CoLAB Festival 2014

CoLAB Festival is what every festival should be like. Sweet tunes played while friends danced, couples chilled out on the grass with a beer in hand and delicious smells wafted from the food trucks. Held at University of Western Australia, this boutique sized event was the brainchild of WA locals; from the music industry, creatives, foodies and UWA clubs to the talented musicians that performed on the day. Presented by triple j, and The Music, CoLAB festival was the best way to welcome the summer.

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Bread in Common Fremantle

Tucked away in a converted warehouse in Fremantle, Bread in Common is fast becoming a favourite spot to dine in Perth. Owner Nic Trimboli, of Gordon Street Garage, E'cucina, Balthazar, one half of Il Lido and Duende, along with his partner, baker Gotthard Bauer from the famous Yallingup Woodfired Bakery, certainly know what makes a great eatery. It is all about the enjoyment of food and company at Bread in Common.

Taste of Perth - A Success!

Taste of Perth was the tastiest place to be this weekend! An incredible 16,376 foodies flocked to Langley Park to be the first to experience the world’s greatest restaurant festival!The winning dish for the 'Best in Taste' Awards was el Público’s 'Cuttlefish Toastada’ dish, judged by some of WA’s toughest food critics. The three most popular dishes throughout the festival were; ‘Rotisserie Suckling Pig Slider’ from Bib & Tucker, ‘Pork Belly’ from Nobu and ‘Lamb Taco’ from el Público.

Wanderlust | Mekel

Mekel's WANDERLUST exhibition ran as part of Urban Couture 2014. Local fashion illustrator Kelly Coates' work always transports me to a world of fashion, flowing gowns and beautiful girls. Her dreamy use of the black pen and splash of watercolour is perfect. I now own two pieces from Mekel. A framed original of J.Mendel lime green couture gown from this exhibition which was a lovely belated birthday gift from Mr CK and a limited edition print from Mekel's Perth Fashion Festival exhibition last year.

Margaret River Escape: What to Do

Stay...Drink...Delight...Indulge

Whisk me away on a Margaret River Escape

This past weekend Mr CK and I went to stay down south in Margaret River. With the rain pitter-pattering around us, all we could do was relax and be whisked away into the land of food and wine.

A three hour drive from Perth, Margaret River is the ultimate destination for gastronomy and wine. With so many options on hand it's hard to know where to go. In my next blog post I will give you my top picks for a great Margaret River weekend getaway.

Student Runway | PFF 2013

The Perth Fashion Festival Student Runway never fails to impress me. I love how original and passionate the students are. They search out of the box for inspiration, never conforming to fashion rules of wearability or profit goals.

Perth Fashion Festival 2013 | WA Designer Collections

A Night in Paris...with Betty Tran

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Rockcliffe Winery Escape

This past weekend my blogger friends Bonnie Friday, Nadine from Modern Girls in Vintage Pearls, Liz and I were invited by Rockcliffe Winery in Denmark, WA to attend their annual Harvest dinner. We set out early on the five hour journey down south, making our way through gorgeous country Australia. Upon our arrival at Rockcliffe winery, we were shown behind the scenes of how wine is made, its journey from grape to bottle. It is a fascinating process, I have a deeper appreciation for wine makers (and wine) after seeing it.

Blogger Brunch

Today, a bunch of the best local fashion bloggers, stylists and creatives gathered at SIMA Art Gallery to do what we do best; talk shop... literally. Invited by Times Square Claremont, we enjoyed delicious goodies by Littlesweet Baking like sticky lemon bars and chocolate salted caramel bars and then had a personal tour with Times Square Queen Nikola down Avion Way to visit the gorgeous fashion stores and do some very tempting window shopping.

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