December 13th 2006
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By: Andy
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Interview with Alex Singh of etc. on the boutique label's most recent project, Swami Safari.
What's the concept behind the Swami Safari project?
The basic concept is exploring this Swami character we've created, who's running around on his inner safari in the ether. During his safari he interacts and ...
December 5th 2006
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The final part of Jason's two part interview with Kristen Doran. There's some interesting feedback from Kristen on fashion designers and blogging that may interest other designers considering entering the fun new online world of blogging.
You only seem to produce short runs of your prints. Is that intentional?
Yes, it's cost ...
December 3rd 2006
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Kristen Doran is a textile designer, but more recently has begun a move into the fashion industry. It all began with a degree in Fashion Design from East Sydney Technical College and studying graphic design at Randwick TAFE. With 10 years of experience in the fashion and graphic design ...
October 9th 2006
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Leopold MMSFW 2006 pics via Six6Photography
Part 3 of Lol B's interview with Leopold designers Shandor Gancs and Boyd Parry:
How important are the Runway shows for Leopold, and are they a necessary financial investment?
It's funny, it's really a double edged sword, on the one hand it's a lot of money ...
October 3rd 2006
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By: Lol B
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Leopold MMSFW 2006 pics via Six6Photography
Part 2 of Lol B's interview with Leopold designers Shandor Gancs and Boyd Parry:
So who's your demographic?
Well it's really different than we actually imagined, it kind of falls into two groups. There's the very young market, skater kids, who buy a lot of the ...
September 26th 2006
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By: Lol B
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Australian men take note, there's a revolution happening and it's targeting you. There's no excuse for sartorial slackness now with innovative Melbourne designers like Leopold rallying the troops and fronting the movement for a new vision for men's style.Shandor Gancs and Boyd Parry are the driving force behind Leopold, they're ...
August 4th 2006
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By: Jason
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Del Forte Denim @ “Walk the Talk†eco-fashion night by monstro
I was curious about the obstacles Australian designers would face, such as purchasing organic fabrics, consumer demand and pricing. In addition I was interested if educational institutions were preparing students or educating them rather, about the environment and its ...
August 1st 2006
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Del Forte Denim @ "Walk the Talk" eco-fashion night by monstro.
In New York people are blogging about it. In London there was an exhibition about it. And more recently brands such as Levis are making it - organic clothes. The eco/organic movement has been around for a while now ...