endless summer with soludos

To coincide with their recent arrival in Australia, US espadrille brand Soludos have teamed up with Oyster Magazine for their Endless Summer competition in search of the perfect photo capturing chilled summer vibes.

With a summer trip to NYC and the Hamptons up for grabs I couldn't miss out on my chance - so here's my entry below - taken on New Years Eve at Bagnalls Beach on the NSW mid-north coast.  Best friends, corona's, sand, surf and the last sunset of 2011. Perfect.

Help me get to NYC by voting for my entry on the Soludos tumblr here, and check out the stiff competition while you are at it.

antler art

Not much to say about these except... wow... and... I want one.
Artist Cassandra Smith's hand painted (naturally shed) white-tailed deer antler from Super Rural

cool kids: meals on wheels

I'll admit it. Sometimes Sydney falls a little behind Melbourne on the trend scene, but i'm happy to say that Sydney is finally getting on board the Food Truck invasion.

Made popular in the urban LA scene, gourmet food trucks have been rolling in all over Melbourne since Raph Rashid opened Beatbox Kitchen (voted Melbourne's best burger) over a year ago,  followed by his second pop-up kitchen Taco Truck.

This week it was announced that 10 food trucks will offer a diverse range of tastes across Sydney from early 2012. Can't wait to track one down, plant myself in the gutter and get sauce all over my face.

aloha oracle fox

Recently i've been following Mandy Shadforth's trip to Hawaii over at her blog Oracle Fox and I couldn't help but share some of her amazing photos capturing North Shore island life as well as her new range in collaboration with Billabong...you go girl!

appetite for design

Don't be fooled, while this may look scrumptious, don't eat it, its a book!
Design publisher Victionary's latest release Appetite for Design is chock full of food related design from packaging & branding to restaurant interiors... including Eat Drink Chic's very own Amy Moss with her McFancy project.

paris life

Perhaps its the possibility of my trip to Paris for Christmas this year but I am sooo in luurve with these Paris Life Postcards from new online store Our Paper Shop.

Overlayed type is certainly the new black and these are almost too nice to actually use. We currently have some quirky black and white prints from Paris hanging in our bathroom, so maybe these could make a welcome addition to the collection. Certainly makes brushing your teeth more enjoyable.

xoxo