mode a paris

so it is quite possibly my favourite time of the year… men’s fashion week!

Highlight so far – yesterday’s Louis Vuitton show. In the eyes of Paul Helbers and his team at Louis Vuitton, bike messengers are "the gentlemen butterflies" of the city, in honour of whom they created a collection that celebrated sleek, aerodynamic athleticism. and the accent color was taxi-cab yellow (LOVE!). There were prints that suggested worn urban surfaces, and striking footwear that looked like graffitied sequins.

Bruno Pieters has made a bold statement with his collection for Hugo by Hugo Boss. He has re-visioned Hugo Boss's avant-garde sibling as a pared-down exercise in fashion expressionism, all black and white and angles. Except this time there was a lot of blue, and a bit of red, too. Overall I liked this collection. Bruno took a risk, and I believe it paid off.

I’ll admit I had high hopes for the Gucci collection (as Frida Giannini is probably my favourite men’s designer – especially for spring) so I was a little disappointed at first. However, after looking again at the collection, I do like it. The thing I like about Frida is her use of colour. And this collection, it is a more subtle use, which is actually harder to do, right? So again, thumbs up to Frida! very sexy. very gucci.

Dsquared2 - WTF?? Dean and Dan, what were you thinking? But then again, it is a fun concept - Summer Camping.

Disappointments so far – Dries Van Noten and Jean Paul Gaultier. ew. Not even going to say anything about them. Look the collections up if you must, but I didn’t like them one bit.

ever wish?

ever wish you could live two lives?

why is it, that when you think you've got it all planned out, someone unexpected comes into your life and throws a spanner in the works.

and suddenly, you're not too sure about your plan, and this is when you wish you could live two lives. one for each fork in the road. see which one turns out better.

who said life was easy?

oh that's right, nobody.

but life is our everything
life is our nothing
life is our here and now
life is our there and then
but most importantly, life is our where and when

words

can mean so much, when they come from the right person...
i love my mum.

metabolism

dear god let me get through this alive

45 life lessons

1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
4. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7. Cry with someone. It’s more healing than crying alone.
8. It’s OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present.
12. It’s OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn’t be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don’t worry; God never blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.
18. Whatever doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It’s never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don’t take no for an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don’t wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words ‘In five years, will this matter?’
27. Always choose life.
28. Forgive everyone everything.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn’t do.
35. Don’t audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the alternative — dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s, we’d grab ours back.
41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
42. The best is yet to come.
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn’t tied with a bow, but it’s still a gift.

p!nk

here are some pics from last night's concert.
she was amazing.
sorry about the crappy quality photos. my camera died.
so had to use my iphone.

story

so i am aware i have an addiction for sunglasses.

recently i've been on the hunt for tortoiseshell wayfarers.

so yesterday, i was in a store (whose name i shall not reveal), and i saw THEM! the PERFECT pair of tortoiseshell wayfarers! HOWEVER, as I went to pick them up, some snotty-nosed teenage girl snatched them up and started trying them on, showing her friends. i was ok with that. i would just wait until she put them down, and then i could get them. she then proceeded to the counter. she was buying them.
...

...

i could have cried.

i was devastated.

did this little SNOT realise how much i wanted those????

it was at that moment that something else caught my eye... a pair of clear-framed wayfarers, and i was reminded of an article i read which informed me of the latest trend in eyewear - see-through (the frames, that is).

so IN YOUR FACE, stupid girl.. you are sooo last week, and I am soooo now!

picture:

and then, because i am such an impulse buyer, at the next store i went into, i bought another pair... quite possibly could be called tortoise shell... but i'm thinking not.. maybe cobblestone?
picture:

top to bottom

michael kors sunglasses
vintage bonds tee
jeanswest belt
jayjays effekt shorts
cotton on lace-up shoes.

d&g

so i'm not usually a big D&G fan. I guess you could say I think it's a little... commercial, but this collection was actually the highlight of the mens fall 2009 season for me.

bring on spring 2010. bring on some colour, PLEASE?

sean o'pry

ok so most of you SHOULD know that i'm a huge fan of sean o'pry

so check out one of my fave bloggers, FABIOwho's post on his editorial in L'Officiel Hommes magazine. here are my fave shots:

so check out Fabio's blog for some more pics yes.

shoes

wish list

- a new bag
- a BIG funky umbrella
- tortoise shell wayfarers

lunch

so i found myself today sitting in my uusual "alone spot" at Uni (which I am the first to admit is not really the nicest spot on my campus, but I like to call it mine) eating my lunch, reading and replying to emails, when this guy just came up to me, asked me if he could sit down and ask me some questions.

At first I wanted to tell him to go away and leave me alone, but I don't know whether it was his exotic (lol) American accent or the fact that I had to kill time for an hour before my next class, but I invited him to sit. His name was Garett, and he was from Billings, Montana.

What followed was really quite an amazing part of my day. I knew straight away that he was one of these Christian students who travelled to another part of the globe on some sort of "mission" to share their faith.. so to begin with I was a little quiet. However, as we got into things, I really started to feed off the discussion. We talked about religion (obviously) and whether God forgives people who don't believe in him. And if everyone has the chance at the end of their life to ask for forgiveness, and therefore be welcomed to heaven, then why should we follow God during life?

Our discussion evolved onto talking about religion vs science, and the validity of the bible, and how accurate it may be? We talked about whether God wants a personal relationship with us or not, and how individuals should treat this supposed relationship.

I think by this stage, Garrett was satisfied with the discussion we'd had, and so we started talking more about his time here in Australia, and I shared my stories of my trip to the states last summer.

And before I knew it, it was time for me to go to class, and I had to leave Garrett.

Needless to say, after what really was a rewarding experience, I decided it was a good day.