We all love to look at art but thanks to this debut event and it’s original concept, which will fuse fashion and art into one, we can now wear it too. On the 22^nd of April, in the lead up to Rosemount Australian Fashion Week, Sydney’s National School of Arts will come alive with the combined talents of art and fashion in a unique collaboration featuring ten respected Australian Artists and Designers.

The colours of art and the shapes of fashion will collide into a united explosion of texture and style. Akira’s subtle cuts and already vibrant prints will embrace the dramatic images of Chinese born Australian artist Lindy Lee. Another Australian fashion favourite Nicola Finetti will infuse his already sumptuously sculpted garments with the sensuous abstract works of Guy Peppin. Marnie Skllings lively prints,, that weave a fantastical narrative of nature, will entertain the notion of a Tracey Moffit’s deeper narrative imagery. Meanwhile Michael Lo Sordo and Dhini, two to watch, will unite respectively with Christopher Horder and Pat Brassington to create modern garments rich in harmonious humour. Lulu in Chains will also make an appearance with Emily Fitzgerald’s emotionally driven expressions of all that can be disastrous turned optimistic.

The brains behind the genius venture are Davina Reichman and Emily Fitzgerald who will also launch their own artistically driven label D&EM featuring inspired garments that are set to revolutionize both artistically and textile-ly.

These two inspired girls don’t stop there though. Oh no, they are going the whole shebang they have Miss Zahra Stardust on the trapeze and the installation artists to witness, Andy Uprock , with his ‘Cuprocking’ light work and J.D. Reformer & Rosie Deacon with their respective gold & animal installations. The soundtrack will be Guineafowl, MA and Jack Cowell & The Owls . So, nope definitely not a dull moment in the night. Between the fashion and the art this is one event not to be missed, but these guys are the thick delicious icing on the cake.

Fashion and art have always socialized and occasionally met up regularly afterwards to create a unified chef de oeuvre that drapes the human form in all the richest dimensions of life. These two girls, and the inspiration behind their own label D&EM, are turning these meetings into one magnanimous event, where every art and fashion lover are welcome.

No one likes a dull wall, so why let our own wall’s look dull, this is our chance to embrace art as more than a mere decoration, but as an adornment and fashion as more than a means of covering ourselves but as a means of ornamentation. These creations will be a cohesive trimming to be cherished and admired forever on and off the body.

Head to http://www.beingbornagain.net/ for tickets to witness this exclusive gallery meets runway exhibition of all of our favourite things.

Side Street Sydney is the new blogazine that is set to change the way Sydney’s locals, tourists and outsiders think of it. The fast pace of life these days often means we run around with our eyes half closed. Side Street Sydney will open our eyes to the vibrant colours, beats and flavours that make up everyday Sydney life.

Sydney is full of little haunts and amazing people that most people, even those of us who walk past them everyday, barely pay attention to. Side Street Sydney is pushing these seemingly banal aspects of Sydney life into the limelight.

A new post will be going up on the site everyday, covering anything and everything from a place, to a musician, designer, artist or an everyday person with a story.

Side Street Sydney is dedicated to the characters that make up the lining of the city , those that foster it’s everyday routines, as well as those who are forging it’s future with creativity.

Side Street Sydney will be a guidebook for the locals inspired by the locals. And like the city it is dedicated to, Side Street Sydney is ever changing.

Interesting faces, places and creative spaces pretty much sums it up. The rest you will just have to discover for you self  http://www.sidestreetsydney.com.au/

Karen Walkers new range of eyewear indulges in the divine, reflecting the rays of the sun in new glorious ways. She has channeled the celestial presence of the Sun Gods creating powerful shades that are unopposed by the heavenly spotlight.

In its fifth year, Karen Walker’s eyewear is growing to new aesthetic heights, whilst remaining true to its style ethos of effortless simplicity, just as her clothing label has done. The new thirty five-piece collection of statement sunnies will be launched on the New York Fashion Week runways adding that extra touch of sartorial bliss to her clothing.

Karen Walker certainly knows how to frame a face. Her bold frames and colour palette ensure that our eyes are always in fashion focus. Last seasons favourites, the Prisoner, Escape and Agent return with glass lenses that maximize clarity, whilst charismatic styles such as The Village, Rover and Number Six are armed with handmade acetate frames, that reflect Karen’s attention to detail and quality in design.

The arrows of the Sun Gods spur the traditional sunglasses shapes to new angular heights.  The T-bar frame is also a popular choice. Hints of gold, oranges and blue pay tribute to the landscape of the gods and penetrate the collection with a compelling sense of warmth.

