THOUGHTS! has now come to an end. A happy ending. THOUGHTS! and PROM THEME have now amalgamated into... MACHINE.
THOUGHTS! may be used in the not too distant future as more of a personal portfolio, but we'll see about that.
For now, head on over to MACHINE, where I will be posting as usual.
A nice shot from Vogue Nippon March 2010. I think I like it because it is simultaneously subdued and untamed. Lovely.
Today we started hand-lasting our first practice shoe. Here's a run through of whats going on in each of the images:
1. Pulling the leather lining over the sole and securing it with tacks.
2. Completion of pulling the lining.
3. + 4. Tacks have been removed from lining and lining has been adhered to sole, a toe stiffener has also been put in.
I wonder if they'll fit once they're done... I'm pretty excited :)
So, I was browsing through some old ARS Sutoria footwear magazines at Tafe and found these boots by Christian Dior (Fall 2004 RTW), which as I'm sure you'll agree, reminded me OH so much of the infamous Emma Cook for Topshop boots. The only variations I can find are; the crepe at the bottom is patterned differently, the CD's are higher, and obviously the actual colours are different.
This is quite similar to what Sal and I did for halloween. It can also be viewed in 3D! You can see the rest of the shoot by Jacques Dequeker here.
Some images from Dazed&Confused Japan, February 2010. The photo of a spider on a photo is an interesting idea.
These are some images from i-D magazine, The Emotion Issue No 225, 2002, pages 65-66.
(Photog: Marcus Tomlinson, Makeup: Eli Wakamatsu, Styling : Hortense Manga, Hair: Peter Gray)
The makeup in these shots I find quite interesting. As the theme of the issue suggests, the images do convey a sense of emotion/feeling. To me the models look flustered, with the hair swept away from their faces in such furious gusto, the skin an uneven tone with white haphazardly smudged across their face and their eyes accented with light peachy pinks.
The clothing is also worth a mention, with a dress by Hussein Chalayan and a dress by Jean Colonna. I had not heard of Jean Colonna before, I had a look on the net and the only shows I can find are Spring 2000 and Fall 2000. The Fall 2000 collection I think is definitely still quite relevant today.
Tallulah Morton in Oyster mag, Issue #85. Very similar surf inspired look to the recent Vogue shoot with Abbey Lee Kershaw, especially the hair...
Today I wore this to TAFE. I'll post some photos of the workshop tomorrow.
Some new items have arrived at Black Market Baby!
Before I go on about the clothes, Black Market Baby have a new website : www.audreycantwell.com. It also includes some styling and older collections which are worth browsing through.
I am most pleased with the leather panel leggings, as they are higher than the ones that Black Market Baby had before. And most importantly, they are the cheapest ones of their kind available online anywhere I've seen, at $92 US.
Another interesting addition is the triple rabbit's foot necklace. I like it, but I think I would prefer either just a single one, or many bunched together to form a necklace on their own, but still, it's the kind of jewellery not many people make so I am thankful that Black Market Baby does :)
My other favourites include; the sheepskin vest, and the cape dress, shown below.
This is what I wore to TAFE todayyyyyy. It was hot today (45 degrees in the sun), and the maxi actually helped; it let the air circulate all around my legs. YEAH MAN
I went rummaging around Bunnings (my local hardware store) and I fell in love with two aisles; plumbing fittings and wall fixtures. I got a little excited and made these two necklaces. At this point, I favour the silver one. However, it does weigh about a kilo and a half...
To make the silver one, I used:
- a length of flexible irrigation tubing
- 20 x 20mm nuts
- 12 x 30mm nuts
- 3 x 45mm nuts
- plumbing pipe fastener (to hold the necklace together at the back)
And the gold one:
- 5 meters cheap gold chain from a craft store
- 2 x "some random piece of plumbing pipe thing"
- 1 x "some slightly larger piece of plumbing pipe thing"
- excuse the vague there, I don't know the right name for those things..
I bought this bangle from Kolos Designs on etsy a little while ago. It's like my Christmas beetle from ages ago!
I saw this ring on tumblr, it looks like someone has photoshopped the same ring over itself so it looks kind of like an armour ring. The single skeletal spine like ring I think I've seen somewhere before. I really wish it existed.
I got myself a lovely army green parka and long mesh skirt from Topshop last week. LOVE THEM. And by the end of this I started to get a little violent, from liking the stuff so much obviously.
160g is another fantastic online magazine. It has quite a few fashion shoots per issue, and a great layout. The styling varies which I think makes it even more appealing.
