Who asked for Charlie Chaplin?

Travelling around Bolivia consited mainly of a few things.

1. Very high altitude to the point where I could not even walk up a small hill without resting or moaning every 10 seconds.
2. Warm Alpaca jumpers, which was the signiature way of identifying backpackers.
3. The adorable Cholita women (native women) who wore day and night their flattering 'behind' petticoats, colourful blankets and voluptuous velvet skirts. Not forgetting of course those bountiful bowler hats, which just seemed to perch comfortably on their pigtails.

The Charlie Chaplin lookalike hats have become a major fashion statement in Bolivia. However one thing that I did notice was that the Cholitas wear these hats one size too small, so that they are not able to fit around the head but to be balanced on top, without any pins sustaining them. Either my balance is absolutely shocking, which I  may think it is, or the Bolivian women just have that magical power for it not to fall off.

Recently I purchased my very own Bowler hat from Asos £17, as I thought I would place my Trilby to one side and have a new hat friend in my life ♥

My little pixie Nazz, along with Spidy who befriended me along my travels, were my models ♥

I ♥ Down Under

Apart from the obvious, Australia has that little extra sparkle which I have not found in any other country, apart from our beloved England of course. However spending nearly 4 months travelling around Oz, I started to gradually fall in love with their fresh, casual and modern sense of style. One could have guessed, since my bank account started to look a little low... I guess in some ways places like Melbourne and Sydney remind me a little of London, with their small vintage shops and quirky towns but I guess that is why I loved it oh so very much. It may not appear to have the elegance of  French Couture or the glitz and glam of the Big Apple, but it certainly has that little something which keeps me wanting more ♥

                                                           

My new pretty purchase from Sportsgirl

   Sass and Bide 2010

Ruby Smallbone 

Friend of Mine

Mink Pink SS10

A few little photos of everyday life in Oz