NEW FROM NET O PORTER

JASON WU

Wu is quickly emerging as one of my favourite newly discovered talents, his clothes are young, fun, original and unusual.

Left: Tulle Silk Dress-this dress boasts gorgeous colours and a classiness and originality that makes it stand out from the typical party dress. I would wear this piece with a gorgeous pair of heels or perhaps some knee high boots and for the cooler weather a nice simple black blazer.

Right: This t-shirt has a gorgeous print that to me spells fun. I would wear this all summer with a great pair of denim shorts and sandals and  for the evening some black skinny jeans.

ACNE

Acne makes the perfect basics that a university student like me could only dream of...aaah.

Left: Denim Jacket-Denim is back in a big way. You should that 90's jacket you still have in the bottom of your wardrobe wouldn't come back....well your wrong. It's made a comeback and it's hot. Wear it with a body hugging maxi dress for the perfect vintage look.

Right: Skinny Jeans-If I had these jeans I would be one very happy lady... and look hot while being happy. 

THAKOON

Another young designer that is wowing the fashion elite with his amazing prints and total originality.

Left: Floral Print silk blend dress-It is only a designer as great as Thakoon that could make a grandma print look covet- able . Could be worn with some great beige heels or sexy black boots. And for the really daring the sock and heel combination could be pulled off....maybe.

Right: Printed Silk double-layer top-Woah! So many thing to look at on this gorgeous top. This is reminiscent of an abstract painting...a work of art!

The rise of UGLY FASHION at Balmain F2010

Balmain's new fall collection has really got me thinking about what I believe about fashion. Should fashion be beautiful or challenging to the eye? Am I a arch-conservative or is it just common sense to believe that clothes should look good on the wearer. Perhaps grotesque is the new cool. I love Dries Van Noten's clothes and he is widely regarded as anti-commerical!? ...but his clothes are also beautiful.  I think what makes great fashion are clothes which are challenging , interesting and beautiful. Balmain did none of these things in my opinion. I'll elaborate so you know what I mean:

*leather pants are very last season to use them as a first look for the collection is very un-inspiring (although I did like the fur coat)

*Gold pants?... I mean did they run out of ideas! 

*It is one thing to have ugly carpet in your house but it is another to cut up that ugly carpet and wear it as a garment. 

*The dresses look vaguely...no exactly like the ones from the last two season...and they seem to be getting shorter (to save material?)

PETER SOM F2010

I can't remember the last time I got so excited over a collection. There is so much newness is this collection; it is full of exquisite prints, fabrics and colours which indulge the senses. From the beautiful floral dresses and neon fur jackets, I was left salivating and desperately wishing I had more money. I must add I was so relieved that a Fall collection could be so colourful, it never makes sense to me why designers turn to dreary, drab colours during winter. What's the point I mean winters already depressing enough?! And in addition there was not one pair of skinny pants or any leather items for that matter. Maybe it is because Som hasn't done a collection for a year and so has had time to let his imagination run wild.  This is fashion design at it's best.

RIP ALEXANDER MCQUEEN

You will be dearly missed. 

XoX

Must haves from NET O PORTER

From left to right- 1. Vanessa Bruno blazer 2.Tom Ford Cat Eye sunglasses 3. Emilio Pucci dress 4.Givenchy sandals  5. Sass and Bide skinny jeans 6.Preen dress 7. Acne shorts 8. Acne boots

Little Abbey is Growing Up!

I was excited to see Abbey Lee on the front page of Australian Vogue, Dazed and Confused and I.D magazine! The edgy beauty has now become the favourite of Karl Lagerfeld himself after she was chosen to be the bride in Chanel's latest couture collection.

Muse Magazine:

I.D Magazine

NUMERO

WHAT I"M LISTENING TO AND WHAT YOU SHOULD BE!

SIA

Sia Furler is an Australian pop singer who has worked with chilled out outfit Zero 7 who I also happen to love as well as written songs for the likes of Christina Aguilera and Sam Dixon. It easy to see really the woman is a genius the creativity and originality in her work are hard to beat. What makes her even cooler is her openess about her bisexuality. Songs to check out include: 'Breathe Me', 'Girl You Lost to Cocaine', 'Judge Me', 'Natales Song'. I am so glad I found Sia in a world where you have to dig to find quality music that is not just after commercial success. 

LCD SOUNDSYSTEM

LCD Soundsystem is the work of producer James Murphy who is head of dance punk label DFA records. Murphy creates intelligent dance/punk music which challenges the boundaries and conventions of its supposed genre.  Murphys music takes me into a crazy world where disco and punk collide, where nothing in music is unreachable. It puzzles to me as to why Murphy is not more well known. Great tracks include: 'Daft Punk is Playing at My House', 'Get Innocuous', "North American Scum', 'Give it up' and many more.  

PEACHES

Merrill Beth Nisker (Peaches) is a Canadian electronic musician who challenges conventions and creates music which is new,exciting and plants a big 'fuck you' on the idea that woman should be chaste, restrained and sexually inhibited. It is refreshing to see a woman who is so obviously comfortable with her sexuality and who can prove that woman can be even cooler  than men when it comes to rock and roll. Tracks to check out include: 'Fuck the pain away', 'Back it Up', 'Kick it'(A duo with the cool Iggy Pop) and 'Rock Show'.