Sunny Sihanoukville!

The old King's funeral procession took over Phnom Penh last weekend, and an extra million people flocked to the city to pay their respects.  Fortunately for us, a 4-day public holiday was called and we escaped the throngs of people by heading to Sihanoukville - a sea-side escape from the clutter of Phnom Penh.  Quite the contrast to S's chilly travels!  We spent the majority of our time reading books on the beach and staring into the expanse of calm blue water, and even went on a small (successful!) fishing trip.  All in all, a perfect long weekend!

xx T

Lausanne

It's almost time for this year's large dose of travelling to come to an end and goodness golly me, we're seriously ending on a high (not of the Amsterdam variety).  After leaving Glasgow & hospital life, PX & I journeyed via London to Switzerland.  This crazy cold country has been so beautiful, more than you could ever imagine, especially under a blanket of snow.

Instead of filling LeFancyPants with all our travel photos (trust me, there are a LOT), I plan to just do a few posts of my favourite places.  Click through to see some photos of our first day in Lausanne, a french-speaking city of Switzerland.

Montreux

Montreux, Switzerland

The sun exists, people!  Crazy times!

This photo is just a little Sunday snippet of our travels, more of which will come tomorrow!  This time last week we were in sunny Montreux...and today we arrived in Austria (as you'd know if you InstaStalked me) welcomed by cars completely covered in snow.  The contrast is huge, but not anywhere near as huge as it will be going home.  

Today in Austria : minus 2.

Today in Perth : positive 40.

*preparing to become a nudist*

S xx

Donna

I revived my black ankle-boot obsession last night after I saw these Acne Donna textured beauties.  As much as I like the Pistol boot and the Chloe Susanna (now in red!  Little heart, be still), I like the Western touch of the pointy toe; not to mention its slightly lower price point too.  Scandinavian-chic at its finest.

Acne "Donna" textured leather boot

Perhaps I'll come across them in Bangkok...?

xx T

Style Inspiration: Zebra

Image from Streetpeeper

Monochrome usually has classic connotations, but not when you chuck some zebras in the mix.  This photo from Street Peeper, combined with some Zara monochrome animal prints (here & here) have sent me print-mad.  For shy folk, a belt could fill the zebra-shaped void.  Not shy at all?  Michael Kors has you covered.

If animal print isn't your cup of tea, might I suggest you go the whole hog and don a full-on bear suit, like the guy we saw on the train today.  I suppose a whole body bear suit (hood & feet included) is one way to brave the Swiss cold.

xx S

Green Machine

A huge celebration went off (in my head, with just me) when Pantone announced that the colour of the year was emerald green.  It's my favourite colour and has been freaking hard enough to come by in shops until now, so you can expect that my wardrobe will be all greened-out by the time 2014 rolls in.

Shopping in Cambodia isn't the best to be honest - there aren't the usual Asian mega-malls on every street corner, and the markets are akin to a rabbit-warren full of fake duds.  However, once in a while you stumble upon some sartorial gold green, like this carry-all from a sweet little shop in Phnom Penh.  Guaranteed to get a work-out this year as my new uni bag!

With my new stripped-back wardrobe, I find the best way to introduce trends and 'in' colours is to do it with accessories.  That way, I can spend more on good quality clothes in lasting cuts, instead of indulging in one-season looks.  Yup, last year's new years resolution is still going strong here; quality over quantity!

My latest Cambodian loot:

Silk scarves from the markets

Tote bag from Esquisse

Sunglasses from VNC

xx T

P.S. Speaking of green awesome things, if you're a size 10 then there's these very cool lambskin-leather shorts on sale here!!  I'd buy them in a heartbeat if they were my size...

Lazy Holiday

We're off to Sihanoukville for the Cambodian long-weekend - that means plenty of sunshine and pool-side lazing!
Now to find myself a hat before we get there...

R.M. Williams Panama Hat
Sass & Bide The Misfit Bikini

Essie Nail Polish

Sass & Bide San Juan Sunglasses

Frends Taylor Rose Gold Headphones

xx T

PS: Have you seen Sass & Bide's #cocotakesover campaign?  So. Good.

A Few Changes

There have been a few changes lately.  First, a change in my outer garment for the first time in 2 months.
Second, Px & I have finished our electives, meaning it is finally "summer" holidays for us!  Hurrah!  (Currently in London soaking up the bountiful rays)
Lastly, this is the first pair of fringed boots (or fringed anything) that I  have ever liked. Either my tastes are changing or Isabel Marant has brainwashed me or I was just that desperate for new footwear.

Thanks PX for the photos :)

Cape - Topshop, Boots - Zara (both second hand), Earmuffs - from T, skirt - Country Road.

Sadly, you can't even tell it was snowing during these photos.  It was pretty, believe me.

xx S

Just Cos

Can you sum up the style you aim for in a few words?  Unlike those people in the newspaper fashion pages ("chic, classy, elegant" they always reply), I surely cannot.  Summing it up by listing shops is much easier & Cos would be at the top of the list.

A pink & black block colour combination for an evening out:

Stripes & jersey for a day out shopping:

Long line blazer, Shift dress, Chelsea boots, gloves, Metal collar, hat

Breton top, Jersey trousers, shoes, tube bracelet, bag, necklace


It's probably lucky Cos doesn't ship to Australia, but there are a few stores in the UK.  (Uh oh.)


xx S

Mannix

Today here's a more fashion-y post to break up the travel photos!  Sara Phillips was having a mega-sale (there were bargains to be had on her website) so I snapped up the last of these Mannix dresses before Christmas.  It's a rather festive dress, so I figured it'd be put to good use this year, given it is our last year as medical students!

Sab shot these photos of me just before she few off to China and I left for Cambodia.  There's more shoot photos to come (later - be patient!), but the whole reason for our session in the first place is for something we'll announce in due time!  For now, enjoy my perpetual face-pulling and the plastic-fantasticness of my heavy handed Lightroom work (I only wish my skin were actually like this - it's been rather temperamental over here in Phnom Penh due to the up-and-down weather).  Make sure you check out Sab's awesome work here!  She has different pictures!

Photos by Sab
PP by me

Perhaps should have packed this for my trip - we've been invited to attend a traditional wedding here in Cambodia on Sunday and this might have been just the dress to wear...

xx T

P.S. 'STRAYA DAY TOMORROW!