Archive for January, 2009
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Thursday, January 15th, 2009I get quite a few emails every week asking me for advice on various topics from fashion, design, music and life in general. Many of these questions are quite common in theme, so I thought it would be helpful to actually answer these on the blog so that my reply can help more people. So [...]
Style Division: Circus Girl Chic Edition
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009My rendition of Circus Girl Chic, executed in red polka dots and giant bows. Although the weather was unbearably hot and windy today, I pressed on with this outfit I had planned. It was so windy that my contact lenses dried out, even making one of them pop out! If you look closely, you can [...]
Love + Distortion # 1: Parlour tricks from the non digital age
Sunday, January 11th, 2009I used to be a hardcore zinester when I was in highschool. I’d write and design little pieces, photocopy them, staple them and send them off all over the world. I ran a zine distro with my friends which stocked hundreds of zines and it even became the biggest in the Southern hemisphere. I became [...]
The Diary Of Miss X: 11-01-09
Sunday, January 11th, 2009This week has an exceedingly trying one for me on the personal front which unfortunately drew me away from my creative projects. You may have noticed that my blog post frequency dropped slightly, however next week I’ll be back to my five posts a week regime!
CAFFEINE FUELED WORK: I spent a lot of time this [...]
Destroyx.com Competition
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009Destroyx.com is still in its infancy and it is incredibly exciting to find so many lovely readers who have flocked to it in the few weeks of its existence. Thank you all for your support in reading my humble blog.
To celebrate the launching of the website, I will be giving away 2 merch packs filled [...]
Circus Girl Chic
Monday, January 5th, 2009As inspiring as I find fashion magazines and current fashion trends, I often find my style influences stretch into imaginings of the most fantastical kind such as those found in the circus world.
The idea of the circus has always intrigued me, the drama, illusion and the larger than life personalities of the show. I like [...]
New Years Resolutions for the Aesthetically Minded
Friday, January 2nd, 2009Instead of coming up with the usual new years resolutions like exercising more and eating healthier I thought I’d come up with some new years resolutions for discerning aesthetes.
Inspire yourself
Visually stimulate yourself as much as possible.
Visit your local library and pour through costume history books and back issues of Interview magazine.
Be inspired by Japanese [...]