little Box of Dreams

October 5, 2010

how stella got her groove back

generally i get very jealous of usa as i constantly read on the blogging-sphere that they have yet another amazing designers for target collaboration. for example, rodarte for target (i couldn't help mysef but buy 2 dresses from ebay), jean paul gaultier and mcq alexander mcqueen.

i know australia has been very lucky as well. we've gotten some amazing designers for target campaigns: stella mccartney, yeojin bae, josh goot and zac posen. however, i have never fell in love with an australian designer for target collection until now.

stella mccartney for target round 2 lookbook: check out the their full website and photos here.

i saw these photos last night and i am so excited. it is a vast improvement from stella mccartney round 1 and i believe the clothes reflect the stella mccartney brand much better. what a great mix there is on offer here: from corporate to casual to formal. if i had to choose one collection to be my whole wardrobe, i reckon i could live with this.

from my simple calculations, the average price of this collection (including accessories) is: $100. i originally thought it was a bit expensive. in addition, i have found all designers for target collaborations are ridiculously reduced and have managed to pick up all my pieces at a heavily reduced price. but as my fashion BFF told me "well i'm never going to afford the real thing and it's similar prices to the first collection." both points are very valid and from that point on i started picking out what i needed (or in another words, what i wanted to buy).

my favourites at the moment:

fitted double breasted jacket $179AUD
lace tee felicia $129AUD
tapered tailored trousers $99AUD

collarless jacket ivory $199AUD
lace tee black $129AUD
tight lace insert trousers black $99AUD

lace tee ivory $129AUD
tulip skirt $119AUD
fabric belt $39AUD

as you can probably tell, i really like the lace tee shirt. it's looks so versatile and reminds me of the stella mccartney lace jumpsuit which was very popular amongst celebrities earlier in the year.

stella mccartney for target australia 2010 is in stores friday 29th October 2010.
how exciting! i cannot wait!

October 4, 2010

2:59 minutes in the water

brooke fraser - something in the water
this is possibly the best 2:59 i've heard in a while.

brooke fraser is a new zealand pop/folk artist, who's most famous song would be lifeline (i distinctly remember this song being played on home & away). she has been getting a lot of radio airplay over this song and i managed to catch a radio interview with brooke while i was driving.

she said how she had become very addicted to twitter during the writing and recording process of her new album, flags. instead of being m.i.a. for 2 years while recording (which generally happens to every commercial artist), she felt like twitter had allowed her fans to join her on a journey as she wrote each song. unlike before, she is not marketing a foreign product, but she is promoting an album with songs that people felt like they owned. i thought it was a very interesting perspective on twitter.

follow brooke fraser on twitter: @brookefraser

free photo booth

there is a free photo booth inside sportsgirl at bourke street mall (melbourne cbd). it takes b&w or colour photos and you get 6 photos. this is such an awesome initiative. i love these photos. i think it's because i had a little obsession with sticker photos as a teenage asian girl but all my photos got stolen, so now i take every opportunity to get them back.

when i saw the booth, i had to practically drag brian (who was next door in adidas talking to the shop assistant about soccer) into sportgirl.

hurry because i have no idea how long it will be there for! bring your friends, your boyfriend even your mother!

night of mayhem

on the way home from friday night drinks, i took the train. generally it's pretty rowdy at night but that night, there was a particular type of cheer that i had never heard before inside the train carriage. it sounded like this: "BINGO! YEAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!"

it was the scout boys holding guerrilla train bingo. they were moving from carriage to carriage giving out prizes to winners. there was a lot of buzz when they were around. great idea boys!

i want...

Witchery's jersey knot bust dress - $39.95AUD from DFO or can be purchased online here.

i love how this dress has a little twist to it. it's very muted, yet has understated details. from memory, it has two jersey layers to the skirt; but i could be dreaming. I saw this in the Witchery outlet at DFO Southwharf last week and was very tempted to purchase it.

one reason why i think i fell in love with this dress is because it reminded of this dress.

michelle williams wearing a 3.1 Phillip Lim sequined silk dress

as a diy project, i was thinking i could purchase some studs or sequins and recreate this look by putting some studs studs on similar areas. you can buy your own studs from studandspikes.com

October 1, 2010

bananas

it has been announced that brad goreski will be leaving the rachel zoe team to branch out on his own. this announcement has fully surprised me, since taylor, rachel's old assistant, parted ways less than a year ago. his last day is oct 1st. i will miss watching you brad on the rachel zoe project. good luck!