We've Moved!

Say Adios to Blogspot, we're now a dot.com!

Head on over to:

WWW.RELIGIONOFFASHION.COM

See you on the flip side!
x

Black is the New Black. Guest Writer- Shitika Anand

When Audrey Hepburn emerged from the taxi in a black Givenchy dress, no one raised an eyebrow at her attire. That outfit seemed more appropriate for a formal evening affair, but Audrey challenged it by sipping coffee and biting into a scrumptious croissant Tiffany’s shop front. This opening scene from Breakfast at Tiffany’s waved goodbye to the stereotype of the colour black, and started a revolution in fashion.

A revolution of the colour ‘black’.

Look around you, at this very moment, how many people are wearing black? I’d spare you the trouble of counting – don’t even bother.

It’s almost every day when I come across terms like “Black is back”, “The new black” and “How to wear black”. It goes into saying that this is probably the most overused and persistent topic in fashion. Yet, we never get bored of it.

Some believe ‘black’ to be slimming, while others call it the age-barrier. Black is like fashion’s comfort food. It takes care of you when you are having a bad day. It embraces your body to give you the warm, comfortable feeling. You can never go wrong with black. It is casual, semi-casual, formal, semi-formal – you name it and ‘black’ is the answer.

It has always been an iconic and classic option for designers. Every designer has showcased an all-black collection, at least once in their career. And they all are very proud of it.

Japanese designer, Yohji Yamamoto finds black modest, arrogant and mysterious.

“It means that many things go together, yet it takes different aspects in many fabrics…But above all, black says this: “I don’t bother you – don’t bother me!” says Yamamoto in his book, Yohji Yamamoto.

The black dress has been the foundation of a woman’s wardrobe for centuries.

In the 15th century, when black was the official colour of mourning – it was a symbol of wealth and power. A sieved stratum of the society could afford to wear it.

Gradually the queens took over and tagged ‘black’ as the colour of elegance, sensuality and modernity. It became mandatory for every high-class woman to own a chic black evening gown. This was followed by the birth of the little black dress, famously known as the LBD (That is an entirely different story, which I might dig into some other day).

And today, as the chilly winter winds slam against my window pane, I wonder, have we stepped behind the yellow line, when it comes to wearing black? Are we being safe, or extremely boring?

Black gives a leeway to be daring and experimental, but it’s also liberating you to get lost in the crowd. You tend to lose your identity. It’s the safest bet – wear black and you won’t stand out. That blue scarf might, but the outfit in entirety is fused with the background.

Even though, black blurs the gender boundaries, it holds the irony torch. This mask of versatility can sometimes be mistaken for an “I-am-boring” one.

The streets are buzzing with dark-coloured moving objects and it is the default option when your inner stylist has gone on a holiday. Your retina doesn’t have to dodge in a fiesta of colours. You can experiment with varied cuts, styles, fabrics – anything that will suit your body and skin type. It’s amalgamates with every culture and race.

This fashion classic can never go out of style especially if you live in Melbourne. Wearing black is a social uniform in this Australian city and if you are a rebel – there shall be consequences.

This glamorous, seductive, powerful and practical colour is leading the fashion industry to a whole new level.

Nothing can replace its elegance and charm, whether you like it or not!


-Shitika Anand.

You outrageous business bitch.

It's come to my attention over the last few months that I have become a boring, scrabble Loving hag.
A person who has become part of the business world.
A person who takes things seriously.
A person who gives a shit about interest rates and who, after some pretty impressive stubborness, has decided to become a grown up and get my license.
But this week, a part of the old me came back.
The 40 something who wore beige (thanks follower Kat!) and tried to conform with the boring whats-its in the corporate world, has decided to pack her serious suitcases while replacing herself with somewhat of a slightly more outrageous and fun loving me.

During a shower epiphany tonight (I love those!) I realised how our generation (the 'supposed' scummy,slob like, knife wielding under-gen-Y'ers) can break free of the boring corporate world and make a statment for our generation.

The 80's had the punks.
The 90's had the Cranberry's listening rebels and we have the outrageous fun loving bunch.

Nothing bothers us under-gen-y'ers.
We break all boundaries of marketing for our businesses through viral marketing of facebook, Twitter and blogs.
We actually have businesses in our teenage years.
We swear. Openly.
We have the technology at our fingertips to research and advertise all over the world.
And despite what the media portray us to be like, we're very savvy minded and are staring success straight in the eye- in fact we're staring at it so closely and intently it mat aswell b the world championships of a staring contest.

