After professing our love for IXIAH’s collection at Sydney Fashion Weekend, when we heard news of IXIAH’s media launch we knew we just HAD to go!
Heading down to level 1 of Westfield Pitt Street, a small sealed off section was packed and we mean PACKED full of people all checking out the IXIAH collection. We were pretty stoked to be able to see the collection up close and personal. There’s nothing more satisfying than running your fingers on some expensive threads, ahh *sigh*.
Just a bit of background IXIAH (pronounced ex’ sy’ ah,’ yes we were fighting over the pronunciation too) is a Sydney-based fashion label by Krystal Davis. It’s always hard to articulate a brand’s signature style, but IXIAH’s “about us” page best describes their aesthetic as being “textural collections and strong silhouettes with handmade eclectic design aspects.”
We couldn’t agree more! There is something genuinely intriguing about the choice of delicate fabrics and feminine cuts that are both flattering and well put together. Amongst music, tasty treat munching and freebie goodies, their clothes were marked down with a generous discount. We even found pieces from $300 down to $150! It made us swoon with a giddy childish glee when going through each rack from their SS12 – Fall 13 collections.
I (Talyssa) absolutely LOVED that blue blouse!! I still want it, but ah..I’m so poor these days.
If we’re completely honest the crowd looked kinda pretentious – models, good looking people in general, fashion buffs, the brand designers and of course, hipsters. Although it took us a while to work up the courage to talk to people on the night when we finally did, everyone, especially the models, were super nice!!
One of the models we gathered up the courage to talk to (LOL). This lovely model’s outfit features IXIAH’s upcoming Spring collection due to be released in August.We absolutely loved this outfit! This model also features clothing from IXIAH’s Spring Collection debuting in August. Loving this Aztec inspired style! Spring trends seem to be fluro, bright colours, aztec/geometrical patterns, and exploring clothing of different textures.We were in awe of this outfit!! That vest was immaculate and works so well with the blouse underneath. For some reason we can’t shake the the lost Island “Atlantis” vibe we’re getting from IXIAH’s clothing! Don’t you think?Freebie showbag!! This was such an awesome bonus. Each bag contained a free belt, a hair product (mine was a heat protectant spray), a $100 makeup lesson voucher (so awesome) and a complimentary treatment and blowdry at Intershape Hairstylists.Free cupcakes!
The IXIAH pop up store is on level 1 outside Zara in Westfield Pitt Street for one month only so check it out!
The final day of Fashion Weekend Sydney wrapped up yesterday, with another successful year of ‘dazzling’ and ‘inspiring’ us Sydney-siders through SHOP’s exciting fashion filled event. Fashion Weekend Sydney featured over 100 designers showcasing their latest collections at special discount prices, in the Royal Hall of Industries from 16-19th May. On top of this, the event showcased over 15 Beauty and Lifestyle stalls, as well as the highlight of the evening, the signature Fashion Weekend Sydney catwalk!
Unfortunately, we could only attend Thursday evening, which limited the amount of highlights we could participate in and severely limited our shopping experience!! One day for us to bargain shop is like saying sorry, no card payments here.
Shut up and take my money! HAHA
So what did a ticket to Fashion Weekend Sydney get you?
Catwalk guideTALULAHWATSON X WATSONNICOLA FINETTICHRISTENSEN COPENHAGENIXIAH
The stand out of the show for us was definitely the Ixiah collection. Unfortunately our images couldn’t capture all the pieces in their full glory! Ixiah’s style captures a vintage bygone era appeal which compliments the feminine soft elements of flowing fabrics and lace. For us, Ixiah’s collection had an appeal that was vastly different from its competition on the catwalk and extremely resonated to our particular fashion taste.
Gorgeous outfit from Ixiah.
This coordi in particular really made us go “wow!” when it first appeared on the catwalk. It is refreshing and stunningly gorgeous!
The catwalk concluded after a short 30 minutes, but gave great insight into this seasons upcoming trends!
With the fashion show over, we were finally able to shop!!! In our opinion, the shopping experience was fantastic, there were a mixture of vintage and high fashion stores, all selling one-off pieces at reduced (some even up to 50% off) prices. It was really nice to see that some pop up stalls really put in effort into their décor.
