Written by Shitika Anand on 10 Jul 2012
Wheels and Dollbaby is a cult contemporary womenswear label that has its own personality with a bag full of adjectives: it’s cheeky, kinky, minx-like, sophisticated, classy and luxurious. The brand opened doors to its small flagship store in Sydney, 25 years ago, and today celebrities like Katy Perry, Courtney Love, Dita Von Teese and Jessie J have taken the label to the limelight, also known…
Written by Tania Braukämper on 9 Jun 2012
The thing that We Are Handsome has done so successfully is manage to blend a kind of cool glamour with what are ultimately very functional pieces of swimwear. In the absense of any cutaways, embellishments, straps, buckles or ties, a traditionally cut one-piece can still be made wholly appealing if the digital print is bold enough. That’s not to say they only make simple functional…
Written by Tania Braukämper on 15 Dec 2011
Tiah Eckhardt has vintage glamour and sexual confidence at her core. So much so that it never seems an act; never seems unnatural that she’d sit around in an empty house in only the most luxurious of lingerie. Because of that intrinsic and seemingly indelible quality there couldn’t be a more perfect model for this shoot by Jason Ierace, photographed amidst the crumbling charm of…
Written by Tania Braukämper on 3 Oct 2011
If you’re looking to “snare a millionaire”, Wheels & Dollbaby have always sloganed themselves as the place to go. The items you need for your trap: back-seamed stockings, killer heels, vampish red lipstick and a dress that accentuates an hourglass figure. Wheels & Dollbaby have a cult-like reputation for specialising in such looks, though theirs always hit the racks with a twist of modern rock-star.…
Written by Daniel P Dykes on 16 Jun 2011
It’s a man’s world. Or so says Tangent Magazine by way of the headline and masculine styling of one of their seventh edition’s photo shoots. As new media titles are wont to do, it’s a photo shoot that draws heavily from the nudity and fashion fusion, offering up much of the raw edge that has largely been replaced by emotive erotica elsewhere.
NSFW Photo gallery included.
Written by Tania Braukämper on 26 May 2011
Elegantly Scant left no doubt as to their brand’s mission when they christened it: scant, yes; elegant, to a degree. Either way you don’t have to visit their website’s About page to know you’re in for lingerie – the kind of the lingerie that sits somewhere between classic and sexy. Also the kind that requires a model with a certain sort of air about her,…
Written by Daniel P Dykes on 15 May 2011
It was the guitar that didn’t. For sometime there’s been a murmur that Australian model Tiah Eckhardt had a second career in the works: she was recording an album. We’re told that it was little more then banter over drinks that spurred on the rumour, but it was banter quickly reported as fact by bloggers. It was also banter that was to be played to…
Written by Tania Braukämper on 23 Mar 2011
Fashion’s obsession with nudity has largely moved well beyond the raw overtness and into more soft, sensual territory… but along with Terry Richardson there are still some photographers out there who excel at the former style. One such is Elvis Di Fazio, who unashamedly labels himself a ‘smutographer’. Skimming through his blog, that doesn’t necessarily equate to a man with any old camera, a bright…
Written by Tania Braukämper on 21 Mar 2011
Tiah Eckhardt has presence on the runway. She’s not the tallest, not the slimmest, not the most toned, but she proves that you don’t have to claim any of those prizes in order to be the most captivating. For what Tiah does have is classic, redhead bombshell sex appeal, and a walk that shows she knows it. This shot was taken from the front row…
Written by Tania Braukämper on 15 Mar 2011
When Leona Edmiston’s segment started at LMFF (Melbourne fashion festival) last night, the mood changed from rock chic to Helmut Newton-inspired wealthy widow. Black lace veils, rosary beads, and dark sunglasses made the models older, albeit darkly glamorous as they slinked along to Portishead’s Glory Box in black backseamed stockings. The key thing to note here is styling. The florals could easily transcend from wake…