Tomorrow (fingers crossed) will see the launch of our new blog! Yes, we're saying goodbye to old Blogger and embracing the future with Wordpress. We've had a few sneak peeks and we're really excited with the finished product. Monica Clapcott is the mastermind behind the upgrade and knows a thing or two about coding and other nerdy goodness. She has also since become quite good at dealing with our annoying/incessant/rambling emails. So a giant thanks to Mon!
Oh I'm sorry. You're not sure what I'm talking about it? Whoa! The new (long title warning) Gucci Mane - Diplo Presents: Free Gucci Mane (Best of the Cold War Mixtapes) download. Phew, that got the sweat beads going. And it rules. Free has two meanings in this case: it's free to download and Mr Mane is in jail so they wanna get him out. It's another winner from CBK favourite Diplo and it has some pretty nasty beats; the mix is heavy and dirty and basically like taking the rubbish out after a huge party. We'd know.
Sunday Best is back kids and we here at Comeback Kid like to test the waters before letting you know what is cool. Nice of us huh? So even though we urged you to hit up the last one, we attended it ourselves and had a truly life changing experience. So there. Do you trust us now? You can rock Sunday Best (for the first or second time), this Sunday (true to it's name) from midday at The Order of Melbourne. It's going to be a fine twenty seven degree day with plenty of sun, so ensure you head upstairs for the barbecue on the roof top terrace and have a sausage with mustard for me.
Let's start with the undeniable number one trend - the large lapel. Nearly every designer featured a jacket with an oversized lapel covered in fur or sheepskin to keep your neck warm as the snow starts to fall. And we're loving this look! Masculine and practical - I sound like I'm on a dating show...
Sick of seeing your collar bones? Fear not! The roll neck is back and in a big, rolled up kind of way. P.S. It's not just for the mods, this look is undeniably cool if teamed with just the right jacket.
Why keep it on the floor when you can wear it on your body? We're loving the cuddly texture of these jackets and jumpers - not to forget ties and hats; this trend is totally charming and very wintery warm. Hug anyone?
Comeback Kid couldn't attend Laneway* Festival today due to unforeseen circumstances**. As a result we've had our Hipster Badge revoked and cannot renew our Hipster Membership until we've attended three warehouse parties, two gallery openings and one new beer label launch.
"Just chillin' after the show, you know, checking my emails on my Blackberry...in MY amazing sheepskin jacket!!!"
Purrrrrrrr,
Happy Thursday kids! Comeback Kid's in a cheerful mood this morning 'cause we hit up the spectacular Devendra Banhart concert last night. With our fake beards, beads and bells and long curly hair we swayed and hummed throughout his beautiful set. And what a talented band! The Grogs (as they go by) were so talented (they all sung solos) that I've registered in singing lessons. Well, not quite, but it was very inspirational.
So the Hottest 100 has counted itself down and Art vs. Science proudly took second place (Numero Uno had previously been revealed) and we here at CBK were pretty excited to see some of our favourites rank up the top. After the Gentleman's Club that was the Hottest 100 of All Time it was nice to hear some of our female friends place not only in the top 10 but steadily throughout the day. To celebrate, here are five new tracks from the girls that are getting our heads nodding like yeah and hips moving like yeah:
Drape shone through at Paul Smith and Dior Homme: capes and coats were romantic but masculine.
Wooyoungmi frocked their models in these shaggy knits whilst Lanvin paid homage to the mo hawk paired with some seriously high waisted trousers.
Despite this PR disaster the Jean Paul Gaultier boxing themed show went off without a hitch but with plenty of stripes. Dries Van Noten hit back with this subtle pattern clash.
Here's a look for the Melbourne boys: Lanvin made casual layering look oh so stylish whilst Blaak Homme made just shorts, tee and a jacket suddenly very cool.
Suit yourself with length and flow from Yves Saint Laurent or shoulder definition with Kanye's favourite, Louis Vuitton.
Fur and androgyny reined supreme from the ever moody but always impressive Rick Owens and Ann Demeulemeester.
Jean Paul Paula wouldn't be out of placing rocking Romain Kremer's futuristic garb. And finally Damir Doma has given me good reason to call him Damir Doona without sounding like a fool.
Fashion isn't always serious and dark: Issey Miyake showed us how to relax in this super charming coffee jumper and Hermes wasn't getting too deep either with this simple hat and scarf combo.
Had my little sister told me braiding would be so cool in the future I totally would've played dolls with her and learnt the tricks of the trade but alas, my story isn't so. And here I am, years later, lusting over this Topman tee (from their LENS collection, it hits stores in Feb) that I'm sure I could DIY if I had the magic braiding skill running through my finger tips. Care to swing by the store to teach me?
I only did this post 'cause I wanted you to see my truly awesome and not to mention hilarious creation I whipped up (yes, pun intended) on the computer machine today! Yes! Oh yeah, and to talk about Mash Ups. Don't ya just love them? Before I have to hear your complaints about how this has zero to do with fashion consider this: Mash Ups are sartorial in a way - it's like when all your clothes are on your floor and you discover an outfit combo you hadn't noticed before. Don't the doors to fashion open then!
Denim x sheepskin collar. You can do no wrong.
Neoprene electric blue booga-loo.
Wool tweed jacket with gigantor collar VS fierce haircut.
What YSL bag?
Layers a plenty at Costume National and John Varvatos.
Feeling bold? So are Robert Cavalli and Salvatore Ferragamo.
I'll take two. Long hair and even longer scarves from Salvatore Ferragamo and Giuliano Fujiwara.
And the winner so far? Fur, leather, shoulders and cuffs: Burberry Prorsum have us eating out of their hands for another season.