Karen O- Put on a show:

Karen O from the YYY''s is awesome. I love love love her music but I must admit love her style just as much.

This almighty front woman has the guts to do what I never could by taking the most ridiculous things and making them totally enviable ensembles. Granted she has the dramtic benefits of being on stage and so costumey pieces work well for her. I cant imagine wearing half of the stuff she does to my work. I would be escorted out of the building by the fashion police. (Seriously!)

I may take a leaf out of her book and become a little more daring in my apparel choice. It will take some research and careful planning though so as not to look like the below.

hahahahha

This could turn me gay...

Balmainia

Disclaimer:
Please note I am overworked and exhausted and so may be considered criminally insane. All thoughts in this post can be attributed to this current state of mind only.

I am over Balmain. I am sorry. I think it is an amazing label and I love every collection. It is sexy, wild, rockstar chic that takes itself delicously seriously. BUT it is everywhere. Mags need to stop chanelling it, chain stores need to stop copying it and for god sake people need to stop blogging about it. (hahahaha- i know the irony of that)

It has reached its absolute saturation point which means the end is nigh, no? Everything cool does this. Its such a shame. Every LV and Chloe bag experiences this. Every Marni and Christian Laboutin shoe also. I wish i could hog everything i love so that every knew it was cool but couldn't get themselves. This would be the case in my ideal world.

Back in reality though it simply means success for a great designer which i must learn to repsect.

Shopping List:

Here are the items I am lusting over at the moment. Whether I will ever buy them is another thing but in an ideal blog world these are on my shopping list:

1: Acne Sandals- Super Duper everyday wear for work in the summer time.

2:Chloe Dress- Perfect beach cover up. I would probably take the hem up a little to show off the pins.

3: Chloe Boots- These are the only wedges i will ever accept. No other compromises. Wedges are gross but who can argue with Chloe?

4: Luella T-shirt- Bling bling money ain't a thing. 

5: 3.1 Phillip Lim Sweater- Wicked for layering. Perf with a short skirt and ankle boots on those cooler nights.

6: Willow Jacket- I die. D.I.E.

7: Yves Saint Laurent Pendant- Just a little somethin somethin

8: Stella Mccartney Shopping Tote- I strive for luxury on all levels. Yes even at woolies. Mwahaha.

Behind the scenes:

I took a few happy snaps behind the scenes at our shoot the other day.

They were mainly on my phone though so quality isn't superbo.

Anywho two gorgeous girls and crazy hair equals muchos fun.

The shots look amazing. Il certainly make a point to add them too but I have such a soft spot for backstage pics.

xx

L.O.V.E LOVE

Once more the kings of cool have taken us to school. Lessons this NYC fashion week from the big bosses of smashin' fashion Marc Jacobs and Alexander Wang include washer woman hair ties, bold stripes, braids and tan leather skirts with knee high grey socks.

My verdict on both these collections= sweet as pie exterior with a twist of don't mess with me. In other words -seriously feminine and as a result "me likey."

Lets be honest that it is no surprise these were the standout however i also drooled over Proenza Schouler's collection. It may because of my current obsession with navy but it may and probably does go deeper than that. I did like their tailoring (masculine but sexy) and did i see feathers (?) anof course their fluro yellow heels. Also i would give up my first born for the fluro yellow tie dye dress that Irina Kulikova wore. MEOW!

P:s on a side note these heels triggered us into overload and we were determined to style some them in somewhere in our mag sooner rather than later. Check out this email below however. Someone is not as into them as us.

From: Kate L*** [mailto:Kate*@f****.com.au] Sent: Friday, 18 September 2009 2:42 PMTo: Williams, CSubject: RE: fluro heels

no, no Fluro sorry (actually not so sorry as I am having very bad flashbacks to the 80's)
Ta Kate

From: Williams, C[mailto:CaWilliams@*********.com.au] Sent: Friday, 18 September 2009 2:36 PMTo: Kate Subject: fluro heels


Hello,

How are you?
Do you have any neon/fluro heels?

Please send images if so?
Thanks so much

Where has this chick been? Has fluro not forced its way into everything for the last god knows how many seasons? Also is she paying out my styling there or what?

I have one word for her: BLACKLIST

Peace , love and Fashion

xxx

Am I gaga for Lady Gaga?

So, some of her music is catchy, I would love a disco ball bra and everyone secretly wishes they could walk around in cute knickers and heels everyday but is Lady Gaga taking her costume aesthetic too far?

She is starting to freak me out. I probably wouldn't even comment if she wasn't starting to make ripples in the fashion world. I am not a pop star bashing blogger this honestly does come from a fashion faux pas stand point. So, on that note I will say how great she looks in the two shots below. They are dramtaic, sexy and beautiful all in one.

I really really hate wigs for a start but the oversized bow made from hair she ALWAYS wears was going too far. Now we have pink, blue and purple plastic looking hair on her every second day. She recently stated in V mMagazine (which is where I got all of these pics) that she doesn't want to do what is safe but what she thinks is beautiful. I think thats fair enough but most of it has gone beyond the dramatic and into the drag. On that note do her costumes not seem far too impractical for the intensive dance routines in her videos?

As I said I found all of these pics in V Magazine which as a mag I simply adore. The photos above I think are quite beautiful and were shot by Sebastian Faena. The ones below further my point about the OTT syndrome and were shot by Mario Testino. All amazing photos by amazing photographers and I know that she obviously hadn't styled herself here but they are prime examples of her aesthetic and hence inspired this post.

I'm sure she is an art director's wet dream but for me i think its gone far enough. Please tone it down lady legs.

x