The Masters at Gucci

Ahhhhh, another great promotional video for a European luxury brand focusing on the true craftmanship of making a product by hand. this time it's 'Gucci' and there Master artisans crafting their leather good, all by hand of course. I love how they all wear white laboratory coats as if they're doctors about to do a delicate operation. I do love it when I find these types of Videos.

Brisbanes Je Ne Sais Quoi

A good night had by all on Friday 12th of February when in an art gallery at west end fashionistas from around Brisbane came to attend the sold out ' Je Ne Sais Quoi Exhibition' A meeting of up and coming local talents to express fashion as an art form and to show what they had to offer though photography and a fashion show. The exhibition focused not only on the clothing itself but also on all the different people who contribute to get to the final look, IE the hair stylist, make-up, fashion designer, styling and photographer. The people behind the scenes who hardly ever get a mention except fashion designers (It’s always all about them) As I mentioned before on top of the photography was also a fashion show, where instead of the audience surrounding the catwalk the models walked around the outside of the audience.

With the smoke machine doing it's thing and me standing right in the front row of the catwalk (a meter radios around the room) I maneged to take these shots.

And also 2 short films put together for the exhibition by Runwan De Silva with Romesh De Silva and Joel Devereux (who said was going to comment on my blog but never has) and music by Lucas Arundell. Enjoy.

Irenas Sex and Landscape

Only graduating last year from the Australian Institute of Fashion Design Irena jusufovic is full of the high ambition and the can do attitude that we all admired in the young. Motivated by her ambition and hard work ethics Irena single-handedly design and created her debut collection 'Sex and landscape'. Ripe with femininity the collection which is all black puts your focus on form and figure while mixing different textures to get a contrasting looks withing the same garment. The collection is something you can wear to a nightclub or dinner with the girls. 'Irena' is the label and 'Sex and Landscape' is the collection which is sold exclusively though the Internet you can contact her by her Blog or her website .

The designer (second from the right) with her muses.

Paula Walden's Fanciful Swirls

Just like last weeks post, I first discoverd ‘Paula Kyle Walden’ when I was talking to a someone at a Party, while at the same time scanning around the room untill I fixed my eye upon a big necklace with what seems like black feathers attached to a chain. So as I was admiring the necklace I say to the person I was talking to how much I loved that necklace only to have the girl say “I made that”, and that’s how I meet anddiscoverd Paula Waldens Jewellery.

OK the 101 on Paula Walden is She’s trained as a jeweller and even during her apprenticeship she was made a finalist in the Jewellery Association of Australia’s bi-annual competition, and now with years of experience behind her she is annually invited to enter the Harper’s Bazaar Diamond Design Guild Awards. Oh and she’s also a part time model, yeah I know talented and beautiful it’s about this time that I would start hating her as well but how can you hate someone who makes such beautiful things.

But even now her thirst for knowledge hasn’t been quenched and she’s is currently 6 months away from getting her Bachelor degree of Fine Art with Fashion at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT).

Paula Walden’s latest Collection Is called “STARLIGHT ECHOES” Chapeter 2. It’s made out of black perspex with touches of lace, feathers, metal, and crystals as well. OH and FYI She has a shop in her website Paulawalden.com that you can buy her pieces from.

Behold the designer herself, modeling her beautiful swirled ribbons of black toffee.

All Photo’s courtesy of paulawalden

Yes Vincent, you see me

Iv always thought that accessories make or brake an outfit but to me Iv always believed more on the make side of it. I am a true fan of the statement necklace which will sensationalize the most boring of boring outfits, it's like a cure all for fashion. So really what I'm trying to say is, I Like big bold statement pieces.

It's no wonder I totally fell in love with the feather collars I first discovered about a year and a half ago. I was talking to a friend of a friend at a 'blond Venus' sale, who was telling me about these feather collars she was making by hand and selling. That night I Myspace stalked her profile to check them out and I was totally blown away by the pieces.

The label is called 'Yes Vincent' and the designer is called rose and I think her collection is so creative and out there, while still being totally soft and wearable. Well since my first discovery I have had regular spottings of the statement pieces around in the pages and covers of magazines and on party goes like the one i took a picture of for 'My Sartorialist Moment' blog a few weeks ago.

The vintage inspiered pieces are stokes in Miss Mouse Shop 2, 28 Logan Rd, w'gabba, Brisbane or you can contact the label via the Yes vincent myspace.

Yes Vincent collar on the cover of magazines.


A few pieces from the collection.

OZTUBEs report on MBFF09

Its a few months old now but I found this little video of the '2009 Mercedes-Benz Brisbane Fashion Festival' created by a company called ‘OZTUBE.com.au’. They are a Brisbane based production company that reports on the goings on around this here city of ours and releases it to the world Wide web. They also do commissions for privet companies like restaurants, bars, clubs, shops and other such things as a marketing tool. Quite a clever business Idea I think.

The company’s fairly new but that doesn’t come out in there videos, I think it looks like anything you would see on TV as the quality of the presenting, camera work and editing goes.

The only thing that raised my eyebrow in this video was when the presenter ‘Joel Brisblat’ ( is that his real surname?) asked ‘Lindsay Bennett’ “ is this the first year you’ve been involved” when if he did the most simplest research about the event he would know that Lindsay Bennett created the event so has been the director of it since the beginning, but besides that he was fine as a presenter but I thought that Katherine Feeney was great in the video as the interviewee to the point where she practically took over as host.


enjoy.

My Sartorialist moment

Well it's 2010 already can you believe it? Time for new beginnings, adventures and meeting new people.

Really I see the start of the year as the time for rest and recovery from the month just past As well as rest and recovery from a certain time in all shoppers lives that we Waite eagerly for 'THE BOXING DAY SALES' I still say I will wear that grey bodysuit with a cape someday soon....Hell maybe I'll wear it tomorrow.

Anyway back to December, with all the Christmas partys I was sober long enough to be able to capture some people who I believe stood out when it comes to what they're wearing. So this as the title indicated is My Sartorialist Moment (The Startorialist is a fame fashionista who captures people on the streets of New York and is listed in time magazines 100 top design influences)



I love her skirt and I'm a sucker for accessories so I thought this daring necklace fitted perfectly with the look she was going for.



We all need flowers in our hair sometime or another and the caftan is from the wearers own soon to be released caftan label. Not for the shrinking violets.

One way to dress up a white shirt is a beaded belt and frilly skirt.

Yes, this is a bespoke 'Leigh Buchanan' puffball dress in white. Loves it.

Stand out accessories.

This amazing feather collar behind the wine glass is from local label 'Yes Vincent' who also do other feathered accessories like cuffs and headband. I hope to profile more of the label on a later date.



I love the contrast of the simple 'Karen Walker' necklace with the busy print of her dress.



You can never go wrong with a vintage bag


'Heven'


Lovely silver beaded shoes

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