Lara Stone

What? As if this is even Lara Stone??? I cannot believe how different she looks. What a difference new hair and eyebrows can make. I love her as an icy blonde but she definately still looks to die for here. So I'l allow it.

I hope this doesnt become a trend with all of the modules though.

Style.com told me so

Style.com is as usual on the ball and telling me all the latest from fashion heavy metropolis's such as New York and London. What did i learn today? I learnt whose the new who on the front row and whose got the fashion royalty crown...for now.

We all shamelessly stalk the latest "it" girls and boys even though they generally don't do much to deserve that much attention however this bunch may actually be contributing to the world in more ways than perfume lines and porno films.


For example, Aurel Schmidt may be as blonde, skinny and fake tanned as Paris Hilton but she is actually an uber cool, successful and I must admit quite prolific artist. She is emerging on the New York art scene with her works that heavily revolve around bugs and corpses. Not a chihuahua or tiara in sight. i promise.

Or the teeny tiny Tavi Williams who is only 13 and is wowing fashionistas all over the world with her very savvy and extremely insightful fashion journalism. The popularity of her blog "Style rookie" has led her opinion to be of such value that she has written for Interview mag and been the cover star of Pop mag. Crazy town? No, this pocket rocket means business she told the world that she was tired of Christophe Decarnin of Balmain was doing the same thing each season. Oh no she didn't! Watch out Anna Wintour!

The Honorable Sophia Hesketh is another example although i may need to convince you of this. Yes she is an heir to her very wealthy father's lordly estate (yawn!) and so has all of the perks of such, not dissimilar to most "it" girls. Need i mention Paris again? Any who, despite her disgustingly privileged lifestyle she is actually a super talented employee at Japanese Vogue. I admire anyone who could keep up with the creativity in that magazine.

Okay so only three examples of actually useful people. Everyone else is the usual mix of heiress/model/struggling actress or professional party goer but still, they have nice shoes and go to extravagant parties. That's good enough for me.


Look out for them,


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Kaiser Karl does it again.

Karl Lagerfeld shot this story with Raquel Zimermmann. Isn't it amazing? I haven't ever seen anything like it. He really is such a creative force.

I adore how strong her stances are and her body looks phenomenal. The styling is spot on especially with the blonde, spiked wig and the red Prada heels.

I think it is superb how he has treated the photos to have that watercoloured effect. I would love to know what this effect is called.

The story appeared in V magazine and is one of many iconic stories they have been luvky enough to publish.

Just thought I would share

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Smoking Hot

The shots above are just some from a story styled by Vanessa Coyle and photographed by Mari Sarai called "Miami Heat." It is a seriously chic take on Miami style. The quintessentially beach to street city is a mix of colour and life that Vanessa Coyle has brought to the fashion fronts in an unashamedly quirky but impressive way. 

Coyle took the parties, sex and vibrancy of Miami and mashed it all together but, don't get me wrong...it worked. These are some seriously hot shots with some wild outfits.

Think cropped t-shirts, over the top costume jewellery, neon brights, leopard print, zebra prints and turbans all layered on top of each other. Oh and on the beach. Wacky? Tacky? errrr..no!

Model Masha Novoselova shines with sex appeal and high fashion fire. Her body is absolutely enviable and the way she delivers each shot is of a standard rarely seen. 

I would be a happy gal if i could deliver storys even half as impressive as this.

Enjoy

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Purchase!

I have this bag on lay by, however in an Olive green colour rather than this yummy butter yellow. Although, I love the green, the more i stare at this yellow the more i sway towards it as a preference. Maybe I would have preferred this above colour instead? However i didn't know this until i found this on google two seconds ago so i will stick with what i know.

To be perfectly frank, the bag makes me act like a contestant on farmer wants a wife in the sense that I'm in love with it even though i don't really know it that well. Although initially this seems like a strange comment to make it makes for interesting thought. Isn't it funny how a handbag can give you such satisfaction?

I bought this divine little Chloe bag despite the fact that in no shape or form can i afford it. I wonder how attractive a girl with a Chloe bag really can be if she eats baked beans for dinner every night and has to stay in on Saturday nights? I also bought this depsite the fact i talked myself out of the buying the yummy berry toned one below even though it was on sale on Net-a-Porter.
Anywho, more to the point I felt like i utterly needed this bag not only for my own sense of mental stability but for the fact that i needed to give my regular handbag a nice well earned rest.

