Thursday, May 27, 2010

lady marian

Award-winning actress Cate Blanchett graces W magazine's June cover, stunning as always. Never handing a performance that wasn't brilliant, she consistently exudes a certain persona - alluring, beautiful and sophisticated. A whole lot of woman, they say. Here, some outtakes from her W interview.

On her inaccurate public perception:
I'm so misunderstood! I'm not focused on what other people think of me. Some people get you and some people don't, and to spend your life trying to make people understand how deep and complex and varied you are -- I think that way lies madness.

On encouraging a love of theater in her children:
You've just got to present it to them and they take what they take. It's important to me that it doesn't feel like a family business to them. So that they have a life that's not continually centered around what we do.

On her favorite beauty aid:
Dry shampoo. It has changed my life.

On her attitude towards fashion:
I love it. I don't spend my life worshipping it, but I love beautiful things. I don't really think about "my aesthetic." It's eclectic I guess. I'm interested in juxtaposing the unexpected.

Dry shampoo, people. Can't believe some of my guy friends are clueless to what it is!

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

keep calm and carry a jacket



Sara Blomvqist and Miroslava Duma throws punches in rich colors with such grace.

the desirables




Gorgeous Chloé bags in luxe skins for Spring/Summer 2010. Get acquainted from top to bottom: Sally, Elsie (different variations shown in the third photo), Marcie and of course, the Paraty.

Sunday, May 23, 2010

true british



British designer
Alice Temperley together with Annie Lennox and Simon de Pury with support from Harper's Bazaar UK brought together her friends to auction off a beautiful collection of hand-embroidered and embellished prints to raise money for an Oxfam project, 'The Circle'. Recreating Norman Parkinson's iconic look in her own signature, Alice worked with contemporary, quintenssential, British women as her muses including Amanda Harlech, Sophie Dahl, Erin O' Connor, Rosamund Pike, Liberty Ross, Lily Cole and Laura Bailey.

Read about the 'True British' auction catalogue which includes complete images of the canvases here

Monday, May 17, 2010

the best thing since sliced bread






Dion Lee showcased Façade, his Spring/Summer 2010 collection, at the recent Rosemount Australian Fashion Week. Heartstopping pleated-braid dresses, Rorscach digital prints, and heels constructed of homegrown crystals. Beautifully captured by Tommy Ton.

Photos: jakandjil

bambi + aje



Bambi Northwood-Blyth for Australian label Aje's Autumn/Winter 2010. A monochromatic mix of Balmain and The Row, in sequin, leather and jersey. All spice and everything nice.

Photos: fujifiles

Sunday, May 16, 2010

for you, a thousand times over



"For you, a thousand times over"

Someone significant said this once to me, but I never truly grasped the meaning until recently. These words resonated in my head like a heartbeat after watching The Kite Runner, a film adaptation of the novel by Khaled Hosseini. It tells a heartbreaking story, one of unrequited love and loyalty; the friendship between Amir, the son of a wealthy Afghan businessman, and Hassan, the son of his father's servant. The film makes you question yourself, the kind of person that you are, and if you would do anything for the other person, particularly the person that you love.

Life is a journey of self-discovery. It teaches and demands us to make choices, ones that change the course of our lives forever. God created us imperfect, and full of flaws but He created time nonetheless so there would be a place to bury the failures of the past, in search of a better self, a better future.

So to the person who once said those beautiful six words to me, thank you for your selfless, loving heart. I'll remember these words for long. Til the end of my days.

Saturday, May 15, 2010

chanel + anna mouglalis


The Chanel Resort 2011 collection in Saint-Tropez started off with a ball game of pétanque on the Place des Lices. Diane Kruger, Olivier Zahm, Vanessa Paradis, and Laetita Crahay were among the fashionable players. If you don't know who Anna Mouglalis is, she plays Coco Chanel in Jan Kounen's film: Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky.

when you look me in the eyes


Alexander Wang shades off the runway. Too fabulous!

centenera's anatomy

Love the girl. Love the shoes.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

the man behind gaga




Creative director of Dazed & Confused, and the man responsible for Lady Gaga's extravagant fashion. Meet Nicola Formichetti (pictured above in first photo). Born in Japan to an Italian father and a Japanese mother in 1977, his unique style is a result of his upbringing: internationally eclectic; modern and traditional; Eastern and European. Below is an excerpt of his interview with Alex Kazemi of Pop Addict:

Alex Kazemi: When and why did you decide you were going to be a stylist working in the fashion industry?

Nicola Formichetti: It was almost ten years ago, maybe. When I was 22. I sort of fell into it really. I was working in a shop called the Pineal eye, selling young designers. I was the shop assistant/buyer. I met Katy England and Alister Mackie who were the fashion directors of Dazed and Confused then, they asked me to work on small projects for the magazine. What began as a small monthly column grew into monthly projects. A few years later Jefferson Hack asked me to be the creative director of the magazine. Through the whole experience I started working for other magazines an pursuing other projects in fashion, creative consulting, opening a shop in Japan, etc.

Alex Kazemi: You work with Lady Gaga an awful lot. Tell us about your experience with her.

Nicola Formichetti: Well, its so much fun, working for her, for me, it's an extension of what I have been doing. Our work together is a pure collaboration between artists. The great thing about her is, she is able to bring one dimensional editorials in to reality. She gives purpose to fashion, she wears fashion, she lives fashion.

Definitely one of the most original, innovative and visionary stylists of all time. Read the entire interview here.

the way she moves


There might just be a tug-o-war for the iPad between the parents and the kids with e-books like these. I can foresee it already.

heart's desire




For tonnes of little random musings, follow this tumblr.

how high could you go?


What started out as an estimated value of $10,000, an auction has closed at $42,500 for a week at Vogue. Hang out in the office, meet Anna Wintour, and go to a fifteen-minute fashion show. That's about $151.79 an hour for an internship. Crazy? One serious bidder didn't seem to think so. What's your take on it?

no girl's allowed

Coach opened it's first store just for the boys on Bleecker Street alongside Tommy Hilfiger, Ralph Lauren, Marc Jacobs and so on. Stocked with leather goods, bags, accessories, as well as shoes and swimwear.

Coach,
370 Bleecker Street (between Perry and Charles streets)
West Village

paris - shanghai



Liu Wen and Mathilde Frachon in Spring's Louis Vuitton pieces for Elle China May 2010.

Read Liu Wen's declaration of love for her latest endeavor here. Such a darling!

Friday, May 7, 2010

make love, not war

Reminds me of a friend who has been rocking the gypsy look with her new hair extensions and exceptionally stunning Alannah Hill's headband.

chained pumps + sweatpants