Roscoe

I'm still dreaming about those bloody Balenciaga boots......

Thankfully, Jeffrey Campbell has come to the rescue. I'll just have to settle for his Roscoe. I quite like that Jeffrey has tweaked the original design...it's not so much of a blatant knock off like some of his other designs. As much as I like the "robo-cop" look of the original, the rust-coloured suede and giant gold clips make for a nice alternative.

I would have been happier if the soles were smothered in studs, but I'm sure I'll survive.

Kaye xx

Hurricane festival!....the rain and the wind

 

 As Aussies we are used to festivals being very hot and summery.  Last weekend our German festival experience proved otherwise. We spent a few rainy and cold days at the Hurricane festival.We were extremely ill prepared. No Gum boots, no poncho and little cold/wet weather gear. How silly!!! It is incredibly hilarious how fashion goes out the window when your survival instincts kick in. The rubbish bag was my number 1 garment for the weekend. I made my rubbish bag into a very unfashionable raincoat with a hoodie. 
Upon arriving at 10 in the morning, we witnessed MANY drunken people walking through the camp site with beer cans in their hands. 'It's a bit early, isn't it?' we thought, well apparently it is never too early for a beer. Throughout the entire festival there were people at all hours of the day drinking. By the end of the festival many of the men seemed to regress to a Neanderthal like state. Smashing and hitting anything they could get their grubby hands on. Tents, pavilions, sleeping bags, food. We even found some burnt out gas bottles. I am surprised nothing exploded! So it all progressed into something quite grotty.

BUT to the most important thing, THE MUSIC! 
Some great performances worth a mention were Arcade Fire, Suede, the Klaxons, Elbow, Portishead.

My 2 favourites were Warpaint and The Kills! Have a listen!


WARPAINT
Warpaint play psychodelic like rock with sweet sweet! voices.

The Kills certainly put on a good show and are incredible performers. You can't your eyes off them and there are only 2 of them!

THE KILLS 

We have 2 more festivals to go to this summer. So stay tuned for those adventures! 

The Storm Trooper

Photos taken by the lovely girls over at Lefanciulle

So here is my camera. Do you like his outfit? White is the new black. He may not be a Nikon or a Canon... but he wears his Pentax label with pride. In fact when I whip him out of my handbag, he usually gets more comments than I do. 

Couldn't help but steal these pics from Trish and Steph. I love my him, and yet have never taken his picture. 

Kaye xx

Blogger Deville's Night

Last night was the blogger meet-up at Deville's Pad. I had forgotten how much I love this place....

Apologies for the lack of photos, I really only had a few decent snaps! Sometimes you just want to forget about your camera and have a good time. We drank, danced, watched the 40-something's dance with each others' partners (group consensus was that they were swingers) and enjoyed drag queen entertainment. How could this night possibly get any more amazing or be any more enjoyable?? The singer from the band was wearing creepers!! I'm glad I got a shot of these suckers.....

Thanks to Jessie, Tara, Steph, Trish, Ally, Alexis and Lisa for a wonderful night. Let's not leave it too long before our next night out! :)

Kaye xx

fashion - not just for the eye

(Dress: Temt. Vest: Sportsgirl. Jacket: Topshop ( <------- remember it in one of the very first Fickle Sense posts???). Shoes: Jessica Simpson. Jewellery: Various.)

I want to layer this vest over and under EVERYTHING. It's very heavy, so I'm aware of it all the time. I love clothes that you can 'feel' on your body in one way or another. Kind of in the same way that I like to balance on super high shoes..... and in the same way that I love having a long and heavy velvet maxi dress swooshing around my legs. Fashion is supposed to be fun, and while others may detest having things dangling, swooshing, clunking, hanging, tugging and clinking on their body, my sensory system craves the constant sensory input. Pleeeaaaase tell me I'm not the only one??

Kaye xx

Jumpsuit from Burdastyle

 

These are the first set of photos from our trip to the German forest. We ventured to the north and checked out some of the towns around Lychen. It felt a little like home, being surrounded by the wildlife and bush like terrain. We decided to get up early to catch the morning sun rays for these photos.

I am going through a 'making clothes from already existing patterns rather then my own' phase at the moment. I don't really know why, perhaps I just need an already existing puzzle. This jumpsuit is from the last Burdastyle:easy mag. Yes! this jumpsuit was fairly easy to construct (though my poor German language skills make it a little more challenging). I have always been skeptical about these type of pants and felt that I might look ridiculous in them. But I was pleasantly surprised. I saw this fabric at the markets and couldn't resist the purchase. Initially I was going to add a contrasting colour (red) for the waist, but decided against it when I was having flash backs to Rafael from the teenage mutant ninja turtles. All I needed were some 3 pronged daggers to complete the look. Therefore the black lace was chosen.

Photos: Michael Dooney

patchwork, lace and lazer cuts

(Skirt: borrowed from mum. Top: Valleygirl. Boots: Shoebox. Cuff: Bought in Thailand. Bag: Borrowed from mum. Jewellery: Various)

I found this skirt in one of mum's forgotten boxes of clothes. The mauve/purple/pinkish colour work really well with the thick sheer material.

I'll tell you what doesn't appeal to me.... shoes that aren't black. These shoes don't get nearly as much attention as my destroyed black boots. Come to think of it, neither do my blush Topshop Wisteria Wedges....... I should stop kidding myself with all these fancy shmancy colour variations. I do love my black. 

Kaye xx

CUT mag 4 dress! + Berlin parks

 

The other weekend we took the tram north up to Prenzlauerberg Volkspark to take these photos. It was an interesting park and it definitely had a strange feeling about it. This visit further clarified that Volkspark Friedrichshain is our favourite park in Berlin. It is well maintained, there are numerous sporting areas (we spend WAY too many hours playing table tennis there!), you can lay for hours in the sun, have grills and visit the fairytale fountain.

However one thing that many of these parks have in common are the some what out of place high hills. To the casual observer these hills are great for fitness and there is always a fantastic view, however there is a history to these artificial hills. These hills are in fact piles of rubble or Schuttberg. After WW2 rubble was transported to these park areas and built up to create these high points. Berlin is so full of history and it is incredibly easy to walk around completely oblivious to it all. Naturally, the more we explore the city the more insight we gain. 

  

DRESS!

This dress is a pattern from CUT magazine number 4 (CUT is a german sewing mag that you can get here). The skirt section (with the houses on it) is made out of a curtains and the striped material on the bodice is from the markets. I do like to silhouette of the dress, it is definitely a cute day time dress.  

Photos: Michael Dooney 

harnesses

I really really want a harness. It just seems like an unnecessary purchase, and I have no idea how often I would actually wear it. Errrgh, I don't care, I WANT ONE!

Obsessing over these ones by Zana Bayne.

Kaye xx

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAYE!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIS! 

thinking of you! 

xxxooo

wedges and creepers

Super keen on these wedges for some reason. I don't know why. Maybe it's because they are simple with some thoughtful details (like the off-creamy panelling along the sole). Why is it that when it's winter I crave summery wedges, crochet, and whimsy kimonos, and when it's summer I crave coats, scarves and big clunky boots????

Also thinking of buying a pair of creepers.................

Hey, at least it's appropriate for winter. 

Kaye xx