David Jones is hosting a special event On Seven to exhibit some of the special artworks from past years’ Sculpture by the Sea.
Instead of the beautiful ocean views the art pieces are displayed in once the Grand Ballroom On Seven at David Jones Sydney Store.
If you’re around the department store definitely make a trip up to level seven for a cultural experience and also admire the lovely views overlooking St Mary’s Cathedral.
I can’t remember the last time I had a pie at Harry’s Cafe de Wheels, so as part of my “see and do more of Sydney” we decided to revisit the Australian iconic café.
Sad to say that they’re weren’t as good as I remembered them to be. They were surely tasty but not the best pie/hotdog in town.
Maybe the fond memories were just the thrill of having drive out to Wooloomooloo for a midnight snack.
On a sunny Sunday we headed to Island Bar on Cockatoo Island for a friend’s big 30th Birthday bash.
Despite running to and from the bar during the sun showers, it was a lovely arvo and felt like we were on a holiday resort.
Outfit of the day was a blue lace shift dress from ASOS, MBMJ large single shoulder bag, bangle from Alexis Bittar and wedges from Trenery.
Sydney Open is an event hosted by Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales for the public to explore some of the finest and most iconic buildings of the city.
As part of this year’s Sydney Open, David Jones’ newly refurbished Grand Ballroom hosted the opening night celebrations with a pop-up bar and music by Future Classic DJs.
I just loved the burnished bronze pendant lights hanging from the ceiling.
This is how many sets of escalators we were above ground floor. Imagine walking up and down the flights of stairs!
It was a rare opportunity to see the Grand Ballroom as this floor is usually closed off to public.
It was once “The Great Restaurant on Level 7″ where a banquet was held for the HRH Queen Elizabeth II in 1954.
There were a couple of historic photos on display around the room but the crowds had died down by the time we arrived so the Grand Ballroom could’ve done with some more activities/attractions.
David Jones was the only venue we went so the night ended with some coffee and waffles at Max Brenner. Yum!
Happy weekend everyone!
Last week, I went to the Maroon 5 Overexposed concert. I was very very very excited leading up to the event. Felt like I was a teenage girl again!!
The last time I saw Maroon 5 perform was back in 2008 and unfortunately I missed out on their tour last year as it clashed with my Europe trip. So when it was announced that they were doing 2 exclusive shows in Australia, I didn’t stand the chance of missing out.
The show was held at Sydney Entertainment Centre with The Cab and Evermore as the supporting acts.
We arrived late as we were ok with missing out on the support acts, but ended up only missing The Cab and I was surprised with the number of songs that I knew from Evermore.
Maroon 5 finally came on stage at around 9pm and the entire arena when ballistic. Everyone was up on their feet but you could definitely spot the age of the crowds whenever Maroon 5 sang a song from their older albums.
My favourite performance was definitely She Will Be Loved – not because it’s my favourite song but I loved the accoustic performance by Adam and James *swoon*.
I wished I had brought an actual camera, as my phone pics just didn’t do it justice. So I shall leave you with this gorgeous photo of Mr Adam Levine:
Another outing with some fellow bloggers@EtailQueen, @Helen__H ,@autumn_castle ,@Happy_E_After , @GiveMeBows and @reeseatomic. This time we headed to Barrafina, a Spanish Tapas Bar located on 2 Bligh Street.
If you’re a Sydney Sider, you may also be wondering why would such a restaurant pop up in the heart of financial district.
But like they say, don’t dis it till you’ve tried it.
Being a relatively new restaurant, I was very impressed with the quality of the food.
Every dish was absolutely delicious and the seating arrangement of the restaurant is roomy but yet cosy enough for larger crowds. May I also make a mention that the Sangria’s were superb.
My fav dishes were the perfect lightly crumbed croquettes, the refreshing ceviche served with the right balance of flavours from the lime, mint, avocado and the snapper and of course the dessert – the chocolate fondant with ice cream. Warm fluffy chocolate and ice cream, need I say anymore?
