boy wonder

fancy footwear

2010-09-10T10:26:00.000+10:00

Oh Tony Bianco.. you never disappoint.

jw. xoxo.

etsy find - prettyraccoon

2010-09-09T10:20:00.000+10:00

Helloooo PrettyRaccoon, aka credit card murderer.

In an over obsessive bow hunting trip on etsy (don't ask) I came across PrettyRaccoon's wares and yes, they are pretty, not quite getting the raccoon reference but maybe it's because I'm aussie... but then I wouldn't call myself PrettyKoala? Who knows, doesn't matter, PrettyRacoon's kit is awesome, from sweet bows to badass guns and fun nautical and summery flowers, this is one etsy store you'll want to bookmark.

jw. xoxo.
**images from PrettyRaccoon Etsy store.

sept mixtape ii

2010-09-08T14:14:00.001+10:00

Relax. Chill out. Take a load off.

Swimming Pool (Julian Mendelsohn Re-edit) - Catcall
Repercussions - Lauryn Hill
Draw the Stars - Audreya Triana
Fireworks (feat. Alicia Keys) - Drake
Wonderwall You Know (Alone Mix) - Oasis vs Two Door Cinema Club
One For You - The Knife
I Don't Trust Myself - Mike Posner
What Starry Eyes Know (Two Door Cinema Club vs Ellie Goulding) - Neon Hitch
Midnight Marauders - Fat Freddy's Drop
Dancing on my Own (Fred Falke Remix) - Robyn
Time After Romance (Lady Gaga + Cyndi Lauper + Three 6 Mafia) - Mochi Beats
Night by Night (Kolt13 Ghetto Remix) - Chromeo
Give Me Your Love - Florrie
Through & Through (Dublin Aunts Club Remix) - Paris Wells
Don't Turn the Lights On (Aeroplane Remix) - Chromeo

jw. xoxo.

meet ms agaton

2010-09-08T11:08:00.002+10:00

Was meandering the internet recently and came across Lotta Agaton - Swedish interior stylist and sometime Residence magazine editor, needless to say I wouldn't be complaining if I found myself living in one of the chic relaxed spaces that she puts together.

Best of both worlds Lotta isn't just a woman of style she's a woman of substance - check out her blog here.

jw. xoxo.
**Images from Lotta Agaton's portfolio

boo radley davis

2010-09-07T10:35:00.000+10:00

Enter Boo Davis - a self confessed 'all-purpose art-type' person at the Seattle Times. Not sure how I stumbled across her portfolio but I love it. Effortless retro and well.. it's just fun. Especially the retro Bridget Jones Sequel-itis, keep an eye out for this one...

jw. xoxo.
**Images from Boo Davis' website

karen walker/megan mullally's hollywood haven

2010-09-06T15:43:00.000+10:00

So whilst it's definitely not Karen Walker's (Will & Grace) house (note the lack of martini glasses and not a bar in sight), the woman behind the character, Megan Mullally, boasts some serious style at home. Love these pics of her house from Elle Decor.

jw. xoxo.
**All pics from Elle Decor

unfiled: rainbow bookcases

2010-09-06T10:16:00.001+10:00

First up - Unfiled is what I'm calling my attempt to organise the stacks and stacks of pics that have made their way into my 'great ideas' folder not to be touched again until now. Unfortunately that means I've lost all the sources, so feel free to comment any ones you know and I'll update it.

Second point - this, clearly being the first post in the 'unfiled series', is the one that stuck out the most in the collection of pics.. I have a ridiculous obsession with good looking bookcases, preferably organised by colour (my housemates think it's a bit freaky and obsessive compulsive). But when you look at these piccies, try and tell me you wouldn't want a rainbow bookcase in your place?

jw. xoxo.

sunday snaps

2010-09-05T13:14:00.000+10:00

summer is almost here...

jw. xoxo.
**Photo property of Jacqui Wonder, please ask for permission, I don't bite.

chris colls vs miranda kerr

2010-09-04T10:04:00.002+10:00

Fave photographer meet fave model.

