PUMP AWAY


The cold will be setting, and the winds gustling, this winter our little toes must be adourned with a pair of staple round toed sky high pumps.

Never settle for less I say!, Dress up your feet fashion lovers and reach the heavens with a pair of Christian Laboutin's. If money is not in your pocket, then I'm sure those chain departments have a stylised version of something like a round toed black pump, not the same, but you'll just have to fake it to make it.


The pointy's are out and the round's are in. If you can't stomp around in one of these, due to a fear of fashion heights, then sorry darling, you'll just have to look 'un - fashionable' for this season.


SIGHT SEEING: Girl wearing matching purple bow headband and purple shoes.

Ok, so it doesn't sound that bad, but you'll have to see it to know what I'm smirking about. The latest head gear for this season is the reborn head band, except not in your plain Jane styles, but instead, the be-jewelled, be-gemmed, lace encrusted, satin stained facets kind. You name it, and its clustered on your head.

Hollywood is a buzz with it, it looks stunning on some fashion lovers, but ill placed on others. You really have to have the 'fashion eye' to pull off such a look. Careful, some fashion lovers look like they're ready for school, as opposed to looking like a stylish fashionista.

This spotted fashion no no, obviously thought she had the fashion eye, but sadly forgot to wear her glasses. Clad in a oddly large purple satin material head band, white top, elastic waist belt, black pant, and purple satin wrap around heels. Need I say more, all fashion conscious, would be shaking their heads and agasp.

The combination was odd, but not ugly. She would have pulled the look off by wearing all black, if she really had that desperate urge to wear matching shoes and head wear. A classic example of one of my pet loathes, 'fail to dress to impress', I could so see she was trying something , but what was it exactly, surely she didn't think she was 'fashionable?'.

A desperate attempt to look almost like one of those girls on those stylish shows 'The hills', 'The city', 'Lipstick Jungle' & 'Gossip Girls'. Sadly, the look just looked cheap, odd and wrong.

Better luck next time dear, we can't all look like Blair from Gossip Girls. Look for another fashion muse honey.


Style rating:

Purple bow and Purple shoes - "curling my lips"

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Madam Alexandra E.

fashion critic.fashion expert.fashion queen


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TALENT IN JEWELS



Everybody please rise for a standing ovation for Australia's very own 'Jewellery Queen'!

Today I am filled with nothing but praise for this styled talent, rare I know, my words generally fall from the sky, but on this particular talent, I will rant and rave with all my might.

I recall when I first cast my eyes on her work, instantly I felt with complete glee... 'take out the glosses, slap on the heels' and clap ourselves silly with excitement, for I think Australia has just created one of it's most fashionable talents.

Fabrics may not be her first material of choice, but start laying the gems, the crystals the chains the pendants the all things creative and individual on the table, and Samantha wills can create 'style'.

Always waiting in anticipation for her next work of art, moi Madam Alexandra E. has yet to utter a word of nought towards this exquisite talent.


Although I would like to see her work featured more amongst the lights camera and action!, I don't think there is enough chitter chatter about this girl, so to all fashion lovers world wide, stand high on thy heels and chink the cuffs for the aussie talent of Samantha Wills. Or maybe her PR ( public relations ) team just needs to grind the mill a bit harder.......


Style rating:
Samantha Wills - "Standing ovation"

SIGHT SEEING: A pair of feet draped in socks fitted in pint size heels!

I don't think there is enough fashion police to cover our streets!. Mortification set in, when I came upon a pair of pear shaped legs, covered with white vertical indented cotton socks and then teamed with what appeared to be two patent black pumps.

This odd combination may have had it's rare stint of existence on our streets last year, but please, no more! the look is unflattering, and only gives men the feeling that they're with someone younger until they see the upper half, don't kid yourselves fashion lover ladies.

No knee high, low, middle or just ankled socks with heeled footwear will flatter any pair of feet. Leave this combination to those playing in the school yard.

P.S. I never caught the eye's of the owner of this weird knee high sock thingy shoe thingy combination, her feet were just screaming look at me! almost in comparison to how low hung cleavage screams out to men..... ( please give me a nice porcelain bowl, I'm feeling rather sick).

Style rating:
Knee high socks with heels - "curling my lips"


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Madam Alexandra E.
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WE ALL DESERVE A STYLISH SECOND CHANCE


Clink the champer flutes dears, Brisbane's so called 'biggest fashion event' is about to hit the town, the town of 'Brisbane City Hall' that is.

Whilst I applaud Brisbane's attempts to create and promote their flurry of designers, correct me if I'm wrong but shouldn't they at least attempt to put on a romp and stomp fashion extravaganza like their sister states of Sydney and Melbourne?

Sipping on my daily dose of tea, I perused the pages of their program for this year. I could only see but a few shows that would have been worth my while to attend.

Personally I, Madam Alexandra E. loves events that showcase fashion flair and uniqueness, I want to see the young designers weeded out from all the nook and crannies, I want to see fashion individual designers, based on talent not on how much they can afford to pay to showcase. I certainly don't want to see what I can see in my down town boutique, nor do I want to see my suburban boutique ear marked as one of the 'highlight' fashion shows of the evening!.

Sorry dear, but I much prefer viewing the works of designers who will actually be physically present at the show, so I can cast my roving eyes upon. I want to see the show's that allow the elusive designer to duck out for a quick second to take their grand stand 5 minutes of applause and appreciation.

