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Queens of Bling (LINK)

September 15th 2007 15:17
Designing a crown fit for a Queen is no simple feat but Jewellery Designers Ana and Contessa Nicolaou of Tessarella House have become quite the experts since being announced as the Exclusive Designers for Miss World Australia two years ago.

Miss World, tiara, Tessarella House
Miss World Australia 2006 wears Tessarella House



Ana and Contessa’s Tessarella House specializes in handmade creations ranging from amazing sparkly Swarovski crystal earrings, necklaces and broaches, to creations made out of semi-precious stones. Stepping into their store is more like stepping into a glam disco house than a jewellery store.

As the Stylist for Miss World I arrive in store excited at being able to steal the one opportunity within my hectic day to lay on the hot pink chaise, be seduced by a chocolate dipped strawberry, sip champers with excited brides and be welcomed into the fresh, distinctive and elegant Tessarella House of bling. My electric blue Jenny Bannister evening gown would not have been complete without the exclusive Tessarella House Swarovski crystal earrings and silver floral cuff. I loved the earrings so much I even wore them to bed. For a woman who never wears “bling” I think I have been converted.

Last year Tessarella’s creations were seen by 2.8Billion people and by 30M internet users a day throughout the Miss World competition, adorning the Miss World Ambassador at almost every red carpet charity ball across the country and on the Official Ambassador of the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix. With glamorous brides and formal goers aspiring for their creations, Ana and Contessa now know no leisure time.


This William Street House of Diva is a must visit location for any woman who values Bling.
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In this rainy wintry weather looking at Junya Watanabe’s men’s collection in Milan I was reminiscing about college. For those of you unfamiliar with the Canberra education system, years 11 and 12 at public schools are called colleges, are located on their own grounds, have no uniforms and the teachers are called by their first names. There’s no HSC, assessment is close to the university system and generally they’re far nicer places to be. Anyway when I was at college the boys used to dress like this, themselves nostalgic for some sort of 80s punky/motorcycle rider style.

Junya watanabe chequered pants
From Vogue.co.uk

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VivienneWestwood.com
From Viviennewestwood.com


After visiting the Victoria and Albert exhibition which travelled to the National Gallery in Canberra a few years ago, I’ve been obsessed with Vivienne Westwood. It’s not just that she’s sixty and has a beautiful thirty-year-old Italian lover, although that does impress me, and it’s not just that she’s been an inspiration for generations of fashionistas, mostly it’s because for Westwood, fashion is thought


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I love Marc Jacobs

May 21st 2007 00:22
What I really wish I had right now is the entire Marc Jacobs Fall 2007 Ready to Wear Collection. So rarely do I view a collection and consider that not only would I wear just about every piece therein but would look exquisite, savvy and elegant in the process. This collection is a sort of blend of Gatsby-esque 20s chic and slender 70s day-wear. Jacobs manages to create a collection so rich in detail and pleasurable in palate that I just want to eat it all up.

Blue-grey coat
From Style.com

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