Chris Colls is a fab Aussie photographer that has done work for Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, Madison, GQ, David Jones, Seafolly, Lisa Ho and a whole host of a-list clients. Miranda Kerr... needs no intro.

After eyeing off piles of Colls' portraiture work in the past, I saw this shoot in a recent Sunday Magazine, and fell more in love with the man behind the lens and the muse.

jw. xoxo.
**Images all from Chris Colls' portfolio

PS. Dying for that Josh Goot blazer (top), MyCatwalk has a close second..

oh-my-freaking-arthur-galan

2010-09-04T00:34:00.000+10:00

thanks arthur galan for this freaking awesome coat. shame winter is over now and i'm sure i can't find a way to justify it... yet.

jw. xoxo.

fancy footwear

2010-09-03T13:38:00.000+10:00

NineWest Monochrome Sandal

jw. xoxo.

worshipping the worship museum

2010-09-02T20:14:00.001+10:00

Well more specifically worshiping the tough/tribal/edgy jewellery they're hawking - even the Egyptian breast plate (top right) has me intrigued. My fave is definitely the "Grandpa's Ring" with the eagle head with sapphire eyes (middle left).

For more edgy indie stuff check out The Worship Museum - based in Vancouver, British Columbia, but they do ship internationally.

jw. xoxo.
**Images from The Worship Museum website.

sept mixtape i

2010-09-01T14:55:00.002+10:00

It's officially Spring and I want the silly season to come sooner than later.

Got Love to Kill (MSTRKRFT Remix) - Juliette & The Licks
Hollywood (Fenech Soler Remix) - Marina & The Diamonds
You Used to Hold Me - Calvin Harris
Get Outta My Way - Kylie Minogue
After Dark (feat. The Mystery Jets) - The Count & Sinden
Anyway You Choose to Give It - The Black Ghosts
XXXO - M.I.A.
Cooler Than Me (Ken C is Cool Mix) - Mike Posner
None of Dem (feat. Royksopp) - Robyn
Dance the Way I Feel - Ou Est Le Swimming Pool
Heartbeat (Beaumont Alt Remix) - The Vanish
One (Tits & Clits Remix) - Yeasayer
White Knuckles (Boys Like Us Remix) - OK Go
Another World - Chemical Brothers
Night at the Dogs - Jesse Rose

jw. xoxo.

massucco warner miller

2010-08-30T19:40:00.000+10:00

Dear future self...

When you are living in LA, San Fran or Seattle, look up Massucco Warner Miller, and have them work some magic on your house. Whether it's a bold pattern, a fab headboard or the right mix of glam / modern / traditional, I'm 99.99% certain one of the three designers will get it right.

jw. xoxo.
**Photos in this post from Massucco Warner Miller portfolio.

etsy find - dearcolleen

2010-08-30T11:26:00.002+10:00

dearcolleen on etsy - witty crafty goodness. so cheeky but well made. love it!

jw. xoxo.
1. When Life Hands You Lemons | 2. Dishes I'd Rather be Doing | 3. Loser Rosette
4. I've got the Skills to pay the Bills | 5. I would rather have Champagne
6. Love is the answer | 7. L is for Lover | 8. Loving You is Beautiful because You're Easy

sunday snaps

2010-08-29T22:37:00.000+10:00

jw. xoxo.
**Photographed and edited by jw, please ask for permission, I don't bite..

bespoke

2010-08-28T12:59:00.000+10:00

Dear Gutenberg,

Does it make you happy to see that even in the digital age there's still clever talented people like the folks at Bespoke Letterpress using the press to make beautiful invitations, prints and cards? I discovered the very talented duo Alischa and Hayden at the recent Young Blood markets at the Powerhouse in Sydney, where I was assured that more prints and their range of cards would be on sale over the net soon, but otherwise to catch them at the next Finders Keepers markets at CarriageWorks!

jw. xoxo.

found and loved

2010-08-28T12:33:00.000+10:00

Best use of bullets = shiny pretty things by Bulletgirl.

jw. xoxo.

