Leftover Green Beans.

Since 2007, Josy and Aza from Left Over Green Beans have been creating clothing made completely of re-purposed and organic materials - such as vintage fabrics, hand-crocheted curtains, deconstructed clothing, and handmade trims. They find pieces they love in flea markets and their grandmothers’ closets and put them together to create totally unique garments.

Here are some of my favourite looks from their current collection:

The Avedon

Crochet skirt handmade crochet and organic lining, flower top made from an apron with green plaid trim from curtains

The Mirabella

  Vintage embroidered table cloth with green plaid trim repurposed from curtains

The Audrey

 Top is a bed sheet with crochet table covering skirt, vintage silk pieced together with french rickrack and, vintage lace trim, and embroidered flower appliques.

The Carrie & The Leanna

Skirt is made from a bed skirt. Top is repurposed fabric from childhood clothing.

Yellow skirt is made from vintage fabric. Top is made from a curtain & vintage buttons.

What do you think of the pieces? They're so gorgeous and unique, with a truly fun, vintage vibe to it. The fact that each and every piece is eco-friendly too would definitely make you feel good about wearing them! To find out more about the girls behind LOGB or to get a bit more inspiration for your next visit to nana's, go to their website:  
http://www.leftovergreenbeans.com/logb.html

My Wednesday Wish - Miu Miu doll.

My Wednesday wish is to be a Miu Miu doll. A Miu Miu doll would have unlimited supplies of gorgeous satin platform pumps, sparrow and kitty printed clutches, stunning lashes over huge doe eyes, and out of this world, long, lean legs.

Take your pick.

Lady Petrova Winter 2010.

Lady Petrova is a Melbourne based fashion designer who brings a breath of elegant and feminine air to the city's boutique shopping area, Flinders Lane.
Her new winter collection, 'The Collector, is available now at her online store: http://ladypetrova.com.

 

LADY PETROVA: WEBSITE

A Chanel Paradise.

Farewell Lily Allen. Although your short stint with Chanel last year was great, the newest model for Coco Cocoon has planted her feet firmly in your place, spreading her wings as Karl Lagerfeld's new muse.
Vanessa Paradis modeling the Coco Cocoon handbag selection.

Already the face for Chanel's Coco Rouge campaign and fragrances, she is obviously the new favourite on the Chanel block.
Oozing a ultra cool vibe, the French actress/singer looks sexy but keeps it classy, lounging about in this casual shoot.

Illustrations of Vanessa by Karl featured in Madame Figaro magazine, May issue. 

What an honour it would be, to be handpicked and idolized by someone so big in the fashion industry as Karl Lagerfeld.

 As for Lily, she has gone from designing for New Look to modeling with Chanel in just a few years, so shouldn't feel to bad about being dropped from the major fashion house. She's a very busy girl, we no doubt can except much more from her (fashionwise) in the near future.

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Images via http://www.sassybella.com/

Junko Shimada RTW Autumn 2010.

Before looking through the shots, please play the song and keep it in the background...
I could imagine this music playing as the models made their way down the catwalk.:)

Junko Shimada - Autumn 2010 Ready-to-Wear Collection

LOVING THE COLOURS.

I really like the mini skirt/long sleeve look. In some situations, I need to cover my arms up (due to the tattoo), but don't want to look like a nun ;) 

For every inch of arm covered, I think it's fair to snip an inch off the skirt. Haha

Monochrome can never go out of fashion. It goes away but always come back - proving it's got the staying power. Obviously it's a classic look. Add a bit of colour to the outfit to make it POP!
Also loving the turbans featured heavily in this collection.
Always a fan of Arabian influences, and any way to keep hair out of my face during the scorching desert summer heat.

Colours, colours, colours - give me more, more, more!

And shall we have a close up look at those shoes?

Hot to trot!
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PS - I wish I knew how to embed mp3's into my blog instead of youtube clips. 
I've googled it but still haven't been able to figure it out! 
If anyone can help me, that'd be great:-)

Disney gets fashionable.

 Do you recognise any of these friendly characters?

These plus more, by Ulrich Schröder for Elle Spain, April 2010

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Original source: fashionising.com

Smooth sailing.

One of Australia's leading fashion designers, Leona Edmiston launched her Spring/Summer 2010 in Sydney last week. A favourite with celebrities such as Nicole Kidman, Elle Macpherson and Kylie Minogue, Leona's sophisticated feminine threads are perfect for the sexy, modern empowered woman.
Is it possible to overdose on bows? I think not.

A signature look from the new collection. Inspired by classic 1940s style: loose dresses, sleek hair, turbans and large sun hats.
It's like a wonderful flashback to days of glamorous sea traveling.

 

Interview with Leona Edmiston by Jade Warne

Three words that describe the collection?

Personality, Plus+
What are the inspirations behind the range?

