Random Rant

Always good.



Why do some people jizz their pants over finding a microbe on mars, but have no respect for indigenous tribes they find in some rainforest.

We are always looking out in space for someone to give us the answer. But really if they are weaker then us we just gonna fuck them over, invade their planet and exploit their resources. That’s what we do on our own planet so why should we have respect for anyone elses?!

And if they are more intelligent then us, i almost, but not really, wish they would fuck us over, like the West has done it so many times with other cultures and countries.



Watch this film about the storage of nuclear waste. It's really good, kind of philosophical. I'm totally against nuclear energy it's unnecessary, corrupt and totally unevolved.

(EDIT: Just wanted to say that this film is really cool, one question it asks is how can we communicate to future generations in 1000's of years time how dangerous nuclear waste is and that it's disposal sites shud be left untouched. I can't find the whole feature in one youtube clip, but you can watch it in 5 parts here.)



This clip is very interesting, 2 weeks old, but ongoing issues. It's scary what so called democratic governments are up to.

Human beings think they are so smart and superior to anything else on the planet, but really we are the most self destructive and destructive in general, thus the most stupidest, because we got the resources and could be living the good life, but chose not to.

THE MIRROR

Last Saturday i went to see the show for Hopeless Lingerie’s new range The Mirror. Inspired by the duality of good and evil it’s an all white collection made for honeymooning brides and of course everyone else.

The show was held at the Butterfly Club, a kinda kitschy/creepy cabaret bar in Melbourne’s South, which is just an extraordinary venue.

Anyways, the show was nice and Gaby was nice, we had only met over the internet previously so it was great meeting her in person and to have a bit of a chat to her.
We got there a bit early, but the atmosphere was surprisingly relaxed and loungy, not at all as stressful and frantic as i expected.

Not being used to shoot pictures in dimly lit rooms i was fiddling around with my camera settings for half of the time, but i’m actually quite happy with how the pictures turned out.

My favourite piece

So i thought i would ask Gaby a couple of questions about the show and the range and she was so kind to answer them for me.

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So first of all i wanna Congratulate you again on a successful show. It was really cool. Do you wanna tell us a bit about the people that were involved in organizing it?

I pretty much organized it all myself! I only had a week in which to do it, and thankfully two of my wonderful model friends were happy to help out. And also another friend who is a makeup artist was available to do that side of things at short notice. The venue is owned by a friend of a friend so that side of things was also very lucky!

How many shows have you done already? How are they different? What are you learning from them?

I have only been part of one other group show - and that was with 7 other brands - it was a very different experience and much more stressful, as I did not get to make any decisions about models, running order, timing or anything else. This was a much better experience as I could really do what I wanted to do, and could run things to my liking. Next time it would be great to have a little more time to invite guests and have a couple more models. Other than that there is not much I would do differently! I think the most important thing is to have a great venue, and then most of the work is already done for you.

How did you come up with using Tony from Terry Gilliam's Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus as an inspiration for the range?

I always base my ranges around a film. And I am a huge fan of Terry Gilliam - after watching the film I thought it would be best to take one element to use as inspiration, as there as so many visual elements I could have been distracted by. I like how Tony always wears a white suit, and you are never really sure if he is good or bad.

Gaby with her lovely models

What’s next for Hopeless?

I plan on doing 3 more small ranges this year (one for each season) and then another show at the end of the year!

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RANDOM UPDATE

Over Christmas we made some furniture for our new, much nicer house. Haven't gotten around to posting pictures til now, but here they are.
We built a towel ladder,

 Then we built a seat for the lounge, here it is as work in progress, not sanded yet.

I'm especially proud of this one, key bench/coat rack thing,

I'm trying to use natural finishes as much as possible, here are some shellac flakes, before being dissolved in methylated spirits. The finish turns out really nice, golden and shiny, but is not resistant to heat at all.:( It seems pretty waterproof tho.

Not getting around to doing much since i have been working full-time/overtime after Christmas. Don't know how other people still have hobbies/a life besides their dayjob and keeping their house clean which is a priority for me.

Anyways, here are some messages for the like 5 people who read my blog sometimes,
Sandy, when you guys get some black (double) knit fabric in can you let me know? I have been looking my fuckin eyes out all over Melbourne and frankly I am pretty sick of it and thinking of migrating(not sure that would help though).

Soner, i know you asked me ages ago, but yeah, when you click the link on the left hand side with all the little pictures of my dresses on it, you get redirected to my website/shop. Depending on your browser settings it should open another window.

Snowbrush, Thanks for asking, I am ok, just really freaking busy! Anyways, yes i used to follow your blog, but not anymore coz you're always so mean to your lady. But don't take that too personal i don't really read blogs in general, almost never. And Yes the pet moved outside. I also blocked the door now, so there shouldn't be any new pets coming along. Hope you're well too.

Christian, Hi!:)

And Hi Louisa, I'm glad you like my blog. Leave a comment!:)

Love Coney Island

And Hello of course to all the other readers. Leave a comment and say Hello! Always nice to meet you guys!:)
You can follow my Facebook page, i set one up for my label,
http://www.facebook.com/lyptis
That would be awesome!
Its a bit bare coz i just set it up, but it won't be for long if you're leaving some nice comments and pictures(NICE pictures) on it.:)