Hi Everyone,
I'm a little behind getting the latest news to you after our HUGE
week at Rosemount Australian Fashion Week.
In fact, the workload just gets heavier now as I am
sifting through all the photos and order sheets and I just
finished the summer order for Lover.
Phew!
It may seem early but when you think about it, the designers
have to make sure they get all of their fabrics ordered/ delivered
and get their production underway with some designers delivering
as early as July.
It's a massive job.
Matt snuck off to see the first of the three Chris Bailey and
Ed Keupper shows at The Troubadour last night.
I had a ticket, but too much to do at the moment
(well someone has to do it) so, I will hopefully get
there next week.
Can you believe that Ian Astbury, lead singer of The Cult
dropped in to both Blonde Venus and The Outpost
for a spot of shopping before their show at The Tivoli
last Wednesday night?!!!
When Lauren called to tell me, I was so devastated that
I hadn't been there but "magic happens" and I actually
got to meet him after the Sydney show - see Day 4
of my Pedestrian posts below.
If you haven't read them already, I was doing some daily
blogging for pedestrian.tv last week.
It gives you a bit of an idea of what we get up to during Fashion Week
and I actually edited my posts because I just didn't have the time
to write about EVERYTHING!
I managed two outfits a day and three on Thursday ;)
If you would like a read, click on the clicks below...
Day 1
Carly Hunter Runway, Dr Denim Showroom,
Lover Showroom, Christopher Esber Runway,
The Vogue Magazine Cocktail Party
Day 2
Sara Phillips Runway, Carly Hunter Showroom, Above Showroom,
Karen Walker Resort Showroom, Garth Cook Showroom,
Antipodium Showroom, Friedrich Gray Runway
Day 3
Sara Phillips Showroom, Christopher Esber Showroom,
Arnsdorf Showroom, Phos-Phoro Runway, Karla Spetic Runway,
The Commons, The Shady Pines Saloon
Day 4
Dion Lee Runway, Cheap Monday Showroom,
Gary Bigeni Runway, The Museum of Contemporary Art,
Dhini Runway, The Cult/Live!
Day 5
Arnsdorf Runway, Dion Lee Showroom
RAFW Trend Report
Here's the latest new season arrivals...
Arnsdorf
"No One Belongs In My Suitcase More Than You"
Slim Jean in Rouge $270
Pink/Bronze Belt $120
We started stocking Jade's first label Arnsdorf and
Karaaslan way back in 2006 before she went solo and she
has gone from strength to strength ever since.
Last week, her Opticks Runway show was one of the absolute
highlights of Australian Fashion week.
This drop completes our Arnsdorf delivery for the season.
The slim jeans in Rouge are her seasonal high-waisted
lean jean, in a fab limited edition colour.
The metallic belt is an easy feature piece which seems to
tone well with lots of colours.
Arnsdorf in-store now at Blonde Venus!
Lover
"The Harvest"
Equinox Velvet Dress in Black $374
The Bomber Jacket in Black Wool with Black Leather Sleeves $649
Back in Stock!
Hinterlands Scarf in Wheat $196
Some more great pieces from Lover and so well priced
considering the lovely fabrics and quality.
The bomber jacket is my pick of this delivery.
It is surprisingly light weight but really warm.
I love it's simplicity and also, it's just a little
bit rock'n'roll.
Lover in store now at Blonde Venus!
What's New at The Outpost?!
A.D. by Michaela Bruton
Crystal with sterling silver on cord $75
Crystal on Sterling Silver chain $110
Crystal on Sterling Silver Chain $110
Michaela Bruton moved from Brisbane to Melbourne about 4 years ago and
is now a graduate from RMIT's Gold and Silversmithing course
(Bachelor of Arts, Fine Art, Honours - Gold and Silversmithing).
Whilst studying, she was awarded the RMIT Koodak Award for Best Student
in First, Second and Third year and in her final year in 2009 she received
the RMIT Wolf Wennrich Award.
In 2009, Michaela was awarded the Craft Victoria's Fresh! award.
Exhibition piece
Editions 1-10 2010, sterling silver, crystal quartz, shark tooth, polymer clay, paper clay, cord
Now Michaela is a friendly face at one of my favourite Australian
stores, Alice Euphemia in Melbourne.
As a progression from her exhibition work, she has created these
uni-sex necklaces, using random crystals, meaning that each piece
is completely one-off.
A.D. by Michaela Bruton available exclusively in Queensland at The Outpost!
Cheap Monday, Sweden
Back in Stock!
Very Stretch Black $90
Patch Black $110
Very Strettch One Wash $90
Very Repaired Blue $110
Splash Wash $90
Summer Blue $90
Ice Wash $90
These are all the perennial CM unisex tight jeans.
Yayyy! Your every season standard Black and Blue are back in stock as
well as the fashion washes for the season.
Cheap Monday in-store now at The Outpost.
Tonight at Nine Lives...
See yeeeeeeww soon,
Thea X