by cecylia on August 12, 2010
One day I decided to capture the sunset sky with some recent favourites from my closet. I wanted to dedicate this post to my best friend Jo in the UK. I haven’t seen her since Paris Fashion Week, when we attended Sophia Kokosalaki’s show together. Despite being over 8000 miles away, she still calls me from thousands of miles away and writes to me in between her busy work and travel schedules. She has lived away from Melbourne for over 6 months now and probably has forgotten how Australian fauna looks like in the winter sun.
I’m geared up in a Claude Maus Merino dress with my Felder Felder Daphne coat (also seen here), grey tights which have served me well over the years but are nearly the end of their era; peeptoe booties, a vintage fish necklace and a Natalia Brilli sea urchin necklace. I also bought a larger one in grey. She is one of my favourite avant-garde accessories designers, a master (mistress?) of coating anything and everything in the softest lambskin. Fingers crossed I can stock her in the future…
A little blurred, am I still in your memory
This photo reminds me of a very famous song (almost ad nauseum) which have the lyrics of
You have so many relationships in this life
Only one or two will last
You go through all this pain and strife
Then you turn your back and they’re gone so fast
And they’re gone so fast
So hold on to the ones who really care
In the end they’ll be the only ones there
When you get old and start losing your hair
Can you tell me who will still care?
Guess who wrote this?
I never thought much of these words as a teen, but now that I’m older, I finally understand what the Hanson brothers were singing about.
There are so many ‘best friends’ who rarely keep in touch, no matter how hard you try… Are we just going to let our ‘busy schedules’ stunt the growth of our friendships?
If you haven’t seen your best friends for a while, call them, email them, Facebook them, Tweet them. Tell them that you care about them. Don’t let them become a blur in the depths of your mind.
by cecylia on March 19, 2010
At MeMy at The Ritz, I met a lovely German designer by the name of Antonia Goy. She was so sweet and down-to-earth. Her garments were so masterly created, avant-garde but still very wearable pieces of art. I am now an avid fan of her designs. Even though we was lucky enough to get photos with her in her new range, I do not want to spoil it for anybody. Expect plenty of black wool dresses and silk dresses in gorgeous symmetrical prints.
This was my favourite piece in the collection because it was absolutely freezing in Paris and this cape would have been divine to keep away the chill. I am wearing Nudie jeans and vintage booties. You can see a glimpse of the beautiful silk dress next to Antonia.
Antonia Goy was born in Germany where she graduated in Fashion Design in Parigi at Studio Bercôt and then she attended a Masters at the Kunsthhochschule Berlin-Weissensee in Berlin. She started her own label inn after receiving the CNMI Award given to her womanswear collection at Mittelmoda 2005.
She is based in Berlin. Here are some pictures from her previous collection. Pictures from Indeed Model Management website.
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The only German I know is ‘guten tag’ but she spoke fluent English.
The designer flanked by models in her designs. I love the black structural apron dress on the right.
One of my favourite pieces from her AW10 collection is a simple T-shirt dress encased in slashed drapery. She is one to watch!
by cecylia on November 2, 2009
One of the hottest designers on the international market is Christopher Kane. He launched his eponymous in 2006 and since then, he’s been successful in every collection he has conjured up. Recently his collaboration with Topshop also won the hearts of many fashionistas from around the globe. I have selected just a few beautiful pieces he designed, using images from Net-a-Porter.
A cashmere biker jacket! How ingenious!! One thing everyone disliked about the biker jacket from the 80′s is that the leather was so stiff and cumbersome. Nowadays everyone prefers to wear garments made from soft fabrics that mold to your shape and feels luxurious on our skin. And you can’t get better than cashmere. How cute would this cardigan/jacket be with jeans and ankle boots, or a pencil skirt with stilettos? I like the ribbed, diamond and bauble details.
The next few pieces are just incredible. These dresses are pieces of wearable art. This cream sheer silk dress with scalloped details remind me of the current Chloe collection (see below), but in a more exaggerated form. I love the romantic mood it conjures and the curved hem. You will certainly turn heads and stand out from the crowd in this amazing dress. You could wear it night or day, I would not save it for a party, I would wear it going shopping.
The boudoir style garments from Chloe. Cute shorts in blush! Sweetness for the modern woman.
The next 4 Christopher Kane dresses are all ‘scalloped’ as well. I guess he really was onto something good. This is the Luca silk-gauze halter dress, a fabulous modern LBD. Halter-necks are so flattering on.
This dress has more of a ripple effect, I love the one-shoulder asymmetric cut.
You are probably wondering what the black wires are- they’re made from leather. Can you imaging how long it would have taken to make this dress? It is unbelievable. Very avant-garde. I love the ‘fins’ on the sides to give the lower half a fuller look.
Another sweet candy creation from scalloped ruffles. This looks like a 2 piece. I would put all of these pieces on my wall- Christopher Kane is a force to be reckoned with. I cannot wait to see his new creations. He really is able.
