Jean Brown Christmas Party

 Last night was the Jean Brown Christmas Party. 

 The invitations told us to wear colour (I know, I was Happy too). Prepare yourselves emotionally because people did not muck around and did exactly what they were told.

Look:

 There were some beautiful outfits. My friend and Fellow Blogger Mary looked wonderful. I loved her coral earrings.

 I carried this old clutch from Back in the Day.

 And I wore this vintage necklace sourced from Jean Brown. I slapped some OPI Koala Berry on my paws. It was a perfect match with my frock but by God that stuff is quick to chip.

 I channeled a Huge Festive Christmas bauble. I luffed my ruffly frock 11/10. I'm not going to lie to you- It was Ruffletastic. I found it on sale at the outnet when the dollar was strong and shipping was free. It's Marchessa Notte and I can tell we will be very very very Happy together. Those gold party shoes are Pierre Hardy. In case you're wondering. Got them from JB too.

 There was truckloads of nice YSL stuff

 You already  know my views on a YSL Belle du Jour Clutch arrangement. I'm a Fan.

 Before I had a baby I used to slowly and peacefully and calmly get ready to go out in a solid uninterrupted 1 hour block. Often while sipping a soothing drink...Ha! Those days are well and truly Over People. I now get ready in what can only be described as Increments while the baby sleeps. Which means I have to action all nails hair and makeup well and truly in Advance.

Next week I will be giving you details of our Fancy Pants Galaxy of Prizes Giveaway to celebrate the Blog's 2nd birthday. Don't forget you have to be following on facebook and a follower of the blog to enter. Speaking of social media, I'd like to thank the Fabulous Maggie Alderson for plugging the blog on my new favourite toy, Twitter. She's a Fan of the Sidebar on the right of the blog. I'll be revamping the sidebar over the next few weeks and hitting it up with some fraxel and botox. It'll be the same side bar (still able to frown and smile), just fresher and more youthful. Like it's had a resort style holiday and swanned around in a kaftan and sipped cocktails by a pool.

Happy Weekend.

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Chanel.

I went to the Chanel Cruise Collection last night. I'm not going to lie to You- It was Fabulous in Every Respect People. This was Me:

Wondering why these snaps above look more Professional than the Usual FF Photo Fodder? That's because they were taken by a Real Photographer. That's right People. The lovely Amanda. She blogs and has her own website too. Go and have a look-see. Thank you Amanda! For a brief moment in time I felt like one of those people snapped on an ancient  European cobblestone street in dappled shade by that guy from The Sartorialist!

The Hair Gods Smiled, and I actioned an updo with the help of about 3 kilos of super hold hairspray. Here's a visual:

Do not try this at home if your hair is in a silky healthy condition. It works best on hair familiar with heat abuse and bleach.
This Tibi frock's been good to Me.

When we got to Old Government House, there were golf carts to transfer you to the drinks venue. I know. Fancy.

There were Glamorous People as far as the Eye could see.

This is Anna Spiro's bag. She'd better have it stored in a bomb proof safe because I'm thinking about stealing it for myself.

All the Big Names were there. Hi Josh!

The clothes were, as expected, stunning. And worn by lithe young whippersnappers in the First Cusp of Youth. Wispy hair seemed to be a Trend. There's nothing in that for me, but I can see it would suit a lot of people.

A lot of people had followed the Editor of Australian Vogue's recommendation (given to me via Twitter) that they wear what can only be described as Praline Tones.

The setting was beautiful and the People Watching was 11/10.

And don't think we were drinking Australian sparkling either. No siree. Chanel put on Perrier Jouet for us. I know. No rubbish. I wish I'd taken photos of the food because that was high end and delicious too. There wasn't a swag bag. I know. I was a bit sad too, but you can't have Everything.

Afterwards we went out to dinner with Anna Spiro and Brad. We had Japanese. What's not to love?

A massive Thank you goes out to Lotus (Whippersnapper and Social Media Expert to the Stars) who styled me up and Actioned lots of other Important Things like amusing the Baby during Witching Hour while I slapped on my makeup. Thank you Lotus. You are a Treasure.

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Behold the Magnificence.

This post is chock full of what can only be described as Truly Magnificent Stuff, so if you're in the mood for common-garden-variety or run of the mill products just click away right this second. The Perfection that is Niece FF did a lovely drawing of me wearing sparkles and superior glittery accessories. I know. Her artistic talents and powers of observation know no bounds. The hair is particularly impressive. Speaking of impressive just look at this cushion:
I know. It's stunning. My Mum brought it back from Europe for me where amongst other things she tripped the light fantastic with Blighty in London. Luckily they came across no riotors or looters at Liberty or Carluccios in downtown Kensington. The only member of my immediate family who Ole Blights hasn't met is my Dad. We'll have to sort something out. Speaking of high end decorator products I went to the Magic that is Black and Spiro today. Prepare yourselves emotionally for the magnificence of what Anna's got in stock.

I don't know about the rest of you but I wanted to transplant this entire room into my home:

Amber this photo's for you-

We live in Challenging Times fraught with stress and worry. Make your home a cosy haven that comforts and soothes and ensures coming home is a Joy. If you don't know where to start, stay calm, don't panic. I'm here to help. Anna Spiro's here to help. You'll be needing some of these:

Because Undercushioning is the Devil's Work. I know this. Anna knows this. And in their heart of hearts, the cushion-less know this too. I'll tell you what else is comforting. Prosciutto Cotto. From the New Farm Deli.

And Italian Pinot Grigio. So refreshing.

Today was a public holiday so tennis and excellent company was in order.

And what would tennis be without superior high end home made cakes for afternoon tea?

One of my favourite people on the planet and fellow Leo has a very special birthday tomorrow. Happy Birthday!!! I knew from the second I met her she was a Leo- her hair was a dead give away!

The Jean Brown Sale starts tomorrow. Run Don't Walk. Your Economy Needs You.

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