It is indescribably strange to be here in Australia while, back home, something so huge is happening. My poor beautiful city is getting pummeled by this earthquake and its aftershocks and I've not even seen it yet other than in photos. On the one hand I feel incredibly lucky that I was here when it went down, because it means I haven't had to deal ( Read more... )

The Hermès show in Paris yesterday was like the hottest thing ever. Oh Jesus, it's top-hatted, catsuited, Avengersy, Sherlock Holmesy glory. So awesome it was that I would actually do Lily Cole who usually just scares the bejesus out of me.

( I was going to just pick a few pictures and post them here but decided I needed to share more hot than that. )

Just watched the truly awful VS Fashion Show. It gets worse and worse every year. Besides, how am I supposed to think it's any good without Adriana Lima and Emanuela de Paula. (Adriana being nine months pregnant means I shall accept her absense. But Emanuela missing is a CRIME ( Read more... )

We went to see The Magic Flute tonight and it was pretty damn fantastic. The sets alone were freaking amazing and I'm glad we went. And the costuming! Oh my god, you should have seen the clothes the Queen of Night got to wear. I wanted to steal her skirt, because it was black and voluminous and layery. And she dressed her handmaidens at the same ( Read more... )

Tonight there was an informal sewing group in the living room as we all try and finish garb before Canterbury Faire. (Oh man, so close. How much can I not wait for nine days of medievalness? The answer is A LOT.) I am not even half way around hemming the skirt on my GIANT freaking gown. It's going to take forever but it will be worth it. Everyone ( Read more... )

( Model picspamming - The wise and unfashion-caring should just skip this entirely )