Front Page, baby!

BAM! Guess who’s on the front page on mX newspaper today? Damn right that’s me and my bestie Sarah! We did this photo last week on a whim. I had to go and buy a whole bunch of zombie makeup that day as I was just too disorgansied to make the blood and stuff as I usually do. Not bad for a 45 min rush job, I gotta say!

The writing in the bubble says:

WALK OF THELIVING DEAD
Brisbane’s CBD will look like the set of Shaun of the Dead this Sunday when Sarah Keogh and Cara Westworth take part in the sixth annual Zombie Walk. Thousands of people in zombie costumes will start their journey from Wickham Park at 3pm until they finish at Centenary Place in Fortitude Valley. Brisbane’s Zombie Walk is the largest in the world and is held to raise money for the Brain Foundation of Australia. For more information, brisbanezombiewalk.com

And I believe we’ll be in City News tomorrow as well! What a week, I’m telling you now. But after a week of extreme stress (I lost a kilo from it this week alone) things are falling into place and the walk should be an amaing day. Don’t forget:

BRISBANE ZOMBIE WALK
WHEN: Sunday 23rd October, fun starts from 11am, walk leaves at 3pm
WHERE: Wickham Park, Brisbane City. Just follow Albert St up from the mall and we’re up on the right near Roma St Parklands
WHY: For fun, of course! And we also raise money for the Brain Foundation. So dig deep!

Zombies on my Mind

Well it’s that time of year again. It’s mid-October and the Brisbane Zombie Walk is almost upon us. Literally every single thought that goes through my heard involves zombies in some way. There’s less than two weeks to go and I’m madly trying to sort out all of the permits (you don’t want to know how many we need, it’s insane) and all of the final details that will make this walk the most professional yet. It’s amazing how much we learn each year. I’m sure that even after doing this for 10 years, I will keep on finding new ways to make it run better. But we’re getting there and since my stress levels are relatively low right now, I feel confident in saying we’re doing pretty well. So that’s why my posts have been few and far between. I don’t feel the need to bore you to death with zombie-this and zombie-that for an entire month. But I did wnat to share a few things that might be of interest for the zombie-inclined:

First of all, how cute are our shirts this year? I am super proud of the design and they look AMAZING in real life! I got a couple of singlets printed as I hate wearing t-shirts, but they’re just for the female organisers, not for the public. Hopefully next year! Want one? Buy them here!

The QLD Police launched a new site called QldAlert which will compile all of their social media for a handy one-stop shop when there’s an emergency or major event. And to test it out, they made it all about a zombie outbreak. Told ya’ll the QPS had our backs!

My favourite Brisbane artist Lauren Carney has made special shirts for the walk, and is giving us half the proceeds! I am so exited, especially since the bag she had with this design at the last markets I saw her at had sold out :( Yay for cute zombies!

And finally, check out the cutest engagement photoshoot ever! (Yes, it involves zombies)

I want some Dukas shoes!

I accidentally stumbled upon this Greek label of shoes the other day and am madly in love. This designer has been around for about 10 years but it’s only been quite recently that the fashion world has been exposed to his… well, works of art. If I could only choose one label for my shoes for the rest of my life, Dukas would be it.

Here are some examples from his latest collections:

And here is my all time favourite design of his. I mean c’mon, pink patent leather with a pink persepex heel that doesn’t look anything like a stripper shoe? AMAZING!

I could sit here and post a dozen more examples but I will leave it you you to Google “Dukas shoes” and prepare to be amazed! The patent pink stiletto’s with black leopard print are especially delightful!