azul marino

Last Friday a friend and I got together to put together some looks with her amazing short designs. In this image I am sporting a pair of flat platforms from ZOMP, a black milk clothing 'galaxy' bodysuit teamed with my friends shorts - Be Bitko Azul Marino shorts.

Be Bitko is an up and coming label online from Brisbane founded and designed by Brisbane based owner Emily Bitkow in June of 2011. At Be Bitko they mix their own uniqueness with global fashion trends, creating edgy pieces that are bold and dramatic, yet completely wearable for day or night and all in between. The designer Emily Bitkow came up with new and even more fashionable ways for women to carry their valuables while attending festivals, clubbing or travelling. Three distinct locations where women want to know that their valuables are secure, yet they have the freedom to enjoy themselves without fear or worry of losing their items.

With these designs you can be as imaginative and as creative as you like. Every day at Be Bitko is like a festival. Life is meant to be taken advantage of, and its here where they encourage the highest in style, taste, health and happiness

i am going to platform over you

Raiding the stores for some shoes to purchase I noticed that super high heels are just not in any more. In fact, some of the best known shoe designers, Christian Louboutin, Charlotte Olympia and Yves Saint Laurent are taking their shoes to greater heights - incorporating when they can the platform style. I can actually argue that walking in a four-inch platform can be just as challenging as walking in a six-inch heel - nearly having rolled my ankle today after purchasing my platform shoe trend, but the truth is, it's all a matter of getting accustomed. The most comfortable option for most women these days are those that combine high heels with a platform.

  

Image source: From left; Derek Lam and Marc Jacobs S/S 2011 (www.fashionspot.com)

As much as some may disagree I think that the wedge/platform will be sticking around a while.

To add to my wardrobe trends I bought my first pair of flat platforms from ZOMP!

in the jungle

Image: silver bloch brogues, vintage paisley jeans, crop tee mink pink

With a passion for one of a kind pieces I wanted to introduce my love for vintage and unique clothing to others. I did a bit of a search and destroy in an old cupboard that is filled with vintage clothing. I stumbled across these pair of jeans. With trend reports noticing that patterns are in I decided to bring these back.

Think whimsical patterns for this Spring Summer 2012. From bird prints to deers, fruit, feathers, florals, you name it - as well as tops, also to be seen with whimsical prints. You will see everything from blouses to dresses to tops to pants all sporting Whimsical prints.

alexa chung & the collar trend

collars; new york london fashion week ss 12

fashion must have; the peter pan collar for 2012

Its hard to follow trends when one minute something is in and the next they are out. The boyfriend button up shirt was a hit with the ladies and now one trend that’s excites me is the Peter Pan Collar. The peter pan collar is a soft, round cornered collar that was very popular among young children and women during the early 1900s. If you saw in 2011, many fashionista’s, Alexa Chung, just to name a few were seen sporting collars on outings, photo-shoots & events. Since its resurgence the sweet trend has been a hit and should become a wardrobe staple for the fashion enthusiasts out there.



Louis Vuitton A/W 2011-12



Giambattista Valli R-T-W A/W 2011-12



DKNY R-T-W A/W 2011-12

It’s made its way to shirts, blouses, coats and especially dresses, balancing cute and conservative with an impish, doll-like style.

Image source: sundaycirlce, vogue.co.uk