OH, THE DRESS OF MY DREAMS.

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_YL_b9ICjJsoVhCEBLj6M0BDo8NAYaqBTQDiFeJOubs62dyk0XThUmoklYO-oV3J4AtA-8c2hjjE8tSxigBD2RobpRdOVW8sl8wgRliQaOqMxC_0qktEwxai21y6KhBc2Kj7XeRWE7pK/s1600/chronicles-of-her-knitted-dress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_YL_b9ICjJsoVhCEBLj6M0BDo8NAYaqBTQDiFeJOubs62dyk0XThUmoklYO-oV3J4AtA-8c2hjjE8tSxigBD2RobpRdOVW8sl8wgRliQaOqMxC_0qktEwxai21y6KhBc2Kj7XeRWE7pK/s1600/chronicles-of-her-knitted-dress.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've never been one for embellishment or unnecessary bells and whistles, so</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I set out in search of the perfect statement dress (minus sequins and other shiny things)... </span></b></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">... and this one had me at HELLO. </span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.kristinayenko.com/">Photos by Kristina Yenko.</a></b> </span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wearing <b><a href="http://kaylenemilner.bigcartel.com/">Kaylene Milner dress</a></b>, sunglasses from Bondi markets <b><a href="http://rstyle.me/n/f45z4m866">(similar on ASOS here)</a></b>, <b><a href="http://www.themodecollective.com/shoes-heels?product_id=225">Mode Collective heels</a></b>, <b><a href="http://kaylenemilner.bigcartel.com/">Maison Martin Margiela ring</a></b> and <b><a href="http://sarahandsebastian.bigcartel.com/product/pinky-swear-ring-9ct-gold">Sarah & Sebastian ring</a></b> (plain gold band). </span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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OH, THE DRESS OF MY DREAMS.

I've never been one for embellishment or unnecessary bells and whistles, so  I set out in search of the perfect statement dress (...

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GUESS DENIM DIARIES.

