Archive for the ‘February 2011’ Category

Frankie x Dieppa Restrepo

Frankie Magazine (Issue 40) (once again) features one of our emerging designers >> Dieppa Restrepo! – NYC based designers Elisa Restrepo and Andrea Dieppa create oxfords, loafers and boots, all handmade in Mexico City, for girl meets boy stylers. With Oxfords/Loafers under $300 and Ankle boots under $400 these are heaven for that super cool girl. Shop the current seasons colours here.

OUR CRUSH

Therese Rawsthorne AW11 / THE CRUSH / The perfect winter wardrobe – separates, mixed fabric textures and volume. PREORDER available here for Mid-March Delivery.

From top left to right: Diamond Check Dress / Gathered Sleeve Sweater / X Back Tee in Leather / Diamond Silk Skirt / Two Tone Wrap Dress / Shearling Zip Jacket / A Line Leather Skirt

New Kid on The Block

One of the new faces at FW11, Britt  Maren / this shot taken by Hugh Lippe for Model.com /

NEW YORK FASHION WEEK / BODKIN FW11

This March we are heading over to Paris, once again (Oh how hard it is!) for showings and we can not wait to feel Eviana’s FW11 Bodkin collection.  Fabrication is such an important element of Bodkin and this is exactly what we love /

Maya Singer from Style.com explains / Bodkin designer Eviana Hartman showed a polished, wearable collection at her first-ever fashion week presentation this evening. Bodkin has earned plaudits for its commitment to sustainability, and when pressed, Hartman can catalog the eco pros and cons of each of her fabrics, and talk at length about her sourcing of materials and her production process. It’s to her credit, though, that you can’t read any of the green into the clothes: As a designer, Hartman has always specialized in an aesthetic that’s clean, easy-feeling, and urbane. Her Fall collection was more of the same, in a good way. /

Bodkin SS11 is arriving shortly!! see BIO here

The Stam (pede)

Taylor Tomasi Hill – Marie Claire US Accessories Editor rocking this mid-calf pencil skirt that we have been loving for the last two seasons ever since Gary Bigeni created THE STAM….. Black is our choice for AW11 / check it here (pssst it is only AUD132) /

images source / Top: Tommy Ton for style.com, Bottom: Mr Newtwon

GARY BIGENI AW11

The first drop of Gary Bigeni’s AW11 Collection has arrived and it is divine – sexier, with the shoulder and necklines more exposed….the colours,  daring and oh so wearable…./ Featured here: Chantel Shift Dress in Rough (top left), Carla Drape dress in Amber Brown (top middle), Long Stam Skirt in Black  (Bottom right), Lea Front Drape Dress in Lake (not shown here) PLUS we have put up selected pieces from drop 2 for Pre-Order / Danko Marl Grey Sweater (Bottom middle) & Walker Two Tone Jumper dress (Bottom left).

As with past collections Gary is inspired by artists use of colour – for AW11 it is Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000) an expressionist painter. The above piece is referenced to as ‘The Party’ provided by Gary as one of the key elements in his creative process.

Miss Chantel is mine! minimalist, angular and chic

see the complete collection here

Chameleon / Mia Farrow 1965

A 1965 letter from Century Fox to Mia Farrow after she cut her long long hair mid-film (Peyton Place)  - the script changed as a consequence….read on….Mia’s response to the letter “This was a letter admonishing me for cutting my hair. I had cut my waist-length hair as short as a boy’s. This letter was telling me how irresponsible it was.”

Vogue on Mia > a breakaway (aka chameleon)….

P.S This letter sold for $350 at Julien’s Auctions /

Insider Picks / STYLE.COM

Special Projects Director from STYLE.COM / Maya Singer picks Bodkin’s Rhizome Dress in Ivory and Lauren Manoogian’s Knitted Tank in black & silver linen/cotton marle as her top items for the coming season. Bodkin and Lauren Manoogian are just 2 of the many new labels to drop at MyChameleon in March…..Preview to follow // See the full trend guide at style.com

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T.R Ensemble

It’s about the girl / Therese Rawsthorne has created a diffusion line this season called T.R Ensemble. It strips back to the bare essentials of everyday dressing. That no-fuss, non-chalant style. Shirts, in her signature washed cotton against contrast rib sleeves, this time more fitted, in beautiful soft hues (and black) AND then the denim, in classic (wide, slim, loose), well-fitting shapes.

Our pick the Pocket Shirt in Blueberry and The Rib Sleeve Shirt in Black //