AUSTRALIA'S NEXT TOP MODEL

There was some drama last night at the Grand Finale of Australia's Next Top Model, with Sarah Murdoch announcing the wrong winner!!! I did think Kelsey had a better cover shot for Harpers.. however we are looking at the big picture here, and i think it was pretty unanimous that Amanda would go the distance as an Australian and International model.   Congratulations Amanda!!

Did you watch that Finale last night??? What are your thoughts on the verdict?

xx sammi

GIVEAWAY

Hey everyone, i am excited to be holding my very first giveaway!!! Up for grabs i have this Kai-aak mann asymmetrical T from Nasty Gal (size small).  To win this top, you must first be a follower of this blog, and secondly just leave a comment on this post mentioning the giveaway to be in the running.

The winner will be revealed in 2 weeks.

Good luck

xx sammi

BLONDE OR???

So the talk of the town is that our very own Abbey Lee is rocking a new hair do.  What are you thoughts? Do you think the look should stay, or should she go back to her old ways? 

xx sammi

KNOCK OUT

I have had this ring for a little while now, but i realised i haven't shared it yet:) If i ever get jumped in an alley way i am certainley prepared with this bad boy.... i'll go all cheetah on their ass!!

RING BY SUPERWICKED, JACKET BY BARDOT

ASTEROIDS

Currently Lusting after these Asteroid rings by Samantha House, available at ShopBop

These will be added to my never ending list of things i want, but do not need.

xx 

TRIUMPH

                                          Australia                                                  Austria

                                               Belgium                                           Bulgaria

                                              Canada                                                 China

                                                 Denmark                                           Finland

                                                 France                                                   Germany

                                            Greece                                                    Hong Kong

                                                                                                              India

                                             Ireland                                                           Israel

                                                Italy                                                         Japan

                                       Netherlands                                                     Norway

                                           Portugal                                                 Singapore

                                             Spain                                                              Sweden

                                              Switzerland                                           Taiwan

                                  United Kingdom                                               Vietnam

It's young student designers like these guys that inspire me the most. These are pics of the finalists for the Triumph Inspiration Awards, which is an annual contest that challenges international design students to create an inspiring lingerie showpiece for a given theme. This year, the TIA invites students to design a bold and brazen lingerie piece for theme "Shape Sensation".

All finalist designs were modeled by Helena Christensen.... she's still got it.

I couldn't pick just one as my favourite, so i picked a bunch :) My top 10 would have to be Australia of course, Austria, Bulgaria, Finland, France, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, and Switzerland... i basically rate all of them... well done.

Which one is your favourite?

VALENTINO, RETROSPECTIVE PAST/ PRESENT/FUTURE

On the weekend I visited the Goma to see the Valentino exhibition. The exhibition encompasses haute couture from the first collection designed in 1959 by the house’s founder, Valentino Garavani, through to work from the Autumn/Winter 2009–10 creations by Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli – appointed as creative directors for Valentino in 2008. Camera in hand, I was eager to take some photos of his masterpieces up close. But when I got there, I was told there was to be no photography what so ever, even without the flash. I was so disappointed, especially when I saw another photographer snapping away with her special lanyard on. Note to self, next time visiting the Goma make a fake id on a lanyard :). Anyway, we continued into the exhibition without my camera :( and marvelled at all the clothes and the intricate detailing. I was amazed to discover that everything was sewn by hand, even the side seams. (As you can probably guess, the photos of the dresses are not mine, i pulled some pics from the net so i could show you some of my favourite pieces)

There were a few speakers through out the day, but we were only there to see 2: Georgina Safe, fashion editor of The Australian, and Gail Reid from Gail Sorronda. We then made our way to the gift shop, with all things Valentino in gift shop form (coffee mugs, posters and post cards) but quite surprisingly they also hand some Valentino accessories in the form of scarves, bags and jewellery. Then there were the books..... every fashion related book you could think of was in that gift shop, even fellow blogger The Satorialist, and of course a whole heap of Valentino books as well. I didn't know where to start, and I couldn't just pick one..... so I bought a DVD instead lol. I have wanted to see the Valentino documentary for a while now, and being at a Valentino exhibition I thought I should purchase something related to it. We ended the exhibition on a good note at a sushi bar in the city for lunch.

 

I then watched the DVD the next day (Valentino: The Last Emperor) and I would definitely recommend it. It was bitchy, funny and a little sad at times, but a great insight into his life, and the effort that goes into each gown. Oh and his pugs are adorable, it made me want 5 pugs of my own.

SHIRT BY WITCHERY, JEANS BY NUDIE, SHOES BY COUNTRY ROAD, BAG VINTAGE,

WATCHES BY MICHAEL KORS AND VINTAGE, CHANEL TATTOO