• ” I can’t change my bra size. They’re natural! I can work out and I can stay healthy and motivated, but I can’t change some things. I really just live my life. I love my body. It’s what God gave me!”Model Kate Upton in US Vogue

• ” It sucked. It seemed like it was going to be the best thing in the world… and then you get there and it’s so hot, it’s so crowded, everyone’s pushing you.” Gwyneth Paltrow on the Met Ball.

• “It’s a fashion party. And then Tom Brady and Gisele walk in and you’re like, ‘You win. We get it.’” John Krasinksi, on his experience at this year’s Met Gala.

• “Very exciting! Prince Harry is back in the USA and visiting NYC today! I can’t wait for the nude pictures” Joan Rivers tweet.

• “He is single, right? Well so am I. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we married? And he is very tall and good-looking, I hear. Perfect. We are meant to be.” Miss America wants to marry Prince Harry.

• I’m reading about all the Beyoncé pregnancy rumours. I just hope Blue Ivy gets a baby brother: Red Fern”. Joan Rivers tweet.

• “I played a lawyer in a movie so many times I think I am a lawyer. And clearly I’m not a lawyer, because I got arrested.” Reese Witherspoon

• “I’m quite emotional about it, of course. She could have stayed absolutely private about it and I don’t think anyone would have been none the wiser with such good results. But it was really important to her to share the story and that others would understand it doesn’t have to be a scary thing” Brad Pitt on Angelina’s mastectomy.

Winter is nearly here…

You are in the foetal postion because you:

• Love shopping but don’t have time to run like a maniac in Manolos to find what you want..
• Love shopping but get panicked and paranoid by pesky prints.
• Love shopping but go crazy with kooky colours.
• Love shoppping but flee like a freakin freak from the fitting room.
• Love shopping but your credit card has melted.
• Have NOTHING to wear and hate all your clothes ( on repeat).

Never Fear FiFi is here!

Time for a personal style session with FiFi !

In 3 hours you will have a fabulous wardrobe that works.
A fabulous wardrobe you will love.
You will be able to get dressed in the morning with your eyes closed.
In five minutes flat.
That’s a promise.

Do it now and make a booking toute suite! …email FiFi@FiFi.com.au !

The House at Belle Fontaine: Stories…by Lily Tuck

‘Winner of the National Book Award, Lily Tuck follows her critically-acclaimed novel I Married You For Happiness with an elegantly constructed story collection about lives tethered to the past and the unexpected encounters that threaten to unmoor them.

The powerfully intimate stories within The House at Belle Fontaine span the better part of the twentieth century and almost every continent, laying bare apprehensions, passions, secrets, and tragedies that resonate across time and space. In crisp, spare, and penetrating prose, Lily Tuck unveils and suppresses personal truths as her characters navigate exotic locales and immediate emotional territory: an artist learns that her deceased ex-husband had an especially illicit affair seventeen years before his death; a young couple living in Thailand worries about the mental stability of their best friend, a U. S. army captain; on a ship bound for Antarctica, a retired couple strains to hold together their forty-year-old marriage; and a French family flees to Lima in the 1940s with devastating consequences for their daughter’s young nanny.

With a deft and expert hand, Tuck excavates the opportunities that arise from loss, and the moments that knock lives into a collision course and an uncertain future.’
Pub Date:2013-05-16 Publisher: GROVE PRESS / ATLANTIC MONTHLY PRESS from Amazon

Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf Goodman ….by Bergdorf Goodman , Sara James Mnookin, Holly Brubach

‘A gorgeously illustrated companion to the fashion documentary of the same name, Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf Goodman is an unforgettable collection of anecdotes, from the hilarious to the poignant, in commemoration of the internationally renowned luxury specialty store’s 111th anniversary.

Bergdorf Goodman is where Grace Kelly ordered her wedding invitations; where Jacqueline Kennedy was outfitted for her dress for the Inaugural Ball; and where designers such as Halston, Michael Kors, and Isaac Mizrahi got their start. Bergdorf is a legendary fashion mecca that captures the imagination, invites fantasy, and plays a central role in the history of New York society.

