Ginkoh: Free Range Jewellery
If you wander down the St. Kilda esplanade on a Sunday afternoon you’re likely to stumble upon a stall called Ginkoh Jewellery. And if you’re jewellery obsessed like me, then you’ll want to stop and start trying on everything on display. From delicately cast spider earrings to chunky silver gargoyle rings, this quirky and unique...
Why do we care so much about the Coat Hangers?
Don’t worry about the design, the print, the silhouette, the spectacle. No, it’s all about the coat hanger. Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia (MBFWA) has wrapped for another year and guess what, the critics are still complaining about those skinny models that strut the catwalk. Déjà vu anyone? It’s time we stop clouding the achievements...
Dressing Like a Gentleman
Liz Lemon: Why are you wearing a tuxedo? Jack Donaghy: It’s after six. What am I, a farmer? – 30 Rock. Judging a book by its cover is not desirable, but it’s initially the only evidence we have. When meeting people, we inevitably make assumptions and judgements purely based on how they look. While an...
Sports Chic
Showcasing the latest trends and fashions is normally reserved to the super skinny models on the runway, but in recent times, fashion has emerged through an unlikely medium. The sports field. I have noticed every time I go to the gym, the gym goers are becoming more and more fashionable. Women are clad in colourful,...
Poppin’ Tags
Finding a good opshop buy is no longer as hard as finding a place that makes good coffee. Op-shops, a.k.a opportunity shops, are volunteer run outlets which sell donated clothes at minimal prices, giving a portion of the proceeds to their selected charity. Sure, there are your usual Savers and Vinnies, but for me, nothing...
LMFF Wrap up
The recent L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival has given us a taster of what’s ahead in fashion for 2013. With designers showcasing their latest collections, we have scoured the top five trends for you to start filling your Winter wardrobe with. This season sees the resurrection of leather as a staple A/W fabric. From beautifully tailored...
Retail Therapy
It’s a gloomy Winter’s day outside and the last thing you desire is to drag yourself out of the comfort of your secluded bedroom to peel off your pyjamas and subject yourself to the critique of countless shop assistants as you try on outfit, after outfit. But you need a dress. And the old lifeless...
Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia Wrap Up
And so comes to a close, the most anticipated week of the Australian Fashion calendar. Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia (MBFWA) is an internationally acclaimed fashion event, showcasing the latest collections from Australian and international designers. Sydney played host to the playground of designers, models and fashion personalities who flew in for the Australian event....
Big is the new Black
‘Does my bum look big in this?’ ‘Well you are a size 10, so I suppose so..?’ When overhearing this conversation between two friends in the changing room next to me I couldn’t help but feel ashamed. Ashamed that according to a fellow shopper, despite her own uncertainty about the conclusion, being a size 10...
Catwalk Kids
Controversially young models are nothing new to the fashion industry; their use has been of public concern since a fourteen year-old Brooke Shields appeared in a 1980 Calvin Klein Jeans campaign, provocatively informing viewers that nothing came between her and her Calvins. A decade later a fifteen year-old Kate Moss almost single handedly wiped out...
Dita, You Teese!
Camera’s flash, the lights dim and heavy bass music vibrates through the seats as every member of the audience waits in anticipation for her arrival. She is the epitome of class, in nothing but lingerie and red lipstick. It is a world first in which Dita Von Teese will appear modelling her own designs, Von...
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