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An Interview with Rachel of The Autumn Castle

I'm Rachel.  I'm 25 years old and I live in the inner west of Sydney with my boyfriend and our cat Lolly.  This is my little fashion and lifestyle blog.  I'm a legal secretary by day, an arts student by night, and on the weekends you can usually find me at various restaurants and bars around Sydney with friends.  I started The Autumn Castle in November 2010.   It started off as just a way to chronicle my shopping addiction, and it's just grown from there!  I love fashion (obviously), nail polish, books, travel and photography.

Twitter: @autumn_castle

This interview was published on Monday, May 07, 2012.

What do you do when you're not blogging? What is your job?

Rachel: I'm a legal secretary in a mid-tier firm. I'm also studying an Arts degree part-time.

How did you come up with your blog name?

Rachel: It's actually the name of one my favourite books. I was starting at my bookshelf trying to think of blog titles and it jumped out at me.

How would you describe your personal style?

Rachel: It's changed a lot over the past year, I'd say quite classic with a bit of an alternative edge.

What would be the one fashion tip you would give to a friend?

Rachel: Shop online, the amount of amazing things available online compared to in-store is incredible. Plus it's usually so much cheaper.

What are you currently grooving to?

Rachel: Dubstep.

What types of items do you like to save $ on and what do you splurge on?

Rachel: I tend to save money on more trend-based items that I know I won't be wearing forever. I like to splurge on things I'll wear often and for a long time, like jeans, shoes, bags, coats, etc.

4 things you can't live without:

Rachel: My iPhone, my DSLR camera, my Kindle and...my boyfriend, if he counts :)

What’s your guilty pleasure?

Rachel: Pizza and cider on Sunday nights.

On the first day of hot weather, you'll find me:

Rachel: Wearing a brightly-coloured sundress, hopefully at the beach.

People would be surprised to know that I...

Rachel: Have 5 piercings.

What's your latest obsession?

Rachel: Jeans. The amount of jeans I've bought lately is embarrassing. I think I now have them in every colour.

What's the oldest thing you're wearing today? Is there a story behind it?

Rachel: The oldest thing is probably my Hermes clic clac. I bought it in New York on my 23rd birthday 2 years ago, so it's very special to me.

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