So Jank-y

Here's another shout-out to a designer hailing from Oz.

Michelle Jank -- who's been kicking it in the industry since 1991 following her stint as a model and completion of a fashion design degree at Sydney Institute of Technology -- has the craziest, coolest jewelry I've seen in awhile. She started off designing clothing, blending influences from her continuously growing collection of vintage lace, textiles and baubles, eventually stitching them together to create something new.

Her big break in North America came after a barrage of Aussie actresses confessed their love for her clothing, landing one of Jank's creations on SJP for a "Sex and the City" promo that was featured on scores of NYC cabs. When Pat Field calls, you go running.

Now Jank is headquartered in Paris instead of Down Under, selling her collection at Colette in gay Paree and Dover Street, Harrods and Browns in London. Her newest line is dubbed "Suspended Reality", with pieces made from acrylic and stretch jersey.

Herr Lagerfeld is a fan -- and who wouldn't, with bauble names like "It Was Simple After That"?












I'm Lovin' it: Absolutely adore my denim from Foxy Jeans out of Montreal. Tight, dark indigo blue, prominent gold stitching, long peg-legs. Just how I like them. Though a pair of trouser jeans would sure make an indispensible addition to my wardrobe...







I'm Over it: How I can't eat a single morsel while wearing my F.J. denim. You know how moms who were teens in the 70s talk about they used to lay down in a bed and pull their jean zippers up with pliers while prostrate? Yeah, well...


Artist of the day: My girl Aggs is living the life in Berlin, just having snagged an assisting job with the American-born, Germany-living artist Ryan Mendoza. Not only does she get to use all Mendoza's equipment and studio for her shutterbug whimsies, she also gets to cast models for him. Yeah-yer. He's huge in Europe and getting considerable buzz on our side of the pond, too.








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