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Secret Sales: Get the look for Spring/Summer
You can't miss the next London Fashion Weekend, in association with Grazia.
For those who don't know, the London Fashion Weekend is the fashion insider's secret that keeps those in the know in their designer apparel season after season. Collections from over 130 London Fashion Week designers will be on sale at greatly reduced prices. This is a great opportunaty to get the look for next season.
5th Avenue - Melbourne's High-Society Party
There aren't too many events in Melbourne that can be deemed high-society, and will still be appeal to those able to stay up beyond midnight. And of those there are, 5TH AVENUE is certainly one of them.
5TH AVENUE is a concept derived from the exclusive celebrity parties held in New York on 5TH AVENUE, where wealth and elegance are in abundance and high fashion fills the plush bars and VIP rooms of the hottest venues in town.
It's an up market charity event, designed to bring out the elite, a blend of educated 25-45 year olds including top designers, fashion enthusiasts, celebrities, models, entertainment & industry peers, sponsors & exclusively invited guests.
Flamingo Sands End of Summer Sale
Flamingo Sands are holding an end of summer sale, with up to 40% off current season stock. If you're after a bargain on swimwear and bikinis, this might just be your chance. Visit FlamingoSands.com.
Four Seasons Fashion Parade, Melbourne
Many talented designers emerge at the Federation Square Breakthrough Program. Tomorrow night the program presents "Four Seasons" - a perfectly Melbournian look at trans-seasonal fashion:
40 Films That Inspire Fashion
The silver screen has long been the domain of sexy starlets and classic beauties, and the film industry's influence on fashion is certainly undeniable.
From the 1930s through to the present day, Carol Lee over at Papermag lists 40 films that will whet your appetite for fashion. From the classic styling of Kim Novak in Hitchcock's Vertigo, to Faye Dunaway's iconic look in Bonnie and Clyde, to Angelina Jolie's Gia. Interestingly enough it seems The Devil Wears Prada didn't make the cut on this list.
Not all obvious choices, so worth a look.
Above: Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty in 1967's Bonnie and Clyde.
Kylie dressed to be unimpressed
Kylie Minogue's exhibition held at London's Victoria and Albert Museum has been labelled inappropriate by British art critics.
Its not the only problem of recent times for the Australian singer, having recently after splitting from French actor Olivier Martinez.
The exhibition holds costumes, album covers and photographs, however Britain's The Observer newspaper reports that these commodities are not worthy of being held at a museum.
The museum defends its claim to the exhibition which aims to entice fashion students.
Face of Fashion featuring Kate Moss
The British National Portrait Gallery certainly thinks they know how to pull a crowd - as from 15 February the gallery will use supermodel Kate Moss to headline their new exhibition "Face of Fashion" featuring a series of portraits by photographer (and the person also touted as having brought Moss to fame) Corrine Day.
Montage of Moss by Fashion Addict Diary
Melbourne Fashion Industry Meetup Update
The Melbourne Fashion Industry Meetup we blogged about earlier has had a change of details and will now be held at The Trust bar on Flinders Lane.
Those in the fashion industry, and those interested in fashion, are welcome to join in the networking. Please register with meetup.com if you would like to attend! Should be fun -
Van Gogh Vodka, A Sampler
Some of you may have been keeping up with my "What to Drink" posts in the forum (if you haven't you should definitely check it out). I thought since we all now had the chance to contribute to Rogue's Lifestyle blog I would start writing about it in our Culture channel
So what to start off with? Last night we had a bit of a celebration (I've left my current job to give more time to Rogue Ménage) so to celebrate we had a little night out culminating in a sampling session of alcoholic beverages, and for this experiment we thought we would give the green light to Van Gogh Vodka. And why not? The Dirkzwager distillery has received royal appointment from Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, so it was probably a safe bet. 'Hold on Allan', I hear you say, 'wasn't Van Gogh a painter, and didn't he cut off his own ear?'. Ah, yes. But, with both the brand and the painter being Dutch it seemed enough of a reason to name the range after him; they are after all proud of their heritage, traditions, and methods;
All Van Gogh flavoured vodkas are distilled and bottled by the Royal Dirkzwager Distilleries in Schiedam, Holland, a city famous since the 16th century for innovation in the distillation sciences.
Handmade in small batches by our own Master Distiller Tim Vos, Van Gogh Flavored Vodka is painstakingly crafted using only the finest fruit, grains and purified water. The grain alcohol goes through a multiple distillation process followed by an all-natural double infusion flavoring process, an innovative six-week procedure pioneered by the Royal Dirkzwager Distilleries
Melbourne Fashion Industry Meetup
For anyone involved in the fashion industry, there is a meet up group being held on Wednesday, February 21, 2007 at 7.00 PM. A great opportunity to network and meet other people within the fashion field.
When: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 at 7:00 PM
Where: Acqua e Vino
18a Anderson St, Yarraville
Melbourne
(03) 9687-9006
More information can be found in the forums (link below) of at the Melbourne Fashion Industry Meetup Group.