SMITTEN SUNDAYS

Going Deeper.

2010-03-30T18:06:00.001+11:00

a trailer to the latest masterpiece from my one-and-only....x

Ice Cold.

2010-01-19T01:58:00.003+11:00

Tomorrow we head to Sundance.

YOUNG LOVE was selected to screen as part of the international short fiction program.

A hearty congratulations to my fellow pigeons.

Here's to two weeks of snow, plaid, mulled wine, film and the marvelous Mr Robert Redford. oh my. x

(many thanks to my favourite uncle)

oh my.

2009-11-03T16:47:00.005+11:00

the genius that is stylist and costume designer, Casey Storm. it's like one long really interesting sentence. (thanks Vbs)

Smitten With... #10

2009-11-03T15:29:00.009+11:00

1. PLAGIARISM: From Brazil With Love.

like the robin hood of art. these breathtaking collages are made up of images taken from the world's top magazines.

"DAILY COLLAGES/ARTWORKS USING THE BEST MAGAZINES AROUND THE GLOBE. APPROPRIATE TO RECRIATE, WITHOUT POWER, CORRUPTION AND LIES. DIY. STYLING THE ALREADY STYLED." - from brazil with love

2. IMAGES: NOLLYWOOD by Pieter Hugo

Behind Hollywood and Bollywood, Africa's film Industry, Nollywood, is said to be the 3rd largest film industry in the world. Movies are produced and marketed in the space of a week.

"They tell stories that appeal to and reflect the lives of its public: stars are local actors; plots confront the viewer with familiar situations of romance, comedy, witchcraft, bribery, prostitution. The narrative is overdramatic, deprived of happy endings, tragic. The aesthetic is loud, violent, excessive; nothing is said, everything is shouted." - Petier Hugo

Brilliant photographer Pieter Hugo has tried to capture the essence of this industry through his mind blowing series. To have these images with you always, go here.

3. HANDYCAM: Spike Spends Saturday With...

I don't know how I didn't know about this Vbs series sooner. This episode features the perfect human, M.I.A.

(thanks to my-one-and-only x)

4. ACTIVITY: Travel

I've got the itch.

5. OBJECT: Vintage Posters

I would fill my home with them if i could. To indulge go here.

(Via the fantastic Design Files)

6. FOOD: Daniel Craig Ice-cream

As we move into the summer months, thanks to Del Monte, middle aged women everywhere can now actually consume daniel craig whole.

7. SOUND: LITTLE GIRLS - GROWING

Smitten With... Porn

2009-10-25T15:17:00.007+11:00

I don't know how I existed before stumbling across this phenomenal series conceived and co-directed by the marvelous Isabella Rossellini and produced by Rick Gilbert. The costumes and set design by Andy Byers are particularly glorious.

To lose yourself in the sexual habits of insects and sea creatures, go here.

When two become one.

2009-10-21T18:33:00.004+11:00

I no longer need to divide my love between the perfect bookshelf and the stupendous works of Michael C. Hsiung. Mr Hsiung has just joined forces with the awesome Book City Jackets to help improve bookshelves everywhere.

Disguise your Judy Blume novel and stolen copy of the Joy Luck Club with this very special piece of cover art. To maintain the facade, go here.

Smitten With... #9

2009-09-09T15:34:00.008+10:00

1. STYLE: soviet punks.

I challenge you to find a better combination.

(via English Russia)

2. GENIUS: Erik Madigan Heck.

This 25 year old visionary is the man behind Nomenus Quartlery - an incredible fashion and art publication, that focuses on the kind of artists who should be focused on.

As well as publisher and editor of the most expensive magazine in the world ($6,500 for a hardcopy), this young prodigy takes absolutely breathtaking images. His photography is painterly and cinematic yet totally fresh...

3.PENMANSHIP: michael c. hsuing.

My secret weapon for battling a pesky bout of the blues. Something about Mr.Hsuing's style reminds me of my-one-and-only. Sea creatures, mermen, moustaches, animals and monacles...the work of this stupendous L.A artist will put a smile on even the tightest of faces and posisbly make you think a little about the totalitarian nature of mankind.

