Monday, September 29, 2008

Ah Balmain, You've Done It Again


So hot right now. Balmain kicks off the first day of Paris fashion week, delivering amazing dresses again. I particular enjoy the Balmain take on the LBD. Anja is rocking these dresses hard!

Photos: style.com

Ode to Jason Schwartzman


I've been meaning to write a post about Jason Schwartzman for quite a while, and now seems just as good a time as any. So here goes, 5 reasons why Jason Schwartzman is an all-round awesome dude.

1. He stars in great films: Think Rushmore and I Heart Huckabees, not to mention one of my favourites, Marie Antoinette

2. He is a part of the extraordinarily talented Coppola family: He is the nephew of Francis Ford Coppola, cousin of Sofia Coppola and Nicholas Cage, brother of Rooney singer Robert Schwartzman and grandson of Carmine Coppola. This family blows my mind!

3. He began his entertainment career as a musician: He was the drummer in Phantom Planet who played the OC theme song, California

4. He rolls with the likes of ex-girlfriend Zooey Deschanel, Kirsten Dunst, cousin Sofia Coppola and director Wes Anderson

5. And last but not least his one-man band Coconut Records is amazing. His first album combines folk, pop, rock, country and even a touch of jazz.

The kid has talent.


Dream Hair

 
Julia Stegner with my dream hair colour. Not too blonde, not too brown. Not too gold, not too red. That's the way (uh huh, uh huh) I like it.

Photographer: Katja Rahlwes
Photo: tFS

I'm Ready For My Close-Up

photo: tFS

Pretty in Pastel



Sunday, September 28, 2008

She's Got The Look

Self Service S/S07
Photographer: Katja Rahlwes
Photos: tFS

Seeing Double

Lara Stone poses with photog JD Ferguson at the recent V magazine party for NY fashion week.  

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

The girls get creative and strike a pose backstage at D&G SS09

Vintage Kate


An old cover of Kate from Italian Glamour May 1992

Balloon Baby



Monday, September 22, 2008

RoidRage



So I just discovered Roidrage by Jeremy Kost. Basic jist is he takes polaroids at fashion shows, parties etc. Fun and slightly addictive to peruse at roidrage.com

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Smooth Criminal


How is this legit? Madness. 
These are pretty much the same freakin shoe. 

Blame It On Paris



How can I resist an editorial set in Paris? Especially as I remember walking through that metal sculpture in the Tuileries and discussing its unfortunate existence with my boyfriend.
 
Vogue China Oct 2008
Model: Karmen Pedaru
Photos: modelcouture

I Could Make You Ice Cream..

Zip Me Up

So Nicole Richie was snapped wearing these Pierre Hardy shoes throughout NY fashion week. And I can sort of understand why, I'm loving pretty much anything with bold zips at the moment. So I snooped around the internets and found that similar styles are in fact everywhere.


There's the Pierre Hardy's that Nicole wore, the zippy heels on the catwalk at Proenza Schouler and the Jimmy Choo's. Not to mention these infinitely cheaper ones by Siren.

In fact, Siren has gone slightly nuts with their SS08 range, with many a designer look rip off. I was slightly gobsmacked when I went to the website.

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Mental Mystics


By now, pretty much everyone knows about MGMT. I know this all too well because I couldn't get tickets to their show. But far fewer people seem to know about their earlier stuff, some of it released under their former name, The Management. 

While these EP's are not exactly comparable to Oracular Spectacular, they are worth checking out. There's a 14 minute song called Metanoia that is pretty epic. Plus heaps of less polished songs from before they hit the big time. 

For We Are Young And Free



Just thought I'd share some photos from the summer collections of Aussie designers Alice McCall (top) and Lover (bottom). I love all of these pieces. Especially the zip dresses and the swimwear. Summmmerrr!

New York I Love You, But..


Tallulah running riot with the cobrasnake in NY.

Photos: thecobrasnake.com

Scenes of Springtime


Just a couple of pics that caught my eye from the Spring 09 shows in NY.

Photos: style.com