Cross my fingers, hope my brain doesn't fail me

I'm breathing again.  We I'm kind of breathing again.  I have a 'permanent' work experience placement at The Fashion Journal.  I am insanely excited.  Now I'm stressing over what to wear.  Will I do a good job?  Am I suited for this type of career?  I guess I'll find out soon enough.  A mix of emotion is bubbling through me.  I can't wait for Friday to come (the day I start) but I also can't wait for it to be over.  I'll let you know how it goes.  Wish me luck.

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The Wanderer

Therese Rawsthorn has shown her S/S 2010/11 collection at the Rosemount Australian Fashion Week.  The collection is titled ‘The Wanderer’.  It is about a girl on a road trip through “arid countryside”.  I am unsure how much I like it.  I can see the talent beyond each garment but it leaves me somewhat a little empty.  I am not inspired and I don’t want to buy it.  There was only one look I really loved; a cream shirt and black pants.  Both pieces loosely hang off the body yet the figure beneath it remains.  It is elegant, feminine and practical. 

For this collection Rawsthorn embellished hand knits, embroidered leather, made entire garments woven from corsetry elastic, used silks, and washed cotton and wool. 

The collection intertwines pieces that starkly contrast each other.  Within each outfit she’s designed body-conscious pieces. Flesh-coloured bike shorts and tight straps ever so slightly exposed beneath another piece of clothing.  Rawsthorn is rather adept at making these body-conscious elements subtle and barely noticeable.  They add intrigue to the clothes without being overbearing. 

Beyond this Rawsthorn’s collection comprises flowing dresses, over-sized vests and jackets, loose shirts and extra-wide trousers. 

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Lisa Ho at RAFW

Lisa Ho presented a stellar S/S 2009/10 collection at Rosemount Australian Fashion Week.  She mixes classic pieces with bold colour and prints.  Her maxi dresses are amazing.  To be honest I am a maxi dress hater, generally because they really don't suit my body type.  She has converted me.  I don't think I'll ever be able to wear them but now I wish I could.  Her dresses show the natural curve and elegance of a woman's body.  Who needs plastic surgery when a good designer can nip/tuck you with material.  I could gush over this collection for ages but instead scroll down and take a look for yourself.

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A rant of a thousand questions

When did it become normal for people to go to university looking like a hobo?  Why on earth do young women where tights and hoodies to lectures and tutorials?  Why do they then add - to this already atrocious look - THONGS?  Why do they saunter around pretending they look good?

Why do they I have to overhear them bitch about someone they believe can't dress?  Do they not have a mirror?  How can they think exposure of the shape of their genitals is any better than a girl with a bad pair of boots?  At least she is trying to look nice.  Just because she missed doesn't make her down-falls any worse than yours.

Where did all the people go that woke up in the morning and actually considered what they looked like?  Where are the skirts?  Where are the pretty shoes?  Where are the nice tops?  Where are the luscious coats?  Where did the hats go?  Or even the lipstick?  When did it not become acceptable to wear heels to university?  Where did the glamour go?

Dressing in tights, wearing thongs, having a high-side ponytail, making yourself look as ugly as possible doesn't somehow make you are a true women.  It says - to me at least - that you don't want to be desirable anymore.  You don't need to I suppose.  The many little sluts in our world just need to be able to give a good blow job and leave.  There is no chase.  There is no longing to be with someone.  There are just tights and hoodies thrown on the floor.  I suppose that is better than them being on a woman's body.

I'm glad I got that rant out of my system.  Till next week.

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Hello Lover

Today I got to thinking about guilty pleasures.  I am consumed in them.  Chocolate, lollies, clothes, reading and perhaps my most favourite, fantasizing about my very own pair of Jimmy Choos or Manolos.

If I was transported into Disney's Aladdin, I know exactly what I would ask from my friendly genie.  There is nothing more I could wish for than a wall of spectacular shoes in every imaginable colour and style.  I'd go as far to say I might pee my pants with excitement.

So today, here in this very blog, I am going to show you a pair of shoes that have become my newest guilty pleasure.  If somebody gave me these shoes - size 9 1/2 if anybody is willing - they could get me to do pretty much anything.  I can't deny it, high heels are my biggest weakness.

If you have the money and the access to these shoes, please, i beg of you, do not let me know because it may just send me spiraling into a deep state of jealousy. I suppose I must reside myself to the fact that although I can't afford them, others can.  If you are interested they are from Jimmy Choo Spring/Summer 2010 collection and they're called Zoom.

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Image: Jimmy Choo.com

Raise respect by raising your pants?

Boys and girls, sittin’ in a tree

K.I.S.S.I.N.G

First comes the mods, 

Then comes the hippies, 

Then comes the saggy pant guys with their undies on display.

Criminology and Fashion; two words that - to most - seem completely separate.  I am here to tell you that, like the rhyme above, fashion can be linked to moral panics and crime. In my legal studies lecture yesterday we looked at a fashion trend that I’m sure you have all seen: the saggy pants.  

Interestingly enough this fashion ‘trend’ actually came from the prisons.  The inmates aren’t allowed belts for fear they will commit suicide.  This was the birth of saggy pants, or as Florida legislators like to call them, droopy drawers.  Somehow the hip-hop crowd adopted this trend.  Most guys seem to have embraced this 'fashion movement' and forgot that belts were invented to keep pants above their bum, not below.

Funnily enough politicians in America are calling for saggy pants to become practically illegal.  They want dress codes enforced within all schools to sanction any who dares to kiss and sag.  If you are in need of a giggle check out Senator Eric Adams, a retired police chief, advising society to ‘Stop the Sag’.

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Image: Google Images

Green is the new planet

Trends come and go; they disappear just as quickly as they emerge.  Recently there has been an influx in designers hoping to make one trend last a lifetime.  Car manufacturers, supermarkets, chemical companies and politicians have all started to reduce the impact we make on this planet.  It was only a matter of time before the fashion industry went on a quest to produce garments for the environmentally conscious. 

Eco Fashionista is a website devoted to selling clothes for those who wish to limit their environmental footsteps and strive for a greener lifestyle.  They hand pick garments – including accessories – that are both stylish and help to reduce the impact we have on the planet.  It was time for the fashion industry to catch up with the rest of the world and help with sustainability.

As reported in The Age, "Green is not a trend," says retail expert and founder of Country Road Steve Bennett. "Over the next 10 years, the focus will be even more on sustainability and the planet."

Designers all over the world are making it their mission to produce eco-friendly clothes.  Locally designers such as Gorman, Fleur Wood, Cylk Black Label and Arabella Ramsay are all contributing to this new ‘trend’.

Each designer differs in the way they produce and achieve environmentally friendly clothes.  Eco Fashionista explains how they achieve eco-conscious clothes through the use of organic, sustainable or vintage fabrics, conducting eco-friendly production, making small quantities of their clothes to order and striving to produce fair working conditions.

If you want to continue the work of such forward thinking designers then head to the Eco Fashionista website and buy up big.  You can be assured you will not only look good but you are also making the planet look just as sexy.

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(image: deviantart.com)