As we shiver through the coldest start to Winter in Melbourne in nearly forty years, I’m critically assessing the capacity of my wardrobe to keep me toasty over the next …
How to do Boho in Winter
Come summer, my wardrobe definitely projects a boho vibe. Floaty dresses, beaded bags with tassels and leather sandals all get a regular work out in my warm weather wardrobe. As …
SnS Colour of the Week: Rose Gold
It’s impossible to open a fashion mag or watch an episode of reno reality TV these days without seeing that metallic accents in both fashion and home wares are trending big …
Winter Dresses from Luxe to Less: The Shirt Dress
Welcome to the latest instalment of Luxe to Less, a popular post around these parts where I curate a range of different price points/options for a particular wardrobe staple. Last week …
A Weekend in Sydney: Where to Stay, Play and Eat
I have an unusual confession to make. I have been to New York twice in the last eight years but, until recently, I hadn’t visited Sydney for over a decade. Maybe, possibly …
Winter Dresses from Luxe to Less – Prints
Welcome to the latest instalment of Luxe to Less, a popular post around these parts. (You can catch up on previous posts here). The idea behind these posts is that …
SnS Colour of the Week: Camel
Welcome to this week’s Colour of the Week. It’s a regular post here where we shine the light on a particular colour which is having a moment in fashion. I …
How to Never Pay Full Price for Fashion
With a shopping habit like mine, it’s a very good thing that I’ve learned to very rarely pay full price for my purchases. And by purchases, I’m talking brand new, current …
Tips for Families Travelling to the US
Travelling to the US with kids is a big call. Firstly there is the distance to get your head around and that 14 hours or so direct flight between Australia and …
Everyday Style @ Shenanigans Central: Bohemian Traders
Welcome to the latest instalment of Everyday Style @ Shenanigans Central, a regular post that I started when I began my blog nearly two years ago (you can see my very …
SnS Colours of the Week: Shiraz, Mulberry and Marsala
Choosing this week’s colour was complicated. And almost involved a thesaurus. Why you ask? Well, there are oodles of different names for the deep pinky red that is one of …
Rhubarb and Cinnamon Cake
One of my favourite things about the changing of seasons is the chance to dust off my recipe books and crack out a few perennial favourites. Autumn, with it’s bountiful …
What to Wear to a School Reunion
This week’s what to wear post topic comes to us via SnS reader Amelia: Hi Vanessa, I have a school reunion next week and I don’t know what to …
Welcome to the Weekend Rewind: The Holiday Hangover
Good evening and welcome! It’s a great pleasure to be the guest host of this week’s Weekend Rewind. Thank you Bron, Kelly, Sonia and Sonia for having me. It’s so good …
SnS Colour of the Week: Winter White
There’s so much to love about the arrival of high Winter fashion. The stores are now completely decked out in new season fashion, with new styles and colours dropping weekly, …
21 Awesome Things to do in New York
New York City is a place like no other. It’s also a place I find difficult to describe in words. For a start, it’s hard to convey the scale of it …
Casual Jackets from Luxe to Less
This week I’ve been re-acquainting myself with my Winter wardrobe. In the four weeks we were away, Autumn has well and truly morphed into Winter, bringing with it cold mornings, drizzly …
SnS Colour of the Week: Navy
I’m going to try very hard to resist Village People references here and launch straight in to today’s post … Welcome to a new regular post on the blog where I’ll be …
Tips for Disneyland
It was not my idea to go to Disneyland. When we were planning our recent trip to the US, precipitated by Mr SnS’s conference in San Diego, it was not …
What to Wear to Work
Putting together a workable work wardrobe can be something a lot of us struggle with. When we shop, we can often gravitate to and multi buy those things we love …
Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
I’m not trying to pull a supermarket style marketing trick here by mentioning, just after the Easter Eggs have been relegated to the clearance bins, that Mother’s Day is around …