Category Archives: Fashion

SLOW-BLOW DRAG PARTY TONIGHT!!!!

Tonight Slow-BLow will be transforming GOODGOD SMALL CLUB into a GRAND, SPARKILING BALL of luster and FIERCENESS – with an array of glittering lights, sensual smoke and colourful frocks to match!

OH DARLINGGGGG!

It is a FABULOUS (DRAG) costume party – SO DRESS UP!!!

Dress in DRAG – get half price entry – SIMPLE BITCH! High heels are not essential,as you need to MAKE YOUR BODY WORK (YOU BETTER WORK).

LADIES – we wanna see you look TOUGH(as a BUTCHER) – so do what you gotta do…

Toooo keep it sparkling all night long – we will have the delightful Disco Divas:
DJ’s BUTTFUCK, SOFTCOCK, Dj WET DREAM & DJ ANACONDA PANTS..

So come join us for a night of throbbing DISCO and heaving FUN from 10pm at GOODGOD SMALL CLUB!!!

$10 on the door $5 in drag

Pre-Fall Fun: Pants

After the ultra-feminine ’50s revival looks put forth by Marni, Prada, Miu Miu, Rochas, Proenza, Louis and basically everybody in SS12, the pre-fall looks appear to indicate a bit of a backlash. Chloe (far left) and Celine (far right) presented super baggy, sculptured pants and Rochas, Stella McCartney and many others all exhibited collections worked heavily around the man suit. A cyclic turn that in retrospect seems totally predictable (obviously trends change with each season), however this change, especially that of Celine’s feels so original and offbeat. Can’t wait for the full fall lines to see if bigger, will be better : )

Collage by Laila Sakini, images: Chloe, Celine, Clements Ribeiro, Rochas, Stella McMCartney, Celine ‘(again!).

Turned Out Tuned Up

Maya 1 My favourite blog-owner, collage artist and neato photographer Maya Villiger has relaunched her blog, Turned Out.

Maya 2 These guys had a hand in it and it feels right, like elements have converged to bring the only other website I check every day (apart from The Blackmail, duh!) to where it needs to be.

Maya 3 I have used some screen shots from the new site here but I highly recommend you check out the real thing.

Justin’s Apartment

Alex Vivian Welcome to the home of my intern Justin and his boyfriend Troy. I first met Justin as an art collector interested mostly in Kate Smith, and our friendship grew from there. Justin and Troy’s collection includes work from Sean Bailey, Thomas Jeppe, Jess Lucas, Lizzy Newman, Kate Smith, Esther Stuart, Alex Vivian and Paul Wotherspoon.

Lizzy Newman & Sequin Bird Vintage Signs Esther Stuart Pendleton Towels Cat Plate Kate Smith Sean Bailey & Jess Lucas Paul Wotherspoon Sneakers Arrangement Budgie Trojan Horse & Alex Vivian Lounge & Thomas Jeppe Lizzy Newman Alex Vivian & Kate Smith Alex Vivian, Kate Smith & Fern Deco Bar

Test Pressing – A Random Function #1

Test Pressing Good to see regular contributions are rolling in over here. The Blackmail now returns to my list of daily visits alongside London based Test Pressing. Run by Paul Byrne, who produces music and DJs under the alias of Apiento, the multi-faceted Test Pressing documents the past, present and future of Balearic culture. It’s expansive offering covers everything from scanned magazine articles from 70/80/90s music bibles, features on record sleeve designers Jean-Paul Goude, Barney Bubbles and Andy Warhol, taped BBC6 transmissions, audio documentaries, reports on new balearic inclined releases and a growing archive of mixtapes contributed by the world’s finest. There’s certainly something in there for everyone and don’t be overwhelmed if you’ve come in late – Paul has just launched a pdf compendium of site highlights including chats with Compass Point Allstar Wally Badarou and former Cafe Del Mar DJ Phil Mison as well as photos spreads of Factory’s Hacienda and Keith Haring visiting The Le Mans 24 Hour in 1984. Load it on your ipad and find a nice tree to spend the afternoon under!

Test Pressing

Odd Future Sweat Shop Sydney





As a part of their Australian tour, Odd Future have teamed up with Supply store to create their Sydney Sweat Shop Pop Up Store next week.

Follow Supply Store on Facebook for more details and updates.

Andéol Presents ‘Vedas Maya’ Exhibition


Emilie Cacace of Andéol will be presenting her new digital scarf and Jewellery collection ‘Vedas Maya’, along with Illustrations from Tom Robey and Photographs by Eleanor Ackland on Monday the 30th of January.

Andéol is a project initiated by textile designer Emilie Cacace using original art digitally printed on various base cloths to create silk scarves, printed cushions and plaited silks embellished with pendants of minerals, gems and naturally-occurring materials. Each collection takes inspiration from photographs, textiles and findings gathered from a yearly trip somewhere in the world.

The exhibition will be showcasing Emilie, Tom, and Eleanor’s experiences and inspirations from their recent trip to India to shoot Andéol’s latest collection ‘Vedas Maya’.

Vedas Maya will be shown at-

Fraser Studios, 10-14 Kensington Street, Chippendale, NSW (left at the Clare Hotel, off Broadway).

Along with music by SLOWBLOW, food by SandwichFace, henna, plaited hair wraps, and Indian-spiced punch.

DRESS UP in context

dress up garden collage Stephanie Downey of Dress Up is my friend. This means that I am privy to a lot of inside information about her design inspiration, references and the ‘meaning’ of pieces in her collections. Now as much as I have enjoyed the freehold of this somewhat exclusive information I am glad she recently decided to share it more with the world. Further, I am glad that Stephanie has decided to relay it in a purely visual way, with these explicit collages which reveal her pre-design intentions for post-purchase use. See-what-I-see on her fairly new blog and learn about all the cool things from outside of fashion that make Dress Up so fashionable.

Dress Up picnic

Visit Flimby

Visit Flimby I’m really into the Visit Flimby website from New Balance. So good to see a brand representing their roots still.