up in smoke.

i have this fascination with smoking pictures, it's bad ass and sexy at the same time. Hedi Slimane, one of the many photographers i heart uses this concept quite alot, and that's because he captures it so well.

this is Maiden, no other.

to my surprise, i discovered where all my normal wall posts on the Maiden Threads Facebook page are. i received a post from a fan back in the middle of the year about another upcoming designer trying to launch under the same label name. now, i've been googling the name ever since i came up with it and thus far i had only been finding industrial companies under 'Maiden'. i was going to look into registering the name after i finished TAFE so i could get some info about it from my business teacher, but now i think i should do it even sooner. please if you know who this other designer is, let me know. all this finding out after i've confirmed my tag order, i cannot re-brand now! =(

the Rutt factor.

i'm off to Wollongong for the weekend for some family bonding, but before i head off i'll leave you with some snaps of the stunning Rachel Rutt. have a good weekend y'all!

© is for crazy cool.

we finally got our marks back for all our business assignments this morning, and now it's time to celebrate! i got super awesome marks, very surprising because i'm not too confident with business stuff and writing. my ©opyright assignment which argued that fashion is NOT evolutionary got top marks, so thank you to talented Kelly Smith for allowing me to use her unfortunate Valleygirl situation in my presentation. so hooray for doing your best, and getting what you deserve!

trend forcasting AW10.

[embellishments]

[drapes]

[cutouts]

these are collages of trend studies i did a couple of weeks ago in design class. i didn't put in enough origin images so i'll probably get marked down for that, but eh...

miss M is everyWHERE.

yesterdays' shoot was actually held at the Style Stalker's studio, a Sydney label i've never heard of before but am really curious about. up on their wall was the calling cards of Mariana and Samantha Harris. meaning they had shot in that same place i was standing, possibly for their look book, yaaay! i actually asked one of the girls that was their (she might have been a designer?) and yes Mariana will be on their next catalogue so i can't wait for that to come out! i actually did try to visit Mariana's work on Oxford on Wednesday, but i didn't realize shops opened after 10 on that strip, so no luck for me to get a pic with her. but not to worry, as her popularity is growing here in Oz i have found some more pics of her online. and yes she is in the latest Frankie mag, looove! is stalking legal?

thank god it's friday.

i - am -beat! it has been a busy but fun-filled week for me this week. i got to help out at Minty's for two full days on Wednesday and Thursday, prepping for the shoot on Friday. the shoot was taking place at an old warehouse down at Chippendale, which we had to turn into an 'apartment' for the set. the lookbook has an interesting concept really, don't want to give anything away so we'll all just have to wait for the end result. i wish i came along for the shoot today, but college was in the way. Tanya and Kev would be the coolest bosses. i take my hat off to those who run their own business, from what i've gathered from my work experience it's a bloody hard job! so kudos to you...

a hard day's work in the industry.

Minty Meets Munt.

Carla Zampatti.

oh i haven't updated on how work experience has been going... well i had my last shift at Carla's last week (i think) because i got offered another placement with Minty Meets Munt, down off Oxford St. funky little place that is. i do miss the peeps at Carla Zampatti tho, i got alot of hands on experience with production. but the girls at Minty are fabulous it's such a cosey place to be, everyone's super nice there too! i have only 8 more hours to go for my placement, which is kind of a relief because i need that extra time for my major assessment. my brand proposal is underway, waaah not long to go till i finish my course wooh!

long live the King...

Happy Birthday our sleeping Michael...

i just realised my blog lags a day behind, so i'm not weird guys i do know my dates! hehehehe.

click, click.

went on our first excursion for the year down to Darlinghurst where the old Fashion Studio used to be, i had not been back there since 2004 when i attended class for 3 weeks, huuah! it's now an art school, good shit happening over there! here are some snaps i took and photoshopped for my photography class. it still takes me some time to get lighting right, and by the time i do my subject has already gone, but my handy model Alyce is always good to have around.

8 years on...

Aaliyah Dana Haughton January 16 1979 - August 25 2001
{ah-lee-yah}: the highest, most exalted one.

i wish you were here...

how do you want it?

please tell me which one looks more appealing. these are for leather/metal labels i'm getting made. i've been making contacts to manufacturers over the weekend, i feel so mature! heheheheh.

coolness overload.

The Prada 2010 lookbook is looking rather delicious to me right now. i love when art and fashion get together, they produce weird but beautiful babies like these... i'm using some of these images for my embellished moodboard for design class. it looks crazy cool i tell yah!

check out the rest of the images here.

you tell me.

hey all! so we're starting our brand proposal at TAFE, i'm super excited and terrified at the same time. i'm thinking of re-directing the label. so please if you have 2 minutes to spare for me, answer this super short survey and i'll be forever thankful to you.

the new layering trend.

Robert Geller AW08/09

David David AW08/09
street shot, Paris
street shot Tokyo

"Shorts worn over trousers or tights confirms the ongoing trend of mixing athletic with tailored, masculine with feminine, traditional with unconventional." - WGSN

a trend already sported by the girls makes its way into the boys wardrobe. yey or ney fellas?