Summer is here!! Or at least warm weathe is. The Cameras came out and produced the first of many happy summer snaps. Learning how to ride a new bike and going to places that have never been before in one's own city (aka, let's be tourists in Melbourne for a day).
Summer!! Too much spending has been going on these last few months and too much laying back watching the world go past. My turn to conquer, don't you think? Well, I am a Manual driving Licence away ...
So, the new year is not here yet, but as life's new chapter resolution; my opening quote should be '1.5 Items a month'. And by that I mean, one item of clothing and another of whatever. It doesnt stop here. I need to restrict myself on the price limit also, as this has never been a consideration in my shopping escapades ... Shoot!! Im a classic case of 'confession of a shopaholic [queen]'. Oops!! Back to the price limit ... Well, that I will have to think about a little bit more.
Now, I have to hope really hard that the items below stay in stock throughout the whole year. Ah, that's funny!! Nice subtle styling this year, by the way. Or I could just be into high wasited pants and blouses this year. Ive never been over the oversized trend mind you. Anyhow, is it me or is AG killing it for the second time in a row for women's wear. I reckon what those outfits are missing is a bright and shiny yellow 3/4 pencil skirt.
She's Back!! How many posts this year have had that exclamation as an entry? Quite a few?!!
Back from a very intense holiday (aka family catch up). I am ready to go and start working again, but unfortunately my enthusiasm isn't met with similar excitement by prospective employers. So, whilst waiting on them to get on the bandwagon and start realising that they are in dire need of my fabulous skills, I shall talk Banksy.
Who is Banksy? One might ask. Well, good question. Who the f*#@k is Banksy? That's my answer.
All we mortals know, or all I care for is that Banksy is a street artist with some zest who I was introduced to his work and IDEA a few months ago by a very goodlooking (amongst other positive ... and negative traits) gentleman that goes by the name Francis in this story.
Funnily enough, as I was in Jordan visiting my dad; I happened to mention a few famous paintings/scribbles/stencils that Banksy did around six years ago on the 'Barrier Wall' (in the West Bank in Palestine) to be politically correct, and dearest father replies with a 'you know what, we had five Englishmen stay at the Hotel in Beit-Sahour (town right next door to Bethelehem, and well known for the Church of the Shepherds field where in the Bible an Angel appears to inform the Shepherds of the Birth of Christ) and we thought them Silly for leaving at seven in the morning everyday with buckets of glue and brushes' ... Turns out one those Englishmen was Banksy himself.
A week later father dearest was determined to prove he was right and introduced me to the guide (Mr. Wissam) that was helping Banksy with locations etc., so I believed him. And I believed that Mr B. also scribbled on the side wall of the hotel to show kids how stencil (or ruin mum and dad's walls). My little brother used to have a wall of his own when he was three years old and he was only allowed to draw using crayons. That way, the walls can be cleaned and repainted easily without any trace of the doodling. I on the other hand, had my own wall to practice tennis against it ... Did you have your own personal favourite wall while growing up? I wonder if Mr. B did, and if he, just like my three year old brother; has the crayons and wall to thank for his work being so widely acknowledged (aka our cultural hipster fascination).
After all that excitement and the unexpected connection to Mr. B., which I barely gave any thought mind you until I got to London and told a friend about what had happened and we ended up going on a Banksy hunt (even in Brighton ... yes, Banksy, I know of the Jesus one. Its my favourite); I dragged my poor father and later my cousin and her 'three daugters and daughter' and went and snapped up a couple of the surviving work around the West Bank. One must also consider that this Wall is quite lengthy and there were other Street Art that was done toward Ramallah which is a good couple of hours from Bethlehem and I couldnt really be bothered nagging people to take me there, especially when I hadnt seen them in an AGE!!
So, here you go. Feast your eyes on the beauties:
Some of the famous works along the Wall (there are many around the towns as well) are included below. Photos apart from the last one were not taken by me and most of these are faded by now. The below have been sourced from the guardian.co.uk:
(The photo on the right taken by me and it's the state of the wall and stencil condition as of two months ago)
P.S. If anyone knows, is the stencil of a 'tank being towed away' a Banksy IDEA?! If so, then I may have spotted one or I may have just imagined it. There's quite a lot of Wall Scribbles and Ideas around the West Bank nowadays ...
