AUTUMN

Why hello, didn’t see you there.


Yes I realised I/we haven’t blogged in like six years but that’s because we have lives people, but as those lives are getting back into the melancholy slump of working/school/uni we need other means of procrastination in order to distract ourselves…so we’re back!

Even though Courtney and I were in America for a month of the summer holidays it still felt like it went on for years. Outfits were usually consisting of the only clean pair of shorts combined with first tee shirt on the floor as it became to fucking hot to give a damn about making sure an outfit was cohesive. But alas as you have noticed from the currently bipolar weather ranging from freezing mornings to sweltering hot afternoons- autumn is here!

So without any further or due we bring on the outfits. Courtney and I are both sporting a day and night outfit that will take us through autumn before we hit the dead cold of winter.

 DAY-

courtney1.vintage white shirt, bill murray tee shirt, black faux fur jacket, long black skirt, doc martens.

the jacket is big and warm for leaving the house in the cold morning but if faced with a bipolar shift in the weather the skirt and shirt are light weight so you wont keel over before you reach your destination

alex1.Vintage grey shorts, police boots, black chain link top, burberry trench and benedicts beanie. i bought the trench in chicago and it is my new favourite piece. p.s it only cost me twenty four dollah.weeew

NIGHT-

alex2. second hand coat, country road shirt, BoBo tie from new york, levis black jeans. sticking to charcoal, black and white never fails for the shift of seasons

courtney2.h&m lace shirt, vintage black dress, vintage purse, prada heels. yes the heels were over three hundred dollars but the rest of the outfit combined adds up to $9.50

PRINTS-

So for an actual fashion forward view at the changing trends we have decided to take inspiration from the new Prada line. One year ago Prada staunched the runways with deep mulberry and dark brown with Fishermans boots and heavy wools…it was fantastic but was also very bleak. This year Prada went fuck that and went bananas- literally!

Their clashing prints and colours were just lovely not to pay homage to, so here you go. Bringing prints to autumn!

vintage womens shirt

vintage houndstooth jumper. the bow is literally a dollar bill

ruths hat. doms jacket

vintage paisley dress

Ok that’s all from me now, but I will be back soon I promise you all. enjoy

"Bohemia is dead" Part 2

Hey gang, long time no blog. Unfortunately my cameraless state has left me relying on Alex for photographs so this is the first update I’ve been able to do in a long time. I like to think you guys have missed me but Alex has nicer legs and new shiny blonde hair so there is a very good chance this isn’t the case.

Anyway:

The 90’s are coming back which means that at long last reefing through second hand bins will require a whole lot less imagination. Just think about  it: the long floral sundress that would normally have required a foot long trim, access to a dye bath and possibly the help of a world famous couturier (or my mother who, lets be honest is the best sewer in the world) to look good can be thrown on with a belt with little to no thought. Of course you may want to wait it out before you bring back the multi-bunned, butterfly-clipped, half crimped half curled quarter straightened Euro pop hair styles because I’m pretty certain the even 90’s were embarrassed by them when they were popular.

Unfortunately I have no more words of wisdom to add here, unlike Alex I haven’t been paying that much attention to the people of Sydney and the people of New York because I’ve spent all of my recent spare time either cutting up old sequinned things for fun or re-reading the last Harry Potter book and squeeing obnoxiously so yeah... on with the photos.

 

So the way the photo's edited you can't really tell but this is actually a bottle green. It used to be this insanely shoulder padded shirt-maker dress that was about two million sizes too big for me  I had to cut off the sleeves take up the hem and then cut out a bit of the back so it shows a bit of skin. I kind of did this with wearing it to the beach in mind. The dress initially came from Anglicare depo so probably cost like...$1.50 the belt was market bought by my sister and promptly stolen from me when she moved out (love you Sophie).

Seattle Sea Hawks Jersey (stolen from Alex, who stole it from his dad...I think) worn with a standard brown woven belt (Christmas present of 06...I think) and an op shopped scarf ($2.50) I don't know what it is but I'm loving scarves at the moment. I'm slowly but surely collecting them in a box in my room, it could be because they are always at op shops and they never really cost more than $5.

