Floral prints and Ruby Rose's eye-brows.

Floral.

It seems to be the new black this season.

Everyone is going floral. Even men. I shit you not, i saw a man wearing a floral shirt with a bow tie the other day. Perhaps he was from Hawaii or perhaps he clearly just had no idea but either way, much like the female fashionistas populating Sydney, he jumped on the floral bandwagon and wore his shirt with pride.

Floral pride.

The last 3 times i've been out, i've worn something floral. Saturday night i wore a strapless floral number that was black and clad with pretty little red, pink and orange flowers. The week before i wore a black high waisted skirt with floral patterns on it and the week before that i wore a strappy grey/green dress with floral designs.

What can i say? I'm feeling quite floral at the moment.

Sure, sure it's the latest fashion trend to sweep Sydney by storm but regardless if it was popular or not, i believe i'd still wear the clothes regardless of how cool they appear to be. Sometime i do become quite frustrated at sweeping fashion trends and trying to keep up with them. Sometimes i feel as though i should just do my own thing and wear what i want when i want and however i want. To a certain degree i do that now, for those of you who know me well, you will notice that i almost always wear a blazer over everything i wear, and usually don said blazer with a pair of sass and bide rat leggings. That and over-sized jumpers, cute chic ballet flats, large flashy headbands and my white chanel-esque watch that i bought in vegas for a fraction of the price, black and ivory bangles with inscriptions on them, a cute bow-like cuff and a flashy vintage chanel bracelet. I bunch them up to the point where it becomes over-whelming, but that's my style so accept it and move on.

Moving on, i've been feeling awfully tired lately. Apart from studying full time, i'm also working two jobs at the moment that are sort of career relevant - one is within the fashion industry which obviously is relevant seeing as i'm so crazy obsessed with fashion, and the other is PR and media liaising which is the industry i'd eventually like to enter into; media.

I have a plan of action, a plan over the next few months that may see my doing some work experience at some various media organisations and whilst it is hard and i'll obviously get knocked back time and time again, i will eventually prevail and land my dream job. Eventually. Possibly. Hopefully.

Realistically? Who knows. My industry is so hard to get into these days. Sydney is awfully ridiculous to be quite honest. Very ridiculous. Almost as ridiculous as Ruby Rose's new hair colour. Seriously. Blonde? BLONDE?

BLONDE AND THE SEEMINGLY NOT SO BLONDE EYE BROWS????????

It's so ethnic. Blonde hair and brown eye-brows. It's ethnic and not very attractive. Because it is obvious. We know you're not a natural blonde Ruby. We know that you're a brunette. And you were tres sexy as a brunette and now you're just another seemingly naive people who has jumped on the peroxide blonde bandwagon. But no, your tattoos weren't a huge statement already, now your blonde head is.

Whatever Ruby. Whatever. I give up. Do what you want.

You do anyway.

Whatever.

Bambi

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Crazy for Pashminas!!!

A couple of days ago i received the most beautiful pashmina shawl from Pashmina International in the UK! I was so impressed, it arrived so quickly!!!

The shawl is called "Red is for love" and it is a brilliant red colour that would make Edward Cullen, Bill Compton and Stefan Salvatore absolutely salivate over! I wore it to college the other day when it was awfully windy over some black tights, a black baggy jumper and black ballet flats and it went perfectly.... it's a classic piece that looks and feels so beautiful, and has a delicate woven-in Chenille pattern.

When i buy clothes, the quality of the execution is extremely important... what's the point of buying something expensive if it isn't going to look and feel expensive? Not only does my new gorgeous pashmina look fabulous, it also feels fabulous as it's 70% cashmere and 30% silk blend. It's huge too!!! I could probably wrap it around myself twice!!

The company itself stocks various genuine pashimina shawls all different in design with their products hand chosen to ensure quality.... and they also offer free international shipping!!!!! That is extremely worth it!!!

