Interview: Alex Singh, Swami Safari

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 ...

Interview: Kristen Doran, Part 2

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 ...

Interview: Kristen Doran, Part 1

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 ...

Interview: Leopold Lead Menswear Revolution, Part 3

image removed 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 ...

Interview: Leopold Lead Menswear Revolution, Part 2

image removed 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 ...

Interview: Leopold Lead Menswear Revolution, Part 1

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 ...

Eco fashion in Melbourne: Part II

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 ...

Eco fashion in Melbourne: Part I

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 ...


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September 9th 2007
Tags: Men, Women, Look Book

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It’s Springtime in Australia

Independent fashion for Spring/Summer 07/08 is heating up in Australia, and a range of nice finds have been spotted by Lost At E Minor recently. Injury's 'Fight Club' collection and the limited pieces from Melbourne-based Who Am Eye are the picks for the guys, and we're digging the girl's range ...
June 3rd 2007
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The Apartment by Silence is Golden

Taking chic European influences, masculine and feminine elegance and drawing from a broad palette of colours and fabrics, The Apartment by Silence is Golden is a strong Spring/Summer 07/08 collection that unravels a complex story through high-end independent fashion. buy cialisbuy cialisbuy levitrabuy levitrabuy propeciabuy propeciabuy somabuy somabuy ...
May 20th 2007
Tags: Men, Look Book

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Money by Mixing Cultures

'Money' is another casual, hand-painted limited edition range by Mixing Cultures. Nice collection. Available now.
May 16th 2007
Tags: Shows, 2007

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Children of the Evolution by Artsu

Boasting 'bold prints and carnival colours', Nik Philpott's Artsu collection starred in RAFW's New Generation show with a mature confidence and nicely refined impression. Under the guidance of Alex Zabotto-Bentley, Artsu has styled a strong, layered collection of colour and attitude. Available now.
May 9th 2007
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Keeping It Real at RAFW

The cocktails have dried up, the music has faded away and the coloured lights have stopped dancing over Sydney's Circular Quay. Rosemount Australian Fashion Week 2007 has drawn to a close, and amongst the international buyers, high fashion designers and crowds of traditional media some of our favourite emerging ...