Erdem's debut season had the most amazing floral prints, blurred just a little bit at the edges. Of his collection, Moralioglu says "I really didn't want anything blurred this season. I wanted it to have a surreal focus."
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Crush on Erdem
Erdem's debut season had the most amazing floral prints, blurred just a little bit at the edges. 
Monday, December 21, 2009
Friday, December 11, 2009
Prada jealousy
Just some of the reasons I'm jealous of Jane Aldridge (creator of the Sea of Shoes blog):
1. Her recent Prada Purchases in Paris (see attached picture).
2. Style.com arranged for her to go to 31 Rue Cambon for a personal fitting & styling session at Chanel for her deb ball dress (see here.)
3. I've only just started following her blog, but based on the above I'm sure there will be more reasons to come...
Two reasons I'm not jealous of Jane Aldridge from the Sea of Shoes blog:
1. She lives in Dallas. [*Evil laugh* tee hee.]
2. She had to go to a deb ball.
Jak & JIl
Jak & Jil blogger Tommy Ton took over The Sartorialist's job as Style.com blogger at the recent fashion weeks.He is definitely more "fashiony" and its nice to have a new approach.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Brunch
Brunch is my favourite meal of the day. Coffee, eggs and laziness is a great combination.
Unfortunately in Canberra, there is a shortage of quality lakeside brunch destinations. For example, The Deck was uninspiring and overpriced. The eggds benedict literally drowned in hollandaise. The boy took the smart option and opted for a burger.
I haven't even bothered with Waters Edge - do they even do brunch?
However, I've found somewhere that looks quite interesting - Axis at the National Gallery. Take a squiz at the brekkie menu here.
I'm on a boat
How long is an appropriate time for a Christmas party cruise?Sydney Harbour for the tourist - 3 hours
Sydney Harbour for the jaded Sydney-sider - 2 hours
Anywhere in the Greek islands - unlimited, preferably
Milford Sound, New Zealand - a few days
Lake Burley Griffin for the drinker - as long as the alcohol keeps coming
Lake Burley Griffin for the designated driver - 2 hours
As you might have guessed, I recently went on a cruise of Lake Burley Griffin (LBG to the initiated). After about an hour and half we had enjoyed ourselves, but were quite ready to disembark and get some shut-eye (and for dinner - but that's another story). Call it old age.
So I was quite pleased when the boat docked at the sailing club at the 2 hour mark. Two hours is plenty of time to spend with a bunch of lawyers.
Then they started loading drinks onto the boat.
And the rubbish off the boat.
Before we knew it - we were leaving the dock - there was another hour left!
Moral to the story?
Monday, November 2, 2009
26.2 miles baby
Pre-NYC marathon @ Staten Island ferry terminal
I did it!
After months of early morning training [throughout the cold Canberra winter] and giving up way too many Saturday mornings, I finished the NYC marathon in 4 hours, 24 minutes and 12 seconds - hurrah!
Some observations/advice...
1. Wear throw-away clothing at the start. I made the mistake of freezing for a hour beforehand, only to be saved by some lovely Canadians with a daggy throwaway white t-shirt.
2. Be prepared for the national anthem to play before the start [cant exactly see this catching on at the City to Surf]. Americans tend to do the whole hand-on-heart patriotic thing - probably best not to laugh.
3. Be prepared for "New York New York" to be played at the start-line. This marked the first time during the race that I started to tear-up. In all seriousness.
4. Gatorade gels [especially the ones with caffeine] are awesome. Dose up.
5. Chafing is you biggest enemy. Don't scoff at the officials offering Vasoline-on-a-stick. They might help you out later on.
6. People cheer you on the WHOLE way. This is great when you're feeling a bit sore/tired but after 4 and a half hours (and Eye of the Tiger) the positivity becomes overwhelming and you just want them to go away.
7. You will never, EVER want to hear the word "Gaaa-tor-aaaade" in an American accent EVER again. And yes, they do say it like that.