A venerable list of celebrities, personalities, designers, and veteran store employees, from Candice Bergen to Joan Rivers, from Christian Louboutin to Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, from Bergdorf Goodman’s Linda Fargo to Rachel Zoe, all relate a range of anecdotes-from the fabulous to the humorous to the touching. These stories paint an entertaining portrait that will delight and entertain lovers of fashion, shopping, and luxury.

With full-color illustrations throughout, this book presents gorgeous original sketches by Bergdorf Goodman of designs by Balmain, Chanel, and Dior; art and photography from major advertising campaigns throughout the store’s history; vintage photographs of the store as it appeared in Look and House Beautiful; and a selection of images of the incredible windows for which it is world-renowned.Welcome to Bergdorf Goodman!

Watch the hilarious video trailer here Bergdorf-movie.com

$24 Publisher: Harper Design (August 28, 2012) Amazon.com

It’s time for a little edge. A little sparkle. Yes, we’re talking glitter. We’re talking shine. From sequins to lurex to brocade and back. In silver, gold or bronze. It’s everywhere. In all the shops. The most important thing for a metallic state of mind? Table top dressing! Keep all the glitterati action on the top of the body. Where you want to attract the most attention. It’s also about dressing down the glitz. So Luxe tops and sequin jackets love and adore baggy jeans and slouchy pants. (Silver jeans want to kiss slouchy knits).
It’s time to wake up. It’s time to shake you out of your black/ white/ grey stupor. Shake you out of slouching like a sloth on a Friday afternoon. May I present FiFi’s fav finds in all their glittering shininess. Put on your sunglasses it’s going to be bright…

The metallic jacket:
This season it’s all about the statement making jacket. I love that idea. Goes with my table top philosophy. Love the idea you can throw a snazz-a-licious glittering jacket over a simple casual grey tee. Pull on jeans or slouchy pants. Wear just one single piece of glorious glitter. Dress down the rest. Or you will look like Liberace. These jackets would look just as great with flats and ripped jeans as with a sexy sheer black blouse and heels.The gold jacket above ? You want it. It’s a piece of art. Alexander McQueen’s Honeycomb-jacquard jacket is yours for $5,686.00 from Net a porter. Your welcome.
left to Right below:
Witchery jacket $299, Isabel Marant bomber $1125 from Net a porter , Sportsgirl gold jacket $199

Metallic jeans:
If you have got the legs then you may like metallic jeans. If you have got the legs that don’t want to attract attention then skip this bit. in fact, run ! Tight silver jeans will only show off the fried Mars Bar situation.
Let’s look at the dark metallic jeans from Jeanswest. A little but more interesting than your average garden variety jeans. And because they are jeans they are have a casual element. inbuilt. Which means you won’t look too ‘try hard’. Like a Kardashian. God forbid  Metallic jeans were probably first seen at Balmain S/S11 . Years ago. The collection was so punk! All leather, ripped white tees and sharp blazers. Use that as inspiration: wear these slinky metallic jeans with white, or try a chic peacoat. Toss on a sloppy sweater that sits right down over the bottom. Love with either ankle boots or pointy pumps. Keep it simple stupid and you won’t look glitzy. FYI: Both Elle and Sarah Rutson are both over 40. Shut up.
from left to right: Country Road silver jeans $99 and Saba metallic jeans $149,  Jeanswest metallic jeans on sale for $29.

The Luxe Tee.
There are so many luxe tees around this season. You want one. You do. NO, really. I insist. You see it’s the perfect little must have in your wardrobe. It’s an instant joosh up for any ol’ tired daggy black pants or jeans. Don’t you love the juxtaposition of the casual tee shape with the luxo snazzo fabric? Thought so. Tip: Please avoid anything tight and glitzy. Ewww. That get’s into scary territory. Tacky. No one wants to channel a Beverly Hills housewife. A luxe tee should be roomy. Wear a luxe tee with a leather skirt, jeans, grey chinos. Add ankle boots, white pumps, sneaky sandals. Toss on a chanel style jacket or blazer. Hashtag to the next level. Major.
L to Right:French Connection brocade tee $79,  Country Road metallic gold Tee $99,  SeedHeritage top $125

