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i was supposed to do a post on my favorite looks from the met ball. but that got postponed (in my mind). and then i was supposed to do my favorite looks from the white house correspondence dinner. but that got postponed. but i just can't can't can't NOT post all this amazing stuff from rosemount australian fashion week. their spring/summer collections couldn't have better timing considering that summer officially starts for me this week so aloha, australia! we welcome your juicy creativity.

all i want is a white lace dress for summer. the aussie brand Lover must be a dream invader or something because they whipped up the most divinely intricate pieces for their "white serpent" collection. the images hovering over their show were like scenes straight out of The Craft. cue the chanting, "light as a feather, stiff a board, light as a feather, stiff as a board..."

   

images from jak&jilblog, the frockwriter, stylebubble, vogue.com.au, & imdb

paradox

this past sunday was university of hawaii's annual fashion show and i was asked by misha, one of the designers, to model for her segment! it was such a blast watching everyone chaotically assemble everything into an epic showcasing of student work. misha's "alpine high tea" collection was so beautiful. her hard work and effort over the months paid off as everyone admired the intricate and well-executed looks coming down the runway. my outfit was part of the denim category which was required by each of the senior designers. the jacket i wore was made of bleached, SHREDDED denim. emphasis on the shredding because misha devoted hours to that beauty. did i mention that she spent a few hours every night weaving the friendship bracelets and necklaces for each of the looks? talk about dedication. my lipstick-gone-mad look is supposed to suggest that i "ran off into the woods and ate a whole bunch of berries" according to my attending make-up artist deena (just in case you thought otherwise).  i'm a little biased....but misha's collection was BY FAR my favorite. so thank you misha for asking me to be a part of this.

last image from contrast mag

resort 2011

1 + 2: Alexander Wang

3: Balenciaga

4: Stella McCartney

5: Jason Wu

6: Thakoon

7 + 8: Rag & Bone

9: Marc by Marc Jacobs

10: Reed Krakoff

11: The Row

12: Proenza Schouler

13 + 14: Erin Fetherston

These are some of my favorites from the 2011 Resort Collections. There were so many brogues and oxfords (please be mine!) throughout all the collections and I'm loving all the sheer! Picture number 2 (A.Wang) brings me back to my childhood when my grandma used to sew play clothes for me with matching tops and bottoms very similar to this look. I knew Popo was always ahead of the times. As for the designers that really killed it this season for me was by far Erin Fetherston and Rag & Bone. I wanted every single piece from their collections. Can't wait for September when I get completely distracted from work to view all of next seasons collections!

Photo Credit: Style.com

fashionmonth

i would love to go to school (in the mainland) dressed like this.

rag&bone FW10

pretty minimal.

I came across CALLA digging through Alexander Wang's background (because I HAVE to know all about my favorites, of course). Apparently the designer, Calla Haynes, collaborated on designs for prints with big-name-designers such as Alexander Wang and Erin Fetherston. She worked under Olivier Theyskens at Rochas and Nina Ricci for almost five years which clearly shows through in her work. I love how I can see her style of prints within her own work mimicked throughout Alexander Wang's seasons where he included tweed and marble prints. For more information go here! I'm totally going to start braiding my hair that way now. New outfit post coming soon, I promise!