Kambala outing

Hi lovely friends! This post is about a week late, but at least it's here. I've been so busy getting back to uni, but i a definitely going to try and make more time to blog.

A week or so ago i attended the Kambala 125th Anniversary Soiree. It was held in the newly renovated year 12 common room. I had a really wonderful time seeing some old faces, chatting with my principal and exploring the school. A lot has changed in 5 years. We have an incredible new music centre which i unfortunately have no photos of. What i do have photos of is some of my goofy friends and my awesome ModCloth dress hehe.

Goofing around on the year 12 balcony. Poor little rich kids, must be hard having a view of Sydney harbour and the bridge.

The hall. The place of assembly's, theatre performances, theatre sports, music performances and year 12 farewells. 

So proud of my fish and anemone, i can still remember making it. 

I told these photos from the lovely girl above, Mel, because she was intelligent and brought a camera with. 

My outfit consisted of a gorgeous green forest dress from ModCloth, sexy brown heels from Senso, brown belt from Cue and a little yellow cardigan to top it off. 

I'll be back soon, enjoy the rest of your weekends friends. 

Petunia x

Steel Bar and Grill!!!

All i can say is YUM! Steel Bar and Grill is such a great restaurant. The food, the drinks, the dessert *drifts into a drooling dreamy daze*. I think its delicious menu has been calling to Ellen and i for a while, and we finally gave in to its pull.

My outfit comprised of a lovely Alannah Hill dress, cute little wedges from Truworths, and a belt from Cue. And to add a bit of bling and glamour, a lovely seed pearl and emerald ring from Dresden Dollz, a scarab bracelet from Nouveau Motley, and a diamond ring from Tresors.

Now onto the food!!!!!

Totally amazing cocktails. I had one called an Aztec iced tea, and Ellen enjoyed a Mrs K.

Very nice share plate. Squid stuffed with an array of herbs and spices and some kind of wholewheat cous cous type ingredient. Yum,

The main courses were incredible. They certainly know how to cook meat at this place, and with a name like theirs you'd hope they would. I had pork wrapped in pancetta with spinach and potato gratin. Ellen had lamb with eggplant, olive and capsicum. 

Mmmm desserts. Vanilla creme brule with pistachio biscoti and strawberries....oh my god, can't even describe how good it was. Ellen's was pretty amazing too, dark chocolate mousse cake with burnt orange ice cream and honeycomb bits. 

Needless to say, we were both in heaven. Can't wait to go back hehe.

Petunia x

What to wear to a wedding?

It's been a long time since i've been to a wedding, a good 14+ years. So when i received a wedding invitation in the mail i was rather excited.

It was a beautiful ceremony. There was so much happiness and excitement, it was really lovely. The reception was beautiful too, right on Bondi Beach, a delicious seafood dinner, the sun setting in the background.

Here are some photos of my outfit (which, truth be told, i have been dying to wear since i bought the dress and shoes at a DJ's sale).

Dress: Alannah Hill

Shoes: Mary Kyri

Bag: Vintage from the 80's

Jewelry (left to right): Lauren Rose Design and Tresors

The lovely Ellen did my hair beautifully. She braided each side, and curled the lose hair. I felt so pretty hehe.

Petunia x

Thriller night....

So i've been a little slack as usual. I am a tragic little petunia, and an even more tragic little blogger. But i am here now with some photos of my Halloween outfit. This year i had every intention as going as a very scantily clad devil, but thought better of it and opted for Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz.

Isn't Dorothy just the most adorably dressed character? She's so stylishly vintage. I tried my best to dress as closely to her as possible, and thanks to Ellen i did rather well. 

Here i am all cute in Ellen's Dorothy style dress. I even have Toto as my loyal companion through Munchkin Land. And look at the pretty shoes, aren't they amazing? They are Ellen's sadly, and i love them. They worked perfectly as Ruby slippers. 

I spent Halloween with some of Ellen's lovely school friends. It wasn't a rowdy night, just relaxed and calm, lots of chit chat and girly giggling. Very fun. I hope you all had as enjoyable Halloween as i did. I promise i will update again soonish with pictures from the Love Vintage Fair. But you may have to give me a couple of weeks as tomorrow i leave for Johannesburg. I am so excited. I promise to put up some photo from the trip as well. :)

Petunia

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Little brothers graduation

Today was my brothers graduation from high school. It was a long ceremony, many performances, and speeches, and 180 odd boys to send out into the wider world. I must say the performances were lovely, especially one in particular. An incredibly talented year 12 boy played a piano piece that he presumably transcribed himself from a number of pop songs. It was really wonderful. 

Not the greatest photos of the graduation, sadly my camera was being extremely uncooperative. But he still looks lovely.

