OK OK, okay!

As we live in Sydney, getting to visit our favourite Melbourne bricks-and-mortar shops can be hard. In fact, it's basically a once-a-year kind of thing.
So you can imagine the cartwheels of joy we did when OK OK - our go-to shop for all things 'legs' in Melbourne - launched a dedicated online shop!

Nylon Dotty Tights // 29.95

All of OK OK's super-spunky hosiery is designed by the lovely - and dangerously talented - Emina Dzananovic and made locally in Australia's only remaining hosiery knitting factory. We love the bright and cheery colours and textures; because if you're having to wear tights, you want to have fun with it.

AOK16 Geometry Tights // $35

Chunky Wool Tights in Mustard // $45

And don't get all 'but winter's almost over' on us - OK OK also make a smashing range of socks!

Cotton Geometry Socks // $10

Over-the-Knee Rib Socks // $28

And if you're ever in the area, you have to check out the shop proper - this marvelously handsome space is tucked away in the ionic Hardwick building on Sparta Place in Brunswick.

One of there many FAB window displays - Wet and Wendy brollies and Melissa Shoes

 You'll find a cavalcade of amazing accessories - Melissa Shoes, Wet and Wendy umbrellas, nail polish, fancy sunglasses - the list goes on!

And word has it a re-launch of the space is due in September, so join their mailing list now so you don't miss out on all the important information (ie. invite to launch party etc.)

{Images courtesy of OK OK}

xo
g&j

Pinterest Picks #9

Winter?! Pah! We're currently putting the finishing touches on our Summer 2013 collection and as such, winter is dead to us.
These images are some of those pinned to our inspiration board...

{ All images from the Ginny & Jude Pinterest Boards where they link back to their original source }

Come on summer!

xo

g&j

summer hats, the beginning of the process

We received our woven straw hat bases in the mail recently.
Made in a vintage style honeycomb and knot weave, we are excitedly experimenting with shaping and finishing...

They arrive to us in messy shapes with bits of straw coming off everywhere!

SO many exciting things in the works for Summer...

xo
g&j

Get the Look: Wildflowers

Spring is in the air, can you feel it? Our beau brought us the first few sprigs of Jasmine that he had found in bloom yesterday which has us feeling very positive about Springs prospects...
It may not feel like Spring, but there's no harm in being prepared when it does happen though!

And so, today we look to tall wildflowers encased in some early morning mist - a very early spring image if I ever saw one!

We discovered this picture courtesy of the unerringly stylish Julianna Swaney on Pinterest

If we were to dress as this photo...

Buttercup 1940s maxi dress // ON SALE $99.20 from DearGolden Vintage

Enamel floral brooch // $14 from Rivetting

1950s straw sunhat // $52 from Dalena Vintage

Vintage pastel pink Pedro Garcia t-bars // $59 from Trottinette

 I should say that we are so *desperately* sad that these are too small for us!!

Vintage wicker and wood picnic basket // $45 from VintageElectricity

Antique Japanese floral arrangement book // $7 from VintageInclination

Looks like a plan doesn't it!
xo
g&j

For the love of...Martin Boyd Pottery

Some time ago when we were enjoying our first throes of 'pottery! How awesome is pottery!' we discovered the work of Australian ceramicist Martin Boyd. He is part of the Australian artistic dynasty of Boyd's including his father Merric Boyd, and brothers Arthur and David and so on. Talented family that one!

Guy Martin Boyd set up the 'Martin Boyd Pottery Studio' with his friend Norma Flegg (yes, how amazing is that name) in Sydney's leafy Cremorne in 1946. An lowly art student at the time, the business grew and grew and the range of pottery and ceramic grew to a staggering 177 catalogue items by the mid-1950s.

Classic Martin Boyd rammekins. Image: A Small Ferret vintage shop

The range was wide and varied - anything from figurines to table-wear - but my favourites have always and will always be the 'Harlequin' or two-tone glazed bits and pieces for the table circa 1950s...

Image: Australian Pottery at Bemboka

To be more specific, we were in love with his soft-pastel coloured, one-armed, shallow ramekins:

Once you start looking for these you'll see them everywhere...we started buying these many years ago from the Chapel Street Bazaar in Praharan on our first trip to Melbourne and have slowly grown the collection over the years. Recently we even added this tiny neat sugar bowl to the set!

It's a little chipped, but we still love it!

Boyd retired his ceramic career in the mid 1960s and focused instead on his career as a sculptor - his work can be found in galleries around Australia.


But we will never tire of his candy coloured confections.

xo
g&j

Get the Look: Blackberries in Winter

Today we've taken our outfit inspiration from a photo which invokes the spirit of an early winter; of the warm promise of a fire in the evening following an afternoon of remembering a summer just past.

We discovered this lovely photo via thistledownspirits, the blog of artist Katy Smail.

If we were to dress as this photo...

Vintage kid leather gloves // $32 from evaelena vintage

Green tweed maxi skirt // $48 from FigMintVintage

Porcelain Brooch // $220 from Raphael Mhashilkar

1900s sheer blouse // $58 from Adored Vintage

Felt Cloche // $400 from Behida Dolic

Professors Tweed Jacket // $42 from nemres

Two-tone brogues // $30 from littlebrooklynstpete

Antique Ferns book // $21 from LaSatoria

14k Gold 'forget-me-not' ring // $125 from LaraLewis

xo
g&j

Revisiting winter fashion inspiration

Last week we had a very brief spell of stunning weather in Sydney, evoking long-suppressed desires for bare legs, parasols, mojitos in the afternoon and an unending twilight...
Not to mention that we're in the throes of finishing up our Summer 2012/13 collection (eep!)

But we have to snap out of it! It's always just a big tease this pleasant spell of sun and warmth.

Trying to get excited about winter again, we are looking for winter fashion inspiration to reinvigorate our love for woolens and warms.

Firstly, rediscover your love of all things rust, brown, fawn, ochre and so on...

Then remember that man-style flats are probably the most chic item you'll ever own...

...and that woolen and woven pieces have the most spectacular and tactile texture.

And that there's some thing real comforting about stepping out in your favourite coat

Now, to re-embrace our wardrobe with fresh eyes!

xo
g&j

{ all images sourced from our pinterest boards where they link back to their original source }