Redefine

I appreciate all forms of art. I appreciate all forms of beauty. Don't get me wrong, this is a fashion blog but I draw inspiration from everywhere, I don't want my blog to be confined to the realm of fashion.

Where I live isn't the best in Sydney, but I love it and it's been home for almost 15 years. It's such a melting pot and it's full of culture. I had gone to my local GP and noticed that the graffiti in an alley way had changed. I wished I had photographed it before they painted over it, because the images sprayed up on the walls were amazing. I personally love graffiti. I think the colours, composition and nature of graffiti is beautiful. Unfortunately I only had my crappy phone camera available. GAH MOTHER COME BACK ALREADY. I was compelled to take photos because you never know when they're going to be painted over again. I don't know who did this work but I'm pretty sure they're locals. There's a skate park near these alley ways so I'll check that out and hopefully find more.

A few people were sort of watching me thinking WTF, I was wearing a vintage Sportscraft blazer, a hugggeeee royal blue/gold/red silk scarf, plain white t-shirt, blue skinny jeans and leopard print flats so I'm sure it was amusing for them to watch me squat and work my way through 2 feet of grass to get a decent shot. It was a gloomy day and I wasn't that happy with how the colours photograped so when the sun comes back out to play, I'll take better pictures.

Thunder

I love me some leopard print. I don't know what it is but when used right, it can really pull an outfit together. I'm not a fan of animal print overkill though. I love the way Dolce and Gabanna incorporated leopard print into their Fall RTW, it's done a little bit more tastefully than the folks at Just Cavalli (Not hating, they're just different). I think it's just a really sensual, feminine and utterly romantic collection. It's very Simone Micheline Bodin Graziani (go google her right now) with some Brigitte Bardot thrown in for sexy. They're the kind of outfits you'd want to be wearing on a date with Johnny Depp or Clive Owen.

Side note: I watched a few scenes of Public Enemies because this collection really reminded me of Marion Cotillard and I think that's where I got the on a date Johnny Depp idea.

I don't really find Karlie Kloss all that attractive but hot dang I love her dress. The models these days, I don't know, there are only a few of them I find exceptionally beautiful. I think that's why I enjoy the Victoria's Secret show so much, the girls they book are very very pretty with rockin bods. My favourite models would have to be Adriana Lima, Snejana Onopka, Darla Baker, Bruna Tenorio, Constance Jablonski, Daria Werbowy, Freja Beha Erichsen, Coco Rocha, Lily Donaldson, Jac, Miranda Kerr and Edita Vilkeviciute. These girls are stunning to me. Oh and wtf did Freja Beha Erichsen walk for every label? Every RTW I've clicked on she's right there.







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He's the best one of the best ones.

I have no idea how I found this pom accessory website but I spent about an hour looking through everything and I WANT ALL OF ITTTTTTT BLARGHHHHHH.

I was going to list and link everything but there was just far too much that I wanted. I love accessories that are quirky and adorable and Galibardy.com definitely ticks those two boxes for me. The items range from £10-£30 which isn't too bad, very affordable. (I guess "affordable" is subjective, I went to another website, black lily or something and their accessories; described as "affordable" were AUD$100) Go on take a gander. Some of the necklaces aren't innovative and exciting, but I adore the rings, particularly the apple, the circus tent and the black heart with wings. I like rings that fit, I don't like rings that are adjustable, they remind me too much of those really cheap novelty rings you would get out of a cereal box and I'm immature enough as it is.

YES there's a transformers ring in there! It's not as hardcore nerdy as I want it to be, but it'll do. I like wearing symbols of things that I love. Up until about a week ago, I listened to nothing but wall-vibrating-heartbeat-altering dubstep and DNB but I've been in an acoustic-y mood lately, indulging in lots of Dashboard Confessional. Their lyrics are so out there and metaphysical, I find them to have more quality in one line from one song than the Secondhand Serenade shit that's all I MISS YOU AND YOU BROKE MY HEART SO I WRITE EMO SONGS ON MY GUITAR THAT ARE ALL THE SAME IN TUNE AND THEME AND A GENERATION OF KIDS WHO AREN'T REALLY EMOTIONAL OR AWARE OF ANYTHING THAT WILL HAPPILY SWALLOW WHATEVER TREND IS SHOVED DOWN THEIR THROATS WILL LIKE THEM AND THEY WILL POST THEIR LIFE STORIES ON ALL OUR YOUTUBE SONGS AND WE WILL GET ACCOLADES WE DON'T DESERVE.