8. It awesome to hear someone cheer your name [Dad managed to spot me and yell out at three different times during the course and I've never smiled so much.] It also explains why heaps of people write their name/nationalist on their shirts.
9. Have someone to meet up with at the end. You will probably be emotional, tired and [at the very least] need someone to whinge to about how sore you are. If you're really lucky they will buy you presents from Tiffanys.
10. If at all possible, do a marathon in the United States - 26.2 miles sounds WAY BETTER than 42.2 kilometres.
11. You will get beaten by someone dressed up as Superman, a banana or in a wig. Deal with it.
12. If you're getting bored/tired, start focussing on the spectator signs. Favourites include: "Finishing is your only fucking option" and "Free beer at the end". Favourite runner shirt was "18 weeks ago this seemed like a good idea".
13. You probably will start crying. I think I teared up about 5 or 6 times - not really from pain but from the combination of tiredness, an emotional couple of weeks and disbelief that I was about to finish the NYC marathon. Sunglasses are therefore a good idea. Otherwise the medics might start freaking out.
14. You will receive a bagel in your post-race food/fluid pack. Don't eat it. Bagels do not make for good recovery food.
15. Don't make any plans for that evening or the next day [unless they involve sleeping, eating or whinging, preferably all three simultaneously.]
16. Yep, it will probably be one of the best experiences of your life. Luckily it lasts a long time [and feels even longer than that!]
High Line & a bit of nudity
High Line first entry in the Meatpacking District
Green poking through
Had a wander along the High Line a few days ago. Great example of taking an unused rail yard and creating a green, community-based space. Also an example of the gentrification of the Meatpacking District - I love that episode of Sex and the City where Samantha [who has recently moved to the Meatpacking District] is horrified to see that Pottery Barn has moved in next to her local S&M club.
The building in the background is The Standard Hotel. Dad has taken people to the High Line a few times, and has often seen people "parading" themselves in the windows [obviously full aware of the onlooking audience]. According to this article, the hotel actually encourages guest nudity. Staff have even posed naked as "guests".
Only in America?
Frick collection
The Frick collection garden taken from outside
Best light of the trip so far @ the Guggenheim
NYC has some pretty amazing museums, from the Guggenheim to the Met, MOMA to the Museum of Natural History. But my favourite is the Frick Collection - a mansion on the Upper East side filled with amazing art and interior design.
To steal from their website:
The Frick Collection was founded by Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919), the Pittsburgh coke and steel industrialist. At his death, Mr. Frick bequeathed his New York residence and the most outstanding of his many art works to establish a public gallery for the purpose of “encouraging and developing the study of the fine arts.” Chief among his bequests, which also included sculpture, drawings, prints, and decorative arts such as furniture, porcelains, enamels, rugs and silver, were one hundred thirty-one paintings. Forty-seven additional paintings have been acquired over the years by the Trustees from an endowment provided by the founder and through gifts and bequests. As of the end of 1995 The Frick Collection housed a permanent collection of more than 1,100 works of art from the Renaissance to the late nineteenth century.
When I last came to New York I did a lot of touristy things [Empire State Building, Yankees game, the library, the Met, Wall Street, Staten Island etc]. One of the only things I re-visited this time around [except for Magnolia bakery of course] was the Frick Collection. Definitely worth [another] look.
What's the scariest thing about Halloween?
I've never seen anything like it - and probably never will! Highlights included a guy dressed as a banana, Ghostbusters, a giant rabbit and some random hot guy in an Austrian-style get-up. However the real highlight was seeing over 100 people dressed as zombies dancing in sync to Michael Jackson's Thriller. RIP.
We then headed to what looked like a french bistro, filled with people dressed as American indians, bogans, French policemen, and [my favourite] - a fencer. My dad [as he tends to do] got talking with these randoms and asked to take their photo.
The girl on the far right had picked our Australian accents because:
A) Her ex-boyfriend was an Aussie; and
B) SHE LIKED KATH & KIM.
And that was the scariest thing about my Halloween.
