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GREAT GLAMOUR: GAINING MOMENTUM

Will winter be the season to bring the 1920s trend to life on 2012 streets? We caught an air of the era on the Oscars red carpet this week, particularly with Rooney Mara's stunning style from head to toe in a glamourous Givenchy gown. Meanwhile inspiration abounds with Vanity Fair mining their archives to present a slideshow of images with the prediction that Downton Abbey's third series will also showcase the period with flair. Not to be outdone, The Guardian has homed in on the trend for interiors (pictured).

SATE: SIDEWALK TUCKER

Not too long ago we were crazy about tacos and predicted gourmet food trucks would soon be pulling up  in Sydney. It seems we weren't far off the money with Time Out dishing up a list of mobile munchie stands hitting city streets last month. While we're hoping Sydney's versions will look as intriguing as some of New York's (pictured), it sounds like the food on offer should raise the bar. We love the idea of wandering Yum Cha and can't wait to see the offerings from Stuart McGill - former Tetsuya's sous chef - and his Eat Art Truck.

FRENCH FLICKING

With summer all over we're drying our tears and turning our attention to indoor pursuits. Thankfully the French Film Festival is about to hit Sydney screens with a magnificent selection of Gallic greats. Tales of the Night is on our list as it promises enchanting journeys in a new animation by Michael Ocelot.

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GOING DOTTY

Spot fever is definitely on the rise, and Yayoi Kusama is at the centre of the commotion. In Brisbane's GOMA the reigns are handed over to the audience as they enter Yayoi's The Obliteration Room. Everyone gets a sheet of sticker dots to affix to the walls, the floor or the furniture. We can only imagine what the final work will look like when it ends in March. London's TATE Modern is staging a dot frenzy with Yayoi's blockbuster exhibition. We loved her work when it was at the MCA a few years back and enjoyed the jaunt to Brissy last month. Now we're dreaming about flying to London to experience it all over again. There seems no end in sight for Yayoi's infectious creativity. Infinitely Kusama is the name of a new range of accessories, shoes and ready-to-wear fashions commissioned by Louis Vuitton. The mind boggles at what that we will be coveting as a result of this new collaboration. Look out for the sure-fire explosion of colour on the street come the launch in July.

BEE'S KNEES

Our honey pot is always full, we love the stuff. So it's great to learn of another beekeeper making a bee-line, this time in the humid climes of Hong Kong. It seems the bustling metropolis also provides perfect conditions for our nectar loving friends. Michael Leung's honey venture is installing beehives across the city, teaching new owners how to tend their hives as well as offering candle-making workshops to put wax to good use. Sweet.

FLASHBACK: MORSE CODE

In the 1840s American artist Samuel Morse invented a way of transcribing textual information via dots and dashes. For Morse Code afficionados, these dots and dashes are also known as dits and dahs. Each letter and number has a unique code. The more frequently used the letter, the shorter its combination of dits and dahs. For example, the letter E comprises a single dot. We love the quirky and futuristic appearance of the original Morse telegraphs. The punched out holes in the paper tape are striking in their uniformity, repetition, and tactility. It's a shame the paper wasn’t used once the operators transformed the clicks into dots and dashes and wrote them down by hand.

GREAT GLAMOUR

One of the hottest trends at the moment is channelling the glitz and glamour of the 1920s and 1930s. From Vogue to Frankie, style commentators everywhere are talking up the era that brought us the Roaring Twenties, Art Deco and fabulous Flappers. It's not just fashion that's in the spotlight, the trend is crossing film, music and art with magnetic charm.

The full effect of the period is felt in the lavish TV series Boardwalk Empire, with its stunning outfits, outrageous parties and wild characterisations from the prohibition era. Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris (top) cleverly mixed the present day with the era through the use of Parisian nightclubs and evocative cinema. The ABC is in on the act too with its new series Miss Fischer's Murder Mysteries (above) set in Melbourne and based on Kerry Greenwood's crime novels. It remains to be seen if this rampant international trend is still breathing when Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby rolls around at the end of the year.

The SS12 edition of Elle Collections has hit the stands in Europe. For this issue they've used a deco type treatment for their introduction pages making reference to the Gatsby trend throughout. They've also reinvented Monopoly, a board game with its origins in the era, for fashionistas. The aim? To hoard properties, designer bags and clothes to not only steal the show, but to capture the attention of street bloggers. On this side of the globe, so far we've only managed to snatch a single glance of one spiffy trendsetter at Central Station.

Historically the era was a hive of creativity for the arts. Picasso had certainly hit his stride by this time, and while we can't believe the current trend is related to the success of the Picasso exhibition (currently showing at the AGNSW), it seems Jil Sander is a fan. Her Picasso knits (SS12 above) are most certainly a nod to his work. Picasso image credit: Pablo Picasso: Figures-on-the-seashore, 1931, Oil on board, courtesy Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney.

Also known as the Jazz Age, it comes as no surprise to see a glimmer of the trend in music. There seems to be a return to nightclub improvisation with small clubs and intimate venues leading the charge. People are dressing up to hit the town evoking a sense of underground cool. We think Gotye's last album cover and more recently Air, Emika and Goldfrapp all echo the era.

And to think the late 1920s is also the period of the Great Depression, a time of austerity with parallels to the present day global crisis. Despite the downturns, vibrancy rules. In short, we're not sure whether it's all too much of a good thing, a struggle buggy or the cat's meow, but if you're keen to be part of the action why not pepper your lingo too?

THIS IS: IN THE MAIL

In an age of electronic communication, it seems the tactility of letters and postcards is still charming receivers across the globe. Margaret Huber started Location Vocation Vacation in 2004, which has not only resulted in an eclectic range of postcard sized art works, but a book too. We're enthralled and have way too many favourites to list.

With ten million postcards delivered worldwide, we can see how projects like Postcrossing have kept posties busy. The premise is simple, sign up and then start sending and receiving postcards from global strangers. We're wondering if post offices are beginning to resemble those seen in Terry Pratchett's fantastical period comedy Going Postal. There, millions of letters lay undelivered after the postal service closed and Clacks, a telegram system in effect, took over. Australia Post doesn't let its undeliverable items pile up. Instead, an annual auction takes place with all proceeds going to charity, and from all reports, the mind boggles at what shows up for sale.