4. FILM: la haine.

Mathieu Kassovitz's 1995 masterpiece is a slice of recent french history done to perfection. Along with costumes, casting, script and locations, the soundtrack is perfect. Many thanks to my-one-and-only for another stellar recommendation. You now share my heart with Vincent Cassel...

5. FOOD: borscht.

Push past any personal beetroot prejudices and you will be rewarded for your efforts. Serve hot with a dollop of cold sour cream, sprinkle of dill and thick piece of dark rye.

6. ACTIVITY: spring cleaning.

The time has come.

7. SOUND: the yardbirds.

When It Rains It Pours...

2009-08-21T18:42:00.002+10:00

EAST SI-IDE

2009-06-03T13:45:00.002+10:00

It seems, Young Love has also been accepted into Brooklyn Film Festival. Oh to be visiting one of the finest city in the world... if you are there June 13^th + 14^th go to and block party and then check out our film. x

FUN IN THE SUN

2009-05-27T12:56:00.013+10:00

Our most recent film YOUNG LOVE is being screened at Palm Springs International Short Film Festival! Sadly we can't make it, so if you happen to be in the area between June 23rd and 29th...kindly represent. x

Smitten WITH...#8

2009-05-24T16:38:00.020+10:00

these things are making life grand...

1. STYLE: Sonya Rykiel

2. IMAGES: Adriana Petit

This phenomenal artist's 400 ASA photography is mesmerizing and fiery. Something about her work inspires me to feel passionate about things more important than front pleated woolen trousers and defend them with every part of my being...

3. THE CLASSICS: old jews telling jokes

I have a secret passion for bad jokes. Thanks to this gorgeous site, I have been able to get my fix twice a week...

4. GENIUS: Dr NakaMats.

Holding the world record for the most inventions of all time (over 3,000), 80 year old Dr Nakamats has blessed the world with the floppy disk, the cd, the dvd, the taxi meter, spring shoes, the karaoke machine, the annual World Genius Convention and much much more. He sleeps for no longer than 4 hours a night, eats one meal a day and gets all of his ideas 0.5sec before death, while submerged underwater. His current goal is to live to 144.

A documentary following a day in the life of this brilliant man, directed by Kaspar Astrup, is to be released later this year.

5. INSPIRATION: We Love You So.

There are no words for how excited both myself and the rest of the world are for Spike Jonze's impending masterpiece Where the Wild Things Are. To make the wait a little easier and giving me a reason to get out of bed before the film's release, Jonze and his collaboraters have put together a FANTASTIC blog highlighting some of the inspiration behind the film... inhale and savour.

6. FILM: Manhattan

My one and only guaranteed me that I was put on this earth with the sole purpose of watching Woody Allen's 1979 slice of perfection.

It is hysterically funny, set in the city of my dreams, Gordon Willis' black + white cinematography is breathtaking, and Diane Keaton is my muse of the week. I have stopped wearing a bra and booked in for a perm...

7. SOUND: White Flight - Now

Smitten WITH...#7

2009-04-13T12:27:00.020+10:00

these things are making life grand...

1. STYLE: Renee Perle

A Romanian Jewish girl who moved to Paris, Perle became a muse to famous photographer Jacques Henri Lartigue after meeting him in 1929.

Arms full of bangles, casual t-shirts, smokey eyes...she was decades ahead of her time. A true style icon.

2. IMAGES: David Maisel

Maisel’s spectacular large-scale aerial photographs show the physical impact on the land from mining, logging, water reclamation, and military testing. The world looks different from up here...

3. FILM: The Five Obstructions (2003)

Based entirely around the reconstruction of Jorgen Leth's incredible 1967 short masterpiece, The Perfect Human, this is one of the funniest documentaries i have ever seen. It is pretentious, obnoxious and full of cheek.

leth is a truly elegant man and von trier, a master...

(Many thanks to my one and only x)

4. ACTIVITY: Origami

When inundated with work, there is no better form of procrastination.

5. OBJECT: Clutch by Sofia Coppola for Louis Vuitton

I am not a big-name-brand lover, but something about this clutch speaks to me. In fact it yells, very very loudly.

