Issue #03:
Out Of The Shadows
Issue #03:
Out Of The Shadows
Casasola Fall-Winter 2020 Lookbook / Shop Designer Barbara Casasola, Creative Director Claire Thomson-Jonville, Model Veronika Kunz, Photographer Sonia Szostak, Hair Stylist Christos Vourlis, Makeup Artist Vanessa Bellini.
Marni unveiled its Pre-Fall 2020 collection where past is spoken in the present tense, in an askew lingo, as minimalism meets maximalism, the masculine encounters the feminine and the existential quest of the Beat Generation discovers the indulgence of the twenties.
For the Pre-Fall 2020 season, Louis Vuitton launches LV2 – ‘Louis Vuitton squared’ – a standalone collaboration between men’s artistic director Virgil Abloh and Nigo.
Known for his bold and glamorous designs as well as his vibrant and eclectic prints, Quinn has put his own twist on the technicality and performance of Moncler, giving it a Couture translation.
Net-a-Porter has unveiled its “High Summer 2020” lookbook featuring 39 exclusive capsules. Brands like Paco Rabanne, Proenza Schouler, Tibi, Gianvito Rossi, BY FAR and more have released a selection of garments perfect for the warmer days ahead.
Byron Bay based designer Mimi Holvast invites us into her world and creative process. Mindful, down to earth and fun, Mimi has built strong foundations for her label to reflect the very heart of who she is and the things she values most.
Elegant, sensual, visually captivating and always emotive. These are the signature elements that can be found in the works of Sydney based photographer Natalia Parsonson.
Provider Store’s Tara Bennett walks us through her studio + store in Surry Hills. Her love of Japanese design and artisan craftsmanship are the foundations on which she has built her brand. From the thoughtful curation of elegant homewares to handmade candles that are reusable and refillable.
In the loft of a warehouse in Melbourne’s Abbotsford, racks and racks of lush, puffy jackets surround a large, wooden table. On the walls, pictures of celebrities wearing these very same jackets have been printed out and stuck to the side of the room.
For Brazilian-born but Sydney based couple Marina Tokarski and Gus Agra, starting a premium leather goods and apparel store was not always a fait accompli. Studying overseas in Australia, Tokarski in biology and Agra in communications, the two became close.
Now at the top of lists of must-stops for designers and stylists when they visit Athens, Callista Crafts did not pop up overnight. For the past six years, its cofounders Eleni Konstantinidis and Celia Sigalou have been returning to the traditional methods of leatherworking in their construction of elegant and minimalist bags for the local and international market.
While Australian fashion’s finest were being dazzled on the runways installed in the Royal Exhibition Building for Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival, a couple of blocks north in a Fitzroy backstreet, interested consumers and industry observers were being shown into a graffiti covered building.
From dainty earrings to bold statuettes, artist Holly Ryan's sculpture and jewellery forms cross between disciplines. She draws from sources as diverse as the coarse, natural beauty of the Sunshine Coast, the mystical feminine, and rituals of wabi sabi, a Japanese philosophy of transience and imperfection across both creative pursuits.
For an Australian brand that has survived the after effects of the global financial crisis, the shift to online retail and the decimation of the local manufacturing base, there is surprisingly little written about Melbourne-based label Kloke.
The twisting and turning path that creative practice can lead one down is well known but always unique. For photographer Marina Vernicos, her journey has taken her from photography to philanthropy and fashion.
It is five days before her Spring/Summer 2019 collection goes on sale, and Greek designer Katerina Korrou has just pulled over in her car to speak via Whatsapp. Speaking on her current situation, Korrou is totally unfazed, “it's getting mad,” she said. “Every day a little bit of everything.”
One of a new breed of fashion retailers, meeting with James Harden of Kaizen Store demonstrated the increasingly emphemeral nature of style today. After first discovering Kaizen Store on Instagram, I reached out to the generic gmail address given as the contact.
It's funny because I wouldn't say that I'm obsessed with beauty at all or that I'm inherently drawn to the beauty industry,” noted Geraerts. We are in the offices of creative agency Love + Money, on Melbourne’s Gertrude Street, which share premises with It’s All Fluff and have helped create much of the brand’s visual identity.