Dress

Dearest Dear Golden Vintage,

I'm rather tied up these days in the time vortex that is Distillate, and would like to write and thank you for satisfying my urge to purchase vintage items. Your wonderful boutique means I don't have to leave my desk and trawl markets and St Vincent de Paul to pick up a treat or two... Full story here

Couples that date and work together are kind of fascinating. All that time, day in day out, month in month out, together together together...wouldn't you run out of things to say? Full story here

Distillate's wonder designer Eri was onto Secret Squirrel ages ago. She missioned about snapping up pieces from their few stockists (that includes Glebe Markets he he) way back then. Well now everyone is catching on (including me, unfashionably late) as the Sydney duo behind the brand are getting more attention.

It's easy to get confused when lingerie is this cute, and end up wearing it outside as day wear.

It's similar to when you go into a trendy store and try on some strange, avant garde Benhard Wilhelm top/jumper/jumpsuit only to have the sales girl tell you you have it on upside down and back the front.

I have to admit to getting a real surprise when I saw the interior of Karen Walker's house in a magazine. Not the super stylish abode I had imagined. When you look at her clothing, jewelry and sunglasses, you create a bit of a story in your head about how the designer must live...

Anyhow, these new Spring Summer pieces certainly deliver on the sweet-ometer.

Long Sleeve Cathedral T-Pears AUD$140

She's Cracked Dress AUD$229

We liked her gear when she designed for Youth World, although we found Therese Rawsthorne's designs a touch unpractical back then. Fast forward to now, and she creates beautiful simple designs with a bit of edge.

After all the initial hoo ha, we kind of forgot about the Outnet. Stupid move, there are some seriously amazing savings.

If you squint a bit, you can even believe that you're you're saving so much you're now making money.