6. GOOD COMPANY: Steven Spielberg, Andy Warhol + Bianca Jagger.

i have no words for how fantastic this scene is.

does Spielberg appear to be buzzing off more than just a dose of good conversation?

7. SOUND: boy bands.

these boys have been making life truly swell:

- department of eagles

- the walkmen

- royskopp

- black starr

- abe vigoda

- white rabbits

- cave singers

- the roots

- black keys

- french kicks

- phoenix

2009-04-09T01:03:00.002+10:00

HAPPY EASTER

HAPPY PESACH

SMITTEN WITH...#6

2009-04-04T19:08:00.024+11:00

werner herzog is making life grand...

1. STYLE: Katherine Hepburn

There is no single being whose style I admire more.

2. IMAGES: Takashi Homma

Born in 1962 in Japan, this phenominal photographer has a truly amazing body of work. I wish I had a copy of Tokyo Suburbia for my very own.

3. GENIUS: Werner Herzog

My one and only and I, cannot say enough about this man, so I will try to keep it short. A writer, director, actor + philosopher, Herzog argues that one has not lived until they have been unsuccessfully shot at.

Check out his blog to discover the inner thoughts of a magnificent being. (Whether this site is legitimate or not, be sure to read it in your best werner herzog voice)

4. FILM: Mister Lonely

Harmony Korine makes the kind of films that make my one and only and I, excited about making films. This one is SPECTACULAR. Not to mention that Mr Herzog's performance is as funny and delicious as a piece of turkish delight.

5. FOOD: Sweet potato.

There are days where I truly wish that everything in the world was made out of sweet potato. Then I realise that there would be no 30Rock dvd's to watch before bed.

As the weather gets colder, eat this.

6. OBJECT: blackboards.

I love them. I have never been able to write on them neatly, but I'm told that I am driven by negative reinforcement.

7. MUSIC: Royskopp - So Easy

This track puts me in a hypnotic trance that I never want to snap out of.

SMITTEN WITH...#5

2009-03-29T10:40:00.014+11:00

these things are making life grand...

1. Style: MARTY REISMAN

Table tennis champion and style icon. Reisman developed his table tennis skills as a hustler in New York in the 1940s.

Great tailoring, fantastic eyewear, panama hats and sensible shoes. Fashion wisdom of this magnitude cannot be taught.

2. Images: MELVIN SOKOLSKY'S 1963 "BUBBLE" SERIES

A legend of fashion photography, Sokolsky had no formal training in photography and began by using his father's box camera at the age of ten.

These images he took for Harper's Bazaar are genius. They are cheeky, satirical, magical and cinematic. Everything I look for in a human...

3. Film: BEING JOHN MALKOVICH.

This truly changed the way I see film and began what will undoubtedly be a life long love affair with Spike Jonze. Along with everything else, the costumes are incredible.

4. Reading: ZADIE SMITH.

I know that I am a little slow on the uptake with this, but Miss Smith has truly swept me off my feet. Her style is both classic and fresh. On Beauty is intoxicating. I can't wait to delve into some of her short stories...

5. Perfection: NATALIE PORTMAN.

Yet another reason to love her. Dedicated to Ben, whose infatuation knows no bounds.

(via hi there)

6. Object: FANTASTIC MAN MAGAZINE.

I am not ashamed to say that I desperately want a subscription to this magazine. I too understand the simple, elegant, beauty of a bowler hat and am forever plagued by my fear of the handshake.

7. Sound: THE KILLS.

Smitten With...

2009-03-20T15:31:00.004+11:00

LUCI ANNE TONTI

Willow Team Member

1. A Willow Piece: An incredible black chiffon long legged jumpsuit. It’s really amazing.

2. Winter Accessories: Big black scarves.

3. Cafes: Fog (in Prahran)

4. Reading: I just started a George Orwell novel. Homage to Catalonia.

5. Music: The Cure

SMITTEN WITH...#4

2009-03-09T12:11:00.027+11:00

these things are making life grand...

1. THREADS: MONO

i have fallen hard for this beautiful canadian label. the designer, Heather Martin, creates intricate pieces of art with each "series". i would sell my soul for her knotted vest...

2. IMAGES: Adam Jeppesen

breathtaking photos from this denmark native.

from his book wake.