Such cute charms!
Though we would have loved to do more shopping, we ended up talking to the lovely Melbourne ladies, Natalie from Harv & Milla and Janet from JC Lane. Their style was so cute and definitely aligned to our tastes! A pair of vintage style boots for only $59 caught my eye so of course, purchased!!
Other free highlights included various fashion talks on the latest style and trend advice – how to wear this seasons style and essentials for your wardrobe, – free polaroid booths, competitions, mini makeovers, and $20 manicures with free Sally Hensen goody bags valued at over $40!!!
Our polaroid two shot!
Finally, an event bonus was the presence of food and drinks! We have been to fashion events – LONG fashion events – that provided no food or drinks, so this was definitely great to see!! Yes even us fashion lovers like to EAT!
Overall, we definitely recommend anyone who loves fashion, shopping, or just interested in having a girls night out, to check out Sydney Fashion Weekend next year! It is definitely worth in!
JUST IN – Ixiah is having a retail media launch night this Thursday! Fingers crossed we can get some media passes to show you all the beautiful clothes and fun on the night!
A term created by Siree and Talyssa to describe their new Blogging Fashion Segment focused on their mutual love of fashion and Kpop.
A critical but casual review of the fashion present in various Kpop music videos.
BoomShakaStylin’ originates from the word ‘BoomShakaLaka’ made famous in the Kpop world by BigBang rapper T.O.P in BigBang’s 2012 hit song ‘Fantastic Baby.’
– “Wow! That girl looks like shes dressed straight out of a KPOP music video – she’s so vibrant and stylish!!”
– “Yeah! I agree!! She’s BoomShakaStylin’!!”
And so, let the curtains open as we begin our BoomShakaStylin’ segment with none other than….
HYUNA’S ICECREAM
“Ice cream, ice cream i’ll melt you down like ice cream”
The fashion style present in Hyuna’s Ice Cream is all about communicating one thing, and considering this is Hyuna we are talking about, there is really only one possibility as to what this could be. Yes, that’s right folks!
SEX APPEAL
Korea’s female diva does not just feature one or two sexy outfits within this clip, oh no, instead she flaunts a total of 9 different outfits!?!?! You see, pressing your boobs together in a bath tub does not convey sex appeal enough that numerous outfit changes are completely necessary! DUH!! IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW!!
Regardless, Siree and I actually find the outfits in Ice Cream super vibrant, quirky, cool, fun and colourful and we actually really enjoy the overall look within the clip. When it came to deconstructing each outfit separately however, it was a completely different story! Almost every outfit is a total Monet! From far away it’s all okay but real up close its just too gross!
We can’t help but think that Hyuna’s bright yellow leopard print crop top and maxi wrap skirt…are just…really gross and tacky!! The wrap skirt, of course, leaves itself perfectly open to a full view of Hyuna’s black underwear as she dances..Yes, this outfit is really something that only Hyuna could pull of…Damn girl!! Why you be so nastay?!?!?!
The accessories on the other hand are awesome – totally loving the street style of the hat + scarf combo and Hyuna’s shoes! But again, our problem – we’re just not exactly sure if the entire ensemble matches! Hyuna’s fashion in Ice Cream follows Simon and Martina’s theory – the Kpop Music video styling trend where everything on the whole looks really great, but when you actually begin to look at what is being worn, it’s as if the stylists have gone though a used clothes bin, picked a random bunch of items and threw them on the idols!!
Close Up of accessories.
A prominent element of Hyuna’s look in this clip is her ‘tanned’ skin colour (it’s tanned compared to other Korean celebrities) which differs greatly to the usual porcelain skin colour Korean celebrities don in their Music Videos. In a country where most high profile celebrities seek to acheive a white or porcelain skin colour that is culturally associated with things like beauty, elegance, innocence and aegyo, tanned skin in Korea, in relation to celebrities at least, is associated with “sexiness”. Therefore Kpop stars known for their sexiness such as Lee Hyori, Bora and Hyorin, feature tanned skin as part of their signature look. A powerful and sexy Kpop star such as Lee Hyori with her beautifully tanned skin has a very different image, physically and personality wise, than the Kim Yoona’s and IU’s of the female KPOP world. This is why Hyuna, being Korea’s current no. 1 sex symbol, sings “Chocolate ice cream like my dark skin” so she can further align herself with the image and notions associated with being sexy in Korea: she has dark skin like chocolate and is therefore oozing with sexiness and indulgence.