august mixtape iv

2010-08-28T09:49:00.000+10:00

Stylo (feat. Mos Def and Bobby Womack) - Gorillaz
Tribulations - LCD Soundsystem
Sex & Violence - Scissor Sisters
Say It's Empathy (Cystal Castles + Lupe Fiasco + Terra Naomi + Rihanna) - Mochi Beats
Illuminata - CEO
Hercules Theme - Hercules and Love Affair
Heartbeats - The Knife
Student Body - LexiconDon
Dusk - Northeast Party House
The Ghost Inside - Broken Bells
What You Know - Two Door Cinema Club
Little Girl (feat. Julian Casablancas) - Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse
The Suburbs - Arcade Fire
Next Girl - The Black Keys
Soma - The Strokes

jw. xoxo.

fancy footwear

2010-08-27T14:40:00.002+10:00

Not quite footwear but love the High Heel Boot Table Lamp from Matt Blatt...

jw. xoxo.

decorating with true blood

2010-08-26T15:05:00.002+10:00

Dear Kyouei Design,

Are you into True Blood? In love with Eric (aka Alexander Skaarsgard) and the hot new werewolf that both have seriously ridiculous tension with Sookie? Me too. I'm guessing you're not actually.. well at least not as into vamps and werewolves as I am.. Also guessing that these 'bloody' cool lights and bookmark came at a serendipitous time?

jw. xoxo.

eric 'mixmaster' cohler

2010-08-25T12:22:00.000+10:00

Dear 'mixmaster' cohler,

There's a lot of people doing the traditional meets modern infusion these days, few do it well in my very unimportant opinion. You are an exception.

jw. xoxo.

**All images from www.ericcohler.com

camilla and marc are short

2010-08-24T14:16:00.002+10:00

Dear Camilla & Marc,

Wish I could pull off your summer shorts, the black monte short + citrus l/s tee, the ice mint stripe pyi cami + spearmint w white void short & the bone adora leather blazer + milk white muse cami + bone monte short.

jw. xoxo

sally wheat

2010-08-23T21:10:00.000+10:00

Dear grown up grunge lovers,

So I definitely got into the torn jeans and daggy shirts, Nirvana blaring on the stereo, but at some point you grow out of the grunge right? Sally Wheat for me is grown-up-high-class-grunge... about now I imagine you're saying what the..? Hear me out, Sally takes an otherwise grungy colour palette (blacks, greys, browns), uses it sparingly with a healthy dose of white, adds an assortment of edgy pieces and voila grown up grunge. Maybe I'm stretching it... I still love her work.. so there.

jw. xoxo.

**All images from Sally Wheat Interiors

august mixtape iii

2010-08-23T13:05:00.000+10:00

Four Floors (Diplo vs Sunday Girl) - Sunday Girl
Be Still feat. Janelle Monae - Big Boi
One Step 2010 - Phonique, Pupkulies & Rebecca
Time of the Assassins (XXX Change Remix) - Charlotte Gainsbourg
I Crave Paris - Aeroplane vs Friendly Fires vs Flight Facilities
Keep the Fire (Software Remix) - Goldhawks
Need You feat. Shell Heaven Lee (Druma Kina Remix) - Cosmonaut Grechko
More Than Ever (Upstation Remix) - Zoot Woman
I Am Not a Robot (Clock Opera Remix) - Marina & The Diamonds
Constant Struggle - Night Gallery
Wonderwall (Questions Version) - Oasis
What You Know (Nuke Dukem's "Dreamy" Remix) - Two Door Cinema Club
Finally feat. La Roux - Skream
Cooler Than Me (Sia vs Mike Posner Remix) - Neon Hitch
O.N.E (Yeasayer vs Gyptian Cover) - Telephoned

jw. xoxo.

sunday snaps

2010-08-22T11:21:00.000+10:00

jw. xoxo.

**Photos property of blog author Jacqui Wonder, please ask for permission, I don't bite.

august mixtape ii

2010-08-21T17:28:00.000+10:00

A bit of a pre-party saturday night mix...

