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Lady on the Style Farm

October 7, 2011 Creative

Today’s busichic is a stylist and photographer who personfies the mantra “when you are comfortable with who you are, your individual style shines through.” She also keeps a fab blog called the Style Farm – it’s been nestled on your right on my blog roll if you haven’t checked that out yet! Coat – vintage [...]

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Love the Rain with Wet and Wendy!

July 18, 2011 Contemporary business wear

Today I’d like to introduce you to a new label, Wet and Wendy. This niftily-named label creates weatherwear and accessories that are as cute and clever as its pun-tastic name because its noble aim is “to change the way you feel about the weather ~ LOVE THE RAIN!” Need wet weather gear that is smart [...]

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The YSL from eBay

April 27, 2011 Afterwork

So after a long weekend (and we hope yours was a good one!) we are back to work with a Polished ensemble that is also perfect for professional play Afterwork. David’s workwear is punctuated by a compendium and satchel in rich hues of mahogany but it his YSL blazer from eBay which we think [...]

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The Paper Mill

April 7, 2011 Gentlemen

We were mosey-ing on about Sydney town when we came by The Paper Mill. Liking the look of what we saw, we ventured into this not-for-profit art space that is committed to providing an inclusive environment to facilitate all aspects of paper based art. We enjoyed surveying the works on show but also liked the [...]

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Lady in the laneway

March 29, 2011 BusinessChicTV

My home city of Melbourne is well-loved for its laneways and I am one of those under the charm. Many thanks to today’s Creative BusiChic who let me lead her down a Melbourne laneway so we could capture her colourful ensemble in amongst the laneway greys. Check out today’s episode of BusiChicTV for more! [...]

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To backpack or not to backpack…

February 4, 2011 Contemporary business wear

Dear Business Chicizen, we were recently in discussions with friends regarding chic cyclewear when the conversation turned to backpacks – “argh!” was the most common reaction to the mere suggestion of this functional item. And while we agree that no-one wants to have a sweaty back, especially when in the bureau; we believe that we [...]

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Jump, jump for my love!

November 10, 2010 Melbourne

I wanted to have a clever title for this post so googled the lyrics to the Pointer Sister’s classic, Jump (For my Love). and oh my! What cheeky lyrics! Nonetheless, I feel the title is appropriate for the wonderful jumpsuit featured today. If wearing in the office, I’d pop on a blazer to formalise the ensemble but for play, [...]

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Lala in Wardrobe Wonderland

October 29, 2010 Creative

This post has been updated to capture developments that have taken place since it was originally published in October 2010 We close off this week of Business Chic by featuring one of my partners in crime, Lara McPherson. Lara and I met on the interwebs, in fact you can read all about it in the October [...]

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Cherry Reds and Tie, Spotty.

October 20, 2010 Corporate

Often I see couples on the commute to and from work and can’t help but note the cuteness of their outfit contrast or co-ordination. Here we have a example of the former. She appears to be in a Creative line of work while he, Corporate. However, I much like the details that show both have a flair for charm and penchant for [...]

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In Trench

October 19, 2010 Contemporary business wear

Transeasonal weather calls for a chic cover-up and I find a trench in a neutral tone fits the bill. I came across today’s featuree during Melbourne Spring Fashion Week and thought her polished Contemporary Business Wear ensemble was a perfect example of this classic staple but I also particularly like how she injects some freshness [...]

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