3. STORIES: One in a Million.

these tiny snapshots into the lives of new yorkers are beautiful and captivating. its like consistently eaves dropping on the best part of a conversation. (via fecalface)

4. DESIGN: LONDON SHOP FRONTS

on many a holiday my one and only has waited patiently as i take inane photos of shop signs and frontages. these ones are great.

5. SOUND: Serge Gainsbourg + Bridget Bardot - Comic Strip

Gainsbourg is said to have worn only repetto jazz shoes for the last 20 years of his life. A truly fantastic man, with a tortured soul...

6. FILM: Triplettes de Belleville

i have a weakness for 2d animation. prepare to transcend during this stunning, trip of a film. aside from the amazing illustration and animation, the music in this 2003 french masterpiece, is incredible.

7. ACTIVITY: FedFest

this sunday march 15 @ federation square in melbourne. come + support us if you are in town. it's sure to be a swell eve...

2009-03-04T22:17:00.007+11:00

TURN ON YOUR WIRELESS FOLKS.

my one and only and our dear friend yianni talk film + fedfest this saturday on RRR. if you are in melbourne why not listen to it over a creamy latte and some poached eggs...

SMITTEN WITH...#3

2009-03-01T21:58:00.050+11:00

These things are making life grand...

1.STYLE: Dries Van Noten f/w 2002

Shot by the phenomenal yelena yemchuk, I came across this campaign while researching her work. the styling and photography are absolutely incredible. i am now looking very forward to winter...

2.IMAGES: Joel Tettamanti

the work of this very talented photographer captures the beauty of different places all around the world. today i am in greenland.

3.GENUIS: Howard Gossage

dubbed 'the socrates of sanfransisco', this man was a revolutionary. though his career in advertising existed long before the internet, gossage believed strongly in the value of creative + interactive communication.

he is remembered as having "a pungent wit, tremendously creative mind, delicious sense of humor, and most of all, an embracing love of mankind. He was a perfectionist and whatever he did was carried off with gusto and abandon. A favorite maxim of his was: If it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing".

his philosophy on the extra-environmental man is beautiful and describes the way in which all things in life should be approached. a truly fantastic human being...

(many thanks to bas and his list for enlightening me)

4.FILM: The 400 Blows

my one and only reminded me of this favourite of ours. truffaut's 1959 classic was my entry into the french new wave and i haven't looked back since...

5.FOOD: Pomegranate Juice

push through the disturbing aftertaste and you will be rewarded for your efforts.

6.OBJECT: 032c Magazine

there is nothing tastier than this piece of biannual goodness.

how can i put into words the perfection of a magazine that features a 5 page interview with fahion prodigy steven meisel, a report on berlin's homosexual holocaust memorial and a comic strip centerfold about property development in dubai all in the one issue?

7.SOUND: The Walkmen 'Canadian Girl'

i want a straw boater hat and a dance partner.

SMITTEN WITH...#2

2009-02-19T14:29:00.004+11:00

these things are making life grand...

1. STYLE: Two For the Road.

This 1967 classic starring audrey hepburn and albert finney is one of my absolute favourites. the costumes are INCREDIBLE (as is the music by henri mancini). watching it for the first time in my early teens, cemented my passion for styling, film and going back in time to live in the 60s.

2. TRANSPORT: International Harvester's SCOUT.

i NEED this car. i NEED to be sitting behind the wheel of it, smoking a pipe with my one and only and our staffi in the front seat next to me. (via A Continuous Lean)

3. COLLECTIVE STYLINGS: kanye.

i dont have an entourage. if i did, i would very much want it to look like this one.

4. FILM: Days of Heaven (1978).

another malick masterpiece. a truly incredible film. spectacular in every way. amazing sound design...

5. FOOD: jolly ranchers.

the lolly of my youth has been reborn. Embracing the true nature of the jolly ranchers aftertaste, the marketing dept have opted for a medicinal-style packaging. pop two blueberry's and you'll feel good all day...

6. IMAGES: Alec Soth.

from his brilliant 'Sleeping on the Missisipee' series.

makes me want to chew tobacco and head down south.

