Hi Everyone!
We have our Christmas Tree up in BV now with lots of
shiny baubles all over the place so are feeling VERY festive!
Wait till I crank up the Phil Spector Christmas tunes and the
Charlie Brown Christmas ;)
We are offering some special treats all the way through
December that are being announced initially on our Christmas
Facebook page.
Here's the link if you would like to join up:
This week we are giving away 5 double passes to see Broadcast/
Seekae/Pikelet play at the Hi-Fi Bar on Monday night.
We are also giving away one double pass to see The Fall play
also at The Hi-Fi Bar, on Tuesday night.
To enter, purchase anything at either Blonde Venus or The Outpost
by 5pm on Saturday the 4th and you will go in to the draw.
The Chinese film Aftershock took out the award for Best Feature Film
at the 2010 Asia Pacific Screen Awards held at the Gold Coast last night.
Winning the award for Best Documentary Feature Film was also a Chinese film
that I saw recently at BIFF called Last Train Home, a confronting but
fantastic film and I thoroughly recommend seeing if, if you get a chance.
Australia didn't do quite as well at the awards this year but check out
all the details here...
Here's a bit of Man Love to help you with your Christmas Shopping!
Buffalo Shirt
Pure cotton button through shirt in rich tartan tones
featuring a slim pointed collar and single button cuffs.
Baltimore Shirt
Pure cotton grandpa style shirt with a twist in rich tartan tones, features traditional
sleeve placket and single button cuffs.
Cassius Chocolate Leather Lace Up Shoe,
featuring burnished D-Ring rivets with a leather sole.
Hand made in Portugal.
Sizes 42 to 45
$389
Mario Tan Leather Lace Up Shoe,
features a low profile heel and leather sole.
Hand made in Portugal.
Sizes 42 to 45
$359
Mario Navy Leather Lace Up Shoe,
features a low profile heel and leather sole.
Hand made in Portugal.
Sizes 42 to 45
$359
Bracknall Shirt
Cream and blue pure cotton flannel button through shirt with contrast
button down collar in blue and single button cuffs.
B Store's Matthew Murphy and Kirk Beattie have had a clear vision
for their RTW brand since it's debut in 2006.
Their pieces are inspired by traditional menswear and interpreted
with a modern edge.
Their boutique sits on Savile Row which is the historic area known
for it's traditional men's tailoring.
The guys draw upon this history and blend it with concepts they love from
art, film and music like early David Bowie and 80's post punk bands
Joy Division and even Human League.
They're about creating modern pieces away from the world of "branded luxury".
B Store London in store now at Blonde Venus.
Carhartt
Haddon checked board shorts in black/white/grey $160
Rowan board shorts in Black Check $160
Possibly the most difficult item of men's clothing to find, are tasteful board shorts.
Carhartt come to the rescue with their utility styling in these classic boardies
that would look cool, whether you're 15 or 50.
These Carhartt styles are available at The Outpost.
ON NOW!
Selected items from current season reduced by 10% to 40%
Women's labels include:
Dion Lee
Richard Nicoll
Peter Pilotto
Mary Katrantzou
Emma Cook
Lover
Karen Walker
Sara Phillips
Men's Labels include:
B Store
Dr Denim
Malmo
Surface To Air
All prices as marked.
Sale excludes current lay-bys.
Lay-by terms strictly 2 weeks on sale items.
We have already lost The Troubadour and now we're losing
The Hangar at Red Hill.
They only have a few shows left to go and this weekend is looking great.
Tonight will be a night of amazing voices and beautiful music:
Laura Jean (melbourne)
Jenny Hval (norway)
McKisko (brisbane)
Blue Hour
Doors open at 7:30, it's BYO and only $10.
On Saturday night, it's a little heavier, a little louder, with this fantastic local line-up:
Loomer
No Art
Rational Academy
Oscar & Martin
Do The Robot
Doors open at 7:30, it's BYO and only $10.
If you want to keep partying, Woodland also have some great bands
playing this weekend.
On Friday night, it's a packed programme of popular Brisbane bands
for Nikko's EP launch which was recorded live at The Tote in Melbourne:
Nikko / EP launch
No Anchor
Axxon
Dreamtime
dj's Swede Tooth & Harvey Satan
Doors open at 9pm and tickets are $10 or $5 after midnight
On Saturday night... I LOVE Per Purpose:
Per Purpose (brisbane)
Bare Grillz (sydney)
dj's Polar Bear & Harvey Satan
Doors open at 9pm and it's free entry before 10pm or $5 after
I'm actually going to try and sample all of these shows this weekend
as well as the IMA Members Cocktail Party on Saturday night.
This means careful planning and outfit changes will be involved.
A tough job, but I'm up for the challenge.
This time of year is always so much fun!
I'll leave you with this beautiful song by Brisbane based artist
McKisko called Thankful Tangle.
Helen is performing live at The Hangar tonight.
See you soon,
Thea X
blonde venus
707 ann street
fortitude valley 4006
queensland
australia
t + 61 7 3216 1735
the outpost
5a winn street
fortitude valley 4006
queensland
australia
t + 61 7 3666 0306