Destiny's Child Independent Woman vs Dreadlock Holiday - 2manydj's
Kissing Strangers - Ralf Gum feat Monique Bingham
Girl and the Sea (Cut Copy Remix) - The Presets
Swoon - Chemical Brothers
Gold in the Fire (Flak Attack Remix) - Monarchy
The Girl and the Robot - Robyn
I Don't Believe (Landlord remix) - Rox
Bionic - Christina Aguilera
I Want Nothing - The Black Ghosts
Hot-N-Fun (Boys Noize Remix) - N.E.R.D feat Nelly Furtado
Songs Remind Me of You (The Swiss Remix) - Annie
Chrome Knight - Surkin feat. Chromeo
Starry Eyed (Russ Chimes Remix) - Ellie Goulding
Pap Smear - Crystal Castles
Self Control (Fenech-Soler Remix) - Sunday Girl

jw. xoxo.

fancy footwear

2010-08-20T13:31:00.002+10:00

Dear feet,

Is walking/dancing/running/tripping over all night so painful when it looks so cute?

jw. xoxo.

parlour x

2010-08-19T13:31:00.000+10:00

Dear Parlour X,

Please deliver the Jerome Dreyfuss Blue Luc Bag, Alice By Temperley Cream Alyx Tunic & the Jerome Dreyfuss Silver Mini Twee to my wardrobe. Check out more of their new wares here.

jw. xoxo.

sixx design

2010-08-18T11:49:00.001+10:00

Dear Cortney & Robert Novogratz aka Sixx Design,

It ain't a hotel, it is close to a bungalow, so can you come do what you did to the Bungalow Hotel to my little bungalow? Love the use of the B&W and splashes of colour.

Anyone reading, do yourself a favour and check out their portfolio.

jw. xoxo.

clash of the department stores

2010-08-17T14:10:00.000+10:00

Dear Myer & David Jones,

I've been paying far more attention to the just launched summer lookbooks than the looming national election.. Manning Cartell up against Sass & Bide, Ellery & Wayne Cooper or Fleur Wood, Maticevski versus Collette Dinnigan.. where to spend my non-existent money?

jw. xoxo.

pynn it up

2010-08-16T14:07:00.000+10:00

Dear Pure Design & Style at Home-r's,

How long have you been hiding Samantha Pynn? Over here in Aus I've only just discovered her work and she's a woman after my own heart. Some fave snaps of mine from her portfolio above... there's always something bold but relaxed about her style. Lovely.

jw. xoxo.

**Pictures from www.samanthapynn.com

sunday snaps

2010-08-15T17:37:00.000+10:00

**Pictures by blog author Jacqui Wonder, please ask for permission, I don't bite.

Hotel & Ryads Naoura Barrière in Marrakesh / Rant

2010-08-14T17:21:00.000+10:00

Dear Marrakesh,

I hear one of your amazing hotels might have room for me, I feel I need a place to hide out and vent, or soothe my paranoia.. Paranoia was why I checked myself in the mirror about a dozen times when I got home today, to no avail. I was dressed normally for a weekend, no not as a harlot, average 22 year old.. not a super model, not a witch either.. So imagine my surprise at getting the up & down from several older men and even a pucker from one.

Hence the paranoia, these weren't just bored roadies having a laugh, it was middle aged men leering at the girl at the bus stop (yes I checked out the bus stop for funny signs and anything weird... checked my clothing was on right about a dozen times...). Note to any guy that happens to read this rant: keep your pervy distracted eyes to yourself, or at least be more discrete.

jw. xoxo.

friday fancy footwear

2010-08-13T11:03:00.000+10:00

Dear Georgina Goodman,

Love the 'Leon' Love Sandal and the Coral Lewis Stiletto.

jw. xoxo.

something to post

2010-08-12T18:10:00.000+10:00

Dear foreigners,

If you'd like to contact me airmail by either of these totes is completely acceptable.
(1. Apple & Bee Airmail Tote, 2. Bonjour Mon Coussin Airmail Bag)

jw. xoxo.

mr over achiever

2010-08-11T18:22:00.000+10:00

Dear fellow young twenty-something under achievers,

At just 25 Ryan Korban has built himself quite a rep, and it's deserved too, the guy is extremely talented and above are some of my fave snaps of his work from his online portfolio. So having built himself his own business, a cult following in NYC, it would not be unusual to feel like an under achiever if like me you're only a couple years behind Ryan.. time to work!

jw. xoxo.

