Well here we are, almost at the end of April and a third of the way through the year! What has Trashtastika been doing? (Other than speaking about herself in the third person!) Strangely enough, my hair, and changes therein, have a lot of story to tell. Here’s a quick vlog to bring you up […] Read more…
Hey there 🙂 Yes, I’ve been off updating my Trashtastika YouTube channel which had become a bit dusty…why is why the posts haven’t been as frequent here. I’ve been doing a lot of internet shopping lately however, & I’ll soon be doing some style posts using the fab tops, dresses, jackets etc that I’ve taken […] Read more…
Well, Friday the 13th is here…time to go to spooky themed parties and clubs. Sadly, not for this little black duck – I’ll be working – but I thought I’d drop in a little bit of Friday the 13th inspo, for those who might be gothically inclined…. Back in 2010 I did this Spooky Halloween […] Read more…
I promised a follow-up post to Dystopian Designers part 1, so here is the second in the Dystopian Designer series. This time we look at the impossibly cool, gother-than-thou, timeless yet always on-trend, Â Mother of London. Mother of London is perhaps best known for neck corsets, intricately buckled leather gauntlets and harnesses to die […] Read more…
I don’t do photoshoots very often, but having arrived back from the US with some STUNNING pieces from the likes of Skingraft and Gelareh Designs, and stores such as Shop Untitled and Variazioni, I wanted to show some of it off. Cue booking a session with Ashlee of Leather & Lace Creative to do the photography […] Read more…
I call it the Hunger Games effect. The fact is, those wondrous examples of fashion in the post-apocalyptic world – the shredded distressed jumpers, the matt leather worn-in looking leggings, the hooded draped tunics and cowl necked dresses, the drapey woollen winter coats, the rubberised fabric, the armour-looking accessories – that featured in films we love […] Read more…
This visit to New York, I again chose to stay in the East Village..but not in a hotel. Oh NO!!! This time, I stayed in a very stylish loft that I found on Air BnB. Sooo much better, quieter, cheaper and convenient than a hotel. I picked an apartment that was quite minimal in […] Read more…
Why am I writing about Dystopian Designers? Recently I became involved with a very cool film project, being a post-apocalyptic or dystopian film in the near but run-down future with outposts under state military control (think Hunger Games). It’s called The Cottonwood Fence. Before filming commenced, I helped style the looks for some of the characters […] Read more…
This is the first post in my series on New York Shopping. If you’re an aussie who has never been to the USA before, you won’t believe the shopping and the sales there! The shoe warehouses are a wonder to behold, but that’s not all.  Have you heard of Century 21? My own […] Read more…