WE HAVED MOVED!!!!!

Yes that's right we have a new home! 

Come for a visit over at sanoiiandsix.com

Busy bees.

Today we thought we would take some happy snaps of what we've been up to of late. A mere snippet into what's in store for you guys in the coming weeks. Eeeep! We're excited.

Clever People: Rabia Lockwood from Ginny & Jude Designs

Some people you just click with, others well, let's just say it becomes awkward. This week's Clever People feature is a quirky lady we instantly connected with, designer Rabia Lockwood. We have known Rabia for a little over a year, not long in the grand scheme of things,  but we can honestly say that whilst the majority of our relationship was developed via email, she is definitely a good friend of ours. When spending time with Rabia three things are apparent - she is hilariously funny, she is an old soul at heart and she has the loveliest style we ever did see! So it's no wonder then, that she is the creative superwoman behind the accessories and design label Ginny & Jude Designs. Her pieces scream nostalgia chic and will instantly transport you to a time where elegance, poise and charm were sought after. Ginny & Jude Designs will be attending the Finders Keepers Market, this Friday night and Saturday at the Carriage Works Eveleigh in Sydney. A perfect opportunity to experience her little pieces of fancy!    

Who are you, what do you do and what is your weapon of choice?

I am Rabia Lockwood, Director of accessories and design label Ginny & Jude Designs. My weapon of choice is a pair of tweezers - when it comes to fine delicate work, they are no end of useful.

Where do you get inspiration for your craft?

Absolutely everywhere - someone looking pretty special walking down the street, the colours and shapes of leaves, song I hear, the fashion of yesteryear as it was advertised and printed in magazines of the time and the rather old fashioned idea, that as long as the foundations of your outfit are chic, then you can pull of some truly wild accessories.

You are every facet of your business, truly a one woman show. What motivates you?

Making lovely things so that discerning people can look special is motivation enough! I will also confess to an absolute inability to sit still and relax, so inertia is often very motivating. If the time comes where I can no longer think of interesting things to make, then I suppose it's all over. . .

If you could give your teenage self one piece of advice what would it be?

Simply not to worry too much, everything works out in the end. . . and I would assure myself that boys get heaps better after you leave high school.

If you were in hell what song would be playing on loop?

If they were to play house music, any house music on a loop or otherwise, I would be very unhappy.

Write a caption to this photo.

Image via here.

"Mr and Mrs Phlegge demonstrate knee-hopping, the latest dance craze to sweep suburban America."

And lastly what is your favourite piece from you new collection - Lastyear's kisses?

Oooh, this is hard. . . I certainly love the knitted knickers; I have had a rather strange desire for knitted knickers for some time, so to have them come to life is just wonderful and the warm colours and soft texture of the wool is just perfect. I also really love the Dearest Sophisticate wing headpiece. It's a deceptively simple piece - I can tell you that it is rather difficult getting all those feathers to sit in descending order just so! I am getting better and more patient at restoring these old pieces though, and this one is a good example of a well honed craft and it sits so perfectly on your head!

You can peruse, shop and read all about Ginny &  Jude Designs right here.

Also head on down to Sydney to The Finders Keepers market this weekend at the Carriage Works Eveleigh.

All images copyright of Lyndal Irons.

Lagging.

Image via here.

We have been lagging on the blogging front lately. Not on purpose, we swear. Blogging time has been scarce and whilst we would like to say it's because we have been off doing fabulous exciting things, that would be a lie. Generally it has been life that has been getting in the way. Of course there have been some fun things, like:

• Catching up on some live music - Bob Dylan and Jinja Safari to be more specific. Jealous? Yeh we know!
•  Attending Rosemount Australia Fashion Week - honestly? It appears more glamorous in photo form than it actually is, but we were still ever grateful to experience it. 
• Finishing final samples of our Winter 11' range - Happy Campers (more on this soon!) and planning a very frosty photo shoot.
• Watching the finishing touches being added to our very sparkly new website.
• Being unusually social, which we have very much enjoyed and catching up with very dear friends over drinks and tea!

And with the good there is always the not so good:

• We moved. And while this isn't a bad thing the inconvenience of packing and realising that we have hoarded alot o' shit over the last few years is a massive kick in the teeth. 
• Ordering a lovely new and impressive camera for RAFW only to have it sit in Customs for two weeks and therefore missing the entirety of fashion week. Thats just ace.
• Winter samples -  yes in the good and the bad list. Why? Cos we really had hoped to have them finished and up in the shop by now, alas they are taking a little longer than expected. Never fear though, we promise they will be worth the wait :)
• And in between all this, there is the unfortunate need for me to partake in part time employment that is a massive gripe on my other life aka S+S!

So in conclusion may we just say that you have not been forgotten dear readers. Oh no! Quite the contrary. You have been in the back of our minds the last two weeks and whilst at times that is not a safe  place, what with all those neurons bouncing around, it is at the very least warm and squishy and it has spurred us to come up with some very exciting posts. We are even toying with some DIY posts. Tempting? You'll just have to wait and see!

