The Australian Index - Fashion Blogs

Oh the shock of it- I'm wearing pants!
Fridays makes things a little more casual in my opinion, which may sound ridiculous to some of you but in my book it means not wearing a skirt.
Accessories are so important to me(if you haven't already worked that out!) and I can't leave the house without having my fingers, at least one wrist, and my ears adorned with jewellery.

Skinny pants: Savers
Shirt: V

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Have you ever wondered what butterflies eat? They actually don't eat anything. They drink nectar from flowers and that's it.

Okay so that's my sad attempt at linking this post to this month's NaBloPoMo's food theme. hehe

Anyway, if you haven't seen in already, check out this fantastic post from Danni at The Butterfly Effect: "She's just a cute Tween...but she grows into a curvy Teen!"

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In conjunction with the 2008 Next Wave Festival in Melbourne, Craft Victoria was pleased to be able to co-host Carly Preston's Paper Wall, a foray into 'craft in the public space' and a discussion on the relationship between interior and traditional craft methods.

We roped Carly into posting about her process:

Paper Wall is about generations, and more closely families and the passing down of kno

Mark my words, Deep-V T-shirts are going to be the bane of men's fashion trends in Spring-Summer 2009. For that very reason I'm thankful that the Deep V-Neck trend won't be confined to the tee.Read It: Read all of this article by clicking Deep V-Neck Tops: Men's Trend 2009. Discussion: Click Men's Spring-Summer 2009 fashion trends to find out more, and discuss this article in our fashion forums.Ne

Nicky Hilton wore this Tibi dress to The Good Life which showcased artwork by photographers Slim Aarons and Murray Garrett to benefit charity on June 27th.Madame Butterfly V Neck Dress
$282 at shopbop.comsource

Guerrilla pop provocateur M.I.A recently announced that she will soon launch an eponymous limited edition clothing line. An unlikely denizen of the fashion marketplace, Maya Arulpragasam has nonetheless emerged as a postmodern augur of both urban streetwear and high fashion trends, and has scored some high-profile fans along the way. It's no secret that Marc Jacobs adores her - so much, in fact, t

Remember last year we told you that Ashley Judd had teamed up with Goody's, a family apparel retailer throughout the Southeast, to design a clothing line? Well the collection has been such a success that the company announced that they will launch 'Ashley Judd Plus', an additional collection designed especially for plus-sized women."Our customers have warmly received the Ashley Judd co

How much would you pay for a Agent Provocateur-designed Mini Clubman?The special-edition car was unveiled at the Life Ball 2008 last month and placed on Austrian eBay soon after where 77 bidders pushed the bidding up to 45,000 (approx USD$70,000) where the proceeds from the auction go towards fighting AIDS.Given a police style makeover, the Agent Provocateur Miniclub featured their signature co

we are family...
Installation day today. Very weird to see a whole show packed into a wicker basket. It seems so unsubstantial! The ladies of HML are real wizzes at putting up a show - we go for the 'just wack 'em up there' random hang that leaves plenty of time for tea and scones - mind you today we'll be in prahran
which is one of those places we get to once every three years so it'll be fun t

Despite the sunlight it's getting colder here and what better way to stay warm than wrapped up in a leopard print jacket. You can see details of the jacket in this post.

Jacket: Target
Shoes: Kurt Geiger
Ring: Mouche
Glasses: Scarlette and Sly

Had a bit of time on my hands this afternoon so I decided to give I'm With The Band a bit of a refresh, still got a couple of little things to tidy up but pretty happy with how it's looking.PS. If you're using IE 6 it wont look like this image, sorry you'll need to update to something modern.

Super-size it!
1, 2, 3, 4.

A colonial-style fishing village on the Pacific coast of Nicaragua, San Juan Del Sur is becoming a popular tourist location but has remained largely unspoiled by the tourist dollar. The spectacular harbour still has many fishing boats dotted amongst the vessels of vacationers, and the road to get here from the Costa Rican border barely resembles a road at all. It's got that undeveloped charm that

so i watched the movie cabaret today, the really old one set in nazi germany. it's really good and i highly recommend it. anywho, liza minnelli who plays sally bowles in the movie is my new style inspiration.r god i loved her clothes, they were major, all sequins and furs. fabulous! you should have seen some of the things she wore! sequined boleros with psychedelic caftans*, hobo style patch-work

"A. . . perception of inconsistency, [usually but not always humorous], in which an apparently straightforward statement or event is undermined by its context so as to give it a very different significance. . ." (source: writing2.richmond.edu/jessid/eng216/216terms.html)

This morning I sat on an airplane on my way to a work meeting and I picked up the Airline's inflight magazine and had a bit of

Seriously... words can not describe how freaking amazing this dress/scarf is!

