Feature: Accessory of Crime

Here are the incredibly stylish Emily and Amanda from the blog: 
Accessory of Crime
If you are not yet familiar with their blog... now is the time :)

Who are you? (introduce yourself)

E: We are two girls from Auckland. I'm Emily, 21, in my final year in architecture school.

A: And I'm Amanda, 25, and I'm a dentist. And yea, we are sisters. (resemblance?)

What can we find on your ipod today?

A: Let's see, there's Frou Frou, Jose Gonzales, Camille, La Roux, Yeah Yeah Yeahs...I always run with my ipod and its mainly The Gossip, Kleerup and Goldfrapp on repeat.

E: Me, I'm a bit of a collector on the music front, it's a range... looking at it right now there's stuff like: Cat Power, Chet Baker, Tori Amos, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Sigur Ros to stuff like Fugazi, The Rapture, Justice, Atreyu and Black Sabbath - it kinda goes on, but these are part of the bunch that get good play, some of it kinda just sits in the ipod.

What/who influences your style?

E: I used to take lots of inspiration from music and musicians, and different personas that people convey.   Men’s fashion is also a big influence for me. Hedi's boys for Dior Homme I think express these two things well, Limi Feu in S/S 2009 too. But I don't really like to pin things down too much, it changes...

A: And then, there's the 'streetstyles' - especially love the Swedes, images from Garance Dore, bloggers such as Chantal (cocorosa), Margaux (appears in La revue de Kenza), Ji (Luxirare, insane!), Gala (am-lul). From the runway, we are inspired by the whole package - the collection, the set design, down to the pics of models backstage! We're also very much inspired by the travels that we've done and of course, the vintage and thrift stores.

Fashion icons (dead or alive)?

A: Mmm, this is a tough one. I don't really have one - to have one, I think, would mean to stick to a style and their whole persona. And at the moment we're still just playing around.

E: I think we’re really an abstraction and mish-mash of things that we do love - and its more fun this way!! Though, at the moment, we do find ourselves very inspired by Kate Lanphear (Chic + Tough), Freja (Sensuous + Tough), Melissa Auf der Mar (Dark + Tough + Feminine)

Favorite designers?

               A: BURBERRY with Christopher Bailey - ALL SEASONS.

E: Olivier Theyskens!!! Oh and that last season of Roberto Cavalli, I really love - though its ironic that its not like his usual stuff at all. Hussein Chalayan for his concepts and for bringing fashion to be more of a message medium.

A: And there's lines by Karl Lagerfeld (I continually find them attractive), Phoebe Philo, Nicolas Ghesquiere (its always ground breaking).

What is your favorite movie/movies? Is your style perhaps influenced by any movie characters?

A: Not really, when I watch movies, I usually get too involved with the plot and scene to pay much attention to a particular person's style.

E: And when I do, I'm drawn to the character's personalities, characteristics and quirks, I guess, less directly their style.

A: The movies I like? Paris Je T'aime, Vicky Christina Barcelona, Les Infants du Paradis, and Tokyo.

               E: American History X, Europa Europa, Lost Boys, and Studio Ghibli Anime.

               E: Oh yea... I do like that dude with blue hair from Nana...

              A: Yeah, and Nana.

What is your favorite fashion decade and why?

               A: 70's and 90's. Its fun and its free.

               E: Liberal, so much to play around with, and kinda harder to pin down, maybe cuz its so close to home.

If you are into literature, which books are your favorite?

E: Literature? I kinda have in the past 5 years, read books as picture books - its a disease of Architecture I tell you - It speaks a thousand words, its OK. Don't get me wrong, I do like words, its just been a while. When I was young I loved Vampire books, Thrillers and Mystery books.

A: I'm always drawn to the notion of the flâneur, books about people wandering in different countries and cities, its like a snapshot into the everyday life of the urban dweller. Like, Peta Mathias - French Toast; Edmond White - The Flâneur; Patrick Süskind's Perfume. (Oh mygosh, his makes me sound so literate when I’m not!)

Who are your heroes in fiction?

               A: Nancy Drew. Looking back, she's quite style-y isn't she??

               E: I like Cameron from Sarah Connor Chronicles, haha, is this kinda geeky? she's just so funny.