S+S
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Don't you forget now!

Have you seen Nerd Boyfriend?

The best part of blogs and really the ultimate reason why I know I read blogs, is for the crazy and wonderful new things other people have stumbled across and have been ever so kind as to share with the cyber world. Isn't it just great?  All these new unheard of bands that are struggling to get their sound out or perhaps a designer on the other side of the world that otherwise you might never have heard of.  It just warms my heart.  Today whilst perusing my backlog of must read blogs (thanks RAFW) I came across this pretty awesome website, Nerd Boyfriend, thanks to the cute and quirky craft blog Candy Castle by Sydney artist Kitiya Palaskas.  Nerd Boyfriend is a fashion blog like no other.  The author Roxana Altamirano, carefully chooses celebrities, more specifically male celebrities who have unequivocal style and recreates their ensemble.  Most of these men are iconic for their talents but this little doosey of a blog highlights and emulates their wicked bad style.  Enough said.  Have a look!

Truman Capote

Richard Ayoade

Charlie Chapman

Glenn Gould

All images courtesy of Nerd Boyfriend.

Come dance with me.

It has been a slow week at S+S HQ. I blame the Easter Bunny (and yes he is real) and the extremely long weekend we have had in OZ for my lack of motivation. What can help me get out of this slump?
D A N C I N G!
So kick off your shoes and have a dance with me.
Six
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Instagram. Insta-what?

Mmmm my cafe treat looks instagram-ingly delicious. Wow that tree looks instagram-ably handsome. 

My name is Six and I'm an instagramaholic. 

For you out there who have no idea what I'm tripping about Instagram is a F R E E iPhone app that is rad. In a bubble, Instagram is for taking photos, adding filters to give that old vintage feel, and then sharing them with sites like Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and Tumblr. You can follow other Instagramers, do some liking and post comments. I like it, it's fun. 

But wait there's more. I have just discovered more Instagram fun to be had. Wouldn't it be ace if you could make stickers out of your Instagram photos? Well guys you can! Instagoodies and Artflakes lets you do just that. Eeeepp!

I must be off to check my instagram do some work. Serious Sanoii + Six work.

Till next time

Six

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A few of my photos

7 days, 7 weird and wonderful pictures: Part Sieben

Here I am thinking "Oh yeh check me out I'm totes on a roll with this whole blog series thing (please note - the word totes is totally only used for emphasis on how cool I thought I was)." And I had patiently waited until Monday night, (more like procrastinated, but whatevs) to do our little recap of the week using fun and often inappropriate images we've stumbled across in said week. My cavalier attitude was wiped cleanly off my smug little face when I noticed I was actually two weeks behind. Well not exactly two weeks, more like 12 days, which is even more annoying - I didn't even have the blogging day right. So you guys are probably like what's the big dealo? Well I will tell you what the dealo is kids? We are trying our hardest to be constant and thorough bloggers and IT. IS. TOUGH. While some of our blog posts aren't too bad (ok so most of our blog posts are boss/rad/whatever meterage you are using for being hip these days) we are the first to admit that some posts are lacking a certain je ne sais quoi? But really that only highlights how normal and imperfect we are and whilst our faces are not splashed across our brand, our blog is a little insight into the real us. A little piece of the S+S pie, sometimes a boring and often nonsensical piece, but a piece of a much larger pie that is always learning and growing into a better pie. Did I lose you? I think I lost myself.

So um, here is our 12 in 12. Enjoy!

Animals say the darndest things!

Six's two year old daughter reminds us everyday.

Happy Record Store Day! Did you go out and support your local independent record stores?

Jot the April 16, down for next year and damn the man!

Also how great is Empire Records? Definitely one of my favorite movies of all time.

So silly. But brilliant. Perfect for a Sunday!

It really is true. Cos' no one can love anyone AS MUCH AS zombies love brains. Right?

This is dedicated to all those lovely ladies out there who really have no idea. And we mean that in the nicest possible way. Don't hide the bad bits, flaunt the good bits. Not only will you forget you have bad bits, but no one will even notice you have bad bits! A'iiiiight?

Letting it all hang out on a Wednesday.

Happy International Kiss a Redhead Day! 

I hope someone kissed Shaun White... and Chuck Norris.

AMAZEBALLS. 

Happy Good Friday.

Earth Day! WOOOH!

We aren't really that cynical. But there are ALOT of people out there who really don't give a hoot about the environment. Rather than 'trying' to change minds by preaching to those naysayers, let's lead by example. We've only got one Earth.

Happy Easter!

Hope the fluffy man was good to you!

Perfect Monday reading. 

I really wish I had a copy of this delightful devotional so I could quote, what I am sure are nuggets of pure gold. You will have to satisfy with the boss cover.

