Day 28 of Frocktober: Heading To Woodstock

I'm starting to wrap up Frocktober. I'm a little bit too excited to get back into my jeans. Hold onto your skirts ladies - still 3 glorious days of frocks to go. Plus my sister's birthday dinner tonight. What will I wear?

Before I decided to do Frocktober, I went on a wee shop to update my wardrobe. I bought new jeans, and some new floaty pant things, and haven't been able to wear them. Every time I see them in my wardrobe, a small part of me dies. Which is good, because then without those bits of me, I will be able to fit back into them.

I'll catch up with my frocking posts this weekend. Promise.

Rachel Zoe? In my closet?

Did you ever wish you had a personal stylist to help you decide what looks best? Rachel Zoe to just walk out of your wardrobe and end your wardrobe woes?

Did you know Westfield host Personal Style Sessions? An in-depth 1:1 session with a professional Westfield stylist. Sessions start at 1 hour - you can find more info here. They can show you what suits your shape, and flaunt what you've got, while disguising those parts you don't dig so much.

I've often made the mistake of shopping solo, taking something home, only to realise in hindsight that it doesn't suit me, or Matt's kindly (and I genuinely mean kindly) informed me that some other style looks best.

I've also dreamt of having a make-over. That sounds ker-azy, but I'd love to see how someone else would make-me-over. Put myself at their mercy and see what they come up with. I become stuck and safe with things sometimes, whereas someone neutral can mix things up a bit and give you an overhaul. Et voila! A new you.

Since having children, I know my body has changed slightly, and sometimes I fumble and have a fashion mishap. I'd REALLY really like someone to go jeans shopping with me. Last time I went, I found myself in General Pants having a mid-life crisis, with the pumping music and the shop assistant imploring me to try on some spray-on jeans that had me unable to even walk out of the change room. I'm having flashbacks! If I had a stylist/bodyguard, they could back me up and say, under no circumstances am I to wear spray-on jeans or I will have to lie on my bed all day not moving.

Also - check out their Body Shape Calculator - Apple, Triangle, Hourglass? It can help you identify how to dress best for your shape. *fist pump*

In the interests of discretion, I received a Westfield Gift Voucher to trial online shopping.

BLACKLOG EDITORIAL # 18: Charlotte Carey by Gianluca Santoro

We love the thinking behind this shoot by Gianluca Santoro at Work Agency NY; one girl, simple use of backgrounds, different looks, great portraiture. We also love the story-telling hair by globetrotting New Zealander Richard Kavanagh and the yes-I'm-here presence of model Charlotte Carey at IMG New York. Make-up by Virginia Linzee at Cloutier Remix NY, assistant: Tejan. Shot on location in Soho, New York which feels quite apt given the bottle of Soho Pinot Noir we are enjoying right now.

Chadwick Tyler to shoot Black #15 New York cover

Karolina Kurkova for Grey Magazine

To say we are excited about having Chadwick Tyler shoot our New York cover for issue #15 is an understatement. Chadwick approached us to shoot for an early issue of Black but we had already closed the issue off and were unable to accomodate him. In the years since he has delivered some of the most amazing fashion work around with his unique style and we have watched him grow, wishing we had said yes and created the extra pages. Fans of the great Italian magazine, Grey, will know his work in a flash. The shoot is taking place this week with an amazing girl - will confirm who this week. Fashion editor for her third cover in a row will be Michelle Cameron and hair and make-up, as always, by our treasured New York editor, Valery Gherman.

For French Revue des Modes

For French Revue des Modes

Constance Jablonski for Grey Magazine

Killing Time: Holy Cow!

Much to Matt's disgust, I am hooked on crime shows. And then they freak me out. There's a fine balance that I tread. Killing Time is about to start and it looks amazeballs.


Tv1 on Foxtel.
8:30pm Wednesday
Six episodes.
Something to get your teeth into.
#killingtime

EDIT:: I've removed the embedded file because it was doing something odd to my blog, so if you want to see a preview click here.

It's a Man's World, or a Woman's, or a Girls...

The Friday before the All Blacks won the Rugby World Cup photographer Stephen Tilley got amongst it in urban Auckland to shoot Lili Sumner at Red 11 (below) and Rosie at Nova (above) for Black #15. Fashion editor Rachael Churchward celebrated girls-who-were-boys-who-were-girls and the sun shone brightly on all concerned. Hair by Greg Murrell at Ryder using KMS California, make-up by Kimberly Hill at M.A.C, assistant fashion editor: Jessica Grubisa.

 

Day 27 of Frocktober: FRock-a-billy Blues

With only 4 dresses left in Frocktober, today I decided to amp things up a bit.

A frock made by a dressmaker who specialises in drag queen outfits? Made from upholstery fabric. Yep, you bet your bottom bippy.

There's still time to sponsor me if you can spare $5, $10 - whatever amount - it all goes to ovarian cancer research. I'd love you long time!

On a serious note, I thought I'd repost information I found on the Frocktober page regarding ovarian cancer, because I am fathoming a guess that most of my readers has a set of ovaries. So let's protect them.
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According to the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation (OCRF), “one woman dies every ten hours from ovarian cancer in Australia.”


For many women with ovarian cancer, the disease is already well advanced when they are first diagnosed.


Unfortunately, there is currently no screening test for ovarian cancer.


Frocktober aims to help improve the outlook for women with ovarian cancer by supporting the quest for a suitable early detection test through fundraising for the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation.


From the OCRF website:


Early stage ovarian cancer may not have obvious symptoms but the following may occur:

• Vague abdominal pain or pressure
• Feeling of abdominal fullness, gas, nausea, indigestion – different to your normal sensations
• Sudden abdominal swelling, weight gain or bloating
• Persistent changes in bowel or bladder patterns
• Low backache or cramps
• Abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Pain during intercourse
• Unexplained weight loss


The majority of women who experience one or two of these early symptoms do not have cancer.
However, it is important that you seek medical advice if the symptoms are unusual or persist.
For further information, visit www.ocrf.com.au or call 1300 OVARIAN.

Links:
•The Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation


•National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre: Evidence Based Information

source via Frocktober.org