Peaceful dreaming

Today was such a beautiful day in Melbourne and I was lucky enough to spend it in the company of friends. We went to the beach and looked out at the water sparkling up from the cliffs and ate hot chips in the sun. And then we went back home and played games all afternoon haha, such big kids! We dressed up and played ware-wolves and villagers, out of control (this funny board game), four square which I haven't played for at least ten years! and spud and we ate soup out of one big pot. It was the best.

Hope you had a lovely Saturday too

images from here & here

Back to the city...

Hey there, I'm back from my hibernation weekend away at the "alternative living festival" Confest in southern NSW. I felt very alive and refreshed when I got home. Confest is basically a big hippie festival where people have the freedom to express themselves in whatever way they like ie. wear strange out there clothing, go naked, openly express their sexuality, practice alternative medicine/healing etc.
At first when I arrived I felt a bit over whelmed because I'd never experienced such an open, alternative atmosphere - being from the city I thought "Oh my gosh I do not fit in here" - I actually felt like I stood out because I looked too straight edged or something - not that people were judgemental though. But then the next day I just said to myself "ok I'm gonna try and enjoy myself and be open minded" and then I started to really enjoy and appreciate the atmosphere.

I got to do and see some awesome things while I was there like:

• I tried chanting meditation and outdoor yoga
• went to sleep to the sound of drums 
• had a naked spa and shower out in the open with other people
• went in a big grey mud puddle
• painted my body
• saw people doing naked yoga!
• and opened my mind to new ways of being

just to name a few. I also saw a funnel web spider right outside where I was camped, but surprisingly I wasn't scared - I thought it must have been far more scared of all the noise than I was of it.

Anyway, I feel a bit sad to be back in the city rat-race again - I was really starting to embrace my inner hippy haha plus that kind of inner and outer freedom is really hard to find. In the city people are rude and grumpy and self centered and judge mental. Oh well I guess the city does have it's benefits and it's luxuries too eh.

Bring it on city! I can take you!
x L

Going away to be free

Hey there, so the Bob concert was great, Bob is quite a dancer!  Wearing my new Bob Dylan t-shirt today - represent haha.

Anyway this is just a quick post to say I'm going away for a few days to a festival so I won't be able to post, but in the meantime you should definately check out these amazing photographs from Life Magazine of High School fashion 1969 via Miss Moss. Seriously they are blowing my mind (thanks to Char for the link) look at her hair!

Hope you have a lovely Easter weekend.

10 Things...

images via here

Liza from Hello Beautiful Street was kind enough to nominate me for the 'kreative blogger award' thanks Liza! You should definately check out her blog for more awesome thrift store styling!!

So basically this award asks me to share ten things about myself with you and then pass on the pleasure to ten other lovely bloggers. Here is my ten:

1. My favourite colour used to be purple, but now it is red

2. I study literature and creative writing at uni and would like to one day write a book of poetry

3. Two books that changed my life are Catcher In The Rye and Orlando

4. I'm vegan: I am happier and more complete since I stopped eating animals

5. I used to learn Russian, but I wasn't very good at it!

6. I am sweet for George Harrison

7. I love the smell of vinyl records

8. I like both the hippie and the punk movements of the 60s and 70s (I think my personality has elements from both those scenes in it haha wierd I know)

9. I think I am a misanthrope: I don't believe in world peace, but I would like to have world peace

10. I wish that I could have experienced Woodstock

Now I would like to pass this award on to:

Jess @ You've Got The Silver

Rhiannon @ Ashen Lady

Emma @ Emma's Picnic

Krystallee

MaybeVintage

Dolly @ The Knack and How to Get It

Sweet Agatha @ Dear Sweet Agatha

Triona @ The House of Supreme

L-Ann @ Lets Talk Nonsense

Honor @ Teapot Honor

And to finish, some Sgt Pepper amazingness...

Have a wonderful weekend!

Sea of love

Images via: Timetraveller

Retro Love

This blog is just an excuse for me to muse on my favourite styles.

There will not be alot of writing, but thats unimportant because a picture says a thousand words.

My personal style is largely influenced by the past, mostly 60s and 70s. I like punk, I like hippies, I like mods and I like to conglomerate different styles and eras. I believe high waisted is the only way to go, that vinyl records are one of the coolest inventions ever to grace the earth and that all the best music comes from the past.

I dress in a feminine but not girly manner, and oddly enough, alot of my inspiration comes from male styles, ie. 1950s jeans&t-shirt rockers, the Ramones, the Clash, the Beatles are big inspiration. When it comes to women my favourite style icons include Joan Jett, Edie Sedgwick, Anna Karina, topless hippies, Patti Smith, Iris from Taxi Driver, Joni Mitchell and Penelope Tree. 

Undoubtably this blog will also feature alot of retro tunes.

Retro love x