<div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYIn-ZfYl2uSAre1I1occ0dlYQ8eYO_vnHEXqSVNWKd7UXoJwPfn05StHNuPMSt-jTPQ4yrUJnB2d1CfOVK2z7z0V4O08DsHWU3uJ5r1uOic3wd4GzeAhAZySA4hf8SzEiuYzLmMGAoHre/s1600/guess-denim-diaries-chronicles-of-her.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYIn-ZfYl2uSAre1I1occ0dlYQ8eYO_vnHEXqSVNWKd7UXoJwPfn05StHNuPMSt-jTPQ4yrUJnB2d1CfOVK2z7z0V4O08DsHWU3uJ5r1uOic3wd4GzeAhAZySA4hf8SzEiuYzLmMGAoHre/s1600/guess-denim-diaries-chronicles-of-her.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>When it comes to denim, I'm all about the heritage brands, and <a href="http://shop.guess.net.au/fashion-trends/denim-diaries/">Guess</a><span id="goog_880301799"></span><span id="goog_880301800"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a> is definitely all that and more. </b></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b></b> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Who could forget the iconic upside down <b><a href="http://shop.guess.net.au/fashion-trends/denim-diaries/">Guess</a></b> triangle that has adorned the derrières of Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer, and countless other bombshell beauties that are too good looking to be true? Not me, probably not you, and probably not any male who has ever laid eyes on a <b><a href="http://shop.guess.net.au/fashion-trends/denim-diaries/">Guess</a></b> girl. </span></div> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So it goes without saying that I was super thrilled when <b><a href="http://shop.guess.net.au/fashion-trends/denim-diaries/">Guess</a></b> asked me to take part in their global <b>Denim Diaries campaign</b>, alongside some of my favourite international bloggers like <a href="http://sincerelyjules.com/"><b>Sincerely Jules</b></a>, <b><a href="http://www.fashionsquad.com/">Fashion Squad</a></b>, <b><a href="http://weworewhat.com/">We Wore What</a></b> and <b><a href="http://stylescrapbook.com/">Style Scrapbook</a></b> to name a few. </span><br /> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZgQp_NAXKKpsEUVFYb-OGpZxOZgFDmau5kh_uul1JiBIo4gJbfTCWRsaZ4ou80QKQWD4yl-7-7fmN4JSgTUHJSucWV16J-NfkL9vaMgo1aK2fYVtXKdSG4GxuvRsGTw-LMaN_dyMGH5RQ/s1600/chronicles-of-her-guess-denim-diaries.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZgQp_NAXKKpsEUVFYb-OGpZxOZgFDmau5kh_uul1JiBIo4gJbfTCWRsaZ4ou80QKQWD4yl-7-7fmN4JSgTUHJSucWV16J-NfkL9vaMgo1aK2fYVtXKdSG4GxuvRsGTw-LMaN_dyMGH5RQ/s1600/chronicles-of-her-guess-denim-diaries.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was given free range of the collection to style looks for this blog post, and I went straight for the jeans, baby. They literally fit like a second skin, and they're the perfect ankle-grazing length to show off your shoes or tuck neatly into boots. So good, in fact, that I decided I need them in multiple colours. </span><br /> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pair them with a white a brassière and you're half way to being Cindy Crawford. Seriously.... </span><br /> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZQdJqm48CLfLTi2khexvR7eJlBVynZBdjSpcUnbgHSqbyu4Vci3m2qQ2bViHDdotz4nxhEzqFpYmaVIo-j3E1RNl4DNrZvsdPujgyot1oRPGfyjS2fNRUpd74DeRgoQCkxZ9KIQwYcaFD/s1600/chronicles-of-her-guess-denim-diaries-red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZQdJqm48CLfLTi2khexvR7eJlBVynZBdjSpcUnbgHSqbyu4Vci3m2qQ2bViHDdotz4nxhEzqFpYmaVIo-j3E1RNl4DNrZvsdPujgyot1oRPGfyjS2fNRUpd74DeRgoQCkxZ9KIQwYcaFD/s1600/chronicles-of-her-guess-denim-diaries-red.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYtF_37GzA7i1WR_qfon0Niy9XXZkmAmfyA_CRUiTIp_iXNmzxOpsTAXJWpxwyzSm4lXYUHh3aSTTNh4vFgk65-lOglojHABObuztbKvkHZzD-uOWhPWC_pQarIIB8CCt_O8KCFp5wecrM/s1600/chronicles-of-her-guess-denim-diaries-red-on-red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYtF_37GzA7i1WR_qfon0Niy9XXZkmAmfyA_CRUiTIp_iXNmzxOpsTAXJWpxwyzSm4lXYUHh3aSTTNh4vFgk65-lOglojHABObuztbKvkHZzD-uOWhPWC_pQarIIB8CCt_O8KCFp5wecrM/s1600/chronicles-of-her-guess-denim-diaries-red-on-red.jpg" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4FFeqFbAbJAJpC84CI3uRfRoMZtcoakuhyMIGbIrSJO06sVq8FUgX83PwvpIOyUhFMmaYcY6aZa1QyHCcA0c36Tj0c379q4TL1JTYNk6sdOvh357ybbEXbOes_l6cTIdWF7N-R9YNYRD7/s1600/chronicles-of-her-guess-denim-diaries-trench.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4FFeqFbAbJAJpC84CI3uRfRoMZtcoakuhyMIGbIrSJO06sVq8FUgX83PwvpIOyUhFMmaYcY6aZa1QyHCcA0c36Tj0c379q4TL1JTYNk6sdOvh357ybbEXbOes_l6cTIdWF7N-R9YNYRD7/s1600/chronicles-of-her-guess-denim-diaries-trench.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All clothes and accessories by </span><b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><a href="http://shop.guess.net.au/fashion-trends/denim-diaries/">Guess</a></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span></div> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>HAVE AN AMAZING WEEK! 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GUESS DENIM DIARIES.

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LOVING LEATHER: THE 6 ESSENTIALS EVERY WINTER WARDROBE NEEDS.

