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Bling in the new year!

Breakfast with Audrey, the new and exclusive online fashion community and e-mag are offering one lucky FJ reader the chance to win this amazing knuckle duster Anubis Citrine Toned Quartz ring' RRP $130 by Enrapture Designs.


Whether you're after to the minute style secrets, the hottest catwalk trends or snaps from all the most popular events, BWA will ensure their readers have the latest and greatest fashion at their fingertips.

All you need to do to enter is become their fan on facebook or sign up to their site and comment below when you have done so.

Entries close THIS FRIDAY (14/01). So get in quick for your chance!

http://www.breakfastwithaudrey.com.au/

Get lost in THIS revolution

Whilst on hols we discovered some amazing new labels and just have to tell you about a few of our faves!

LOST REVOLUTION presents their debut collection 'Dark Matter', highlighting nature's opposing forces of light and dark. Utilising the uniqueness of indivually chosen crystal, Lost Revolution designs meld time honoured, oxidised, hand crafted silver, with raw luminous crystal shards and black diamonds to create an empowering statement.

With a background in fashion design and a meticulous eye for detail, designer Hannah Smith and Lost Revolution draw inspiration from the Earth's own raw, organic creations to produce a textural mix of beautiful jewellery for those who demand quality, detail and timeless wearability.

We LOVE the globes necklace and celestial rings (pictured).

Lost Revolution invites you to view it's limited edition 'Dark Matter' collection now at www.lostrevolution.com.au and select a piece to compliment your own style. For the latest news like the label at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lost-Revolution/132666783424185

The entire FJ team is back next week and we have some exciting online action planned for 2011 so keep your eyes peeled.

Happy New Year!!xx

Merry May Day Market Christmas Sale!

On our recent trip up to Sydney we popped in to the uber cool May Day Market to check out their latest range and were super excited to find ourselves in the midst of a 30% Christmas sale!!

Get in now for last minute Christmas gifts for your loved ones, or yourselves!


MAY DAY MARKET
466 Oxford St, Paddington, Sydney.
(02) 0360 0005
maydaymarket@hotmail.com

Beg and Choose again!

After the success of the Beggars & Choosers Pop-up Designer Market in Collingwood, Thread Den has invited the market to "pop-up" in their Fitzroy store. For a special pre-Christmas, two days only, you can grab a range of bargain designer summer basics from $10 to $50. Any two $30 pieces for $50 and any two $15 pieces for $25, and a great selection of designer printed and plain tees, singlets, singlet dresses and tops.

All Australian made of course. This Saturday and Sunday, 18 and 19 December during store opening hours. It's also the perfect opportunity to drop in to Thread Den to check out all our new summer stock. They have new menswear, womenswear and accessories, as well as a bunch of new vintage to fossick through. Thread Den has gift vouchers available for use on classes and in store and an amazing range of special little items for Christmas gifts - just in time!

www.threadden.com

Christmas Gift Inspiration

Stuck for Christmas gift ideas? Well the new release designs from Sue Sensi are sure to inspire, fusing symbolism and style to create unique and modern collection of jewellery that is as powerful as it is fashionable. Her new range of sterling silver bangles are adorned with an assortment of unique charms inspiring peace, love, hope, protection and faith. Each piece incorporates her signature eye charm thought to cast away negative energy from the wearer. These cute designs make for a great gift with real meaning!

Want to Work in Fashion?

Breakfast With Audrey is a newly launched, exclusive, online fashion community and e-magazine. Whether you want the latest runway news, inspiration from street style snaps or coverage of the latest event, with daily updates BWA readers will always be in the know.

Become a member of BWA and join other like minded fashionistas in contributing fashion advice and discussion topics from your own personal profile.

Members are also rewarded for their contribution with points- the more participation, the more points you earn. Budding fashion bloggers are encouraged to submit their articles from the latest celebrity Styles to their own Street Style snaps to earn more Audrey points. Contributors will also be rewarded with vouchers from My Clothes Horse to encourage your passion for fashion.

Budding journalists, BWA are also looking for regular, paid contributors to join their style savvy team. Send applications to editorial@breakfastwithaudrey.com

BWA is offering Fashion Journal readers the chance to win this striking Anubis Citrine Toned Quartz ring' RRP $130 by Enrapture Designs - simply fan BWA on their Facebook page or sign up to the site then comment below to be entered!

Get your Nique on - WAREHOUSE SALE!

It's a crazy time of year with festivals galore, Christmas parties and fun events every other night! With so much on and our wallets waining there's no better time for the Nique Warehouse Sale.

On this Thursday - Sunday you'll find samples, shoes, White label, bags and more; enough to kit you out for all the fun of the summer ahead!

14 Pearson St Richmond
Dec 9th - 13th

THURSDAY: 10am - 6pm
FRIDAY: 10am - 6pm
SATURDAY: 10am - 6pm
SUNDAY: 10am - 6pm
MONDAY: 11am - 5pm

And if you one of the first twenty trendsetters to hit up the sale on Thursday you'll receive a free White Label tee, so get on down early!

nique.com.au

Spoilt for choice at the Beggars and Choosers Market - this Sunday!

