Oversized Outfit Post.

As you can probably tell from previous outfit posts I pretty much stick to a monochromatic palette when dressing. 

I have always been a black on black kind of girl, some might say it's predictable, others might say it's from growing up in Melbourne where black is the uniform, but I feel black and white tones are just far more sleek. 

I'll do black on black, white on white and black and white and never anything else.

Now don't even begin to think that's boring coz it aint. 

It means you end up with a wardrobe of interchangeable pieces and rarely ever find yourself glaring at your wardrobe and professing you have nothing to wear.

Even better, it forces you to invest in a variety of materials, cuts, shapes, and textures and to play with this by mixing it all up when styling your outfits. 

Now that I'm more than comfortable with my style (it takes a while to truly find what your comfortable in and I feel it's better to do that then trying to always dress for trends) I know what suites me  but because I'm working with a minimal palette I'm also a bit more daring when it comes to my choices. 

I have been dressing quite androgynous lately and it's quite freeing not to worry about feeling feminine, therefore I have been choosing alot of shapeless oversized pieces as of late and one of my most recent investments has me even more in love with doing it like a dude.

Now, dressing androgynous doesn't ensue you have to lose your edge, you can still toughen up your look and give it that fasshuun that only a girl would, it just means paring it back a little.

My below outfit shows where I'm at at the moment, leathers and oversized shapes paired with simple jewellery. 

I'm especially loving my new septum ring Asos additions ala Givenchy. 

Topshop Unique jumper
Topshop mesh jersey t-shirt
H&M boots
Mossman leather pants
Asos septum nosering
Equip gold choker
Estelle Deve shark tooh ring
Karen Walker delicate skull ring
H&M assorted plain band rings

Denim Dreams: Faustine Steinmetz.

So I may be having more than a moment with denim.

The obsession love affair seems to be unwavering as my tastes continue to be redefined when it comes to this wonder fabric.

Faustine Steinmetz particularly has introduced me to a whole new world of denim, where the  texture of the fabric becomes the hero, recreating the staple 501 jean and jacket styles into something fashion forward and fresh. 

Redesigning the typical blue jean into something more covetable and ever more eccentric Steinmetz's jeans take on a 'fluffiness' alongside raw hems that emphasise the grungy street vibe denim seems to encapsulate as of late.

That is, with the resurge of denim in a big way on the fashion forefront, being used to construct a variety of pieces to be worn on top of each other-ala denim on denim perfection-denim has been repositioned as a fashion icon that is both stylish but also still maintains it's street appeal. 

And this is where Steimetz inspiration comes from. 

She say's they don't work around themes but around pieces. In this instance the recreation of the 501 denim jean. 

"When we chose which piece to reproduce, we taped it to the wall and studied its properties…What sort of variation is in its colour? What kind of texture does it have? What sort of weave is it? How do its edges unravel? 

 

After that we just tried to weave different samples which would imitate it’s colour, and the way it frays but would have quite a different texture…We wanted to create a real contradiction between its woollen, thick and flimsy fabric and a perfect reproduction of a classic 501′s cut and details."

But why the 501? The AW 13 collection draws from the outfits/costumes of film 'La Haine', The tracksuits, jeans, denim jackets and backpacks worn  by the characters portaryed within because "for us [Steinmetz] that’s what most people still wear everyday…Tracksuits, jeans, denim jackets, backpacks…

I  myself grew up in Paris’s suburb and for me fashion was a Lacoste tracksuit in bright yellow and a pair of Air Max until quite an advanced age unfortunately…So I was very interested in making a luxury version of those". 

Thus recreating the simple pair of 501 denim jeans, re-making it from scratch – from hair, to yarn, to fabric, to garment – even the brown label and the red tab have been handwoven.

"Reproducing entirely a piece of clothing that anyone can buy anywhere was a really important process for us – it makes you realise how much craftsmanship has disappeared from fashion as we wear it everyday."

Unsurprisngly then Steinmetz states it's creating things that aren't as they seem that drives her. Working from her East London studio spinning, dying and weaving there own fabrics, as well as creating textiles from used objects and clothing, all with the hope of reworking iconic pieces into something fresh and knew. "We work towards producing series of anthemic pieces, which say something, something about you, something about fashion, something about art, something about us".

I specifically like the lo-fi minimalist styling of both the look book and the AW13 campaign video. Both sleek and fuss free whilst still portraying that street-style aesthetic behind the collections inspiration. The surveillance camera style shooting of the video also gave some melancholy to the collection, reminding me growing up in the 90's where anything was fair game. 

It's for certain the collection says something and that is that indeed there is still new levels, depths and areas that fashion can still expand and development into. Moreover that no piece is sacred if designers begin to look at fashion in the way that Faustine Steinmetz has; that any piece can become iconic in a new way, and I believe it would be for the better. 

images via here & here. 

SRC 783 Issue 1.

You may remember my post a while back on the magazine brain child that is SRC 783 and it's Issue Zero.. well another issue has just hit shelves in Melbourne's Mag Nation and online and boy it's RAD. 

The content is just as fresh and editorial's just as ridiculously style'n. 

Plus it's blessed by the likes of Grimes, Steph Bambi & Anja.

Here is a few sneak peeks from the glossy pages. 

Holographic Outfit Post.

Holographic Heaven. 

Excuse my absence as of late, I have been struggling with a pesky cold that seems to be intent on staying with me in the cold Melbourne weather. 

But my time indoors recuperating has given me a chance to get onto some DIYs, including making up some of these holographic t-shirts for selling.

P.S Sorry I look so shabby but this is the best I could conjure up considering I'v got the sniffles :( 

Hello Parry leather pants.
H&M boots.
H&M holographic clutch.
DIY holographic t-shirt.