Orig. image from http://travel-wonders.com/2010/04/30/lest-we-forget-canberra-australia-part-three/

This will be the last two rules, of the 30, I will post up. Please email me if you would like a copy of the remaining seven. Once again these fashion rules are copied from the 30 Days of Fashion and Beauty (refer to post '30 of the Best Style Rules'). I am looking forward to September for the 30 days of fashion and beauty. It should be fun.

 

Rule 22: Don't shy away from colour.

"There's a feel good factor when you see people in colour - their individuality comes across," says Courtney Saxon, designer of Luxe Accessories.

 

 

Rule 23: Embrace contradictions.

"If you're dressed down, smoky eyes and big jewels ensure everyone knows it's intentional, but if you're going glam, sleek hair is enough," says Marie Claire O'Sullivan, accessories buying manager for Sportgirl.

Logie Awards 2013

The 55th Logie Awards, "Australian television's night of nights", was broadcasted on channel Nine on Sunday, 7/04/13. Before I put this post off any longer, and even though I did not watch the hour's long award show, I was/is very happy to hear that Asher Keddie has won the Gold Logie for the Most Popular Personality on Australian TV. I love Asher Keddie especially her portray of Nina Proudman in Offspring (looking forward for the fourth and fifth seasons).

 

 

Also congratulations to the talented Deborah Mailman for winning the Most Outstanding Actress (also starring in Offspring) and the team from Dance Academy for Favourite Children's Show (love the show! Eheh).

 

 

There were many elegantly dressed celebrities, but one of them that really stood out for me was/is Mandy McElhinney, aka Rhonda from AAMI. She looks stunning and  "hot.. like the sunrise"! Ahah :D.

 

 

Check out this website for the 2013 Logie's Red Carpet fashion:

http://fashionjournal.com.au/2013/04/08/logies-2013-red-carpet-fashion/

True Classics: Clothes that are Truly Timeless

 

1. The Denim Jean

"Jeans are sexy...jeans are still uncontrived, unself-conscious, telegraphing the fact that we aren't trying to look good - we just do" (Dubin and Berman 2000, 168).

2. The White Shirt

"...symbolise simplicity and effortless style" (ibid, 170).

 

 
3. The Khakis

"...versatile, neutral, well-fitting pants that go with everything...Khakis became the jeans of the late 20th Century" (ibid, 172).
 

4. The Trench Coat

"Today the trench coat remains eminently practical and versatile" (ibid, 174).

5. The Cashmere Sweater

 "...screamed luxury and money and, by association, good taste" (ibid, 176).

6. The Leather Jacket
"...tend to associate the leather jacket with positive virtues from both periods - individuality, courage, and hidden depths of sensitivity" (ibid, 178).

7. The Little Black Dress

"...always simple, elegant, slyly sexy, and unmistakably black...It's magic, and it's been going on for more than 80 years" (ibid, 180).

 

 

 

Reference List:

• Dubin, T., and A. E. Berman. 2000. Vintage Style. New York: Harper Collins Publishers. 
• Images through Google.com

Orig. image from http://scrumptiousreads.com/blog/natural-eggs/

Vintage: Something Everlasting

Fashion is cyclical and style from the past is most likely being new again. Be above the trend and one of a kind and invest in vintage clothing. Vintage clothing is individual, unique and "embodies nostalgic romance" (Bamford 2003, 6).

Before you go vintage shopping, let us establish how old the clothes have to be before it is classified as vintage. Clothes before the 1920s are deemed antique while from the 1920s to 1980s are considered vintage (Bamford 2003). Retro refers to "clothing that imitates the style of a previous era" (Markezic 2009, 127) and anything post 1980s is considered second hand (Bamford 2003).

Ease your way into vintage clothes by starting with a theme and then shop for pieces and accessories that fit into that period (Bamford 2003).

 

The dresses of different eras:

 

Orig. images from http://glamourdaze.com/

1920s - Dresses from this era have a straight-up-and-down shape and as was described by winifredandbance.com "mannish, skimpy and flamboyant (bobbed hair, long pearl necklace, cloche hats, knee length and thin dresses etc.)" really do sum up the fashion of the 1920s for me.

 

1930s - The style of this period is softer, more feminine and a slim silhouette through bias cut with some flare at the hem (Bamford 2003).

 

1950s - The shape of dresses in this era is similar to a disproportion hourglass, with one end more flared out. A large bust, trim waist and full skirt (ibid). 

 

1960s - Mod dresses are your typical dresses from this period. A-line with "skirt flares out straight and stiff from the waist or bust" (ibid, 18).

 

Vintage accessories:

Orig. image from Shop til you drop April 2009, p127

 

 Eight instant age giveaways:

 



Orig. Images from http://www.polyvore.com/ 

1. Peter Pan collars - Popular in the early 1960s (and was named after the collar of Peter Pan's costume in 1905 [Wiki]).

2. One-shoulder dresses - The heights of the 1970s disco period (and can be first seen in ancient Greece).

3. Bracelet-length sleeves on jackets and coats - Popular in the late 1950s.
4. Handkerchief hemlines - The characteristics of the 1920s fashion and reappeared in the late 1970s.

5. Empire line - The height of the early 1960s (and popular during the Regency period and fashion of Jane Austen's novels).

6. Halter-neck dresses - Popular in the 1950s.

7. Sweetheart necklines - Shape of the 1940s especially with built-up shoulders.

8. Waistline around the hips - Dated back from1920s.   

 

Taking care of vintage clothes:

 

Orig.Image from Shop til you drop April 2009, p131

   

Reference List:

• Bamford, T. 2003. Viva Vintage. United Kingdom: Carroll & Brown Limited.
• Markezic, E. 2009. Buyer's Guide to Vintage. Shop Til You Drop, April.
• Website: http://www.winifredandbance.com/, accessed on May 2009.

Images from Shop Til You Drop April 2009; glamourdaze.com (definately worthwhile checking the site for all things vintage. Refer to the link above); and polyvore.com.

 

Additional website  

For 100 topsites for vintage clothing: http://vintagecityclothing.com/topsites/