Rada Priya

This outfit is the closet to an 'evening look' as part of my Spring/Summer collection - I, myself have gotten alot of wear out of this particular look, especially in cooler evenings, the black velvet skirt is warm, high waist and covers the knee. The silk shell in this pattern has been so versatile, and pure silk has ergonomic qualities for all seasons Silk Print Shell ~ Pure Silk Shell top with cap sleeve and bead embellishment detail on the shoulders $150.00 AU Velvet Pin Skirt~ Stretch Velvet Knee length pin skirt $150.00 AU

I love the big island I'm lucky enough to be a citizen of. In a sort of homage to my home, my Spring Summer collection features Australian Native Flora prints. The Banksia Print dress is 100% cotton, drop waist flip dress with leatherette (faux leather) embellished collar, and short sleeves There was so much inspiration for this Spring/Summer collection, this dress in particular, with its young modern flirty silhouette, was the first to evolve. Drop waists are about in full rage at the moment, and I especially love the ones popping up in Victoria Beckham's collections. The lovely Samantha having fun here modelling the range in the 11th hour before my trip to Italy I design & produce each dress to order and can make to your specific measurements. $200.00 Includes postage. Send your details to me here

A great jewel is not necessarily a big jewel, but in the case of my Anton Heunis necklace, statement making is first on the list. From his AW2013 collection, it was gifted to me by my best friend for my Maid-of-Honor role. Part of the 'Blade runner' inspired collection, it was hand made in Madrid out of chunky crystals, each a different colour, hugged by two heavy black pyramids of glass. Undoubtedly the most interesting statement necklace in my treasure box, it made its mark on this rainy day in Florence

My Spring Shell tops are coming in handy in Italy. I have almost worn at least one, once a day. This day I slipped out of the Thurley knit and into the silk shell print top for dinner. It had rained during the day and now the heat was setting back in. I love the print on this style - little buddhas & zebras! I paired it with my SS12 black velvet stretch pin skirt. We passed by the Trevi on our way to the Pantheon, where we had pre dinner aperitif & drink plans with friends. For dinner we took the tram outside of the centre for the most amazing pizza's and deep fried assortment!

This is a re-cap of What I wore during Melbourne Spring Fashion Week. Every look features garments from my current Spring 2012 collection, and whats so exciting is that one of the outfits I wore won a $1,000 wardrobe, courtesy of Westfield Doncaster, for Most Stylish at the Bloggers Electric Lounge Launch - Post to come! Now the details, pics left to right  1. SS12 Wool & Jersey cream short suit (Shell cropped jacket + high waisted shorts with Swarovski details) / Raw silk printed shell top / Dhalia Shoes / H&M accessories  2. SS12 Banksia dress with leatherette collar / ASOS sling backs / Vintage clutch  3. SS12 Banksia shell top and pin skirt   4. Zara Blouse / Stradvarius Jeans / SS12 Shell Jacket / ASOS Sling backs  5. SS12 White crop top with feather sleeve / SS12 Flora Print skirt / Mollini Heels  6. H&M knit & blouse / SS12 Palazzo wool crepe pant / Witchery Belt  7. SS12 Illustrated Tee / SS...

Last night Stonnington displayed the first of the Spring collections by way of the annual Spring Fashion Runway. The evening was also to celebrate the Fashion Hall of Fame newest inductee Karen Webster We arrived fashionably late to the Malvern Town hall after attending the Sportsgirl event on Bourke St where the lovely Whitney Port was presenting her WE collection for the aussie label and answering our style questions.  Just in time for the runway, we were seated with the other bloggers, got to have a quick catch up with the lovely Micah of RAWW blog and met Chloe Ting in person The highlight was easily the girls of TETTMANNDOUST who's collection was a breath of fresh air with handmade silk garments with the most delicate and intricate patterns, almost ethereal with the sharpest of edge to it. I wore: Zara Blouse / Stradvarius Jeans / Rada Priya ss12 shell jacket / ASOS heels FULL POST BELOW

Crotchet crop blouse & Swing dress $55.00- SOLD Cotton Crotchet crop top with scalloped hem. Fits size 6 to 10. Worn over White swing dress with sweetheart neck line, full skirt and ribbon straps. 100% polyester size 8 $55.00 Sample price. Includes postage Aust wide

I found these treasures buried in my "good" jewellery box, you know the one with grandma's old pearls and emeralds. They were a gift from my beautiful sister in law. Silver hand spun earrings with pearls and glass. They are so delicate. Also wearing the Dylana blouse from my S/S collection - available here

White Satin Crop Jacket $75.00 Featuring two tone pure white and cream satin. Lightweight, 3/4 gathered sleeve, high neckline at the back. Beautifully topped stitched throughout to add the the unique, one off design Hand Made in Melbourne White Satin cropped Jacket Size 8 to 10 $75.00

Got the chop last night - was time to go back to my original hair colour, and although I loved the ombre shading, the blond damaged the ends pretty bad. Its still pretty long, despite missing 12 inches, but much easier to manage... anyway, this week I've been working on the Spring collection + some fun wedding creations I found this bright jewel colour fabric in the scrap piles at Rathdowne Fabrics, and stared at it until this top appeared. Its kind of sporty with the beige jersey sleeve inset. I left the edges raw because I couldn't think of something better to finish it. + Neuw Jeans / H&M bangles / Mimco cuff

These lovely ladies helped us celebrate our 25th Thank you ladies for wearing my designs I am so proud how much you all shined Silver for Connie, Black Satin for Grace Liza wrapped in white and Elise in lace Anita, your baby blues shined in cobolt Mish and Alina in Velvet made the boys holt Kerri sparkled in sweetheart pink Saci and Rada embellished in sync Dani wore a little black number that rocked Hilary adorned the fur vest and cream mini concoct  Tamara and Robyn made crotched fun this rhyme is lame, so now its done  :)  See FULL post. Click Read More below