The Chic Street Journal

This is technically cheating- I am not really sharing anything new, and usually don't post any media or press stuff I get come through about the blog, but, as I mentioned earlier, since I am in the middle of moving house, I thought I would share this... 

The Chic Street Journal kindly featured me last month as their 'Style Icon' so I have pinched a couple of the pretty rad boards they put together. The images they chose are from my 'new season' posts to share a little wardrobe refresh for the Autumn to Winter months. In these I had added in a check shirt, and funnel neck top to keep things as on trend as I am ever likely to go without over doing it (sorry- this isn't the blog where the chick wears flatform shoes). The Chic Street Journal is a great site featuring the best of classic and new fashion from around the globe. Hit them up for all sorts of inspiration. 

xx Jenelle

Cacti

Witchery Pullover, Chanel Brooch, Alice Mccall Shorts, Tristan Blair Boots, Amber Sceats Bangles and ring.

Another of my favourite places in Adelaide is the Botanical gardens and specifically the glasshouse and Cactus Garden. On this morning we were blessed with a very prominent sun, very welcome in Autumn. I am wearing clothes here that I had left behind in boxes, after I had gone through them and compiled a mass (aka five or six big boxes) of clothes to give away. Not having time to get in touch with anyone my size in Adelaide I left this pile for my Mum to distribute (thanks Mum!) - donate to the Op shop or to anyone she thinks might want them. My tastes had changed so much, that the bright, colourful and heavily patterned things didn't seem very 'me' anymore. So, someone out there is going to end up with brand new clothes from all sorts of designers (unworn D&G, Alice Mccall, Zimmermann etc). It feels good to let these go.

This week we got approved for a new place, so I will finally have a home of my own! No moving every three months! Yay! So now to find homewares, pack and move. Excuse me if I am absent for a few days. I have some cool projects coming up to share soon, so stick around.

Photos taken by Mario Recchia (edited by me).
xx Jenelle

Wish "Winter In The City" Style Challenge

Wish Heartbreak Cardi, Asos T-shirt, Isabel Marant Sequin Vest, Levis Jeans, L.A.M.B Heels, Arm Party from Amber Sceats, Katherine Dunmill Bag, Texan Leather Belt and Churchill Fingerless Gloves via Midwest Trader.

When Wish contacted me to participate in their "Winter in the City" blogger style challenge I immediately thought 'it is about time that I took you guys out for a night on the town'! 

Wish have teamed up with Honda Australia to promote the release of the Honda City VTiL and challenge a host of Australian blogger talent to style up a piece from the Winter 14 Wish collection. 

For me, although I have worked in town on the odd occasion, my time spent in the city is generally at night. For the most part, I avoid the office 9-5ers and parking hassles in favour of the culture of the night. We may be off to a gig, a theatre show, a film, meeting people for drinks or dinner (Chinatown eats!), whatever it is, the city at night is all right by me. As a creature of rock and roll, this Heartbreak cardigan with its bold red stripes and cascading front is daring and works back with my endless array of blacks, greys and neutrals. 

So last night we shot this look on one of our nights out in the city, supporting the small bar culture, eating amazing asian food, wandering through the city streets, people watching and generally rocking out. It was super windy and minutes after we had decided we had what I wanted, it BUCKETED down with rain and a storm took over the city, sending us into a cozy bar, Whisky Sours in hand. 

When I visited my Mum last week she sang one of "my songs" (things I requested on vinyl as a kid and sung like a broken record) to me. The song? 'We Built This City On Rock & Roll'! 

So this is me, and my take on "Winter In The City" for Wish. 

With thanks to Honda Australia, Wish are offering some pretty impressive prizes for the style challenge, so be sure to click over to their Facebook pages and check out how all of the bloggers have styled their winter in the city looks. 

Follow Wish @wishxoxo and Honda @honda_australia on instagram and twitter, and search #wishhondacity to check out what the other bloggers are instagraming. 

xx Jenelle 

Mount Lawley

Lover Dress, Cheap Monday Jumper, Asos Fedora, Seed Heritage Sacha Boots, 4th and Bleeker for Billabong Clutch. 

When Mario asked me what my story behind shooting this outfit post was, I thought I would share with you one of my favourite Perth locations. So, above is a morning spent wandering around Mount Lawley. I would say a typical morning, but to be honest, there isn't ever really much in my life that I would call largely 'typical'. At least the places we went to are regular hangouts. Given more time I could really go further into depth with the hot spots in Mount Lawley, but given we had a little over an hour, this is just a taste. In 2007 when I flew to Perth for the first time, there was an article in the Qantas inflight magazine about Mount Lawley, an area North of the Perth CBD, with a beautiful parklands, a shopping strip featuring beautiful cafes and shops in Art Deco buildings, a theatre, all within walking distance of WAAPA (where I was due to be studying).

