Archive for March, 2010
The birthday is just around the corner and being a practical person I made a little wishlist of practical items. I need a new pair of glasses since my current pair I got in 1997 (not kidding!), I apparently drove off with my make-up bag on my car (don’t ask me how I managed that), and I don’t own a simple black belt that goes with everything (criminal). All of the above from jcrew, who seriously have the best glasses right now
Top Left: Skirt $198 AUS; Top Right: Tank $163 AUS; Bottom Left: Dress $187 AUS; Bottom Right: Jacket $293 AUS
Really loving these geometric shapes and prints pieces by Perks&Mini (PAM) from their Garden of Earthly Delights collection (Now I have that XTC song stuck in my head! Not that that’s a bad thing) all at their Someday store (lots of great stuff there)
I can’t really understand why I haven’t ever heard of John Rocha before. Not that I’m that particularly on top of everything ‘Fashion’, but I’ve been following the fashion world since my teens, and perhaps I can blame memory loss, but I can’t really ever recall hearing or seeing anything about the designer. Apparently, he’s been around since the 80s and has done quite well for himself (diffusion lines, etc). He’s considered part of the British fashion scene, but Brit fashion isn’t really easy to ignore. Let’s just chalk it up to utter obliviousness on my part! Anyways, his clothing has a floaty, frilly, eccentric sort of sensibility, that I, who wouldn’t be caught dead in something considered frilly, really like. And it’s not really that this clothing is frilly in the traditional sense. I particularly adore his crochet work, which defies all of the conventional granny tablecloth/doily connotations. I’ve posted photos from both his SS 2010 and AW 2010 collections. Both collections could benefit from some editing, but there are some great pieces from both, AW being my favourite (click photo below to enlarge). Definitely click over to the designer’s site, but be warned, it’s incredibly frustrating to browse
Thanks again to The Artful Amoeba for linking to this beautiful microscopic image of diatoms in her latest post. Check out her article and the link to Seed Magazine (super addictive)
I know I’ve been doing quite a few re-posts lately, but it’s a new season and the old favourites are coming out with some exciting new things. And speaking of favourites, I revisted Fabrics Interseason after seeing a few new pieces at Project No. 8 and they’ve once again produced a collection that’s full of beautiful layering, texture, and volume. See some of the FI items Project No. 8 offers below. (Click the images enlarge)
Left: Shawl; $201 @Project No. 8; Middle: Visor; sold out @Project No. 8; Right: Necklace; $110 @Project No. 8
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