I may have never wanted a $411 scarf more in my whole entire life.

Alexander McQueen. I heart you!

We're not quite sure what's going on with model-turned-actress Jamie King's fringe... it's certainly not the thick, eye-sweeping fringe that's been such a huge trend this year. Nor do we think the blunt chin-length pieces are going to catch on as a hairstyle of choice. But nevertheless, the girl does have one thing on trend: the one-shouldered dress. Read It: Read all of this article by clicking J

For all the money I spend on skincare and moisturisers and the like, I must confess that when it comes to shaving I'm a bit of a cheap-arse (particularly in Winter - much to the disdain of the men in my life). So when I received a Schick Quattro for review, my expectation was for another over-priced piece of plastic and metal that wouldn't do my skin any great favours.I was pleasantly surprised.Re

J rn Kaspuhl was born and raised in Stade in Northern Germany. In 2002, he moved to Hamburg and started the education in illustration at the University of Applied Sciences (expected graduation later this year). He has been working as a freelance illustrator since the summer of 2006.time savedtime saved

Fate is the record, Dr. Dog were destined to make a timeless yet contemporary distillation of the band's open-armed, big-hearted sound. Inventive, magnificently realized, and absolutely irresistible, the Park The Van Records release sees the Philadelphia-based quintet filtering the gamut of American popular music into its own idiosyncratic brand of blue-eyed, dilated-pupil soul. As ever, Dr. Dog m

Original photo by uppercaseyyc. Some of you will be aware that I recently hired an intern to help out around the iCiNG Bowl & work as my assistant! Well, unfortunately, due to scheduling conflicts, that has come to an end. Sad face! Boo. However, the good news is that this could be your opportunity! What kind of things would you be doing? Organising my diary & scheduling appointments; coordin

Keely Shaye, womanly, voluptuous with portable dessert.

Rachel, womanly curves ahead.

Stick Insect. Please feed.

why oh why do people keep scamming other people and claim to be 'SEO experts' seriously seeing so many business' wasting good money on it #@gotbob yeh true. i also see marketers fall for it as well, a well known / respected local here is perpetuating it but doesn't understand it #

Wimbeldon is set to end this weekend and the Lacoste sponsored, Andy Roddick, is long gone from the tournament. But none of that is on the French clothing company's mind with news that they have partnered up with the Australian Open in 2009, the first Grand Slam tournament of the year."Lacoste is going to be part of the upcoming Australian Open. They'll provide us with over 1000 uniforms and

Christina Aguilera caused a paparazzi frenzy in this Lauren Moshi tee while out to grab a bite at the Ivy in Los Angeles on June 27th.Tiger Tee
$85 singer22.comsource

This is the time of year when fashion becomes joyous and over the top; the Haute Couture season has begun, and with it come the most frivolous and gorgeous clothes from the designer's imagination.Instead a dark cloud has been cast over the season with the apparent suicide over the weekend of model, Ruslana Korshunova, in New York City.The Kazakhstani beauty reportedly fell to her death from her ni

To some it might seem really obvious what to do about not having enough lighting- add some. That has taken me about 2 weeks to work out.
Today it occurred to me that if I took things outdoors, and in particular being inspired by Karla's Closet, I might just be able to capture the detail I want because well, sunlight is a wonderful thing isn't it.
Jokes on me kids, don't worry.

Vintage fur stole:

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Movement through shadows

A garment to move in, layer over, laze around with.
A piece I can relate to, connect with, take comfort from.
Together we ve emerged through the shadows, moving ever so slowly to the other side.
We re almost through.
Soon.
Close.

[And some proof that brightness does exist over here, and that it s not just black, white or charcoal. A few of you were quite concerned.