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Gold American Apparel Leggings sprawled on the floor. A junction of mirrored cubes rising like an irregular stepping ladder. An open window with the curtain posed in the middle of the floor. It was at Sarah Scout Presents that I stopped in front of this display. Claire Lambe is the artist. I am the viewer and I am asking,  "Claire Lambe what are you trying to convey?" Lambe’s sculptural display of inflated...

Fashion is that ever changing whimsical interpretation of our times. The sixties had their sexual revolution through the mini skirt. The eighties had the power and money in the shoulder pads and over sized baubles. And, the nineties had heroine chic and grunge in a  nod saying ''We don't care!" So, what are we saying in 2012? I think that with all that is at our disposal and our ever growing...

Somewhere outside city lines in the hub of Elsternwick I came across this work of graffiti tucked away behind a cafe... I would love to take one of those optical illusion tests where they would show me these pictures and ask ‘what do you see?’ Martian brains, ducks with cool glasses, and a wizard trapped in a volcano. Definitely maniacal, but charmingly fascinating, the colors and detailing popped out beautifully to...

What’s brewing in fairy tale land? How about ArtBoy’s exhibit featuring roughly 25 different Melbourne artists painting, sketching, or digitally computing their interpretation of their favorite fairy tale? But, these aren’t the tales of the little damsels from my school days. Red Riding Hood’s clenched fists say ‘I can handle myself.’ Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Wolf now? ArtBoy, that bold alabaster space on Greville...

“So, what inspires you?” He was a junior student stopping me on the street as he snapped a pic for his fashion thesis. He complimented my style. I awkwardly posed. I knew that what he really wanted was a snap of my studs… “Right now, I’m inspired by art; in particular graffiti.” “Where did you get your shoes?” “Bleecker St.” “Thanks. Nice meeting you.” He walked away. I felt used for my shoes. But, more than that...

Bespoke men’s footwear is their game. Roberts&Hassett is their name. Tucked away up winding stairs on Somerset Place is Captains of Industry. A floor devoted exclusively to men’s services. The Melbourne Gentleman can enjoy a coffee, a custom suit, a traditional shave and of course bespoke leather goods. While enjoying an herbal tea, I snapped the duo working. Roberts & Hassett spend an average of 1-2...

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Life kindly graces some with all the enduring qualities that make mothers proud and all those around her love her. With an honest smile, unending kindness and a beautifully melodic voice, Cilla Jane is the girl Life has smiled upon. She shares that smile through her music. “Music is a universal language…expressing the inexpressible and getting in touch with emotions.” ~Cilla Jane It is a language Cilla has been expressing...

Melancholia shadows us. Allow it to touch your mood for only a day and you might wander as I have into a space painted with leaded eyes and bored hunched forms in “The Space Between Us.” A woman stands against the back drop of an urban setting. Her lost expression and aimless posture is the tattle tale sign of a heaviness that makes even opening your eyes in the morning feel like a burden.A man swallows his eyes in his...

" ""What fuels me is dressing up...putting on a beautiful dress and feeling gorgeous. Wear a ball skirt to the supermarket if you feel like." ~ Lady Petrova I want to wear a ball skirt, a violet one speckled with bits of glitter that the designer herself stepped from behind her counter wearing. "Hello Beautiful." Lady Petrova welcomed me into her Flinders Lane shop...