Tonight is the night

As you read this I am at the opening of my exhibition at Comeback kid. Isn't it amazing how I can post here and be there all at once? Nah, it's just some computer trickery. So it's actually Wednesday night as I write this, and I have just rushed out to purchase the new Russh magazine (haha, get it, rushed, haha). Issue number 30, or the September issue of this beloved magazine is a true stand out on the racks. The beautiful Ali Stephens lands the cover, an interview and a 14 page spread where she rocks some amazing white bodysuits, nana nickers and some architectual Dion Lee jackets. The fashion editorials styled by Russh's own fashion editor Stevie Dance are always truly inspired, but in this issue it exceeds all my expectations. The cover says it all "one hundred per cent".



My favourite shoot in the magazine is "Creep" Apocalyptic Androgyny which stars Andre J, a model I have photographed myself (are you seeing a trend here? In my last post I mentioned how I photographed Jethro, then bam he is everywhere, maybe I am good at picking the next big thing in male models?) Andre brings the right intensity to the eerily lit shoot.

Male Model of the moment

Jethro Cave.




As shot by Hedi Slimane and well, me, ha. Jethro's photo is just one of the photos you can expect to see at next Thursday's Melbourne Street Fashion.com exhibition. I really can only think of the exhibition at this stage, with only a week to go I'm very stressed yet excited, and currently a little tipsy after the Beat Poet launch at Alice Euphemia. Fashion week brings with it so many events before and after the actual "fashion week" it really should be called "fashion month". So please bear with me as the mayhem unfolds. I'll try and keep you up to date on all the insiders news and goss, but if they keep providing unlimited free champers I don't know how I will be able to cope. I'm an easy drunk you see, and as evidenced by this post drinking and writing don't really go hand in hand.

The best of Spring Fashion Week

I have some exciting news about Melbourne Street Fashion.com. If you didn't already know I am the Creative Director there and as part of Spring Fashion Week 2009 we are having an exhibition of our street photos. All the details are on the above flyer, but basically it runs for a week from the 31st of this month and it's being held at Comeback Kid, an edgy new menswear store in the heart of the city. Showcasing the best street style this city has to offer it's a must see event during this years Spring Fashion Week, even if I do say so myself.



Another event to look out for is the Trimapee Damaged/Disposition show and party on Friday September 4th from 8:00pm. Being held at The Factory, 500 LaTrobe Street, a relativly new venue which I have recently used myself for a fashion shoot and where the recent This is not a design market was held. With its vast open interior, grubby grafiti'd walls and old factory chains laying about it has that "derelict" vibe that suits Trimapee's aesthetic perfectly. Expect to see distressed hems, androynous womenswear and lots of people having fun. Tickets are $43 and you can buy tickets here.

TV's army of dreamers

TV is a label synonymous with fun and quirkiness. Their new SS09/10 collection "Army Dreamers" doesn't disappoint. Its full of the usual Monika and Ingrid touches with its bold cuts, vibrant art nouveau prints and perforated fabrics, not to mention the amazing black fringed dress which resembles a monster. My favourite piece of the collection is the TV kaftan which displays their logo in a subtle way as you need to look twice to notice it. It is also possibly only legible when the wearer has their arms stretched out. Can you see Louis Vuitton doing that? No the logo would be all over that dress like a bad rash.

Fat good that'll do ya

Make Believe's beautiful Petal to the Metal necklaces have finally dropped instore at FAT. With prices ranging from $175 you better get in quick to get these babies. Having been featured on the Antipodium runway at RAFW, then in Vogue shortly after they are selling like hot cakes here in Australia's fashion capital. When I was at the FAT GPO store there was a line of people waiting to try them on! Now is that hype or what? The best thing about these necklaces is that they are hand crafted by some of my friends, Amber and Ebony aka Ambony. They are the sweetest girls you will ever meet, with a wicked sense of style. They are like human embodyments of the necklaces, sweet and beautiful with a punky edge.