I've moved!

To the Trife Parlour Crew blog, so pop past and say hello

www.trifeparlour.blogspot.com

so i've been M.I.A for awhile.......

new city. new life. new shoes. new friends. new fears and new experiences..... this is coming up to my third week living in Melbourne. Whilst i may be gainfully employed i'm still struggling to crack the rental market here so fingers crossed i can find a house this weekend otherwise my clothes and i will be living out of a cardboard box in the gutter....

so many things have drunkenly occured the last couple of weeks, including;

1. my favourite Adelaide fashionista, the divine Miss Jenna has started her own indie chic blog. pop past and say hello

http://www.youthnovel.blogspot.com/

2. Lizzie and I slipped into the opening night of the 'No Comply' launch in Melbourne and fell in love with this handpainted board!

3. drunken evenings at St Jerome's bar...we love it!

4. i discovered a Tribe called Next...new found blogging addiction http://blog.atribecallednext.com/

5. We've been enjoying the joys of goon!

6. and a little Grime at the Laundry.... Baddums Presents Represent! http://baddtimes.wordpress.com/

7. We caught Total Eclipse at Miss Libertines and the strange ehtnic bouncer tried to catch us.....

8. I discovered a new occupation thanks to the Prime store on Little Collins St....

9. Whilst Lizzie discovered the joys of floral print leggings

10..... i'm too hungover to keep typing.

Meet the face of this years Melbourne Bicycle Film Festival!!

yes, the original lady in mauve, Lizzie Drew will be tottering her saucy self down the catwalk this friday night as part of the Threethousand Spandex Fashion Parade featuring clothing by TV, Limedrop and Shag. The show kicks off 7pm at the VCA theatre, St Kilda Rd and is just one of the many events happening this week as part of the five day Melbourne Bicycle Film Festival.

head to http://www.threethousand.com.au/look/bff-art-of-the-bicycle/ for more details

Come cheer Lizzie on as she shashay's and shimmy's in luscious spandex! whoooo!!! and boy's she is single so play your cards right and she might even ride your bike (form an orderly que please!)

My new found addiction.....(apart from Vodka)

..... is facehunter

the original street style blog that started it all

http://www.facehunter.blogspot.com/

First Stop Melbourne?....City Stoppers of Course

So as most who read this would know, I touched down in Melbourne last week and am now calling this city home. Whilst its been a frantic rush to find a job ( am thankfully now employed) and a home (alas...am still homeless!) I haven't had much of a chance to wander to the shops for a little retail therapy...... but fortunatly, for those of us who are time poor but fashion consious, there is City Stoppers!!

I've mentioned these guys before, but in short City Stoppers is a fresh new crew of Melbourne heads who've created an online street wear boutique where you can shop for the cream of local and international labels.

My pick of the week?

Without a doubt a fluro pink Cash Money Pendant....seriously fresh!!

I love anyone who takes the initiative to go out on a limb and create something a little out of the ordinary and special..... which is exactly what City Stoppers is.

Grab your credit card and go show some love at

www.citystoppers.com

or

www.myspace.com/citystoppers

p.s

since i'm not going to be near a computer much in the next week or so i've finally figured out how to check my email on my phone. so keep in touch via

katejean.inkandprint@gmail.com

xx

(eblen that means you!)

After years of talking about it.....

....this morning I can officially declare that I now live in Melbourne. Hurrah!!!
Just a few small details to work out now. chiefly a job, house and new wardrobe.....

Once Hyclass arrives, with the exception of Amel, Trife Parlour Crew will finally all be in the same city

So ladies, luscious Lizzie and I eagerly await your arrival and shall have the champagne on ice...... Melbourne is about to get rawkus (or should I say Trife?)

brrappp!!!

Flora, Fauna... and Feathers (oh and some champagne but that happens most weekends)

This past weekend was my last in Adelaide and was a wonderful opportunity to catch up with some adopted family and friends..... having become an honorary member of the Eblen clan it also meant copious amounts of good food and great wine (always lovely!)

On Sunday we took the opportunity to head down to the Gilly St markets which are now held on every second Sunday at the Gilly St Primary School in Adelaide. If you live in this city and love vintage fashion, one of a kind retro designer finds, Handmade clothes and jewels or kitsch home wares, chances are you're a regular at these fantastic markets. Last fortnight I was lucky enough to share a seller’s tent with Glamazon Valley and sold some necklaces from my last collection so it was nice to go along this week as a punter and wander through all the beautiful stalls. The next Gilly St Markets take place on Sunday 16th Nov, 10am till 4pm so if you haven’t already, go check it out.

If you are heading down, make a beeline for the 'Fancypants' Stall. 'Fancypants' stock their own beautiful line of delicately constructed feather headbands, clips and headpieces whilst also a selected range of handmade jewellery by Sydney label,' Ruby & Crickette.'
I fell head over heels in love with the floral Ruby & Crickette rings and couldn't leave without purchasing a large apricot colored one. What’s fantastic about the Gilly St markets is that you're generally buying directly from the seller without exorbitant retail mark ups added to the price, so like the ring I purchased, most things are unexpectedly cheap.

I also purchased these gorgeous peacock feather hair clips by Fancypants and with Boho Chic returning for this summer they make a gorgeous accessory for wild, bohemian locks.

If you'd like to get in touch with the girls at Fancypants for updates, get in touch at fancypants.adl@hotmail.com
whilst Ruby and Crickette can be found at http://www.rubyandcrickette.com.au/

Having stocked up at the markets we headed up to Hahndorf and I indulged my love of all things vintage by stopping in at the Handorf Charity Shop located on the main street. Walking through the door you're greeted by the owner’s gorgeous pet poodle who welcomes you to a quaint little space filled with old books and lovely homewares. I spied about 5 floral dinner sets I wanted to take home with me but given the fact all my bags were already packed for Melbourne, I had to settle for a small set of floral coasters which were small enough to hide in my hand luggage.

So with retail therapy out of the way for the day, we decided to take the tourist route and stop in at Warrawong Wildlife Sanctuary. Why is it that we only bother to see the sites of towns/cities we visit or only when we are leaving but never when we live there?

I've decided I want a Wallaby and some ducks for Christmas please.......I’m not sure how it would quite work out living in a Melbourne apartment but I'd like some all the same! They were too cute!

Life is a little....

...topsy turvy at the moment. I'm knee deep in packing boxes and finally move to Melbourne on Tue 4th which is why the blog amoungst other things has been a little neglected. So go visit Ms Hyclass at http://www.imisscigarettes.blogspot.com/ for your daily dose of new school ghetto glam untill we get settled in our new city and start posting on the regular again.

in spite of the hectic moving schedual, I did get time to catch Patricia Field showing her new 'Destination Stlye New York' on the 'Today' and 'Mornings With Kerri Anne' programs this week....... Patricia I love you but why on earth have you inflicted such a tacky, cheap colletion on the unsuspecting public?

We Love It!!!

Sorry Sarah but we HAD to steal this pic. This is one of the foxiest ladies we know rockin one of our necklaces. love the pic and love your style miss!

xx

Have I told you I'm in Love?

....with my latest bag

some serious vintage bling, this bag just screams over the top ghetto gold!! We all need a little gold snakeskin in our lives.

*swoon*

Today I channeled.....

....a little Zandra Rhodes

bless her precious little pink locks.

This jacket was just soooo hideous I simply HAD to have it!

www.zandrarhodes.com