Pretty in Print

I am loving the use of digitally printed fabrics, just like this silk Carven dress I found on Elle.com this morning.  I've been busy pinning on Pinterest this morning and the day is half over already - what?  Somebody, please drag me away from the computer now!

Kisses,

Heidi

Wednesday Delight

Following on from last week's post about my weekend Tumblr-ing (is that even a word?), I have put together an eclectic mix of this and that for you. I have decided to call these posts Wednesday Delight in the hope that they delight you, perhaps evoke a memory or inspire an idea, or maybe release any mid-week funk you may be feeling. Anyway, I hope you like them.

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Venice via

Marilyn via

Vivienne Westwood via

Red patent heels via

Yoga handstand via

Erdem via

Kate Moss via

Burberry Prorsum via

JCrew via

Hope your week has been going well, happy hump-day everyone!


Kisses,

Heidi

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Fashion is fleeting, but change is constant

Lately I have been on the hunt for a part-time job.  It has been a bit of a nuisance as I do love being a full-time mum to my girls, but like many families, not everything is as easy as it used to be...

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I tend to separate my work life to before-children and after-children. I have worked on and off since having my girls but last year I was able to work from home - what a score! I could set my own hours, work in comfortable clothes and not have to worry about peak-hour traffic. Alas, while the work-from-home job was fabulous on paper, the income wasn't flowing back to me as regularly as it should have done, and so now I am back to job-hunting, blah.

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Lately I have made such a comfortable groove with life at home, baking with the girls, trying out new recipes, cleaning when I feel like it and not to a schedule, basically enjoying the whole motherhood roller coaster but I wonder, how much is going to suffer when I go back to work? I was reading today about Gwen Stefani how she is currently preparing for her music comeback. She said that over the past year she has been working away on a new album with her band No Doubt but her biggest fear is what lies ahead - juggling her home life with her work life. She claims that it is a nightmare for her. I guess she must be one of the Hollywood mums who chooses to do it all herself, to not hire help. How refreshingly real of her. But the truth is I get it because I have hired a nanny and a cleaner in the past and while it has helped reduce stress, there is nothing like the satisfaction of being good at your job and good at everything at home also. Ok, I can leave the toilet cleaning to someone else, but I do love to pick my kids up from school, I do love to read to them before bed and to cook their favourite dinner for them as I only I can. 

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Mostly I worry about finding the energy to do it all. Adjusting to the changes I will have to make to keep on top of everything. Why does everything have to change? I know that eventually I have to give in and go with the flow, but boy I don't give in without plenty of kicking and screaming. It's not just that life around me changes though, and this is the part that I think makes it so hard for me, it's that it's me who has to change along with life. I have to shape-shift with the change that goes on around me. I just like to get in a groove and stay there all safe and warm. 


What about you? How does change effect you? Are you struggling with being a working mother or are you also in the midst of going back to work after having children? I would love to hear your thoughts. 




Kisses,

Heidi

Give a frock Friday

Vogue Turkey's Editor-at-large, Ece Sukan wearing a vintage dress. So what is an editor-at-large, and what do they do?

Ok, so essentially, an Editor-at-large is someone who contributes content to a magazine not necessarily by assignment. They do not generally take part in or have much say on the layout, pictures or general day-to-day running of a magazine. But the freedom to follow your own interests and not have to pitch ideas to the editor-in-chief must be so much fun. Sounds like my kind of job actually!

The Sartorialist recently spoke to Ece Sukan and here is a little excerpt for you.

Current career?

I’m currently the Editor-at-Large for Vogue Turkey.

How do you creatively approach getting dressed?

Improvisation is so important! It’s not just about how I feel that day, it’s experimental, impulsive and (I think) intuitive. I have a very eclectic style, so I like to mix my feelings with colors, periods and themes. I’m not sure how people plan the night before.

What do you feel best when wearing?

Dresses! I love wearing them at any length; long, short, knee-length. A mannish elegance can be very femme too, but I am one for dresses.

Do you focus on any specific designers or time periods when collecting vintage?

