Carousel -- Week Ending 18th May 2007
[ 18 May 2007 ]
It’s been a while since I did one of these, but I only want to do it when it’s worth it!
When Prom Dresses Attack from Fashion Binge. This filled me with absolute rapture, SO funny.
A review of a book by Tim Gunn. I really only linked this because of the following quote: One of the best parts of the book is when Tim denounces the “it” bag calling today’s accessories “too big, too shiny.” Then he goes on to say, “Why not carry a plastic bag from the supermarket and simply tape your credit card statement to it? It saves wear and tear on the items but still gets the message across!”
Who knew taxidermy jewellery would cause such a furor? I kind of like some of this stuff…
I always wanted to live in a church. I would do it differently, but this place has some amazing architectural features.
Thrifting madness — this girls’ bedroom is full of treasures!
Colour Lovers — recommended by Katrina for outfit coordination assistance!
Japanese metrosexuals? Found via Breesays, a cute gossip blog which keeps linking to me!
118 Ways To Save Money In College, found via Lifehacker
Take an empty shampoo bottle into Lush & receive a free shampoo bar!
“Because what could be sexier than a woman who is shockingly, graphically demonstrating how thoroughly she has excluded all pleasure from her life?”
Gorgeous purple rooms from Decor8.
Japanese style from Tokyomade!
I need to go to this shop but look at the pictures. Drool!
Super-love & cupcakes,
Gala
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Oh, Empire Vintage is lovely, you should definately go there! the whole store is like this treasure cave and they have an upstairs section that is just racks upon racks of vintage clothes. It’s a lot of fun, and it’s rightin a lovely cafe-ish bit of albert park, so you can go for a nice coffee and cake at the same time. :-)
I don’t like to say this but….OMG! Those prom dresses were so insane retarded and horrifically AWESOME! I’m glad I’m not a total fashion victim.
Hahaha, those prom dresses were priceless!! When I went to my formal, I was aiming for….unique.
What I wore:
A black leather bustier.
The collar and cuffs of a white shirt.
A short blue tie.
A handmade, deconstructed blue skirt with a white tulle petticoat underneath. (The skirt was made from the same fabric as the tie.)
Wide fishnet stockings.
Giant blue platform boots.
A miniature top hat.
Best thing was, I won best dressed. (Take that, girls who spent $500 on their outfits!)
I’ve been obsessed with Julia De Ville’s taxidermy jewellery for a while now. I want some badly, but it’s all upwards of $400, which I clearly can’t afford. I think that unless you’re a hardcore vegan, you can’t go “ewwwww, dead animals,” because, well, leather? Hello?
Sarah — Yay! It’s on my list. That & the Camberwell Markets, can you believe I haven’t been yet?! I hear it’s pretty great.
Deanna — Seriously, it is one of the funniest things I have ever read. I love it.
Nadia — Your outfit sounds like it was awesome! & blue platform boots, omg! I would kill to see a photo. I am thinking about platform boots a lot at the moment, I think I need more pairs than I already have.
Japanese fashion always confounds me a little—in some ways they’re lightyears ahead of us (Rei Kawakubo, Junya Watanabe, etc) and in other (ie, punk and metrosexual men) they’re far behind. But I do love those magazine scans, I dress like a more wearable version of the “rock” look most every day. This is a great post.
yay, i always love these carousel posts. randomness rocks!
didn’t like those taxidermy jewelry…maybe because I’m scared of animals hehe, 118 ways to save money in college was very helpful…..and I adore japanese fashion…thanks for the links….what do you think about japanese music??
ohhh and I forgot to say: I met Tim Gunn at a signing for that book! He signed my copy! He put his arm around my shoulder! Needless to say I felt my life almost complete.
Oh, I used to live only a few doors up from Lyn Gardener’s 2 converted warehouse homes! Apparently she lives in one and her ex husband used to live in the other, or something like that. Even from the outside (where the windows are frosted to stop you from peeking!) you can tell there’s something stunning on the inside.
I used to have a picture torn out of a magazine (with no address attached) of an upstairs bedroom with a free standing bath in it – I fell in love with the image and only after I’d been living up the street for a few months did I recognise that’s where it was!
Lauren — Exciting! I want to become her friend :D