I just adore this dress, i feel so sexy and comfortable in it. I eyed it and eyed it on etsy, and kept resisting it, and when i finally decided to buy it i realized it had sold. I was so sad, i moaned to Ellen about it a number of times, i regretted not snapping it up immediately. And then guess what? I looked into my cupboard one day, and there it was, in the blue dress section. And i smiled, a big grin, realizing that Ellen had sneakily bought it for me as a treat.

I finally wore it for the first time today, it was a perfect graduation dress, everyone loved it. :) Thanks Elle!!!

Petunia
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A splash of colour

This weekend was absolutely delightful. Such amazing sunny, warm weather, 26 degree heat, clear skies, and a beautiful city to enjoy. I had lunch with my friend Sophie at Icebergs, the North Bondi swimming club. The view was stunning, wish i had taken my camera with, and the food was tasty. This is my super cute new dress which i've been unable to wear due to it's length. I finally hemmed it, and figured what a perfect dress to celebrate the new warm weather.

Dress: Dear Golden Vintage

Necklace: Vinnies

Shoes: Some strange shop in Hong Kong

Cat: my sweet 3 legged kitty Catastrophe

Petunia x

Pretty in pink

It seems our lovely little gardenia bush decided to bloom early this year. I think it got confused by the sudden spurt of hot weather we had a week or so ago. Anyway, i decided to take advantage of such a lovely backdrop.

Dress: Abercrombie and Fitch, bought on ebay

I really love this dress. I wore it to uni last week when it was really warm, and i got so many lovely compliments. 

Petunia

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Under the sea...

I couldn't resist titling this post with a line from one of my favorite Disney songs, as corny as that may be. And besides, this post is indeed about the sea, a 21st with a sea theme in fact.

The party was absolutely delightful, people were so brilliantly dressed up, and the venue was really lovely. Originally i thought my best friend had lost the plot when she settled on an ocean theme in the middle of Autumn. But the venue was sufficiently heated, and delightfully decorated with blow up pineapples, beach balls, and fishing nets.

Below is the cake, which was made by the wonderful mother and step father of the birthday girl, and is one of the many cakes in the birthday cake edition of Woman's Weekly. It was DELICIOUS, a vanilla sponge with a meringue and boysenberry filling. Moist and creamy and mmmm.

I was very happy with my outfit choice for this party, i think i chose quite well. I stuck to the theme but managed a sexy/elegant look (hopefully). The dress was a teal 70's maxi dress from Tractordog Vintage, and the shoes are Tsubi (i paid a grand total of $40 at the Bondi Beach markets). I went as the ocean, with strips of green satin cut into seaweed shapes pinned into my hair, a shell around my neck and pearls on my fingers. It was fun.

The gorgeous blond lass on the right is my best friend Alice, and the birthday girl, dressed as a very sexy mermaid in a 70's skirt and a bikini top hand made by her gran.

Petunia

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A little more blue!

I've been obsessed with the color blue for a little while now. I'm not sure why, but suddenly blue seemed like the most beautiful color in the world. I own 4 pairs of blue high heels, 2 pairs of blue flats, 15 blue dresses (ranging from pale blue to navy blue) and even a blue cardigan. I just can't help myself. 

Today, after some very disappointing visits to the post office over the past week, i finally got my package. And guess what it was? A 70's BLUE MAXI DRESS WITH MATCHING BOLERO! I am a little bit in love with this dress right. I'm sorry, but it's just lovely. Not only was it nice to finally get my new dress, but it was wrapped with so much love and care that i couldn't help smile while opening it. Take a look...and please excuse the iphone photos, i couldn't resist opening it up before i got home to my camera.

Such cute packaging, it was a little like pass the parcel, as one layer had a skittle flavored lip balm, and the other had a little packet of lollies. I was happy!

The little note was sweet too, it said thanks and enjoy the dress on one side and then i turned over to find a lovely quote by Coco Chanel. 

Here's the dress, photographed and sold by the delightful Kelsey from Tractordog Vintage. Let me know what you think. 

Petunia

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Australia day, Sam's birthday and 13 years since we moves to Sydney

It was a very pleasant Australia this year. Spent the first half of it at my friend Sam's 21st birthday brunch, and the rest of it at home lazing about with Ellen, my mom and my silly cats. Here are some cute photos of my outfit, which i just adore, and some extra bits and pieces.

Dress: Dear Golden Vintage

Shoes: Nine West

Head band: Hot Dollar

This gorgeous ring was a Christmas present from Ellen, 

isn't she such a sweetheart?

Om nom nom...

The birthday girl :)

This is what orange cats do on Australia day.

Petunia
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