I turn a blind eye to the events that try to pass off showcasing garments from a fashion boutique as a 'fashion festival', if I really wanted to see these then I would much prefer to go to the store and peruse in my own time.

Organisers have passed the reasoning, that it is a festival about showcasing 'ready to wear' garments. Allowing fahsion lovers to view the garments in a stylised format and then skip down to the actual local boutique to try and buy. A useful tip to the organisers: Leave this kind of showcasing to the boutique companies, 'mbff is big', so then put on something different! Impress me please.

However having aired my graces vocally, I guess I should applaud Brisbane for at least trying to get her foot into the fashion arena. I did see some local designers featured which should make some of us fashion lovers skip and dance for a second.

I guess I'll give 'mbff' a chance, as the saying goes 'we all get better with experience'. So maybe just maybe, 'mbff' will give us a few more wow's as the years trudge on. Or else maybe I should just attend the shows that please my eyes?

Style rating:
mbff - "Applaud"


SIGHT SEEING: Girl wearing sheer black tights with short purple woollen hangover dress.

Excuse me ladies, but I know that black tights are the fashion staple for this Winter, as it has been for the past two Winters. But please don't pull out your sheer black 'stockings' and pass them off as those leg hugging tights! .

I almost tripped and fell when I spotted fashion no no, scurrying down the halls of eatery X, in horrible sheer as clear stockings and a woollen so called dress, I swear on my lipgloss it was a shrunken shirt.

Looking absolutely awful, her skin was completely visible through the sheerness, if i was any closer I swear I would have seen the 'hair growth'. As I said in sight seeing number 1. sheer should be left only for lingerie.

P.S. I love tights 'non see through ones' that is, the ones you can wear in good stylish taste, not the ones that you wear under office skirts.
Style rating:
sheer stockings - 'curling my lips'

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Madam Alexandra E.
fashion critic. fashion expert. fashion queen
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Wu Who?




George wu, is stuck on you. I had mixed feelings about this lad, when he first burst on the scene of the fashion world, there was nothing that special, yet, the hype of someone saying that he was, made us all stand up and listen ( the power of persuasive words). I too, could say someone was a good designer when really they're not, and all would believe, but sadly I would never bow to such fashion low, as I, Madam Alexandra E. speaks only the fashion language of truth.

Fast forward........ and Mr Wu is lad no more, but fashion man. My eyes feasted on his 2009 Autumn collection, silks moulded into some figure hugging and loose fitting fashion staples. Wonderful pink pallettes infused with smokey grey. I could say, "seen that done to death", but Mr Wu has weaved his own element, I guess.

If it wasn't for this latest collection, Mr Wu may have landed on my 'potential, check back later' radar.

See why Mr Wu is worth my fashion while - www.georgewu.com.au

Style rating:
George Wu 2009 Autumn collection - "Applaud"

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Madam Alexandra E.
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SIGHT SEEING


Help is needed, where in the world is the fashion police?. The majority of us fashion lovers look in the mirror before we leave our house, but sadly there is a minority who still leaves without getting a nod of approval by the mirror man, or just suffering from partial fashion blindness.

Sipping on tea with a dear friend, my eyes spotted a fashion horror today - a middle aged woman wearing cheap and nasty white near sheer fabric, tubular dress. Length - an unearthly few centimentres from the b.t..m. Teamed with skye high black spaghetti thin stilettos.
What was she thinking?, " I've just woke up and thought it was the forgotten era of fashion?". Please dear, tubular is so out, sheer should only be permitted in lingerie, and any shorter you'll look like you've slapped on a cheap baggy t'shirt!

Style rating:
Tubular white sheer dress - "no comment"

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Madam Alexandra E.
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BLACK IS FLAT


The must have winter essential in every shoe conossieurs treasure trove is the so called 'Black Ballet Flats'.

Comfy as they may be, the ballet flats have to my absolute disdain, become the fashion staple for winter. Almost like a snake shedding it's skin, the 'black flat' is the new 'thong/sandal'.

I personally favour heeled pumps, but if you must slap on a flat, then at least make it eye candy.

Black Flats tipped with gem embellishments are the key to my fashionable heart.

To sinners of black flats, banish them only to your 'not feeling so great day's' but never reveal them on your 'I feel stunning days'.

Style Rating
Black Ballet Flats: 'Smile'


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Madam Alexandra E.
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LOVE ME OR HATE ME


Greetings to all fashion lovers, no introductions necessary. As you all may know, I am Madam Alexandra E., a self proclaimed fashion critic, fashion expert and fashion queen.
Seated front row on my fashion throne, I will bring you into a world of fanciful fashion commentarys on what I think is fashion forward and fashion nought.

Fashion houses either love me or hate me, but generally, all care dearly for my 'fashion tongue'. After all, the opinions of I, Madam Alexandra E., matters dearly.

Fashion lovers will follow me, for I am the fashion quick fix that satisfies your fashion hunger.
Speaking the Madam Alexandra E. fashion language of truth, it is I, who will consider what & who is worthy of a:
Standing ovation
Bravo
Applaud
Smile
Smirk
Curl of the lips
No comment

So, to all my dear lover's of fashion and fashion houses all over, take your seat as Madam Alexandra E. takes you into her world of fashion.

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