I’ll be known as Vintage Rose.  Yeah, I love vintage things, collecting silk scarves, and darling little purses, why? Well I love finding things that no one else has, things that are special and unique, and make me who I am.

Although, what I really love is quality clothes for a quality price, and of course creating my own fashion and style. I also enjoy collecting little vintage things and making them into my own special creation, such as creating a handbag out of a skirt.  (Don’t you worry, I’ll make a post about how to do it!)

Until next time ladies,

Vintage Rose x

All these pictures came from ilovegemmaward.com and the Gemma Ward fan tumblr page – two places you can find way more gorgeous photos of her!

Here’s a bit about them:

Launched in May 2008, with the Autumn/Winter ‘Goethe Collection’, Banjo & Matilda made an instant impact into the Australian knitwear market. Producing garments using 100% cashmere only, the collection sold out within weeks and garnered a cult following among celebrities, the media and customers alike.

Always a little edgy – but decidedly classic at heart – Banjo & Matilda applies these philosophies to their designs, bringing a bit of Rock ‘n Roll to the subtle luxury of a superb cashmere staple.

Using their signature design treatments of extra long sleeves, rolled edge hems, screen-printing, deconstructed finishes and a hand-stitched ‘kiss’ on each style, the label caters to those who crave a secret indulgence that no-one else need know they require.

The ultimate of stealth luxuries, the growing global trend of cashmere addiction is quite simply our passion. Banjo & Matilda aims to be the provider of all things Cashmerian. With the planned launch of ‘Men’, ‘Home’ and ‘Baby’ to follow in the future, we take our role of facilitator seriously. Get addicted.

I love love love their gorgeous scarves and sweaters:

And guess what? Sign up to their mailing list and get 10% off! Everything’s in Aussie dollars. I especially love the label Fairground – gorgeous!

I love love love their online fashion magazine - check out these awesome pages:

One more thing I wanted to mention is two fantastic blogs I’ve discovered:

- a great fashion & magazine blog run by an Australian, who has worked on Girlfriend magazine, Girl With A Satchel – it’s so cute and girly, you’ll definitely want to check it out; and

- 5 resolutions – a blog which promotes healthy beauty, fashion and self-esteem in teenage girls

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…and ‘Paris, Texas’ tee:

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And these:

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Age: 15
Star sign: Aquarius
Country: Australia
Year Level: 10

Hi there, I’m Pretty In Pink – but feel free to call me Pip for short. I’m an aspiring author and seeker of the unknown. I love photography, music and fashion. I do school by correspondence, and it’s a lot more fun than you might think – though I miss out on things like formals (that’s what we call prom here in Australia). I’m planning on convincing my friends to let me come along to theirs. I love heels, dresses and brightly-coloured stockings, but I also love dressing down in jeans and a t-shirt. I prefer to stand out of the crowd, and I only buy into trends which suit me.

One of the interesting things I’ve done recently: I shaved my head last year as part of The World’s Greatest Shave, to raise money to help doctors find a cure for leukemia. My hair grew back a lot slower than I thought it would, thicker than ever, and a very dark brown. I currently look like a cross between 1983 era Jamie Lee Curtis and the middle Jonas brother.

Favourite…

Movies & TV shows: Just a few of my I-could-watch-again-and-again movies; Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, Mean Girls, Clueless, Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead, Zombies Zombies Zombies, A Series Of Unfortunate Events, and classics Singing In The Rain and Some Like It Hot. I don’t watch much TV, but I love TV series on DVD; The X-Files, Dead Like Me and Arrested Development. I’m also a big fan of NCIS – Abby is awesome.

Books: Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher, Loathing Lola by William Kostakis, Everything Beautiful and Notes From The Teenage Underground, both by Simmone Howell, Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin, How To Ditch Your Fairy by Justine Larbalestier, Jarvis 24 by David Metzenthen, and so many others – I have so many favourite books and authors, it isn’t funny.

Music: You’ll probably find me listening to indie-rock, punk-rock, pop-rock, alternative or folk music, but I’m really open-minded when it comes to music, and I enjoy all genres. My favourite bands are The Killers, Matchbox Twenty, Faker, Army Navy, The Beatles, Kinks and musicians Sufjan Stevens, Ben Lee, Ben Folds, Jack Johnson and so many more. My favourite song changes on a weekly basis; currently it’s ‘Yellow Submarine’ by The Beatles.

Colour: Pink!

Food: Kids party food – fairy bread, party pies, sausage rolls and pink lemonade.

A few more random snippets: My peak thinking time is around 3AM. I eat too much bread. If my life were a movie, it would be a French art house film. My favourite features are probably my hands and my eyes. I have a love-hate relationship with zombies.

Do you want to ask me a question? Comment below and I’ll answer!