Month: February 2017

The Soul Project – New Year, New Perspectives

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  The Soul Project Canberra is bringing together a group of inspiring women for an evening of fun discussing health, wellbeing and nutrition. As well as hearing from the incredible women below, enjoy a drink and a chance to socialise as well as raise money for the Eden Monaro Cancer Support Group.   Performers and Speakers include: Amber Nicols – finalist on The Voice Kate Pamphilon – kinesiolgist, complementary medicine practitioner & expert for I Quit Sugar Blair Kelly – NLP coach, Arbonne national vice president & nutritional therapist Danielle Shine – natural food chef, Hay House author, yoga teacher… Continue Reading →

Made to Measure with Max – Part Two Male Uniform & The Rise of Androgyny

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With a background in fashion and garment construction, and having run his own made-to-measure business, Maximillian has fantastic insight into fashion trends and dressing for self expression. To read Part One of this series where I talk to Max about all things fashion, click HERE.     A big part of my discussion with Max was around gendered fashion trends and what’ ‘rules’ exist for men and for women. We also discussed how fashion, as a medium of self expression, can exist to blur the boxes around men and women and highlight the diversity of the gender spectrum. ‘I’ve noticed… Continue Reading →

Made to Measure with Max – Part One Made to Measure

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Maximillian has a degree in graphic design but followed this with a TAFE course in garment construction. A few years later he put his skills as both a designer and a creator to work and opened his own made-to-measure service whilst also wholesaling men’s ties which took off. This lead to Max creating a fashion production service that helped independent emerging designers get their collections made. This was a well needed platform at the time. After working for designers and making clothes for their brands, Max continues to mentor emerging fashion designers and creatives but has moved away from the… Continue Reading →

Some of My Better Style Moments This Month

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I recently moved into my new house and am still in the throes of setting up my dressing room. I have things everywhere including at my mums. I had dreams of revolutionising my wardrobe and the way I dress as soon as I moved in however, as with most things I highly anticipate, my plan was not as instantaneous in its execution as I had intended. Nevertheless I have managed to pull together a few rather special outfits from among the chaos this month.   The Party Dress Dress: Kenzo x H&M Shoes: Burberry The Look: I am a big… Continue Reading →

Australian Label Edition on its way to Seoul Fashion Week

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  Canberra based fashion label Edition has been named as one of only three Australian labels to take part in a new program that will see the label, and it’s designer Alice Sutton, take part in Seoul Fashion Week in March as well as Sydney Fashion Week in May. The Australia-Korea Foundation Emerging Designer Exchange Program is an initiative of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, which aims to allow the successful designers to connect and collaborate internationally as well as immerse them in a culture they may not be familiar with. Each of the six participants, three from… Continue Reading →

Packing Up Your Life

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  On Boxing Day, at the ripe old age of twenty eight, I moved out of home for the first time. Moving out had never been a particular priority of mine; I had a good relationship with my mum, my grandparents lived next door, and I much preferred spending my money on clothes and overseas holidays, so I happily stayed at home accumulating possessions and experiences. As I got older I began to think if I were to finally leave home it should be to a house of my own. So after being inspired by my home-owning friend Becca, and… Continue Reading →

FABSOC Fashion Event

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  On Monday 13 February, we had the pleasure of attending the Australian National University (ANU) chapter of the Fashion & Beauty Appreciation Society (FABSOC)’s first fashion event of the year. As a proud ANU graduate myself, and with many ANU grads part of Team Leiden, I was pleased to attend this fabulous event. Founded in 2016, FABSOC is dreaming big this year with plans to stage many more fashion events throughout 2017. To get the ball rolling the FABSOC ANU team lead by president Fernando Goh, staged a runway presentation featuring four young designers.   Millenial Watches Minimal, affordable… Continue Reading →