Absolutely blown away by the amazing designs of the TAFE graduates – they pulled out the crazy, the elegant, the beautiful and the downright creative at their show last Saturday.
Here’s a quick preview in case you missed it!
[by Hannah Buchanan - profile of her coming up soon]
[by Carly Heinrich - the craziest legwarmers you'll ever see]
It’s thunder and it’s lightning…and it’s the inspiration for the debut range by Vanessa Madalin by Vanessa Silvestri.
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This is an exclusive preview of one of the looks that Vanessa will be showing at the upcoming TAFE Graduate parade – it’s already sold out once, but I think there’s a limited release of more tickets so get in quick!
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To Vanessa, inspiration is not something you go looking for – it finds you.
Fashion is a complete obsession for her, and she uses it draw our attention to the little things in life which often go unnoticed. The results are incredible!
Vanessa is definitely a talent to look out for – although she wants to travel and explore the world she’s an Adelaide girl at heart and her dream is to set up her own boutique right here.
Keep updated with her journey by adding her page on Facebook!
Introducing Necia…the amazing label by TAFE final-year student Alexandra Ireland!
“‘Necia’s’ creations are not the type of thing you find in a mainstream shop; the label’s focus is to create quirky one off garments for young women who strive to find fashion with a difference, and to be noticed.”
Alexandra achieves this perfectly, with dramatic headpieces (inspired by Isabella Blow) and delicate sheer garments paired with structed bustiers covered in beads and sequins.
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Her inspiration comes from the lives of others, telling their stories in sartorial form. She draws on the obscure and the beautiful, producing outfits to make any woman confident in herself.
“I crave to create unique garments that have a contradictory yet confident and feminine aesthetic, with particular attention to quality fabrics and construction. Relaxed but dressy, feminine but with an edge.”
It’s no surprise that Alexandra would like to see rising fashion icon Rihanna in her clothing – the pop star has just the right amount of the feminine and the edgy, with confidence and a killer dress sense to match!
You can find out more about Alexandra and Necia at the blog for her collection or the Necia facebook page. Or if you managed to get tickets to the TAFE parade at AFF, you’ll get to see the full collection!
Finally… After months of stressing and screaming I’m so so excited to tell you that our event has gone live on Facebook!
Tickets are only $25 dollars – for two shows full of exclusive designs from some of the hottest up and coming talent, amazing canapes and pizza as only the Tivoliknows how, plus Peroni – plus 100% of the profit goes to CanTeen!
You might notice we have a new name…the amazing poster and the new name are all thanks to the fantastic people at ATTITUDE magazine! Seriously, love these guys. (Their upcoming issue sounds pretty exciting too, should be out Dec 3!)
Need a job? Know how to sew or about garment construction? The One Hour Hem Stop Shop in Adelaide Arcade (owned by Tailors of Distinction) wants you for an immediate start!
There are a couple of roles available…
Pinner
basic understanding of garments/garment structure & material
Flexible availability
Friendly and confident with people
Quick thinkers
Computer literate
Able to follow instruction & work in a team environment
Sewer
can demonstrate good skills on most aspects of sewing
Able to learn quickly & follow instructions
Can work with deadlines and time frames
Is looking for great on the job training
School hrs available for working parents/flexible hours available for students
I’ve been getting questions about the designers taking part in our fashion parade and I’ve got to say I’m pretty excited about our line-up!
For the first half, we have a great mix of boutiques and labels from hot new designers to vintage goodness – names to be released soon
The second half is of course our design challenge – and congratulations to Hayley Kate and Greta Rumsby for getting into the finals of the Emerging Designer competition at Adelaide Fashion Festival! Can’t wait to see their collections at the show (and what they come up with for ours!)
I’ve also recently gotten photos from the TAFE final year parade…
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This amazing shot is from Soraya De Vizio’s collection – love it!
She’s also going to be completing the uglee challenge and I can’t WAIT to see her outfit!
2threads asked me to share a ‘getting ready to go out’ moment in conjunction with Smirnoff’s great new ‘Home Bar’ page on Facebook (they’re giving away 3 x $5k soley to help you run a party…)
So here’s my prep for a night out!
It starts off with the perfect LBD from Frankie & Bath…
Wait, no…maybe a sexy lace back from Manning Cartell…
Or maybe a burst of colour for summer! This one from Dusk could be a winner…
No, too formal. Wait, how about this?
A cute cut-out back, beautiful colour – perfect for partying! SA label Finders Keepers has it just right!
Okay, shoes…
Maybe some nude boots to lengthen the legs?
Yotam Solomon always has amazing things…but this is too daytime.
Studs are completely on-trend! Amazing Haus of Price…
"The only way to atone for being occasionally a little over-dressed is by being always absolutely over-educated." - Oscar Wilde, The Importance of being Earnest
