fashion // twin cat vintage Posted by Helena

twin cat models:chelsea aka bells, charlie aka dash & will, and mardi

my super talented friend sam sent me a sneak peak of her latest photo shoot for twin cat vintage. she roped her talented friends into modelling (chelsea is bells, charlie is one half of dash & will, and mardi is practically the face of twin cat). she's going to launch her brand spankin' new webstore tomorrow (!) and also launch her debut line of clothing (!!!). she's been busily designing clothing and accessories and preparing new packaging and press packs and it all looks fantastic so far.

on my last trip to melbourne i watched her shoot some pieces for the ebay store and checked out her office/wardrobe/stock room. it's packed to the ceiling with goodies! i also helped by ironing some pieces to be photographed. sorry sam, my ironing skillz aren't great!













twin cat collection - behind the scenes from chase burns on Vimeo.
here's the behind the scenes video that sam's boyfriend chase made.

mixtape // august Posted by Helena

there's a lot of stuff i've been listening to for ages but i don't have much new music at the moment.

have you got any recommendations?

photography // fireworks at the ekka Posted by Helena

i went to the ekka a couple of weeks ago. it's our yearly exhibition where you get showbags, watch woodchopping, check out baby animals, buy lots of food and watch fireworks and bands. a friend got free tickets so we went and spent lots of time in the food and wine pavilion and got dagwood dogs (i can only have one once a year, but that one dagwood dog is just sooo good). everyone else had to leave for various parties, but i met up with my sister and her boyfriend and stayed for the fireworks and the bands.

music // operator please and yves klien blue @ ekka Posted by Helena

operator please and yves klien blue at the ekka.

music // two door cinema club Posted by Helena

while i was in melbourne last week i saw two door cinema club at billboard and they were just amazing and so danceable! i'd been looking forward to seeing them play for months and they certainly didn't disappoint. melbourne is somewhat infamous for its stagnant crowds, but not at TDCC... it was the most extreme mosh i've seen since i was last in a phoenix mosh. phoenix have deceptively violent enthusiastic fans!

singer alex announced an after party at cherry bar since it was their last show in australia. we didn't have work the next day, so what the heck! we went along to cherry bar for some $3 pots, good music, dancing like a maniac and met alex, who was really lovely. although, he didn't make me feel so confident about moving to london since he said "oh i live in london. i've only been assaulted once." he must have seen the look on my face because he followed up with, "don't worry. they go easy on girls." comforting. so comforting, haha.













more videos here.

links // Posted by Helena

here's some links i've had sitting in google reader for quite some time. some are thought-provoking, some are pretty photos, some are interviews... whatever i've found worthy of bookmarking.

• sexualising boys - justin bieber in a wet shirt is okay, but would it be the same story for a girl of the same age?
• national personifications - i find all this stuff fascinating since it makes me think!
• jill + glenn's wedding - two actors from the show it's always sunny in philadelphia
• tokyo dreamer strap - a pretty camera strap with a film holder
• the best cupcakes in new york - something for me to consider when i hit NY in october
• pugly pixel: sing your life tutorial - some photoshop fun
• fashion from the pianist - a focus on womens' fashion in the film, the pianist
• deb kaloper interview - interview with a food stylist
• smart logos with hidden symbolism - graphic designers have the smarts
• free pattern downloads - from pattern people
• gender, race and top billing at paramount pictures - very interesting!