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Halloween in Fashion

October 31st 2007 00:05
Pumpkinheads possessed by the spirit

halloween fashion
Come hither to halloween


Man those Pagans knew how to party, they were so good at it even the Christians had to steal Christmas. The most obviously godless of all the rituals is still Halloween, despite its commercialisation and mainstream acceptance. The last day in October has long been a time to dress up as ghosts, ghouls and icons of horror.

halloween costumes
Vamp costumes


Themes of darkness and disturbing imagery provide the dress code and from there most partiers decide upon there October 31st persona. Some hire or rent costumes for the night, others indulge in creating there own clothes.

Halloween Party
Supplying cute horrors


The Gothic style dominates because of its erotic allure and even in heavy, grotesque make up there is still something chic about the look. The fashion shows held around this time almost always inevitably are ruled by the Goth influence. So if you desire an original piece for the evening, this is the best place to vamp up your threads.

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Fashion Conscious costumes


The costumes are always fun and generally the most seen are those that have ingrained themselves in pop culture. When the Scream films came out many adorned the famous contorted mask in hopes of terrifying victims. Shrek the Dreamworks ogre also regularly appears as do Michael Myers (Halloween), Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th) and Freddy Krueger (Nightmare on Elm Street)

halloween Costumes
Michael, Freddy and Jason


Rock stars are also often drawn into the fracas with the full time blackness of artists like Marilyn Manson and Alice Cooper providing inspiration.

Marilyn Manson
Marilyn - a source of inspiration


The brave may accessorise with dangerous animals like snakes and spiders though few would dare venture out with the live ones. I do not recommend this at all, once bitten….

Halloween Snake
Morticia is fearless at accessories


So what costume are you slinking, sliding or savaging this Hallows eve?

halloween Costumes pirate
Pirates and Goth ages meet
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Ode to an Italian Dress

October 1st 2007 01:52
DOlce and Gabbana Summer 08 PAINTED BLACK DRESS
All images from http://eng.dolcegabbana.it


Flamboyant and theatrical, Dolce and Gabbana’s Summer 2008 collection is indeed replete with works of art. From the hand-painted fabrics, the obsession with intricate embellishments and details to the matte velvet lips, D & G invoke a Keats-ian realm - instead of a Grecian urn, this is my ode to an Italian dress


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Tristan Blair - What Else!

September 11th 2007 17:56
It's fair to say after trawling boutique after fabulous boutique in this beautiful city, there is noone aside from Massarro of course, who quite puts the same shine on a pair of shoes than Australian Designer Tristan Blair.

He is elusive, demure and completely humble about his creativity. I once attempted to help him source a shoe manufacturer in Brazil. He had become great friends with a man and his chicken in Bali and was loathe to change. Given my experiences in working with Brazilian timeframes I can understand why. Nothing quite happens fast enough in that country. Needless to say in a Summer that sports cotton candy and casual style you cant go past his new collection "Wonderful Armour


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Melbourne Cup Carnival Fever 2008

September 10th 2007 15:35
Whilst Sydney's spring carnival racing may have been bought to a standstill, the Stylist whose Celebrity was voted one 1 of 9 best dressed at the Melbourne Cup, this very blogger shares her tips as she prepares the 2008 VRC Ambassadors wardrobes for this years Melbourne Cup Racing Carnival...

What’s In


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Who's Hot for Summer 2008

September 7th 2007 16:15
Who's Hot for Summer 08

Forget the unwearable items you see strutting down some fashion runways, european fashion speaks to the sillhouette and moves us back to the real aim of fashion - expressing ourselves AND flattering our body shape


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Saturday Powerhouse (Part 1)

August 20th 2007 01:45
Sydney Design Festival 07 Logo
Sydney Design Festival '07 - image from sydneydesign.com.au


Fresh from an early morning breakfast, the family and I headed to the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney on Saturday morning last. As well as having a Special FX exhibit to keep the rest of them occupied, the Young Blood Designers Market was on and the Fashion from Fleece exhibit featured as part of Sydney Design 07.
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Silver Springs

August 17th 2007 03:42
Initially metallic fashion appeared to me to be something of a transient trend. For some reason to me, if something is shiny and popular, then it will fade fast. It seems however, that silvers and golds may one day be the epitome of noughties fashion. It has survived several seasons now, and continues to make an appearance on the catwalk. In a decade’s time, will we look back and cringe at how much glimmer made its way into our wardrobe at the start of the 21st century?

For now, there are a plethora of options available to those who can carry off some glam metal. For the more formal wear, for cocktail parties and nights out clubbing, Filippa K amongst many, have created some very cute mini dresses in shiny fabrics like the one below.
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Jaakan: Melbourne's sultry little secret

June 21st 2007 00:10
Jakaan logo
From Jakaan.com.au


Up and coming Melbourne label Jaakan has only been around for a few seasons but already their favouring of beautiful fabrics and playful attention to detail has made me quite a fan. And yes, their logo is of a little boy peeing - a satirical contrast to their clothes which, despite a cheeky sense of humour are still not quite so crude. There is no mention of the inspiration for this logo on their website but luckily for the conscience of the average inner-city pinko leftie (guilty as charged) they refuse to use sweatshop labour


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Sex and Zeitgeists - The life and times of Vivienne Westwood

June 8th 2007 00:07
VivienneWestwood.com
From Viviennewestwood.com


After visiting the Victoria and Albert exhibition which travelled to the National Gallery in Canberra a few years ago, I’ve been obsessed with Vivienne Westwood. It’s not just that she’s sixty and has a beautiful thirty-year-old Italian lover, although that does impress me, and it’s not just that she’s been an inspiration for generations of fashionistas, mostly it’s because for Westwood, fashion is thought


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It's all in the gams: Jessica Stam

June 7th 2007 00:42
One of the most striking models of the contemporary brat pack is Jessica Stam, a statuesque Canadian who has the kind of natural physique required for catwalk shows. She is indeed long and slender but there is nothing painful about the proportions of her legs or the position of her clavicle. My general rule is that if the knee is wider than the thigh there’s a problem but Stam is in proportion as you can see from the Stella McCartney show.

Jessica Stam in McCartney
From Style.com

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Black is invariably the new black

June 5th 2007 23:49
Audrey Hepburn in Givenchy
From photobucket.com


Although Coco Chanel was really the first to bring the black dress into the everyday wardrobe of the modern woman, its place was indeed cemented with Hepburn’s appearance in Givenchy during Breakfast at Tiffany (see Sisi's post) last year for more on that dress


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Ethical Fashion: Oxy-moron?

June 5th 2007 02:43
In this environmentally conscious age the preoccupation with organics and ethics has even spread to fashion. Ideally the result would be greater choice for the morally minded style maven but that is not the case just yet. These shoes are from a UK site called Bourgeois Boheme, servicing the vegan party shoe market and doing rather well although their contradictory name confuses me a little.

Vegan shoes
From bboheme.com

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Bottega Veneta

May 23rd 2007 23:48
Bottega Veneta jacket
Exquisitely detailed leather jacket


This is a brand to which I was largely indifferent before stumbling across some of their pieces on net-a-porter.com which is incidentally where these images come from. Their recent string of advertisements in British and American Vogue also helped. A certain wistful nostalgia resonates through the garments while an accompanying attention to detail and quirk of cut pulls them out of the average everyday


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