New HBO Series: GIRLS.

OK so my latest obsession is a hilariously confronting TV show produced by HBO called 'Girls'.

It is the brain baby of the incredibly talented Lena Dunham (pictured below) who wrote, produced and stars in the very dark comedy. The series is also produced by heavyweight director/writer/producer Judd Apatow (Freaks & Geeks, Knocked Up, 40 Year Old Virgin, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Get Him To The Greek, Superbad... and the list goes on)

Apatow's involvement as an executive producer on 'Girls' started with an email.

After watching the 2010 indie film 'Tiny Furniture' (which I have yet to watch) Apatow sent writer-director-star Dunham a note expressing his excitement about the budding star & turns out she had something extremely riveting to share with him.

 

The series revolves around Dunham as a single girl navigating love and work in New York with her friends. Dunham is quick, vulnerable and a bit of a nerdy slut (but we love it).

I have only watched 4 episodes but it's already covered the struggles of living out of home, opium tea, texts of the nude variety, sexual harassment at work, abortions, STD's, gay boyfriends, gay dads, cheating, live bands, babysitters and virgins. I think that says enough.

 

The writing is absolutely hilarious, it is witty, raw and very engaging. I almost cried when I realised the episodes were only 30 minute long but thank-god Showcase airs 2 eps at a time.

The show has already been on the receiving end of high praise from The New Yorker, The New York Times, and New York Magazine.

People must start watching it - we have a cult series on our hands!

If you enjoy shows like How To Make It In America, Bored To Death, Californication, Nurse Jackie & United States of Tara you will be addicted to this show.

Black Milk

 

The story of how Black Milk came to be is an inspiring one. Creator James Lillis found himself broke, cold and in a down right pickle but instead of plunging deep down into tedium he decided to buy a second hand sewing machine and 6 bucks worth of shoddy nylon lining and made his very first shirt – which he adored.

His adventures saw him participate in sewing classes with lovely old ladies, work odd jobs, save every little penny and roam into iddy-biddy dance-wear stores to find the perfectly dazzled material, and it was then that he made & sold his first pair of leggings.

It all paid off in the end from the door-to-door sales pitches to the early morning tents at the markets. Lillis made a decision to sell the label Black Milk exclusively online – and it was the best decision he made.

Black Milk has established itself as one of the best online Aussie labels with a fantastic team of garment creators and a huge community of girls who are extremely passionate about the brand. 

Below are some of the recent designs that are available to purchase on the Black Milk Website

 Aurora Skye Leggings - $75.00

Beetlejuice Leggings - $75.00

Black Milk Leggings - $75.00

Cathedral Leggings - $75.00

Cross of St. Peter Leggings - $75.00

Personal Fav ✞

Galaxy Blue Leggings - $75.00

Personal Fav ✰

Galaxy Purple Leggings - $75.00

Kids In Amerika Leggings - $80.00

Liquid Gold Leggings - $80.00

Pyramids New Silver Leggings - $80.00

Retro Gamer Leggings - $75.00

Scribble Leggings $70.00

Suspender Black Leggings - $125.00

Here is a bit more from Black Milk:

Swimsuits & Leotards

 

Gimme' More

I have just a wee bit of a crush on Drew Barrymore. Not only does she have an amazing sense of style whether she is sporting wavy boho hair, pin-up lips or a badass leather jacket. Barrymore proves she can wear it all.

Cashing Cheques with Azealia Banks

I think it's safe to say that Azealia Banks is going to be huge very soon & not only in the music world but in the fashion world too. Banks was born in 1991 hence the name of her new EP entitled '1991'.

Growing up in the heart & soul of music & theatre (NYC) lead to Banks getting into world famous performing arts school LaGuardia in Manhattan. Banks listened to everything from Interpol to Bloc Party. A mixing pot of swag, Banks emulated the style of Eve, M.I.A, Santigold & Lil' Mama.

We have stumbled upon a potty mouthed Mouseketeer and I can't wait to see what she does next. Banks will be performing @ Splendour in the Grass in Byron Bay this year on July 29th.

