roll call - crazy on you

Roll call no.4

Winter 2012

If we still have time, we might still get by
Every time I think about it I want to cry
-Heart, Crazy On You  

Whenever I hear this song, it reminds me of the scene in The Virgin Suicides where Lux and Trip make out in his car.

Similarly, I knew I was crazy for Carven when I read this Lula interview with designer Guillaume Henry. Coming in to an old couture house and re-inventing it entirely wouldn't have been easy - but Guillaume manages to artfully re-create a mix of femininity, modernity and nostalgia every season making Carven one of my favourite labels. 

These are a few of the pieces I picked up in the Paris store; I couldn't believe they were on sale and had so much left in my size!

Carven, I miss you!

1. Carven dress

2. Carven printed contrast collar shirt

3. Carven strapless dress with contrast zip

4. Carven gargoyle sweater

roll call - valentine

Roll call  no.3

Autumn 2012

I don’t think you should feel about a film. you should feel about a woman, not a movie. you can’t kiss a movie.

- Jean-Luc Godard

I always love that first bit of biting cold in the air - time to pull out sweaters, drink chai tea and stay in bed reading your favourite book. Lately I have been revisiting some of my favourite Godard films and also viewing a few for the first time, my final essay for the semester is comparing the gender dynamic between Godard's Pierrot Le Fou and Truffaut's Jules and Jim. It's so interesting studying French film and culture and I now have an even greater appreciation for Nouvelle Vague cinema.

Tulips have been accompanying me in my office while I finish off my painting project inspired by Godard's Une Femme Est Une Femme, and I have been looking to the Cy Twombly photography books I picked up in Paris for some inspiration. Other objects of obsession are the new issue of Rika magazine and a Lanvin notebook I picked up in Paris, it's almost too beautiful to draw in.

1. Christopher Esber sweater from Mychameleon

2. Tulips in my office

3. Christopher Esber sweater from Mychameleon and Dress Up pants

4. Le Belles Images by Simone de Beauvoir and Cy Twombly: “Le temps retrouvé” 
5. Benah Kodi mini chain bag
6. Carven heels
7. Carven shirt, Lanvin notebook, Contempt DVD, Essie nail polish in
 bobbing for baubles and size matters
8. Rika magazine

roll call - the new classic

Roll call no.2

Autumn 2012

A.P.C. add a modern touch to the traditional by introducing a tan parka alongside their classic trench coat. Phillip Lim adds a stunning white panel with zippers to a tapered black pant. Carven plays with contrasts in different colours and textures and Dress Up adds a pocket to your favourite sweater.

1. A.P.C. parka and striped sweater from Bloodorange 

2. 3.1 Phillip Lim pants from The Corner Shop with Zara heels

3. Carven contrast collar shirt from The Corner Shop

4. Dress Up patch pocket sweater from Mychameleon
5 & 6. Carven belted dress from The Corner Shop

 

Polaroids taken by Rohan

roll call - take me to the park

 

Roll call no.1

Autumn 2012

While we have been enjoying blissful summery weather in Sydney, I can't stop thinking about Autumn. These are my picks for fall; favourites I wish I could be wearing right now while enjoying a coffee at the cafe in Beare Park.

1. Amy Kaehne coat and sweater

2. Jeans from Acne 

3. Dieppa Restrepo loafers from Mychameleon

4. 3.1 Phillip bag from The Corner Shop
Polaroids taken by Rohan and I