Saturday, February 27, 2010

Fresh New Start.

I've neglected this blog for a very long time.
To be honest I'm really not sure why, I have a lot of fun writing it, but not a lot of time or... bother to dedicate much, or rather ANY time to doing it.

However-- I have been away overseas for 9 weeks in Paris and England and have a new outlook on lots of things. I sort of wished I had kept writing in the blog to be able to update it and not look pathetic. While I was gone a lot of amazing things happened and a terrible thing as well. When Alexander McQueen died, I apparently sat still for half an hour. It was shocking to hear, he was my favorite ready to wear designer (I'm not just claiming that now). I was horrified by the circumstances and was unable to pull myself into gear for days and days. I was overseas in Paris knowing full well that I shouldn't be so glum in such a city. I can look back on it now and be able to type away, still with a sense of sadness, but there was a massive relief and weight off my shoulders when I realized that I am SO AMAZINGLY FORTUNATE to have a man like Lee exist and that i was old enough and interested enough to see the surreal and beauty that was his clothes (even if just through a computer screen). I don't think there is any point in including pictures in this belated post as i haven't been persistent enough to give this blog attention for months. I can say though that my favorite collections of his have been "Picnic at hanging rock" and "The girl who lived in the tree". He was an incredible man, his clothes gave me butterflies, and those collections always will even in years to come when i'm looking through pictures saved in a folder on my computer of them.

So with that said (I could have written more passionately at the time, but right now i just feel upset re-thinking about it) I plan to write in this blog more often, but we'll see. I'm sorry that this new but belated post is... rather depressing.

Monday, July 27, 2009

Fashion Bailout

Since i haven't blogged for a while, i should probably fill up the space.
This editorial was in the April issue of Italian Vogue, photographed
by Steven Meisel and styled by Karl Templer.It months old but none the less inspiring, very wearable and grungy except with a thousand dollar price tag.






Friday, July 24, 2009

guess what came in the mail today...

HARD DAYS NIGHT!!!
(the Beatles Movie)

I'm such a little hip-kid, thats two posts in a row about the Beatles.
Oh how i despise Hip-Kids....



I'm late on the internet shopping phenomena, and lame too... even my Dad (late 40 year old) knows the ins and outs of shopping online...

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Apparently there's something very wrong with people wanting to get mop tops



Well at least my friends think so anyway.
I've recently gone through a re-obsession with the Beatles.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Oh yeah and in other news

.. not that anyone reads my blog or anything, but i was posting more on Myspace Blog.
Not that anyone read that too.

On myspace for the last couple of months i've was banging on about Lacroix, who is by far my favorite Couturier.

this is my list of favorite couturier's

1.Christian Lacroix
2.Galliano (for Dior)
3.Jean Paul Gaultier
4.Gareth Pugh.. who isn't a couturier but may as well be!
5.Givenchy


I was deeply depressed to hear that Lacroix had gone bankrupt (also stunned; if you had the money, why wouldn't you want to wear Christian Lacroix haute couture?). But i had faith in my favorite designer and couturier- because thats what you do, i thought he would pull through... i even begged my parents to buy shares (which was a very unrealistic outlook i've now realised). But no... he might of just made his last ever Couture show.

I think... maybe.... because the new Couture audience is looking for outrages and almost satirical garments, houses like Dior and Gaultier become more attractive. I'm not really a Couture buyer (obvz) but thats how i see it anyway.
Christian Lacroix's collection was rather dark, and very wearable considering, also elegant- but thats a given. He said the inspiration came from his ink sketches, which really plays out well in this collection as the attention is drawn to the way the drapery of the fabric creates classic silhouettes (I sound like a prat).
The whole collection was done for free!!! And created by 12 people. Even the venue and the music... to me thats really inspiring.
I watched it on youtube and style.com and people are commenting how they cried. The last dress is stunning!!!

Crazy...

A friend of mine bought a Michael Jackson doll from a cheapo store in 2005 or maybe 2004.
He managed to pick one up for less than $5 on account of it being rejected stock and the media being convinced that Michael Jackson was a pedophile.
On a recent browse on Ebay i noticed something....

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Sydney Vintage Fair




Right so, the Sydney Vintage Fair runs from the 17th, 18th to 19th of April and is well worth a visit. Its perfect for vintage fabric collectors, as well as clothing, accessories (the costume jewelry is to die for) and shoes.... so many beautiful beautiful shoes.
You can also find some down right scary stuff, such as yellow rubber swimming caps from the 1950s which resemble the rubber bits on the back of tooth brushes (you know what i'm talking about) and creepy sepia photos of Adams family look-a-likes.

I'll be going to find a pillbox hat as i will be needing one if i'm going to convince my work experience employer (a sydney based milliner) that i really do love headwear :)
Also, a parasol for my friend Katherine (a goth).

And the strange thing is, you can actually find these things, because the Sydney Vintage Fair is brilliant.

(I'll post some photos)