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz6oAAt2QJsjzJOR4tWMQflkco9WR_aw1Sd50_U_l4ZQf7hlOjiQOvwtic09r2BULJMqo9lrRDRyh1d_utDceOUkbr5DrFB1HYywL4autSXixmCUQECWeW0_3iMoFO16dSKxhTv4fqhj1S/s1600/chronicles-of-her-thigh-high-boots-leather.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz6oAAt2QJsjzJOR4tWMQflkco9WR_aw1Sd50_U_l4ZQf7hlOjiQOvwtic09r2BULJMqo9lrRDRyh1d_utDceOUkbr5DrFB1HYywL4autSXixmCUQECWeW0_3iMoFO16dSKxhTv4fqhj1S/s1600/chronicles-of-her-thigh-high-boots-leather.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs28P5B5Yu0fwLLYs3V8IL8s-ozTWggvj_I8PUkFZxnV9kWPmuGXNsPSLTuNWA01BJJek0Uv7M08448SM-_2UQ0Jbu8g81SwJJvEeKFWMd8AkjXE8443KtASQuINlh0vwax2nDsbaFFCC7/s1600/chronicles-of-her-leather-witchery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs28P5B5Yu0fwLLYs3V8IL8s-ozTWggvj_I8PUkFZxnV9kWPmuGXNsPSLTuNWA01BJJek0Uv7M08448SM-_2UQ0Jbu8g81SwJJvEeKFWMd8AkjXE8443KtASQuINlh0vwax2nDsbaFFCC7/s1600/chronicles-of-her-leather-witchery.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.kristinayenko.com/">Photos by Kristina Yenko.</a></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>From year to year, winter to winter, leather pieces are always, and have always been essential building blocks of my wardrobe. </b></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So for my new post for <b><a href="http://blog.witchery.com.au/loving-leather-6-essentials-every-winter-wardrobe-needs/">Witchery's Style Collective</a></b>, I'm sharing six essentials every winter wardrobe should have – including a breakdown of the pieces that are worth investing in, and the items on which you can save your pennies for another trip to <b><a href="http://www.gelatomessina.com/">Messina</a></b>. </span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://blog.witchery.com.au/loving-leather-6-essentials-every-winter-wardrobe-needs/">READ THE FULL POST HERE. </a></b></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On another note, I'm extremely happy and excitable today because <b><a href="http://www.whowhatwear.com/">Who What Wear</a></b> has released their list of <b><a href="http://www.whowhatwear.com/top-style-bloggers-best-fashion-blogs-2014/slide1">the best style bloggers to bookmark now</a></b>, and little old me just happens to be on it. <b><a href="http://www.whowhatwear.com/top-style-bloggers-best-fashion-blogs-2014/slide1">Click here</a></b> to check out all of the other inspiring bloggers they mentioned. x</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <br />

LOVING LEATHER: THE 6 ESSENTIALS EVERY WINTER WARDROBE NEEDS.

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FANCY PANTS.

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpny_v5iRgvbxOiSHh6eUvzoT3cD6GwcHXx5-BHOUgKrhMz2CpUln9ZwAwM5WseF5nj2-AvKWLb2Kk2QGJJLxXBVzPcMs5VidY_FbC6ekkCvFbTiiDwGfIPrEEs2s2BRkKSLK-mfnj4wqP/s1600/loveassembly-carmen17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpny_v5iRgvbxOiSHh6eUvzoT3cD6GwcHXx5-BHOUgKrhMz2CpUln9ZwAwM5WseF5nj2-AvKWLb2Kk2QGJJLxXBVzPcMs5VidY_FbC6ekkCvFbTiiDwGfIPrEEs2s2BRkKSLK-mfnj4wqP/s1600/loveassembly-carmen17.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>I would wear <a href="http://www.style.com/fashionshows/complete/slideshow/S2014RTW-AWANG/#12">look 12</a> from <a href="http://www.style.com/fashionshows/complete/slideshow/S2014RTW-AWANG/#12">Alexander Wang's spring/summer '14 collection</a> every day if I could, but I can't, so... here's an attempt at the next best thing. </b></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a><br /> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If there's two things I just can't get enough of at the moment it's <b><a href="http://rstyle.me/n/gud8hm866">these Alexander Wang pants</a></b>, and anything powder blue. </span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We all know I'm not often one for colour, but there's something about this shade that lifts your spirits, brightens your complexion, and gives off pretty pastel vibes while channeling masculine/wearing-my-boyfriend's-work-shirt all at once. Of course, your boyfriend probably doesn't wear cropped tops to work (although it's completely fine if he does).</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also recently scored <b><a href="http://rstyle.me/n/gueu5m866">this amazing top</a></b> in the same hue on <b><a href="http://rstyle.me/n/cs487m866">ASOS</a> </b>and I've been living in it. <b><a href="http://rstyle.me/n/cs487m866">ASOS</a></b> victories are my favourite victories. </span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Use feminine details like a lacey bra and wavy hair to strike the perfect balance with shirts, pants and loafers; it's all about creating that contrast. x</span></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCfZrfRNm5M2Fr149Ty8ozSrOTnfWcJKXENHmesyFtEidVs4xS7QXIkolBv_5GdG2Im5opplo_HOVsjvco_brq5Y6yEybUQAXcwqLuyPGqE2zKe_Ez9HntDAuJlIF3IdrsBFBAH0sW2tuV/s1600/loveassembly-carmen9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wearing O'2nd top, Elle Macpherson Intimates bra, </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://rstyle.me/n/gud8hm866" style="font-weight: bold;">Alexander Wang pants</a>, <b><a href="http://shopdylankain.com/collections/all/products/the-lovette-1">Dylan Kain bag</a></b> and Witchery shoes. </span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photos by <b><a href="http://www.theloveassembly.com/">The Love Assembly</a></b>. </span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Recently:</b></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://thechroniclesofher.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/guess-denim-diaries.html">My collaboration with Guess for the Denim Diaries</a></b></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://thechroniclesofher.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/loving-leather-6-essentials-every.html">The 6 leather pieces every winter wardrobe needs</a></b></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.vogue.com.au/blogs/spy+style/after+reading+this+youll+never+say+i+have+nothing+to+wear+again,29907">After reading this you'll never say 'I have nothing to wear' again</a></b></span></div>