The sequin tank.
If you are a long time reader of the FiFi Report you know the sequin tank is always on the list of wardrobe basics. It should be worn over a white tank. It will dress down the glitz. Plus white nexts to your face is better than botox taking years, like, years off. Wear a sequin tank with the usual suspects ( jeans, chinos, baggy pants. leather skirt). Ditch any jewellery. You are wearing it. Add a velvet blazer/Tuxedo jacket plus heels for a night out with Bradley Cooper. Add grey jeans and grey ankle boots for a night in with George Clooney. He needs a few laps around the garden with his zimmer frame. Bless.
Yes, these are sequin skirts below but you get the idea about glitter: it’s about dressing it down…
Left to R Bardot Black Tank $129, Clements Ribeiro lace sequin tank $1112 from Farfetch,  Kookai sequin tank £ 39 from House of Fraser .

Black pants.
Sick of jeans? Need something more sophisticated? You need the new black pants. You want the slouchy look. Apart from being comfortable you’ll find slouchy black pants will dress down the glitzorama. You see, anything loose will bring the whole look right back down to casual chic. For a change invest in navy pants like these from Witchery. Navy and black is chic together. (Just ask Lanvin who has done total collections devoted to both colours). Navy will work with all those glittery tops above. Also it solves the problem when you wear a black jacket and black pants: it can look a bit suity. Navy pants will break it up. Otherwise go for brocade textured pants like these from SeedHeritage ( right) or go for sporty luxe style $270 from Sass and Bide (left). Totes chic alors!
LOVE to hear from you !
what are your favourites? Is this something you want to wear? Do you like silver or gold?
FiFi loves Feedback!

STIR-FRIED CUMIN LAMB  adulterated from Neil Perry Good weekend

A spicy stir fry with lamb: who would have thought?! Just the thing for a chilly Autumn night…
you need for 4 fashionista and 25 models:
2 tsp cumin seeds
vegetable oil, for frying
600g good-quality lamb mince
5 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
45g pickled mustard greens, roughly chopped ( if you don’t have just use Bok Choy)
2 tbsp pickled green chilli, roughly chopped ( optional : or half large raw green chilli as you like it depending on heat)
2 long green shallots, cut into rounds
2 tbsp fresh chicken stock
1 tbsp caster sugar
1 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp chilli oil
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 tbsp Chinese black vinegar
1 bunch coriander, washed, roughly chopped

• Slip into Givenchy sweater dress.
• Pull on Burberry boots.
• Pour a wine or ten.
• roughly chop coriander leaves.
• Ask Bradley Cooper to chop up the bok choy and the green shallots ( spring onions).
• Chop up the green chilli : As hot as Bradley can take it.
• Slice up the garlic as small as a Prada sequin.
• Make up the sauce in a separate bowl so mix chicken stock, sugar, soy, chilli oil, sesame oil and vinegar. Set aside for later.
• Roast cumin seeds in a dry pan until fragrant and lovely.
• Cool and gently pound cumin in a mortar and pestle. Think of ex-husbands. Yes, you need it finely pounded.
• Heat a few tablespoons of vegetable oil in a wok over a high heat.
• Stir-fry lamb mince, breaking up the clumps until browned all over. Think as brown as a Chloe bag.
• Remove meat from wok and set aside for some alone time.
• In the same wok, heat a tablespoon of oil and fry garlic until fragrant and smelling divine.
• Then throw in the mustard greens/bok choy and (pickled) green chilli.
• Stir-fry for a few minutes, then add the ground cumin and shallots and stir to combine.
• Return the lamb mince to the wok along with the chicken stock, sugar, soy, chilli oil, sesame oil and vinegar.
• Accessorise with chic chopped coriander leaves.
• check the seasoning
• Serve with steamed rice.
• Yum.

**Pickled green chillies and pickled mustard greens are available from Asian supermarkets.