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Alicia Hannah Naomi for RUSSH
Several months ago (before I got more heavily involved in working with sterling silver) the lovely team at RUSSH commissioned a bespoke neck piece from me to feature in their New Faces photo shoot with photographer Stephen Ward. You can win this one-of-a-kind, custom made neck piece by visiting the RUSSH website and entering their Bespoke Jewellery competition. Good luck!
Win tickets to see Kasabian in Melbourne
Kasabian Live at Sheffield 02 taken by Andrew Whitton
Some of my best memories have been made at live music gigs. You never feel quite as alive as when your fighting for breath amongst hundreds of fans in a pit, struggling to move a little bit closer to the stage, being physically lifted by the force of the people around you dancing and shoving, thrilled to be part of the atmosphere and the music.
So many precious memories that you can never really impart with words; like the electricity in the air at Rage Against The Machine at their only Melbourne sold out solo gig at Festival Hall. Or like the breathlessness of being trapped in the pit two rows away from Trent Reznor at NIN’s last solo Melbourne show before they quit touring indefinitely.
Debit MasterCard is giving one lucky Sea of Ghosts reader their own memorable experience with a double pass to see one of the UK’s hottest rock outfits Kasabian at Peninsula, in Melbourne’s Docklands on Wednesday October 5th.
Competition now closed.
Tickets to the Debit MasterCard Priceless Music gig for Kasabian go on sale Thurs the 25th of August at www.mastercard.com.au/music - only with your Debit MasterCard!
Good luck!
Hey, Little Sister
Inspired by magic and sorcery, New Zealand’s Charlotte Burkhart has been designing and creating jewellery for over 10 years. Her young independent label, Little Sister Designs, incorporates her interest in the occult from a young age, taking both obvious and obscure reference from her love of the enchanted as seen in television and film.
Charlotte has generously offered one lucky Sea Of Ghost’s readers a chance to win a pair of gorgeous Balance Earrings (pictured above) worth $70. To enter, like Little Sister Designs on Facebook and Sea Of Ghosts on Facebook. Then jump onto the Little Sister Designs Etsy Store and comment back here with the name of your favourite piece. Competition is now closed.
Charlotte is also donating money from sales on select items through her Etsy store to the Christchurch Red Cross Earthquake Appeal. Visit her store here to score a beautiful piece of jewellery and help support earthquake victims.
Fashion and Finance
The fashion industry relies on a cycle that begins with the luxury houses and ends in the bargain bins. Trends are filtered down the fashion chain and pieces pop in at various levels of affordability. Some of us have incomes and lifestyles that afford us the luxury of being able to indulge in the very best of fashion, and some of us need to be creative with our purchases by shopping chain store or even thrift store to get the look for less.
Most of us work hard for our money, whatever our income – and the debate on how one most sensibly spends it is ongoing. On the Vogue Forums How do you afford your fashion purchases? threads invariably pop up and are guaranteed to incite drama, because talking about one’s personal finance is often perceived as taboo.
As I recently discussed, right now my disposable income is at an all time low. New expenses have come into my life and have left little room for the joyous frivolity of shopping. Once an impulse shopper, I’m slowly learning to radically change my shopping habits to budget and allow for things I only really love. Although I do tend to have tastes outside my means, even a $50 purchase needs to be carefully considered before I can allow myself to part with my finite funds. In the past I might buy something new once a week or more, but between August and October particularly I could count all of my fashion purchases on one hand.
The most extravagant thing I’d bought in this time was a black woven maxi dress from The Outnet. I needed a dress for a friend’s wedding and knew that this purchase needed to be versatile as well as beautiful enough to make me feel good in it. It’s probably the most expensive dress I own but I already have at least two more events planned for the dress so from a cost-per-wear basis it works out to be more affordable than if I’d bought a new dress for each event. Any remaining unease over the cost of the dress was instantly invalidated when I tweeted on the way to the wedding ” OMG I am so in love with my dress!” because I really meant it.
The Commonwealth Bank recently put together a video for 30 Days Of Fashion And Beauty from September and had this conversation with several Australian personalities and fashion insiders. The thoughts they share on this topic resonate well with my new financial situation and subsequent purchase choices.
Competition is now closed.
When Sharing Sucks
Thanks to Bonds and Nuffnang I’ve had lots of reasons to convince you sharing stuff is awesome. But sometimes it isn’t. Like when you share your favourite new jacket with your best friend and she burns a cigarette hole in it. Or when you get a tattoo with your on again/off again husband and share a needle but end up contracting hepatitis*.
But Bonds think those examples aren’t enough to prove that sharing isn’t always caring, and they’re putting their money where their mouths are. They’ve generously offered a $500 cash prize to the Sea Of Ghosts’ reader who can share the best “when sharing sucks” story. Remember to leave a valid e-mail address with your story so I can contact you if you’ve won. Competition closes 5pm, Wednesday the 24th of November. The competition is open to all Australian readers. Click here for full terms and conditions.
Post sponsored by Nuffnang.
*Obviously that one isn’t an anecdote from my personal archive but it’s pretty relevant and embarrassingly amusing.