Join those in the know for Melbourne’s newest pop-up designer market giving you the low down on all things tops. A veritable who’s who of local designer one-offs, samples, seconds and short runs, Beggars and Choosers will have even the hippest of hipsters guessing what you’re wearing. With racks of $10 and $20 tops, and nothing over $50, this is one studio sale we hope will keep us well shod on more than one pop-up occasion.

Beggars & Choosers

Saturday and Sunday

11th and 12th of December

10am - 6pm

7 Waterloo Rd, Collingwood

Check out the facebook page in the lead up to the event for super give-aways! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=180860081927807

Daily Dose

For those of you shopaholics out their craving your next fashion hit, there's a new way to get that daily dose you crave. Daily Labels is the newest thrill for online shoppers, the concept is simple: every day one new item of clothing becomes available for purchase, and is 'on air' for twenty
four hours or until sold out.

Offering only Australia's top fashion designers, quality garments, edgy styling and very tempting prices there's a new potential purchase everyday. Keep an eye out for Daily Label exclusives that you won't find anywhere else.

Today until 12pm you can get these Pete Versus Toby printed tees and singlets for men and women. www.dailylabels.com.au

Reduce Reuse and Recycle for the New Year

If you're anything like me you probably have a wardrobe packed full of clothes you never wear, you know the ones, those shorts you swore you'd shrink into for summer and that dress that is so sheer it's almost transparent(but looks great with a slip or over leggings according to the shop assistant). Do you stare at your wardrobe with fashion mishaps, clothes you've outgrown and swing-tag-still-attached numbers looking back at you, wondering how on earth am I going to fit my brand new summer buys in there?

The answer is here my fashion fiends - Hold a stall at Take 2 Markets, Melbourne’s premier recycled fashion event. Turn your trash into someone elses treasure and get some coin for your preloved items and mistake purchases.

The next market is being held Sunday 20th March at Hawthorn town hall and you can book a stall from Wednesday 1st December at 10am.

Get in quick because these are the hottest tickets in town, last time they booked out in under 2 hours (that's quicker than Big Day Out!). Visit www.take2markets.com.au for more information.

And since you've cleared all this space in your cupboard you may as well check out some of the other stalls, who knows what cute vintage pieces, one-offs and designer finds might be waiting.

Fashion Journal 100th Edition Party

A big thanks to all our sponsors, everyone who came & all those people who helped us get to 100 issues

Fashionistas and fashion-misters flocked to the heart of Fitzroy Street, St Kilda to the luscious and brand spanking new venue Pretty Please. Welcomed with Capi fruit soda & 666 Vodka cocktails that kept flowing all night, everyone got a bit silly with Kirin Beers and Four Sisters Wines also helping to quench thirsts.

The head turningly handsome crowd danced the night away to music from the equally as handsome DJ's - Generik, The Bad Cats and Post Percy who played a retrosexual mix of party hymns that transformed even the highest heels into dancing shoes.

The hottest chick on the night came in mini pequeno burgers, wraps and other moreish morsels thanks to Nandos catering. Dessert included a delicious array of Trampoline gelato with flavours like passionfruit, blood orange and chocolate hitting our lips.

It was 100 issues in the making and a night that's sure to be remembered for the next 100 issues to come!

Look out for the photos in the next edition of Fashion Journal out December 3rd or go to beat.com.au to see the photos now!

Retro Queen

Rockabilly became popular in the 50s because of its sexy, laid-back style. Sixty years later and it's still gracing our streets and there is a new store in town for your favourite pin-up threads.

You can try to sew a tulle petticoat and irresistible cherry dress but as the owner of Gasoline Queen, Natasha Sayers, found, it's not that easy! Instead we suggest you step away from the sewing machine and head to Gasoline Queen at 25 Bridge Rd, Richmond, Melbourne, to browse affordable and good quality psychobilly, rockabilly and pin-up trends for gals and guys.

Gasoline queen stocks labels from the US, Mexico, the UK and Australia. Their super range includes clothing, accessories, shift knobs, shrunken heads, day of the dead figurines, prints and homewares. So if you’re feeling like a bit of a change, pop on in to get yourself kitted out with a new rad look! (03) 9427 9024. Open Tuesday – Sunday.

Be as quirky as you want in 2010

A quick Google search informed me of the best shopping destinations in Sydney, or so they say. The Queen Victoria Building, The Strand Arcade and Skygarden were the top rankers, but here at FJ we've got another place up our sleeves. Best of all you won't end up looking like you've walked out of a chain store advertisement.

