Why it's ok to whinge...

Hey guys...a quick post on why it's ok to whinge to company's about their products. If you've bought a garment (or really any other item for that matter) that you're not entirely happy with (eg. it's faulty or hasn't lasted as long as you think it should have), then CONTACT THE COMPANY. Have a whinge. In my experience, the majority of the time they will give you some sort of compensation or a full replacement because they want to keep you happy so you'll keep buying their product.

For example, the pair of stockings I bought for the YEDP show had a run in them before I even put them on. Luckily the run wasn't long enough to be seen from under my dress so I just put some nail polish on it to stop it going any further, but this meant that I could no longer return the product because of the nail polish. I wrote Voodoo an email though telling them of the problem and they've asked me to send the stockings back (despite the nail polish) for their quality control department to examine, and they're gonna send me a brand new pair, FREE OF CHARGE.

And that's why it pays to whinge...

xoxo

An EKKA Rant...

Ok so this is a bit more of a quick rant than anything of interest, but yesterday when I went to the EKKA I went and watched the Cotton and Wool Fashion Parade (of course). The audience seemed to appreciate the established designers stuff, however as soon as MSIT and QUT student's work came out there was quite alot of laughter rippling round the auditorium. Why? I don't know. I spose some of the garments were a little more imaginative than others, incorporating small bustles and what not, but honestly I just found this inspiring and it was really hurtful to realise that the general public just doesn't understand what fashion is all about. All I have to say to those people is that if you're just going to sit there and laugh at someone else's work, how about next year you just head on over to the 'Forty Plus and Fabulous' workshops instead. Let them tell you how to dress your wrinkling bodies.

So that being said, I'll finish with some pictures I took of some ridiculously coloured chickens...not sure what prize their owners were attempting to win, but I feel sorry for the poor things. Sorry the pics are a bit fuzzy, my camera is shit with the flash turned off and I didn't want to scare them, I'm sure they've been tormented enough :s

mirror mirror POKEMON!

Woohoo I finally got the photos from Mirror Mirror Pokemon! As you may remember the pokemon I chose were Dewgong, Goldeen and Seaking. I'm sure you can work out which outfit is which just by looking at the colours :)

Remember you can enlarge the pics by clicking on them...enjoy!


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my YEDP outfit

Greetings followers!

So I went and found an outfit for the YEDP show on Tuesday night, and spent far more than I was supposed to...OOPS! It's ok though, because I love the dress and I'm sure I can wear the jacket with other items. So here's my outfit:So as you can probably guess my whole damn outfit is from Bardot. At this point you're probably thinking I should just apply for a job there, but the thing is I can't stand the whole fake facade that is attached to a job in retail clothing (and we wonder why I'm in this industry...) So anyway the dress was $130 (and the last size 10 in Brisbane which I trekked to the city for), and the jacket was $100. With my 10% Bardot discount card (wow this makes me sound really obsessive for having a discount card, I'm innocent though I swear, they just gave it to me one day for buying a t-shirt) it came to about $200 total. Eeep...good thing drinks are included in the ticket price for the night!

Hopefully I'll see you at the show (I'm not sure if tickets are still available but if you want to double check the link is in my last post).

Love
xoxo

AUGUST: a busy month for Fashion in Brisbane

Hey peeps...
I'm sorry it's been A WHOLE WEEK since I last blogged...I haven't given up I promise! I'm still waiting on some photos from Mirror Mirror, but I will post them up once I have them :)

In other news: Mercedes Benz Fashion Festival (MBFF) starts this Saturday (the 7th) along with the Valentino exhibit at GOMA. What a month August is for fashion in Brisbane! And for those of you heading to the EKKA which opens this Thursday (the 5th) make sure you check out the Cotton and Wool fashion parades there too. There's 3 shows a day at 1, 2, and 3pm (and 4pm on selected dates). I'm sooooo looking forward to having a strawberry ice-cream (despite this freezing weather hanging around at the moment).

Also, on Tuesday the 10th at 9:30pm is the Young Emerging Designer's Party (YEDP) being held by Felix and Slink at Laruche Bar & Supperclub in the Valley. Tickets are $85 (available from the website) which includes free drinks and canapes until 12:30am and a parade showcasing up and coming designers such as Ireney T, Neon Heartache, Edwina Mclennan and many more. Get all the info here: http://www.yedp.com.au/home.html

Well that's all for now, I'll have Mirror Mirror pics up as soon as I get them, and I need a new outfit for Tuesday night so no doubt I'll post it up here too!

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xoxo

these are a few of my favourite things...

Hey guys! Sorry I've been a slack blogger lately, I've had alot of work to do finishing my garments for Mirror Mirror (TOMORROW NIGHT!!!).

So earlier while I was pondering what to wear tomorrow night, I decided it was about time I wrote a blog telling you all about some of my favourite items of clothing in my wardrobe :) So here goes...

I'll start with this jacket from Forever New. I bought it over the Christmas holidays, and it's 100% silk so it's really beautiful to wear, very light and billowy and the colour is gorgeous! I'm really in love with this colour at the moment :) The sleeves clip up so it can be worn either 3/4 or full sleeved.

Next up are these shorts from Bardot (I think I might like that store...hmmmm?). I'm not sure what sort of fabric they are, some sort of polyester I guess, but they're really light too. I love the slight bloomer silhouette they have as well, it's set to be big this upcoming summer. I got these ones at the same time as the Forever New jacket so I spose I was getting ahead of the trends again and found a piece that I can wear 2 years in a row :) I've also been told that "I look good when I walk" in these shorts...whatever that means?

I LOVE this skirt, and always get complimented on it. I got it from Dotti last summer too (I must have done alot of shopping over those holidays). I love the soft pink colour and the way it falls...so pretty! The satin waistband is pleated.

This skirt I got about a year ago off ebay. The brand is Disco Friends (which I'd never heard of before but apparently it's European or something, although nothing came up when I did a Google search). It's a tulip shape so it's a bit hard to sit in coz it's so tight so I don't wear it too often, but I just like that it's a bit unique.


Last up is this ring. I love this ring, although I've only worn it a few times simply because I don't usually wear much jewelery and so my jewelery box isn't a scheduled stop in my getting dressed routine. It's a fabric button fixed on a re-sizable base. I won't bother telling you where I got it from, because I also ordered a necklace from them and they never sent it and were never to be heard from again.


So that's it! Remember Mirror Mirror tomorrow night, 7pm at the Port Office Hotel. My next post will no doubt have pictures (as long as I can bribe someone into taking some for me), otherwise we could be waiting a couple of weeks for the professional photos to come through.

Hope to see you all there!
xoxo

Billabong Project...

At tafe, all second year students are given the opportunity within their swimwear unit to design a small bikini range for Billabong. This involves designing the style and print, making the swimwear to industry standards, doing a photo shoot and lookbook, and then presenting to a panel of Billabong designers. Today, the 5 finalists were announced. Considering I'm not a finalist what I'm about to say will probably make me sound like a sore loser, but not all of the finalist's swimwear is what you would call 'original'. (Because copying a Zimmerman bikini and calling it your own work is not 'original'). Anyway, I won't go into any more detail there, it's just unfortunate that some other talented student has missed out because some people can't think for themselves.

Here are a few pics of my bikinis from the photo shoot we did for my lookbook back in June. A big thank you to my lovely models Emma and Brianna, and to Andrew our photographer.

(Click on the pics to enlarge them)So...who knows what I can do with a couple of bikinis with 'Billabong' plastered all over them? :p

xoxo

ps...if you wanna check out all the other student's swimwear, follow this link (you'll have to scroll down a little bit):
http://designers-closet.blogspot.com/