FANCY PANTS.

I would wear look 12 from Alexander Wang's spring/summer '14 collection every day if I could, but I can't, so... here...

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PRETTY SHADY.

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO7Oalp3DeNj7YrgaHbMhRd0Xj4WkGyuiX99S_L_b3w0y2l8h9EuvJkJBImEYExpxHteJCDzEXJpW6ijRtmWa_8F1uRLPNHFXF8-SDWXe36S31wZ_Q7d-_JdmKqxodH2eUyDeZz1yGG1JV/s1600/chronicles-of-her-pretty-shady-02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO7Oalp3DeNj7YrgaHbMhRd0Xj4WkGyuiX99S_L_b3w0y2l8h9EuvJkJBImEYExpxHteJCDzEXJpW6ijRtmWa_8F1uRLPNHFXF8-SDWXe36S31wZ_Q7d-_JdmKqxodH2eUyDeZz1yGG1JV/s1600/chronicles-of-her-pretty-shady-02.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Warning: reading this will make you want to go and buy a hat... or ten. </b></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a><br /> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>True story:</b> 2 in 3 of your friends will be diagnosed with skin cancer at some point in their lives. </span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Another true story: </b>Australia has the highest skin cancer rate in the world. </span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, go back and actually read those true stories out loud, because you probably just skimmed over them. </span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm pretty sure I'd seen these statistics before too, floating around on posters and popping up on those government-funded infomercials, but I probably had way more important things to deal with at the time, like checking my Instagram feed for the 19th time that morning. </span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Time for a reality check. </b></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikv0yugVyfIoJ7ZZzTR6DlsBpHYT1Aam-i2R78L_Qc4YqpNcMCQoxaAAkN5uy4jzxbUyaVU3ImWNt4YpeRFJ1OlLEwAJ8Gwifq55o1PRiR2hYMAxn3YXOS5c-x0z2vxYo_8WN94Az_BUxj/s1600/chronicles-of-her-pretty-shady-03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikv0yugVyfIoJ7ZZzTR6DlsBpHYT1Aam-i2R78L_Qc4YqpNcMCQoxaAAkN5uy4jzxbUyaVU3ImWNt4YpeRFJ1OlLEwAJ8Gwifq55o1PRiR2hYMAxn3YXOS5c-x0z2vxYo_8WN94Az_BUxj/s1600/chronicles-of-her-pretty-shady-03.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Coming from someone who used to hit the beach in Brazilian bikinis during high school, and return with butt cheeks so raw that I could barely sit down, it's fair to say enough damage has been done and it's time to get smart. </span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The issue this post is focussed on may seem somewhat more serious than the wardrobe dilemmas I usually tackle, but <b><a href="http://www.prettyshady.com/">Pretty Shady</a></b>'s message for our generation is one I felt compelled to write about because it's so simple, and it needs to happen. </span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We, and by that I mean me, you, my friends and your friends, your brothers, my sisters (you get the point) can <b>stop skin cancer one summer at a time</b> by taking some really simple preventative measures. </span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzxtXIMGL5rvtDRU0UxCvCOPiJyAO99mitQNRUDrlb8tyJTfCrawGbbHrtGsAd2z3DNXzz1X59LcBjSA7a-0LkzWHWqbW9avXSYMqRFEcACDa9fOmpb8VGTRBYOa7rTqrfLjHZ5qLDyxqL/s1600/pretty-shady-chronicles-of-her-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzxtXIMGL5rvtDRU0UxCvCOPiJyAO99mitQNRUDrlb8tyJTfCrawGbbHrtGsAd2z3DNXzz1X59LcBjSA7a-0LkzWHWqbW9avXSYMqRFEcACDa9fOmpb8VGTRBYOa7rTqrfLjHZ5qLDyxqL/s1600/pretty-shady-chronicles-of-her-01.