Yesterday I decided to do a post about YELLOW! I have been craving colour for the past 18 months and noticed an injection of yellow in the fashion mags & red carpet pics lately. Funnily enough, I haven't worn yellow since I was 12. I wore a yellow Esprit short-sleeved shirt to a birthday party with cobalt blue plastic beads , & my friends started singing "dear little maid in yellow" to me, some song in a play we were doing at school. That was the finish of me and yellow. I felt like a corn cob. Shortly after that I embarked on my 20 year love affair with black, with nary a colour to be seen on my person (apart from vermillion talons, and the odd pair of purple fishnets). Upon moving from chilly London to sunny Sydney in 2000, I rejoiced in the beachy, sexy saturated colour-popping fashion that Sydneysiders do so well. As a good friend says "Sydney is more LA than LA!" It's fun, bright, a bit trashy & a bit flashy. The home of the annual Gay & Lesbian Mardis Gras has to be, really.
Fashion Editor for Australian Harper's Bazaar Christine Centenera in Aussie designer Josh Goot dress
Heidi Harrington-Johnson in yellow jeans for Ksubi Kolours Check out my darling friend Ally Grrrl's brand spankers new blog for more SYDNEY COOL! Some fab splashes of yellow here in Sydney's Inner West. One yellow dress that always catches my eye is Michelle Williams' stunning Vera Wang at the Oscars in 2006 was pretty fabulous.
Now back in NZ, I MISS COLOUR! Very few designers here do it right. Often it is more frilly layery frou frou than the tailored colour blocking that I love. So imagine my delight this morning upon waking up to find this little gem (above, Canvas Magazine) in the Sunday paper! Lo and behold - a yellow Tibi dress takes prime position. On telling my friend in London across Viber this morning about this post, she warned me "Ooh, but not everyone can wear yellow can they?"Good point. The general rules are if you are pale skinned, go for darker ochre yellows & mustards. Olive-skinned brunettes suit canary and buttercup brights.I'm still not sure if I'm brave enough to wear yellow, but I am inspired by some of these 2011 Spring & Summer editorial looks!
Erin Heatherton in Christopher Kane for Vogue Russia
Kristen McMenamy for Givenchy by Mert & Marcus
Mariacarla Boscono for Givenchy by Mert & Marcus
Anja Rubik in Christopher Kane for Vogue Australia
Isabeli Fontana for Mert & Marcus, Vogue Paris June/July 2011
Abbey-Lee for Vogue Japan
Kurt Geiger SS11And celebs rocking yellow in 2011...
Reese Witherspon in Christopher Kane
Gaga in Versace, August 2011
Emma Stone in Versace
Kim K in Dolce & Gabbana 
Fergie in Dolce & Gabbana 
Blake Lively in Gucci 
Beyonce in Pucci 
Daisy Lowe in Dolce & Gabbana 
Kim K
Jessie J
Brooklyn Decker in Marchesa
Emma stone in Bottega Veneta
Victoria Beckham in her own design
VB in Denim of Virtue jeans
Olivia Palermo in Victoria Beckham
Brooklyn Decker in Zara
Emma Watson in Marchesa
Blake Lively in Marchesa
Gwen in Prada
Dakota Fanning in The Runaways
Miley Cyrus in vintage tee
Kourtney K in Nieves Lavi jumpsuit
Rihanna in Givenchy
Tyra in Theirry Mugler
Khloe K with yellow Birkin
Demi Lovato in BCBG
Kate Moss in vintage lemon yellow 
Nicole Richie 
Rihanna in dress by Mel Ottenberg and Adam Selman
Gwyneth in Rachel Roy 
Anna Kendrik's Nicholas Kirkwood shoes
