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International Pink Day
I’m currently pink obsessed so I was so thrilled to discover that every year on 23rd June many places around the world celebrate pink and everything that it represents. Pink was first used as a colour name in the late 17th century and its name came from a flower called pink. I often combine pink with white, or with blue and white which is most commonly associated with femininity, sensitivity, tenderness, childhood and romance. I also like to combine pink with black which I find to be a more mature and stronger look. I’ve read that pink and black together...
Cycling Perth
Working alone in my little studio making sandals most days means I relish the opportunity of getting out and about around Claremont on my bike. Most days I try to cycle and get my happy endorphins going. It’s so easy in Perth, as there’s beautiful bike paths almost everywhere I want to go. Using Claremont train station as my starting point these are the rides I like to do. Generally, they all lead to, or pass by areas with great cafes, so you can also incorporate a coffee pit stop or lunch along the way. 1. Claremont to Napoleon Street, Cottesloe....
My Travel Resume
Although I’m now a Sandal Artisan, in my early days I was a big traveller. For 7 years I was an international Ski Instructor which allowed me to travel and backpack in between the Northern Hemisphere Winters and the Southern Hemisphere Winters. Then in my corporate days I worked globally for a top 100 ASX listed company and this enabled me to work and travel in a 5-star capacity. I Got My First Passport……. when I was 18. At 17 I did my first overseas trip to New Zealand and a passport wasn’t required. I left the day after my...
Pillow Challenge
One of the crazes on Instagram recently was the #pillowchallenge #pillowdress #quarantinepillowchallenge where lots of gorgeous women and little girls too, managed to strap a bed pillow around themselves and wear it as a dress. I loved what Leonie Hanne did and of course her pillow dresses were super stylish and fit for the cover of Vogue. Hannah Strafford-Taylor the uber stylish English Instagrammer also did a very elegant version of the pillow dress. I had a go too! Being at home alone I had to set-up my phone on a ladder and use my Bluetooth remote to snap my...
My Favourite Coffee Places in Perth
I’m an Aussie girl that loves coffee and I need a coffee fix at least three times a day and sometimes four. My coffee of choice is a weak Cappuccino. Sometimes, I think it’s as much about the milk as it is about the coffee for me. I do have my first coffee at home each morning, which I make with my Nespresso machine. Mid-morning, I need my next coffee to keep me going until lunch time. I also have another coffee accompanied by a chocolate bar mid-afternoon so I don’t get “hangry.” I’ve listed my favourite coffee hangouts below...
Ankalia's Fifth Birthday
I can’t believe it that this month was Ankalia’s fifth birthday. Thank you to everyone that has supported me along the way. Starting Ankalia really happened all because of a fluke meeting and an offer that I jumped into and took several big risks on. At the age of fifty I did a lot of things that were a big upheaval and completely changed my life 1. I quit my corporate job. 2. I went to Italy as a mature aged student and studied Fashion and Luxury Goods Management. 3. By fluke I was offered a job working for NO...
- 2020