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While Australians have officially bid summer adieu and those in the Northern Hemisphere are counting down until they can bid adieu to wearing heavy coats and too many layers of clothing, the issue of sun damage and skin cancer remains as prevalent as ever. </span></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYf0_hj0AVcSEXSmJafyDkoFkWDpIvEoMfrjzlM74IIPRjESPC3DgqBluLKXaBsHXppfl5U5PM3G-Kbqj4Pfz11QbHmnx7N9fGWYwpDcmz0k4jegjrSqbxfepe_OwTWg06mIO1_kDSMVlG/s1600/pretty-shady-chronicles-of-her-02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYf0_hj0AVcSEXSmJafyDkoFkWDpIvEoMfrjzlM74IIPRjESPC3DgqBluLKXaBsHXppfl5U5PM3G-Kbqj4Pfz11QbHmnx7N9fGWYwpDcmz0k4jegjrSqbxfepe_OwTWg06mIO1_kDSMVlG/s1600/pretty-shady-chronicles-of-her-02.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The good news is that there's a thing called </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a </span><b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hat</b><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, and </span><b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">sunscreen</b><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, and </span><b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">sunglasses</b><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, and a </span><b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">beach umbrella</b><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, that are going to save us all. If only we'll just let them! </span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But if you're not willing to do it for your skin, do it because <b>a)</b> hats are awesome (think <b><a href="http://www.lackofcolor.com.au/?post_type=product">Lack of Color </a></b>and <b><a href="http://rstyle.me/n/gw6hvm866">big panama hats</a></b>), <b>b)</b> sunglasses are like the sprinkles on top of your ice cream and, <b>c)</b> sunscreen will make you look younger when you're older and it's a lot cheaper than Botox. </span></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5AAtmWvJ-9eEOxRUsdEiO6zM_9I1alXmxcS3C_bpNipIyY1yF8cKmHvj4MkohyphenhyphengNs_wQ-cRRuGk59vK1BaGo0vdCqArH3amJWUjf9KRo8PrKzr4i8ZQAPsQbn4eEGFNRXbaG3_gHXn5K/s1600/chronicles-of-her-pretty-shady.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5AAtmWvJ-9eEOxRUsdEiO6zM_9I1alXmxcS3C_bpNipIyY1yF8cKmHvj4MkohyphenhyphengNs_wQ-cRRuGk59vK1BaGo0vdCqArH3amJWUjf9KRo8PrKzr4i8ZQAPsQbn4eEGFNRXbaG3_gHXn5K/s1600/chronicles-of-her-pretty-shady.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wearing vintage hat, <b><a href="http://www.sundaysomewhere.com/shop/#i/valentine-gold">Sunday Somewhere sunglasses</a></b>, Alexander wang sweater, <b><a href="http://rstyle.me/n/gw6qrm866">ASOS skirt</a></b>,  Marc Jacobs boots, <b><a href="http://bycharlotte.bigcartel.com/product/lotus-with-little-buddha-gold-necklace">By Charlotte necklace</a></b> and Luv AJ earrings.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.kristinayenko.com/">Photos by Kristina Yenko. </a></b></span></div> <br />

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