Winter Inspiration... Winspiration?

So, I know I complained on Twitter about the Burberry menswear show (I still think the actual rain was a WTF moment), but I found myself choosing almost all of my favourite FW 2011 looks from the Burberry Prorsum lookbook! The trouble with high expectations is that they're almost never lived up to. Realistically, the Burberry Prorsum show was pretty fresh. Oh, and Versace pretty much lorded it over all of the Milan shows.

So, here's a little winspiration from the all-black classic chic of Versace to the fresh splash of colour from Burberry.

Versace

Versace

Versace

Dolce & Gabbana

Burberry Prorsum

Burberry Prorsum

Burberry Prorsum

FW 2011 Menswear Trends: The Man Clutch

Forget the 'manbag', if we're to take the advice of Gucci's head designer, Frida Giannini, go for a man clutch! This season there has definitely been greater attention paid to men's bags, but Gucci went to town on the man clutch, with Bottega Veneta featuring a similar style and almost all other houses showing more traditionally feminine bags with a masculine twist. Frida is definitely on to something here, and Gucci is the go-to for bags, so husbands ask your wives what a clutch is, then visit your local Gucci or Bottega Veneta store and pick one up (super relatable, I know)!

Gucci

Gucci

Burberry Prorsum

Burberry Prosum

Bottega Veneta

Gucci

Gucci

FW 2011 Menswear Trends: The Colour Red!

Behold the first installment of my trend reports on the FW 2011 menswear shows.

Often considered the sexiest of colours, red was one of the most prevalent shades to feature in this season's shows at Paris, Milan and London. I've often said red, black and white are the only truly timeless colours, and I'm pretty sure that in math class they teach you that red + black + white = glamour. Or was that just me? Math degree or not, it's pretty clear red is here to stay, so feed your inner fashion animal and go for the blood colour! I know will.

Dior Homme

Burberry Prorsum

Burberry Prorsum

Ann Demeulemeester

Vivienne Westwood

Alexander McQueen

Dolce & Gabbana

Givenchy

Raf Simons

Don't miss Burberry Prorsum live!

Burberry Pre-fall

If you just so happen to be a hopeless insomniac, like me, make sure you don't miss the Burberry Prorsum a/w menswear show direct from Milan at 3am (AEST) tomorrow! If last season's show is anything to go by, we're in for a treat. Pieces will become available to order immediately after the show. Watch the show online here.

Remember when I used to have a blog?

It's been a nice holiday break, but after such a long time of crazy vodka-fueled nights, endless re-runs of the Rachel Zoe Project and epic failure in all of my new year's resolutions within a whole three days, I figured it was about time I got back to my blog. More to come.

Fashion credit: Burberry Prorsum pre-fall 2011.

Orgy of Shoes!

This post is really just an excuse to show some sexy shoe pics, but I thought I'd talk a little on summer/winter shoes since it's coming into summer now in Australia, while the fashion world is still in its Autumn/Winter season.


I really love the thigh-high boot as a winter shoe. This one is Burberry Prorsum (but of course!). They may look a little skankalicious just on their own, but I think they look super glamorous when you wear them with a trench coat or long jacket, in the style of the Burberry catwalk below.

Another trend that I don't really understand is the shearling obsession. It may just be because I live in tropical-climate Australia where we basically don't even have a winter season, but I do see the practicality of shearling I suppose. What I do love for winter is the mountain-style heel. Above is Burberry Prorsum combining the shearling and mountain styles and below is a pic of the incredibly cool Alaia shoes, posted at Sea of Shoes.

Coming into the s/s season, I still really love the wedge as a summer shoe. I'm pretty sure this is stemmed from my obsession with the show Weeds, and the teeny shorts and high wedges of Mary Louise Parker's character. The wedges above don't really give that summer feel, but hey, they're John Galliano and they're sexy!

The studded pumps above are Christian Louboutin - Kylie Minogue wears the gold version in her video Get Outta My Way.

I really love the shape of both the heel and the toe of all of these blue YSL beauties.

Noritaka Tatehana has a Swarovski crystal version of his Night Makers available on his online boutique and they are amazing! Could you imagine walking around in these babies? Lady Gaga eat your heart out!

I discovered these Dsquared2 skeleton-heeled shoes ages ago, but I'm so lazy I didn't bother uploading a pic. I think they are so edgy

Burberry Prorsum Womenswear Spring Summer 2011

So, this is pretty much the best womenswear collection I've ever seen. I do overdo it on the drama always sometimes, but seriously I absolutely adore what Christopher Bailey has done this season.

The colour of the collection is nude-based - reaffirming the no-black policy of the spring/summer season - with super-chic splashes of neon. Oh, and there are enough studs and metallics to pick up a radio signal.

I won't talk any more on this collection because I'll go on for hours and it's almost 4am in Australia. I will say that I honestly feel like crying when I see this collection (again with the dramatics, I know!), it's just so beautiful. Below are a few of my favourite looks, full collection is here.

Wellington Boots are Sexy!

Wellington boots, wellies, gumboots, rain boots - whatever you call them - they're the chic-est piece of footwear of the spring/summer season!

Wear them like the Burberry Prorsum boys (above) with svelte biker pants or dark skinny jeans and a trench or an oversized thin/light knit for those warmer days.


Recent offerings from the Jimmy Choo collaboration with Hunter... Croc skin print boots that will set you back about 255 GBP or $430 AUD. Sexy, no?

Burberry Prorsum s/s 2011 wellingtons. My favourite boots of the season!

Hunter original boots, super versatile and similarly stylish. Very reasonable at just 62 GBP or a bit over $100 AUD.