Friday, May 23, 2008

STYLE/ My Favourite Things

This week I list some of the things that I love in my life, this ranges
from quirky books by cult authors, original and cool designs by a lot
of Australian designers and awesome music by one of my all time
favourite bands. Come in and check out who I am talking about




And here is the rest of it.





Bassike create beautiful, simple and very comfortable elegant
clothing. They focus on the basics like pants, t shirts and
jumpers. They use organic cotton, so items like the t shirt
above feel so smooth and soft against your skin, it is a pleasure
to wear. This t shirt is one of my favorite items at the moment
becuase it goes with so many items, for all types of occasions.
You can wear it casually with a pair of jeans or at night with
a skirt. It reminds me of clothing Kate Moss would wear.

Shop: Bassike







These are some of the coolest sunglasses from Australia that I
have ever seen. They are made by Graz Mulchay, who was the
designer for Ksubi sunglasses. This particular pair are hand
made from acetate gradient nylon lenses and they look like a lot
of love and effort went into the creation. There are a couple
more styles to look at on the website so be sure to take a look.


See: Graz Sunglasses





If you haven't seen the new collection Kate Moss has created for
British store Top Shop, I think you will be pleasantly surprised.
This collection is cute, flirty, feminine with that touch of rock
and roll. There are lots of dresses, which is great, because I am
a big lover of dresses. There are florals, bright reds, baby blues,
frills, denim, ruffled blouses and much more Kate Moss style items.


Buy: Kate Moss @ TopShop





One of my favourite Australian labels ChipChop has a brand new bag,
and it is just as cute as its previous relatives. This new addition
to the family is a black denim tote with the cute phrase 'it's in le
bag' there is also 'keep it surreal'. They are limited edition and
have a zip pocket and stud like the previous designs. I am in love
with my other Chip Chop! bag, but I think I may need to expand.

Buy: Chip Chop!






If you love reading really quirky modern books, then I have to
recommend that you read 'Survivor' by Chuck Palahnuik. You may
have heard this authors name before, he is the very talented and
slightly disturbed man who wrote 'Fight Club'. The book I first
mentioned follows the life of a young man, who escapes from a very
strict religious cult and tries to deal with his life in a modern
American city. When the members of his cult commit suicide, the
main character Tender Brason suddenly becomes famous. Things of
course head in a downward and crazy spiral. This book is a great
read, very entertaining and one of my all time favourites.

Shop: Survivor - Chuck Palahnuik






One of my favourite bands of all time is a band called Whilrwind
heat. Their first album was produced by Jack White (the white
stripes), although, they sound nothing alike. Whirlwind Heat sounds
like a mix between methodical electronic beats, pop tunes, racy
lyrics, drums, guitar, keyboad, syth, california... and I could
probably go on. They are funky, fun, exciting and great band to
see live if you get the chance. Oh and not to mention, they got
their press shots done by the all time photo god Terry Richardson

Hear: http://www.myspace.com/theheatboys

13 comments:

Sunglasses Guy said...

Those sunglasses are nice on the eyes, but I don't think they spent a lot of time on them. They look like straight up copies of Ray Ban.

Imelda Matt said...

I'm with SGuy...what's with the (ex)Ksubi boys this lazy design!

On the up side how's trick with you we still haven't managed to hook up for that beer???

frankie-lou&tallulah said...

yeh i heard that too actually regarding rosie replacing agyness.
love the plain white top - very marykate lol.x

Amy said...

Agreed, the Top Shop range Kate Moss has designed (co-designed actually I think?) is really awesome. Actually all of Top Shop is quite good, especially their bags... ;)

Héloïse J. said...

i was about to say that this photo is very terry!!

i'll go check the tote bags. i'm in desperate need of an exciting one!

a bientot :)

On Track said...

Sunglasses guy, I get what you mean about those pair, but that is partly my fault for picking those pair out of the rest cause they looked nicest on my collage ;)

Imelda, so true bout the similar designs. We definitely need to go and get a beer/champagne we should definitely organise that! I added you on facebook tonight :D

Frankie & Tallulah, I hope we get to see more Kate Moss, no matter how much i see i can never get sick of her ;)

The Seeker said...

I love your collage.
And that white T shirt is a must.

xx

hannah said...

wonderful choices! you have very good taste.

ellastica said...

my favorite plain t-shirt is a thrifted black GAP version which i scored for 2 dollas. i live in it.
Terry is a god. i've felt this strong kinship with him ever since i saw his work in the mid 90s. his voyeuristic style is raw and puts you there in that moment. even in ridiculously lavish setting ,you never lose site of reality or the subject. his aesthetic is very 90s grunge and he does it well. i hate it when people write HIM off as being exploitive or gross. Teller, Von Unwerth, Vriens, etc!!! i feel detached. to me he connects with his subjects on many levels not just sexually. sex sells and Americans need to lighten up and not be so prudish and hush hush about. he has a signature style but he's certainly not a one trick pony, as evidenced with his multi-faceted career and varied editorial work. i like it that he puts it out there with all he's got. i love his passion plus he's a total hottie. (don't think i'm crazy. he just gets a lot of sh*t and it's totally unwarranted.)
did i mention i'm a fan of his?

Secretista said...

Lovin' those sunglasses!

Fashion Addict said...

the glasses are cool! and I think top shop rocks!

On Track said...

Amy, I love top shop, I wish we had an actual store in Australia, but i'm glad they atleast ship here ;)

Heloise, well if you are after tote bags, this designer is very awesome at specialising in great original designs :)

The Seeker, thank you for your very sweet comment :)

Hannah, thank you, that is very lovely of you to say :D

Ellastica, you have such a fantastic way of putting your thoughts into words, especially about music and art, I love your comments, thank you :D

Secretista, Im glad you do, I like them a lot to :)

Fashion addict, top shop is addictive, I have to be careful ;)

Ellastica,

Ediot said...

i dig topshop. and the kate moss collection is really a a good one.

take care!