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Madam Virtue, So Haute

by cecylia on April 27, 2011

I hope you enjoyed reading about the Madam Virtue photo shoot in the previous blog post- because there are more coming your way! Thanks once again to StrugnellCOLE hair salon in South Melbourne for creating the most wonderful space for the photoshoot. Here are photos of more outfits for your visual enjoyment. And I’ve thrown in a few funny behind-the-scenes…

This chainmail dress is designed by the Madam Virtue duo and brings that refined Renaissance glamour to the 21st century. I wasn’t sure if this model had stepped out of a time-capsule or if I had been transported back in time. And yes that is her hair overflowing from her head piece. And the fur? Arctic fox.

My besties from Finessence Photography, who specializes in weddings, events and fashion shoots :) Insanely talented, and just a beautiful couple to work with.

Theodore, our chihuahua, seems to be the ultimate hand accessory. The flowers around this model’s neck are all hand knitted!

The Madam Virtue fashion virtuosos JC and Dean with the stunning models.

Chanelling Alexander McQueen with her bold lips, Freya is wearing a Mongolian goat fur coat I lust.

Maude, JC and Dean’s Sharpei daughter, is quite used to being dressed up!

‘I know you’re hungry, but you don’t have to eat the dog.’

The Dark Angel…

Vintage LV and Chanel cases? Yes please! Hitomi (right)’s excitement has even caused her hair to stand on end!

Well done to stylist Adam Tsen for creating such show-stopping outfits from Madam Virtue. Here is Hitomi wearing a mini JC de Castelbajac chair in her hair. You know it’s high fashion when you have Oscar Wilde in your hair!

Thank you so much to JC, Dean of Madam Virtue, Finessence Photography and StrugnellCOLE once again for such an amazing shoot. The frivolity, the food, the fun, and the fancy hats! Thank you for being my mentors and my constant source of inspiration. I heart Madam Virtue.

Stay tuned for my next post- Wanna know what I scored in Madam Virtue? I haven’t shown it to anyone yet! :)

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Melbourne Street Fashion Five

by cecylia on March 11, 2011

Queenie in Sass & Bide dress, Louis Vuitton bag and Camper heels

As part of the Cultural program at LMFF, ACMI is presenting a series of beautiful fashion films ‘Fashion Models on Film’. There are movies about models, model agencies, Christy Thurlington and catwalks. I CANNOT WAIT to go and see them all! Got my tickets already :) Click here for session details.

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Vogue for Paspaley

by cecylia on December 9, 2010

I’ve been a Vogue reader since I could read English, since I was 10 years old (before that I lived in Shanghai). And it has been my dream to one day work for Vogue, preferably as the Fashion Editor but I would be equally happy to fold clothes in their office.

Recently my beautiful friend Sam from Bento invited me along to the Paspaley Pearl Appreciation Night on Collins St. I have always loved pearls – I got strands and pendants for my birthdays, engagement and wedding. But the real treat of the evening was the opportunity to meet the guest of honour, none other than the glamorous Editor-in-Chief of Vogue Australia, Kristie Clements.

Thank God for the Anna Wintour encounter, that experience (documented here) has somehow hardened my skin and eased my nerves so I didn’t go all googly before the High Priestess of Fashion in DownUnder.

Ilona, Fashion Assistant and Kristie, Editor-in-Chief. A force to be reckoned with. I loved their style. Ilona does the slouchy and deconstructed look with aplomb. She’s wearing Prada pumps and the Paspaley pearl cross on her neck, a piece which everyone admired. Kristie is wearing an enviously big strand of Paspaleys…

The stylish duo went on to tell us about how to wear pearls in a unique way, in a youthful and a more ‘day’ way.

I jumped at the opportunity to have a photo taken with the stylish duo.

Sam wearing her Bento shirt (AW11 collection) in Pearl as well as her skirt (styled with a petticoat), Alldressedup necklace with gems, MAWI ring and Chanel bag.

I’m in a Sophia Kokosalaki dress with my own pearls and Aris Geldis necklace, Repetto booties and vintage ostrich clutch.

Don’t you love her Ksubi glasses? I wish I could pull off those funky glasses! We are very proud to stock Bento next year, can’t wait for the pieces to arrive.

The pearl styling session was so informative and fun. I have already started to incorporate pearls into more day looks! Tell me, how do you wear your pearls?

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Come Dance with Brigitte

by cecylia on October 26, 2010

You really don’t feel the magnetism of even the most attractive people in the world if you don’t see them in action. That’s why it took me so long to resist Brad Pitt, until I watched Troy. And that’s why even though I agree with every cell in my body that Brigitte Bardot is drop-dead gorgeous, it was only after I watched one of her films that I realise just how ridiculously beautiful she is and why she remains to be a sought-after muse for designers and a source of inspiration for fashionistas even after these decades.

My good friends at ACMI sent me to watch ‘Come Dance With Me’ one night and man was I blown away by the feline charms and incredible dancing skills of the stunning blonde. It is a delicious film with detectives and dancing.

Serge Gainsbourg (left) looked so young in the movie! I was so inspired by the feminine silhouettes of the era, think Prada and Louis Vuitton Fall 2010. The waists and defined and femininity is warmly embraced. Turns out that Brigitte was actually pregnant whilst making this movie, not that you would have ever guessed in a billion years! The movie was to showcase her svelte figure and her expert dancing skills. ‘Come dance with me’ was very entertaining and the crowd I watched the movie with had a brilliant sense of humour.

‘The suede dress from Sara’s High Noon collection, it’s stunning on the model.

I wore my Sara Phillips suede dress belted with a vintage souvenir from Milan, paired with Repetto booties, Mawi jewellery and a vintage Nina Ricci bag.

Doesn’t this picture remind you of a Dolce & Gabbana ad? Perhaps that’s where they got their inspiration from before the duo met Kylie. Well BB has certainly won me over. What a style magnet. And now I can finally see the resemblance between her and Lara Stone.