The ugliest effing sweater and the Brisbane Fatty Clothing Swap
I helped set up and attended the first ever Brisbane Fatty Clothing swap the other week. After some hassle of figuring out how to transport three very large garbage bags full of clothing (and the bags had rips all over them, from my kitten – a fact I didn’t realise until I’d gotten out of [...]
is it okay: to go to the shops in your pyjamas?
It seems as though life is really a costume party. There is set appropriate attire for specific occasions, and deviation from these norms will be met with raised eyebrows and questions about your ability to understand what is ‘good and proper’. While to a degree this might seem all very 1800s-oh-Mr-Darcy-please-hold-my-parasol, the underlying ideals that [...]
8fourteen – corporate paedophilia or a harmless fashion campaign?
As many of you know by now, I am extremely opinionated. To the point of being completely unreasonable sometimes. After reading Emma Rush’s piece, I was understandably on edge and ready to rip Witchery to shreds. After seeing pictures of the girls I was even more horrified; they look their age. Yes I have been [...]
miss voyager : the magic of melbourne
Melbourne is Australia’s answer to Paris. Actually, it’s our answer to almost everything. More sophisticated than Sydney, slicker than Brisbane and rougher than Perth, Melbourne is what you get when you throw artists, hippies and fat cats all in the one big multicultural bucket. But don’t take my word for it. Pack your most stylish [...]
Interview with Taryn Williams: How the Fashion Industry Can Empower Models
Taryn Williams became a model when she was 16 years old. She juggled her job with school, and later university, with a lot of success. She graduated the Dux of her high school and completed tertiary studies at the Australian National University. However, it was not easy going. She says, ‘I was modelling full time [...]
interview: Kate McPherson, Founder and Chief Designer of Belicious Swimwear
Most women I know hate buying bathers, and for good reason – most of the time it is a traumatic experience of feeling flesh pushed and prodded in the wrong direction, squeezing into bikinis that are labeled your size yet resemble a handkerchief amongst your flesh, or being lost in a sea of unflattering designs [...]
purse n’ boots: the magical handbag-shoe to make your social life better
I don’t really “go out” anymore. Since aquiring a full-time job and spending my entire wage on multiple soy lattes via drip feed and enormous rations of Charlesworth nuts that would put a squirrel to shame, I can’t afford it (weirdly) and am way too exhausted. I’m not missing out on much. Bacardi Breezers and indie-pop are [...]
fashion : the ever-changing industry
Earlier this week it was announced that Phoebe Philo, of the obscenely popular (and rightly so) Celine label, is skipping the runway this season due to her pregnancy. This means that instead of the whistles-and-bells laden runway presentation that most labels produce, Celine will host a scaled-back private presentation of the newest collection. While firstly [...]
working girls, show us a picture: you gotta look the part
I’m stumbling through a chain store in the thick of late night shopping. Katy Perry’s voice pours through unseen speakers, stands of accessories jump out at me from thin air. Mirrors are fixed to the walls in a way that makes you slightly nauseous, with multiple copies of yourself staring back at you from behind [...]
makeup and femininity
There was a recent article on Xo Jane that talked about women, makeup and men’s perceptions of women and makeup. It reminded me a lot of this comic I’d seen circulating around on tumblr (see featured image). I laughed, but also felt annoyed. It’s true; I’ve experienced this before from the men in my life [...]
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