This lovely piece of artwork i.e the YSL Tribute Bag, is my trusty side kick through thick and thin but alas it has had one too many drops of Sauvignon blanc spilled on it and one too many specks of cigarette ash fall ungracefully upon it.

Now in order to save my bag's soul i intend on having a healthy alternation on a day to day basis from one to another. Hence increasing the life span of each exponentially. Please note the word exponentially may or may not be used there for literary emphasis more than mathematical fact.

Here is my justification and I'm sticking with it:

1.These bags should last me 20 years....if i look after them. So it is better to spend a lot on this than too much on a badly made cheaper brand such as M***co or W*****ry.
2.These bags looks better, smell better and feel better
3.Both are highly useful and versatile colours and styles that will compliment practically any outfit without making the other bag seem pointless.
4.When lay buyed its practically free as at each point of purchase the pains of the last chunk of money leaving your bank account with nothing to show for it are long gone and eventually you get it for a fraction of the whole cost. That one was a mouthful but essentially it means lots of money plus lots of money multiplied by lots more money but divided by lay by equals nearly free Chloe bag. Comprendez?
5.These bags may or may not make me a better calibre of person. This is merely an unresearched hypothesis pioneered by the Hilton/Lohan School of thought. I dont take it too seriously.

I have more than half left to pay off my bag but I thought devoting an entire post to the thought process surrounding the actual purchase decision was fair enough as i am fairly certain i am the only person who reads this blog any way.
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Love and Hate

There is no denying that Alexander McQueen is a genius. I really admire him but I am not entirely convinced with his 2010 Resort Collection. There are some really strong pieces but the collection also seems aesthetically inconsistent and somewhat daggy at times. Too harsh? No disrespect intended maybe I am just not getting his vision.

I feel there are real incongruities between the strong geometric pieces such as the striped suits or the block colour body con dresses and then the painted splattered silk dresses and jeans. Also the yellow dress with black lace overlay truly is a divine creation but seems completely random against the remaining pieces. 

It doesn't seem cohesive enough for a resort collection. With such small collections there isn't enough room to be so varied and so it seems almost junior for him this time round. Ahhh that statement will get me in trouble..

 

So, moving on, I love love love the blue and red striped suit. The tailoring of the blazer is superb. It is corseted throughout the waist giving it a  severe feminine curve and yet the shoulders, the stripes andthe bottom of the jacket are definitely masculine in their nature and strength. This is an example of the perfect mix of masculine and feminine. Teamed with matching skin tight leggings the shape makes a polished and powerful image. 

I also love the bold printed leggings in candy primary colours. They give off an Aztec vibe which never hurt anyone in my opinion. Matched back with the divine royal blue ankle boots also from the collection that is one hell of a good looking bottom half. 

If worried about your top half snap up the steel blue and grey blazer (look 12 on style.com) it is positively scrumptious.

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King Pins

I went to Circular Quay on Saturday and it was such an amazing day. The sunshine was out in full force and there was a really happy vibe on the streets. We had coffee and macaroons at the french patisserie and strolled around bookstores and market before reaching our main destination. I went to see the exhibition Rising Tide which is a collection of video works the gallery has acquired over the last six or so years. 

One of the standout works was "Welcome to the Jingle" by The King Pins. These are four chicks who dress in drag as men and make social commentaries on gender, sex, public space, consumerism and corporate branding. In the case of Welcome to the Jingle they are four men dressed in matching tracksuits powering through the streets of Sydney on an exercise/dance marathon using Starbucks cafes as centralised checkpoints. 

This work cleverly proposes the notion that the city was colonised by franchises and homogenised fast food venues which pretend to be sophisticated and  cultured centres. I stole most of that sentence from: NeMe: The New New: video art in the 21st century by Shaun Wilson. Don't judge me... he just said it better than I could have. Any who.. they propose these fantastic ideas and observations (and others) in great parodies of eighties and nineties music videos. In my opinion loud music, repetitive dance choreography, over dramatic costumes and many shocked unexpected civilians = fun.

The exhibition is on until the end of August and I definitely recommend you pop by. There is also a great work by Patricia Piccinini who I love.

Go... go now!