THE COLOURFUL SNOW LEOPARD
GET THE LOOK: Jacket: Ashish’s A/W 2012 Collection | Glasses: Bride To Be
This is probably one of two wearable outfits in this MV, and what an amazing outfit this is! I love the pop art colours featured in Hyuna’s sequinned leopard print jacket. Heck! I just love this jacket! Texture wise – tick, print wise – tick, colour wise – tick, its 80’s inspired style and cut – tick!!
Surprisingly, Hyuna wears this jacket over a fitted sequinned corset top with coloured false gems for embellishments. Who would have thought! Sequin over sequin MATCHES! This works in this outfit as both garments feature different types of sequins – matte sequins in the jacket and regular shiny ones in the corset.
What were you thinking with those glasses?!
Hyuna’s blue head scarf helps to tie the blue denim shorts into the outfit, completing the look and adding a very cute touch! The bride to be glasses however? A complete NO-NO! What is with the on-going junk and tackiness that Hyuna seems to need to attach to her branded outfits?!
And woah! Did anyone else impossibly miss the ‘in your face’ Chanel product placement?? I hope not.
Close up of make up and Chanel Accessories (the ring is Chanel)
Hyuna’s makeup throughout the clip is very ulzzang style, which suits her colourful outfits well. Each outfit’s makeup has subtle colour highlights to help tie the look together. Hyuna’s make up for this outfit featured subtle hints of light blue on Hyuna’s eyes. Her wild hair with blue streaks help add that extra cool, hip, and street style feel to the outfit.
A LITTLE BIT OF BONDAGE AND BUBBLES
For all the boys who have fantasied about Hyuna in bondage, all your dreams have now come true!! With her smokified eye makeup and her “kiss me NOW” seductive red lips, Hyuna is asking for youuu~! What we found most weird about this outfit is how it completely contrasts all the other alternative, street style fashion in this clip.
And then we thought! AHA! It must be to suit the random music change in the song!!!!
*cracks up* ahahahahaha! I laugh because we both know that’s not true.
It seems that in any way they can, Hyuna’s producers will push her further down into the depths of sexiness. It’s as if they just want to make sure that we didn’t get confused with Hyuna’s sudden cool hip hop street vibe, and that she still very much is that sexy sex symbol who constantly rubs herself up and down with her “ooh” and “ahh” pouting facial expressions. To be honest, this scene communicates exactly how Hyuna often crosses the boundary between sexy and tacky, where Hyuna’s sexiness just ends up looking cheap and unnatural.
Gotta love Hyuna’s “Ahh” expression as she casually touches her breast.
And. A side note…When did Hyuna’s boobs get so big?!?!?!
The composition of this outfit is a great way to show of the “Tomboy” style – which is a look I’m really loving on girls at the moment. An important aspect in achieving this look is definitely layering. Hyuna layers a baggy sweater over a white blouse with the collar and cuffs kept visible. Over this she wears suspenders which adds to the cool street vibe. The sweaters modern street art design works well with the beanie and I’m really liking those glasses!
Hyuna features a heavy amount of body art in this clip – whether it be makeup stars or psuedo tattoos, it all adds to the over-decorated vibe associated with the street style. I think Hyuna’s body art works particularly well with this outfit
This outfit is a variation of Hyuna’s leopard print outfit, but the skirt has been removed and a triangle print top has been added over the leopard print crop top…The outfit looks alright and manages to work well..until you look at Hyuna’s legs – orange and black striped legwarmers with yellow jeffery Campbell heels? I don’t get it.
Classy!
