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Daily Style – Ethical Fashion

by Carly Jacobs
This evening I attended a fundraiser for the Social Studio on Smith Street. Basically it’s an amazing organisation that assists immigrants with specific fashion construction skills to design and sell ethically sound clothing and to keep them out of the slave labour trade. Brilliant. The event was appropriately hosted by the divine Lee Lin Chin who made an eloquent speech about how high fashion houses have a Read the rest!
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Daily Style – Double shot coffees and closed galleries.

by Carly Jacobs
Here is what I wore for running around the city, drinking coffee, trying to get into closed galleries and grocery shopping. * Jeans from Jag * Shoes from Nine West * Top from Maxine’s * Cardigan from Country Road * Coin necklace from my grandfather * Wheelie Bin necklace from Tae * Earrings from Girlprops And thank you so much to everyone who responded to my What’s Your Almost Name? post. I’m rea Read the rest!
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What was your almost name? And who would that person have been?

by Carly Jacobs
Image One of my favourite blogs of all time is 1000 Awesome Things. It’s just like an injection of sunshine with every post. One that really made me smile was this post Your Almost Name. The name that your parents almost called you. I love the idea that your parents had a little bit of choice in who you were going to be by naming you what they did. My almost name is Phoebe. I love my actual name, Carly, ve Read the rest!
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Daily Style – A touch of spring

by Carly Jacobs
I’ve had a rather charming day today… have you? * Tights from Bonds * Skirt from Cotton On * Singlet from Supre * Jumper from Country Road * Cardigan from Jeans West * Boots from Nine West * Waist tie from Metalicus dress (I wish they sold these separately I wear it nearly every day) * Necklace from Roomy Smaggle from Greece * Bangle from Diva I’m loving layering grey cardigans at the moment but Read the rest!
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Daily Style – Studio and Writing

by Carly Jacobs
I’ve received no less than five lovely emails in the last week asking me where my outfit shots have gone! My every day style is a little less fabulous than a few years ago because my life is well… dirtier now and I’m not sure if you all want to see my studio outfits but lets try it and see shall we? Here is what I wore to the studio, the post office and all afternoon as I sketched and wrote… Read the rest!
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Can I get a consensus? What colour are you?

by Carly Jacobs
Image I’ve been doing some research into the meaning of colour for my next jewellery collection and I’ve been utterly addicted to combining the descriptions and deciphering the meaning behind the different hues. Here is my summary - Black - Proud, elegant, strong, ambitious. Red – Energetic, powerful, determined, passionate, desirable. Purple – Regal, noble, luxurious, mysterious, creativ Read the rest!
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Why don’t you…?

by Carly Jacobs
Image Why don’t you… * Buy a beautiful tin of artist’s pencils? A magnificent sketchbook filled with blank parchment paper? Fill the pages with delicately shaded scribbles and patterns? * Take a class? Millinery? Leather work? Embroidery? * Spend the afternoon at your library in the DIY section? Home interiors? Gardens? Fashion? * Keep an old fashioned scrap book? Filled it with torn pages from m Read the rest!
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How to Stop Getting Overwhelmed

by Carly Jacobs
Image Ladies and gents, allow me to introduce you to the author of my new favourite blog, Might and Main. The incredible Michelle writes the most inspirational articles over at her site that I just had to have her guest blog here at Smaggle. We did a little swapsie so visit her today to read my guest post on How to Be a Perfect Planner. Today, Michelle writes a kick butt post on how to stop getting overwhelmed. Br Read the rest!
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Are you independent? Or Co-dependent?

by Carly Jacobs
Image Are you in a canoe? Paddling in sync with your partner? Or are you in a kayak? Flying solo? Canoes are powered by two people. Double the strength but double the weight and entirely dependent on both parties to keep paddling. If one person stops the canoe goes around in circles. Kayaks are a one man show. Light, speedy… but if the captain stops the kayak stops. There is no back up plan. No team spirit Read the rest!
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Why don’t you…?

by Carly Jacobs
* Make a big pot of cleansing green tea? Drink it lying on the floor and chatting to your girlfriends? * Get a fringe cut? Long and thick? Have it brush your eyebrows like a silk curtain so you can peek out from behind it? * Make maxi dresses your signature clothing item? Wear wooly grey tights and cropped cardigans with them in winter? Long beaded necklaces and chunky clogs in summer? * Order a sambucca on ice? * Read the rest!
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