The Sun God’s are looking down on us and casting new style shadows with their magnificently overstated proportions and thick frames. Their vivacious spirit of splendor infiltrates the earth below empowering us mortals with immortal sunglasses of grandeur.

Karen Walker’s new eyewear is certainly worthy of wardrobe worship, transforming us all into gods of accessorized style.

There is nothing more sumptuous than a big knit to swathe ourselves in during those cold winter months. Jenny Kee’s electric kints and Stella McCartney’s more recent runway revolutions have cast knit wear as the statement making winter essential. We have revived our grandpa’s old wooley button up cardigans and our granny’s crochet bolero’s and now a new label is re-reviving them in an entirely new fashionable quality. Standard Issue are the latest New Zealand cult label to cross the seas and hit our shores bringing nothing but their finest wool offerings with them. Designer, Laura Ellery, has created individual yarns that mix soft merino and coarser alpaca yarns to create warm woollies with an effortless nonchalance. An innovative lace hole texture gives traditional crochet a makeover whilst fine Italian cashmere ensures we feel as good as we look!

Each traditional piece is spliced with a touch of the unconventional and finished with a stitch of individuality. This is knitwear, literally at it’s finest. Standard Issue is the type of wardrobe staple you want to live in and with its natural ethics you actually could, all their fibres and dyes are one hundred percent natural, ensuring that comfort is at a premium.

Their Winter 2010 collection, which will be stocked in selected boutiques including Ruby & Min, Tuchuzy, is made up of charcoals, blacks and creams and spliced with a touch of royal red that will have us looking classically chic.

Standard Issue are certainly a stitch above the rest when it comes to savvy knitwear that will outlast the cold and the trends for winters to come. So combat the cold in one of these woolly warmers and radiate your inner warmth in style.

http://www.standardissue.co.nz

Fresh from her debut in New York Suzie Rose has returned to launch the sister of her original label Pizzuto. Suzie Rose has made a name for her herself through Pizzuto’s elegant classics with a twist. Pink Sparrow, Suzi’s new venture, follows a similar design principle only without the price tag. Her impeccable cuts and sophisticated tailoring are clearly still key. The name ‘Pink Sparrow’ stands for, “ a common beauty with a point of difference,� which sums not only the label up but each garment within it’s debut collection. Each little party dress and sophisticated piece of day wear has its own twist of individual beauty, from the ruffles to the voluminous sleeves, each garment is designed to stand out. “‘Pink Sparrow is for a fashion savvy young woman, this women looks for versatile wearable garments that are affordable and look high fashion,� and with all those Christmas and New Years festivities just around the bend there couldn’t be a better time for this little sparrow to soar into the fashion sky.

The debut collection was inspired by the myriad of textures and shapes that form the landscape of New York’s Central park. The classic carriages mingle with the touk touks and the trees meld into the surrounding sky scarpers. All this translates into a dynamic combination of stunning dresses and smart suiting. The monochrome tones of winter are balanced perfectly by splashes of vibrant colour. Pink Sparrow is a refreshing concept with an equally refreshing aesthetic.

Suzie Rose is carving a new niche for herself and it looks set to be another equally successful one. There is no sibling rivalry here and there is certainly no keeping this little sparrow grounded.

The Sydney design duo behind ls.clothing have re-invented themselves as The Twelfth Letter. The Twelfth Letter is a more mature and innovative progression of their original design ethos of artistic simplicity and individual difference.

Strong concept pieces splice up their range of abstractly embellished tees and tanks. Innovative ponchos and vests compel everyday dressing to new statement heights. The Twelfth Letter is not only melding the borders between street and formal wear though it is re-defining androgynous dressing with clever cut garments that look equally good on both genders.

Their debut collection Something That is Born Must Grow references Shakespeares gender bending Twelfth Night both figuratively and literally, disguising gender with scarlet and cream vests and more casual double-pocketed hooded trench style vests.

Their simplistic tees and tanks with uneven hems and varied graphic artworks are the perfect antidote to understated dressing, adding that integral touch of character especially when they are layered with the labels statement pieces. The Twelfth Letter is giving wardrobe basics an artistic makeover to ensure they stand out in the crowd.

The Twelfth Letter have distinguished themselves as a label to watch with their debut collection and its name “Something that is Born Must Grow� seems set to be a reflective statement of own their own re-birth and ability to re-invent the ordinary.

The new face in the world of fashion, The Twelfth Letter, certainly look set to have a long and rewarding life ahead of them. Gender transcending clothing is about to become an identifiable notion of confident style and it all starts with the Twelfth Letter.