Eat Out: Voyage Kitchen

After quite a long period of separation, we reunited over brunch at Voyage Kitchen, which seems to be the local hip & happening joint for North of the River beach dwellers.  (That's us, I'll have you know.)
T had a healthy juice and S a strong coffee.  Beverages aside though, we found this place to have a big variety of reasonably priced fresh produce available for brunch (think: 4+ types of muesli alone) and this on its own warrants a return trip.

Street Style: Ayumi

Wearing Nike Dunk Sky Hi's in all-black - must find myself some of these!

Street Style: Katie-Mary

I've gone and buggered up my photo sizing again, but don't let that distract you too much!  I'm on the hunt for a similarly striped dress for hospital-wear - has anyone got any ideas where to get one?

Rant: Summer Style Rut

Richard Nicoll SS'12 - dazeddigital.com

Today I'd just like to voice my frustrations over the curse that is Summer "style".  Note that my constant disgruntled demeanour primarily stems from the low-yield street-style-hunting outings in the name of Sportsgirl's Style Snaps over the past month, and the burning sunshine which ruins such photos & renders me a constant sweaty mess.  With no options for layers & the omnipresent sweat-patch-development fear (yeah, marle grey was a bad choice), I am currently feeling uninspired by both my fellow Perth-dwellers and my own style.  Call it seasonal style-dysthymia if you will (S will recall our lamentations from back in early 2013), but does anyone else apart from us two feel like there's just a rut in terms of awesome things to wear at the moment?

Thanks to last year's "style cleanse" that took the blogosphere (and us) along on a breton-striped, basics-only ride, I would love to say that the rebound rags on offer would be even more appealing.  But we're just not feeling it.  S mentioned last week that she's struggling to find things that she wants to wear, & I guess I'm in the same boat too.  Uniform dressing only cuts it for a short while until you're bored with basics... & it also makes for some pretty banal blog-fodder unless you keep updating your collection.  (Note that you also can't wear leather on leather in 30 degrees lest you desire some heat stroke.  It's just not do-able!)

That said, the countless problems that mindless consumerism creates far outweigh the potential monotony of the investment dresser, so I definitely know which path I want to take when it comes to bolstering my out-of-hospital gear this year and beyond.  Quality over quantity folks, and choosing items that suit me & my body.  And with the weather cooling down (hopefully) soon, I know I won't be alone when it comes to enjoying layering & long sleeves.  To be honest, I'm probably just sick of seeing droopy bottoms and saggy boobs!  Add to that a lack of weather-appropriate inspiration from my favourite European & American blogs, plus a whole lot of inappropriately-exposed bikini/underwear clad Aussie bloggers has made for some lacklustre inspiration on thirty-degree days!

Darling Perth, will you be better for my street-style hunts when the weather cools down?  

Better yet, can someone please tell me what "Summer style" for Australia is? (apart from my 3-outfit-rotation boring-ass solution?)


T

Street Style: Anna

Anna channels some serious Atlantic-Pacific vibes in this girly get-up!  

In the Kitchen

Oh hello.

I had been wanting to try this recipe for a while, so when I was on lunch roster last Sunday (Australia Day!  Hence the super bogan Australian flag singlet below) I decided to give it a go with a few modifications.  a) my pa doesn't like capsicum & no one wants hot food on a Summer day, so I used a lettuce leaf instead of the capsi.   b) I added in beef mince as this was our main meal for the day & I wanted to bulk up the quinoa.  c) added a side of greek salad.

Street Style: Heidi

Gorgeous Heidi in cobalt blue.  I spy a Mulberry as well!

Street Style: Tessa

Tessa reminds me of a blonde Emma Watson with double the edginess.

Outfit: Rosarte

Hello readers!  I apologise for the total radio-silence on my part (you've probably cottoned on to the fact that the daily street-style photos are all scheduled so I can catch up on sleep).  As it turns out, working 3pm to 1am results in many things such as slacking off on exercise, generally bad hair, and non-existent blogging.  Wedding planning is also taking preference over all other things (yes, wedding planning!).  Therefore I've come to the conclusion that rotating shifts just don't allow one to form proper daily rituals (which I am in serious need of) hence I feel emergency medicine will not be the vocation for me!

That said, I do manage to get out on my days off and always have the camera in tow!  Now if only my days off matched S's...

Street Style: Chelsea

Chelsea informed me that her dress was by Rihanna for River Island - we were both very pleasantly surprised at how cool it was!