Firestorm

My boyfriend and I were meant to shoot this weekend, but unfortunately I caught a horrible cold and he is doing assignments. Fortunately, the last lot of my assignments were due last Friday so the only thing I have left to worry about is exams.

In the mean time, here are some experimental photos I did with a very dear friend an eon ago - before I even got into photography myself. I'd almost forgotten about these photos and was happy to find them on my computer during a photo clean out. My friend still does photography - mainly wedding stuff these days and you can check out her beautiful work here.

 Jenny Bannister 'Regina' Dress

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Futurism

Here is an outfit I really enjoyed wearing earlier this week. It reflects more of the architectural/futuristic/clean-lines aesthetic that I want as my signature style. I've been very careful with purchases in recent months, making sure that they match a more minimalistic aesthetic and so far so good!

A word of warning to anyone else with this Cue jacket, don't have it drycleaned. My drycleaner has cleaned a number of these jackets and the colours run. Not sure why Cue decided to use a black lining that runs onto white fabric, but I'm still trying to figure out a way to clean it withouth ruining it -_-

In other news I will be going to Europe in July, specifically to London, Barcelona and Javea. If anyone has any suggestions of things to do/shop/eat in any of these places, please leave me a comment :)

Cue Jacket // Zara skirt // Zara knit // Gabor shoes // South Sea Pearl pendant

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Overgrowth

I'm so sorry for my absence over the last week. I've had three major assignments due for final year management and marketing subjects, and then my Macbook Pro needed to go in for repairs!

As you may have noticed, I now have a new URL (www.fashionadventurer.com) which will hopefully make finding me a whole lot easier! If you follow me via RSS don't forget to update my URL and Bloglovin' followers will be moved automatically :)

Anyway we took these photos at the overgrown car park near Ebenezer Place and managed to get some cool shots of the building this time. These were taken around 5pm (just before we made it for hot drinks at Hey Jupiter) - it's crazy how little light there is left at that time in Winter!

I'm wearing a mixture of old and new favourites. My coat is Issey Miyake and is very special as it was handed down to me from my mother. My top is a newbie from Zara, which I already wore pretty much every day that week. Already tempted to get it in black, because its so great.

Issey Miyake coat // Acne mape petite leather jacket // Zara asymmetrical knit // Cue asymmetrical skirt

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Darkness and Light

Here is my first effort to be more editorial in my outfit photos. It was a really fun experiment, and its something I definitely want to get better at with more practice.

We shot these in a carpark just off Ebenezer Place. The carpark has this really cool, almost post-apocolyptic feeling to it, with the modern-ish carpark encased in really old walls which are overgrown with trees and shrubs. I wish I had photographed the area better.

The idea for this shoot was darkness and light, but also to contrast the luxury clothing with a crumbled down surrounding, which contrasts its nature. Here, I am wearing my Christopher Kane woollen motorcycle jacket and my Helmut Lang dark forest print dress - an outfit I've been enjoying wearing recently. It's important to me that my 'editorials' still reflect a style that's true to me and also that some of my favourite and most special pieces get some love!

Christopher Kane Leopard Biker Jacket // Helmut Lang 'Dark Forest' Dress

Hahndorf in Autumn

I've posted about Hahndorf before in Summer, but its also great there in the cooler months! A cold and overcast day is perfect for spending tucked in the Handorf Inn eating kranskies, sauerkraut and pretzels.

There are also a great number of deciduous trees which are beautiful to see in Autumn - suprisingly the little town was very busy despite the cold!

I teamed my beloved Acne jacket with a jumper I've been saving for a day like this from ASOS's premium line. Also wearing my Friend of Mine zigzag dress, which for some reason hasn't featured on the blog yet despite being a favourite. It's really a summer dress, but works very well for winter with a pair of tights and some layering!

 ACNE Mape Petite Leather Jacket // ASOS Premium Jumper // Friend of Mine Dress

Blogger Meet-up with Benefit!

On Friday night, I attended a blogger meet-up with the Adelaide Beauty Bloggers group. This event was hosted by Benefit San Francisco at the Myer One Lounge in the CBD.

This is the first time I've gone to an event with other bloggers, and everyone was so friendly and nice! I can't wait for next month's event :) The main focus of the night was a showcase of Benefit's new concealer, Fake Up; but there was the opportunity to try out most of their other products too.

Honestly, I've never really used concealer before - mainly because I struggle to find something that matches my uber white skin. To my great suprise, Fake Up in the lightest shade was a perfect match for me! It is very soft and creamy, blending into the skin seamlessly. One difference I noticed was that Fake Up has a coat of moisturiser around the concealer in the stick, which I think is what makes it so soft. Honestly, I was very impressed and it is something I will definitely buy myself!

So Goot

Another of my wardrobe newbies, I really wanted this Josh Goot skirt from the resort collection but couldn't find it available anywhere.

I origionally put an order in for another Josh Goot skirt on fortomorrow.com, but because they are absolutely pathetic at customer service (took my money and didn't ship my skirt even after three weeks), I managed to get a refund via a PayPal dispute (thank the lord) and stumbled upon this on Ebay.

Anyway, I finally had time to get a much needed haircut - not that much has changed, but I have more layering now!

 Josh Goot 'Deep Sea' Skirt // Acne 'Mape Petite' Jacket // Zara Peplum Top