Picnic at Midnight
Styling & Photography by Peta Rudd
Above: Vintage Jacket, Vintage Etienne Aigner Bag, Vintage Gloves, Vintage Necklace.
AN INTRODUCTION | Part 2
All Styling & Photography by Peta Rudd
Following on from yesterday’s post…
What I’m wearing
1. Vintage red printed Maxi Dress
2. Vintage Burberry style check Trench Coat
3. Black enamel Bracelet from Mozi
4. Vintage Ring
5. Sportsgirl suede ankle Boots
All Styling & Photography by Peta Rudd
What Inspires me
1. Music
Whenever and wherever I can. It’s a constant source of inspiration and makes life much more fun. It has the capacity to affect me like nothing else. I sing a lot – especially in my car. Music is one thing I couldn’t live without.
2. Film
I love to escape into a good movie. To be transported into another world that has been imagined and created by somebody else is amazing.
3. Vintage clothing
Ever since I was a kid I have enjoyed the treasure hunt of an op shop. There is nothing like the thrill of finding something that can lend itself to contemporary interpretation – at a fraction of the cost and more often than not, something that no one else has. Some days you come away with nothing, and others are like gold. I seem to have an uncanny ability to score great stuff ahead of the trend.
4. Different cultures
France: I love this country and everything about it. Why couldn’t I be french? The most beautiful language, the most beautiful light, the most passionate people, the most stylish people, the most ideal lifestyle, the best films…I could go on! The best Hip Hop music. I could be listening to France’s version of the Backstreet Boys and I wouldn’t know, but it sounds great! French people can get as excited and as enthusiastic as they like and they just seem, so, french!
America: I love their design aesthetic and although I haven’t been yet, love everything I know and have heard about about NYC. It seems to draw a lot of positive similarities to Melbourne. Plenty of creativity, community spirit, culture, fashion…I can’t wait to get there!
The colours and architecture of Morocco. The blue skies, the pink bougainvillea and lifestyle of the Greek Islands…….these are the places of dreams and many a creative idea has evolved through dreaming of such locations.
5. The next generation
I’m still young, but I am constantly inspired by the younger generations. Like my brother and his friends, and my four year old cousins. They are the future and the future has arrived! They keep you attune to what’s current and they keep your spirit young. Kids are a constant reminder to never lose touch with your true nature.
Styling & Photography by Peta Rudd
AN INTRODUCTION | Part 1
Styling & Photography by Peta Rudd
Here’s a little peek into my world. Check back tomorrow for Part 2!
All Styling & Photography by Peta Rudd
What I’m listening to
1. Just ain’t gonna work out – Mayer Hawthorne
2. Heart of gold – Neil Young
3. Recyclé - Hocus Pocus
4. Song for Jedi – Dionysis
5. Help is coming – Ayo
What I’m reading
1. Dracula – Bram Stoker
2. Interpreter of Maladies – Jhumpa Lahiri
3. Lonny Mag
5. Almost any magazine I can get my hands on!
What I’m watching
1. Sabrina
2. Fantastic Mr. Fox
3. Animal Kingdom
4. The Hills Season 6
5. Black Books Season 1 (again)
AW 2010 | Pastel Hues
Styling & Photography by Peta Rudd
Yesterday I rugged up in my favourite winter coat (a vintage pastel blue/green number) and ran some errands for a few hours. It’s the perfect colour for these winter skies. I wore it with basic black from head to toe, royal blue suede ballet flats and a dash of bright plum lipstick for contrast. One of my errands was to pick up some Macarons from a local French Patisserie. I was feeling very pastel, and on this particular overcast day I didn’t mind it one bit!
Above: Royal Doulton ‘Tivoli’ Tea Set.
Fashion looks to culture: The return of the Turban
Artwork & Photography by Peta Rudd
The ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ wore one, they’ve graced the covers of early Vogue, they come in all different shapes and apparently sizes too. Prada brought them back for their SS 2007 collection but since the early seventies, they’ve rarely left Maggie Taberrer’s head. Catherine Baba wears them old hollywood style, and now it seems with the release of ‘Sex and the City 2′ the turban has once again returned to the heads of fashionistas worldwide. So what do we think of this culturally derived attire? Or more to the point, what do the people to whom the turban represents religion and cultural identity think? Is this fashion at it’s most irreverent? Or simply a trend rich with cultural history and influence? I can’t help but think of Madonna’s ‘Like a Prayer’ film clip (religious controversy) and wonder just how insulting this nod to the exotic might be? Or perhaps I am overreacting? Without boundaries worth pushing there is little left for the rebellious and without cultural influence, well, things would be pretty damn boring. So whether or not you embrace this trend, give some thought to it’s heritage and the potential controversy too. For fashion is not simply superficial. It is rich with history, bubbling with cultural influence and overflowing with the creative interpretation of thousands of people all around the world.
