New Sensation

Wearing:  Kings of Carnaby Leland Dress/ Lipstik Mode Clogs/ Mimco Bag/ Rayban Sunglasses
Photography: Nat Jane Photography


Hope everyone had a fun filled weekend, I have been shooting away furiously taking heaps of snaps for the spring season, my blog is going to be jam packed with new looks each week, definately excited to show you what I have put together.

I love home grown Melbourne label Kings of Carnaby, they are located in hipster Brunswick and super close to my home, so when I popped in a couple of weeks ago and saw Michael, who also happens to be one of the owners/designers he showed me the 'Leland dress'. Now, I am definately not a 'girly girl' so looking at it I was a little skeptical that it would fit my grungy vibe, but when I put it on, I felt instantaniously comfortable and loved how it felt and its gorgeous print. Needles to say I had to have it!

The rest of the Kings of Carnaby range is equally as amazing and there is heaps of leather, black and edgy rock looks which are clearly my favs to keep me happy for along time. Make sure you check them out online or pop in and see Michael for a styling sesh.

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Check out Kings of Carnaby here

Whats Sup?

Wearing: Cotton On Chambray Shirt/ HelloParry Empire Leather Wrap Skirt/ Windsor Smith Gillie Heels/ Ray Ban Aviators



With everything that is going on at the moment i am terrible with the blog posts, I apologize whole- heartedly as things have been super crazy lately. I have so many new outfits and collaborations to post up so keep your eyes peeled as they will be up more frequently now that things are a little calmer and I say "calmer' loosely as the Spring Racing Carnival is next week! EEEK  ;)

Denim and leather are two of my ultimate favorite materials and I have teamed them up together yet again for this post. So easy to wear and pretty hard to get wrong so give it a go and check out Hello Parry's great range of affordable vegan leather alternatives.

Also if you are regularly reading my blog and you havent seen any new posts up, check my Instagram account as I always try and post my outfits and inspo pictures up daily  (@misslisao)

Hope you all have a wonderful week

xx

Hello Sailor

Wearing: Junk Clothing Anchor Jumper/ Single White Female Georgia Leather Shorts/ Isabel Marant Bekket Hi Tops/ Le Specs Sunglasses


Leather, I cant get enough.....I know you have heard it all before, but listen up, its here to stay, I promise! Its always hard when you are an avid leather lover like myself to work out how to wear it through the warmer months, Sweaty skin and leather, to me, do not mix well and its uncomfortable to say the least.

Enter these babies...the Georgia Leather shorts from new breakthrough label Single White Female. These shorts are not only uber cute with the girly frill (I'm trying the girlier thing in small doses!) they are made from such a subtle leather that they are not heavy and/or sweat inducing (Phew!)

Single White Female is a Melbourne Based clothing label that launched this year. It caught my eye straight away as it has such broad appeal with its wearabilty and edgier designs. Its already started an un-healthy addiction. My new favorite home grown label!

Ps Sorry about my "trout pout" pic, having a laugh and not being too serious! haha

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Distress

 

Wearing: Vintage Flannel Shirt/ Hello Parry Distressed Denim Skirt/ Wish Hooded Leather Jacket/ Tony Bianco Boots/ Ray Ban Aviators

Distressed denim is massive at the moment, from jeans, skirts, shorts and jackets. It fits in so well into my dirty grunge look that im building up an impressive collection of distressed clothing, my wardrobe is absolutely hating me! 

This particular skirt is from a great online boutique called Hello Parry, it stocks so many great fashion forward items and the prices are so affordable, so its definitely worth checking out.

Ill be doing a little competition with Hello Parry in my next blog post which will give you all the opportunity to win an amazing piece from the collection, so make sure you keep your eyes peeled out and enter for your chance to win!

Till then hope you all have a fabulous week and fingers crossed I get some rest time as my life has been hectic lately (hence the slow uploading of posts- sorry a million times :)

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Vintage Appeal

Wearing: Staple the Label Crystal Stripe Bomber/ Wheels and Dollbaby Leopard Dress/ Wittner Bayard Heel/ Ray Ban Aviators


Photos: Lydia Teh

Styling: Elaine Marshall/ Lisa Ondaatje



Part 2 From my shoot for Miishu boutique and I am in leopard, my favourite! For this look I went for a vintage vibe, returning to a 7/8th  figure hugging, retro number. Wheels and Dollbaby do incredible dresses that flatter every body shape and size from the curvy beauties to the not so curvy, but want curves type.....like me :)

Leopard and bomber Jackets are still here to stay and as we in the southern hemisphere transition from winter into spring I think its great to play with clashing prints and styles. If you regularly read my blog and follow me on insta you would see that I love a grungy, dark, always preferring black somewhere on me type of look, lol! I thought it would be nice to show you that I can occasionally dress up in 'prettier' outfits but still remain true to my style.

