THE BRIGHT LIFE

Seems I can't get enough of neon lately. These pics make me want to paint my front door fluro and my hall wall pink...

Images via CompilationOfCool

NEON PINK LASER CUT CLUTCH: CHRISTOPHER KANE vs ASOS

Get the coveted Christopher Kane look with this cheap as chips ASOS version. The bonus is, it's currently on sale, how could you say no. Buy "The Ultimate" HERE. Buy "The Steal" HERE.

INSTAGRAM

If Instagram is your kind of thing (I love it), you can follow me by searching my username "mammaandthecool" or "jess bruton". I post lots of little extra things I don't put on the blog. 

BTS: PROENZA SCHOULER SPRING 2012

It's all about the detail in Proenza Schouler's spring collection. Loving the combination of burnt orange, green and woody tones. And have a go at Anna Wintour getting a close up look at the collection. See more from behind the scenes HERE.

Images via Jak&Jil

STYLE THIEF: RELAXED COOL

My favourite way to dress, relaxed with a killer heel. All these basic pieces can be put back with everything in your wardrobe - worthy investments.

BUY THE LOOK: SUNGLASSES | HEELS | TANK | CUFFS | JACKET | BACKPACK | PANTS

STYLE SESSIONS: HOME BOY

So I guess I really did click the "checkout" button at Net-a-Porter a few weeks ago...oops, but I am loving my little piece of KARL. Also loving my new moochi chunky gold chain, looks great with t-shirts, button ups, sweaters - basically everything (you can buy it HERE). The Jordans I bought in New York about 3 years ago when I went on a trip with my bestie, lucky I have small feet because they only came in kids sizes :) 

New Era Yankee fitted cap| KARL by Karl Lagerfeld sweater | sass & bide denim cut-offs | Cambridge Satchel Company neon yellow satchel | Air Jordan candy pink kicks | Moochi chunky gold chain | Topshop polish in AWOL 105

DION LEE AT LONDON FASHION WEEK

Dion Lee presented his Autumn/Winter 2012 collection at London Fashion Week and I'm loving it. His signature directional designs are combined with sheer softness and highlighted with touches of metallic. My fave looks are 1, 4, 5, 7, 9 & 10. Find out more about the inspiration behind Lee's latest collection HERE.

Images via HarpersBazaarAustralia

QUEEN OF COOL

No one else could pull off this outfit quite like Erin Wasson...

GOLD FINGER

Oh yes, I've been waiting for someone to make an "inspired" version of the nail tip ring pictured on the right. And Topshop has done just that, for only $15. You can get it HERE.

Right image via: Refinery29

GLITTER BOOTIES: MIU MIU vs TBA

Let your feet sparkle with TBA's Miu Miu inspired glitter booties, they also come in midnight black and yellow. You can cop "The Steal" HERE.

IN THE MOOD

I love looking at other people's work spaces and mood boards. I love having an office at home, even though I don't have a REAL job :) I dream of having an entire wall covered in cork tiles, so I can fill it with beautiful images, photography and trinkets...

Images: 1. CarolinesMode, 2-4 TheCoveteur

CLUTCH COOL

CELINE

BALMAIN

HERMES

Images via SelfService

BLUE ON THE STREETS OF NEW YORK

Brightening the streets of NY with shades of blue during New York Fashion Week...

Images via Tommy Ton for Style.com

WHY.ES.EL

Some YSL goodness...

Images via SelfService

FRESH

There is nothing quite like monochromatic neutral tones, combined with classic tailoring - never grows old... Love the second pic!

Image Source: Doutzen Kroes by Daniel Jackson for Harper’s Bazaar US March 2012 Image via: FashionGoneRogue

HANDS FREE

Oh yes, this could work a treat. Fitting in with the tribal/neon trend this backpack leaves you hands free, so you can continue to be the master of multi-tasking, like all females are. Get it HERE from ASOS for only AUD$65.

V DAY POLISH

The perfect shades to rock on Valentine's Day...

Image via In Style Magazine

HAPPY V DAY

Here are some pics of my mum and dad back in the day. They have been married for almost 50 years, and 50 Valentine's Days later they are still crazy about one another. 

My mum (MAMMA) designed the dress she is wearing in this pic and my grandma (TUPPY) sewed it for her...cutie

MAURIE & EVE

My, my, my, Maurie and Eve's latest creations are going to send me broke. Here are some of my favourite looks. Can see myself jetting off on a long haul flight in the grey knit ensemble then slipping into the print peplum dress for a girls night on the town. All these looks, along with much more, over at the Maurie & Eve E-boutique.

MONDAY MORNING MOODBOARD: BRIGHT BOLD PRINTS

Why would you live your life in shades of black, white and grey, when you can live life like this...

LET'S LIVE HERE

Some beautiful spaces I have been admiring...

Images via: StyleInterplay, LalaPieps, Lovely-Dwellings, EatLiveWear, AwwwwFuckIt, ModernMix, BoredBoringBoredom, C-Offey, Feathered-Bones

MUSIC MONDAYS: M.I.A.

I am loving the song and video for Bad Girls by M.I.A. She is always on another level, so exotically beautiful and her style is unparalleled in the music world. She never looks like she tries too hard and you see her creative stamp on everything she does. 

"My chain hits my chest when I'm bangin' on the dashboard..."

CONCEALED WEDGE SNEAKER: ISABEL MARANT vs ASH

The shoe of 2011 was definitely the Isabel Marant Bekket sneaker. Comfy like a hi-top, yet sexy with it's cleverly concealed wedge, The Bekket became a favourite of celebs like Miranda Kerr and Beyonce. Ash Footwear has a cheaper alternative that comes in some really cool colours, you check them out HERE.

COME AS YOU ARE

Oh man, the Style Stalker girls have done it again. Just when I thought it couldn't get better than their Baby's on Fire look book, they cough up something like this. I guess there is no chance of failure when you put together great creative minds like Wildfox sweetheart Kimberley Gordon (behind the lens), one of my fave Aussie models Alexandra Spencer, hair and make-up by Sina Velke, and super styling by the Style Stalker girls Rachel Zeilic and Sue-Ann San. I mean, who puts stripper soles on some converse and makes them look better than your best pair of heels! The metallic silver jacket, the black pants with the silver panelling and the cream dress in the final pic are all on my wish list. Check the rest of the look book out HERE. GO!

Images via StyleStalker