Gorgeous new fashion accessories arrive at Ciao Meow

 Blue Peacock Locket Pendant in Brass

 If you adore gorgeous vintage-inspired jewelry that's utterly unique, looks fabulous on, brightens up any outfit and is made with love right here in Australia, then boy are you going to love the creations from Oh Deer!, the latest designer accessories label to arrive at Ciao Meow!

Love Birds Sitting on a Branch in Silver

Behind Oh Deer! are two Melbourne based sisters Eva and Magda with a creative flair for making handmade modern and vintage style jewellery, now showcased online at Ciao Meow. With backgrounds in graphic design and retail, they share a deep life-long passion for art and fashion.  "Making jewelry has become a creative outlet for both of us and it’s something that we love doing and have a lot of fun with."

Leafy Branch Bracelet with Turquoise

 Enjoy their stunning, nature-inspired collections, available online now at Ciao Meow! Affordable, unique and utterly divine, their statement pieces are the perfect way to jazz up the most simple of outfits and also make a great gift idea.

 Mod Bird Charm Earrings in Bronze

These are just a few of our favourites - I hope you love them as much as we do!

Shop the full collection online now at Ciao Meow

Enjoy and happy shopping!

Ciao for now,

Miss Ciao Meow >^..^<

Shoulder detail - Ciao Meow is loving this trend

Seriously, what is not to love about this utterly cool trend? Ok, I admit, I had my doubts about the resurgance of shoulder pads (if you've lived through the 80's, you need no explanation). However, when done well, they are fierce. And I don't use that term lightly!

Take this Bless'ed are the Meek Fringed Top for a perfect example - the style of the top is kept relatively simple - soft, beautifully draped charcoal grey jersey in a long-line Tee - easy. Then add the shoulder detail - hidden shoulder pads (only little ones, nothing scary) to give that sharp-shoulder sillouhette seen on catwalks and red carpets the world over, then add some black contrast to the top and finish with fringing. Voila - we have perfection. Fringing, by the way, is one of my all time favourite embellishments, it just looks fabulous when done well.

Which is why this deceptively simple little top has become my wardrobe staple - I wear it with everything! Leggings, jeans, skirts, shorts - it's just so easy & comfy to wear and always looks stylish. And best of all, it's stretchy, so accomadates growing baby bellies like mine :o)

The secret to remember when rocking the shoulder trend is keep it simple and streamlined so that the emphasis is on the shoulders and not competing for attention with other embellishments, clashing colours or wild accessories.

Don't forget, it's available now at Ciao Meow and I hope you enjoy wearing it as much as I do!

Happy shopping and ciao for now,

Miss Ciao Meow >^..^<

My new favourite Trench

Yes it was cold enough this morning to wear a trench - woohoo! You cannot BELIEVE how excited I was to don my gorgeous new Bless'ed are the Meek Black Studded Trench. Yum o Yum!

Slipping into those gorgeous sleeves was like slipping into the arms of a long lost lover! Ahhhh, then belting it up was a delicious embrace and voila! I am looking fabulous and urban-chic and utterly timeless in this perennial classic.

I did add some other clothes of course, namely Nookie Zeppelin Leggings (leggings are my ultimate winter staple) as well as my favourite deep purple Shona Joy Sargent Pepper Slouchy Tee (clearly comfort is key here, I am pregnant after all!). LOVE the shoulder detail on this top and it's long enough to wear with leggings (read as - covers your bum).

And, super exciting of all, I added boots - yes boots, it was cold enough for boots! Honestly, I was grinning like a crazy person to myself this morning as I got dressed... being able to wear some cool winter fashion seriously just made my day. Hey, I'm easy to please :o)

Hmmm, I wonder if it will be cold tomorrow? A whole weekend wardrobe to plan for - I better get to it!

What are you wearing today?

Ciao for now,

Miss Ciao Meow >^..^<

Win a $50 Fashion Shopping Voucher for Ciao Meow

Ok fashion lovers, we're amping up our Facebook Page and we want YOU to be involved! So if you're not already signed up as a Fan, then do so now. Then tell all your friends to become a fan as well and to list YOU as how they heard about Ciao Meow on our Facebook Page.  

We'll then enter both you AND your friend in the comp to win $50 smackers towards a fabulous new outfit from Ciao Meow.