On the flip side however, we had a consensus that the service needed a little improvement, not that the service was bad but just needed to be a little more attentive.
Example great service:
Very pleased that a custom set menu was put together to accommodate the ideal cost of our meal and in addition we received a discount price on the Sangrias. We were able to split the bill and pay with separate credit cards (oh i love this! how convenient is it!!)
Example of a recommended improvement:
We had to call the waiter a few times as a reminder that we were waiting for a Sangria. We had to remind the waiter that we wanted to order our dessert. A couple of the Sangria’s were served without ice.
No deal breakers and we still had a lovely night filled with full of laughter and joy (thanks for an awesome night girls!). I will be looking forward to coming back again and hopefully to try out the other dishes on the Tapas menu.
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Image courtesy of Chanel
When I heard that Karl Lagerfeld and Carine Roiterfeld were teaming up to create something magical called “The Little Black Jacket: Chanel’s Classic Revisited”, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on a copy of the photo book, dedicated to the Chanel classic – little black jacket.
To accompany the launch of the The Little Black Jacket photo book at the beginning of the year, Tokyo hosted a photographic exhibition that featured a collection of photographs taken by Karl Lagerfeld and styled by Carrine Roiterfeld.
I was extremely jealous when the exhibition then traveled to many other cities – from New York to Hong Kong to Taipei and to London.
And now the exhibition is coming to Sydney!!!!!!!
The The Little Black Jacket exhibition will kick off with a VIP party on the 25 October and will be opened to public from October 27 – November 11 at Pier 2/3, 13 Hickson Road, Walsh Bay, Sydney.
In the mean time, as a quick fix, watch this video of the making of the iconic little black jacket, filmed at the Paris atelier.
Shall we all sit and lust over my cute little box from the latest collaboration between Ladurée and Lanvin.
The limited-edition Lanvin x Ladurée macaron box designs were launched in late Sept, timed perfectly for Fashion Week. But better late than never, these special macaron box sets finally arrived at the Sydney Ladurée store.
The boxes are adorned with adorable Lanvin signature childlike illustrations by Alber Elbaz. Just a perfect match of Fashion, Fun and Food!
I always get excited when I receive Chanel mail.
This time, it was the reopening of Chanel’s newly refurbished Sydney boutique.
Earlier in the year, Chanel relocated to a temporary store at Westfield Sydney. But after six long months, the refurbishment of the flagship store is finally complete.
Just love the card with an emboss of the first Chanel Boutique in Paris – 31 Rue Cambon.
The new flagship Sydney store on Castlereagh Street will open its doors on Tuesday, 16th October.
The first Topshop Topman Sydney Store finally opened its doors yesterday.
There wasn’t a doubt that there were going to be long lines during opening week. But I was wishing luck was on my side and made a few visits throughout Thursday.
Although the lines were not as excessive as Zara’s opening, I decided to wait till the crowds died down.
HOWEVER, today I suddenly recalled last year’s boxing day sales and how my sister and I snuck into Zara and skipped the queues by going into the store via the Men’s entrance within Westfield. At that moment it clicked – there ‘s a QVB entrance for Topshop!!
And guess what – I headed to the QVB entrance and walked right into the store. Queue time – Zero. Totally stoked!
I did a quick whizz through all 4 levels so didn’t get to try on the few pieces that caught my eye. Tho I have my eyes set on these Tweed court heels:
The new JW Anderson collection was also in store – a very small selection tho.
If you’re a student make sure you take advantage of the students discount offer – 10% off!
Topman is located on the very top level. The crowds were more tamed and I think the Topman’s collections appealed to me more so than Topshop.
Overall I’m quite impressed with the store and the range of clothes and shoes.
Price wise reasonable but there is a noticeable mark-up based on converting the prices on the online store to Aussie Dollars. Given that the online store has free shipping, I’m going to stick with purchasing online.
