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August 18, 2014

A collection of blurry iphone photographs from Splendour in the Grass 2014

The path to post-Splendour recovery is one well travelled, however nothing could have prepared me for the seemingly endless nights of brain zaps & never ending vertigo. Alas, here we are 22 days later and I thought I'd share some photographs from the wondrous festival.

For past photo collections in a similar, blurry vein, please refer to the following posts: Melt! Festival 2013 & Leeds Festival 2013

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Childish Gambino at Splendour in the Grass, Byron Bay / July 2014

The 1975 at Splendour in the Grass, Byron Bay / July 2014

Violent Soho at Splendour in the Grass, Byron Bay / July 2014

Danny Brown at Splendour in the Grass, Byron Bay / July 2014

Foals at Splendour in the Grass, Byron Bay / July 2014

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Darkside at Splendour in the Grass, Byron Bay / July 2014

Nicolas Jaar dj set at Splendour in the Grass, Byron Bay / July 2014

November 06, 2013

Festival Funtimes: Summer Fashion Picks

Festival Funtimes by binky-mirage featuring MAC Cosmetics

American Eagle Outfitters top / Jean shorts / Buffalo leather shoes / Silver bracelet, $140 / Nicholas stainless steel jewelry / ASOS ring / A.Ok 5 panel hat / MAC Cosmetics lipstick / shu uemura eyeshadow, $18 / shu uemura eyeshadow, $18 / shu uemura eyeshadow, $18

Please forgive my absence, I've been super busy and super sick! I will have a post updating you on all that is the life of B very soon! In the meantime, I'm starting to get ready for festival season! Sorting through pieces in my wardrobe, culling, eyeing-off new pieces online - it's my favourite time of year! My Buffalo x Solestruck glitter sandals arrived today - SO excited to get them onto my footsies and show them off! I truly believe a statemenet shoe such as these can be worn with anything - they are meant to clash. What do you think? Hope all is well wherever you are xxx

October 01, 2013

Home Sweet Home: Sydney -siding

Disclosure at Listen Out Festival, Sydney / September 2013

Well I've officially been home a week.

First on my agenda was the decision to set myself a 30 day raw food challenge. I have wreaked my body with absolute havoc over the past 4 or so months. My skin isn't as clear as it could be and my body feels a little sluggish, so I've decided it's time to treat myself with some super self-love in the form of detoxification. I have spent a couple days tweaking a meal plan and taste-testing some recipes. I'll keep you all updated along the way and will be sharing a whole heap of recipes and shopping lists! I have heard a few raw-diet horror stories, so have put a lot of thought and planning into my meals to ensure that I am meeting all my nutrition needs. (Not to mention it's always easier to stick to something that has been well thought out.) This detox is not about weightloss, but about increasing my vitality and enhancing the condition of my skin and body through diet. My start date is still to be confirmed (kind of, possibly, totally because the Sydney Night Noodle Markets start on the 9th of October) but it's sure to be within the next fortnight. Read more about my food philosopy here.

Next I dove headfirst into a weekendlong bender. I spent the week at a four day short course so decided the best way to proceed would be to destroy every brain cell I utilised. I spent my Saturday getting loose at Listen Out festival where I caught TNGHT, Just Blaze, AlunaGeorge & Disclosure just to name a few. In the early hours of the AM we rocked up at Frankie's Pizza and drank vodka apples until they shut shop. My Sunday ensued in a similar fashion, with drinks, hitting up The Enmore to watch Foals, heading out to The Soda Factory for the after-party and then (surprise surprise) back at Frankie's for the after-after-party. Monday really hurt. I moved from the bed to the lounge to the floor and back to bed, and the universe didn't stop spinning until 7pm.

Finally, I am in the finishing stages of curating the accessories for the new CULT LOGIC XX collection. The nature of travel makes it far too difficult to co-ordinate all the tidbits involved from overseas, so it feels like it's been a very long time coming. I'm so excited to share it all with you, it feels like my little baby! So much love has gone into the collection and I have some incredible designers on board. The website shall undergo a much needed makeover and there's some rebranding plans in the making, but these things take time and may or may not coincide with the new product launch. You can find updates on the process on facebook and instagram.