But it's not just the fact that we're fearless of success that puts us apart from the other Gen's; It's the way we sell.
In the last 2 years I've seen a change in the way under-gen-y'ers sell things.
The way we sell ourselves on a daily basis; to new people, for jobs, etc.
We're outrageous and fun And we love what we do.
We're the generation of shock, horror and statements. Why become a boring dull, mixed-in-the-crowd human being when we can be loud, outrageous, fun and become twice as successful?
Well, answer me that?!!
So I'm going to be comfortable in my own skin in this big scary corporate world we are all venturing into.
Be comfortable in my own outrageous, fun loving and slightly immature way.
There's nothing wrong with being overly happy in the business world... If only our Baby Boomers and Gen X's knew that.

Z. xx

Fashion for a cause. 12th July

Why we (well mostly me) need an iPad

1. For when my iPhone goes flat. This happens for frequently to me than being accousted on the street by Charity organisations. Fuck off.

2. To play scrabble. Or to kill people of boredom with my new found love of scrabble and the fact that I lke to take 10 minutes to find every single letter combination on my tile rack; just to end up settling with the word 'been'.

3. To be seen holding an oversized, awkward object, that really has no purpose in my life other than to state the fact " Yes. I stood in line for 8 hours to buy this. I have nothing else to do with my time than to stand in lines."

4. To drop it and have it smash like 40% of iPhones in the world. There's nothing that completes my life than a shattered screen.

5. To then have an iPod, iPhone AND an iPad. I may aswell own shares in apple.

The Op Shop Shoot.

All styled by ROF with Op Shopped clothing and accessories (except models shoes).

Make Up artist (undercover ninja)- Lauren Chalmers

Photographer- Jackson Casagrande

Model- Molly @ Mirror Mirror Agencies

There's still some Polaroids yet to come.









































Stay tuned for our next shoot roughly 1month away. To get your garments on the list to e in the shoot email religionoffashion@gmail.com
X

A Posted Comment

So if you guys hadn't realised yet, we don't post comments because we Like to keep a crappy-wannabe magazine feel. But this morning we received a comment from the Lovely Kat and I thought that it's vital that you all read it as it's a style note on our new favorite colour, or non colour, Nude.

" I am not entirely sure how I feel about the trend yet. I think it can easily get a little drab, so you've got to do it well. It also reminds me of this line in Banger Sisters when the main character realises that EVERYTHING in her wardrobe is beige. It's a classic colour for a reason, but let us not go too overboard, or we'll look like we're in our forties before we know it. " Kat.



Good point. Thanks for all of your opinions guys, keep 'em coming!
X

Nude. Nude. Nude.

Nude.
Boobies. Bare skin. Bums.

No we're not talking about an SBS world movie, we're listing the first 3 things that come to mind when we think of the word 'Nude' this seasons hottest colour... Or well, not-colour I suppose.

But when did nude suddenly become so popular? Was it when we first started seeing the use of grandpa socks teamed with heels in the indie mags, or was it when we saw that the colour of the classic-trench could actually be teamed in a head-to-toe look?
Well, we could join our new PM Julia Gillard in a lovely nasal debate in parliament house over when it started, or we could just show you some of our favorite NUDE things.
Enjoy.
X

Stella McCartney Fall 2010



Jean Wu Lingerie.








Work from Ellen Von Unwerth



Nude Lips



Being Nude on ACNE paper




Brisbane designer Anna Peng's garments



Stella McCartney Pre Fall '10

Eat a rainbow. Or eat your food with Colour!

I don't know about you, but have you ever made lunch on a dismal grey winters day and felt completely and utterly depressed at the state of your lunch, sitting there on the bench in a re-used, crinkled plastic bag. You bet it's just looking up at you shrieking in a high-pitched food-like voice "Whyyyyy the plastic bag?!! Whyyyyy, it's soooo dull!! I want COLOUR!"

No?

Uh.

Well, anyway if that has ever happened to you (don't lie, we all know it has) then you'll love this Kek! Melamine Lunchbox.
With 5 snazzie compartments all a different dazzling colour, it's a great way to take your lunch to work, or use it as a convenient picnic basket, ready to pull apart to crate an instant feast!

You can pick them up for around 99 buckeroos at www.kek.com.au

10 Favourite looks from Zambesi SS 10/11

This season, womens-wear in Zambesi bought us a collection of contrast. Light and dark, soft and structured, opaque and sheer, Georgette and leather, masculine and feminine. And it was pulled together amazingly.
Elizabeth Findlay claimed she’d been inspired by the fabric remnants of old collections she found during a clear-out. The ingenuity came into play in collaging them together.
The collection featured a slightly romanced grunge feel of nudes/washed pinks and blacks all pulled together with over sized mesh Tees, lace, plunging necklines and accessories made of ties. And we loved it, in a dark, grunge-like way.

Here's our 10 favorite looks: