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Can I get a consensus? If you could have dinner with ONE deceased celebrity who would it be?

by Carly Jacobs
Image If you could have dinner with one deceased celebrity, who would it be? I’ve dabbled with choosing Elvis Presley, Isabella Blow, Coco Chanel, Michael Jackson, Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe… there’s no shortage of fabulous celebrities to cast as my fantasy dinner companion. However I cannot go past my dear Diana Vreeland. Editor of Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue, fashion curator of The Met Read the rest!
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Daily Style – Coffee and fashion parades.

by Carly Jacobs
Very busy Saturday morning spent working and drinking coffee followed by an afternoon of body maintenance (in which I used depilatory cream for the first time and completely and accidentally balded my nether-regions), an evening of fashion and frivolity with Grant from Ink and Leather, a glass or two of red with my family and finally mid-night potato gems with my man. * Dress from Metalicus – this is the mos Read the rest!
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Why Don’t You…?

by Carly Jacobs
Image Why don’t you…? * Have a signature dessert flavour? So you can flippantly say ‘Oh bring me something caramel!‘ at the end of dinner? Or ‘Anything peppermint my darling!‘. * Wear a ring on every finger? Or just one on each pinky? * Choose a country for your outfit theme today? French in boat necked stripes? Danish in bold prints? Finnish in clean lines? * Hang a giant flag Read the rest!
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I still love your style – B Jones Style

by Carly Jacobs
Does anyone remember the old days in the blogosphere where people profiled other style bloggers? We used to do it a lot back in 2007 but then I think the market got so saturated and everyone got overwhelmed and started ignoring each other. I can’t remember the last time I linked to another blogger just because I love their blog, not to promote a post of interest. I realised recently that my list of favourite Read the rest!
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Can I get a consensus? What is the sexiest accent in the world?

by Carly Jacobs
Image I’m an absolute sucker for an Irish accent. I don’t even care if I can’t understand what the guy is saying I will want to put my mouth on his mouth. And my hand down his pants. Many, many of my fellow dirty Australian women agree with me. My question to you is… what do you think is the sexiest accent in the world? I would like to know the origin of your own accent and your gender too Read the rest!
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What are your top ten favourite things of all time?

by Carly Jacobs
Image Last night, mid way through an extraordinarily long drive I asked my road trip companion to list his top ten things of all time. The list could include people, food, feelings, events, films, music, objects – anything. The only hard and fast rule was that each item had to make you euphorically and ultimately happy. Here was my list, in no particular order… 1. Sleeping/generally spending time in be Read the rest!
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Daily Style – Writing, designing and packing.

by Carly Jacobs
Today was spent writing, designing and (thinking) about packing for my trip to Canberra. * Jeans from Jag (I just had one of my favourite readers Nadist comment on how much she loves my devotion to dresses and skirts and I’ve worn jeans twice this week! For shame.) * Dress thrifted from Salvos (at least I wore a dress with the jeans both times!) * Scarf Smaggle Made * Nude flats from Trennery * Cardigan fr Read the rest!
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Why don’t you…?

by Carly Jacobs
Image Why don’t you…? * Keep a pair of vintage gloves in your glovebox? Wear them every day? To save your hands from the ageing sun? * Wear scarves tied around your head in summer? With the window down? * Get crafty with your car seats? Dye them? Embroidery? Make some from scratch in Marrimeko fabric? * Keep Evian face spray in your car? For those flustered moments in traffic? * Sprinkle vanilla oil u Read the rest!
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Can I get a consensus? Smaggle is three years old – what do you like best about it?

by Carly Jacobs
Image Today is a special day for me. It’s my three year blogaversary. Today is even more special because I thought my blogaversary was on Saturday but it appears that I don’t know how to use calendars and apparently it’s today. Score. I was asked recently by Reckless Daughter to respond to the question ‘What do you like best about your blog?’. *groan* Generally speaking I love to talk Read the rest!
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How to beat the Sunday blues.

by Carly Jacobs
Image Sundays have an unsubstantiated good reputation. I spend all week looking forward to Sunday and when it arrives it’s usually a giant melancholic disappointment. Working is difficult because I feel I should be taking advantage of a rare day off but resting has never really been my forte. There’s also that pressure to use your free time wisely because Monday morning is looming in the not too distan Read the rest!
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