Here's a detail shot of the scarf, it's usually a little less blue looking but like I said earlier...photo editing messes with colours.

 

Ok so in this shot I'm wearing another of my favourite scarves (it's nice and long so I can do like a million things with it*) it was something like $1 second hand, a friend of mine wears scarves semi regularly and has been known to wear them around her neck like this and she always manages to look like a little anime character. I think I kind of get that effect but it's probably got more to do with my new hair colour than anything else (yes it is pink, no it wasn't to raise money, no it's not permanent dye, yes you can stop laughing at me people who I serve at work). The Op Shop bought Jacket is borrowed off Alex as is the second hand flannelet shirt (the hipster's staple, bless).

*That's what she said.

Anyway, until we meet again folks!

XXClare

this is calcutta, bohemia is dead

So over the past couple of months you would have to be living under a rock to not notice that the nineties are back in style. Boyfriend jeans, long summer dresses, band tee shirts, tartan, crucifixes and double denim are all back in style. Boys layering shirts and light wash jeans in a lazy but cool Kurt Cobain style, girls are growing out their layers and wearing their hair long with red lips and sporting the “I don’t give a fuck” look as coined by stylcon Drew Barrymore in ‘Poison Ivy”. The look is casual with a sense of androgyny, this redefinition of cool is one I am well in favour of and will hopefully make up for that Gladiator sandals period.

The interesting thing about this 90’s look is that Sydney has taken this in its stride and developed its own signature looks rather than trying to create its own pseudo New York looks. Sydney has created its own look of 'the street' in a more refined and yet still quirky way. Here are some examples of ways you can emply these trends into your everyday wardrobe...

look1. the large tan coat-$4.50 from asquith opshop. tartan shirt worn as dress-belonged to my father. headscarf-$2-asquith op shop

look2. ksubi jacket-$50 from warehouse sale, tartan shirt-marikos mothers, ralph lauren shorts- roughly a dollar from anglicare depot.

look3. bruce springsteen shirt-roughly a dollar from anglicare depot. fringed leather jacket- stolen from costume department. white dress- altered second hand skirt.

look4. burce springsteen tee shirt (again), light wash cheap monday skinny jeans-$90 from incu, colorado boots-$150 from collorado.

look5. black cotton singlet dress- $20 from myer, second hand print blazer- anglicare depot and standard brown belt.

So go and find your dads old shirts, visit anglicare depot and find something that will prompt you to say " that is so hideous" followed almost immediately by "i must own that". Go and rent "kids",  toussle your hair, find your look and dont spend too much- ever.
alex

springcolour.

So even though our heinously temperamental weather wont let us believe it most of the time-it is in fact spring! So its time for us to start working dresses and shorts back into our wardrobes- but most importantly it is a time for us to bring back colour. But I must stress caution in bringing colour into your spring wardrobe as you may end up looking like really eccentric English teacher. So here are the colours I am currently in love with that have a feel for the new weather/trends and our skin tone.

MAROON.

Maroon tee shirt $5-kmart. Chino’s- Anglicare depot (so cost roughly less then $2). Vintage brown leather belt.

PURPLE.

Being such an incredibly vibrant colour i must stress that unless it is spirit day-less is more. Courtney is wearing vintage satin bead necklace and country road top.

PLUM.                                                                                                                                                        

 This specific shade of dark purple is a fantastic day/night wear. As complimentary to the body as the black dress but gives a great hint of colour and goes well with untanned skin ;) Courtney is wearing Postie boat neck, cotton lycra dress- $40. ellen virgonas hat-i'll give it back soon i swear.

BLUE.

 the vanishing elephant shirt- $80. second hand denimn vest- $1.50. vintage oroton scarf-$1

 vintage valentino shirt-$2. ksubi jacket-$50.
Blue is a very easy colour to work with, just go for it.

