Instagram Nation: The essential grams to follow in 2017

Shes Vague

Remember back to Halloween 2016? When Kylie was channelling Xtina? Well Shes Vague was all over that long before your favourite Kardash had any clue. Shes Vague pays homage to the women we grew up with. She captures the ankle bracelets, the attitudes and angst of femmes in the noughties. It is 100% worth a follow. 

A photo posted by SHE'S VAGUE (@shesvague) on Jan 2, 2017 at 2:47am PST

The Local Project

Local Project is an absolute must for any person wanting #australianhouseenvy. The account focusses primarily on the use of timber in residential architecture projects. It will want to make you gut your house, and start all over.

Lucky Shophouse designed by Change Architects ~ exposed brick, high ceilings & timber paneling featured kitchen ✨ photographed by Invy & Eric Ng

A photo posted by Design, Interiors & Furniture (@thelocalproject) on Jan 2, 2017 at 11:54am PST

Iwan Baan

Iwan Baan's account is a visual journey of the Dutch architecture photographer. The renowned photographer is paid to travel the world and photograph finished structures. The photos featured on his Instagram are shot on an iphone and are not always the finished product but damn are they amazing! If you'd like an insight into the many wonderous structures, people & cultures that exist today, then chuck old Iwan a follow!

#auditorium #pierrejeanneret Ghandi Bhawan #chandigargh #india. TRUTH IS GOD and a few potted plants.

A photo posted by Iwan Baan (@iwanbaan) on Dec 22, 2016 at 7:49am PST

Swipes4Daddy

We've all wanted to be bold on Tinder. To test how far we can push someone. Here you find swipes4daddy. After setting Tinder preferences to 45+, watch how some of the men around us respond. Some of the conversations will make you laugh, some cry but mostly you will feel awkward.

U ever feel conflicted?

A photo posted by Tinder Dads (@swipes4daddy) on Dec 21, 2016 at 6:30pm PST

CaitlinJStasey69

Caitlin Stasey is Disney Channel's former sleepover club sweetheart turned bad gal. She frequently posts politically charged nudes and likes to remind her 200K followers very often that she does not give a f***.

Wishful thinking I will never not wish the whole GOP was disappeared.

A photo posted by Baby Lady (@caitlinjstasey69) on Dec 22, 2016 at 1:28pm PST

Goon Daddy

Need some Perth in the mix? You can't go past Goon Daddy. Some might say she is the better and more succinct version of the Bell Tower Times. Others may posit she is the veritable meme kween. 

I honestly cannot talk, I'd probably walk to Albany to see Korn perform Gregorian chants on the peak of Bluff Knoll, but the concept of travelling to a literal island to see like 5 acts is so... funny and audacious... I wish I was that ballsy...

A photo posted by Isabella Corbett (@goon.daddy) on Dec 11, 2016 at 7:46pm PST

Taste of Streep

An entire account dedicated to the queen herself, meryl streep, her outfits, and their accompanying food pairings. Highlights include the recent beige suit/gingerbread holiday mashup.

LATKES ✨ #latkes #happyhannukah #holiday #eats #food

A photo posted by taste of streep (@tasteofstreep) on Dec 26, 2016 at 10:25am PST

Contributors: Sarah Marshman, Conrad Liveris and Megan Neale. 

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