Dolce and Gabbana - Italian Beauty

Inspired by the 50's ideal of Italian beauty, Dolce and Gabbana's 2012 Spring/Summer collection is just bursting with colour and unabashed sexuality. Looking back to the style and grace of the iconic Sophia Loren the cinched waists, body contouring bodices and flowing skirts are reminiscent of the 1950s - when women were womanly and proud of it.

The runway show is beautiful and fun - and check out the glimpses of the stunning shoes and bags as well - we just love it all! What do you think?

Amazing Paper Sculptures by Peter Gentenaar

This incredible sculptures by artist Peter Gentenaar are all made out of paper. These images are from Gentenaar’s latest exhibition inside the Abbey church of Saint-Riquier in France and are formed by allowing pulp to dry and shrink in unison while attached to a pre-constructed bamboo framework. 

Gentenaar says of his work  “Because I started out as a printmaker and sculptor, it took time to lose the idea that paper was a helpful carrier for prints or a filler for molds. Gradually I found that the single sheet of paper, which had not dried yet, had all the possibilities I needed. A paper sheet is thin and strong and can be compared to the leaf on a tree or plant. Reinforced with very thin ribs of bamboo that look like the ribs of a leaf, the analogy between the sheet of paper and the plant form is emphasized even more. By beating my pulp very long, an extraordinary play of forces occurs during the drying processes of my paper sculpture.”

We think they are amazing - what do you think?

Thank you to Made In Slant for these beautiful images.

L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival Highlights

Well LMFF is over for another year and what a great week it was - fabulous fashion along with a little controversy of course! Were the models too skinny and did it matter that the models took off their shoes rather than trip and slide along the runway? See images of "shoegate" here.

 Here are our fashion highlights of the week.

Day 1 Samantha Harris in Easton Pearson

Day 2 Rich jewel tones by Carl Kapp

Day 3 Structured "black dress" by Yeogin Bae

 

Day 4 One of our all time faves Gorman

Day 5 Well constructed by Dion Lee

Day 6 LMFF national Graduate Showcase. Natalia Grzybowski, stunning piece from her "Hybrid" collection

Day 7 Alice McCall, back to elegance

Day 8 Festival finish. Tony Maticevski red carpet runway showcasing signature gowns

What was your favourite look from this years festival?

Marni for H & M

Love, love, love - the new Marni for H & M collection has had us drooling with desire - we have just got to work out a way to get our hands on some of their exquisite pieces! The mix of bold prints and eclectic styling is pure genius - here are some of our favourite looks - what do you think?

You can see the complete look book for both the Women's and Men's Collections at Fashionologie

#Febphotoday

All this month we have taken the Fat Mum Slim photo a day challenge and it has been a blast! Sometimes a real challenge but always alot of fun. Here is all 29 of the photos we have taken (we used our iphones and instagram) - we hope you enjoy them as much as we have taking them. Which one is your fave?

Day 1 Your View Today

Day 2 Words

Day 3 Hands

Day 4 A Stranger

Day 5 10am

Day 6 Dinner

Day 7 Button

Day 8 Sun

Day 9 Front Door

Day 10 Self Portrait

Day 11 Makes You Happy

Day 12 Inside Your Closet

Day 13 Blue

Day 14 Heart

Day 15 Phone

Day 16 Something New

Day 17 Time

Day 18 Drink

Day 19 Something You Hate To Do

Day 20 Handwriting

Day 21 A Fave Photo Of You

Day 22 Where You Work

Day 23 Your Shoes

Day 24 Inside Your Bathroom Cabinet

Day 25 Green

Day 26 Night

Day 27 Something You Ate

Day 28 Money

Day 29 Something You're Listening too

If anyone wants to take part in the fun Fat Mum Slim has initiated another challenge for March - check it out here http://www.fatmumslim.com.au/2012/02/thank-you-march-photo-day-starts.html

We are going to have March off but maybe in April.............

Inspiration

Lifeinstyle Sydney is now only a few days away and we have been working hard getting the new range ready for it's launch.

This season's collection is inspired by the rich, texture and colour of Himalayan traditional dress, we have combined luxurious materials with our trademark sterling silver pendants and gemstones. Deep cobalt blue and tangerine are offset with shiny sterling silver and gold fill beads with a touch of turquoise, coral and red. Totally on trend the new collection includes beautiful statement pieces along with delicate, engraved necklaces and earrings.

Here are a few images which have inspired us

And here is a taster of the new range.

#Febphotoaday - Week 1

Here are the first 5 days of the Febphotoaday challenge we are participating in this month - its been fun!

Day 1 My View - walking the dog at Elsternwick Park

Day 2 Words - It had been one of those days!!!

Day 3 Hands - snapshot of a Frank Malerba painting

Day 4 Stranger - soon to be friend - watch out for him in our new display

Day 5 10am - Elwood lighthouse and sculpture rotated = 10 at 10am

All taken with our iphones and using Instagram