I have a whole lot of projects to keep me occupied over the next couple of months, and promise I will wrap up my time in Bali with a post (once I figure out where my photos have been backed-up to). I'll have a recipe coming to you soon, and remember that you can see what I'm up to on the gram, @binkachu - hit me up!

Until next time lovers xxxx

August 29, 2013

Leeds Festival 2013: Photoset

Hola! I'm finally rested and recuperated after five nights camping at Leeds Festival. I simply cannot fathom how the clouds over just one city can hold so much rain! The whole festival and camping field was one big mud pit - definitely not an experience I will forget in a hurry.

I caught so many incredible bands and artists over the three festival days, I would be here forever if I tried to list them all - some of my favourite acts included Eminem (because he is my king), Fall Out Boy (because they are my guilty pleasure favourite band), Disclosure and HAIM.

I had some difficulty keeping a steady camera, particularly later on in the evenings, so I don't have the most extensive photoset for you all. You'll find but a few of my festival highlights below (/sets where my phone was charged) and more on my instagram which you can find here.

I'm spending the rest of the next week in London before venturing off to Bali for some soul-searching and R&R time!

I will have another post for you within the next week, much love and light to y'all xxxx

Jagwar Ma at Leeds Festival, Leeds / August 2013

Ferris Wheel at Leeds Festival, Leeds / August 2013

Mud friends at Leeds Festival, Leeds / August 2013

AlunaGeorge at Leeds Festival, Leeds / August 2013

MØ at Leeds Festival, Leeds / August 2013

More mud at Leeds Festival, Leeds / August 2013

Foals at Leeds Festival, Leeds / August 2013

HAIM at Leeds Festival, Leeds / August 2013

Pheonix at Leeds Festival, Leeds / August 2013

Relentless Forest Rave at Leeds Festival, Leeds / August 2013

Parquet Courts at Leeds Festival, Leeds / August 2013

Diplo ballin' during Major Lazer set at Leeds Festival, Leeds / August 2013

Mud puddles at Leed Festival, Leeds / August 2013

August 16, 2013

Festival Fashion Fun: Mixing Prints, Textures & Colours

Festival Fun by binky-mirage featuring retro glasses

Loose shirt, 42 AUD / One Teaspoon short shorts, 135 AUD / One Teaspoon bra, 74 AUD / Ankle booties, 190 AUD / Sophia Webster clutch, 475 AUD / LK Designs wrap around leather bracelet, 130 AUD / Dara Ettinger amethyst jewellery, 94 AUD / Gold tone earrings, 17 AUD / Jules Smith shark tooth jewelry, 90 AUD / Opening Ceremony retro glasses, 175 AUD

It's day 56 of my European trip, and every time I open my suitcase I want to bawl my eyes out because I am so darn tired of wearing the.same.clothes. The thought that is getting me through, is that Australian festival season is almost upon us - I get home in time for the weekend of Listen.Out which is only the beginning of all the craziness and fun outfits.

I was lucky enough to be in Germany for Melt! Festival, and I still have Leeds and possibly Selektor to go - so I sent 5 kilos of clothes back home to Australia so I can start building my festival wardrobe. My number one rule is always BE BOLD. I'm all about mixing patterns and textures, and layering too many different kinds of jewellery. The secret behind pulling it off is confidence. Believe that you're working your outfit and I promise you will be!

What you see above are some pieces that I'm loving for this festival season! So fun xxx

July 31, 2013

Three Nights In Germany: Photoset

I'm currently sitting in Vienna, a week since my German bender. This is what I had to say last week when I wasn't blessed with the luxury of sleep or a wi-fi signal:

I’m on the train to Milan after a ridiculous three nights in Germany, two spent at Melt! festival and Berlin in between. I have had approximately six hours sleep since 5am Friday – four hours last night and the other two spread across transit time between Berlin and Gräfenhainichen. I am in no kind of functioning condition to write about anything so hopefully a photo set of the past four days will suffice. At least I will spend the next five days on the beach recovering in Giardini Naxos x