Friday, February 7, 2014

Beach Day // SYD

g'day!

no one actually says that here. not really anyway.
it is scorching end-of-summer weather here, and it is lovely!
the ocean breeze is just perfect.

i didn't have time to do a proper outfit post because of camera issues and time before i left, but here's what i wore!
 i can't wear pants on the plane. i don't like wearing pants in general, but on a 13-15hr flight, pants are the most restricting and uncomfortable situation in the world. so i always opt for stretchy dresses! this one is from asos, the jacket is from xxi, shoes are converse, and jewelry were gifts.

whenever i fly, which is often, my first priority is virgin america- or v australia. i love everything about their planes, in-flight entertainment, meals, i could go on...



see? funky ambient lighting!
and i won't go into detail about my moon and star obsession, but i'll tell you i really, really love being in the sky. so i'm sharing a beautiful cotton candy sunrise with you, somewhere in the middle of the pacific ocean.



i arrived early yesterday morning, and was greeted by five little kids as i stepped in the door- the usual. i took over nannying for my cousin for the day. 
and because that didn't completely wipe me out, my aunt had free tickets to the movies so i went with her. they have 'moonlight cinemas' down at the beach for a few weeks at a time, and we just happened to get to see the grease sing-a-long. it was fabulous, complete with little deck chair seating, pillows, blankets, and my favorite thai food that i have been missing.
the singing was awful, i loved every second.



then i slept for close to 11 hours. 

i spent the morning un-packing and clearing out my closet (it doesn't matter how many things i throw out, i still need more hangers). and then i headed down to the beach for a swim!


i can feel dried salt in my eyebrows. 

living so close to the beach definitely has it's perks. i love this place!
carry's en route to the snow as we speak. sucker.

i miss you c!

sending x's and o's from sydney.
billie jane

Monday, February 3, 2014

Farmer's Market // LA

sunday adventures.

on sunday we attended the super bowl. just kidding, we stopped pretending to pay attention to football in our cheerleading days. (lets not talk about those either...)
we picked up our friend hannah sunday morning and drove to a little restaurant in west hollywood called laurel hardware. it was so beautiful, (floor to ceiling windows are our thing) we can't wait to go back.

then we drove over to the sweet and small farmer's market on melrose place. they're open every sunday from 10 to 2 and have a huge assortment of food, juices, jewelry, some clothes, flowers, and of course the very best fruits & veggies.



we bought strawberries, blackberries, and hydrangeas & yellow stock flowers.

and trust carly to taste test absolutely everything.
 she's cute though, we'll keep her.




and of course, what we wore...



jacket || h&m
sweater || xxi
skirt || lush
bag || h&m
hat || xxi
shoes || santee alley
sunnies || ray ban




top || h&m
skirt || zara
shoes || steve madden
bag || zara

and here's our lovely hannah, thank you for accompanying us!

you can check out hannah's blog here!
this is our last post before we part ways (crying)

we'll see you soon from new york & sydney!

xo
billie jane & carly beth

Saturday, February 1, 2014

Welcome // DRESSED 01 // LA

hello!
we're so excited to have you here.
as chance would have it, our first blog post is being made together, but that will all change after i (billie) head back to australia next week. los angeles has decided to skip out on winter completely this year, which to be honest- we really don't mind. sorry east coast (and canada. and wherever else it snows).

carly and i will both be heading out to the airport around the same time next week. i am extremely jealous that she will be hopping over to new york for fashion week, and braving that cold weather. whereas i will be arriving into the last few weeks of summertime in australia. you'll be getting posts from two extremes.
which is the whole point of this blog!

cue some los-angeles-"winter"-time-outfits....




carly is wearing 
top || zara
skirt || uo
shoes || santee alley
bag || h&m
jewelry || fidm store
sunnies || ray ban





billie is wearing:
knit || xxi
skirt || zara
shoes || zara
bag || zara
jewelry || thrifted




i think we're going to stick with this blog-thing (or do our best to).
we're heading to the farmer's market tomorrow- what's that Super Bowl thing again...?

xx
billie jane & carly beth