Make sure you look out for my post on the Mercedes Benz Fashion Festival in Sydney which I will be attending this weekend

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Future Vision

Styling: Elaine Marshall/ Lisa Ondaatje

Photography: Lydia Teh

Wearing: Maurie & Eve Anguish Tee and Misery Bomber/ One Teaspoon Mustang Baggies/ Wittner Leopard Topper Heels/ Karen Walker Helter Skelter Sunglasses


So I have been missing in action lately, sorry its been a hectic couple of weeks, so many exciting colabs and projects coming up that I cant wait to share with you all.

This is my shoot with a fabulous boutique called Miishu, its in Port Melbourne and stocks so many of my favourite labels making it the place for me to go when I need a wardrobe update or need to spoil myself, which is regularly!
I have an ongoing love affair with prints of any type so when I saw this fabulous matching bomber and tee from aussie label Maurie and Eve I couldn't resist putting it together for my latest shoot .
Don't be afraid to wear tops and blazers with matching prints or even clashing your prints as I have done with my leopard heels. Just make sure you don't go overboard! Try and keep some part of the outfit simple as I have done with the one teaspoon baggies.

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Miishu Boutique
74 Bay Street
Port Melbourne, VIC
(03) 9646 9983

Over All

Wearing: Topshop Overalls/ Windsor Smith Lilly Sandals/ Karen Walker 'Helter Skelter' sunglasses


Overalls, Dungarees, whatever you want to call them, they are on my top 5 favorite list. These beauties are from Topshop and a little bit vintage/boho-ish which I really like. There are heaps of denim variations out at the moment, but these pretty alternatives just caught my eye. Hope you all like them

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You are a Friend Of Mine

Wearing; Jet by John Eshaya White Thow over/ Friend of Mine Leather Dress/ Sporstgirl Motocycle Boots/ Ray Ban Aviators


Yep, still on the black and white bandwagon, i've added leather though this time! Effortless, chic and very in season. There are so many ways you can wear leather and so many leather styles at the moment. My heart skipped beat when I saw this buttery soft Friend of Mine dress. I am going to wear this right through winter layering it with shirts (worn underneath with tights) and dressing it up with heels and a man style overcoat.
Make sure you check out the massive sale they have going on at the moment, you will not be disappointed!

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Friend of Mine Site

Noir et Blanc

Wearing: Topshop Black Tee/ Bonds Chunky Knit/ Helloparry Moment Wrap Skirt/ Wittner Bayard Heels/ Karen Walker 'Helter Skelter' Sunglasses




Yes, you are seeing me in another black and white ensemble....I cannot get enough, which I guess is not a bad thing as its so in season right now.
This was a rare sunny Melbourne day so I took the opportunity to get the pins out and shoot this amazing skirt from Hello Parry. Im not sure that any future posts going forward will have my legs out, its getting ridiculously cold here. I might be slightly exaggerating but I swear its the coldest its ever been!

Also have you noticed i'm not wearing my trusty Ray Ban Aviators! Yay, I have finally found something different in These Karen Walker beauties, very proud of myself   :)


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Ps Find my daily outfit posts on my Insta Account @misslisao

Busting out the Black and White

Wearing: Topshop Black Tee/ Junk Clothing Bustier/ ASOS Vintage Brady BF Jeans/ Wittner Bayard Heels/ Ray Ban Aviators



A simple colour palette goes so far in any ones wardrobe, and when I mean simple I mean blacks, whites, greys, denim etc. Its safe to say that any one of these colours/fabrics will go with just about anything you already have. Melbourne is definitely a mix of greys, whites and so much black, that in winter it is quite interesting to see how we coordinate our fashion wardrobes with each new winter season. Another talent that we have is layering, I don't think any other state in Oz knows how to layer as well as we do, hiding multiple layers and making it look more chic than snowman-like 
I have got to say I am loving the bustier over tees and long sleeved tops, the kind of  "Ive tried to look casual, but im definitely put together" look.
Anyway its something to think about and give it a go, experimenting :)


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Photos: Nat Jane Photography