World Travellers

One of the greatest downsides to living in a small city is the lack of stockists of my favourite designers - so thankfully internet shopping has filled that gap very nicely.  Over the last few years the majority of my purchases have been made online which has really opened up an entire world (or is that Pandora's box?) of fashion possibilities.

Of course, being a small city, I often need to keep in mind exactly WHERE I am going to be wearing these pieces. After all, you can only get dressed up so much to go get a coffee with friends, and the number of "great" restaurants is also limited.  It is a little sad that I will often just throw on a pair of jeans because I don't want to be too "dressed up".  So finding clothes that combine wearability and fashion-lust is often that little bit trickier.

Thankfully, there are a few designers who seem to keep this in mind when designing their collections and for me, the penultimate designer is Isabel Marant. I have been obsessed with her collections since late 2009, and slowly built up a small collection that I love just as much as when I first purchased them - something I cannot say for a lot of other items I have purchased over the years. Her most recent collection which will be hitting the stores anytime now (Spring Summer 2012) is based around the idea of clothes a girl would throw in her suitcase to go travelling around the world.  I am waiting anxiously for these to drop, and I have already pre-ordered a few pieces which I can not wait to start wearing (once I have my baby and can get back into pre-maternity clothes!).  It might sound reckless purchasing clothes when I can't even get my old jeans on, but I have faith that given 3 months they will all fit again - it's good inspiration ;)

 Rea Heels in natural

(both images from diani boutique)

Pepito Embroidered Jean in Rose Pale

So here's a brief snapshot of the items I have currently being put together for me, flying from Europe to North America, then down under to lil old Australia - they will truly be world- travellers!