Angelfuck

This is an editorial from the May 2003 V magazine. This was one of the first things i wanted to post on my blog but for some reason never got around to it. It's styled by my hands-down favorite stylist: Panos Yiapanis (he also styled the Helmut Lang gear in the post below) and shot by the incredible Inez & Vindoodh. 

Panos Yiapanis no doubt has the best "stylist's own" collection I have ever seen - all the pieces in the shoots he styles that blow me away always seem to be from his own archive. 

images via TFS

dirty black summer

These are so great. They are from LEATHERLORE which I found through this awesome blog: THE TRASHICIST
My favorite is the skull top - only $55 and I can imagine it would look damn good on a tight, strapless black mini dress. 

images via leatherlore.com

Helmut Lang 

It would have been a pretty sad day when Helmut Lang left his own company in 2005. I'm not sure who's designing under his name now, I think it's some couple - from memory they might even be from Australia. This is what he said about leaving:

"The size of the company kept growing, and I had the feeling at one point that I would become the victim of my own success and get pushed further away from what I worked so hard to be able to do. I did try to do more artistic work in between, but it was not possible to be one of the main players in the fashion world and then to do art at the same time. I was ready to take a new challenge, in part because in fashion, things have become very predictable."

Images via TFS. 

Photography by Terry Richardson 

1993 - 2003 

super standard

Everyone's seen it before - Christopher Kane's '06 graduate collection is too good

images via style.com

my whole world's breaking loose

To introduce what is probably my most inconsistent post yet, I just want to start out by saying a massive thanks to amazing Jen from GNARLITUDE for writing the nicest shit about my blog on the URBAN OUTFITTERS BLOG. I'm sure you all know her blog anyway, but if by some chance you don't, you've got to check it out HERE - I can't say enough good things about Jen, or her blog.

Went to band jam with my manfriend, alex and mad rad (haha, just thought of trashforce r. and her appreciation for his raised eyebrow) to hear what they've been working on. New drummer was absent though, and Stacey (m.f) had to play drums so I heard no lyrics. Took this photo on the way there, pretty sure I looked like some kind of paparazzo. For work reasons, I'm constantly carrying around my massive camera these days.

Night before... (my very first [and last] food post)

Haha, I had to post this picture because we obviously get 10 points for food presentation and quality of food. Basically, everything is still in it's original packaging arranged nicely on a drum stool, with a gross over flowing ashtray in the background. The wine is Sacred Hill cab merlot which is amazing because it's totally drinkable - actually tastes quite good - and costs less than $6. This is the shit you get and drink on the tram on your way to where ever you happen to be going that night. Other food includes "wild olives", 'Australian Gold' (haha, quality!) Camembert cheese and quince paste - which incidentally costs more than the wine? 

latest d.i.y. Still unfinished, but it's taking so long...

a short time effect

If you have a look at my collage of things I want from ebay a few posts below, you will notice a pair of really ugly black 90s platform boots. I seriously couldn't believe my eyes when I saw pretty much the exact pair at Savers!! Then I noticed a further 3 pairs of ugly - amazing boots, and before I knew it I got all 4 pairs. 

PS: they didn't come with the studded buckled boot attire they are pictured with below, already had them but could only find one of them for the photo!

This 'skirt' is actually a long sleeveless shirt that I've photographed for the blog before. I used a belt and a tacking stitch to make it a skirt for now - kind of like it so perhaps I might make one like it? 

today's outfit... shot against the token Melbourne graffiti wall background... 

wearing: big black tee from op shop / leather biker jacket from Chatuchak market in Bangkok / 80s leopard print jeans from Shag / Demonia leopard creepers / black leather bag from Camberwell market

one two three four

hahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaa.... ok, I just came across this picture on SHIRTS AND DESTROY and couldn't help but repost it, it's so funny!!! It with this caption:

Being into Slayer is Metal. Being a chihuahua is NON-Metal but turning around and taking a dump at someone who just questioned your Metalness blasts you into the Metal stratosphere.

...made my day. (Happy Orthodox Easter to all those who it applies to)

MMM x Cream

I got this Martin Margiela Cream publication last December along with the other Margiela book I posted in one of the first foxyman posts. My boyfriend thought I was crazy to pay $70 (aud) for a sealed publication, and when I decided to open it at lunch later that day I almost had a freakin' heart attack discovering that the first 200 pages or so were completely blank. As a natural reaction, I then skipped to the last pages and found that they too, were blank. Now I don't know if this was a 'trick' to make the reader think they've bought a blank publication or a practical function to make this fucker extremely difficult to scan or photograph and reproduce - either way, both were achieved. 

I don't know what it is about MMM but seriously, it is the only design house that could put their name and work to a sealed collaborative publication and I will buy it without a second thought. Put it this way: if someone offered me one band to listen to for the rest of my life, I'd probably tell them to fuck off (unless of course, teleporting me back to the 70s to be at every live Zeppelin gig [and an affair with Jimmy and Plant- can't choose] was part of the offer) but offer me one designer to wear for the rest of my life, and the answer is quite clear:

the boots above are made completely out of old shoes

All right doll face, come on and bore me

Rock n Roll isn't what it use to be, and youtube is amazing - without it, we wouldn't get things like this:

(this was live and was going to be cut from the show, best example of lip synching you can get! IGGY POP!!!)

not an outfit post

this was a really quick sewing job -  just wanted to see the two fabric textures next to each other. 

It is also highly unwearable (for me) since I've already mentioned to a few special people (hi big koshka, haha) how much it's bothering me that I look like some fucking sub culture (especially my day outfits). I'm kind of getting sick of 15 year old emo and death metal kids at Flinders street station giving me the 'hey, look, we're dressed the same' look. I should probably start to go easy on the black a little bit

I LOVE KEERSTIN WINTRUP SNAKES!!!

I seriously had no words when I received these INCREDIBLE gifts from lovely and talented jewelry/accessory designer, KEERSTIN WINTRUP. For me, not much can beat the combination of leather and hardwear so in my opinion these are pretty much the perfect accessories... I probably went a bit overboard with the photo taking but there are seriously so many ways you can style and wear these these that I just couldn't help myself! The longer snakes can be worn as belts, so that's something that I will definitely try out and post about too.

MASSIVE THANK YOU to Keerstin - they are amazing and perfectly compliment the jewelry that I already use to wear... I can't stop gushing, but to say that I love them is even a massive understatement!

You can buy these fabulous snake bracelets and belts HERE

Read about Keerstin HERE

if sizing and lack of money were not an issue...

...I would get these on ebay

(left to right) 

- Danzig tee shirt

- Chloe boots, still not really over them

- Studded highwaist leather shorts

- Tacky 90s leopard platform boots

- Studded leather "teddy"

- PVC mini dress

- Junya Watanabe skirt 

- Amazing leather gloves

- Misfits vision sneakers

- 'Madame Fantasy' leopard spandex suspender shorts + tights

- Red cut-out platforms

- Black 90s platform ankle boots

- Margiela peak shoulder jacket

- Margiela peak shoulder trench (I am happy to take anything Margiela and peak at this stage)

...don't need any money for this though: (just as good as all of the above)

D.I.Y - Lace Flares

Found the perfect lace fabric for these - apart from the colour - I WISH THEY WERE BLACK!!!

Wearing aqua jacket from Savers, standard faded black loose tshirt... this one is my favorite, it's an old, perfectly cut Pearl Jam tee (I'm not a fan so the front of this never sees the daylight) and my late grandfather's crucifix.