Each month, Perth contributor, personal style consultant and mama Kate Miles shares her loves with us here and you can follow her over at @wearingittoday...
From animal print to sneakers to rooftop bars, here’s what she has been up to this month. Go to www.wearingittoday.net
Lucy Williams wearing Alexa Chung jeans
Fashion director at Net-a-Porter, Lisa Aiken, wearing a Topshop dress (sold out)
Loving
Everything animal print. I have always been partial to anything leopard and ever since Isabel Marant’s latest collection dropped I have been wanting, to add some snakeskin, tiger and zebra print into my wardrobe rotation. You don’t need to spend a fortune, to tap into this trend with so many high street options available and if the fashion director at Net-a-Porter, Lisa Aiken, is rocking a Topshop zebra print dress on holiday then I’m in!
Wearing
Adidas Falcon sneakers with a midi skirt. I caved into the ‘Dad’ sneaker trend and purchased a pair of Adidas Falcon sneakers in crisp white. I love these as they weren’t crazy expensive ($149) and they’re not too oversized. I have been wearing them with everything from my favourite silk Rixo skirt, to my vintage wash denim jeans and a tee.
Trending
This season pants and jeans are supersized with all the fashion girls opting for a wide-leg. An easy style to pull off – as they flatter most shapes, lengthen the legs and accentuate the waistline. I prefer mine to be cropped as I’m not tall and don’t enjoy wearing heels. I bought this navy pair from Mango, which I will wear with the matching jacket to the showrooms when I go to Paris for fashion week.
Eating
Situated in the new QT Hotel in Perth city Santini Bar and Grill is an Italian bar and restaurant. As the creative food director, Robert Marchetti, was a partner at Sydney’s Icebergs Dining Room for more than ten years, North Bondi Italian Food and Giuseppe Arnaldo & Sons, I was hotly looking forward to trying out this new restaurant – I was not disappointed. The space was incredible, “sleek luxury with the soul of an Italian trattoria”, according to the QT Group’s creative director and chef, Robert Marchetti. To start we had impeccably aged pecorino cheese which was literally served in big chunks with a dash of fruity olive oil and marjoram, live oysters with lemon and white balsamic vinaigrette, which were, cold, salty and delicious. For mains, we shared the Spaghetti Seaweed with tiny clams that had just popped and were freshly sweet, zucchini blossoms and a delicious broth. We also ate the ‘Berkshire’ black pig pork chop with yellow peppers agrodolce and brown sauce as well as a smashing pea salad with fresh and dried ricotta, basil and mint. I couldn’t fit dessert in but if I were going to I can never go past the good old-fashioned tiramisu. It’s definitely one of the best Italian restaurants in Perth and well worth a visit. Go to www.qthotelsandresorts.com
Watching
As much as I enjoy a good documentary I also love to watch a slightly trashy romantic drama. This month I have been bingeing on Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander Season One on Netflix. I may be a bit behind the times with this series and the books, but after hearing my book club go on about it for so long I felt like I had to join the party. On first glance, a tale about a married British combat nurse who time travels to 1740 Scotland didn’t really sound all that appealing but I was hooked after the first episode. It does help that Jamie the lead male in the series is incredibly handsome, even in a kilt. A word of warning – the last couple of episodes are incredibly graphic, I had to fast forward a few scenes.
Drinking
Rooftop at QT. Stepping into the tallest rooftop bar in Perth, which is above Perth’s newest hotel QT, made me feel like I was on holiday in Sydney or Melbourne. A sophisticated spot, with an epic view and the cocktails, didn’t disappoint either. I had the Moscow Cool – kaffir lime infused Tito’s vodka, lemon butter, fresh lime and spicy ginger beer. Yum! Go to www.qthotelsandresorts.com
Going
Art Gallery of WA. Sidney Nolan’s Ned Kelly Series ‘Rebels, Radicals and Pathfinders’, which is showing until December. The third Wednesday of every month parents with bubs (one-year-old and under) get together for a mid-week outing – a guided tour of the gallery followed by coffee, cake and conversation. I didn’t join in the tour, as Freddie is over 2 and a half and certainly wouldn’t have had the patience, neither the inclination to be part of it. He did enjoy looking at the ‘horses’ and pointing to Ned Kelly and calling him ‘dad’ though. The Sidney Nolan exhibition was pretty amazing, with many incredible recognisable pieces on display. I would love to have one of these in my house! The guided ArtBubs tour is $15 a ticket, and I would suggest booking online in advance so as not to miss out. Go to www.artgallery.wa.gov.au
Shopping
ACO in Cottesloe is a fabulous boutique that is a carefully curated mix of Australian and international labels from both established and emerging designers such as Anine Bing, AG Denim, Amaré, Rebecca Vallance, Iro, By Charlotte, Sarah J Curtis and Vanessa Bruno to name a few. This is a favourite pit stop for the majority of my ‘yummy mummy’ clients. Go to www.acocottesloe.com.au