Archive for October, 2011

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Givenchy at Robby Ingham Stores

Who: Melissa Gilbert What: Givenchy ‘Deep Dark Jungle’ Where: Robby Ingham Stores Oxford St Paddington Click here for Robby Ingham website Why: To celebrate the new Givenchy collection in store How: A sheer black panther digital print acts as the window backdrop. Artificial palm leaves & purple orchids create a lush jungle theme while acid…

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30 October 2011

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BARNEYS NYC making the Christian Louboutin window

This is a great video showing glimpses of the just launched Louboutin BARNEYS window in the making. Looks like many sculpting, crafting & engineering hands collaborated to make this window happen. Apart from it all being kinda spiky with a hard edge, its pretty amazing. Loving the behind the scenes look at how it all…

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30 October 2011

Advanced-style

I like surrealism I like eyeballs & lips

The above words are the loves of Belle Flaneur’s very own chic geek- Miss Mercedes. It’s true, she likes surrealism, eyeballs & lips! Watch her name for regular chicie geeky updates. Here at BF there is no such thing as OLD, dress up & feel young! Mercedes says “Don’t be afraid, have fun & put…

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29 October 2011

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One of the Boys

Fashion Flat Lay – Dimity Sienkiewicz. Saturday morning, a great day for some flanerie. What to wear…? Let’s dip into Dimity’s fashion flat lay for some inspiration. “Feeling like a woman looking like a man” must post that Grace Jones song- some of you know the one others get ready! Lookie what we found for…

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29 October 2011

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Talent New York style in Bondi Junction

Stylist know some of the ‘best’ buys to be had are at your local second hand, charity store, market or garage sale. They’re the ‘best’ buys because there’s a rush in feeling like you got a ‘find’, right? That one piece was there just for you! Waiting to reincarnate & to be redefined. Today Belle…

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28 October 2011

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SPORTSGIRL meets Belle Flaneur

Flaneuring along Oxford St this morning our love of construction stopped us in our strolling tracks! There before us was building scaffolding in the SPORTSGIRL window. The store was closed but we had to meet the window team, who sat crafting the next layer to their construction site…a knock on the glass door & the…

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28 October 2011

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Joe Baer (JB) Q&A talks Tin Man & windows

Did you know the inspiration for the TIN MAN character as seen in The Wonderful Wizard of OZ came from a hardware store window display? Get the scoop from Joe Baer’s Q&A. In celebration of the wonderful world of windows, we’ll be updating this section with unique answers to our 10 questions from people who…

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26 October 2011

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DIRECTIONS- Pure Imagination

The hardest part of course is the edit. Everything seems so vibrant & possible. Alas selection is everything! the edit is up for discussion…  

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25 October 2011

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Walking Vietnam for BF’s darling Minh Shim

Let walking the street become a deep visual learning experience, paying attention and connecting to the long term needs of life. Localize your spirit & learn local- grow it, share it, love it. Public space & community is important.

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25 October 2011

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Public space -colour, pattern, construction & design

Public space- letting it do what it can do for you. Great street strolls to be had in Hong Kong- packed with colour, pattern, construction (often more interesting than the building itself) & buzzing with electric energy. Like NYC, there’s loads to look at! In the fabric district of Hong Kong, stores purge goods offering…

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25 October 2011

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Directions- Dave Thomas photography

Dave Thomas glimpses behind the scenes @ Directions Double Bay, Belle Flaneur community styling up the street for some Melbourne Cup window installation & fashion shoot action with Robert Rosen.

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25 October 2011

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Show time

Belle Flanuer is a community of bright young talent who share the desire to create a hands on, experiential learning environment. On this occassion we reclaimed the street, repurposed the footpath and made retail a happening event. Pure imagination, a sense of theatre and a brief to create a Melbourne Cup window installation for Robby…

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23 October 2011

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Belle Flaneur

The birth of a phenomenon that is beyond the categorisation of gender. What gives life to creative work – is it the space between the idea and the process? Maybe there is no need to figure it out, expression is what’s important.

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23 October 2011

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10 questions with Joe Baer aka JB

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23 October 2011

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Directions- Robert Rosen photographs

A selection of our photos from the Melbourne Cup installation event. Fashion, window, horses & hats!

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23 October 2011

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Street tour – Cabramatta, Sydney Australia

Uncle Luminisq, originator of Belle Flaneurs title ‘SHIM’ conducts Cabramatta walking tours. Experiencing this part of Sydney with a local resident proved to be quite the eye opening experience. Take home’s were delicious fresh fruit & veg & bread to die for from the Vietnamese bakery. We absorbed the energetic street culture & lunched at…

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22 October 2011

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Luna Park, Sydney Australia

Streetlights shinning bright

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22 October 2011

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Cartier, Rani & Allirra

Who: Rani Ward and Allirra Beardow in collaboration on our first commercial window endeavour for Cartier What: “The magic of the red box” Where: Cartier, New Bridal Boutique section, Castlereagh St store, Sydney Why: To capture “the magic of the red box”, we included sparkles, movement and lighting, while staying true to Cartier’s elegance and…

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22 October 2011

Social

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Belle Flaneur is a modern
creation site for bright talent
to collaborate, develop
and shine. Our community
celebrates the aesthetics
of the city by transporting
street style to the
information highway. We strive to redefine, repurpose & reuse discarded objects to create sustainable concepts.