My Sartorialist encounter
A few days ago I bumped into the Sartorialist outside Marc Jacobs in the West Village. This was easily more exciting than seeing SJP, even if [almost] no one else was as excited.
Lets just say he looks even more like the Sartorialist than the Sartorialist. He was very short, has the squarest head I've ever seen, dresses impeccably and has a digital SLR sticky taped to his right hand.
Unfortunately I now have an outfit (including my favourite tux jacket) that can never be worn again on the grounds that it was rejected by the Sartorialist. Sad face.
Yesterday, the Sartorialist was watching the New York City marathon in Brooklyn. See here.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Food diary?
I suspect my New York blog posts may resemble a food/purchases diary. Oh well! Very first purchase - a red velvet cupcake from Magnolia Bakery. [Not actually my photo, ta Google Images]
Monday, October 19, 2009
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Sam Haskins
Poster girl
He's a bit of an extract on Sam from Wikipedia:
Sam Haskins, born Samuel Joseph Haskins, (November 11, 1926) is a photographer best known for his contribution to nude photography, pre-Photoshop in-camera image montage, and his books, the most influential of which were Cowboy Kate (1965) and Haskins Posters (1973). Since 2000 he has focused on fashion photography for Vogue,Harper's Bazaar, Allure and New York.
His books [including Cowboy Kate] can be purchased here.
An excellent New York Times blog post with video available here. I find his approach to/respect for women/models an interesting issue. Particularly considering his subject matter is generally young naked women.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
Myf gets around
Australian model Myf Shepherd walking Dion Lee at a carpark in Kings Cross, Spring/Summer 09/10
Myf walking Chanel Resort 2010
Sunday, October 11, 2009
And the countdown begins...
"No woman who works at W magazine and lives on Perry Street would be caught dead at a hip downtown restaurant wearing a scrunchie!"
Carrie Bradshaw, Sex and the City episode 4, Season 6
Friday, October 9, 2009
Interviews are scary
I'm currently in a dodgy hotel somewhere in Randwick... I think something may have died in here at some stage.
Why? Over a year ago I applied to be a Legal Special Service Officer in the Army Reserve. After various information days, medical tests, essays, psych tests and coffee chats, I've finally reached Officer Selection Board time. If I pass this, I get on the merit list.
I think one failure of Defence recruitment advertising is the impression that they are desperate for people and its easy to get in. Both are incorrect. The process is comprehensive and time consuming. The number of places are limited - there weren't enough Legal Officers spots in Navy and the Air Force wasn't even taking Legal Reserve Officers this financial year.
This interview has been one of those things which nags at the back of your mind and makes you just a little bit nervous. In my last year of university pretty much every week had a graduate interview or presentation or something else that would make me nervous. Lately, things have been pretty cruisy. No interviews, no scary presentations or speeches to make, work is interesting & challenging but not in that knot-in-your-stomach kind of way. As a result, I've gotten pretty soft. Maybe that's not a bad thing. But it does mean you miss out on that exhaustion and relief of being able to relax after a stressful situation. Given this OSB starts at 730 in the morning and my bus back to Canberra leave at 8pm, I think I'll be making up for some lost time...
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Nick Cave wrote a book
Nick Cave described his new book [The Death of Bunny Monroe] as "essentially chick-lit" [September 2009 British Vogue].
Available for 18.88 pounds [free delivery] from BookDepository.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Sweet Country Road
I'm not usually a fan of the Country Road weekender totes on the grounds that every second person has one [and literally every person at my work as they gave them out as Christmas presents] but this one is particularly cute.
Three little letters: WBJ
Alannah Hill, Arthur Galan AG, A|X Armani Exchange, Bally, Ben Sherman, BettinaLiano, Camper, Farage, Gorman, Hugo Boss, Jayson Brunsdon, Karen Millen, Leona Edmiston, Max&Co, Oroton, Oxford, Pandora, Paradis, Paul&Joe, Peep Toe, Polo Ralph Lauren, Satch, Trenery, Witchery, Zimmermann.