OLIVE.

second hand white dinner shirt- $4. my mothers olive jumper- priceless

Dont go crazy, i dont want to see any of you in all of these colours at once. or jeggings...or something overly floral.

or jeans under a summer dress.

or matching your heels to your your entire outfit.

or ...in fact just call me before you dress yourself.

these are a few of my favourite things

So rather than having a blog with just me standing around looking like a sexy beast (as per usual) I have decided to work in my current favourite things. My new “favourite things”…I’m practically fraulein Maria without that hideous haircut.



1. the outfits!

So one of the trends that has always been in fashion but has now become a staple for both men and women is taking the suit and styling it to feel more casual and to become even the perfect going out-fit. Courtney is wearing vintage van huesen mens shirt, vintage blazer and my vintage Givenchy tie (by vintage I mean I bought it from an op shop real cheap because, well lets face it who am i?). androgyny is in, so I say go for it.

I (alex) am wearing my favourite vintage teal women’s suit pants and basic white shirt. Styled in two ways- with basic men’s singlet and vintage Dior tie AND with my vintage tartan blazer.

2. VERSACE MAN

This is my new favourite cologne, although it is mens and called “man” many of my friends (of the female persuasion) have used it with amazing success. This was a birthday present from two of my best friends so a big shout out to mariko and Ashleigh who are awesome. If you don’t believe how good it is I would like to refer to the night of clares birthday party in which her sister whilst smelling me accidently kissed my neck- as the smell was so alluring.

3. my leather satchel.

Otherwise known as the best uni bag ever, it fits so much crap in it and has like thirty pockets. Bought for thirty dollars at “love miss luck” in newtown which has now closed down-sad kitty. The bag was originally forty dollars but I flirted with the guy so he knocked ten dollars off, but then he started talking about his girlfriend and I was all…pardon? But hey still got the discount and my favourite bag.

4. my calvin klein watch

an eighteenth birthday present from el marge ( my mother). Goes with everything, the love of my life (th)e watch and marge

5. Australian vogue! (and abbey lee Kershaw)

I used to hate aus vogue but I would like to give a hand to Kristie clements because she has really picked up her game and now I have a subscription. Every month i get home and I have a new package of wonderful sitting on my bed waiting for me to devour it.

This months covergirl is one of my all time favourite models abbey lee Kershaw. She is amazing and I suggest you all look her up and fall in love! She was introduced to me by my loving wife and hag Olivia Melville.

6. my vintage mickey mouse/Lennon glasses

I have had them since I was six. They are crappy, plastic and amazing.



Anyway for now dear readers I say tata! Buy a vogue, steal your dads business ties and look up and love my little abbey baby.

Peace out.xx

sons and lovers

so i know i haven’t blogged in a long time and im sorry for anybody who has been fanging for a new blog (besides my mum)


So here it is, and i promise there will be a new blog every week from now until forever! (It’s a goal. i don’t have to actually do it, i never got my license either)

So basically the theme of this blog is working simple pieces into your new spring wardrobe that all have a military feel them. Spring is an awful time for fashion, not in the fashion world but rather on the streets. On my way to and from the city I see girls confused by the sudden sunlight, wearing cutoffs and oversized cardigans, awkwardly carrying their scarves…dresses and sneakers. This is not okay.

Working its way into fashion over the past year or so has been the perfect bomber jacket, the hipsters answer to the trench coat. These bomber jackets are unisex ,blend well with any outfit and are great for the changing seasons. They are windproof and waterproof for when that lovely torrential rain decides to stir shit up, aren’t too heavy and so therefore won’t have you sweating whilst running to catch a train. Wear with anything, but not crocs okay?

My new favourite item of clothing for girls and boys is the oversized mens business shirt. For girls wear over your summer dresses to create warmth for spring nights out and to also perhaps interject colour over your LBD.

Men please wear with skinny jeans, it will make your legs look thinner-but if you are more daring for the military look I have paired the grey shirt with my suede riding pants and police boots.

sorry this wasnt very interesting. but there will be more, i promise (mum)
love alexander.