Written by Tania Braukämper on 6 Nov 2011
Fans of Project Runway’s Australian series might recognise these avant-garde pieces as belonging to Slovakian-born Matcho Suba. Suba’s secret ingredient to any collection is a little dash of shock value, be it in jingling bells strategically stitched into the bust of a sheer lace dress, or an unexpected mix of textures and styles. This collection splices femininity with all things wild – fur pelts and…
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Written by Tania Braukämper on 4 Nov 2011
If the jewellery in this shoot strikes you as unusual and unique, it’s with good reason: that’s precisely what it is. Don Pezzano, the designer behind Sydney label Urbandon, creates one-off pieces from materials he’s scrounged or happened upon; metals are 100% recycled and fabrics are reclaimed. Some might see antique keys, door plates, clock parts, bolts and whistles as scrapheap junk – but in…
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Written by Tania Braukämper on 17 Oct 2011
The unabashed nudity and fetishist themes would seem to draw clear reference to the likes of Helmut Newton and Guy Bourdin; though it’s the latter that more springs to mind when viewing Peter Coulson‘s hotel-based shoot. Like the mysterious, often surrealistic narratives that went into Bourdin’s works, Coulson delivers something that sits a little uneasy with the viewer. The room is sparse, the poses are…
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Written by Tania Braukämper on 9 Oct 2011
If film influences fashion (and by all accounts, it does) then My Week With Marilyn will cause a spike in the chart of Monroe-influenced photo shoots. The biographical drama starring Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe hits cinema screens next month, but has already put the curvaceous sex symbol and icon at the forefront of many creative minds. Whether for the impending film or otherwise, it…
Written by Tania Braukämper on 28 Sep 2011
Peter Coulson puts such an effective high fashion spin on this shoot that you might not, at first glance, realise the clothing comes from Gallery Serpentine – purveyors of corsetry and alternative couture. But that’s Coulson’s specialty: mixing fashion with fetish. Actual fetish, not just the latest Louis Vuitton patent leather cap interpretation. Model Alicia has the right mix of soft beauty and hard piercings,…
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Written by Allan Barger on 22 Sep 2011
View the Milu spring / summer 2011 look book.