Plus Chanel and LV....
Love Westfield Bondi Junction
Fantasy world of warmth
Missoni towel, $US120 @ Couturelab.com
Prep work
Ralph Lauren sale now on, 30-50% off selected styles. Hot foot it to @ WBJ, QVB & Chatswood Chase.***
*** Qualification: don't really like Ralph Lauren. Too generic, American and preppy - Tommy Hilfiger does the same thing for less. Just needed a reason to post this picture...
Monday, September 28, 2009
Best laid plans
Last hotel in NYC is finally booked. The Jane Hotel in the West Village is a classic old-school hotel where the rooms are inspired by luxury train cabins.
I'm intrigued by the Jane Hotel Ballroom, the hotel's newly opened bar. The Ballroom is Miranda Kerr's local [if you read and/or believe this weeks' Grazia] but has been subject to noise complaints and models dancing on tables.
With a checkout time of 12 noon, who's complaining?
Sunday, September 27, 2009
At Liberty
Since UK Vogue did a spread using Liberty fabric [as shoe laces/belts/hair pieces] a few months back, Liberty prints have popped up everywhere. Can't get enough? Check out Libertyoflondongirl's blog.
Retrosuperfuture modified Wayfarers in Liberty print. 120 pounds at Liberty of London, "They are - to put it frankly - awesome" [style.com]
Liberty print hi-tops... [?]
Large poppy daisy cotton scarf, Hermes pour Liberty, 140 pounds at Liberty of London
Balenciaga overload
Balenciaga blazer, shorts, belt & pumps at Louis Vuitton [ironically]
Marie-Amelie Sauve, the woman with the impossibly French name & head-to-toe Balenciaga.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Found!
The answer to my question below is...Taylor Tomasi, Senior accessories editor at Teen Vogue. Thankyou to Garance for tagging her posts so well!
Who is Taylor?
Pic from Garance's blog
Pic from the Sart's blog
1. Page 21 of this week's Grazia "POW! This Zara boyfriend jacket pops against Taylor's hair, while her vintage necklace, Alexander Wang shorts and Chanel bag add glam edge."
2. Tuesday September 15 on the Sartorialist's blog in some v hot shoes.
3. Also on Tuesday September 15 on Garance's blog. This is the same outfit [different picture] as in Grazia.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Jak and Jil went up the hill [via fashion week]
Nicholas Kirkwood shoes for Rodarte, as featured on Jak & Jil Blog
Apparently street style bloggers last a little bit longer. After 6 seasons as official fashion week blogger for Style.com, The Sartorialist has been replaced by Jak & Jil's Tommy Ton [as reported by Fashionologie].
Toni my girl
Congrats go to Toni Collette for taking out the Best Actress in a Comedy at the Emmy Awards. She beat the favourite [and very awesome] Tina Fey. Love it when Aussies take out awards, especially when they beat Americans.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Harpers Bazaar personal stylist
NYC shopping map for Midtown
Harpers Bazaar [the not quite Vogue, Vogue] have launched a personal stylist service for your NYC shopping trip. Personally, I'd rather spend the $US700 fee on actually buying clothes, but each to their own.
What is exciting it that the website has awesome downloadable shopping maps for SoHo, the Meatpacking District, Midtown and the Upper East Side. Love.
Playsuit!
Blake Lively in a cute playsuit not unlike mine
Ever since spotting a retro jumpsuit @ Port Macquarie earlier in the year, I've been working up the courage to buy a playsuit/jumpsuit. And today, the spring weather messed with my head - the budget went out the window - and I came home with one playsuit [Cue], one fedora [Portmans], a waist belt [also Portmans] and a sensible work dress [also Cue]. Oh, and two giant red cushions from Freedom that are threatening to eat my leather lounge. But are tres comfortable.
Oops.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Peter Alexander
Sleep tee with detachable velcro guitar, $49 at Peter Alexander
Thursday, September 17, 2009
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