As I enter into the next stage of my career, A&D will be on pause. But feel free to follow any of the below links for your daily amped dose cool hunted popular culture.


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LOVING MY GOODWILL STREAK // HOW TO THRIFT SUCCESSFULLY

My latest purchase was this beautiful J Crew woolen khaki coat I bought at my local Goodwill near work for $10!!!!! It was originally $19.99, but was on a half-off sale. Can you believe that?  

Seriously, thrifting (or op shopping as us Aussies know it as) is seriously on another level here in New York! Which shouldn't really come as surprise. But I was under the impression that because a majority of financially savvy New Yorkers would have cleaned out thrift stores around town. But boy was I wrong. I have consistently found amazing pieces at charity shops around New York City and Brooklyn. So I have found that these little tips have been really helping me score some good ones. 

• Do a lot of research and figure out the closest/most convenient op shop you have - The more convenient it is, the more you will make an effort to go thrifting. 
• Try and make it there every week. New stock gets on a weekly basis in op shops, so you can always find something!
• Sign up to the newsletter - You will find out about special deals, discounts and opening specials. 
• Get a loyalty card. In America - they even have loyalty/punch cards for op shops. Best idea ever!
• Don't stick to size or gender restrictions. Especially if the store is having a sale, people will not be diligent in returning an item back to its appropriate place - some of the best finds are always hiding in the wrong spots. 
• Hit up the "recently returned" racks that stand outside the changing rooms. Its like a specially curated section of items that other people have deemed worthy of trying on but for some reason didnt work. So when you have little to no time - hit it up first! 
• Find a good seamstress - They can alter and fix amazing op shop items to be more wearable, and chances are these pieces will last a lot longer in your wardrobe. 

And honestly, it doesn't even matter where you in the world, these tips will serve you very well !

Can't get over how much I love this coat. 

Have you got any tips/tricks on how you thrift successfully? 

xx

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NYFW SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR THE GIRL 'NOT SO' ON THE GO

So not sure if you are like me, but if you also happen to be stuck to a desk/work while NYFW gloriously passes us by chances you are also having NYFW'14 withdrawals. I certainly am - mostly because it is pure irony that I also happen to be in New York this year. But to get the most out the season's shows I have a few helpful links and sites that will keep you in the loop of whats going on. 

Read on for the good stuff.

RIP GOOGLE READER

Ahhh yes. It truly is the end of an era. Google Reader is shutting its doors to a world of blog and website subscription. Kind of annoyed by the news as I love my Google Reader to catch up on my blog roll, but at the same time excited to get back on to Bloglovin. And that is exactly where you will find A&D listed too :)

Bloglovin even have made it easy to transfer your blog roll on to theirs.

And if you are also a fellow blogger 1) Make sure you have registered your blog on Bloglovin and 2) Leave me the link to your Bloglovin below!  

So make sure you say your peace with Google Reader and switch over to (my preferred method of catching up on blogs) Bloglovin. Follow Amped & Dangerous on Bloglovin by clicking here.

xxx

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INTERNING IN NEW YORK / GETTING AHEAD & MANAGING EXPECTATIONS

Part two of three on my series of living and interning in New York! Well mainly working, because living arrangements in NY are a pain - and you should be able to work it out yourself! On part one of this series (click here for that post) I mainly discussed why and how I started my internship in New York, as well as a few tips when embarking on your own internship. So if you follow this like a HBO series (where they jump from scene to scene) by now you should be swimming in errands and office clippings, right? So how do you maintain positivity whilst making sure that your eye stays on the bigger picture; getting ahead in the internship (ie. trying to land a job!) and managing your own expectations? Well hopefully I can share some food for thought.

If you know of anyone that is embarking on their own internship journey, and think they would enjoy this series - I would love it if you could share it :)

INTERNING IN NEW YORK / THE FIRST MONTH

Is intense.

Imagine all the television shows and books you have consumed about interning (or even working) in New York - have you got all the stereotypes and clichés in mind??? Well my experience so far has been exactly that!

A picture of my desk and brand new Moleskine, on the first day of my internship. 

My holiday to New York is technically a working holiday as I chose to take on a couple of internships here - why not right? And I honestly think this is a great decision for any Uni graduate or even student looking to expand his/her portfolio. Its an easy way to add experience as well as explore the industry that you want to work in - and see it as a bonus that it’s in a completely different country/city/continent. Of course this would only apply to select industries, but with a lot of research you should be able to find out what works for you and what doesn’t.

I managed to score myself a couple of internships, one with a Music PR company and the other with Portable. I am happy to report that after the first month I am very happy with both. Surprisingly I wasn’t as nervous or daunted as I should be, but I think that’s down to knowing that there was nothing to lose with this experience – only to gain. 

So I decided that anyone who happens upon this blog post is probably a) not American and b) curious to know how internships work here in the Big Apple.

MINDY KALING LIVE (NOT!) FROM #NYFW // VIA PORTABLE.TV

Happy Friday people! How are we this fine Friday?
But more importantly what are you doing for the weekend? And to my amazing Australian readers - you are well and truly in the swing of the weekend.

If you were anthing like me, over the last nine days of New York Fashion week, you have been glued to your smart phone. Trying to absorb the Tweets, Tumblrs, Posts, WordPresses, RedIts, Instas and many more for our daily (hourly?) dose of #NYFW amazingness. But one hilarious lady caught most of the attention thanks to her special Tweets.

From (allegedly) flirting with James Franco to bar hopping with Carine Roitfield, Mindy Kaling probably lived #NYFW the way we all wish we could have. Her "fake fashion tweets" were the best out of all the NYFW tweets - and dare I say she was more entertaining than the crowd who actually attended #NYFW - haha!

So, what better way to help celebrate the end of such a sartorially glamourous week by bringing to life some of our favourite Kaling #NYFW tweets.

I got to write this article for Portable.TV while I am interning here in New York, so....

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FASHION NIGHT OUT NYC '12

Fashion Week 2012 is truly well underway and it was given a great opening party thanks to this year's Fashion Night Out. Regardless of all the meticulous planning and anticipation, I can almost guarantee that no one stuck to their schedule courtesy of the FNO website. Well I surely didn't. I think next time everyone's expectations would be well maintained if you used the schedules as more of a rough guide and see where the crowds take you. Both metaphorically and literally.