Buy nothing new month

Spring Fashion Week @ North Melbourne Market

BUST Magazine feature

Was so happy to receive my copy of BUST Magazine (Aug/Sep) in the mail today. Inside on page 60 is featured my Pony Locket Necklace. Although it's an American publication you can this magazine in most newsagents in Australia, it's well worth a read.

Southside Market Giveaway

On Sunday the 10th we'll be holding a stall at the brand new Southside Handmade and Vintage Market. The market is held within the Uban Hotel just off bustling Fizroy Street in the heart of trendy St. Kilda. This is the perfect way to escape the cold winter weather while shopping from quality vintage clothing and stunning handmade goodies.

To celerbrate the market's launch, we're having a giveaway. Simply make at purchase at our stall and mention this add and will give you a tile pendant of you choosing valued at $5 for FREE*

*limit one per person

Fashion Show

A new vintage shopping paradie for Melbourne

If you haven't heard yet Hunter Gatherer, run by the Brotherhood of St Laurence have just opened up a shiny new shop right in the centre of the CBD. Located in the charming Royal Arcade in the Bourke Street Mall Hunter Gatherer - City is a mecca for lovers of fine vintage threads. Stocking mostly Mad Man style tea dresses, skirts and blouses plus awesome vintage shoes, the store also carries a range of retro mens fashion and handpicked locally craft jewellery and accessories to completement you brand new outfits.



Store Located: Shop 51 Royal Arcade, 335 Bourke Street Mall, Melbourne 3000
Phone: 03 9650 1843

YEN Magazine Feature

The new Yen Magazine is out this week and on page 59 is featured my Tea Party Necklace - Awesome!!!

Buy Nothing New Parade

A festival of Future-Friendly Fashion. This October marked the Salvation Army's first ever "Buy Nothing New" month. During the whole month of October the Salvo are encouraging people to avoid making purchases of "new" clothing and accessories.

As a fund raiser and to increase the porfile of "pre-loved" goods the local Savlos held a rather intereting fashion show, featuring:

cute little kids,

this old dear who came to the catwalk with layers and layers of clothing (and just as many hand bags) and proceed to amuse the crowd with her own uniqe brand of strip tease

err...(um those women have beards!!)

and finally......ok....wtf!!

my sister also found a couple of creepy babies.

and finally at the end of the show (and after a pretty terrible quiz with prizes nobody wanted) all items worn in the show and many more could be purchased over a lovely supper.

Pretty Summer Dresses for Cold Spring Days

Brr, this past weekend was cold, so cold and yucky i had to cancel my weekend plans away, sadly and i was looking forward to having a few days off before the Market craziness and Christmas chaos gets into full swing. Alas it save it for another day.
Instead i used my time to mess around with some lovely vintage sewing patterns i recently purchased from eBay and the really awesome retro fabric i found at one of the many local op shops. This little summer cutie is only the second dress i've ever made. Now i'm looking forward to the summer holidays when i can wear it out and when i have the time to make some more.

Another Magazine Feature

This time it was for the October issue of STYLE BRISBANE magazine. On page 19 is featured my "Pocket Full of Posies" Statement Necklace...i'm so happy as i loved this piece!!

Ladies Market Tomorrow

Tomorrow we'll be attening the first market for us for the 2010/11 Spring Summer season. We'll be heading of to Mordialloc to attened the Ladies Market. Held at Allen McLean Hall from 10am to 2pm the market features a huge range of quality pre-love and vintage women clothing, shoes and accessories.

This will be the first time i'm attending this market, and timely too, my collection of vintage shoes and dresses is starting to take over my house. Here's a small sample of what i will have for sale. I'll also be taking a selection of jewellery some of which you can purchase at the market only for less then wholesale and i will also be debuting my rockabilly bow clips and whimisical bobby pins.

For more details on the Ladies Market check out there website at: http://www.ladiesmarkets.com.au/

Shhhhh It’s A Secret – The outlook for Spring is BLACK

I have a secret, but you have to keep it to yourselves, well at least just for a little while….lol….a spy camera took these photo’s today. They are of our new spring collection entitled BLACK, also found was a secret stash of black enamel charms, vintage acrylic crystals and cameos, watch faces, and lengths of silver and black chain. But see the full collection and find what all the shhing is about, you’ll have to wait until the 1th of August 2008. ****tip-toes quietly out of the studio, holding secret stash and spy photos…lol****