Fanny B and Backyard Bill

I am waiting for the day that H & M arrives on our shores (if ever)... a long wait I imagine! Once it hits oz, Perthites will have to wait another decade for it to move west no doubt. 

An artist that I’ve been following since seeing a few entries on the web is Fanny Bostrom (now Fanny Gentle).  Her quirky art is loud and cheeky - really inspiring. Fashion and painting intertwine and the results are bright and joyous. She has also just recently produced a line of tees for H&M and a line of jewellery for Pencey.

Her husband, Bill, has a great web site called "Backyard Bill" - it's a little like "The Sartorialist" meets "The Selby". Fanny and Bill hit the headlines after they tied the knot at New York City Hall - Fanny dressed in overalls with flowers in her hair.


Here is a recent article: The Huffington Post


So for now I just have to suffice with enjoying a visual of the tee prints, rather than the real thing. I hope you do too.

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The Curse (or the Blessing) of "The Corduroy"

In my previous blog, "Beginning Again", I disclosed (perhaps embarrassingly so) the idea that my perfect gentleman would wear corduroys... Well, I've just recently seen Pamela Love's (NY jewellery maker extraordinaire) Facebook page ...and found this wonderful little article on the rebirth of the corduroy (for women's wear) that she posted:
Tales of Endearment

(Pamela Love was recently photographed by Terry Richardson, along with a number of other artists, musicians and models touted as the new "New York Cool" for the December edition of British Vogue; check out: www.fashionaporterbypepa.com for the photo-spread).


Now, the last time I wore corduroys was back in 1996 - a Sass and Bide wide flare with, I swear, a zipper that was only 2" long. My mother was with me when I tried them on and said that they were "positively pornographic...".  Hilarious.


I don't know whether I am into "his and hers" corduroys... I'll have to take it in turns with future-corduroy-wearer! Sorry, I can't help myself for inserting another "Royal Tenenbaums' reference, but I'm sure Richie Tenenbaum wore corduroy's but not so sure that his step-sister Margot would be caught dead in them... 

Richie and Margot

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'Til next time :)

Salute to the Unitard!

I’ve heard that it takes half the time of the whole relationship to make a full recovery. So if my records are correct, I should be over all of this in approximately 2 weeks. 

In retrospect I’ve had the best of months and the worst of months. It’s a bit like the whole of 2011 really…

I suffered a minor fracture of my skull at the beginning of 2011 and a major fracture in a relationship at the year’s end. However, the part in the middle was actually quite good… I liken it to fresh slices of tomato (with a little salt and pepper)... in-between two slices of stale bread.

On a lighter note, I have my American Apparel order hopefully arriving this week if all goes well with Australia Post. I admit to living in AA tanks and high-waisted jersey skirts. Call it fantasy, call it crazy, but it’s a great feeling dressing like you’re off to rehearsal in a drafty city studio. 

Yvonne Force Villareal*, a co-founder of the Art Production Fund, swears by a black unitard which she wears regularly (a great match with her black thick-framed reading glasses). I can imagine it may be little difficult to pull off a "onesy" on the run but AA stock some in their “Dancewear” line (yes, be still my heart they have a whole category designated to dance).

I am thinking that a unitard will be great to layer over this coming winter. So with my letterman jacket slung over my shoulder I will feel quite like an Ivy-League-dance-major swanning around the city. I’ve just read Jeffrey Eugenides’ “The Marriage Plot” which has sunken me further into Ivy League envy (a great novel – from semiotics and manic depression to Jane Austen and the Jesus Prayer all in a bountiful 406 pages).

Bring on next pay day for the next American Apparel instalment...

*Read more about Yvonne Force Villareal here: 

New York Times article

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