Office Space

So I have recently scored a new job where I get to work from home. Now I get to create my very own office space - but interior design is so hard, there are so many ways in which you can decorate an office space. Right now my old uni space is not working, in fact it just makes me angry. So I have been looking online for inspiration. I'm a light and dark kind of person - I love the morbid: skulls/rocky horror/bones/huntersthompson/dracula/americanpsycho but I love glitter/rainbows/colour/silver/gold/make-up. So here is some inspiration for my new office digs.
 

 

 

Clean desk, Clean head :)

Jaime Lee is MAJORMAJOR

Jaime Lee Major is a visual artist from Perth, Western Australia originally known for her explosive watercolour paintings. In 2008 she held her first solo exhibition at The Bakery, Artrage Complex and was selected for the Curvy 5 book, a Yen and Paper Tiger publication which showcased 100 of the best female artists from around the world.

Graduating from the Central Institute of Technology with an Advanced Diploma in fashion and textile design, Jaime Lee won the X-Press Emerging Designer and Minter Ellison awards. It was here where Jaime Lee experimented with creating textiles that replicated her watercolour paintings and the natural progression from art into fashion evolved.

Jaime Lee officially launched the “Jaime Lee” label in 2010 with a stunning hypercolour campaign by fashion photographer Thom Kerr.

The vibrant images were a success and went on to be featured in numerous national and international magazines. Her debut collection “Out of Focus” was a favourite at the Perth Fashion Festival in September 2010, even attracting global media attention with The New York Magazine’s “The Cut” reporting Jaime Lee’s collection was a “Lucha Libre fighters meet Power Rangers meet earlier 90’s Barbie, with alien eyes and Madonna circa Blonde Ambition hair.” 

Jaime’s next collection “Pollination”, debuted at Rosemount Australian Fashion Week in May 2011 and featured an exciting collaboration with LA based latex designer Abigail Greydanus, famed for creating Katy Perry’s latex costumes.

The collection featured hand embellished couture finishings and exclusive digital prints with textural surface treatments to create a pollen-like texture. Primarily, silks and natural fibres make up the collection with an inclusion of wool and various hand knitting techniques.

Jaime Lee’s RAFW debut garnered both critical and commercial acclaim with Pages Digital hailing Jaime Lee’s designs as “the boldest and brightest to be coming out of Australia at the moment”. The magazine went on to say Jaime Lee’s “Pollination” collection was “unlike anything we’re seeing down under. This designers clothes are out of this world.”

In November 2011, Jaime Lee cemented herself as Australian fashion’s fastest rising star by securing a collaboration with one half of 2011’s most celebrated musical duos and Best Female ARIA award winner, Kimbra.

Stylist Jana Bartolo initially introduced Kimbra to Jaime Lee’s “Pollination” collection at a photo shoot. At the time, Kimbra was already earning a reputation for making bold fashion choices and naturally gravitated towards Jaime Lee’s hypercolour digital prints when looking for outfits for the Parklife tour.

Kimbra received so much praise for her style during that tour that when she was nominated for 5 ARIA Awards, she immediately commissioned Jaime Lee to create her a look for the occasion.

Jaime Lee crafted two dresses for Kimbra at the ARIAs. One, which was worn during Kimbra’s performance with Gotye, is a show-stopping gold lace fishtail dress with hand beaded Swarovski Crystals. The second is a lilac and gold party frock, which was made for Kimbra to wear when accepting her awards. 

Jaime Lee also customised a pair of suede nude pumps, embellished in lace and crystals, that Kimbra wore with each dress. These shoes were described by OK! Magazine as ‘divine’ with the magazine proclaiming the whole lilac look as ‘bold and edgy in an electro pop-sicle way!’ 

The dresses, each valued at over $6000, took over a month to create, and embodied the quirkily beautiful aesthetic that personifies the Jaime Lee label.

Jaime Lee plans to continue to create demi-couture clothing for private clients, whilst supporting herself by designing full-time with a popular high-street brand.

 The following are pictures are from the OUT OF FOCUS campaign on the JaimeLee website. 

Follow Jaime Lee on Instagram @ jaimeleemajor or on Tumblr.

Gee-Tee-Emm

The girls and I had an amazing time at Groovin' The Moo. We are so blessed to be able to go to festivals like this. This last photo was taken at 360 who BLEW my mind. What an amazing artist he is. He really blew my stockings right off. Alas, the night ended with DIGITALISM who took us right until the end.