Lui Hon‘s Spring Summer 2010/11 collection titled “So The Wind Won’t Blow It All Away” is evocative of fragility. Some pieces were literally hanging by a thread. His complex layers were rendered in sheer, asymmetrical and ombre dyed fabrics. Nudes, dreamy blue greys and crisp white were set off by …
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Arnsdorf Spring Summer 2010/11 at RAFW
There’s much to be said for picking a few sublime colours and letting simplicity and cut speak for themselves. Arnsdorf‘s Jade Sarita Arnott presented a collection of block coloured frocks in moss green, dusty orange, golden tan and lilac with the addition of an abstract digital print broke up the …
Kirrily Johnston ‘Apocolypto’ at RAFW 2010
Kirrily Johnston likes to play with the idea of people in tribes. While some labels often tend to reference more literal ideas of a certain culture (eg “Parisian chic” or “Grecian”), Johnston’s tribes are usually an imagined vision of what could be. As the title suggests, this time around her …
Rooftop Cinema 2010 Finale
After two weeks layering it up in chilly Japan I returned home to find a couple of my favourite things have been delivered; (real/actual/not electronic) mail and a smattering of lovely invitations including one to a special event at the Rooftop Cinemas. Not so thrilled about the hail damage and …
Stoneleigh Pop-Up Wine Bar
Our penchant for pop-ups continues. We’ve seen pop-up wineries, galleries, shops and now New Zealand winemaker Stoneleigh brings their pop-up wine lounge to Melbourne’s City Square. I love how all this temporary-ness changes the face of our city constantly and how in a town accustomed to laneway bars and hard …
Hunt for the Ultimate Coffee: Sensory Lab
We Melburnians like to lay claim to being Australia’s capital of many things: fashion, food, sport, festivals, culture and coffee. We do love our lattes (in a glass) and like to think we have adapted a European-style, cafe culture to our casual way of life. There are many in this …
Painted Lady
This is how I spent the eve of Australia Day. Painting the town (well, the warehouse space of 1000 £ Bend at least) – not red – but a delicious shade of mauve. A rare experience, Melburnians were led to the secret location of the Paint Party by navigation site …
Be Cool
How to stay cool this week literally and figuratively speaking? Tomorrow our first “catastrophically” hot day for 2010 will rudely arrive. I am lazily yet to install air-conditioning in my place. So it’s all about trying not to move around too much combined with; -Copious jugs of iced tea. Currently …
Welcome to the New Era
Melbourne certainly gave us a natural fireworks show last night and, with a crack of thunder and a spark of lightening, washed away the last vestiges of 2009. Hello 2010! I hope you will be a year (and the start of a whole new shiny decade) to remember. January 1st …