Okay Cats, who's excited?!! I am one hundred percent ... One week to go.
wednesday 22 june 2011
Y.PROJECT MUGLER EHUD LACROIX HOMME AMI ALEXANDRE MATTIUSSI
thursday 23 june 2011
VIKTOR & ROLF ISSEY MIYAKE RICK OWENS JUUN J. LOUIS VUITTON ALEXIS MABILLE JEAN PAUL GAULTIER YOHJI YAMAMOTO DRIES VAN NOTEN MALTO ADAM KIMMEL
friday 24 june 2011
JUNYA WATANABE YVES SAINT LAURENT JULIUS GUSTAVOLINS WALTER VAN BEIRENDONCK KRISVANASSCHE BORIS BIDJAN SABERI COMME DES GARÇONS GIVENCHY HENRIK VIBSKOV JOHN GALLIANO
saturday 25 june 2011
MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA KENZO ROMAIN KREMER ANN DEMEULEMEESTER BERNHARD WILLHELM DIOR HOMME WOOYOUNGMI CERRUTI PETAR PETROV DAMIR DOMA HERMÈS RAF SIMONS
sunday 26 june 2011
BILL TORNADE LANVIN ROLAND MOURET SONGZIO AGNES B RYNSHU PAUL SMITH QASIMI HOMME THOM BROWNE ARNYS YIGAL AZROUEL ACNE
I am going to Splenour in the Grass next month for free!! I have an insane friend who decided to catch a cab to a location where a 'hunt' for two tickets was going. The hunt was a competition run by the Splendour crew where they published clues of the whereabouts of the tickets around Melbourne ... I was at home that day and my gig-partner-in-crime was texting me where she thought the tickets were. And being the really good friend I was, I thought of ignoring her messages and give her any falsified hope whatsoever ... Well, Ash decided that she was going to Fitzroy Gardens and ask 'Hipster-looking' guys sitting at one of the benches if they had the tickets - mind you there were more clues that got her to ask them, but it's a long story and if you'd like to read in more detail, go here (I make a guest appearance. Woot!!) ... Long story short, I am the plus one and off to Splendour in the Grass. Going to be a very tight scheduled at next month which is going to be like this:
27 July - 1 August: Splendour in the Grass 1 August - 2 August: Melbourne 2 August - Indefinite (?!!): Overseas
Guess it's a good way of saying my farewells and what not.
Who am I looking forward to seeing, then? Here they are:
Coldplay - c'mon, a lot of us don't like to admit it, but Coldplay is our number one music to help with a sleepless night
Mona - this band is going to rock. The lead singer kinda looks like a young Joe Strummer (No?)
British Sea Power - have been in the country A LOT, and I still haven't managed to see them. I am this time!!
Modest Mouse - have been around for an age (back when cassettes were around) and still love them as much as when I first heard them.
The list is just a few of the bands that I remember from the massive lineup. In noway I am being prejudiced whatsoever towards the artists that werent mentioned above (except for *ahem* Kanye West)
Bands mentioned above also deliver on the video clip front. Check them out:
And I'm back!! Back into browsing th world wide web and obsessing over all new music. A while back I posted about a really good (VERY good) Australian songwriter called Jack Ladder. This time I am going to post about a song by the man himself from the new album. I have a feeling the look of the girl in the clip adds extra fascination to the song. Here it is, 'Cold Feet':
This time around, Mr. Ladder got himself an impressive band. Checked him out at a preview gig last month (Birthday Present Courtesy of dearest Ash), and for the first time EVER, I was tongue tied and left the gig without saying a word to any of the band members. So, thats what it takes ha (?!) - to have Jack Ladder in the same room to stop me from Bullsh****g
Don Stewart is an artist who after getting a BS in Biology and Art, and then his M.D. qualification; decided that art was where his passion was and has been drawing up amazingly whimsical ballpoint sketches ever since (1986). Well, I'm happy that the world does not have this one doctor. Some of his works below are mind blowingly smart.