Love 2010 is an initiative by the 2010 Business Partnership and City of Sydney to shop on 'The Other Side of Sydney' and make Darlinghurst and Surrey Hills your new shopping destination. We're completely on board with this initiative as we can't get over the fact that in one short stroll we can find a whip, a pair of Aussie Bums for our boyfriends, become a 40s Vargas girl, indulge in spandex and leather, or become a nostalgic retro princess. To learn more about the freaky yet strangely fabulous shopping in postcode 2010 then head to www.love2010.com.au

Pictured above - The Other Side Launch. Images Tim Levy

Spring Racing Style at Vivid Chadstone

What a Friday!! :)

The FJ girls have just been down to check out the venue for the FJ #100 party - Pretty Please in St Kilda. Cannot wait for the big event - November 10. And we also cannot wait to see our 100th edition on the street! Keep an eye out over the weekend and early next week when we'll be in stores, salons, boutiques, cafes and bars throughout the country and check out www.fashionjournal.com.au NOW to get a first look.

With a day like today we can't help but get excited for Spring Racing and we're loving the kaleidoscope of colour that has arrived in-store at Vivid Chadstone, just in time for Racing Season!! With the races just around the corner, the time is upon us to pick out the perfect dress, shoes, accessories and the all important fascinator, and Vivid ticks all the boxes with their impressive selection.

With stunning pastels, pinks, purples, corals and more, Vivid is the Spring Racing destination for any fashionista wanting to express their style in the season’s hottest hues. Featuring some of Australia’s brightest design talent such as Rachel Gilbert, Ruth Tarvydas, Anna Campbell, Razak, Natasha Gan and many more, as well as the most in-demand boutique brands such as Wish, KUKU, Truese and Sumahki, head down and pick out that winning outfit. Check out the girls below enoying the races in their gorgeous Vivid dresses!

You can check out Vivid in FJ #99 or check out their Facebook page www.facebook.com/VividStoreChadstone.

Now go out and enjoy the sunshine!!

Handmade heaven at the North Melbourne Market's Spring Fling - this Sunday!

Run monthly in the Lithuanian Club at 44 Errol St, North Melbourne, The North Melbourne Market is a veritable gold mine of never to be seen again vintage, local designer and hand made products. Appearing for four hours on a Sunday, the returning from whence it came, the North Melbourne Market is a floor-to-ceiling bonanza.

And this week is the annual Spring Fling.


North Melbourne Market is a rockstar market; stalls were sold out by dawn on application day. And this is why it continues to gain popularity in the underground market circles. Underground is not too far from the truth. With a labyrinthine journey through the ballroom, the famous “Underbelly” lobby, the upstairs, the downstairs and the in-between, it's a trip not short on surprises.

Pop in to chat with the designers, play with their precious offerings and pick up some handmade delights. Spend hours wandering the stalls that sell vintage fabrics and clothing, sweet treats, local designer clothing, kids head-to-toe cute stuff, handmade jewellery, homewares, artists’ creations and other particularly and peculiarly unique things you’ve never seen before. Divine!

The market is open 10am - 2pm and entry is $2.

See you there!!

www.northmelbournemarket.com

xx

Fashion on the Farm

Yesterday the FJ team trekked out to Gembrook to a location more fit for gumboots than stilettos! Photographer Ed Purnomo led the herd to a setting of tractors, trucks and hay bails – bringing city chic to the country, with a bunch of cows as our eager audience.

Catherine D from Scene Models made the perfect little girl on the prairie battling spider infested trucks, hay bails and climbing in crates of potatoes to get the perfect shot. Thanks to stylist Jam Baylon for creating the farmer-esque fashions, Jamie and Joel from Xiang for their scarecrow hair styling and Monica for her magnificent make-up.

Lust Have Summer Handbags from Her Ego

This summer, the Her Ego Carnivale Summer Range takes the plunge into deep-water blues, starry-night blacks and delicious ice-cream ivory.

Studs and chains remain de rigueur and are interwoven into the fabric of the leather to feature unobtrusively.

Elephant-patterned sheep leather is prominent this summer in several styles, which is so luxurious it feels like the softest of fabrics.

Blue and black denim acid-looks are shades of summer in this must-have style.

But you can always trust the Her Ego brand to remain true to its boho origins, now flavoured with luxurious fabrics and outstandingly sensual leathers.

The Her Ego Carnivale Summer Range also comprises a new look nautical denim everyday bag, perfect for those warm summer days at the beach!

To view the full range check out www.herego.com.au and for stockist enquiries phone (03) 9840 2939.

In Love With Lavallièr

In issue 99 we featured Lavallièr's unique hand-made porcelain pieces, ornate pendants, delicately patterned rings and cute-as-a-button brooches.

Now Lavallièr lovers can purchase these items and more from the new online store at www.lavallier.com

Lavallièr can also be found at Incube8r, Lisson Yarn, Kids in Berlin and I Dream a Highway or catch designer Laureen Lansdowne at the Finders Keepers markets at Docklands, Melbourne on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th of October www.thefinderskeepers.com/markets.php.

For more stockist information visit www.lavallier.com

ONEBYONE

Street wear with attitude has landed, sneak a peek at some behind the scenes footage of the upcoming men's and women's summer range by ONEBYONE. The shoot took place amongst a bunch of old aeroplanes and will give you a taste of the amazing prints, cuts and styles that will be flying out of stores this Summer.

You can check out ONEBYONE in the next edition of FJ or view their Summer catalogue now.