We were loving the beanie and the HUGE Chanel necklace bling..until we saw it was decorated with..my..little…pony’s?? Again…we just don’t get it. We can’t understand exactly what message this whole SEXY X TACKY vibe is meant to be getting across?!?! We’re not getting a good one, that’s for sure!!!
Ahh..yes even I’m getting tired of writing about all these outfits. All I can say is, Hyuna’s hi-low printed maxi could have totally brushed off as elegant, but she pairs it with red sport socks, a pink beanie and sneakers?? It’s just messy and mixed matched!
The beanie is overkill. The outfit could have been somewhat acceptable without it…
Hyuna was right on trend with the army aesthetic in this look! Especially since army print has become increasingly popular in MVs following this clip quite a few months later – such as SNSD’s I Got A Boy. I’m quite liking the whole Army vibe at the moment and so I quite like this look – especially the fit of Hyuna’s dress/jacket.
Coloured hair and simple accessories.
This is one of Hyuna’s simpler looks accessory wise, however she still makes a bold statement with her coloured hair, belt, and extremely awesome shoes. See Hyuna, you don’t need to take the tacky route!
We love love love this outfit!!! It has that preppy and cute vibe created mainly by the short’s printed retro ice cream pattern. This is probably the only outfit Hyuna wears that really suits the song. Hyuna emphasises the preppy nature of the outfit by tucking her top into her shorts, accessorising with vintage-esque Jewelry – the silhouetted woman piece and pearls – and her above ankle socks with diamond pattern. I am absolutely in love the the contrast created with Hyuna’s high top sneakers. This outfit was definitely thrown in to remind viewers of Hyuna’s cute image and in keeping with this, her skin in this look is also much paler.
Close up of pattern of shortsClose up of accessories. Sorry about the screenshot Hyuna..lol
JUMPSUIT…I THINK..?
GET THE LOOK: TRUST ME YOU DON’T WANT IT!
And finally, the most ridiculously tacky outfit of all. In fact from the front it looks like just your regular everyday jumpsuit…..
UNTIL SHE BENDS DOWN AND TURNS AROUND!!!
Seriously???What is this…THING?!!??!
What the!?!?! This is not a jumpsuit!!!!! This is half a jumpsuit…no this is an APRON that looks like a jumpsuit!!! Don’t let the one billion and one cords to tie up deter you from wearing this apron as you get down and dirty in the kitchen!!
Last Saturday was a pretty special day for us at The Hidden Thimble. We only started blogging last October meeting this awesome community that is the blogging sphere and figuring out what the hell fashion “is,” or for that matter what it “can” be, and now, we had the privilege to be a part of a selected few to attend an event for Sydney fashion blogger organised by the lovely people at WhatIWear!
The meeting place was at the recently new Guylian Dessert Café in Darling Harbour. New friends? New dessert place? TOO FREAKN AWESOME!! Unfortunately, Talyssa couldn’t make it to the event (and she really really wanted to be a part of it!). So that left me by myself…alone…GAHH! I’m a recovering introvert yeah! But whatever YOLO! HAHA
So what was the WhatIWear event all about? The opportunity not only gave us a chance to meet with the names and faces behind the website and other long lost fashion friends, but as a fashion social website it was great to hear, plan and socialize how WhatIWear could become the right fashion community for all fashion lovers – and we are their pioneers!
It was so much fun to meet all these lovely ladies! Shy nerves aside, everyone was not only stylish but we bonded together quite well. It was so hectic as well. I didn’t even get to meet the other half of the table properly! I can’t wait to meet everyone again (with Talyssa this time around) :)
So, what did I wear? The theme was to reflect the WhatIWear colours: white, black and orange.
With Karen from meandsunny. She’s so sweet and friendly! Her bag on the day was super cute as well!
