I have discovered alot of Aussie shops specializing in gypset/boho pieces but one of my all time faves has to be Spell & The Gypsy Collective. These are a few pics from their most recent lookbooks and some of their current pieces that I LOVE. Looks like more things will be added to my Christmas List :p
Now….this is not the beautiful henna I did today with the paste I mixed yesterday. Pictured above is henna from my very first attempt at henna in 2010. Today was a disaster 🙁 it was the first time I was using a cone, my own homemade cone (I only used the bottles with the metal tips before) and…..it did not go as planned. I did manage to get one design on my feet but I’m too ashamed to show it lol..so…it’s back to the drawing board. I’m thinking of ordering more henna here and trying it again. Maybe I’ll re-watch some of these awesome tutorials like this and this that I found this weekend too…..
Since it’s Fashion Week I thought it would be the PERFECT time to talk about personal style and how we translate trends to fit OUR personal style. I’m at an age where I can safely say that I know myself (what I like and what I don’t like) and I am comfortable with who I am and expressing my opinions. That being said I look at certain Fashion Shows because those designers are my favorites. In all honesty, I am not huge on trends because I have found that some trends just don’t appeal to me. For example, I am not attracted to Peplum, I don’t know why but I just don’t care for it. I can appreciate what it adds to a design but I won’t wear it.
My blog is called Tribes & Things because I am obsessed with anything remotely tribal and festivalwear but does that mean that I only shop at Free People and Etsy and Flea Markets? No. One of my favorite designers is Carolina Herrera because I love the structure of her designs, they are always classic cuts and they make me think of the Colonial Caribbean. Can I make a classic Carolina Herrera button down white shirt work with a floor length festival skirt? Yes. Because I can translate that piece reflect to MY PERSONAL STYLE.
As you watch the shows and flip through the galleries of pictures on Style.com or fashionista or nowfashion, ask yourself whether or not you like the pieces and why not and if you do, how can you translate this idea to reflect your personal style? You don’t have to like something because some outside entity thinks that it will be the season’s hottest trend. Do YOU like it? Does it fit YOUR PERSONAL STYLE?
Happy Fashion Week xoxo