Sorry for my delay in posting this week I’ve been preoccupied with a love affair with denim (actually travelling and B’day celebrations!) Seriously here are some denim solutions to our schizophrenic Australian Spring weather.
Photo: Billy Farrell
Sept 15th New York City front row at Calvin Klein Seated from left: Actresses, Ashley Greene, Chloe Moretz, Naomi Watts and Uma Thurman
I texted friend Kevin Carrigan, Global Creative Director at ck Calvin Klein straight after the show and asked him for two words to describe the show “romantic and subversive”.
Here’s a first look of Abbey Lee in the new jewellery collection for Maniamania…
I spoke to Tamila and Mel the creators behind Maniamania and asked them about NYC and their collaboration with Abbey Lee..
Hi girls you’re in NYC right now, right?
Yes, we’re here showing the new collection during NYC Fashion Week. We’ve been out and about in appointments and meeting some interesting people, also seen some great art shows, we saw Nick Cave’s new show in Chelsea the other day which stood out the most.
This is the 3rd time you’ve used Abbey Lee in you campaign how did that come about?
We met Abbey early last year and there was an immediate connection over jewellery. We kept in touch and it was a natural collaboration to work together on the campaign as Abbey loved the range and is the perfect fit for our brand.
Have you seen her band play? I heard she’s amazing and the band’s great.
Yes it’s great. Abbey plays keys, sings and really smashes that tambourine. They’ve played a couple times in the past few weeks, once at Milk studios, and again next week at a bar in lower east side. They’ve had lots of press too, so they’re doing well. She is usually totally decked out in Maniamania jewellery on stage!
What can we expect from the new collection? your fav pieces?
New collection evolves the immortals story again in new stones pyrite and tourmalinated quartz. Also our collaboration with Abbey – the Abbey Lee ring which is a silver immortals featuring an amethyst stone. The whole range began when we were really inspired by the surrealist notion of the Exquisite Corpse and went from there! Our favourite pieces are the Delta neck pieces, Third Mind rings and the Immortals story continues to be a strong one! Abbey’s collaboration has been really popular.
Maniamania main stockists are Zimmermann, Incu, Green with Envy and Pretty Dog.
Alexis Elliot, Head Model Booker at Chic models, shares with us a visual feast of her recent trip to Paris…
“My alarm clock – early morning cathedral chimes in the 1st !” Alexis
Staying at La belle Juliette hotel “always travelling light …” Alexis
“Brasserie Lipp – iconic, love the flirty, charming silver haired garcons!”
Always mixing work and pleasure with model & friend “Camille Piazza at Le Maurice, with her 1st ever Martini, the only way to refuel post shopping” Alexis
“Petanque at Pont Neuf – perfect vista for a lazy lunch” Alexis
It’s true what they say about the French! All I want to do this weekend is READ my pre-ordered Carine Roitfeld book Irreverent, but that’s not arriving till Oct!! EAT salted caramel macaroons in Paris’s Ladurée, rumour has it it’s opening in Sydney’s CBD but not till the end of the year, starving! WATCH We’ll Take Manhattan but that has actually nothing to do with the French but dying to see and it’s not released till later this year maybe next!
Irreverent by Carine Roitfeld. An unrestrained, candid exploration of her life and her work at Vogue.
BBC Four’s, We’ll Take Manhattan is the story of the explosive love affair between photographer, David Baileyand sixties supermodel Jean Shrimpton.
Ladurée the famous french tea house in the centre of Paris 16 rue Royale. Rumoured to be opening in Sydney before the year ends!
Kit Willow’s photos from recent days in Paris. This visual diary represents overall inspirations for all her collections, where the signature drape began..
“Misia, the muse. My gorgeous free spirited little girl, discovering Paris. She’s the inspiration and drive for everything that I do.” Kit.
“I visited ‘Madame Grès, La Couture à L’Oeuvre’ which is the 1st retrospective in Paris of the work of this visionary couturier, it was an amazing exhibition organized by the Musée Galliera, and showcased at Musée Bourdelle – Madame Grès (1903-1993). She is an incredible ongoing inspiration.” Kit
“Madame Grès symbolizes the very essence of couture, the rigor of minimalism.” Kit.
For a sneak peek of Willow‘s latest resort collection, as well as what’s just arrived in-store come to Willow‘s David Jones store in Sydney Thursday 8th Sept between 6-7pm and see StyleMeRomy.com interview Kit about her latest collections for Vogue Fashion’s Night Out.
StyleMeRomy.com will be in-store at Hermès for Vogue Fashion’s Night Out this Thursday 8th Sept from 5.30pm at 135 Elizabeth st. Sydney. I’ll be styling up a storm of silks and enamels, celebrating in the theme of Paris mon ami. The esoteric Hermès campaign that follows on from J’aime mon carre (I love my scarf) where 4 gorgeous girls from around the world style themselves in Hermès silks and reunite for more Parisan adventures!
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