Prada meets Manga

Queen of fashion, Miuccia Prada, is by far one of my favourite designers.

I'm currently obsessed with the half turban head gear she showed recently...

Unlike MK here however, mine is the $15 Sportsgirl knock-off... It's still awesome though!!

Anyway, the latest news from Miuccia's camp is that she has been recruited as costume designer for an animated Japanese film called Appleseed: Ex Machina. According to an article from The Australian, this position "heavily influenced her autumn-winter 2006 collection called Metropolitan Armor"

Just in case you aren't keen on decking yourself out in some nerd-chic and going to check out the film, here's a sneak-peek...

If you are up for the film though, it's directed by Shinji Aramaki and will be released next month (around October 20 in Japan).

For more information, check out the links on the Wikipedia page...

By the look of the pre-Prada anime-heroine, a little lady-like charm wouldn't go astray...

(FYI: She's the one in the camo-pants, not the monster-thing...)

Techno-Boob

Did you know unsupported breasts can bounce up to 21 centimetres during exercise.

Um, ouch.

According to new research, this movement is a good 5 centimetres more than previously thought.

For their study, researchers from The University of Portsmouth used a wide range of subjects including cup sizes up to a double J. Need a bit of perspective on what a double J is? Glamour model Jordan is an F... I'm stopping at googling "Double J breasts" for fear of what I might find... I'll leave that up to you...

Again I say: Um, ouch.

The research had some interesting findings:

• "encapsulation bras are better at reducing breast movement in women of all cup sizes" - In other words, primary school style crop tops do nothing - even if you are an A-cup. Wear a real bra if you've passed puberty.
• "sports bras were shown to be successful at reducing breast pain for 80% of women" - So if you have pain in this area, MAKE SURE YOU'RE WEARING A GOOD BRA!!
• "breasts move as much during slow jogging as they do at maximum sprint speed" - Even if you're walking the dog, wear a good sports bra, not your saucy lacies.
• "breasts also move side to side and in and out"
  

Consider yourself warned.

DIRTY DIRTY HOUSE MUSIC

Is anyone else sick of seeing "I ♥ My Boyfriend" t-shirts EVERYWHERE???


You know the over-sized, 80s-styled t-shirts I'm talking about:









Although many suburbanites may think THAT fashion retailer reinvigorated the trend, Suburban Fashionistas know that the international fashion houses were kicking waaaaay cooler slogan tees ages ago.

I don't think I'm going out on a limb here to say that the majority of I ♥ My Boyfriend t-shirt wearers have no idea who Karen Walker is.

Everett Rogers, in his book "Diffusion of Innovations" (1962), said there are five categories that we fit into when it comes to adopting new technology:

1. innovators
2. early adopters
3. early majority
4. late majority
5. laggards

In relation to the revival of these now unfortunately ubiquitous t-shirts, the innovators were the designers & their risk-taking muses.

The early adopters can be seen as the Mischa Barton/Lindsay Lohan/Olsen Twin set.

The early majority are the ones that took inspiration from photos of the above stars wearing the gear.

The late majority are the gaggles of 15 year old girls currently rocking them around your local shopping centre.

The laggards will start appearing soon as the t-shirts hit the sale racks.

I admit, it's a fun trend... BUT who wants to look like everyone else? Here's some tips to get the most out of your slogan tee:

• Find one that's a little bit more quirky or individual like this one:

• Promise me that you won't wear it with tights and UGG BOOTS!!!

• Dress right for your shape: if you have a narrow frame, go up a size and wear it as
  a fun dress cinched in with a belt. If you are curvier, go down a size and wear it as an
  ordinary t-shirt with jeans, shorts or a skirt to avoid looking like a fluorescent tent.

Colours of the Wind...

Colour gives me inspiration...

I'm LOVING this image right now:



This image is an advertisement for Diesel clothing. It includes three of my favourite things:

1. Fashion
2. Italy
3. COLOUR!

This image is part of a series of print advertisements Diesel ran a couple of years ago. I came across them while researching uber-cool photographer Terry Richardson.

Compared to the work he is known for, this work with Diesel is significantly less risque.

I haven't seen any of Richardson's work that has been quite so 'worked' either.

I'm thinking the Diesel people are pretty nifty when it comes to Photoshop!

Their website is pretty swish too - definitely check it out.

Anyway, if you're in need of a colour injection, this picture makes lovely desktop wallpaper!

Little Aussie Wonder...

Australian designer Sean Ashby is taking the world by storm... One "little budgie" at a time.

Ashby's rapidly growing business, aussieBum, is reaping the profits from its latest release. The "Wonderjock" is like a push-up bra, but, er, for the boys...



In a Channel 10 news segment, it was revealed that Ashby worked with engineer Guyon Holland to develop the gravity-defying technology.

Holland explains that their aim was "to lift and present everything forward".

Men worldwide are loving the Wonderjock, in both the underwear and swimwear styles.

In an interview with Kerri-Anne Kennerly (KAK), Ashby exposed Harry Potter star, Daniel Radcliffe as a big aussieBum fan.

And according to Ashby, Oprah Winfrey's lawyer also totes a few pairs of the Wonderjocks.

The development of the technology came out of feedback from Ashby's customers for a little extra support.

“We didn’t think size was such an issue, but if you look at the Wonderbra for women, size is. "

"Guys are just balancing the equation," Ashby said.

“When you’re walking out of the water in the cold, guys can walk out with a bit of confidence now.”

The specific technology involves a bit of a pocket, a bit of a tuck and some serious er, isolation of "goods" into said pocket.

I'll leave you with a not-so-subtle quote from Ashby to a jaw-on-the-floor KAK:

“The little budgie is not a little budgie anymore – it’s a cockatoo".




For more pics/info, this bloke is obsessed... http://www.techstickle.co.uk/2007/06/13/cant-wait-to-try-the-new-aussiebum-wonderjock-swimwear-this-summer/

The KAK interview is on youtube, as is the Channel 10 segment.