October 30, 2006

Top 5

What’s Hot
1. My first Halloween!
2. Tights: pink, black, patterned, and I’ll even accept fishnets.
3. Hockey (Ice hockey for all those Down Under). Saw my first game on Friday and loved it!
4. Stephanie from the Sandwich bar in the Union - service with a smile, and a spook-tacular day to you too, Steph!
5. The smell of choc-chip bikkies… biscuits…cookies. What evs. You know what I mean. And thanks to the generous people who willingly shared their’s with me!

What’s Not
1. Padded bums. Mental note: the inevitable sagging of a tissue-stuffed, wiggling booty (spotted walking around campus, would you believe) is never a good look. Ever. I don’t care if J-Lo did it.
2. Not having Halloween in Australia. No dressing up, no trick or treating, nothing.
3. Unoriginal, skanky costumes scarring my eyes.
4. A pumpkin shortage.
5. Fringes (bangs) that take forever to grow out.

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October 22, 2006

Get your own hair!

Spotted this week…Marie Antoinette bandits. Be alert, not alarmed, people. It’s only big hair. Coming in a multitude of colours and a variety of shapes for all possible activities and events, it may save your next bad hair day.


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Fashion lovers exposed.

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My name: Victoria Krawiec
Childhood ambition: to be an artist
Currently studying: fashion and textile technology
Fave memory: after a horrible night of not finding where the Halloween party was, I blurted out “This night was a bust!’ and it got lots of laughs
Soundtrack: Panic at the Disco
First job: toast girl
Style icon: Sienna Miller and Twiggy
Last purchase: blurple short sleeve boatneck top from Forever 21
Never leave home without: gum
Fanatically collect: pictures of things that inspire me

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Top 5

What’s Hot
1. Big hair, pink hair, curly hair, straight hair, short hair, long hair. So long as it’s yours.
2. The Colbert Report
3. PRODUCT (RED)
4. Cinnamon sugar pretzels
5. Paddington Bear coats…if you find one, let me know.

What’s Not
1. A sausage wrapped in a chocolate-chip pancake, on a stick. Seriously. Get them in the freezer section of your local supermarket.
2. The penny plague.
3. People who talk during a movie.
4. Learning to dress for winter…where to put all those layers.
5. High heels with trackies. Yes, spotted last week in my lecture. On a rainy day. A tragedy.

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Oh so Frenchy!

Oh so Frenchy, oh so chic! Long have the allures of the French weakened knees; the food, wine, fashion and that orh-hor-hor accent. Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette, a much-hyped film in the fashion world, has paid homage to perhaps France’s first fashion trendsetter. While there were mixed reviews (warning all you historians! the story is all about Marie), I loved the story of young, bored dauphine who immersed herself in the frivolity of fashion. Excellent soundtrack, amazing dresses and don’t get me started on the shoes. But afterwards, I wondered, would anyone ever come and chop my head off for something that I’ve worn? The French revolution has begun again, with the recent showing of the 3rd Ethical Fashion Show in Paris. Everyone has happy clothes…or in my case, happy shoes. Striped ones, sparkly sequined ones…shoes that make me smile whenever I look at them. But now I want to get in on the French action, joining the revolution for ethical fashion…while eating cake and wearing my favourite red striped shoes. See, you can have both; it’s called socially repsonsible fashion. The French - so hot right now.

Also this week: check out Get your own Hair! for Marie Antoinette Bandits, the Top 5 for a truly disturbing discovery in the freezer section of my supermarket and Fashion Lovers Exposed for Vickie’s fave memory.

The last word belongs to a fabulous French fashion revolutionary,
“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.” Coco Chanel

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October 11, 2006

Check yourself out.

Welcome to a little taste of Buff State’s style. In the home of the hoodie, comfort is obviously key. And I have to say, it’s the boys who are leading the style stakes. While I know everyone is College-centric over here in the US, wearing clothes that have college names is still completely foreign to me so nice to see a whole lot of loud and proud Buff State students. Wearing anything with your college name on in it in Australia would have you banished for life.
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Fashion Lovers Exposed.

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My name: Claire Priestley
Childhood ambition: to be famous
Currently studying: graphics
Fave memory: getting my dog from the pet store
Soundtrack: Massive Attack
First job: babysitting
Style icon: Stephan Sagmeister
Last purchase: mounting board
Never leave home without: my phone
Fanatically collect: handbags

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Links to fashion sites and designers

Fashion sites
www.fashion.net
www.style.com
www.jcreport.com

Designers
Website of the week is at Diesel. Exceptional graphics and make sure you take the angel test at www.diesel.com .

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Trends from the Catwalk, Fall 2007

Seeing as we’re just entering the gorgeous season of Fall (Autumn for all you internationals) here are some of the predicted trends:

• Metallics have appeared in many forms, from gold lamé craziness at Victor & Rolf to shimmering minidresses at Yves Saint Laurent. Possibly best in Marc Jacob’s sequined shoes. Also, roughened metallics adorned leather biker looks for men.

• Volume is contrasting, from an inevitable shift towards man-style wide legged pants to the sleek 60s minimalism. Nicolas Ghesquiére at Balenciaga is quite the designer of the moment and is championing this trend.

• College layering is particularly pertinent (for the boys) and was seen on many a model sent down the runway for Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, Burberry and Prada. Hoods were seen everywhere for both sexes on knits, jackets, coats and dresses.

• Length (this one’s for the girls) is either thigh grazing or floor sweeping. Take your pick. And make sure to wear warm tights. See Chanel, Michael Kors and Olivier Theyskens for Rochas.

• Prints and plaids. Animal print of the big cat variety and your very best Scottish tartan. Shown by Vivienne Westwood, Roland Mouret, Alex McQueen and Diane von Furstenberg.

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The Top 5

What’s Hot
1. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups (where have you been all my life?).
2. Recycled clothing…go green, people!
3. Gumboots. Otherwise known as galoshes, wellingtons or rain boots.
4. Jet’s new album www.jettheband.com
5. The colour of autumn/fall leaves. Amazing.

What’s Not
1. Shoddy customer service.
2. General lack of appreciation for Vegemite.
3. Wet feet.
4. The overuse of plastic bags.
5. Sweat shops and general abuse of human rights www.amnesty.org.

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October 10, 2006

Fashion…is it worth it?

Fashion design is nothing more than creating clothes. It is in the wearing of the clothes, and the people who wear them, that clothes become memorable, unique, and identifying. And it is this discovery, creativity and personal expression of style that I love and am plastering over this small space of the web.

It seems that everyone has an opinion about what fashion is, what it is not and whether it is a subject even worthy of an opinion. Yet, we all participate in fashion. Fashion is the most personal and accessible art form; everyday we communicate ourselves to others through what we wear. More often than not, the most beautiful details are fleetingly hidden in the ordinary and need to be discovered. So if you were approached by a little Aussie armed with a camera during the past week, chances are it was me, asking to take your photo for this blog.
My categories:
• Hot Tamales…what’s hot and what’s not.
• In the Buff…fashion lovers exposed.
• I like your sleeves…check out styles around campus.
• Please sir, I want some more…links to sites and designers.
• Trend setting…straight from the catwalk for fall 2007.

And speaking of personal style: any film clip that has 70s-loving guys doing a dance on treadmills is fine by me. If you do one thing this week to make you smile…visit this site. Ok Go’s film clip on You Tube
And if you’ve seen it already..how good is it?!
Until next time,
Julie.

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