ROMANCE WAS BORN

My now-sadly-departed Australian intern Sophie enlightened me greatly on Australian culture... I was intrigued to discover that people actually really respect macdonalds salad offerings over there...

Also, this amazing label called Romance was Born lives there, seriously on my wavelength of aesthetic light-heartedness plus pazzaz! Any designers that use the word Jamboree in their bio, sound like the kind of people I want to bump into at an impersonal  foreign hotel someday in the future ...

Perhaps we could form a bond over our mutual language  and loveof glitter, turning curtains into soiree outfits with (sound-of-music style). 

For some reason on my computer the collection images speed crazily past- its like being on a fairground train ride of wonder, from the comfort of behind your own glowing screen...

WOW  WOW WHAT? WOW

BARBIE- The REAL factory girl ... cries for help

With the AW09 Anniversary collection for barbie clothes having been shown at Colette (featuring designs by Calvin Klein and DVF), and  Piers Atkinson's AW09 crazed-barbie headpiece range, it seems as though the timelessness of barbie never fails to inspire. I was totally obsessed with creating barbie fashion shows as a kid, using my Ariel The Little Mermaid doll to play the bulimic bullied outcast who is forced to take part in the show, but is eventually saved from near death by Ken who helps her regain confidence against all odds. In retrospect you would have thought I must have had issues or something, but actually I think it was just the effect of having a psychotherapist parent explaining these kinds of issues to me. All the same, I have fond memories of my selection of blondes, and toilet paper designs... so got very excited to find an online archive of vintage barbie creations dolls4play.com... I also love the fact they actually had a fashion designer barbie outfit, complete with portfolio and sketches- anyone who has watched clueless as many times as I have, will remember the scene with their electronic spinning wardrobe... satisfying

THE PLUGHOLE OF IDEAS

 IDEA 2:

I think Topshop should sell mail-order sets like this all mechanically devised by an online questionnaire to decipher exactly your individual style (so its completely personalized. It could arrive in a plastic top box with shoes and accessories attached to card with twisted wire.

All someone would need to do, is create a formula for the psychological associations people have to visual imagery by measuring their bodily responses while they are subject to a visual and sensory simulation test. 

easy 

BARBIE AW09 & PIERS ATKINSON AW09

MY VINTAGE BARBIE PICKS

FASHION DESIGNER BARBIE

LIFE ISNT ALL PEACHES AND CREAM FOR BARBIE THOUGH-  I MEAN ALL THIS FAME AND FORTUNE CAN GET TO YOU AFTER 50 YEARS... AS THIS DOCUMENTARY REVEALS.

Maybe its a cry for help? Issues.

6267 - WHY GOODBYE WHY???

Its easy to neglect Milan fashion week when searching out suprises for oneself. I mean, most of those guys out there know what they are doing, and do it well.... formulaic refinement. To be honest though, i got most excited about seeking out 6267 as they were really the light at the end of the tunnel for those who arent such a fan of routine. Tommaso Aquilano and Roberto Rimondi have been working form their studio in the pretty little city Mantua since 2006 and have kept themselves fresh out their- rolling out pretty innovative cutting ideas for our pleasure.

While searching for an internship years ago I rang up their studio and someone very sweet answered- when i told her I understood no italian she laughed and said- "we only live in a small city- are you sure you wont be lonely??" awwww

So...on a belated search for their last collection and descover LOW AND BEHOLD- THEY ARE NO MORE! Ok so they have been designing for Gianfranco Ferre instead, and doing a super fine job so perhaps they are throwing all their energies into that because the collection was INCREDIBLY HOT (dispite the ice-cool tones). I am excited to see how they grow and dominate with their collective acts of genius.






... and then they brought us this;


GIANFRANCO FERRE SPRING SUMMER 2009