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Friday, June 18, 2010

Playtime with Photoshop!

Here's a little snapshot from one of Modapop's fashion styling photoshoots.

Edited on photoshop to give it a bit more POP!

Monday, June 14, 2010

Inspired by artist Roy Lichtenstein, leading pop artist of the 60's, Modapop has come across a handy website for the pop art lovers. Giving step-by-step tutorials for editing your images on photoshop, you too could create your own pop artworks!

Visit www.melissaclifton.com

Here is an artwork found on the webpage inspired by Lichtenstein's comic strip paintings. In a nutshell, images are converted to grey scale then to half-tone with fill colours placing accent on features, a great digital interpretation of the originals!

Roy Lichtenstein's 1963 Drowning Girl

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

POP POP POP GOES THE WORLD!

Pop Goes the World by The Gossip

It's energetic, graphic, vibrant and fun >everything that Modapop loves!

check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iwr8ZtgVOhc

here are some stills from the video clip

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

RUNWAY HAIR!

ROSEMOUNT AUSTRALIAN FASHION WEEK

5 HOTTEST RUNWAY HAIRSTYLES FOR 2010

DHINI

KONSTANTINA MITTAS

FRIEDRICH GRAY

BIANCA SPENDER

MAGDALENA VELEVSKA

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Snuggle and Pop!

Sitting on winter's doorstep, with only cotton shorts and a fitted singlet, it's time to pack up the sandals and make way for the slippers! What better way to get through the cold than to invest in some winter warmers to snuggle into on a rainy day. Here are some favourites for the season, low on cost, high on POP!

Starting with the 'jim jams' we have updated the old flannels to a more fashionable alternative, where else better to find this than at Peter Alexander! A two in one combo, the

'Whats Cooking' pyjama is a sleep tee with the sweetest polka dot oven mitts and lace detailing, not only is it light and comfy, but especially designed to keep your hands warm.

Second on the list are a new design by Bonds, bringing the comfort of your favourite feather doona to your feet with their new feather filled boot. With non slip gripping on the sole and contrast ankle ties, this cross between a fluffy sock and a slipper is the must have for feet this winter!

Finally we must not forget the most important item for our travels, (of course by travels we imply while we are on our way from the bed to the couch and from couch to the kitchen to make a hot mocha) ...a soft fluffy robe! Always irresistibly priced, Cotton On Body have the most affordable and fun range of sleepwear, the favourite this season being the Hooded Plush Gown, keeping your head warm along with the rest of your body. Available in 9 colours and prints, this final touch to the essential winter wardrobe will make sure everybody is ready to snuggle and pop!

Peter Alexander "Whats Cooking" sleep tee

Bonds Feather filled boots (Available @ Big W)

Cotton On Body Hooded Plush Gown

Saturday, May 15, 2010

POPcakes!

As a little addition to the designer cakes post, Modapop has found ACTUAL designer cupcakes!

FASHION CUPCAKES!

Photographed by Therese Aldgård and styled by Lisa Edsalv, these deliciously vibrant creations are too good to eat! Featuring designer labels Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Vera Wang, Agent Provocateur, Christian Louboutin and Betsey Johnson, fashion no longer looks great but tastes great too! Capturing the essence of each label, individually themed and impeccably styled, these cupcakes are inspirational and a great way to personalise any event!

http://www.thres.com/

Friday, May 7, 2010

Inspiring Designers!

"I don't want to focus on trend work," McNicol says. "I want to create pieces that will be wardrobe staples for ages." AUSTRALIAN MAGAZINE

With a fashion degree and experience with Italian label Costume National, local fashion designer Hannah McNicol has fulfilled her ambitions to have her label recognised in the local scene. Her flagship store in Sydney’s Paddington has given this designer invaluable experience in business, while exibiting her individual talents as a fashion designer. What Modapop loves is McNicol’s philosophy of “designers as adaptors”, where lifestyle is the primary influence for the designs she creates for her market. With a focus on enduring key wardrobe pieces, minimalism and soft contoured silhouettes, this label is the epitome of self direction, self confidence and self belief.

Check out the store!
@ 76 Paddington Street,
PADDINGTON Sydney
NSW 2021

www.hannahmcnicol.com

Some classic pieces that pop...

from the Autumn/Winter 2010 “Pax Nemisis” collection

(just love the sexy contemporary take on superwoman!)

Monday, May 3, 2010

Watch them pop!

Polished runway, steamed garments and VIP allocations...

Today is Day 1 of the annual Rosemount Australian Fashion Week. Exhibiting Australia's best designers, competition has definitely stepped up, with the increase of emerging designers presenting their fresh perspective on fashion. Throughout the country, fashion and textile design institutions have popped up rapidly, in particular throughout Sydney and Melbourne, including The University of Technology Sydney, Whitehouse, Raffles, The Australian National University, TAFE, The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and FBI Fashion College. These tertiary facilities provide education, training, and mentoring for the future fashion designers of Australia, many of which are keen to make it to the runway, however this will become increasingly challenging as there are more institutions now than ever before. Raising the game play of young designers striving to make it to the top, it is truly the best of the best who make it to this exclusive fashion event.

Past graduates such as Dion Lee from Sydney Institute of Technology, Karla Špetić from East Sydney Technical College and Magdalena Velevska from UTS, have materialised the ultimate dream of an Australian fashion designer, presenting their work to Australia this week.

Best of luck to you all!

Dion Lee

Karla Špetić

Magdalena Velevska

Monday, April 19, 2010

CHERRY on POP!

PARTY CHECKLIST!

Venue: Check!

Guestlist: Check!

Outfit: Check!

Food: Check!

Decorations: Check!

Cake: CHECK CHECK!!!

At any special occasion, there is great organisation required to achieve the most spectacular outcome and a memorable event for every guest. Whether it be a launch, birthday or wedding celebration, the details always count!

When it comes to fashioning your celebration, a good start is selecting a colour palette and theme for the event. By theme that is not to say there is any 'fancy-dress', it is basically a style that will become the feature of the event, holding together each component of the celebration to achieve an unforgettable image!

The cake is usually featured at the most important point of the event, and so, it must always be carefully considered, be visually appealing and of course heavenly delectable!

Below are some creative, well designed and larger than life cakes, proving to be the centrepiece of any event... undoubtedly the cherry on POP!

BARBIE's 50th Birthday Celebrations in Sydney

7ft Cake by Sweet Art Bakers

"covered in gold icing, gold silk and $50,000 worth of Swarovski crystals"

HAIR: Joh Bailey

DRESS: Alex Perry

JEWELLERY: Stefano Canturi