 To say that this felt like a sign, while corny, is true. I think I knew from that moment that this area would soon become one of my favourite places. 

I cannot walk down Beaufort Street without running into someone I know, who also generally happens to work in the Arts or Fashion. It is guaranteed to have the best coffee in town (via Cantina -whom also made the kinda amazing Cinnamon Brioche Doughnut I am chomping through above) and a host of cool places to wander around in. For me Planet Books is the best bookstore I know, I have bought shelves of very heavy but beautiful art, fashion, design and photography books, as well as most recently a host of David Sedaris novels. 

With an adjoining cafe, record, movie and clothing stores, Planet is the best one stop shop to spend all of your money. Ahem, I mean, buy people presents. 

You will have seen me (if you have been following for a while) in all of these clothing items, except perhaps these suede thigh high boots. I had been eying off a Philip Lim pair last year, but, not wanting to part with in excess of $700 online, waited and searched for a more affordable alternative which I could try on in real time. In the past few months the new season shoe collections have been released, there are a lot of thigh high options on the market. I have spotted a heap that all look pretty good, but for me, as a lover of black suede, these from Seed Heritage were perfect. 

Thigh High Boots:

Tony Bianco, Seed Heritage, Witchery, Revolve, Windsor Smith, Siren

I also found a huge range at The Iconic, find the link below.

Photos by Mario Recchia

xx Jenelle

The T-Shirt Dress

Seed Heritage vest and t-shirt dress, Witchery Maddie Booties

The t-shirt dress is something that on a hot day I can easily live in, so I have a few on hand in stripe, black or blue just to make sure I have my bases covered. Paired with sandals on a 38 degree day, this is an outfit in itself. However, as I like to wear my clothes rather than leave them to sulk in a dark cupboard alone, the t-shirt dress becomes a great trans-seasonal piece. Easy to wear (yes, it'll hide a full stomach after lunch), comfortable in cotton or jersey, this style of dress can be accessorised in a heap of different ways, or left plain and simple. Here I chose to dress it up with the oversized waistcoat, a loose layer, and a good pair of ankle boots. Throwing on a blazer or some semi structured jacket to such a loose dress instantly saves it from looking a little like pyjamas.

There is really nothing I like more than finding good quality pieces that can be worn in multiple ways throughout the year. I have found a heap of vests/ waistcoats and linked them below, the closest one to mine is probably the Sportsgirl one, but an alternate DIY job would be to buy a blazer at the op shop and hack off the sleeves.
My advice is, while we are experiencing mixed weather, don't put away all of your summer gear just yet, look at how you can make it work with the addition of a simple vest or light jacket until we completely need to dress warm in wool and leather.

T-Shirt Dresses
Luxe: Clu, T by Alexander Wang, LemLem,
Less: ASOS, Finders Keepers, , ASOS

Vests
Luxe: By Malene Birger, DKNY x Opening Ceremony, Veronika Maine, Seed Heritage
Less: Selected, Esprit, Wish, Sportsgirl

Photos by Mario Recchia
xx Jenelle

The Waistcoat

Seed Heritage Waistcoat (similar by Wish here), Saba Flag Print T-Shirt, Dr. Denim Jeans, Isabel Marant Bekket Sneakers, Lack Of Color Fedora, Tom Ford Glasses.

A waistcoat can be a pretty superfluous item of clothing. They do little to warm the body, but can add an unexpected touch to an outfit, and ultimately express a little extra personality. Worn either casually like this over jeans and a t-shirt, or with a corporate look, a waistcoat will give you something different. As a transpersonal piece, it can make for an excellent layering item, or simply a versatile piece to throw over a regularly worn outfit, to give it a refresh. I mean, given the look I am in above, jeans and a t-shirt is nothing new, but the vest makes it a little more unique.

This waistcoat, an oversized double breasted waistcoat from Seed Heritage was one piece I could not walk away from. I picked this one up on sale, unpinned the tag and draped it over myself before I even got back to the car. It is a loose, somewhat man-style piece that I have since worn with a dress, a pair of shorts and of course jeans. Although this is by far a non-vital wardrobe piece, I can not recommend enough a waistcoat or vest just to try something a little different.
This week I have decided to share this item two ways. Obviously, the first is pretty laid back, I wore it to breakfast the other morning in Leederville, around which we later wandered- snapping photos, window shopping and checking out the farmers markets.

Leederville is a good spot for late night food, has a bunch of cool stores, a great cinema and cafes. The best place to grab food is from Duende, which is all about Spanish tapas and incredible sherry. If you thought sherry was an outdated addition to the forgotten Fortified's etc section of the menu, you were wrong! Sherry can be amazing, and much to my delight, super dry rather than sweet.
My next look in this two-ways-to-wear will be up later this week. I did notice that Revolve have a huge section on vests and waistcoats so I will add that link below for you to check out.
Photos by Mario Recchia
xx Jenelle