Entries Tagged as 'Style Inspiration'

Out and About at LMFF – Tuesday

As it was the hottest ticket in town, I’d been unsuccessful in securing a media pass to Runway 2 on Tuesday night. Luckily about 10 minutes before the parade started I ran into the lovely Ben Pollitt from Friedrich Gray who very kindly gifted me ticket.  Thank you, Ben! At the time I thought that was the most epic thing that was going to happen to me that night but I couldn’t have been more wrong.

After the show Lady Melbourne, Fashion Hayley and I retreated to the Festival Bar where I finally ran into the stunning and talented Selena from Dear Selena, and her two lovely friends Richard and Peter. I also briefly met Emily from Little Black Book but she was unable to stay back with us at the bar.

Myself, Richard, Lady Melbourne, Peter, Selena.

The Woolmark Young Designer Awards took place directly after Runway 2 and as everyone slowly dissipated from the event Hayley and I ran into designer Dion Lee who had just been announced as the winner of the award. We stopped to congratulate him and he very kindly posed for a photograph with me.


Congratulations, Dion! A well deserved win.

At this point everything got pretty chaotic and Hayley and I somehow managed to abscond with a slew of Australian fashion royalty including Gary Bigeni and Gail Sorronda to the Vogue after party, where we enjoyed the company of even more designers such as Romance Was Born, Kym Ellery,  Lui Hon, Limedrop and Akira Isawaga. Australian Vogue editor-in-cheif Kirstie Clements was also there, but even if we had have managed to penetrate the circle surrounding her I think we’d have been too dumbfounded to know what to say.

It was probably the most surreal evening of my life and one I’m sure not to forget!

White Shirt – Style Stalker
White Tank – Cotton On
White Jeggings – Supre
Black Suede Heels – ASOS
Black Lipstick – M.A.C
Jewellery – Various

I Love The Sky So Much, I Might Fall Straight Down

One of the exciting opportunities I’ve had during Fashion Fortnight is meeting many young Australian design talents. I’ve had the pleasure of running into Nathan and Clea, the lovely design due behind quirky label Limedrop several times during my cavorting around town and could not be more excited by the look book for their current AW10 collection. Combining two of my current obsessions – clouds and double exposures… the beautiful clothing in this range is just a happy afterthought.

Blue

Call it aftermath, she’s turning blue.
Such a lovely colour for you.

Double Exposures

Anti

Moon Young Hee F2010 RTW

You know I’d never heard of Moon Young Hee but I am loving this collection more than even some of my favourite heavyweights. She’s certainly not designing anything earth-shatteringly new, but the formula works beatifully and it makes my heart race.

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Hee’s dramatic elegance is fiercely feminine which is something I’ve really pushed myself away from in the last year or so, sartorially speaking. Recently I am finding myself becoming increasingly bitter over how much more I prefer men’s fashion to women’s – but androgynous style is cut for an androgynous figure. I might not have the figure of a femme-fatale but I just can’t pull off the many “boyfriend” shapes that appeal to me.

Hee’s collection reminds me that it’s OK to wear a skirt and feel pretty, while still retaining the strong sense of aesthetic definition I’ve been craving in my wardrobe.

Girl Of My Dreams

Lula Magazine

That’s Okay Too

Sometimes things don’t work out the way you wanted.
And that’s okay too.

The Cave Dwellers

Loving Kirrily Johnston’s AW10 collection, Cave Dwellers. The collection’s moody androgyny is harmoniously composed, with each piece complimenting the others perfectly. From withdrawn minimalism to heavy avante garde layering, this versatile collection has wide appeal despite it’s strong aesthetic convictions.

My major covets are the insanely beautiful pony-hair boots that Johnston is re-releasing this season in black, and the ridiculous shaggy cardigan/jacket – which I can confirm feels like a nomadic dream when worn.
Be still my beating heart.

LD Tuttle


The Float Wedge, available at Amelie Boutique.
Even the name is amazing.