Kim Anderson

Remembering this popular 90's photographer of young love.

All photos by Kim Anderson.

thanks to everyone for your

book suggestions...

Dear John was good,

but different from the book,

and I saw it with every 'tween'

in Fort Lauderdale at our showing,

who managed to giggle the entire time.

Forget date night...

I'm sticking with the early bird 10am special.

Happy Monday!

PERCIVAL MENSWEAR LAUNCH AW10

The prolific illustration duo Telegramme (the studio of which busltes beside me) has branched out to new pastures... as Chris Gove (one half) is launching the menswear line Percival this week. Telegramme have got on the branding themselves, and cooked up a seriously exciting fashion film to launch with the new range.
The film has been created by director Alex Turvey of Dazed Digital's FrankenFashion movie... which was AMAZING right? 
A magic forest-based flick featuring Daisy Lowe, I have only seen stills so far but will update on the inevitable greatness after the launch-night...
I cant beleive they did the casting when I was in Amsterdam, I mean SERIOUSLY!

MARY FELLOWES FOR VOGUE TURKEY...

So, Vogue Turkey is soon to be launching with its March issue, and with London-based visionary stylist Mary Fellowes at the helm of Editor, I'm very excited to check out the editorially delicious visual feasts- will be popping down to Frank's bookstore for that one...
Sometimes I think designers make objects for scenes yet to be painted, and sometimes they make them for scenes (the elements of which lie in their memories). I am more interested in the latter- for then we get a true suprise.TADA

Mary Fellowes-style;

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

YOUNG DESIGNERS MARKET:...My Expectation Was Too High.

www.southbankmarket.com.au

It has been a few years since I made my way back to YDM.. (Young Designers Market - Southbank). The first time being, when they first launched... my thoughts back then???... it was a dismal receiving from the public...., but I quickly blamed that on the fact that it was new, it was the first day, and people are a little bit hesitant to try out 'new concepts', without any real word of mouth testimonials.

Back when Ydm first arrived...the stalls would have only been a small handful.. and there would have been only one impressive stall ( Koji tami) at the time, every other fashion offering was your little knick knack stuff.

Fast forward the years.......>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>, and I thought I would make my way back.. and trek through what might be on offer today...xo. So armed with my 'brella' ( yes, the weather was slightly drab), strapped on my flats, and took along a girlfriend to what I had hoped would have been a changed Ydm... market.

My verdict???... Ydm.. was exactly the same as it was back in the day. Unfortunately, the stalls were still only a handful. Many of the fashion offerings had potential indeed.. but for some reason.. the lack lustre in the way the market was.. really killed the experience for me. .( unlike it's sister market lively taking place a few yards down - Southbank Lifestyle Market).

A few labels caught my eye, to my delight MaryMary was nicely set up as was also Akko. But other than that.. everything appeared very arts and crafts, and not at all what I hoped to be attending to, ( you could possibly blame it on me.. for having 'high expectations')

I witnessed the still ever present 'type singlets' ( the ones where the designer has purchased a bonds singlet and whole heartily decorated it) embellished, swirled and painted on... All I have to say.. ..: please.. these singlets are so 'YESTERDAY'...

YDM?... maybe just stick with the ever popular lifestyle market... something really needs to save this little concept! xoxo.

Style rateing: Young Designers Market - 'Yawning' ( I am utterly bored).

Love me or hate me

Madam Alexandra E. (k)

ATELIER 11 AT BROWNS- AW10

I recently met one of the designers from Atelier 11, and mumbled at him about how much I loved what they do while gawping at the AW10 Collection (below)- lots of laquered/ rubberised pieces that remind me of industrial parts of submarines or something. Atelier 11 is the creative station of Ludovic Calpaert and Flor Janssens who have a studio in Antwerp, and create Jewellery for loads of designer big cheeses like Victor & Rolf and Margiela.. anyway I was always like "why dont you sell in London..."
So after gushing this in my state of adoration, either Ludovic or Flor told me they have just sold to Brown's in London (I'm gessuing Focus..) so I'm going to have to totter down and dream the affordation (a word?). 

o

- sorry about the lack of bloggage- my photoshop cracked up on this tinny old machine (grrr)

Jaime Martínez