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My top 5 favourite fashion quotes.

by Carly Jacobs
  “A fashion is merely a form of ugliness so unbearable that we are compelled to alter it every six months” Oscar Wilde   “I don’t do fashion, I am fashion” Coco Chanel   “In difficult times fashion is always outrageous” Elsa Schiaperelli    ”Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society” Mark Twain   “ Read the rest!
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Why Don’t You…?

by Carly Jacobs
Tie your hair back with a ribbon when you go to bed? Make like a March sister in Little Women? Go for a walk? Not for exercise, not to get somewhere, just for pleasure? Cut up a fresh and fragrant tomato? Eat it on crispbread? With a healthy sprinkle of pink rock salt? Fill a jar full of jelly beans? Take it to the next party you’re invited to as a gift to the hostess? Have a standing lady date with your bes Read the rest!
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Do you do number twos in public toilets?

by Carly Jacobs
Yeah, I’ve been meaning to have this discussion with you for a while. I’m extremely anal-retentive (pardon the pun) when it comes to the doing of business in public toilets. I can cope with number ones but only if everything looks clean and I haven’t just come from the gym. Hovering is a bitch when you’ve just done 4 sets of 20 bottom-half squats. I really try my hardest to never let the boa Read the rest!
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6 secrets from a make-up school graduate.

by Carly Jacobs
Ever since I got my hot little mits on a copy of Zoe Foster’s Amazing Face, I’ve been frantically collecting articles with tips  and tricks on make-up application. I love the Pixiwoo girls so any make up artists offering beauty tips on the internets are likely to get a visit from me. I love this piece on The Look by Sharon Yi. Especially the advice about using opposing colours on your eyes. Read the rest!
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How To Be a Fashion Blogger – with Style Melbourne Founder and Editor Sarah Wilcocks.

by Carly Jacobs
* No blogger is an island. Get out in the community and talk to other bloggers. * Think about what your readers want to read and what they respond to. * Don’t copy other people. Be original. * Blogging is more than just showing up to events. Bloggers are photographers, editors, designers, writers, reporters, accountants, marketers and social media experts. They also work really hard for very little fiscal rew Read the rest!
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DIY String Tie Envelopes

by Carly Jacobs
Recently through a freelancing gig I’ve made a fabulous new friend called Marsha. She’s a paper artist and photographer at Three Nations Blog and I love her. She’s got me all excited about paper craft again, so much so that I spent an  un-healthy amount of time searching the interwebs for paper projects. These are on my list of awesome things to make. Read the rest!
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How to Be a Fashion Publicist – with Myer PR Manager Melissa Templeton

by Carly Jacobs
* Part of a high profile publicists job is to be contactable at all hours. Be prepared to sleep with your mobile phone. * Take the time to remember first names. It’s such a small gesture but has an amazing return on investment. * Accept your mistakes and learn from them.  * Ask yourself – is this newsworthy? Don’t pitch a story unless it actually is a story.  * Don’t demand $100, 000 salar Read the rest!
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Smaggle in Cleo Magazine April 2012 – talking about productivity.

by Carly Jacobs
Take a peak on page 184 of April 2012 Cleo magazine (or click the image below to enlarge) to read my tips on how to make full use of your lunch break. Read the rest!
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Of all the people in all the world.

by Carly Jacobs
I love this art project that depicts finite numbers of people and represents them in grains of rice. For instance… Genius. Here’s a video of the project if you want to see more. Read the rest!
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How to Be A Fashion Journalist – The Age Fashion Editor Jan Breen Burns.

by Carly Jacobs
I must start Jan’s profile with a personal statemant. She is one of the most intelligent, eloquent and captivating women I’ve ever met. Here’s what she had to say. * Face to face contact is imperative. Although Jan understands the importance of social media, she believes that nothing will replace an in person meeting. * A fashion journalist on a deadline will not get to eat lunch. Or go to the toi Read the rest!
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