Exclusive Fashion Editorial with Photographer Toni Veziris Styled by Maria Maung, HMUA Emma Luciano and modelled by Nya Luak Leth signed at Kult Models.
Issue #03:
Out Of The Shadows
A Meeting of Worlds: Callista Crafts
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.
Getting it Made: The State of Fashion Manufacturing in Australia
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.
Abercrombie Street
Exclusive Fashion Editorial with Photographer Olivia Repaci and modelled by Caila signed at IMG Models shot for ‘The New Cast”.
Holly Ryan: The Line Between The Two
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.
Kloke
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.
Take Heart
Exclusive Fashion Editorial with Photographer Olivia Repaci Styled by Anna Hubble, HMUA TYasmin Goonweyn and modelled by Honor Munro signed at Kult Models.
Sailing on many winds: Photographer, Designer and Philanthropist Marina Vernicos
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.
But Darling
Exclusive Fashion Editorial with Photographer Olivia Repaci Styled by Hunter Blue, HMUA Tri-Anh Nguyen and modelled by Kristen Apollos signed at Kult Models.
Sophie Deloudi: Swimwear as Strength
All good things take time, and this is certainly the case of Greek swimwear label Sophie Deloudi. Having spent twenty years in the field of design, in 2014 the Greek designer, whose brand bears her name, returned to her true calling, fashion.
On The Phone With … Katerina Korrou
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.”
Kaizen Store and the new wave of online retail
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.
Stand by Me
Exclusive Fashion Editorial with Photographer Olivia Repaci, Styled by Hunter Blue, HMUA Allison Vecchio, models Milani Sobey signed at IMG Models and Marley Grace signed at Kult Models.
It’s All Fluff
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.
Where Angels Fear To Tread
Exclusive Fashion Editorial with Photographer Olivia Repaci and modelled by Caspar Thomas signed at Chadwick Models shot for ‘The New Cast”.
Beyond The Salon: Usfin Atelier
As our business grows we have a greater responsibility to give back to our community. We have a large Asian clientele coming from overseas, and they only came when they are young, like me.”
Spunky Bruiser
Take a flight of stairs down from Oxford Street, or walk in via a lane in Darlinghurst, and you will enter the multi-coloured, many textured worlds of Spunky Bruiser, where no two garments are the same.