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By Peny, March 10, 2010 7:39 pm

It’s hard to believe that the red hot photo above was taken a year ago now, and after all the parties we’ve been to since, it’s still probably one of my favourite shots that we’ve ever taken. Yes folks, Fans is celebrating their 1st Birthday and there to sing them a happy birthday with be a mega-load of music makers including the dreamy Jonathan Boulet, Young Heretics, Megastick Fanfare, Strange Attractors and the bangin Fans DJs.

Oh and speaking of births, the night will also be an ultra sound of sorts for Clubhouse’s new venue which will be located at what used to be the Valley Studios.  The pre-sale tickets have already sold out, so we at Penylane have got ya back and are offering 2 double passes to the party. But we’re not going to make it easy, you gotta give us babes.

To win email peny@penylane.com and nominate someone to be a ‘babe of the week.’ It can be anyone: your grandma, Chuck Bass, that hot guy who used to work at Rics (you know the one). Who ever! It just definitely can’t be Lara Bingle* because she is a big whore with a whoreish mouth from whore island.

Winners will be notified via email on Friday afternoon.

*Don’t actually think Lara Bingle is a whore (she rocks a nude lip and looks nice in a blazer) but boy I think Channel 9 news does!

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By Leni, March 10, 2010 4:50 pm

Alexander McQueen’s final collection. Insane. RIP xx

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By Peny, March 10, 2010 8:43 am

Put on your dancing shoes, you sexy little swine. Thanks to Lick It, Horse Meat Disco make their return to Brisbane this Friday night. If you missed the previous party now is your chance to shower in glitter, arrive on a white horse and go disco-ball-ballistic.

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By Leni, March 8, 2010 5:58 pm

Blazer: Dion Lee | Shorts: Lover | Top: Arnsdorf | Headpiece: Soot | Rings: Karen Walker & Chanel | Powerpoint: vintage

THIS IS WHAT I WORE TO: Scratched & Stitched. It was a night anticipated by many for last couple of months, with parades by Tallulah, Alexis Dawn, Neon Heartache, Lubanchi, Make Sean Famous and Cody Bloom. With Brisbane’s finest strutting their stuff in the designers latest collections to the tunes of Wolfie, TooShoes and Bang Bang Boss Kelly guests were scattered around the Old Museum sipping champagne and looking oh-so-fabulous.

If you weren’t there, you shoulda been.

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By Leni, March 8, 2010 3:31 pm

If you thought you had seen it all at John Galliano or Comme des Garçons then chances are you wont believe your eyes. Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren are known by the industry for their ostentatious, outrageous and fantastical designs but they have really outdone themselves with their latest Fall 2010 Ready-to-wear collection. Although a little nostalgia swept through the crowd and resulted in some criticism, I am no hater and the collection that took off from their ‘Bubushka’ collection ten years ago is more than welcome in my wardrobe. Ya hear that Rolfy?

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By Leni, March 6, 2010 7:31 pm

So what is with the obsession with candy-coloured hair that is sweeping through both the southern-hemisphere and my bedroom? First our very own Megan and babe-of-the-year, then Abbey-lee, then Tallulah (bless her) followed by a $2.99 splurge and a little DIY graff. And vuala! I have officially jumped on the bandwagon. My latest ‘do’ will be debuted tonight at Scratched & Stitched. So get your little Kim Kardashian’s to the Old Museum at Bowen Hills and come find us for a drink, or six. 7pm-sharp.

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By Megan, March 5, 2010 8:36 am

Working for the man by day, renegade artist by night, this girl is living the Brisbane dream and does so in the most stylish manner. Often spotted around the traps looking fresh faced with her dark hair in a tight bun and super sharp in all black – she’s kinda like a hot batman. Have you met Sascha? Because holy haberdashery Batman! She’s our babe of the week.

What do you do/ tell us a little bit about yourself? I have a very unbefitting job at Myer, but when I am not working I am found on any hardwood surface of my house drawing things such as Asian hotties, dead and mangled birds, gnarled hands, pervy old men, hussys, dancing bears and the list goes on. Ever since I was knee high to a grasshopper I had a profuse desire to hoard clothes and collect copious amounts of kitsch trinkets, ceramic oddities, and religious paraphernalia, yeah, I’m a cliché. I have also developed a rather serious case of social paranoia (which you will be happy to hear that i am now slowly easing out of it with the help of friends, alcohol and the call of the dance floor.)

Age? As our cockney rhyming, purple rinsed elders would say down at the ol’ bingo tent – A Duck and a Flea…..23.