**Photos from www.ryankorban.com

witchery in summer

2010-08-10T12:02:00.000+10:00

Dear Witchery,

Feel free to deliver any of your summer collection to my door, but especially this playsuit and soft wrap trench.

jw. xoxo

shabby chic

2010-08-09T17:57:00.000+10:00

Dear anyone who has ever tried to do shabby chic and missed the target,

Meet Rachel Ashwell, founder of Shabby Chic (and master of the style). Lonny Mag this month did a massive spread on the decorator/mother/businesswoman/designer, which I am sure had a few cats curious... visit Shabby Chic to find out more about the range and see Ashwell's work.

jw. xoxo.

**Pictures from Shabby Chic

sunday snaps

2010-08-08T17:50:00.000+10:00

**Photo by blog author Jacqui Wonder, please ask for permission, I don't bite.

learning the alphabet

2010-08-07T11:13:00.000+10:00

Dear Ms Brown (my once upon a time kindergarten teacher),

Turns out that the alphabet lessons didn't stick through adolescence and college and all the gained stupidity that comes with it. Re-learning it from these 1. Anthropologie Monogrammed Teacups, 2. Orson & Black A-Z Bookends, and 3. madeit Wooden Ampersand Chandelier.

jw. xoxo.

fancy footwear

2010-08-06T17:41:00.001+10:00

Dear ankle biters,

I'll leave mine bare but I'm not sure you'll be able to reach them in my imaginary new pair of ASOS Turin Suede Zip Shoe Boots.

jw. xoxo.

perfectly covered

2010-08-05T17:28:00.000+10:00

Dear Coralie Bickford-Smith,

Please recover my entire bookshelf.

jw. xoxo

suzanne kasler interiors

2010-08-04T17:05:00.001+10:00

Dear anyone with 'sophisticated leanings',

Look up Suzanne Kasler Interiors. Enough said.

jw. xoxo

**Pictures from Suzanne Kasler Interiors

summer at cue

2010-08-03T16:27:00.000+10:00

Stripe Ruffle Top $179.00, Taffeta Skirt $179.00, Multi Wrap Cuff $39.95
Double Wrap Cuff $35.00, Belt $139.00

Antique Floral Dress $239.00, Drape Vest $95.00, Belt $95.00, Multi Wrap Cuff $39.95,
Double Wrap Cuff $35.00, Wrap Lock Cuff $45.00, Leather Bangle $45.00, Cuff $45.00

Spliced Dress $329.00, Belt $95.00, Belt $95.00

Dear Cue...

Please fill my summer wardrobe.

jw. xoxo.

august lonny

2010-08-02T16:43:00.000+10:00

Dear Lonny,

I didn't need a half day distraction of 100+ pages to put me in an envious mood over the likes of Rachel Ashwell (above upper), Ryan Korban (above lower left) & Flair New York (above lower right).. Thanks though.

jw. xoxo.

**Images from Lonny August edition, out now on their website www.lonnymag.com

august mixtape i

2010-08-01T13:41:00.001+10:00

You Only Live Once - The Strokes
Something Good Can Work (The Twelves Remix) - Two Door Cinema Club
Treatment of the Sun - The Pass
Forever and Ever (Raffertie Refix) - The Drums
One - Yeasayer
All Summer - Kid Cudi, Best Coast & Rostam of Vampire Weekend
Rich Kids - Washington
Radar Detector (Xaphoon Jones Remix) - Darwin Deez
Let's Go Surfing (The Raveonettes Remix) - The Drums
Lying Around - Magic Bullets
Come With Me - CEO
Odessa - Caribou
Crosswalk Stereo - The Pass
Used to Be - The Pass
Hard to Explain - The Strokes