LMFF Opening Night

Thursday night was the opening event for L'oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival. The first half of the night was spent outside, kind of a block party full of fashion folks. Then we made our way inside for the runway show presented by David Jones, including many of their brands.

I took along the lovely Casey, a fellow Sportsgirl who's brand new to the blogging world. You can find her blog here.

Snapped with a couple of Sportsboys. We want this car!

I was wearing this animal print sequin skirt from Sportsgirl- the disco mini skirt. I wanted to pick one great statement piece and then keep the rest pretty simple. Whenever I wear extra short skirts like this one, I pair them with loose shirts to even it out.

Also wearing - Sportsgirl multi chain plait collar, Sportsgirl black shirt, gold nail polish, ring and bronze cuff from Colette accessories, heels from Santini.

The first half of the runway was mostly neutral colours so I was happy when these bold colours and prints came down the runway. Romance was Born and Camilla and Marc were standouts for me.



LMFF is going on all this week so if you want to go to any events you can find the festival planner here. Enjoy the long weekend x

Oscars - Cream Dresses

Cream was a popular choice at the Oscars this year. Being a simple colour, the focus was much more on the great shapes and sparkle detailing.

Giuliana Rancic in Tony Ward 

I love the detailing on Giuliana's gown. She was my favourite of the night, she looks amazing.

Milla Jovoich in Elie Saab

Octavia Spencer in Tadashi Shoji

I was so happy for Octavia Spencer when she won her Oscar. She looks gorgeous in this Tadashi Shoji dress which compliments her figure so well. I love how the sequins pull in at the waist.

Rooney Mara in Givenchy

Rooney Mara has been wearing black to most events so it was nice to see her in this cream dress. She did say it was a last minute choice which might explain why the fit isn't perfect. I think this could have been amazing with more time for a fitting! Her hair and makeup looks lovely though.

Jennifer Lopez in Zuhair Murad

 Cameron Diaz in Gucci

 All from Getty images

Wild Thing

Yesterday was a lovely sunny day in Melbourne (okay before the storms hit in the afternoon) so I took a stroll through the botanic gardens. Since it was warm and windy I went with this animal shift dress from Sportsgirl. A shift dress isn't my usual style choice, I tend to go for dresses that are fitted at the waist rather than this loose style. I loved this wild animal print though and the style is so comfy.

 

It was so windy!

I'm also wearing Sportsgirl knotted cord necklace, I love that you can adjust the length by tying the knot in different spots.

I was in the city to enrol into a new course for this year, I'm going to be studying fashion design and technology, exciting!

Elizabeth Olsen

   

Images from Nylon Magazine October 2011

Images from Marie Claire December 2011

I grew up adoring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. It started off with loving Full House at a young age and then watching every single show and movie of theirs from then on. Now their younger sister Elizabeth has been popping up everywhere for the past few months and it's fair to say I'm loving her just as much. We'll be seeing plenty of her this year with two main movie roles coming out. 

I think she looks amazing in these magazine spreads. I look forward to seeing more from her this year. You can see some of her looks from 2011 here on the Marie Claire website.

Elizabeth is on the cover of the March issue of Asos magazine. You can find the whole magazine here and also a behind the scenes video with Elizabeth.

Images from Asos magazine

The Vanity Fair cover for March 2012 - the Hollywood issue. Elizabeth Olsen is on the extended cover for the fresh young stars of 2012.

Photographed by Mario Testino