Romper: Nasty Gal | Knee socks: Sportsgirl | Necklace: House Of Harlow | Earrings: Bagazimuri | Shoes: Dotti
Yeah my wardrobe lacks the orange but I improvised with my makeup and accessories accents :P I was so happy to have so many compliments on my drip paint/gloomy bear nail art! It was my first time to do them. Also my Farris wheel ring got its fair share of attention lol
The stylish Cassie from Cee Me More. The story behind the name I thought was sweet and funny since it’s something I can relate too ;)
A big thank you to Valencia, the Community Manager of WhatIWear! She came straight from the airport to do the event! Much love! <3Working like a BOSSActually this is what work looked like most the time lol
Working hard!Follow us! lolFunny as hell Ethel from Fashiondiction. Love her muchos!I love this shot even though it’s blurry :) Sorry Karen!! ><
All our thoughts and ideas for the WhatIWear community to be the ideal fashion social space!
Spoils of the day! All the polaroids I stole got :)
I know things will get better and better as we develop our connection to the WhatIWear community and with all the beautiful faces and personalities that made us all pioneers to begin with! I can’t wait to show everyone what we can do!!
Now, The Hidden Thimble has a WIW account! Follow us here. We’ll be updating our WIW page soon! :D
If you don’t know who this little kitty is, well I’m gonna educate you on the awesomeness of this shirt because… it has freakin Chococat on it! Choco-freakn-cat!!
Yeah, possibly the cutest thing to have on a blouse. I got this Forever21 baby from my great friend as a Christmas present when she was overseas. She was still thinking of me when she was visiting long time friends, how sweet! So I’ll call her “Beloved M” here. She looks after me and my fashion endeavors, heart her long time~.
Rings – HOH | ASOS | Lovisa
Cuteness overload! This is from the HELLO KITTY FOREVER, FOREVER 21 X SANRIO Collection 2012. The items were really cute! I love the way they styled the pattern-on-pattern graphics for the photo shoot in the collection. It doesn’t look “kiddish.” The looks they portrayed were fresh and youthful for the pleasure of street style. So unique! I wish Australia had F21 so I could buy more pieces :(
Cute right?! Click on the image to see more photos!Pleather Skater Skirt – ASOS | Blouse – F21 | Shoes – hand me down
So I guess my take is more of a toned down version aww :( To toughen the look, I paired the blouse with my pleather skirt which gave it a nice contrast. The skirt is the wet-look kind of pleather skater skirts available which I love because it’s so sleek.
Cute oxford-esque heels in cream and brown to match. These types of shoe designs were popular in Japan once upon a time… still is for some brands like Liz Lisa :)
The forced “I’m-not-looking-at-you-to-look-natural-but-it’s-all-lies” look to finish LOL :P
First off, HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone!! Talyssa and I wish you all the best and thank you for supporting us with all your lovely comments, following and visits! 2012 has certainly gone fast hasn’t it? It definitely has been an accelerated learning curb for us with our blog and we predict 2013 is gonna be the year for more fun and games here at The Hidden Thimble for sure!
And starting off for 1st Jan ’13, we are back for another flower power hit!
Ah, you’re probably going, “Huhhh??” A bit surprised it’s not a New Year’s Eve party edition right? Well, NYE was a bit low key this year for us. We just went out to a friend’s place and partied with eating, gaming and singing then went to watch the fireworks at 12AM. So yeah, fashion-wise we weren’t in the mood lol
This look is a bit more for your casual day out though, with the location setting it seems to really fit into the country theme lol. It must be the hat! I don’t think I really see people wear hats in the city except for guys with caps. Actually I don’t really wear hats! Especially of this size! But I think it looks great when you pair it with a maxi dress for the summer.
Talyssa keeps on commenting how Japanese I looked with my hat and wig. Actually, there is something Gyaru about this look. My mission is complete lol
Blouse: Zara. Jeans: BDG. Hat: ThreadSence. Necklace: House of Harlow. Boots: Overseas (Korea).
Ahh these BDG jeans are love! I got them online at Urban Outfitters and they are just the perfect shade in colour. Oooh secret! I only started wearing jeans again this year after a veryyy long hiatus. Long as in maybe 2 years+(?) Yeah, it’s been a while since I covered my legs (hahz!) It’s such a pain to alter something you already paid for and seeing all that fabric go in the bin is heartbreaking (for my ego…).
Ah Nicole if you are reading this (which I doubt *sad*), you own my soul with your amazing jewelry! These are from her first season range. Still classics. ;)
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