“Music is probably the only real magic I have encountered in my life … It’s pure and it’s real.” Festivals, friends and food – a recipe for the perfect summer.

Escaping ...
A very welcome escape to my home town of Melbourne. Balmy summer nights spent at rooftop bars, and of course a road trip along the Great Ocean Road on route to the Lorne Falls Festival.

Essentials ...
For festival season I can’t live without an amazing pair of faded blue denim jeans and the perfect pair of hoop earrings to effortlessly dress up any outfit. Add to this my favourite M.A.C lipstick for when your afternoon plans turn into impromptu evening drinks, and a comfortable pair of black mules, and I’m ready for anything the Melbourne summer throws at me.

 Celebrating ...
As always happens, a quiet Christmas at home turned into a day of too much food, cocktails aplenty and talking late into the night. I was lucky enough to receive one of Frederic Forest’s beautiful portraits which now takes pride of place on my mantle, and broke in my new Dr Martens dancing my way into the new year to my new favourite British band, Glass Animals.