Fashion that doesn't bleed!

Been a very very long time since I wrote something on the blog... :) 



But moving and being busy doesn't really help. So becoming vegetarian (again) wasn't really something I saw my self being capable of doing, because come on Australia has so much of wine, and with wine comes cheese and cold cuts.. 

But once I put my mind to it, it was easy as it could get. However today's post isn't about vegetarianism or veganism... its about Fashion. 

 

A few months ago, I put my head to buying my self a Prada bag (yes vain) but a girl needs a dream... I found the bag, found the price and was on my way to collecting/saving to purchase this beautiful bag for my self... I came across this peta video about fur and leather, which made me sit and cry my heart out. I never condoned fur - WHY in the WORLD WOULD SOMEONE WEAR FUR? WHY?? WHY?? and I always made it a point never to purchase leather goods... side note however I love shoes, and always bought them, never thought twice about the material until one day I was preaching to a friend about how all the big companies such as louise vuitton, prada, louboutin uses leather till she pointed out to me to check if my shoes said leather upper, which infact it did... this broke my heart.. I still have a few products which obviously is leather which I cannot throw away for sentimental reasons. However I will NEVER purchase anything leahter going forward. THAT was my promise.



After much research high and low and stalking instagram  I've found some designers if one wants to pamper your self guilt free and cruelty free. (these are only a few, you can find plenty online)  I, my self carry a bag made out of cloth :) gives me a lot of pleasure... 

 
These are a few fashion designers in case anyone is interested.


Stella McCartney

Freedom of Animals

Corature

Matt and Nat

Labante London

Ethique212

Viva  Creatures

 

Remember,  PU stands for Polyurethane is a tad more eco-friendly than PVC. Bonded Leather and Genuine Suede

actually does contain animal products. If you see the terms Faux, Pleather, Suedette or Leatherette  you are good to go!!!

 
Will be on the look out for some Lankan designers.. But I do know for sure Lonali from House of Lonali  definitely is someone who looks for ethical ways of producing a garment... 


Peace xox

 

Oh what a bootiful Wedding (s)!!!

Its been weddings galore really... from December till End of January (for now) and I'm really tired!!! But nevertheless, which girl hates a beautiful wedding!?! but the entire year is filled with weddings of good friends... what is a wedding really, other than 2 people embarking on a mysterious adventure of discovery... and us, their awesome friends making it a night to remember


So I decided to take pictures like the little godaya that I am... and put it up...

First off, wedding 1... This happened in December 2011 though, but i always wanted to put pictures up of this wedding... (simple little thing) XD

Church decor,  just flower petals lining the isle...

 

They also had a poruwa... again quite a simple deal... The Bride wanted all decor in white...

  The bridesmaids wore Orange/Tangerine cotton silks with 4 different coloured pallus...

Wedding 2 : was in December 2013, IT was the most beautiful wedding I had been to (SO FAR) in my life!!! The wedding was at the brides home and under a marquee, while little bulbs sparkled like stars. The detail and thought that went in to this wedding was amazing!

These little mini vases were hung on the walk way to the garden...

The bar was under mango tree, and had these chandeliers shown in the picture below all around it... so breathtakingly beautiful....

Little cocktail tables around the bar..

The high table.... You can see the maid of honour practicing her speech!

The table decor... <3

The other was of a homecoming, of a very close friend.  The theme for the decor was set as Origami cranes, you would see us at office daily, making little colourful birds and hiding it under our tables just to make sure to look as if we were busy! :'D


The table decor...

>>> the photo prop-station

The photo-prop backdrop

The entrance decor and the sign boards... so colourful and so unique

The ceiling at stables - park street mews

My friend lets call her T, went overboard wanting to make sure her husband knew they were now and forever officially H-I-T-C-H-E-D!!!

THE end... for now!!!

Yeah, because THAT's what Christmas stands for...

I was pretty shocked when I saw the branding done by Leather Collection/ Cotton Collection with huge Christmas baubles with the wordings I Need...I Crave...I Desire...

Seriously thought, where has the meaning of Christmas gone to? It's full of cheap marketing consumerism and women dressed as sexy santas. Eugh. I guess Jesus Christ is not 'cool' enough...
Religious holidays should just remain as simple as possible. I always think Jesus/ Buddha or even Allah would seriously be face-palming themselves, at the rate people bastardize the simple truth of the religion for the pettiest reasons.

BEST RED VELVET CUPCAKES!!! EVER!!!!

I was always intimidated by cream cheese frosting so I never got around to making anything which I could use it on... but then A super close friends birthday came along and I decided to try something special... (also because I had cream cheese at home :) )

So here's my recipe with a few tweaks (from lanka)



Best Red Velvet Cupcakes
This recipe for originally adapted from Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook, which is pretty neat… (however I stole it from the internet) J
This recipe makes one dozen cupcakes.  Double the recipe and you’ll have either two dozen cupcakes, or enough batter to make 2 9-inch layer cakes.  Which is quite awesome?

• 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 3 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder ( I used motha cocoa powder)  
• 2  Tablespoons red food coloring (unless you want to buy wilton gel paste which is awesome, I used starbrand food colouring)
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup buttermilk OR 1 cup Yogurt
• 1 cup plus 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda OR 2 teaspoons of baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons distilled white vinegar

Place a rack in the upper third of the oven and preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In the bowl cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about three minutes on a low speed. Turn mixer to high and add  the egg.  Scrape down the bowl and beat until well incorporated.

In a separate bowl mix together cocoa, vanilla and red food coloring to make a thick paste.  Add to the batter, mixing thoroughly until completely combined.  You may need to stop the mixer to scrape the bottom of the bowl, making sure that all the batter gets color.

Turn mixer to low and slowly add half of the buttermilk.  Add half of the flour and salt and mix until combined.  Scrape the bowl and repeat the process with the remaining milk and flour.  Beat on high until smooth.

Turn mixer to low and add baking soda and white vinegar.  Turn to high and beat a few more minutes.
Spoon batter into a paper lined cupcake baking pan and bake at 350 F for 20-25 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the center cupcake comes out clean.

Let rest in the pan for 10 minutes, then place them of a cooling rack to cool completely before frosting.

Cream Cheese Frosting (My version of it)

The original recipe calls for ground cinnamon powder but since I'm not a big fan I used my own recipe.

double the recipe to frost a 2 layer 9-inch cake

• 1 3/4 cups confectioners sugar, sifted
• 3 Tablespoons butter, room temperature
• 2 ounces cream cheese, cold 
• dash of Milk 
• Pinch of salt

Beat the sugar and butter together in the bowl .  Mix on medium-slow speed until it comes together and is well mixed.
Add the cream cheese all at once and beat on medium to medium-high until incorporated.
Turn the mixer to medium-high and beat for 5 minutes, or until the frosting becomes light and fluffy.
Do not over-beat as the frosting can quickly become runny.