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STYLISH BRICKS

Genoese brickwork.

The epitome of style.

I saw this building about 4 years ago and imagined a bulbous black gown skimming the steps below on a spring morning.

FROM ZERO TO HEROin

While horrifically early for a meeting yesterday, I find myself with some unplanned T.O on a park bench (yeah, I felt like I was retired or something!).
I remembered I had a recent package from my dad containing all fashion articles published within the last 3 months... (very sweet), and after leafing through write ups of the recent developments in the size zero debate, I came to declarations of Lara Stone as our savior from the lustre of jutting bones. I am sensing the need for some kind of Mary Magdeline inspired photoshoot with chalky nude tones a-plenty, dark sillouettes emerging beneath  full-body chiffon ponchos & a sympathetically posed Lara outlined by the rays of sunshine streaming through the dusty stained-glass windows of a Genoese church* ( one of those with the black and white bricks typical of Genoa of course).
* Why do I never see that great brickwork used in fashion shoots more often? They truly are ideal.
When it comes to Shulman's debate about designers creating tiny dress sizes, I think its more to do with what is assumed by all parties as to what is available on average. Anyhow, I think Lara Stone is going to be a physical landmark for following seasons, but I doubt it will be a releif for a lot of models in work at the moment as I think many androgynous looking girls are advantaged by the boyish effects of unshapelyness, and eating up a couple of hips is hard to do on demand I expect.
BUT LETS NOT FORGET WHERE IT REALLY ALL BEGAN...
Christina Hendrix of Mad Men, and most importantly the most desirable character re-iterated by the storyline and all supporting characters, which considered its a recent production was pretty groundbreaking... I love that my BF loves her & Im gonna go and eat some carbs....

THE WORD IS 'PURSED'

We Heart LITTLE BOOTS

Little boots is such a hot little pixie, so we are super excited about her wear a Tour De Force headpiece and flying the flag for a love of unicorns!
Getty getty get on the magical creature bandwagon...

KATY LASSEN GOES SOLO

katy Lassen has until now been stoking the fire of hot fashion ensembles as the Fashion Editor of Let Them Eat Cake magazine, and is now going it solo to share her stylistic skill set with the world of
editorial magic...

COCO AVANT CHANEL MOVIE

I am truly loving the fashion film season, though Bruno just sent me cringing behind a cushion in horror- But I really really enjoyed Audrey Toutou's performance in this film.
I think the general consensus is that its a pretty- dragged out depiction of her personal relationships prior to the escalation of her career, but I think if you have the patience for the kind of coffee & cigarettes pace of conversation and a penchant for period-drama style romance you might enjoy this.
For some reason, I found the whole movie consistently amusing, I think I just loved how uncompromisingly blunt and objective Coco's character was... for people who have met Louise Wilson (course leader from the MA at CSM) her humour had the same kind of play on brutal honesty and the implications of judgement, though notably less forceful.
Louise Wilson does not get quoted nearly enough considering how incredible her sense of humour is, therefore think it is completely inevitable someone will make a film about her.

VAMPIRE - ISTA!

Fashion lovers, the latest fashion must do is apparently the pale-ish vampire-ish look. The one where you look as though you've been lathered in talcum powder and eaten a box of blood red cherries.

The fashion run ways internationally and of the Aussie shores are running wild with models draped in up to the minute fashion extravaganzas, but the attention is given to the extreme 'twilight' phenomenon look.

Celebrity A, B, C, D and E lister's are even cakeing it up on the red carpet. Picture bed head toussled, teased and knotted hair, dark rimmed eyes ruby red lips and white liquid paper like face pallettes. Too stand out-ish for my likeing, but definately bold and daring. Loving the red lips but not particularly the geisha like pale skin. How come the sharp fang like teeths aren't accessorised? I just had to put in my throne like comments... meow.

Style rating: 'smile' - nice but bored. ( it's really just a passing fad or phase)


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Madam Alexandra E.
fashion expert.fashion styler.fashion queen.