Ranging from pure cashmere shawls to classic pashminas to autumn pashminas to twin colour pashmina, they have any sort of pashmina for every occasion :) And, what i love even more, the website even has a page where they have posted ideas and styling tips on how to wear your pashmina, depending on what colour it is, and how to take really good care of it.

The best part? They support breast cancer, and every time a pink pashmina is bought, some of the proceeds go towards the charity!!

It's just so cozy and warm, something we really can't get enough of these days seeing as the abrupt weather changes are giving us all whip lash!!! (Shamefully stolen from Twilight).

Check it out!!!

Bambi

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I ♥ Vampires

First came Edward Cullen.

Next came Bill Compton.

And now, there's Stefan Salvatore.

♥

Stay tuned...

Bambi

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Video killed the radio star; Ivy killed Zeta Bar

Zeta Bar.

Blast from the past.

Once upon a time, we would flock in the dozens to this amazing place every Saturday night and partake in the crazy ritual of drinking and dancing and getting swept up in the nonsense of it all.

Ahh. The good old days. When we were young and carefree with not a care in the world.

Sounding a little dramatic? A little.

We still are young and carefree but our Zeta nights have indeed become "Ivy" nights.

The Ivy destroyed Zeta in so many ways, and it's a huge shame. Before Ivy came along, Zeta was the "it" place to be for any respectable socialite.

These days, it just gets Ivy's rejects.

It sounds harsh, but it is oh so true. Last night i went to Zeta Bar for the first time this year. I put on my dancing shoes and got all dolled up to go out with Pebbles and Chou Chou for a girls night out on the town. It was a dear friends of ours' birthday and so we rocked up at about 10, lines stretching all the way down past the Hilton on the Pitt Street and down to Newtown possibly, but we didn't really take notice because seeing as back in the day, we used to be regulars, the guys at the door recognised us and let us in straight away.... it's always nice when stuff like that happens. It makes me feel special. Even though i'm not that special. It's actually downright pretentious. Very pretentious. So pretentious it makes me laugh so much because i hate pretentious people. Pretentious things. Like fondue forks. Fondue forks are soooooo pretentious. How the hell am i supposed to eat the little pieces of fruit and marshmallows with a tiny trident looking blade thing the size of my fingernail??? GET ME A REAL SIZED FORK SO I CAN EAT THAT SHIT PROPERLY AND MORE EFFECTIVELY.

Anywho. So we sauntered in and casually walked around the place recognising some familiar faces, friends, foes etc. The funny thing about Zeta Bar, whenever you go, YOU ALWAYS bump into your cousin. Even if you have only 1 cousin. They are bound to be at Zeta Bar on the same night as you. That's how wonderful Zeta Bar is. I felt awfully old when i bumped into my god sister and god brother who are considerably younger than me. When i first discovered Zeta, they were still asking their parents where babies come from.

So. We're walking around, and pretty soon, the place begins to fill up and by 11.30 the club is jumping to some funky beats. We're chatting, having some drinks, looking around to see if we can recognise people, trying to avoid the eyes of others, etc etc. We're having a pretty good time. Really lovig Black Eyed Peas at the moment, and a couple of their songs came on, to which i could not resist screaming I LOVE THIS SONG to. Given the weather, I decided to go with curly hair for the night which is rare seeing as i almost always straighten in, so bopping around with afro all night was crazy. At around 12.30pm however, the mood began to die. It didn't die instantly... people were still having a great time but compared to Zeta nights 3 years ago where the place was still packed at 2am, it's 12.30pm and people had starting to leave.

By 1.30, when we finally decided to leave, the place was half full.

It's awfully sad.

But hey, that's just how the world is. Something is good. It becomes great. It becomes super great and suddenly it's so super amazing that people can't get enough of it; and then, something else comes along and it's even more super. I wonder what's next? I wander if some creative genius can come up with an idea for Sydney's next big "it" place? I wander who will ever be able to squash and take out The Ivy. Whoever it is, good luck.

