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Philosophers come big and small, male or female, little known or well known, and in all colours. They come in structuralist, existentialist, futurist, fascist and pragmatist varieties. They come living or dead, in MA Degree form or For Dummies form. And now they come in badge form.
In creating PHILOS-o-FACE, Prudence Rees-Lee saw a gap in the market that could be filled only by a leathery, creased old face mounted on a pin.
What:
Fashion Keyboard featuring ThreeThousand DJs
Where:
Upper levels, 189 Lonsdale St, Melbourne
When:
Fri Oct 26, doors 10pm
How much:
free
Description:
Penny and Bel reach Melbourne's nightlife pinnacle, playing the main room at Fashion Keyboard this Friday at midnight. Last time, they may have only had two CDs but this time they'll have at least three and Bel will actually pay attention to the decks instead of dancing around with her shoes off and demanding jagerbombs from her many fans.
Event: DJs
Stimulus: A
Who Am Eye is a brethren of indie boys making clothing for other indie boys. They may lack a question mark and consistently misspell a common, one-letter word, but since when should spellcheck stand in the way of the tight panted? They’re probably just being post-modern anyway.
The designers are with Dolly Parton on the 9 – 5 front.
Melbourne label Pigeon Combine develops a strong sense of narrative in streetwear. The 2007 winter range pays homage to the macabre literature of Edgar Allan Poe. The dapper garments of the ‘Tails of Terror' collection draw on gothic themes and the eternal battle between vampire and man. The sharp designs boast teeth, tails, hoods and a distinct air of Melbourne panache.
For a lot of us the idea of ‘organic’ clothing conjures up images of baggy hemp pants, the kind that make your ass look the size of Jamaica and scratch with sandpaper consistency.
But the future is bright. Rally Clothing is fashioned from 100% organic cotton and looks a whole lot better than fisherman’s pants and a poncho.
One positive thing about living in a city with pre-menstrual weather, is that you can wear a cable-knit cardi like this one all year round. Maybe it’d be slightly warm on a 30-degree day, but when it rains buckets that same afternoon you could slip it on quite comfortably.
Friedrich Gray is one Sydney-sider obviously clued to Melburnian taste.
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