audience can enter the world of the fascinating, fetishistic and fiery, the romantic and risqué, subversive and sexy" says Liz Evanov, producer. "It will be a true morph of alternative fashion and performance where fashion comes alive on the catwalk in a way not seen before in Sydney… burlesque divas and piratical fiends are all part of the viewing pleasure."

Images from:news.com.au photo gallery.

Blue Day 2008: Depression, Anxiety & Me

Today, October 10, is World Mental Health Day. Beyond Blue has also declared the entire month of October Anxiety and Depression Awareness Month with the week from 5-11 October being designated Mental Health Week.

Blue Day 2008 are calling for those active in the social media space to contribute to depression and anxiety awareness. You can follow BlueDay2008 on Twitter or become a fan of their Facebook page.

Here is my personal story…

My latest eBay bargains

Oh, how I love eBay. I recently got some gorgeous dresses and skirts delivered, I’m so impressed with them all, much better than I expected. The weather is just right at the moment to be able to wear them too )

This skirt is my favourite of the bunch…

Novo Shoes & Giselle Bundchen’s Ipanema range

Novo is a great store for reasonably priced shoes. I just found out they have a club and have signed up so I can receive all their special offers and discounts… yay!

The reason I was checking out Novo’s website, is that I strolled past one of their Sydney stores a few days ago and saw the latest from Giselle Bundchen’s Ipanema range, named G2B.

I already have one pair of Ipanema thongs, this is them…

They’re really comfy, as well as being cuter than your standard Havianas.

The one’s that caught my eye in Novo the other day were these fab little orange sandals, like the jelly shoes I used to wear when I was eight.

I just love these, so very cute! They also had these…

…which I much prefer in pink, but no pink pictures to be found. And last but not least, these very nice little purple numbers…

Fit & Fab: end of week one

Just a quick update on my quest to get fit & fab. I’ve lost 1.5 kilos already in my first week. This is really encouraging, I’m very pleased with myself.

I’ve decided exercising in the mornings is easiest, and it gives me so much more energy to fight the day too. I’m not going to start swimming for another 2 weeks or so at this stage, I definitely need to build my fitness up before I attempt that, as it really is hard work (hence it being so good for you).

Wish me luck as my quest continues!

Red: My favourite colour

As I was leaving the house for work this morning I realised too late how much red I was wearing.

As you can see from this photo, I had on red shoes, a red top, red jacket and what you can’t see is the red bangle I also wore.

J’adore Dior!

Everytime I walk past the QVB I see a big picture of the most gorgeous watch I’ve ever seen.

Dior Watch

Isn’t it just divine? Perhaps you’d like to buy it for me for a Christmas present, it’s only $25,750 ;o)

How to be Fit & Fab!

Today is THE day. The day I start looking after myself again, eating healthier and getting exercise. I figure if I say it out loud, and put it out there in the blogosphere, it will make me more determined to stick to my new regime.

I’m not overweight, not by any means. I was always the girl everyone hated, the girl who couldn’t gain weight if she tried. But that changed a few years ago, it must be part of the aging process… POOH! About 4 years ago I put on weight for the first time in my life, and it freaked me out, so I stopped having KFC for lunch everyday, joined the gym and became a lot more concerned with what I put into my body. I lost the few kilos I’d gained and kept it off for about 2 years. I even dropped a couple more kilos to become the thinnest I’d ever been. I wasn’t unhealthily skinny, I was just enjoying working out so much that I spent an hour and a half in the gym five days a week. Being pear-shaped I was pretty damn happy to fit into size 9 jeans (I wouldn’t even dream of fitting into size 8!).

Looking forward to the Spring trends

I love the changing seasons, and I also love that the fashion trends change with the seasons! What better excuse to go shopping?

What’s going to be hot this spring?

• Floral & retro prints
• Fluoro & bright colours
• Maxi or mini dresses
• Gladiator style shoes

What will I be wearing this Spring?

I try to have a good mix of classic pieces in my wardrobe, and I think Spring is the season for mixing & matching. You need to layer carefully, because you never can tell how warm or cool it might be. In spring I’m a big fan of skirts with boots. I also love retro 70s style, so I’ll be looking for a few nice paisley numbers. Since I love the retro look, I love a maxi dress, I have a couple from last summer, and will be teaming them up with cute little cardis.

What will adorn my feet this spring? Anything and everything, I am a shoe girl after all ;o) However I adore the Gladiator trend, I am in LOVE with Sachi’s Bondage and also like the cute gladiator flats. I’m not quite sure about the knee high gladiators though, will keep an eye out for them on the streets and see how they fare. I’ll also be getting back into the peep toes, and combining them with some fishnets or going bare (weather permitting).

What will you be wearing as the weather warms up?

*Waves to the WordPress world*

Well, hello.

I thought for my first blog post I’d introduce myself and my hopes for this blog.

I’m Joolliee, or Joolz. I live in Sydney’s Inner West and work in Digital PR in the CBD. I love where I live and I love my job. My greatest joy in life comes from spending time with my best friend Becca, niece Rhiannan and nephew Liam(I’m sure they’ll all rate the occasional mention). I also enjoy live music, movies, reading and football (soccer… Go Sydney FC!!).

One of my greatest passions in life (or is it a downfall?) is fashion. I love shopping and I love shoes. It’s unfortunate that I live in a small apartment with a small wardrobe, but don’t worry I find a way to make it work ;o)

Bearing all of that in mind, I think this blog will mostly centre around fashion, shopping and shoes… with the occasional book, movie or gig review, and of course associated comments on the fashions involved.

I hope you’ll join me on my journey in blogging, I think I’ll enjoy it, and I hope you will too.

Jx