Bambi

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On the street: Paris

These are some of the latest looks in Paris on the street this week.

One day, i'm going to move there.

Seriously.

Bambi

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Lusting over Lanvin

Alber Elbaz has showcased one of his finest collections ever for Lanvin.
Fashionistas, journalists, media-savvy elitists and others were lucky enough to be swept away into a giant love affair when watching the show. There was such a striking energy to this show. Energy, dignity and equality. Such a gorgeous grace to it all that i am not surprised it received the first ovation of the Spring/Summer 2010 season. There were an abundance of asymmetric dresses, one shouldered creations or garments that simply wrapped around the body, and to compliment the big ruffles and bold jewellery, there was a larger-than-life attitude that played as an undertone to the entire show. These clothes are 21st century clothes. Women world wide can look at these clothes and feel as though they can wear them now and into the future. They are realistic.

Classy.

Edgy.
And the gloves on one arm thing that Elbaz had going on was a great hit. Perhaps it was in memory and tribute to the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson, or perhaps it is the look of the present and the future, but the entire look was fantastic.

The tiny details were sometimes easy to miss. A famous designer once said that it wasn't about the label of the garment, but the quality of it's execution that made it expensive. Well. Elbaz certainly hit the nail on that spot. The Lanvin look doesn't compromise or torture the female body, it instead revels in femininity and accentuated the female form making its wearers feel extremely confident and sexy. And yes, a garment really can make you feel that way.
The heels themselves were fabulous. Buckled with gold chains, oozing of this masculine femininity, if that makes sense, it really complimented the garments and the fierce look of the models' hair and make up. Beautiful nudes, blacks, blood oranges, pinks and even yellow and emerald green featured in the collection. The best part is, Elbaz made his collection so feminine but not once made it fall into the category of "girly". It is a lot stronger than that. Dresses were draped with their silk and chiffon counterparts and the bold jewels made the models themselves look like fashion glamazons. It had a somewhat tribal feel. I love heavily embellished things :)

Ahh if only we could all wear Lanvin every day.
That would be the life!

Bambi

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What Lindsay did next

image courtesy of The Cut

Emanuel Ungaro showcased its Spring/Summer 2010 collection a few days ago, but this time there was something awfully different about it. For those of you inquisitive enough to inquire, Lindsay Lohan has become the new "artistic advisor" for the hot label and even took a walk down the runway at the end of the show with head designer Estrella Archs. An emotional Lilo soon afterwards burst into tears stating that the entire process of production and designing had been really tough for her. Whilst the fashion verse laughed at her when they found out about her new appointment, quite a few eye brows were raised when the collection was seen on the runway. In one of my earlier posts i mentioned that love hearts seem to be a recurring theme throughout the runways this year, and the Emanuel Ungaro collection was definitely filled with them. And whilst this added a very "loving" feel to the collection, the sequined nipple stickers that the models wore was just the icing on the cake. A label that is famed for its colour, this new collection sadly didn't resemble any of Ungaro's own designs before retired in 2001. Lindsay's party princess ways shone through with shocking electric pinks, blues and oranges. Subtle much? Not really. There was a little bit of bling, cut outs on leather jackets to show little mini hearts and the overall feel of the show was very Miami.

Can that really be a "feel"? Maybe an undertone. Or overtone.

Hmm. Same difference I suppose :)

Bambi

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Loving Lanvin

Lanvin.
I die.
And these are just the detail shots.

An overindulgence of necklaces and other pretty things.
Bunched up chained cuffs.
I die. I die. I die.

Are they mini Medusa heads? All tangled and vicious looking??
Sexy.
Chain carnage. Heavy, thick crystal encrusted chains are very in at the moment. They look as though they weigh more than she does.

Bunched up chunky metal is amazing.

Just a.m.a.z.i.n.g.

I haven't actually seen this look before - the whole black on black with accessories on black...