We'll draw the winner once we reach 200 fans. So get crackin! Sign up, tell your friends and get ready to go shopping!

Need more reason's to sign up?  Ok, we understand, here's a 5 brilliant reasons as to why it's great to be friends with Ciao Meow...

1. Seriously cool up-to-the-minute fashion at your fingertips - stunning dresses (party dresses, cocktail dresses, maxi dresses, day dresses - every variety of dress possible!), beautiful quality basics (that every wardrobe needs, we might add!), luxurious new season jackets, as well as a fab selection of separates including tops, Tee's, pants and skirts. That's enough for us anyhow

2. Super quick delivery - most orders arrive between 1 and 3 days (over a weekend) after your order has been received. Now that's darn quick.

3. Orders are beautifully wrapped accompanied by a hand written note, just like a special gift for you. Now that's what we like to receive in the post!

4. Receive exclusive access to Flash Sales, feature designer discounts, competitions and be the first to know about our super End of Season Sales when you join our Facebook page and Newsletter. Plus all the fashion news, tips and advice we like to ramble on about!

5. Customer Rewards - once you've purchased with us, it's our number 1 priority to look after you to ensure you're happy and valued. So we offer exclusive reward to our customers, including ongoing discounts on future purchases as well as other lovely surprises along the way.

So, convinced yet? Join the party and come shopping!

Sign up to Facebook HERE - Ciao Meow

Sign up to our Newsletter HERE

Good luck in the comp and ciao for now!
Miss Ciao Meow >^..^<

My wardrobe staples for the long weekend

We just had a gorgeous long May day weekend up here in Queensland. Though I'm still aching for cool weather, even I couldn't deny the sunshine was just glorious. So I stopped my whinging and took advantage of our sunny days to enjoy the local sites here on the sunny coast. Went to the beach, shopped at local markets, dinner at a favourite bistro and brunched like it was my last day on earth!

Here's my fashion staples and what kept me in good fashion stead for the weekend...

Brunch on Saturday needed something a little warm as it was quite early, so the Nookie Pretenders Maxi dressed down with black sandals was perfect. Plus a stripe always makes me feel more Frenchy-chic, which suited almond croissants & cappuccino's at our local French Patisserie perfectly!

This light cotton Fleur Wood Africa Tunic was perfect for the beach and a walk through the national park, thrown casually on over my Fleur Wood Petit Four Bikini with denim cut-offs. Very casual-chic and super comfy, it's also essential to cover up in our hot Queensland sun, so was great to be able to roll down the sleeves when I needed to. To accessorise, I added some wooden beads, a fedora hat (sunsmart and very cool!) and some havaiana's - the staple footwear of the coast!

Ok, stripes and Little Black Dresses are a slight obsession for me, but they are such classic wardrobe staples, you don't have to over-think what you're going to wear and they always look fabulous. So needless to say, when it was time to go out to dinner on Saturday night (lovely little Italian bistro, YUM, does fabulous vegetarian food), I reached straight for one of my new favourite LBD's - the Fleur Wood Sixteen Candles Tutu Dress. How cool is this dress, seriously? Perfect for the coast too, as it's not so over-glam that you look totally out of place (casual-chic rules the day here). I simply added some black bejewelled sandals to add a casual element, a little flower to my messy up-do and my favourite Lisa Marinucci Black Onyx Pendant and I was ready to go.

Sunday was a perfect day to shop the local markets and I had the perfect dress to wear - the Sumakhi Blue Haze Cape Dress, belted at the waist as shown here with some comfy tan thongs and my fedora hat. Super comfy, light enough to not get too hot, but just warm enough to ward off the early morning chill. I just love this dress and once home, off came the belt and it turns into a caftan-style dress - uber comfy for chillaxing in! I love a frock that has multiple looks & functions - it's a multi-tasker!

So there you go, my perfect long weekend wardrobe - all thanks to my favourite designers at Ciao Meow. And today, it's back into work (I use the term loosely) in another comfy combo...

Yes, I know, stripes again! But this Baker Boys Jersey dress is so soft I can't resist. Worn with the Nookie Zeppelin Leggings adds a bit of a rock edge and then black ballet flats completes my need for easy comfort. I'd love to add some cool ankle boots, but hey, I work from home, so clomping around in heels in your own house all day really doesn't work! So flats it is and I'm happy with that.

