River Island Launch

I swear this is Solange Knowles! haha

And I think he is James Franco. Yum.

In the midst of all my stressful assessments and exams last week, I managed to make it to the River Island Launch! And when I say "managed", I mean I had been anticipating this showing as soon as I got the invite and would not ever let my uni work get in the way! This launch definitely met my expectations, with plenty of colours, patterns, accessories, several trends and every sort of fashion item you could ask for! I just love how this high street brand tailors to every person's needs!

And I'm not gonna to lie... But I was mainly excited to go to the showing, purely to see the Rihanna for River Island collection! I was very impressed with all the fabric choices and tailoring for pieces that are so affordable! I even met a lovely guy (forgot his name, sorry) from River Island, who gave me a bit of history about River Island and was also apart of Rihanna's design process. (OMG HE MET RiRi!!) He also told me that Rihanna is actively involved in each step of designing! Loves it! You go RiRi!

You can check out River Island HERE, shipping to Australia is now available! Also, if you wanted to see Rihanna being apart of the design process, there is a YouTube video HERE!

Shakuhachi SS13/14

Thursday night of MBFWA, ended off with the incredible 'Cruise' collection by Shakuhachi. A burst of metallics, sequins, netting and florals, ultimately captured a futuristic clash underwater like theme. Instantly, I was in love with all the metallics, I mean that bomber jacket is just insane! If you follow me on Instagram @kateyess, you would've already seen a shot of this, and heard me rant about how much I want it! So so cool, and those silver socks and flatformed sandles and sneakers?! Ahmahgahhddd. Love so much! Definitely, can't wait for this collection to hit shop floors at the end of this year, in Spring/Summer! On top of all this exhilarating fashion explosion, I also managed to grab a few sneaky backstage shots! How gorj is Ruby Jean Wilson even when she's getting her make up done?!

MBFWA Outfit 2

Wearing: The Milk Thief overalls and denim jacket, Michael Kors watch, Acne boots, Sporstgirl t-shirt, Topshop socks

I'm never really sure why people don't believe me, when I say I'm turning 21 this year... I mean look at this outfit, all adult like and mature and what not... (heh, yeah I look 12!). So this outfit was Day 4 of Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, which was spent running from uni, then to a show, then back to uni and then back to watch Shakuhachi by 7pm! What a crazy crazy day that was! But luckily enough, I was dressed purely in comfort, in possibly the coolest threads ever! I managed to snag this double denim outfit from my friend's Etsy store called The Milk Thief which you should all DEFINITELY check out! Everything is major cheap, with plenty of quirky vintage finds, and sometimes you may be fortunate enough to find items with The Simpsons patches all over them (that she would've sewn on herself! I mean, total sick bitch right?!). You can also follow her updates on facebook here!

Manning Cartell SS13/14

Images via Always Sometimes Anytime

Werk. Werk. Werk. With Izzy Azalea's song, 'Work' playing mid-show, I definitely began to feel the ethos of Manning Cartell's SS13/14, Fate & Chance collection. A mixed colour palette of black, white and cream, with a hint of lilac, blue and khaki, helped capture the sophistication and bold essence of the brand. I absolutely adored the collaboration of sheer fabrics, mixed with geometric shapes, along with the well fitting structures, of the oversized coats. Not to mention, the touch of lace and consistent tailoring that resembles the epitome of Manning Cartell.
Unfortunately, it was the first time I was using this specific camera, so the majority of my shots didn't turn out. However, every image above (besides the first two taken by me), was luckily found through 'Always Sometimes Anytime'. If you want to check out the whole show, you can watch it on YouTube HERE!

MBFWA Outfit 1

Wearing: Vintage leather jacket, Princess Polly top, Nobody jeans, Wittner shoes, Evil Twin necklace

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia! What a busy week that was for me, unfortunately, I had to miss Monday and Wednesday of Fashion Week, as it coincided with my miserable week of mid-semester assessments! So here is outfit, Day 2! My outfits this week were nothing too spesh, as each day was spent running back and fourth from uni, so I needed outfits that didn't attract too many weird stares at uni! The only show I managed to make it to, on this day was Manning Cartell so those shots will be up very soon!
Also, after taking these shots, I bumped into the lovely designers from Serpent and the Swan who complemented me on my necklace! Yay! Also congrats to them on their incredible debut at Fashion Week this year, the collection looked insane!

Instagram!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter and have their bellies filled with chocolate! Just a quick update, if you have not yet been following me on Instagram, it would be awesome if you could follow me now @kateyess. Here is just a quick squiz of what I have been up to lately. My favourite shots are of my Emma Mulholland Iguana print shorts, the daisies in the first photo (which I took yesterday!) and the photo of the henna on my hands at the beach in Bali!
Hope everyone in Sydney right now is snuggled up in a blanket! I know I am!

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Bali Photo Diary

(luvin' lyf)

(Ksubi poutz)

Wearing: We Are Handsome and Ginja Swimwear bikinis, Ksubi singlet, August Street shorts, Princess Polly jumpsuit, Karen Walker sunglasses

My Bali photo diary is finally up! Woo! It only took me about two and a half months to get one of my film rolls developed, delaying everything! These photos pretty much some up the best getaway I had for a week. Looking at these photos makes me miss Bali so much. It makes me so happy that Sydney weather has finally picked up, I might actually go for a run this arvo! Just have to add how thrilled I am with the results of my film photos! I say this every time I get my film developed, "one of the best feelings in the world are when your film photos actually turn out!" Seriously, my smile right now is so big, that I look as if I just had the best. cupcake. evahhhhhh. The best part of it all, was that this was the first time I used this camera. However, I did use expired film which made all my photos really orange... If anyone was wondering, the camera I used was a simple Billabong Underwater Camera which I picked up for $30 from Surf Dive 'n' Ski (ultimate win!)

Slr photos by Louise Dwyer

Instagram photos @kateyess