Fiona Kowalski is the warm, funny, super-stylish founder of children’s clothing label Printebebe (pronounced print baby) – an adorable collection printed smock dresses, blouses and bloomers.

Her career has seen her travel full-circle, starting out as a designer then moving into the role of fashion editor and stylist for many years in Hong Kong, New Zealand, London and Australia. It was the birth of her daughter Gidget (now 2) however, that inspired her move back into designing.

“I started Printebebe because I wanted to create affordable children’s clothing that was pretty and easy to wear. It has been fun, more hard work than I ever imagined, but so rewarding too”.

Click on the link below for Fiona’s style tips and all the pics from our shoot…

Comfortable is not a word you hear too often in stylish circles. Tailored, yes. Structured, often. But the word comfortable always seems at odds with anything really fabulous.

Let me introduce you to one of my favourite labels – Marni.

Marni is hands-down the master at ‘fabulous and comfortable’ (whilst simultaneously specialising in fun and whimsical – hence why I like them so much).

Case in point – the Marni jewelled calf hair sandal, $510

Rarely a season will pass where leopard print doesn’t make an appearance. It has a magical kind of quality, suggesting luxury, sophistication and sex all in equal measure.

This season, pink leopards have been spotted (did you see what I did there??) – not their most natural state, but pretty darn cute nonetheless.

Feeling frisky?

Follow the link below for my edit of the best pink leopard prints that you can buy right now…

When styling a shoot, I draw my inspiration from many (often pretty random) places – watermelon eyebrows anyone? or how about a baby elephant?

But being a a massive cinephile (read: movie nerd), it’s often a film that has inspired me.

Today was the dreamy, slightly sinister ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock’.

I remember watching this and not being too worried about Miranda:

6 year old me:
“I think she’s just fallen down between some rocks. I’m sure she’ll be ok”

…but being totally transfixed by all the wonderful, white cotton dresses the girls got to wear. I have been a sucker for lace, broderie anglaise and cotton voile ever since.

Follow the link below for all the pics from my shoot and shopping details…