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Scarves: Winters Secret Weapon

April 23rd 2008 01:42
Rugging up with neck line fashion


fashion scarf
Fashionable Warmth



Here in Sydney the gloomy weather and chill in the air has made it feel like winter has arrived early. Rugging up to fight the elements in the last few weeks I’ve pulled out the scarf and beanie (Tuque) as weapons of choice.

Scarves
A variety of choice fabrics and colours



Practical and importantly warm, an old hand-me-down favourite serves as a security blanket of sorts. Choosing an appropriately coloured scarf can add a sense of style and class to the winter wardrobe that is often underestimated.

Winter scarf
Stylish protection


Light or heavy, bright versus dark manufactured in a variety of fabrics there is an unspoken boldness to scarves that will always deem them a statement, even if it is one that granny knitted you last Christmas.

Scarf selection
The selection continues


One has to assume that scarves have been around for as long as clothing itself has existed, yet little has probably changed on an aesthetic level. What has evolved though is the way prestigious fashion labels have embraced them as an essential accessory on the runways for winter collections.

bright scarves
Attention getting accessories


There is elegance to the finely crafted, knitted woollen or cashmere neck wear that can sometimes accentuate the curves that seem missing when wearing a heavy coat. Breaking up the ensemble and directing the eye from top to bottom instead of the other way around.
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So I am here at three of the biggest Fashion Salons in Paris as a fashion journalist.

The Designers have laboured all night on the finishing touches and now have their new label ready to launch internationally. They have spent a ton of money on their stands, their look books and flights and accomodation - but now they are all out of budget


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New York flat boots have a secret wedge!

November 15th 2007 18:52
80%20 wedges

From Fashionista, the latest boots from New York fashion label 80%20 have a dirty, pretty secret: they've got a hidden wedge!

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Queens of Bling (LINK)

September 15th 2007 15:17
Designing a crown fit for a Queen is no simple feat but Jewellery Designers Ana and Contessa Nicolaou of Tessarella House have become quite the experts since being announced as the Exclusive Designers for Miss World Australia two years ago.

Miss World, tiara, Tessarella House
Miss World Australia 2006 wears Tessarella House

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We have all seen the power of the stylist. Before we knew it, Hollywood stylist Rachel Zoe had Lindsay Lohan, Nicole Ritchie and Jessica Simpson all sporting drapey gowns over wispy thin bodies. One journalist touts that its only since Celebrities and Designers realised that revenue could be bought in from red carpet photographs, that the Stylist has forged a position in society on par to a Publicist and Celebrity Manager. They are THE ultimate accessory and Celebrities today dont leave home without them.

A new super power has emerged with the baby boom among CEO's, Supermodels and Hollywood's A-List - having on call one's very own Parisian Baby Stylist. I had the pleasure of catching up with the name in every starlets Little Black Book - Laetitia Lerouge


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Wool in fashions

July 11th 2007 02:47
Wool in fashions

Wool Fashion suits
Warm and Stylin

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In this rainy wintry weather looking at Junya Watanabe’s men’s collection in Milan I was reminiscing about college. For those of you unfamiliar with the Canberra education system, years 11 and 12 at public schools are called colleges, are located on their own grounds, have no uniforms and the teachers are called by their first names. There’s no HSC, assessment is close to the university system and generally they’re far nicer places to be. Anyway when I was at college the boys used to dress like this, themselves nostalgic for some sort of 80s punky/motorcycle rider style.

Junya watanabe chequered pants
From Vogue.co.uk

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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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Gucci sucks

June 13th 2007 00:43
Just about anyone with any style steers clear of Gucci on the whole and their Autumn/Winter 07 collection only affirms that general principle. Let’s take a look at some examples.

Lily Donaldson in Gucci
From Gucci.com

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Alexander McQueen fall 2007

June 8th 2007 08:58
I love Alexander McQueen and his designs. If I was to become a fashion designer I would want to be as good as he is.

He continues to amaze me with his Fall 2007 Ready-to-Wear range which was in memory of Elizabeth How- A witch who died in 1692 in Salem. The models resemble Elizabeth Taylor starring as Cleopatra


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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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Staples: Boots

May 30th 2007 01:33
Yucky Burberry boots
From Net-a-porter.com


The story with boots this winter is a varied and confusing one for those invested in trends. Plenty of antipathy abounds towards ankle boots due in part to the use and abuse of said item in the 80s but I think there’s plenty of good versions, you just have to look. This Burberry boot is an example of what not to wear, the quasi-cowboy top and slick patent combine to create a sick hybrid of confused trends


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I love Marc Jacobs

May 21st 2007 00:22
What I really wish I had right now is the entire Marc Jacobs Fall 2007 Ready to Wear Collection. So rarely do I view a collection and consider that not only would I wear just about every piece therein but would look exquisite, savvy and elegant in the process. This collection is a sort of blend of Gatsby-esque 20s chic and slender 70s day-wear. Jacobs manages to create a collection so rich in detail and pleasurable in palate that I just want to eat it all up.

Blue-grey coat
From Style.com

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It's all in the curve

May 18th 2007 03:55
One the most complex conundrums of autumn/winter 2007 is the fine distinction between cocoon and bubble skirts, a difference to elucidated below with pictorial and linguistic explication.

The important difference between cocoon skirts and bubble skirts is that one is attractive, flattering and altogether desirable while the other is not. Bubble skirts are like this


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