Feel free to share your wardrobe favourites... it's always fabulous to hear what other fashion-loving gals are wearing :o)

Happy shopping and ciao for now,
Miss Ciao Meow >^..^<

What am I aching to wear?

I am blessed to live in gorgeous Queensland, beautiful sunny Queensland, by the beach. Yes, I am HUGELY grateful for this fact. However... let me just point out, that it doesn't get overly cold here. Therefore the changing of the seasons is not overly noticeable. I mean, we're over half way through Autumn and I've barely gotten out of cami's, shorts and singlet dresses!

This makes it incredibly hard for a girl who runs an online boutique who is literally SURROUNDED by all the stunning, luscious, snuggly new season winter warmies that I am just ACHING to wear!  But it's too damned hot! And boots, did I mention boots? I want to wear BOOTS!!!

So, seeing as I can't physically wear them right now (without sitting in arctic style air-con, not really the environments best friend), I've decided to post up what I'd like to be wearing. Kind of like therapy for me, hopefully a little entertaining, maybe even a little wardrobe inspiring for you... I'll leave it up to you to decide.

What I'm aching to wear today...

Fleur Wood Pulp Fiction Jacket with Sumakhi Long Sleeved Low Back Stripe Dress 

Yes my friends, this is what I'd be wearing today if the darned weather would just play along! This gorrrgeous jacket from Fleur Wood is made from wool, so its super warm and just tailored to perfection. The Sumakhi dress is a nice thick jersey (great to hold you in) and I have to say, am obsessed with stripes! I would then add some black opaques with my favourite gun-metal grey suede boots, purchased from my gorgeous friend Julie of Jules & Roc (great online store ladies!). And some gorgeous dangly earrings - I'll keep you posted, but have some gorgeous new jewels arriving from Melbourne label Oh Deer. Seriously cool and quirky - stay tuned.

Ahhh yes, it feels good to dream about it. Honestly, it does. Kind of like living vicariously through my blog. If I can't experience it physically right now, at least I can experience it cyberly (ok not sure if that's a real word, but it fits). So what are you wearing today? Or what would you be wearing if the weather was right?

Share with us, we'd love to know!

Happy shopping & ciao for now,

Miss Ciao Meow >^..^<

Get back to basics

All the designers are doing it, so it's time to enjoy the fruits of their labour... We're talking jersey basics and boy do we love them! Think super soft jersey's, simple well cut styles, flattering shapes, beautiful quality and perfect layering pieces... all these attributes make them easy wardrobe essentials, ideal for trans-seasonal dressing and an excellent wardrobe investment as they are perennially stylish. What's not to love??

Enjoy these styles now at Ciao Meow...

Fleur Wood Baker Boy Jersey Dress - add tights and boots and you're good to go. Good idea to leave the sausages at home though :o)

Fleur Wood Element Blouse - beautiful cream 3/4 sleeves with option to roll up. Worn here with Fiction Jacket and jeans. Just classic.

Fleur Wood Element Dress - simply navy jersey, add tights and over the knee boots, sling on a colourful scarf and it's perfect for brunch with the girls.

Fleur Wood Baker Boys Cardi - a classic navy stripe in a draped, easy to wear cardi - perfect to throw on over a dress or a Tee (pictured here with Nookie Stevie Tee), it's a trans-seasonal Must Have.

Nookie Stevie Tee - simple black well cut Tee in a super soft jersey. You just can't go wrong here! Add it to basically ANYTHING and look stylish.

Nookie Tyler Tank - add a little embellishment and voila, you have instant glam in a simple Tee. Love it! And we're loving the gorgeous Teal colour too.

Nookie Pretenders Stripe Maxi - ahh the jersey maxi, very elegant and so soft you'll swear you were still wearing your PJ's! A great dress to wear anywhere - add a blazer for work or a cool vest for play. Seriously cool.

Sumakhi Blue Haze Cape Dress - love the powder blue, this is almost like a poncho in a dress but 100 times cooler than the ones your mum dressed you in when you were 3! Add a belt and you have an instant style lift.

Soooo.... what do you think? Convinced that jersey basics are a stylish girls best friend? Right then, so what are you waiting for? Go forth and shop! Enjoy...

Ciao for now,

Miss Ciao Meow >^..^<