A4 File (10P)

Item#: KCH014

Designs: A (Heart A/Pink Coif)

Size: 22.8*31*1(cm)

Price: S$9.9 (In-Stock)

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Pencil Case/Multi-purpose Purse (Korea)

Item#: KCH013

Colour: DesignA-H

Measurement: 10*20(cm)

Price: S$6.9 (In-Stock)

Lady Ga Ga - more Metal Couture

Lady Ga Ga says she has been bankrupt 4 times... because she spends too much on fashion.
Who knows if thats the truth? I love her visuals and she has cottoned on to Metal Couture, employing it in her film clips.
She is also a frequent user of Manual Albarran pieces... he does some very intersting work.
I'm still researching who makes her stuff, hard to track down.


I would love to know who made this for her. My friend wants me to make one of these..the metal corset I could do, but the spinning wheels are a bit beyond me.


This is a Manual Albarran face jewellery piece. Easily recognisable, I'm guessing its made of brass. His work is very distinctive, and he tends to make work for male models, where a lot of the other metal Couturists make work for females.

Boots with metal

I recently did a post on the original boots with Metal detail... New Rocks.

I noticed recently a slight trend with incorporating metal in boots - Lady Ga Ga featured some Alexander McQueen boots featuring metal decoration. Very nice. The amount of alternative fashion the Lady does portray in her clips is damn impressive!

These two are collaborations between Terry De Havilland and Melbourne Jewellery esigner William Griffiths. I've written about William a few times here (he is one of my fav jewellers), his jewellery is very cutting edge, and he takes the edgier side of life and is want to give it life through his jewellery.
Here he has added some of his work to DeHavillands latest line of footwear.... including a play on the word stilleto (stilleto can mean the high heel of stilleto shoes, or is the name given to a type of knife).
Anyways...very nice work by both of them here.

For more of De Havillands shoes, see here:
Article from Vogue UK - http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/daily/090522-terry-de-havilland-launches-his-cou/gallery.aspx
And for William Griffiths Metal Couture range - here's his newish website (he has a store in Melbourne, but is stocked in various shops)
http://www.metalcouture.com/

Fall 2009's new LBD the leather dress

Fall 2009-Winter 2010 season has an exciting offer of LBDs - the ultimate staple of the feminine wardrobe. Among the "plethora" of sophisticated and very flattering black dresses, the leather(y) ones put a contemporary spin on the iconic LBD, although the "now" factor won't prevent them from becoming classical items themselves.

Favorite fw09/10 leather LBDs: Chanel, Michael Kors, Jeremy Laing and Helmut Lang.

If you consider investing in a leather LBD look for a well fitted, sharp tailored one that is not too tight or too revealing. A high thigh slit, a low back or a plunging v neck are adequate details for a smart seductive look.
Online shops are, besides a guilty pleasure (oops), a welcomed alternative to overpriced high-end stores. Just found this great looking Alice+Olivia leather dress with bow detail on sale at Bluefly for $369.75.

Another great thing about leather LBDs is that they look great with the season's trendiest shoes such as platform stilettos, peep-toe booties or suede bandage heels but they also successfully upgrade classic pumps.

Next two leather mini shift dresses aren't exactly LBD's, too sporty/casual for my taste, but they fit perfectly a teen fashionista. Mango dress, £119.00 at Asos and the one from Warehouse priced at €156.00, highlight pretty legs and cool ankle boots.

What do you think about the black leather dress? Is it the next classical piece in your wardrobe?