The romance of the golden age of travel, partying throughout the summer, thoughts of Betty Draper sipping her brandy and dry.
Who is the girl that wears these clothes this season?

She is a busy girl, juggling lots of balls, but possesses a uniqueness, a glamorous and carefree spirit and sense of her own style.
Which piece is the key to understanding the range?

Every piece has its own identity and is its own heroine.

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Original source: Marie Claire Australia

Dubai Fashion Week 2010.

 While most of my Dubai-based fashion blogger friends sat front row at the fashion shows this week, I sat at home recovering from dental surgery. Not fun, and totally not fair! (PS - I think it's SO AWESOME that event organizers understand the influence that some bloggers have, and let them take a seat in the front row - well done!).

Iconic.

These pictures are from the Iconic show. Iconic is a newly opened lifestyle store at Deira City Centre. I visited the other week and loved it! They stock over 250 brands so definitely something for every occasion and budget! I love the girly grunge mix and the candy-popping colours on the models.

More looks from the Iconic show, showing a more dressy side of what they offer.

MIMI Fashion Designs by Mariam Al Mazro.

UAE designer Mariam Al Mazro showcased a beautiful range of flowing, light materials in bright and bold prints. Not only would these designs be popular with the local market, but as we see kaftans, turbans and the like more and more on the Western fashion scene, no doubt these will also be popular with a wider market.

Si Fashion Galerie.

Si Fashion Galerie pride themselves on providing luxe clothing to flatter any figure. 

I'm just in love with the colours in this show.

Michael Cinco.

I think Michael Cinco wowed everyone with his fabulously sculpted pieces, laced with oriental influence.

Warda Couture by Rahil Hesan.

Another UAE designer with dresses that play with the idea of relaxed elegance.

HSY by Hassan Sheheryar Yasin

I can see why the HSY show was called the hottest of the whole event. The Pakistani and Middle Eastern inspired designs are both earthy and elegant. Those jeweled headpieces are BEAUTIFUL. I love them!

 Amato by Furne One.

Philippines designer Furne One definitely provided the highlight of the whole event with his 'forest' dreams inspired line. My best buddy Mabellie said she sat there, jaw dropped in amazement. Wish I could have seen this show for myself. It looked epically wonderful.

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Photos grabbed from the following people - THANKS!

http://tinayums.multiply.com/ and http://tinayums.blogspot.com/

http://www.butzilicious.blogspot.com/

http://www.dfw.ae/

Lily, painted.

What has Lily Allen been up to lately, you ask?
Ok, maybe you didn't ask, but as a Lily-lover, I was getting curious.
It was some time ago that she announced taking a break from music and starting her label, Lucy In Disguise... but since this will launch sometime in August, I'm not sure we'll be hearing anything about it before then.

Lily will be a NUDE covergirl for Australia's Harper's Bazaar in May 2010, but the cover is actually a painting by artist David Bromley. He has sketched her from pictures of her editorial with Harper's Bazaar Russia, from January 2010.

I think it's quite pretty, but still hasn't answered the question of what she's been up to lately... Let's hope she's been super busy designing ultra cool vintage-esue dresses for us (at affordable prices of course).

A Single Man.

I'd like to see this film.

I'm sure there's definitely an emphasis on 1960s clothing and from what I've seen in the trailer, it looks great.
But what else could you expect from Tom Ford?

Hermione's magic.

Emma Watson in a floral-embroidered leather and lace and dress from Christopher Kane’s A/W 2010 collection. What do you think of the dress?
The dress is pretty hot but reminds me of the 90s a bit with the embroidered leather.

And this is Emma in Christopher Kane last year when she appeared on Letterman.
I now see where Reiss got their inspiration from for some of their pieces last year!

Seems that hot-off-the-runway looks are perfect for this girl.

Another Surography.

Miss Crystalline aka Sidney Bailey has a unique eye for detail. She's firmly got the following titles under her belt: creative photographer, gorgeous model, inspiring visual artist and talented (budding) fashion designer; and not to mention her day job as a visual merchandiser for Dior Couture in Sydney. How does she do it all? I have no idea. Vibrant, yet mysterious, she's a wonderfully off-beat, little-understood phenomenon.

I'm a huge admirer of her work and always look forward to seeing her post new photos on the facebook profile of her Sydney-based project Another Surography. Together with her brother J, they provide photographic services, styling and branding/marketing consultations.

Anyone that knows CC, know for sure there are big things in store for her. Her obvious dedication and passion to her art will pave her way to success.

Some examples of Another Surography portraits.

So happy that CC is on blogspot keeping us up-to-date with latest fashion trends, or just sharing with us the things that inspire her.

Follow her through: http://ilegallcargo.blogspot.com/

CC and J, as photographed by each other.

God was definitely generous when it came to giving this family good looks and talent ;)

Learn more about Another Surography and CC's other projects via the following links

Facebook Fan page: Another Surography

Homepage: Sushi Roar