MISSONI CAMPAIGN

I just love this MISSONI campaign from last Fall/Winter.

The movement in the image, but the calm stillness of the model. Also the fabrics and the textures and patterns are heaven.

While fluttering around on the internet, my friend Stefania (of ornamenta jewellery check out www.ornamenta-mto.com you will thank me!) gave me the name of a fantastic website. Great for inspirational images from artists around the world across time. (www.butdoesitfloat.com - there is a link in the sights that inspire.) I came across these photographs and they reminded me of the MISSONI campaign - how do I do something like this for a shoe campaign????

Beautiful fashion images....

Pinking sheers manicure...amazing...

JENNIFER MAESTRE

Jennifer Maestre is genius sculpture who makes work using 1 inch lengths of sharpened pencil. These works are mind boggling and SO beautiful.

BILL GIBB

For those of you who already know of him - lucky you - and for those who dont, let me introduce you to Bill Gibb. Gibb was a Scottish fashion designer, big in the UK in the 70's and 80's until he died in 1988 (at only 43!)

His work is very Biba esq. as was the HUGE trend in that era. You can see influences of his work today in brands like Anna Sui, Kenzo and Etro.I love his playful use of pattern, colour and proportion. Check it out.

I'm getting quite influenced by artists while working on my next range. The combination of colours, techniques and construction of art. The way different minds put different elements together. Different mediums. Spending time swimming in the minds of people and how an artist will take a canvas, a camera, a tube of paint, a feather a piece of cloth and how they then interpret that into their own creation. Nothing new about the concept, but when looking at polar mediums and styles it makes you open up your own mind to the possibilities when you create.

Saturday saw the official soft launch of MICHAEL HOCKEY. A wonderful time was had by all with the most popular style purchased being the sexy saffron soft suede boot as seen in previous posts....these boys have style!

And so the work begins on the Winter collection, having just arrived back in Indonesia today.

In the meantime, here is another style from our Summer collection...the barracuda loafter, made from distressed leather....ENJOY!