Category Archives: Awesomeness

Cassette Playa x Stussy shot by Estevan Oriol

Written by Community College. Posted on March 11, 2010. Filed under Awesomeness, Fashion. 1 Comment.

Not usually a big poster of streetwear shiz on here (I overdose on it at work so it’s all about puppies and toucans here my friends) but this collection is SICK! It’s been out for a minute now but just saw a few more pics pop up on Estevan’s blog which are sick. Fuck I love that dudes’ work. His aesthetic is so so solid. He’s been doing it for a while now but his shots always look so fresh and pop off the page. I think I like his colour stuff even better than his black and white even. Both are awesome. We got the LA Woman book at work and it’s soooo good. Latina women are fucking amazing. I guess we forget because there are none in Australia!

The range by Cassette Playa x Stussy (international, Stussy Australia is a fucking joke, thanks for ruining yet another awesome brand Pac-Brands, Freshjive anyone?) is awesome!! There’s a lot of collabs out there, most of which are shit or superfluous but this one is perfect! Both aesthetics sit together really well. I would wear any of this stuff. Especially that acid wash jacket *swoon*….

AMAZZZZINNNNG! Heaps more pics after the jump, I WANT EVERYTHING!!! Especially the body-con dress Read More »

 

Sweet-Ass Dresses

Written by Rikki. Posted on March 10, 2010. Filed under Awesomeness, Fashion. 9 Comments.

Ok so I will admit that the people behind Repeat After Me, are friends of mine however I’m sure you’ll want to check them out regardless.

Repeat After Me is a blog/online store selling awesome vintage and retro finds, they have some really excellent dresses for sale and after seeing them first hand I can testify that they’re not only awesome designs but also in really great condition. I’ve already bought 3, hahaha, so much for saving! (If my camera wasn’t busted then maybe I would do a photo shoot)

So if you’re in the mood for a hot frock go check them out, they have heaps of new stuff ready to go and will be updating their store often PLUS they sell at really reasonable rates wih most things around the $30 mark and a lot of stuff being listed as buy-it-now for people who hate bidding wars. Definitely one to bookmark.

How cute is this romper!

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GO Nanna GO!

Written by Rikki. Posted on March 5, 2010. Filed under Awesomeness. No comments.

How super excellent is Ruth Flowers? A 70 year old DJ from Bristol.. She’s a hit in the Paris clubs apparently and I can totally see why.

I’m not such a fan of her music but I LOVE her big finger at so-called age appropriate behaviour. Party on Ruth!

 

Britney Waaaaatch

Written by Community College. Posted on March 1, 2010. Filed under Awesomeness, Uncategorized. 2 Comments.

I just can’t quit this bitch damnit! Paid 100 bucks to go to her concert and it fucking sucked balls and I should hate her but I don’t. I hate the industry! Not poor brit brit, she’s like a xanied up lamb at the slaughter. She shouldn’t of been there! Anyway that’s a whole other kettle of fish because this post is to marvel at glory of Brit Brit. She recently shot this campaign for Candies an el cheapo shoe company that somehow (and this is the weird part) got Terry Richardson, Annie Leibowitz (!?) and some other dude that I’m told is noteworthy on board to shoot her. This is just bizarre. It’s like Cotton On getting Akira Isogawa on for a range. Actually didn’t that happen with Bonds or something? Errrgh. Collabs can be so depressing.

Anyhoo, I’m just loving seeing brit back in action. She looks smoking in that bikini (and ok, kinda cringey in the shorts with the roses) It’s like the good ol’ popstar sexy brit. Not the brit with pram and bad weave of nowadays. If a train wreck like brit can get a good body together maybe there’s hope for me afterall!

 

Hot

Written by Community College. Posted on February 23, 2010. Filed under Awesomeness. 1 Comment.

Just found this amazing picture of og Liv and thought I’d share….WOW

 

Penny Byrne

Written by Rikki. Posted on February 14, 2010. Filed under Arty, Awesomeness, Exhibition. 6 Comments.

Well I have had a nice V day thus far… Coffee, Sunday papers, BIG Breakfast and a looksie in the Newcastle gallery.. very relaxing (All in Pink Floral’s of course… got to theme it up, not quite as risqué as Al’s outfit though! Hahah!)

Anyhoo the gallery had a contemporary ceramics exhibition on featuring work by an Australian artist called Penny Byrne.. Very cool stuff.

She uses found objects, mostly tacky ceramics she finds in Op Shops, and gives them a sinister twist, a lot of it’s quite political but I really like them.

Penny sounds like an interesting lady too… She is also a ceramics conservator, restoring priceless ceramics, has trained as a lawyer and is heavily involved in human rights campaigning… wowsers, makes you feel like a slack-arse right?

Anyway enjoy…

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Not your average bear.

Written by Rikki. Posted on February 11, 2010. Filed under Arty, Awesomeness. 6 Comments.

How excellent is this bear sleeping bag.

And so Eiko Ishizawa goes on proving why it’s a known fact that Japanese people create some of the most awesome shit on the planet.

 

Next week (Melbourne)

Written by Hayley. Posted on February 7, 2010. Filed under Awesomeness. Tagged . 1 Comment.

 

House of Jackie Brown 2nd Birthday = AWESOMENESS

Written by Community College. Posted on February 2, 2010. Filed under Awesomeness, Event, Fashion. 2 Comments.

My girls Emily and Jackie at the best swimwear label in the world (seriously, it is) House of Jackie Brown celebrated their 2nd bday last week at the Grace Hotel in New York. The party look amazoid and more importantly, the suits are off the hizzy! Their new range is called Jungle Juice and the fashion parade that showcased all of their ranges past and present looked so fricken good. The girls styled and organised ACCLAIM’s cover shoot and girls fashion shoot in our current issue (cop itttt) and I’ve always loved their stuff being a huge bikini fan. Here are some of my fave pics….

I love love love this swim suit!!! Need it! Read More »

 

Who can? You can! TOUCAN!!

Written by Community College. Posted on January 31, 2010. Filed under Awesomeness, Fashion. 2 Comments.

I’m not allowed to buy anything online indefinitely or at least til I move out so someone else has gotta benefit from this….can someone PLEASE buy this 80s toucan embroided swimsuit!! It is the most amazing thing I have ever seen but sadly  is XS, probably too small for me alas. Must be some other little mini thing who can wear it though. Isn’t it BEAUTIFULLLL.

I love ittt!!! I might be able to make one of these myself later though now I have Hayles sewing machine. I sewed a cool tank top the other day, made the pattern up from an existing singlet and all! (No frankie!)

And when someone does buy this can they then choreagraph a dance routine to this song and perform it for me in said toucan outfit. That’s all.