Do you have yourself a girl/boy? I do indeed. He is in Montreal right now. I miss him dearly but I’ll be following him there in two months.

What did you want to be when you grew up? I have no idea. I just called mum to ask and she said a bunch of dumb things that are too embarrassing to write here.

Favourite piece of clothing? I cant single one particular garment out of the family. That would be like a mother blatantly telling her children she loves one of them more.

Favourite beverage/meal combo? Mexican wins and beer. I love beer. I love beer so much.

If you were to make a mix tape for someone, what would it have on it? Oh shit. This question also scares me but i’ll have a crack. I don’t really know any new music since I stopped working at a record store, so here’s some oldies; Misfits, Nina Simone, My Bloody Valentine, Talking Heads (has to be naive melody), The Sugarcubes- birthday, The Smiths, Joni Mitchell, Rowland S. Howard, Nick Cave, Janes Addiction, Johnny Cash, Dinosaur Jr, Modern Lovers, ATDI, Bad Brains, D4, 13^th Floor Elevators…ok that’s totally enough. I apologise for being a wanker.

At your IDEAL party:

Who would play? Black Sabbath.

Who would be invited? People I like.

Who is security at the door? A member of the hells angels, preferably complete with hefty beard, ill-fitting leather vest, grey chest hair and dirty black jeans. Knuckle duster and scary face tattoo’s are assets but not essential criteria.

What drinks/food would be served? Free Mexican and beer.

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By Peny, March 4, 2010 12:50 pm

Isn’t she lovely? I’ve been a big admirer of Christine Centenera for a while now, and yet I never get sick of her style. Some might say the Australian Harpers Bazaar fashion editor has quite an understated style, yet some how she still manages to steal the spotlight away from the typical, fashion pack (who are all currently swathed in fur coats and black leather.) She’s elegant, youthful, on trend and effortless all at once. Her most recent spotting has been sporting this gorgeous peach leather jacket by Celine, paired with denim on denim and a logo  Louis Vuitton Scarf. Somehow the combination works, and even caught the attention of  Garance Dore and Jack & Jill.

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By Peny, March 3, 2010 12:23 pm

IT’S OFFICIAL: the penylane team is off to Japan Fashion Week this month. We have been officially accepted as media, now we just need to learn some engrish to communicate with the designers AND work out what to wear. I don’t think its going to be possible to upstage Anna Dello Russo, but what they hey, I’ll try. If you know of any places we should go, or people we should see, please let us know.

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By Megan, February 28, 2010 9:10 pm

Teenage Dirtbag: Homemade Floral Headband, Op-shop Nightie, Wittner Boots, Nan’s Necklaces

THIS IS WHAT I WORE: to my continuing ‘Megan Freedom Festival’ birthday celebrations which included Flipsick Roller-Derby Frat-House Fuck-Disco Ibiza Skating House Party and CubbyHole.

With my new birthday boots on, DIY florals decoratin’ my locks and tallie in hand I was feeling footloose and fancy free as I entered the premises of the ‘Fuck-Disco’. These are the kids that know how to throw a decent shindig (my instincts told me that I was in for a good night when I received a facebook message from the event with the deets that used expressions such as ‘holy dicknipples’ and promised a great lineup of bands along with ‘hugh grant drowning’). I was greeted by free beer, goon punch (bless!), a piñata filled with candy canes, live band’s – The Liars Chair and The James Wright Experience followed by the Iron Board DJ’s (domestic DJ’ing at its best) and a sea of shiny, happy people who, may I say, were quite easy on the eyes.

I wore a grin for the majority of the night which may have been a result of my beer buzz and a fantastic set by both bands, who just basically rocked the fuck out. My memory is a tad hazy but an honourable mention goes to The James Wright Experience’s covers of Dr Dre and Eminem (with lead singer playing the parts of both Dido and Slim Shady = genius). These boys understand that they’re ain’t no shame in being gangster at heart. One gentleman that I came across most definitely knew this as he was cruising the house in a gold sequinned jacket, huge fuck-off gold chain and an Andy Warhol inspired wig. He was the highlight.

At some stage and for some unknown reason we decided to make the expedition from the party into the city and visit CubbyHole.  After missing the majority of the band, Peny, David and I seriously let loose on a dancefloor to some solid gold tunes that included ‘California Love’ and the Fresh Prince himself with ‘Gettin’ Jiggy’ with it. Needless to say, the night, and my ‘freedom festival’ birthday celebrations, ended on a high.