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From Australia 06/25/09

Bookworms Never Go to Bed Alone

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In Bookworms Never Go to Bed Alone at Gorker Gallery, artist and photographer Kelly Thompson presents mixed-media works that illustrate the kind of geeky girls every guy—even the quarterback—dreams of. Boys do make passes at girls who wear glasses. 

From Australia 06/19/09

Erect Animals

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Kiwi retailer Good as Gold is the exclusive stockist of Erect’s brightly colored and omfg so cute vinyl animals. You just have to get past the name.

From Australia 06/17/09

All Of Our Lives

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Donning something from the All Of Our Lives ‘Happy Bow Day’ collection is a surefire way to get yourself invited to a mad tea party. 

From Australia 06/12/09

Miso

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Props for girly paste-ups, done by an actual girl

From Australia 06/12/09

Zoemou - Gypsy Moon Collection

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Loving this new necklace from Zoemou and their Gypsy Moon collection and it’s great resemblance of a cloud, which is all I can hope for during all these hot sunny days! X - Jen

From Australia 06/02/09

Deadly Ponies Precious

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Katie Smith and Liam Bowden, the designers behind Deadly Ponies, one of our favorite bag lines, have created Deadly Ponies Precious, a jewelry line based in part on the Victorian tradition of ‘mourning jewelry,’ which were the first baubles a woman was allowed to wear after she’d spent the past one year and one day mourning the loss of her husband. Fortunately, we can wear these bad-ass bits in much happier times.

From Australia 05/18/09

Monaux

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Monaux is 24-year-old Karl Kwasny, who’s worked has adorned iconic Aussie brands such as Insight, Billabong and Mooks, and you can now cop his limited-edition posters at We’re.

From Australia 05/15/09

Silverlimbo

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It’s been a long wait for the second issue of Sydney arts and culture mag Silverlimbo. Five years to be exact. That’s a long time to be in, erm, limbo. 

From Australia 05/12/09

Anna & Boy

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Bardot eyeliner may not be the most practical makeup for a day at the beach, but as the Anna & Boy swimwear catalog illustrates, who the hell cares?

From Australia 05/11/09

Emma Rea

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Take two major obsessions of the moment, loose knits and mesh, mix them together and you have one of the best lookbook shots from the a/w 09 collection of Brisbane, Australia’s Emma Rea. I can just imagine so many women I know running this whole entire look for summer. X - Jen

From Australia 04/30/09

Too Many Tights

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Really, there’s no such thing, which is why a blog about legwear hits the fashion spot. 

From Australia 04/28/09


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A little something to get you psyched for summer.

From Australia 04/22/09

Foxy Man

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In a sea of fashion blogs, I can’t think of any specific one I’d rather read every day besides Foxy Man. Nadia lives in Melbourne, has as much of an obsession for killer rock’n’roll and leather as I do and while her outfit posts are sporadic, each one is somehow more mindblowingly amazing than the last. All around this is thee blog to check out! X - Jen

From Australia 04/21/09

Trust Fun Fashematics

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Ever watched a look come down the runway and wonder “How the hell did they come up with that?” With a simple equation, Trust Fun breaks it down for you. 

From Australia 04/16/09

The Grafik Museum

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Recently launched site The Grafik Museum is dedicated to the best in Aussie art, design, photography and models. FYI: The awesomeness above is an oil painting, not a photograph. Down Under is ripping it right now. 

From Australia 04/14/09

Maise

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Designer Claire Greaves got her start at Topshop before heading back down under to start Maise. Her latest collection, called ‘Eerie Indiana,’ takes its inspiration from Hitchcock films: Think Tippi Hedren, but disheveled and not wearing a bra. 

From Australia 04/09/09

Monster Children Photo Issue

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Ever wanted to have your pics published in a magazine? It’s your lucky day. Or April 25th is your lucky day, to be exact. Sydney’s Monster Children magazine is asking people to take pictures at 4pm on Saturday, April 25th, and then submit them for their annual photo issue. Set your alarms. 

From Australia 04/09/09

Lovers' Land Bike Tour

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As if we didn’t already wish that we were a gnarly dude with a bike, board and snarled blonde hair, the beauty of the Lovers’ Land Blog is proof that the life of a non-surfer is no life at all. 

From Australia 04/03/09

Romance Was Born

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What up down under? Romance Was Born is just another example of how Aussie fashion is absolutely killing it right now. 

From Australia 03/31/09

My Little Pony Goes Emo

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We’re pretty sure that My Little Pony has always been emo, but these charms from Brisbane-based Wenopia are cute/sad enough to wear with your best Get Up Kids T-shirt.

From Australia 03/13/09

Lucy Folk

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A staple of preschool fashion is the macaroni necklace, preferably with each piece of pasta colored with magic markers. But with her sterling silver and 18ct gold pasta jewelry, Melbourne-based designer Lucy Folk has really showed all those four-year-olds what’s up.

From Australia 03/11/09

Me and Oli

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Good for her, sucks for us: Illustrator Lalita Lu’s clothing line Me and Oli frequently sells out. With prints like these, it’s no wonder they’re flying out the door. 

From Australia 03/11/09

Tim Moore

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Instead of saying “This ain’t your granny’s embroidery,” how about we say “This is embroidery of your granny, naked”? British artist Tim Moore, who now calls Sydney home, embroiders hilarious scenes inspired by Australian nudist camps, and on vintage Sicilian linen, no less. 

From Australia 03/06/09

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Ever since we saw Slumdog Millionaire, we can’t get enough dancing in the streets. Looks like the Presets can’t either.

From Australia 03/05/09

'Predator' and 'Home Alone'

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Opening March 6, Monster Children Gallery presents a double photography-feature, showcasing the work of two dudes who can both make you famous (at least in Internet circles): The Cobrasnake and Todd Selby. For the show, Mark Hunter’s culled the best of his Aussie archive, and Selby is doing a series of special shoots in and around Sydney. 

From Australia 03/02/09

Karen Walker Eyewear

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If there was any way to make Karen Walker shades appeal even more to everyone in the market than they already do, throwing a set of fangs onto the super cute models would be the way to go. X - Jen

From Australia 02/24/09

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The moment we’ve all been waiting for: After dealing with visa issues and whatnot, Ladyhawke has finally announced shows in the U.S. Unfortunately, those of you outside of NY, LA, or SXSW, you’re still going to have to wait. 

From Australia 02/20/09

Maurie and Eve

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Every once in a while, we come across something that is so good we’re almost tempted to keep it to ourselves. Maurie and Eve is one such thing.

From Australia 02/16/09

Es Trella

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The Es Trella lookbook is something that while flipping through you realize every piece is something you’d like in your wardrobe and it makes you really excited because here’s all these things you’ve been hoping for all in one place and an Australian design duo. Keep an eye out for their fish scale leather shorts. X - Jen

From Australia 02/13/09

LightScraper

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The url for Eness, an interactive design and installation firm in Melbourne, is electronicmiracles.com, and it’s particularly apt. One of their most-recent and most-mind-blowing projects is the LightScraper, created for the Rainbow Serpent festival. The LightScraper is outfitted with infrared cameras that track human movement and then transpose it into musical notes and lights, creating an ever-changing aural and visual experience. (Via PSFK.)