May 2009
3 posts
gold guns girls
We currently have no stock in the store - which is awfully sad, but it doesn’t mean there isn’t new stuff coming soon! We have been shopping our little hearts out for you lately and have got some amazing stock just begging to be worn. We also have some exciting photoshoots coming up and a brand new blog, which we are in the process of transferring over to.
So please be patient with...
April 2009
14 posts
Wednesday Inspiration
As fashion photography is possibly the single, most influential part of my (Sam’s) life, I have amassed over the years, an enormous collection of images I find aesthetically eye-pleasing on my hard drive. I usually dig these out whenever I want to feel inspired and find some images are timeless whereas others are very timeLY. These help me in times when I don’t know what art direction...
Kitteh Kitteh Kitteh
Meow. We love our cats here (obviously) and apparently so does the catwalk. I mean, why else would it be called a CATwalk? Well further re-inforcing our beliefs, here are a few snaps of some rather kitty-inspired get-ups. Not particularly loving any of them, except perhaps the novelty sweater, but thought it would make a fun blog post anyway!
Jean-Charles de Castelbajac
Manish Arora
Zero...
love like a sunset
Holy Guacomole, look what has just arrived in store today!
Metallic Silver A-Line Mini Skirt
Purple/Black Floral Peplum Dress with Tail
Magenta/Fuschia Dress with Batwing Style sleeving and Button Up Back
Navy/Purple Swirl Grandpa Knit Cardigan
Black Lace-Up Oxford Shoes with Wedge
Gorgeous 80s Mocha Double Breasted Jacket
White Leather Lace Up Hot Pants
And so much more!...
Fashion Do's and Dont's
There are many so-called fashion “rules” and who’s to say who is right or who is wrong? Fashion is wonderful because it can be so creative and it’s fantastic that everybody can have different styles and unique ideas for their outfits. Having said that, there are a few things that I (Sam) personally try to adhere to. These are some personal dislikes, that I try to avoid that...
some sunday sights
So here at Twin Cat we’re always harping on about how we’re inspired as much by street fashion as we are by designers. I think it’s fantastic that street photography has taken off around the world as much as it has (due of course to the Internet) and it means that it’s so easy to see some of the most stylish people without even leaving home!
For your Sunday viewing...
Out of the pot and into the Frye-ing pan!
TREND ALERT! Winter is on its way and its time to get into back into some warm, comfy boots. There’s nothing worse than wearing shoes only to realise that there’s a hole in them (often too late, as your feet are soaked by this point).
Enter Frye- a family owned shoe brand that’s been around since 1863. Sturdy. Dependable. Practical. Stylish. These are the words that can be used...
A tight obsession...
Here at TC HQ we have a little bit of tights mania (one half more than the other, possibly owning a ridiculously large amount of stockings in her overflowing drawer). We occassionally get asked where we stock our hosiery from, so I (Sab) thought I might share a little bit of my stockings golden list and inspirations with you to get you ready for winter!
High Shine leggings by ASOS
ASOS...
favourite links
I (Sam) thought a nice way to wrap up this weekend would be to share with you some of my favourite fashion blogs, and goodness knows, there are a LOT of them. So many infact, that it’s kind of hard to sift through them all. Many are inspired I suppose by the infamy of sites like the Cobra Snake, the Sartorialist, Jak and Jil, etc, however I thought I’d share a few of my bookmarks (some...
release the hounds!
Last week I (Sam) had the pleasure of attending the store opening for the Smith St, Fitzroy, boutique ‘Release the Hounds’ where they were also celebrating the launch of their latest winter collection.
Besides indulging in a few free bevvies, I also snapped some pictures of some of the stylish Melbournian creatures of the night for your perving pleasure.
We’ve...
a sneak peek?
We have been shooting garments like crazy and my mac is going to have a heart attack from all the image files! But we are totally pumped for what’s hitting the store this week and are very happy to give you guys a sneak peek!
This could be our greatest collection yet! It’s all about nerd chic (okay, so we just liked the glasses), florals, moody colours and playing on...
Going Ga Ga
So as mentioned in our previous post, we’ve been very, VERY busy preparing our very own website launch and new photoshoots to unveil some of our new pieces. Here at TC headquarters we get inspired by a variety of different sources including music, street mags, blogs and so forth.
Todays source of inspiration is that “out there” (understatement) poser that we all secretly admire,...
March 2009
8 posts
confetti
Here at TC basecamp, we’re getting excited for the launch of our proper website (we will still be an eBay store though) and have been busy designing and getting our nerd on! A shoot is also in the works and you guys will just DIE (Zoe term) when you see some of the amazing pieces we’ve collected lately, including some super fabulous shoes!
Can’t wait to show you! Love TC
Fashion Week Fever!
The little kittens here at Twin Cat are feeling hot hot hot from the fashion fever here in Australia from the L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival. Last night was the Russh Magazine Independent Runway Show, showcasing Australia’s up-and-coming designer brands (including Project Runway Australia finalist Lui Hon’s latest to die for range!).
Here are some of our favourite...
trend alert!
We thought we would post a few of our favourite street snaps from across the net, which feature our favourite autumn/winter trend - brogue style shoe boots! These versatile shoes are perfect for everyday as they’re warm, stylish and comfortable!
We currently have a fantastic pair of brogues for sale in the Twin Cat store so make sure you get bidding!
quick preview
Eek, what a great shoot we had today at Twin Cat HQ!
We’ve been so busy with getting our orders processed but put our sticky tape and post-paks down for a little while to get our next round of garments photographed and ready for the store. (See how productive you can be on a public holiday?)
Here are a few of our favourite shots from today:
Photographs Copyright Sam Sidney 2009
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success!
Twin Cat is very happy to report that our first range of listings has been completely successful and we really hope all of our customers love their new garments as much as we do!
Orders are being processed at the moment (it’s very time-consuming with orders flying in all over the place!) so please be patient, as we hope to get all your gems in the post ASAP, we know you’re dying to...
February 2009
5 posts
so who and what is twin cat exactly?
Twin Cat is all about the appreciation of new and pre-loved clothes. Particularly those of a quirky nature. We’d like to say the genius idea of making our store came after an alcohol-fuelled night at 4am in the morning on the couch watching a spider eat a nacho. Because that would be so much cooler. Unfortunately it came about because we realised we were starting to dress the same and kept...
twin cat's current mixed tape
We are the People - Empire of the Sun
The Fear - Lily Allen
Brother - Little Birdy
My Delirium - Ladyhawke
Invaders Must Die - The Prodigy
Gifted - N.A.S.A, Kanye, Lykke Li & Santogold
Farewell Rocketship - Children Collide
Sway - The Kooks
The perfect mix to play dress-ups to. Feel free to recommend us some more tunes!
Love, TC xoxo