I’m wearing: Equipment shirt | Gary Bigeni shorts | Zara belt | Ugg Australia ankle boots | Cambridge Satchel in orange | Petite Grand necklace and anklet

Necklace of seeds and seashells bought in Cuba worn as bracelet

Ugg Australia is running a great comp with Apres Coast, they are giving away 5 $500 prize packs. You better enter it!

I styled these 2 looks with some of my favourite pieces from the collection. That mint sweater, oh to die for!

See Ginger and Smart’s latest collection Curio or even better, pop into one of their boutiques and try the garments on for yourself!

Elle A Seoul is an Elle Korea publication. It’s a really cool magazine that highlights some amazing places in Seoul, plus articles and more. I was featured in the October 2011 issue in a street style article, alongside Rei from Style From Tokyo and others.

My half page at the bottom there with some of my favourite shots!

Ollie Henderson, with her platinum blonde hair, gravelly voice and almost blasé approach to life, is just one of those people who are – there’s no other word for it – cool. When I met her she just seemed like she took everything in her stride, and I would have perhaps been jealous of such self-assuredness, except that it was kind of infectious.

Can you tell me about what you’re wearing?
Well my pants are from Romance [was Born], the top is from Ellery and these bracelets are from Lebanon.

They’re so cool, I really want them.
Thanks, yeah they’re cool.

Do you have any stories about them?
Well…

Okay Lebanon, what were you doing in Lebanon?
Well I went a holiday with one of my best friends Rachel Rutt. It was after Dubai Fashion Week and we thought, which was a pretty strenuous week I guess and we decided that we needed a holiday. Originally we were going to go to India but you needed to get a visa and so… it was literally a matter of just picking a point on the map of somewhere in the area so we decided Lebanon and coincidentally one of my best friends from London was there visiting his family at the same time. So we had a a fantastic trip, we got to stay with his family in the countryside, they were very accommodating. The people there are just so lovely. So I’m planning a little bit of an extended holiday there.

Extended, like how long are we talking about?
I’m thinking three months. I really want to go and experience the city.

Beirut?
Just Beirut.

And this banana earring, where’s that from?
Another mate of mine … brought it back from the Big Banana and gave it to me for my birthday.

So how would you describe your style?
… Me.

What are your favourite things to wear?
Um… favourite things to wear… I have this tartan skirt that I really like wearing. It looks a bit like a schoolgirl skirt, I always like to pretend that I’m in Cruel Intentions when I’m wearing it. Although I rewatched that movie and they don’t actually wear tartan skirts. But whenever I see tartan skirts I think of it.

It reminds me of Clueless.
Yeah, another 90s classic.

So I guess do you just throw on whatever you feel like in the morning, or do you have other models or designers that you really love? Or blogs?
Not really. Self-inspired, I guess.

I guess it’s just how I feel. Romance Was Born is definitely my favourite designer, I love their stuff.

Have you walked for them?
Yeah.

And what’s that like?
It’s always great, because it’s always such a production. It’s a show I really enjoy being involved in because I really appreciate their creative talent. I think it’s definitely my favourite show to walk in at Australian Fashion Week.

What about overseas?
I really love the McQueen shows. They always do a good one. I really like them. I don’t know. I know this is really bad as a model, but I don’t actually know designers very well.

That’s okay. We won’t put that one in.
Well you know…

It’s most about style for you as opposed to designers, hey.
Yeah, totally. I think that you don’t need a lot of money to have good style and you don’t really need to know the designers, I don’t think it’s the most important thing. A white shirt can be from Karen Walker or it can be from Target. If it’s styled in the right way it’ll still look good.

See Ollie’s amazing portfolio @ Chic, she also looked stunning at this week’s David Jones autumn winter 2012 runway show!

I have to be honest here, the first time I met Gary Bigeni, it was a bit of a shock. If you don’t know, even though you should know, Gary is a Sydney based womenswear designer, his label has become the epitome of luxe minimalist draping. His clothes are luxurious to wear, strikes the perfect balance between feminine and masculine, the draping makes you look and feel sexy without baring lots of skin. So it really was quite a shock when I saw his outrageously loud personal style! How can Gary’s personal aesthetics be so different to his designing aesthetics? Maybe I should interview him about it! Lots of people claim to love loud pattern clashing styles, but few are as brave as Gary, with his always electric coloured hair, penchant for creepers, Gary sure stands out in a crowd.

I found my perfect “work” dress at a Gary Bigeni’s sale recently. I discovered shooting at various events, that there seems to be a photographers’ uniform, black jeans and black shirt and black big ass camera bag. While it’s perfectly functional, but it isn’t chic, totally not chic! My solution, a simple black dress with unique details. It was one of those occasions where I knew exactly what I wanted, yet I had no idea what I wanted. After months of scouring boutiques, department stores and online, I turned up with nothing. In the end, Gary’s signature draping proved to be the perfect simple detail. This dress is fast becoming my uniform, a chic uniform!

Name: Gary Bigeni
Occupation: Fashion designer
Describe your style: Mixing colours and prints and clashing everything
Favourite fashion designers/labels: Rick Owen, Dries Van Noten, Balenciaga and Celine.

Be sure to check out Gary Bigeni’s website, his latest autumn winter collection is utterly amazing!