It looks good.

Loving Lanvin... Shall post up photos and show details soon.

Bambi

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Emilio Pucci Spring/Summer 2010

Peter Dundus, i salute you. The theme of his Spring/Summer 2010 collection is "today's Pucci girl with a touch of pirate" and i'm feeling it! Gorgeous models with their cascading waves of hair clad in bodycon party pieces, feminine print dresses and the creme de la creme of a gorgeous colours including bronze, the palest of greys, mints, silvers, chiffon and an eclectic mix of others. There's a billowy feel to the entire collection, an embellishment on decadence. It's almost regal. But in a rebellious way, hence the whole "pirate" theme. Can you imagine gorgeous sirens such as these sporting these outfits deserted on some tropical island in the Caribbean???? HOTTT. Loving the plunging v-necks! Sure, it wouldn't be Spring and Summer without colours, and there are some big beautiful bright ones! On the other end of the spectrum, there is also an amazing nude palette, enough to make any serious fashionista salivate.

Talk about land of the glamazons. These bronze beauties are so exotic looking. The billowy chiffon, lemon yellow in colour is so striking. It's texture - the way it is so sculptured onto the models bodies is super sexy. Loving the sun-kissed glow as well.

Dundas excels in the whole flashing bare skin thing. He makes it look sexy and yet so classy at the same time. Teaming flesh coloured tops with loose shorts is amazing.

The Pucci prints were there, with an absolute sequin carnage!! Dundas says they were " “guided by the house prints’ graphic movement.

Very romantic. And sexy. And rebellious all at the same time. A theme that is recurring in all of the Spring/Summer 2010 collections is that of the "goddess". This is tres evident here. J'adore them all!

And then there were the mini dresses. With a snakeskin design, and the grey, silver and gold
one shoulder piece with ruffled chiffon, these pieces are awfully stunning. I often quote Rachel Zoe a lot, and i'm going to quote her now because i think it best sums up what i feel and am thinking. I die.

Bambi

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To wear pants or to not wear pants. That is the question.

Every now and then, a cult item enters the fashion-verse that will inspire the female population to go collectively nuts. Enter bodycon leotards, diaper panties and other such *garments* that leave far too little for the imagination that have taken Hollywood by storm and have swamped our modern fashion vernacular known only as the “No Pants” revolution. Whilst A-listers and socialites seem to have jumped on the pant-less bandwagon, the trend itself has been fashionably resuscitated from all the way back to the 1960s. And who do we thank for such a trend? Jane Fonda of course! The knee high boots and body accentuating leotards in the futuristic cult classic Barbarella turned Fonda into a cosmic pussycat.

Flash forward to the Spring/Summer 2010 catwalks from London, Milan and Paris Fashion Week, elitists like Dolce and Gabbana , Prada and Alexander Wang have revived the trend with their sheer pant-less playsuits whilst celebrities like Taylor Momsen, Lily Allen, Beth Ditto and Sienna Miller discovered the pant-free fashion phenomenon months ago. And then we have Lady Gaga, who has a penchant for sporting flashy leotards clad in sequin carnage even if she’s making a trip down to the local supermarket. Leotards a la Gaga come in all shapes and sizes and some even have unique materials/ridiculous items sticking out of them. Her outfits at the VMAS made us wonder what universe the singer really does hail from, but nonetheless, it is evident that the only thing she almost always lacks is her pants.

Socialite/star Lindsay Lohan who has recently become the “artistic advisor” for hot label Emanuel Ungaro has been seen rocking a series of baggy blazers wearing only opaque black stockings and stilettos. Perhaps it is the global financial recession that sits steadily the back of the minds of said pant-wearing challenged celebrities and so they have simply stopped buying pants to save those few extra pennies. Whatever the case, it seems that the future of fashion seems to be getting shorter and sexier and we cannot help but wander, do we wear pants or do we not wear pants? That is the question.

image from nydaily

Bambi

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