- Breathe Christine -
Anyhoo, some of their songs aren't terrible, BUT COME ON FUCKING SMILE ALREADY YOU EMO PIECES OF SHIT. Are you in poverty? Do you have some sort of terminal disease? Did your penis get amputated? Do you have 4 walls and a roof as shelter? Do you eat more than once in a week? Do you have access to clean water? Is your country war torn? Are you forced by rebels to kill innocent people? Yeah I didn't so, GET OVER IT. BREAKING UP WITH YOUR GF/BF WHEN YOU'RE 14 IS NOT THAT BAD COMPARED TO THE TROUBLES OTHER PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD HAVE. MAKING TINY LITTLE SCRATCHES IN YOUR ARM BECAUSE YOU'RE IN "PAIN" DOESN'T DO SHIT KID. LOOK AROUND AND FIND FULFILLMENT IN HELPING OTHERS IN NEED. YOU'RE A KID IN SUBURBIA WEARING CONVERSE SNEAKERS AND TIGHT JEANS THINKING YOU'RE SUCH AN INDIVIDUAL AND YOU'RE SO MISUNDERSTOOD. STOP TAKING WHAT YOU HAVE FOR GRANTED. GO AND SEE HOW THE OTHER HALF LIVE, HOW HARD THEY HAVE TO WORK FOR EVERY INCH. WHY DO YOU THROW THE WORD "LOVE" AROUND SO EASILY? HOW WOULD YOU EVEN HAVE A DEFINITION OF LOVE AT SUCH AN EARLY AGE? YOU'RE A BABY. PUT THE RAZOR BLADE DOWN AND HELP YOUR MOTHER IN THE KITCHEN. DON'T USE THE "WALK IN MY SHOES" LINE BECAUSE YES I HAVE BEEN THERE. WANTING TO KILL YOURSELF BECAUSE YOU "RLY RLY LOVED THEM <33333333" IS JUST STUPID DUDE. GROW UP, FIND A REASON TO LIVE, DON'T DEPEND ON SOMEONE ELSE'S EXISTENCE TO GIVE YOURS MEANING. BE YOUR OWN SAVIOUR.

- Breathe Christine (ROUND 2) -
Okay I think I'm all ranted out. The caps lock is gone so you know I'm done. Anyway. I can't function without music, so the turntable/headphone charms and the 4 sided cassette-boombox-turntable-union jack ring are going on my TO BUY list once I'm no longer broke (HAH, I wouldn't hold my breath). Oh and I HAD to add the bitten chocolate bar necklace for Manfriend, since he thinks all I eat are chocolate and souls.



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Oh la la Miss Jac.

Right after my rant about embracing femininity, here comes Pucci's Fall RTW collection. Bring on the silk and the tassles! The chick in the blue, Jac is so rockin that she doesn't need a last name and gets her own damn picture, no sharing for you! I feel like searching for vintage scarves, adding some lamp shade adornments and just going to town.

I'm going to start collecting some vintage scarves I think. I have a few but nothing spectacular. Scarves are a versatile accessory and I bought this massive silk scarf off ebay a few years ago and it doubles as a top for me. I'll post pics. All the colour in this collection is a breath of fresh air and a welcome break from the black on black on black (although I love my black) and I expected nothing less than vivid and striking colours from Pucci.

Pucci Fall RTW 2010








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Vintage haul.

Went hardcore thrifting today and I bought 14 different pieces.

The highlight of my 30 minute adventure:
- Lightweight tuxedo style vintage blazer with a silk collar.
- Silk lined navy blue vintage men's blazer complete with brass buttons.
- 3 men's button up shirts (1 polyester, 1 linen/cotton and 1 silk/cotton)
- Caramel with white spots vintage dress that looks like I nicked it from the set of Pretty Woman (not from her hookering phase)
- THIS FANTASTICALLY SUPERFICIALLY OVER THE TOP HOT PINK vintage wiggle dress
- A vest that looks Alexander Wangesque
- An artsy fartsy art deco black leather bag. It's outrageous, just wait until I take pictures, you'll see what I mean.

As much as I love androgynous and structured clothing in black and white, for me it's just so liberating to put on a vintage dress and embrace my femininity. I admire designers who push towards the future and make futuristic/almost bionic designs, but I adore designers who look back to the fashion of yesteryear and find inspiration.

I can't wait for my mother to get home from California because she ninja'd the good digital camera. Until then I'll have to live with taking extremely grainy pictures with the camera on my phone :(.