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WE COME FROM A LAND DOWN UNDER

I don't know why Australia has been on my mind lately, possibly all the sexy Virgin Air "Fly Fabulous" ads around the airport...and the fact that I have been driving to the airport A LOT, maybe the heat, maybe I just love ONJ too much, but it has been on the brain. 

There are some pretty exciting brands that pop up from the other side of the world. Chronicles of Never is a constant favorite. Here are some more of my favorite things from the land of lifeguards...

   

These fresh white shirts are from St. Augustine Academy's "Corpus Christi Carol" collection. Skinny rock n' roll done right out of Sydney. I hear ya' And, love the nails... 

Maybe my new favorite all over collection of the summer: Love Thy Neighbour is so F* good. The collection is called "Wonder Years." Um. Please. Yes. Now. EXTRA GOOD - the "Kevin Bacon Denim" lace up. Messing myself.

These shorts are wonderful. Denim shorts are as comfortable to wear as they are hard to pull off. These look so good people will want to pull the off you. The brand is Thousand Reasons Denim. They come in lots of washes. 

These silk sweaters are FABU! I love UNISEX clothes! Look at how good they make everyone look! The label is Pete Versus Toby. The collection is "Recession Depression Expression." We're all in this together! They have amazing tanks and t's too in a collection called "Fly Without Wings." 

Finally, the underwear from down under. AussieBum is borderline fetish-wear, and I'm okay with that. The boys, The bodies, the beach. Check, Check, Check. The latest (and greatest) from them is the "Catch of the Day" brief. Get it? Like a net...

I DEF NEED TO VISIT

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LONG LIVE THE QUEEN!

Photo: Liz O. Baylen/Los Angeles Times

This week was hard for Cali, but not all is lost. On Sat. night, Sergio Garcia beat out all the female competition and was voted prom queen at Los Angeles' very own Fairfax High School. As he said in his election contention speech:

"At one time, prom may have been a big popularity contest where the best-looking guy or girl were crowned king and queen. Things have changed and it's no longer just about who has the most friends or who wears the coolest clothes, sure, I'm not your typical prom queen candidate. There's more to me than meets the eye." 

In honor of Sergio, let's take a look at some gender-bending and ground-breaking silhouettes found in Pairs during this past Fall's fashion week. Kilts, Skirts, Koolots , Gauchos...whatever you call them, they're here. Get used to it.

Yves Saint Laurent

Comme des Garcons

Yohji Yamamoto

Jean Paul Gaultier

 

Rick Owens

Alexander McQueen

Comme des Garcons

Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton

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BE ITALIAN

Nine. I'm so ready to see this movie! A lot of buzz has been floating around on it, and with good cause...it looks amazing.  I was so inspired by the trailer that I combed through all the Milan shows. There is so much good stuff, but I picked nine (naturally) of my favorite looks. Now I just have to see to getting into a premiere...  

Versace S/S 09

Roberto Cavali S/S 09

Prada S/S 09

D&G S/S 09

Prada S/S 09

Moschino F/W 09

Roberto Cavali S/S 09

Missoni S/S 09

Gucci F/w 09

AU NATURALE

GET WET

A recent trip up to El Matador really cleared my head. It is so gorgeous there. As I lounged by the sea, images of cuter bating attire I could be wearing swam through my head. Such an inspiring place calls for an inspired suit. I am a big fan of small suits. I think the smaller you go, the less colorful it should be. The last thing you want to be is that guy on a great beach. The juxtaposition is brutal. But, the perfect suit on the perfect beach?  That can be magical.    

bblessing pink semaphore @ oak

Y-3 beach runner @ oak

opening ceremony trunk

 robinson les bains @ colette

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TIE-DLE WAVE

While visiting my mom, I found this huge bag of the most unusual silk scarves. I'm not sure if they were bows, sashes from blouses, originally scarves, scrap fabric or what. The could possibly be samples from my grandfather who used to work for Christian Dior. Wherever their origin, they are mine now and i ADORE them. Brightly colored and tres chique, they are really fun to use in place of a tie. They can look rather dandy without being stuffy, and people have really been responding to them well!  Even better, they are getting me out of my t-shirt prison and into some button-ups that had been abandoned in the closet. Below are a few ways I have figured out how to wear them.  See if you can find any (or make any) and work them into your wardrobe.  

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LETS POLKA

Plaid. I get it. But dots? F* hell yeah! I need the tartan to take a back seat for a bit and let these spots into the light. I'm all for them. I think they are happy and fun, I think they stand out, and I think if you can do them right (only one thing with the dots on it at a time - no other pattern) they can look really classy too. Go spot check your wardrobe...Break free from the stripes...be spot on for something new.  

D & G Spring '09

Ann Demeulemeester Spring '09

I'm with the band

Comme Des Carcons Spring '09

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FABU-TUDES FROM FERRAGAMO

I haven't even had time to digest how great the Spring line from Ferragamo is (thanks to all the rain on the East Coast flooding all thoughts of warmer weather out of my brain)...and now the Fall line is starting to make me go F* crazy. Massimiliano Giornetti has taken some flack for his collections, but I, for one, am a fan.

While looking at the two collections side by side, I noticed some fabulous attitudes (fabu-tudes) that I would love to flaunt. There are five specific moods that I'm dying to try, no mater what the season is or feels like. I've paired looks from each season that I think evoke a similar feel...then color coded them...you know...for clarity.

little boy blue

cotton candy

peachy keen

golden age

crimson wave