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We take no credit for any of these images. All were found on weheartit.com. Except for the last image which was found here. If you are the artist or know of the artist who created any image please let us know and we will credit, where credit is due!

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Life without Bob

"What can you say about a twenty-five-year-old girl who died? That she was beautiful and brilliant. That she loved Mozart and Bach. The Beatles. And me." Oliver Barret IV, Love Story 1970

Kickin' it old school circa 2007

It's been coming for a while, the bob I have called mine for the past few years has decided to leave. I loved that bob, we have had some great times. We've danced, we found a boyfriend and we even had a baby. But time has come to let her grow.

I was flicking the channels on the light box when I came across the film 'Love Story', which was exactly that. *SPOILER ALERT* Rich guy meets poor girl, they get married against the rich families will and BAM she gets leukaemia and DIES! What does this have to do with bob? Well the leading lady in the film Elizabeth Alice Macgraw had 70's hair to die for and I died. I would watch 'Love Story' over and over again just for her raven hair and the killer Winter wardrobe.

So thank you Beth for being a mega babe, I have found a new style icon and now I want your hair.

Six
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Clever People: Sharnayla Page

Model extraordinaire and good friend to S+S, Sharnayla Page is somewhat of a dark horse. Not only is she a stunner in front of the camera she also has some pretty boss creative talents (yes we said boss!). Her plethora of amazing skills are our third feature in our new blog series Creative People.

Who are you, what do you do and what is your weapon of choice?

My name is Sharnayla Page which is pronounced Sharn and then Kayla without the K. Im a girl and I love stopping time in a photograph or drawing. My weapon of choice is my nifty Canon 50D and for painting, acrylic on canvas.

What are three things people don't know about you?

1. I love chilli. I like it hot, very very hot.

2. I can sleep for 12 hours a night.

3. I was the monster under your bed when you were growing up!

If you were in hell what song would be playing on loop?

Oh that's easy - Stairway to heaven by Led Zepplin. I hate that song.

Where do you find inspiration for your work?

People inspire me for my paintings and photographs. In my paintings I like to capture them in their worst state, it's realistic and humorous and in my photographs anything that intrigues me at the time, but I do enjoy shooting girls with little clothes on.

You take photos, paint, draw and have a wicked bad singing voice. If you could do only one of these things for the rest of your life what would you do?

Ok that's a hard one. Well for as long as I can remember I have enjoyed illustration and painting. Photography and playing the ukulele are more recent hobbies, so I would probably do photography for the rest of my life, it's still fresh.

Where can we find your art?

Here!

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Today is International Kiss a Redhead Day!

UNDER MAINTENANCE - NEW WEBSITE

So if you've ventured over to sanoiiandsix.com lately you may have been greeted with this lovely little homepage - 

Yes we are currently under construction as we work with some very talented people to bring you a sparkly new website. We would like to apologise if this has inconvenienced your Sanoii + Six perusal. But please don't fret because you can still shop S+S here, view our ramblings here + here, as well as read all that is nonsensical right here on our blog!

So stay tuned, we promise to update you with all that is new!

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The Week That Was: Part Deux

Howdy. So how was everyone's week? 

Our heads have been down and we have been getting busy. Our seven days started with the weekend gossip which usually consists of me telling Sanoii about what I ate and watched on the television, not very interesting but when I haven't seen my wingman for two days I get a little cray-cray.

If you don't know by now the only employees at S+S are myself and Sanoii, so when it comes to putting together a range we are still quite fresh. Our new Winter Range 'Happy Campers' is coming along quite nicely. The patterns and toiles are done, the fabric selection made and now for the final products, a little photo shoot AND THEN we can finally release our Winter baby into the world! We are too excited.

Winter Moods

Wednesday came along and Sanoii and I took the afternoon off and headed into the big smoke for a lovely exhibition opening 'This Little Teapot' held at the cosy Paper Plane Gallery in Rozelle. This exhibition saw fifty fist-sized teapots done up in all their glory by some of Australia's up and coming artists. The line up included Mathew Roland, Tabitha Emma, Lauren Carney and many more fabulous artists. The exhibition is showing until May 1st, so go get your tea on and check it out.

Speaking of  Lauren Carney, last year at Brisbane Finders Keepers we met this pint sized artist and last week the postman dropped off a little something, something from her. A print which I (yes me, Six aka freckle fart from Kmart) inspired. I was so flattered that I had to order one! Yep I have myself in Carney form and I love it. So kids out there take note freckles are cool. A face without freckles is like a night with no stars. FACT! You can check her stuff here.

Last but not least you may have seen in the last blog post we had a visit from the Oh Deer Vintage folk, Rose and Michael. We had some tea and scones and talked for hours about everything and anything. We here at S+S feel like we have made some long lasting friends. YAY!

The lovely Rose + Michael

Now that week has gone and passed, I wonder what this week will bring?

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