STYLE/ My Favourite Things

From indie film makers to designer products that I love. This
week my favourite things are all about inspiration, from beautiful
colours to stylish designs. I hope that you will come and fall in
love with these things like I have.




And here is the rest of it.

Not only does this brand have a cute and quirky name, it also has cute
and quirky designs. Their products range from folky looking jewelry, bags
and belts. The colours range from mustard yellows to black, and the
fabrics range from rope to leather. Deadly Ponies hails from Australia's
next door neighbor, New Zealand.

Website: http://www.deadlyponies.com







Tristan Blair makes the kind of thick chunky, modern, hot, sexy shoes
that I could only dream about. These are the types of shoes that will
stop a crowd in a room and still let you walk around the city all night
or around work all day. Tristan Blair is an Australian designer who I think we
will see dominating the world with awesome shoes.

See: http://www.tristanblair.com/





I originally decided to watch the film 'Paranoid Park' because I am
a fan of the writer and director Gus Van Sant (Elephant, To Die For,
My Own Private Idaho). He isn't for everyone, but his beautiful
photography-like direction, lovely scenery and pure honesty, makes
me a huge fan of his work. This film did not disappoint. The story
follows a young boy who is into skateboarding, even though I
am not, I still loved the film. One night this young boy goes out to
a skate park and accidentally kills a security guard. Paranoid Park
follows the issues of the young such as acceptance, love, sex and
drinking. This film is innocent, raw and really visually lovely to watch.
Plus the soundtrack is amazing.

Watch: www.paranoidpark.co.uk





While I was doing work experience at a magazine earlier this year,
I cam across these beautiful and simple clothes by a brand called
Rittenhouse. Their collection contains simple pieces that every woman
should have in her wardrobe, like t shirts, denim dresses, black skirts
and puff sleeved tops. Their colours are made up of dark greys, blues
and blacks. Some of their pieces have cute little pockets and some have these lovely cloud prints. They are great pieces to mix and match or pair with
bright heels.

Buy: http://www.rittenhouse.com.au/






Common Projects create shoes that are made of simple colours
and styles. They use black, white, grey and soft blues. They are the
ultimate sneaker, although I am not sure how hard they would be
to keep clean, they are THAT perfect. They are very simple, they
don't contain bright stitching or any extra details, they are clean and
as minimalist as you can get. This just makes them easier to style with
a pair of jeans, shorts or a dress. Oh and by the way, they are for guys
and girls

Buy: http://www.commonprojects.com/







When I was in high school I had a lomograph camera. Now when I
look back at the photos from my childhood they look really fun and
interesting compared to a lot of the ones that I thought were cool
at the time... but now I am like 'what was I thinking?'. Lomographs
come in all shapes and sizes with all types of effects and styles. You
can get ones that change the colour of your photos, you can get
ones that distort the look (fish eye) and you can get ones that
duplicate the image about four times. The cameras themselves are
designed with a retro look and are cool to just carry around in your
bag for when you see something you want to snap that would look
great with a red flash or rounded distortion. Once you own one lomo
camera though, you will definitely want them all ;)

Shop: http://www.lomography.com.au/