28.4.11

land of the long white cloud

Finally I am able to post some of my photos from my adventures in NEW ZEALAND!

My trip was for 12 nights and we travelled all over the south half of the south island of New Zealand.
The south island has a population of only a little over 1 million people and so wherever you go you are pretty much surrounded by amazing landscapes and a nature overload.

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After landing in Christchurch and driving past the city that has been closed off due to the recent February earthquake, we travelled not far to a little town on the Banks peninsula called Akaroa.

We stayed in an amazing old house with a fire place, one of the cutest kitchens I have ever seen and a lovely garden with roses, a pear tree, white fences with cows next door and a vege garden.
It was so very cold the night we arrived (even the locals said it was unusual) that we had hot water bottles put in our beds (seen here).

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The next day we had a look around the peninsula and around the town. Akaroa was bought by french settlers in the 19th century so everything was very cute with french influence houses with flags and little cobbled streets.
Oh and we also visited the lighthouse for some jumping opportunities.



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wearing:
jeans - cheap monday
top - cotton on
glasses - rayban
Tee (with many growing holes), scarf and boots - borrowed


emma



p.s- Congrats to the Les Jumelles Whistle Giveaway winner - Alannah from Sweet Aurora



27.4.11

MIMCO 2011 - Whispers and Anarchy

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WEARING:
Handbag (Constellation Day Bag) - Mimco
Coat - Vintage
Blouse - Vintgae
Boots - Vintage
Jewellery - Vintage, Witchery & Sportsgirl


Photographer: Luke Hooper


I was so pleased when I was asked to collaborate with Mimco again this year on their new 2011 campaign 'Whispers & Anarchy'.

When told I was to 'explore the past 50 years of fashion' in the shoot I pulled together some of my favourite vintage pieces from different eras to put this look together.
With the help from an amazing orange filter for my camera, sent from mimco as a 'tool' for the shoot, we managed to capture these whimsical shots in the afternoon sunlight.

This handbag, the 'Constellation Day Bag', is now my go-to bag. I cannot put it down, it goes with me everywhere! A perfect size for me and I love the half moon buckle. It adds that extra bit of magic.

Below: Mimco 2011 -Whispers and Anarchy video



PS - The winner of my Whistle Pendant Giveaway will be announced tonight at 7pm on twitter (and confirmed tomorrow on Spin Dizzy Fall)

21.4.11

Samsung SMART TV Event (*Fashion bloggers included)


Hello Dears! I have left the land of the long white cloud and am back safe and sound in the land of Aus. I have so much to show on Spin Dizzy Fall from my trip to NZ but first I have two special posts to show you!


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The week before I left was one of the busiest weeks I have had in a long time (Uni work, packing, saying goodbyes.. you get the idea) but I managed to put on my game face and attend the Samsung Smart Tv launch in the city the night before my plane took off for NZ.

Me and Brooke (who you all know from our previous blogger dates posted on SDF) were delighted to meet and catch up with some other sydney (and sydney-ish/east coastal) bloggers while being introduced to the Samsung Smart TV!



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(note Brooke's newly dyed tips, love it)
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Sweets in fish bowls = a must have at all events
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Marg from Shine By Three wearing amazing lace up pants
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Sara and the lovely Chloe
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Some of the best canapes I've ever encountered at an event
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A hair-in-face outfit shot wearing my brightest pair of shoes to dress up a dark outfit.
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Vintage platform loafers
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Margaret from Shine By Three, Sara from Harper and Harley, Nicole from Gary Pepper Vintage, myself and Brooke from re:new.



While I was away I received my accreditation for RAFW in a couple weeks time so expect more sydney blogger's posts in the near future.


emma

16.4.11

quiet side of earth

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For those of you wondering, yes that is the Last Unicorn and yes it is also Gandalf's horse.
I've seen some amazing sights this past week or so and as I said on twitter I'm already up to 1232 slr photos (and thats not including all my film photos too). I've been trying not to take too many photos but have failed because it is near impossible to be surrounded by this landscape and wonders and not whip out the good ol' Canon.

As said in the last post I will be doing regular posts when I get back next wednesday but for now here are some more of my favourites from the first half of my New Zealand trip.

Good night, good night!


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emma

10.4.11

New Zealand

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Well what have we got here? A post from the edge of the earth in New Zealand, that's what.

I arrived in NZ on thursday and so far have been staying in a little town of Akaroa and the even smaller (not even a town really, just a couple of lodges) Mt Cook.


I was planning to post quite a lot of photos but unfortunately I'm not able to resize any photos from this computer and uploading them would probably cause a fire or sink a ship (or whatever phrase you choose!) but frankly it just won't happen. So I'll be doing lots of NZ posts when i get home.

However i can still manage some sneak peak photos along the way so here's the first one with snapshots from the first day. I will include some outfit photos in the sneak peak posts too, so don't worry your little heads!

Hope everybody had a lovely weekend!

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emma

3.4.11

WHISTLE - Giveaway

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After a busy, busy week I am so glad to sit down with my blog on a Sunday night and announce a new giveaway! LES JUMELLES has sent me this amazing antique whistle pendant and I've been wearing it all week to Uni and out to dinner.

The lovely team from Les Jumelles have sent me a second whistle pendant for one lucky reader of Spin Dizzy Fall to celebrate over 1000 followers with google friends and bloglovin! So don't worry your little head, I'm not giving away the one I've been slobbering on all week.


All you have to do to enter is be a follower of Spin Dizzy Fall, Check out the Les Jumelles Facebook page, and leave a comment with your email address on this post. And yes this giveaway is open to ALL my international readers too!


For extra entries you can follow me on twitter or tweet about this giveaway (if you're a 'twit' like me and that's what you're into).

The winner will be drawn on the 27th of April, when I get back from my NZ trip and after easter.


GOOD LUCK!

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The whistle actually works and is great for calling puppies!


emma