http://capitalcitypretty.com Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:31:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My gay friend saw the opening of A Single Man when I was in London last year and tainted my thoughts with his anger at Tom Ford's self indulgent insult to the Christpher Isherwood book he cherished. I have not read the book and chose to go to see a fashion ... http://capitalcitypretty.com/2010/03/a-single-man/ Millicent Lambert stares off to dreamland in this pastel ice cream knitted candy store. Karla Spetic has just opened up her online store and as the dark clouds hit Melbourne I have forgotten about the mohair leftovers from my London days that are vacuum packed under the bed and am ... http://capitalcitypretty.com/2010/03/dreamer/ Last weekend I finally made it to the NGV to see the amazing work of mega sculptor Ron Mueck. Brass statues and most dolphin real life sculptures put the medium at my least favorite in the art world. This exhibition has finally made me feel like I was back in ... http://capitalcitypretty.com/2010/03/ron-mueck/ Sometimes living in Melbourne you get un-inspired. Often the fashion is nice... safe and well designed but similar to the next young designer. Then along comes some black and white shots with a model who's face looks new and a young Melbourne label taking it far beyond the next level. ... http://capitalcitypretty.com/2010/03/damaged-disposition/ Oyster is also giving the cover and 2 editorials to another young NY photographer Elvis Di Fazio. Styled by Bex Sheers Model Annabella Barber @ Priscillas. Makeup by Jody Oliver @ DLM. Hair by Kelly Grant @ Brad Ngata. Miss Barber enters the House of Fetish for this shiny rubber draped shoot. ... http://capitalcitypretty.com/2010/03/bella/ Photography by Elvis Di Fazio. More styling by Bex Sheers. Models sisters Kate @ Scene and Sophie Willing @ Storm. As stated on stylist Bex Sheers blog "A cheeky impromptu shoot we threw together last minute for Filep Motwary @ The Pop, hours before Sophie was due to fly back to ... http://capitalcitypretty.com/2010/03/twin-peaks/ The young seventeen year old Melbourne Soya winner who is already becoming a big name: Nirrimi Hakanson has her first editorial in the re-vamped Oyster. Styling Bex Sheers, Make Up Diane Dusting, Hair Jenny Kim and Alice is played by Shanay Hall. This teen should by on the bylines of ... http://capitalcitypretty.com/2010/03/chasing-rabbits/ I just received my Australian Vogue subscription. April issue and Editor-In-Chief Kirstie Clements is 4 for 4 this year with featuring local models on the cover, this time Rosie Tupper gets to book her second cover with Nicole Bentley behind the lense. I love the layout, but Rosie looks younger ... http://capitalcitypretty.com/2010/03/soft-focus/ Annabella takes the Oyster comeback cover and 2 editorials...An Australian first? Or a long shoot spread through the magazine? On second look it's Elvis Di Fazio shooting Miss Barber for both editorials but for this one she shares the stage with interspersing male models. Stylist Rinney Lennox and hair and ... http://capitalcitypretty.com/2010/02/what-cha-doin/ Beautiful model Samantha Harris. Stunning dress with piece de resistance red ankle socks and tranquil setting, I love this Antipodium home page. When I lived in London I loved seeing the Australian label in liberty, now in a less divine setting I got to see a fraction of the range ... http://capitalcitypretty.com/2010/02/antipodium-2/