Oscar Wilde

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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We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. – Oscar Wilde

by cecylia on June 13, 2010

OK, I know that I’ve been raving on and on about my Spijkers en Spijkers Big Star top, because I’ve blogged about it in 2 different posts: My Secret Identity and Photo Opportunity and also, a lovely customer bought the tunic top and we featured her on our Shop Chic Blog. Here is my Big Star top again, we also have it in red!

But I still feel as though I have not done a proper post about the designers themselves. Spijkers en Spijkers are two aspiring Dutch sisters with a manifesto tailored especially to the female form! Their “form follows function” ethos and signature style skilfully twines geometrical sculpture, early modernism and flattering femininity to enhance sensuality through strong cuts. Every collection brings to light a character, a story, dusted off and paraded in a scent of strong feminine vigour. Their pieces are regularly featured in the Dutch Elle, Grazia and Vogue magazines.

Here are some of their photos- Truus (left) and Riet (right):

They look so much alike!

I was lucky enough to meet Truus (above right) at Paris Fashion Week earlier in the year, she is so sweet! Maybe I’ll be lucky to meet Riet as well in September!

Here are some images from their AW09 collection:

This season, Spijkers en Spijkers created a collection of loose fit dresses inspired by the night sky, its constellations, the luxurious and erotic world of Pandora’s box for their Spring/Summer 2010 collection. Their inspirational quote came from Oscar Wilde’s ‘We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking to the stars.’ Our boutique stocks the dress on the right, isn’t it amazing? An art deco worth investing in.

If you are interested in Spijkers en Spijkers’ current SS10 collection, check out the Vogue UK website here and see their entire catwalk looks. Most of the looks are stocked at my boutique ‘Cecylia‘. Hope to see you soon!

Come and gaze upon the lovely stars and stripes.

And this is a sneak peak of what’s to come from their AW10/11 collection later in the year. Coming from the Netherlands to Melbourne in August: