As Sydney is plunged further into cold this week it’s only normal to start reminiscing the warmer weather. Instinctively I had to have a look at the latest resort 2014 collections, and lust over the beautiful garments and dream of warmer weather. The stand out for me this year is Oscar de la Renta, the mixture of prints, lace and embroidery adds extra depth to his garments; the 50’s inspired silhouettes are gorgeous and I hope it’s a trend that trickles down into everyday life. These garments just scream wear me at a fancy party by the seaside, which is where I wish I was right now. I hope these images put some colour to this dreary Autumn day.

Oscar de la Renta Resort 2014

Oscar de la Renta Resort 2014

Oscar de la Renta Resort 2014

Oscar de la Renta Resort 2014

Images from style.com

Everyone has their own techniques to get into their zone, which zone? The inspiration zone!

The Highly Anticipated Daft Punk album ‘Random Access Memories’ was available to listen to yesterday on Itunes and might I say it is one great album with the likes of Pharrell Williams, Ezra Koenig from Vampire Weekend and Julian Casablancas lending their voices to the somewhat 80’s sounding album. Personally I find that having music playing in the background really helps gets the creative juices flowing; Delving into different genres can change your mood in an instant, even sometimes inspiring a new design. I can’t get enough of this album and it’s only just the beginning, the album officially comes out Friday the 17^th of May. Can’t wait to have this on repeat and see what kind of repeating creations follow.

http://www.daftpunk.com/

http://www.daftpunk.com/

http://www.daftpunk.com/

Images from http://www.daftpunk.com/

I find myself finding print inspiration everywhere, this time it was as a Flume gig. If you don’t know who Flume is let me give you a quick recap. Flume is Harley Streten, a young Sydney DJ who in 2011 released 3 EP’s with the record label Future Classics. domain rush He is famous for the song’s ‘sleepless’, ‘Paper Thin’ and ‘over you’; his debut album then followed late 2012, which he is now touring Australia with.

How was I inspired for prints at a gig you may ask? Not only does Flume play amazing beats but he has a visual spectacular to accompany the music. Lasers, projectors, lights and screens all are in synch with every beat drop; one image in particular that had me captivated was the cover art of his debut album being repeated in a kaleidoscope on screens above Flume.

Putting this image into a repeat was as simple as dragging the image across and down, resulting in a unique print ready for a tote or swimwear or anything to be honest; the possibilities are endless when you have your own custom fabric.

Images from http://flumemusic.com/

http://flumemusic.com/

http://flumemusic.com/

http://flumemusic.com/

 

 

Basso & Brooke are masters of digital prints and construction; there is no doubt about it. Their latest sweaters are no disappointment, with their realistic textured prints that I love the most all over these cottons sweats. Basso & Brooke highlight the impact a print can have on a garment, they transform an ordinary cotton sweater (the type we see endlessly) and have incorporated these exotic and textured prints to freshen them up.

My favourite by far is the half snake skin half knitted printed sweater; with the aid of Digital Printing you can make any fabric look like another, there is no limit in colour or print.

www.bassoandbrooke.com

www.bassoandbrooke.com

www.bassoandbrooke.com

www.bassoandbrooke.com

www.bassoandbrooke.com

Images from www.bassoandbrooke.com

As I sit thinking about what latest nail colour I should paint my nails, I think to myself why do I obsess about such a small part of me. Nails are such a small part of our body, yet I always seem to be thinking about them, what colour should I paint them? Will they match my weekly array of outfits? It all seems kind of silly and time wasting but why do I still find the need to do something different with my nails?

In saying this I caught myself researching when I stumbled across some great blogs with amazing nail art, scrolling through the pages of the blogs I found out that Iscreamnails.com.au actually pop up around Melbourne to paint nails in crazy designs. Another blog led me to supanails.tumblr.com/shop, where I am now lusting over some incredible nails.

All this Nail art inspiration gave me an idea; why not match you nails to a print, you want to rock that dress you just had custom printed and made, but don’t know what colour nails to match your outfit with, why not get creative and go print crazy and paint your nails with the same print! A Quick search on the web led me to one fantastic example using designer Karla Spetic’s  garments as inspiration.

Seeing as I have zero patience with waiting for nail polish to dry, and always seeming to bump and ruin them, I believe I’m due for a Melbourne visit very soon. Now to decide what kind of nail art I want to commit to for a week or two.

Images from www.karlaspetic.com , http://www.iscreamnails.com.au/ and supanails.tumblr.com/shop

Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Sydney is well underway, I love looking at designers latest collections and street style photos, specifically Tommy Tom for Style.com. One of my favourite labels is Romance Was Born, for their amazing designs, quirky styling and unique runway installation.

This seasons was no exception, psychedelic out of this world was the first words to pop into my head as I looked at this collection. My second thought was wow look at those prints! I feel that it’s very hard to present a new design these days, everything has been done that’s where I think Prints and textures come in.

An outstanding collection for me incorporates simple silhouettes with amazing prints, which I think has been perfectly executed by the designers at Romance was Born. The late 60’s early 70’s silhouettes with the pop coloured fantasy prints has won me over once again, now to find an occasion to wear these amazing pieces.

Romance Was Born SS2013

Romance Was Born SS2013

Romance Was Born SS2013

Romance Was Born SS2013

Creative Director: Mark Vassallo
Stylist: Caterina Scardino
Hair direction by Alan White for GHD
Make up direction by Val Garland for M.A.C.
Nails by Rock Beauty London
Shoes by Shoes Of Prey for Romance Was Born
Jewellery by Romance Was Born in collaboration with Nikki Majajas and Pip and Pop.
Photos by Stefan Gosatti for Getty Images.