What was the best answer a kid gave you and what did you ask?
I loved all the answers, it would be to hard to select one. I asked
them all sorts of things from what it means to be a hero, what they
believe about God, what makes the stars twinkle and so on.
What are you loving right now?Who or what inspires you? Children inspire me, obviously and I am loving being an auntie to my four-month-old niece.
Any websites you read on a regular basis? I'm obsessed with Postsecret.com
What TV shows do you love? The
West Wing, The Office and Entourage. I watch them on DVD though, so I
tend to watch episode after episode, very addictive and time consuming.
Who are you listening to on your IPOD? Random songs, anything from Roy Orbison to Mike Hudson, Nivarna to Madonna.
If you could fill your wardrobe with the collection of any fashion designer in the world, who would it be?
Any fashion designer that felt even the slightest inclination to fill
my wardrobe with their collection would be more than fine by me.
Anything that meant I didn't have to shop for clothes would be also be
ideal.
In your opinion what are the powerful brands in the world right now? Any brand that has a monopoly and influence on the media.
What's the most interesting place you've visited in the last 12 months? Wilson's Promontory in Victoria, it's stunning.
What 3 places are a must for those visiting Sydney?
The walk from Circular Quay through the Botanic Gardens to Lady
Macquaries Chair, and then maybe catch a ferry to Watsons Bay or Manly.
The Bondi to Bronte walk or anything to do with the beaches or the
Harbour is also great, but it's hard to choose because Sydney is an
amazing city.
What can't you live without? May I never find out.
What's your fav city in the world and why?
Other than Sydney, New York and Milan because they are the cities I
have spent the most time in and they hold such amazing memories.
What can we do to become more socially conscious of our environment? I
think the best thing we can do is to educate ourselves and make
ourselves aware of the issues that are facing our environment. For
example, watching a movie like An Inconvenient Truth is a good start. And with this awareness, we should look to be making the changes necessary on a daily basis.
Do you have any words of wisdom? Write to someone who inspires you
What TV shows are you into? Seinfeld, Family Guy, the Simpsons
Who are you listening to on your IPOD? Bjork.
In your opinion what are the powerful brands in the world right now? I think Microsoft and General Electrics, they're going to eat the world for breakfast soon.
What's the most interesting place you've visited in the last 12 months?
I was in an island in Fiji called Nananu-i-ra, it had great snorkelling
and it had the most beautiful sunset I have ever seen. It will soon be
taken over by a famous hotel chain.
What can't you live without? Dancing like an electro-chemical android and my iPod
Charlie Huveneers. Age 26. Originally from Belgium but has been living in Sydney for 4 years
What do you do? I'm a Marine Biologist. What do you specialize in? Shark biology and ecology.
Any close encounters we should know about?
My work involves lots of work on or under water. I have dived with and
studied a large variety of shark species, including basking sharks in
England, lemon sharks in the Bahamas, white sharks in South Africa,
whales, tiger sharks and hammerheads in Australia, bull sharks in Fiji
and focused research on wobbegong sharks in NSW which are commercially
targeted for 'flake'. Some of the underwater work includes tagging
sharks with a modified hand-spear to attach acoustic tags around the
shark's first dorsal fins. The shark's reaction is varied and ranges
from no reaction to charging at you.
What are you loving right now? Aussie BBQs (nothing better than a good feed with some chilled beverages and your close mates)
What inspires you? I'm enjoying the Australian lifestyle and being close to the ocean.
What do you love about Bondi?
I find it great that so many people get up early and do some kind of
sports on the beach in the morning. It gets crowded but it's good to
see that people make an effort
What book are you currently reading? Just finished "Eddie Would Go", biography of a famous Hawaiian surfer who died prematurely
Do you read magazines/newspapers, if so, which? Mostly Scuba-diving magazines and Surfing World. Any websites you read on a regular basis? Aquabumps and Swellnet
What TV shows do you enjoy watching? None, they're mostly all American shit or trashy Aussie soaps
Who are you listening to on your iPod? Chris Cornell, Muse, Cake, Foo Fighters.
