'Summer breeze makes me feel fine...'

The 2006 Dior Cruise Collection otherwise known as 'Dior for the Relaxed Glamazon'.


Images and complete collection here, at style.com.

Sleep with your head in the clouds...

The Cloud Bed by Courtney Skott - the modern, minimalist and mobile four poster bed.

Info & pic sourced from here, at Sensory Impact.com.

Maison (de la couture) Martin Margiela

The master of all that is deconstruction & artisanal - Martin Margiela, has been invited by the Chambre Syndicale De La Couture' to show as part of the official Haute Couture schedule in July.

Images of the AW06 collection here, at Vogue.co.uk.

The Perfect Mix.

Tautou with a touch of Hepburn...

Audrey Tautou looking elegant & ethereal in Cannes at the premiere of 'The Da Vinci Code'.

More images here, at Getty Images.com

on the subject of photography...

New photography gallery 401 Projects in New York is currently showing the exhibition "In My Stairwell" platinum prints of celebrity portraits (shot in the stairwell of his loft studio) by gallery founder Mark Seliger, I quite like this shot of vaudevillian actor Bill Irwin in clown pants:

The former chief photographer of Rolling Stone, is now under contract to Condé Nast Publications, where he works for GQ & Vanity Fair, his body of work includes portraits of Bruce Springsteen, Mick Jagger, Lou Reed, Elvis Costello, Diana Krall, Kurt Cobain & this ultra cool shot of the Legendary Johnny Cash:

The next show starting on May 24 will be an exhibtion of the work of rock photographer Albert Watson sponsored by DKNY, I love this shot of Bowie:

401 Projects Gallery is described by Seliger as - "This is like a photographer's sanctuary."

More images and information here, at 401 Projects.com

Madonna's Mane Event

Ethereal equestrian erotica.

"Madonna" photographed by Steven Klein; the complete story appears in the June 2006 issue of W.

Story & more images here, at Style.com

Ankle Boot Amore

Seriously lovin' these ankle boots from Stella McCartney:


Images and complete collection here, at Style.com

S/S 2006-7: Sydney - Notable Mention

Many of the collections shown in Sydney for MAFW this week were full of uninspiring been-there-done-that dresses, the smaller more experimental labels like Alpha60 provided welcome relief:

Images and complete collection here, at six6photography.com.

S/S 2006-7: Sydney - Toni Maticevski

The Balenciaga style pieces in this collection were wrong, and even though the Roland Mouret references were a better tangent this designer really doesn’t need to emulate anyone else - he has proven in the past that he can design beautiful, original and directional collections, from this seasons show the following pieces stood out:



Images and complete collection here, at Vogue.com.au