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Comment on Australia: So who the bloody hell are you? by lupe

lupe — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:40:21 +0000

Haha! I would love to read the article. I think Australia tries too hard to be something they’re not (fashion wise anyway). There’s nothing wrong with the fashion we have now – we just have to cultivate it so it’s distinctly our own. Sometimes Australian fashion is so painfully derivative.

Comment on Australia: So who the bloody hell are you? by becx

becx — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:37:40 +0000

I totally agree with your contempt for comparisons between Melbourne and Europe. In my first week back from a 5 month fashion tour of US/Europe/Asia I have written a guest article for a US mag on Melbourne style/fashion and damned if I’m unleashing ‘very European’! There is plenty to say, and much of it good. Independent labels run in a kitchen showing at Loreal Melbourne Fashion Week, a handful of people with daring personal style… But we just don’t have the market size to sustain a scene to rival Milan or Paris. Nor do consumers have access to much of what’s scene on the European stage. David Jones is hardly Au Printemps and I hope anyone who calls Collins St the ‘Paris End’ has tongue firmly in cheek. I’m still deciding whether to finish the post ‘We’re just not that into you.’ Perhaps silence says it best. (Great blog!)

Comment on Sloane by Bob

Bob — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:17:14 +0000

Me too. Minus the pretty things.

Comment on Australia: So who the bloody hell are you? by lupe

lupe — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:47:17 +0000

esz – i know what you mean. i think even though our dollar is comparatively weaker than other currencies, the cost of living in australia in higher; not to mention we always forget how far away we are. i like your analogy, though, australia is definitely a teenager with a few identity issues.

coco – i think you hit the nail on the head when you said, “It’s pretty idealistic to have an immigration rate as high as ours and expect not to have racial tension. People bring with them different cultures and expectations for society, and we place new standards on them that they may not be used to.” for e.g. even though canada is apparently the most multicultural place in the world, and we don’t really hear about it, they, too, still have racial tensions/issues.

no doubt, i’ll be blogging about this some more in future. i don’t have the answer but i sure do like to rant! i just thought it was interesting to use our tourism advertisements as a talking point of how we try to represent/understand australia.

Comment on Australia: So who the bloody hell are you? by Coco

Coco — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:00:45 +0000

I loved those Lara Bingle ads. I don’t understand how bloody hell could be considered too profane for telly, either. I think it portrayed the way I see Australia pretty well.

It’s pretty idealistic to have an immigration rate as high as ours and expect not to have racial tension. People bring with them different cultures and expectations for society, and we place new standards on them that they may not be used to. For example, I find that many Chinese students don’t use common etiquette when being served at my work. I don’t blame this on them, because in their own culture it isn’t something that is expected of them. Although it’s nobody’s fault, it does cause tension.

Comment on Australia: So who the bloody hell are you? by Esz

Esz — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:09:41 +0000

I think our biggest downfall is that we’re so bloody far away from everyone! I know my rellos in Eastern Europe couldn’t come here on their wages – even if they are earning above their nations average. While we are becoming more fortunate in that Aussies love to travel and we are getting lower fares now, but it’s not the same for people wanting to come here!

So what would motivate someone to spend so much more money to get here than anywhere else in the world? We do have spectacular beaches and unspoilt nature in general But that is often thwarted by those groups that would leave nature so unspoilt as to not let a single human foot on such hallowed ground.

We do have an awful lot of growing up to do that’s for sure! And I think we are unique in being such a new nation but also being so westernised. Our only idols are western Europe and north America.
I don’t know what the solution is really – as usual, the problem is multi-faceted. Australia is barely a teenager, and we’ve got the same identity issues. Hmmmm

Comment on Video killed the radio star by lupe

lupe — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:05:22 +0000

this is terribly late, but the iran protests, i think, really emphasised the potential of new media. a blurry twitter photo of demi moore’s panty-clad ass may not speak a thousand words, but a blurry photo of an iranian protester, in a situation where foreign journalists have been banned from on the the street reporting, does.

in any case, i agree that both new and traditional media need to find – and capitalise on – their strengths. i really liked this entry.

Comment on The Genius of Gossip Girl by Coco

Coco — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 04:01:00 +0000

Wow. I adore your blog. Thanks for the great reading.

Comment on The Whores of War by lupe

lupe — Sun, 24 May 2009 09:13:00 +0000

Thanks! There is a butterfly you can fill out, but I’m not sure if it’s on the website, hmm. Sex is such a powerful tool, and to be used systematically as a weapon, along with being a disgusting by-product of war committed by opportunistic soldies, adds a whole other dimension to sexual violence against women. I think sexual assault in any context is just as bad as each other; it doesn’t matter if it’s in the midst of war or in a hotel room.

Comment on The Whores of War by t

Sat, 23 May 2009 10:12:27 +0000

Thanks so much for this.
Im off to go check out the amnesty site now to support this very worthy cause.

Ps. Beautifully written article

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Comment on How to be photographed by the Sartorialist. by lynn

lynn — Fri, 15 May 2009 02:01:40 +0000

that is hysterical, i love 8.ride a bike – he does seem to have a fascination with girls on bikes….
oh and designer clothing