In your opinion what are the powerful brands in the world right now? Shell or any petrol company.
What 3 cool things should someone do when visiting Sydney? Dive with the sharks at the Manly Aquarium to
realize sharks are not the deadly eating machines people usually
picture them as. Do the Bondi to Coogee walk to get an idea of Sydney's
amazing coastal landscape. Have a barbie (BBQ) in Bronte, kick the ball
around and try out surfing.
Have you ever auditioned for a reality TV show? Nope and I reckon I'd be the first one kicked out of Big Brother, as I'd be having fun annoying everybody.
What's the most interesting place you've visited in the last 12 months. Just been to Fiji and did some work with the Bull sharks which was fun, shame it was flat though
What's your fav city in the world and why? Any remote town with good beaches to get away from the big cities when you need a break. Port Stephens can be great although I might get bored if lived there.
By the year 2010, you will what/where? Having fun somewhere
Which is the coolest surfing brand on the planet? Good question, but the short of it is they're all too expensive!
Shemika, Age 27, Nurse from Queen's, New York. (spotted, Bondi Beach)
What are you loving right now? I love the freedom I have to travel anywhere in the world. Who or what inspires you? My mother; people I meet who are pursuing their passion and living life to the fullest. Are you reading any books at the moment?The Zahir by Paulo Coelho. Do you read magazines/newspapers, if so, which? InStyle Magazine mostly. Any websites you read on a regular basis? Not really What TV shows do you watch? Travel Channel, Discovery, almost anything on VH1. Who are you listening to on your iPod? I drive everywhere in NY with the radio, don't own an iPod. If you could fill your wardrobe with the collection of any fashion designer in the world, who would it be? Marc Jacobs In your opinion what are the powerful brands in the world right now? Apple What can't you live without? love, family, friends. What's your fav hotel in the world? I really like the W Hotel brand. What's your fav city in the world and why?
New York, of course. It's got everything but beautiful beaches. Music,
culture, a real multicultural feel. There's an energy in New York that
I don't feel or experience anywhere else (we have to agree with her
here). Do you have a myspace account? Yes, but only to see other people's pages.
HER FASHION STYLE
Dress: Diane Von Fostenberg from Loehmanns, NY. Sunglasses: Gucci
Inspiration can come from the most common places.
Many of the world's top fashion houses, stylists and fashion editors
are looking to the streets to determine the trends rather than the
other way around.
Enter: 'STREET STALKER - Where the street becomes center stage'.
It's a unique look behind the faces that are setting the trends on our
streets in Sydney and Melbourne. From a teenage fashionista in Brunswick St learning to surf at Sydney's Bondi Beach, these
trendsetters also have interesting stories to tell. Snippets of their
autobiographies will be found here, so stay tuned.
Street Stalker looks beyond the runway at who is wearing what, social viewpoints and what makes up our diverse global culture.
It's 'Project Runway' meets 'This is Your Life' in under two minutes, a
savvy social montage of what's happening on our most famous runway -
our streets.
As the gap between celebrity and the average person is bridged through
mediums such as reality television, the concept of the unknown
celebrity emerges. by Billy T. by Billy T
Forget what the designers say, most trends emerge not from their
studios but organically from the street. Cool young things all over the
world are the true pioneers of fashion, wearing clothes in new ways by
customizing and accessorizing and creating a pastiche of retro and
modern. Coolhunter's Paris correspondent, Yvan Rodic, has been so
inspired by the street fashion in his native city that he's started to
document it in his own blog, facehunter.blogspot.com.
And he's not the only one. Street style blogs have popped up all over
the world, from London to Helsinki, New York, Shanghai, Moscow and
Berlin, featuring pics of the what the cool kids are wearing right now.
We can hear fashion's top designer's book-marking the blogs right now. by Lisa Evans
