Vestimaniacs: 2009

was on my way to the Chef's Warehouse when I stumbled upon another wonderful find :
Collector Store!!!
fresh on the block they've just opened on Saturday
originally manufacturers of leather bags, the designer couple has now curated a space to bring together quirky goodies as well as clothing
a beautiful interior that lives up to the usual Publisher Textiles standard (yes they stock them too!!) as well as Seletti
yay support for local design groups
(I almost bought the skull .... but NO if I were to have a skull at home it'll be Iggy & LouLou's : p )

squirrel loves

seletti robot

Bahhhh

chez moi : D

their website is still under construction www.collectorstore.com.au

an embarrassing side note : I haven't blogged for so long that I've forgotten whether the url has an 's' at the end of vestimaniacs . lol

had a nice chat with one of the owners Nicki (sorry if I've mispelt your name!)
who was kind enough to give me a tour of the store + products
she actually tried to get stuff in from Homeless in Hong Kong!
is impressed that they've gained international attention haha
thankyou for letting me take photos of your store!

473 Crown St.
Surry Hills 2010

its been muchos breezy
for those who watches TV have you noticed that the Dulux dog has gotten more and more fluffy?

ciao!

I am SO behind on my updates
I saw many many coolz people at Glebe!
(ahem six foot model with tartan skirt and another one of those studded jumpers. STUDDED! and embroidered)
but due to a series of unfortunate events the day was curtailed

no fear! I'm late on my update from the last two excursions
mainly the Launch Party at High Tea with Mrs Woo
Fashion Week along Paddington
& stumbling upon Edit

I know. I have died and gone to furniture heaven.

Beautifully crafted mannequins and ruffles by Inge Holst (store manager)

if you can't go to Paris, Paris can come to you (on tapestry)
oh how very Marie Antoinette <3>

I love the way they pieced together every details to create such an exuberant atmosphere
furnitures are not just furnitures. Here they are leaping out of the room, they are bubbling with attitude, with life
it's something you'd want to keep forever and ever

all the textiles are made by them, panted and used to upholster vintage furnitures

pooofffff

Happy Miriam! (it's Miriam yes? I spilt coffee on the name card and half the name was gone)
the girls there were so lovely and patient, taking us through everything in their shop and letting me snap away
<3>

Michael Yabsley's Wombat Hollow Lamps
everyday (VINTAGE!) items magically sprouts lamps!

rustic stepladders!

how very Fornasetti!

the hippo ROARS!

137 Albion Street (cnr Crown St)
Surry Hills NSW 2010
www.edit-group.com.au/

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I hope that's a blanket

Reminds me of that line of barber chairs I saw in Malacca !

I wanted to kidnap this home ...

and this too

don't you think daisies are the friendliest flower?

feathertop at Fringe Market

and red lips

the secret garden !

interesting choice of table!

that artisan cafe at the end of William street:

loves! lipstick & Leigh Bowery-esque
DIY feather wig
I lost his name card but I'm sure many would recognize him from the it parties : P

speaking of hair .... I need to get mine braided

cause it's art if you frame it

very MJ

Smile for the camera baby
I LOVE it when people pose for me. haha

Layered Cape

everything about her just screams LETS PARTTAAYYYY!!!

choppers

J'adore la polka dots

Zip it

I too dream of growing up to be a rich English Gentlemen so I can afford and look chic in :

Andrew McDonald
They make the shoes inside the little shop and you can hear 'zzzhhhhh zhhhhhhh'
Every time I walk past they are closed so that day was me lucky day

Vas (or Fas?) one of the shoe-penters

This puts doggybaggin' to a whole new perspective

the proud store owner

chalk the walk!

Model. Tattoo. The catwalk outside Ardino
I want one there too, tattoo i mean

Geometric Back

another model :

hehe
Designer Jacmatsuo @ www.jacmatsuo.blogspot.com modeling her famous drotch pants (drop + crotch = drop)

Sexy Back with White Hats

This was just picture purrrrfect

Like an ol' school librarian

I'm like a clown

I want hair like that!

Keane & Agyness pseudo in Sydney . jokes

ahoy!

hey!!! they do Heaven in Earth items now!! I was gonn' get me one of the blackboards online but yay for that!

le custard tartes they were serving
I wonder if French people HATE the overused 'le' nowadays. harharhar I dont care

sniff.

listen to the sign!

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for Na'an's birthday (the FIRST of her many birthday related dinner excursions)
under the foodistic directions of me boss Ben
we went to Vamps at Five Ways :

My Starter : Escargots gratine a'l'ail

Pate maison- vamps famous chicken liver pate with gherkin!

Her Main Crepes aux fruits de mer (with scallops, prawns, fish) in a prawn bisque sauce

dessert is mousse au chocolat avec blood orange sorbet

we went back after a few days to check out the neighbourhood and stumbled upon this authentic french patisserie !

spotted: a UFO flan !

we suffered from the form of anxiety attack one suffers from an over abundance of decadence

oh la la ~
must go back for the bread!

vegetable cake

stuffed zucchini flower with minced beef!

a very zingy citron tarte

ENORMOUS paella pans at chef's warehouse

it's like we're the oompaloompas in Wonka's kitchen with ENORMOUS whisks and pans in every size

sonoma is opening in Five ways!

tiny in-between!

'if you can't afford to live in the big ones you can always cramp up in the tiny one! '

run run as fast as you can! the chicken will PECK!

The second birthday dinner excursion : BlancHaru

My Starter : Poached Ocean Trout, capsicum ragoût, balsamic reduction & fennel sauce

her starter Mussels “Sakamushi” style
intense aroma of sakae

her main Japanese style crab risotto

my seconds
Hand made fettuccine with black truffle

and finally my main

Wagyu minute steak, caramelised onion, garlic butter & French fries

(I must protest that i am not a pig I ordered sthe $65 dollars degustation though I have to say all the courses were so generous they felt like mains!)