7. SOUND: Fever Ray.

why just the other day i was professing my love for an all time favourite band of ours - the knife.

little did i know that Karin Dreijer Andersson, one half of the phenominal brother-sister duo, has a side project and a new clip for her track, 'When i grow up', to go with it. STUNNNNNNNNNING clip, directed by Martin de Thurah. i want to go swimming...

SMITTEN WITH...#1

2009-02-01T22:56:00.002+11:00

these things are making life grand...

1. STYLE: Renata Morales

My one and only put me on to this visual feast of a clip by director Jeramie Saindon for We are Wolves. However, it is the spectacular styling by Renata Morales that truly blows me away. According to wikipedia, Renata is a Mexican Born, Canadian fashion designer and visual artist. I simply cannot wait to see what she does next...

2. IMAGE: JH Engstrom

This photo by the amazing JH Engstrom perfectly captures those moments in which no matter how hard you try, it is all utterly hopeless. I can't help but smile when i look at it.

3. DESIGN: Alvin Lustig

I am completely in awe of the design work of Alvin Lustig. He died in 1955 at the tender age of 40, but his contributions to the world of graphic, interior and textile design are undeniable. (thanks HI + LOW)

4. FILM - Amores Perros

I realise that I am a little slow on the uptake, having only just watched this brilliant film directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu in 2000, but i loved it! The soundtrack is also fantastic.

5. FOOD - Smoked Trout

Something i avoided at family gatherings throughout my childhood, but have come to love with age. Teamed with a solid slice of dark rye bread and a beer of your choosing, i would argue that there is nothing better on a sunday afternoon.

6. OBJECT - Apothecary Bottles

I have a secret obsession with vintage militaria. I have not yet decided what i would store in these, but i will definately think of something...

7. SOUND - Leonard Cohen

In honour of his recent visit to melbourne, my one and only has been playing Mr Cohen all week. I think I could listen to So Long Marianne every second for the rest of my life.

2008-12-15T19:22:00.001+11:00

HAIRY LOVE #1

i wish i was brave enough to do something fantastic with mine...

hair for ariel and uncle edward x

hair from the brilliant mind of nagi noda. she is greatly missed.

hair headphones from the limi feu s/s 09 show via the delectable suzie bubble.

hair convincing me that as a girl i am missing out on something great.

hair that makes me excited about styling.

hair of the face. thanks yianni :)

the hair i secretly long for.

an encyclopedia of hair styles.

2008-12-10T23:44:00.000+11:00

I LOVE BOOKSHELVES.

images via the selby

for years i have sat staring at my lopsided $69 "birch effect" Ikea bookshelf, desperately longing for my very own library room complete with inbuilt floor-to-ceiling wooden shelving and metal sliding ladders, overflowing with books i know ill never get around to actually reading... i am not alone.

2008-12-09T09:33:00.000+11:00

SCHIZOPHRENIC FASHION TENDENCIES.

I simply can't decide...

A life lived in nothing but A.P.C's casual french chic would be an effortlessly glamourous one.

But a life spent donning the threads of ANDREA CREWS looks a little too fun too pass up!

2008-12-08T12:54:00.000+11:00

it seems HASISI PARK is having her first ever solo show at casual poet in Singapore!

oh to be visiting the super clean city in january...

2008-12-08T11:00:00.000+11:00

The fantastic work of HASISI PARK via nofound

i just want to hang out with her. i feel like something dangerous would happen...but it would be fun.

2008-12-08T00:10:00.000+11:00

These things are making life grand.

1. SISSY SPACEK in BADLANDS

the costumes, the freckles, the hair, the soul-less bedroom eyes...a fantastic film!

2. PAELLA

The ultimate dish to share with friends! I can't wait to buy a huge cast iron pan and have a Paella Party one hot December eve. We will gorge on paella, margaritas & raspberry icypoles all night long...

3. BLACK LOAFERS teamed with WHITE SOCKS.

I feel I have wasted too many years ignoring the value of the perfect pair of socks. The ignorance ends now.

4. BAKELITE JEWELRY

Its pure goodness speaks for itself.

5. VINTAGE STATIONARY

I wish I had a never ending supply.

6. NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL

In The Aeroplane Over the Sea made the last week a truly splendid one.