I would be very happy with a retrospective of YSL in my wardrobe, and I especially love the 70s and 80s.  When I saw the exhibition 2 years ago at the Grand Palais I had this feeling that it’s all been done, there’s nothing much left to do. I also collect a lot of Art Deco Bijoux. I search everywhere but find the best vintage in New York, Miami, Paris, and London.

Always make time for…

No matter how busy I am I create time for myself to practice yoga and go to the gym. I also make sure to go to art and design fairs, there is endless inspiration and energy, Art Basel for example.

What do you always make time for? For me it is reading a story to my girls before they go to sleep, always yoga and baking for school lunches on a Sunday. 


It has been a big week. I am looking forward to a relaxing weekend. I plan on making time to have a bit of a lie-in on Sunday morning. 


The sun is shining, the moon is full, the beach is calling me...

Have a great weekend.

Heidi

Sources: TheSartorialist.com, Photography by Courtney D'Alesio via Elle.com 

Do you, like to Tumble?

Since last December I have been an avid Tumblr and I'm not afraid to say how much I love it! I know what you're thinking, how much blogging can one blogger blog? Where does she find the time? It's true, it can be very addictive and can suck away the time if you let it but it is a great place to find inspiration for my blog, as long as you don't get sucked into the vortex that is the internet!


My Tumblr blog is called I like, I wish, I heart (naturally) and over the months it has, I believe become this blog's alter-ego. Images, gifs, links, etc that I post on Tumblr are quite often an amplified version of what I try to convey here on I like, I wish, I heart. Some of which I would love to write about but I find I would be spending 24/7 on my computer if I did. Instead I like to post links and comments on my Facebook page if I really need to share it or later you may find I do get to blogging about it. 


And so dear readers, what better way to impart some inspiration, or to get you out of any mid-week funk, than to share with you what great gems I have uncovered amongst the world of Tumblr in a weekly post?

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I hope you enjoy them and I would love to read your thoughts too, so please feel free to leave me a comment here or over on my Facebook page.

Or click here to visit my tumblr.




Kisses,

Heidi 

Rainy Day Inspiration

Remember when I last blogged about how it rains a lot here and that it often seems to never let up?

 

The east coast of Australia is water-logged at the moment. Some places have experienced more rain in the past week than on record. I think I may need to turn my house into an ark? Today I had to collect my girls early from school as they decided to close due to local flooding and it may not open tomorrow either. As I picked up Chloè from her classroom, I looked out over the valley beyond their school, and what is normally lush Strawberry fields was today an inland sea.

Even the ducks have had enough.

Rubber boots are my shoe du jour lately. Luckily I have very cute ones with horses printed on them and frankly, they are so darn practical why wear anything else in this weather? Gives me an excuse to splash in the mud and puddles.

The ironic thing about monsoon rain is that it is too hot to wear my trench coat. But if it was winter, this is kind of how I would dress, but I'd lose the baubles and the top-knot.

Holly and Fred looks so gorgeous getting rained on in Breakfast at Tiffany's. Love, love this movie.

On a brighter note, I am delighted to tell you that this is my 300th post! And instead of writing about something fabulous I chose to vent my frustration and complain about the weather. Oh well, I may not be able to control the weather, but I sure can complain about it!

Happy 300th post to me!

Kisses,

Heidi 

Give a frock Friday

McQ Alexander McQueen, Fall 2012.

Sarah Burton continues to amaze with her collections since taking control of the Alexander McQueen line in 2010. Burton has certainly allowed for McQueen's legacy to live on but it is clear that she is quite the creative genius herself. 

While reading this week's round of blogs regarding the Oscar fashions, I must make mention of Garance Dore's feelings on this year's red carpet:

"I guess it just seems like most of the time, the Oscars are the antithesis of cool."

The more I reflect on the gowns of Oscar's past, the more I agree with her comment. It seems that by the time the Academy Awards come around, all the great dresses have already been given their turn on the dance floor, and what's left is, well, what's left.  Do you agree?  

Have a great weekend,

Heidi 

Image source: here.