Tag: fashion
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Posse, the Australian Resort Label Born From a Love of Vintage Shopping
Written for Broadsheet Danielle Mulham’s resort wear label, Posse, began with the idea of irreplaceability. She loves vintage, particularly the kind of pieces that occupy a place in your wardrobe forever. So when she was putting her range together, she found herself drawing on the classics. “There were ‘forever elements’ I wanted to pull from…
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AirRobe, the Airbnb of Clothing, Launches in Australia
Written for Broadsheet The idea for AirRobe came to Melbourne’s Hannon Comazzetto when she realised how many women are sitting on a wealth of accessories, bags and garments. Her online marketplace, AirRobe, which launched in October, gives people the opportunity to make money from their clothing collections and at the same time help combat the…
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The Only Dresses You Need for Summer
Written for Broadsheet Dresses are a natural summer staple. From the crinolines of the 18th century through to the geometric shift dresses of the sixties, they promote ease-of-dressing and complete a look with just one garment. “For me, [the dress] epitomises effortless style,” says Oroton’s creative director Sophie Holt. “It’s easy to throw on a beautiful, simple dress…
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First Look: The First Retail Store for Aussie Label Monte, the Slippers You Can Wear to the Pub
Written for Broadsheet As sleepwear continues to venture out of the bedroom and into the streets, the comfortable hotel slipper is coming along for the ride. In 2018, Melbourne couple Lib Hutton and Will Carter saw a gap in the market for unisex loafers that could be worn to the pub or to work, as well…
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Australian Label St Cloud Makes Retro Knitwear for Every Season
Written for Broadsheet Sharon Taylor is an advocate for wearing knitwear in any climate, all year round. Whether it’s a long lunch in winter or balmy rooftop drinks in summer, a knit is your friend. That’s why she launched her own all-seasons knitwear label, St Cloud, in Melbourne last year. “Our knit dresses are very…
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Pomme, The Affordable Australian Label Making Timeless, Comfortable Loungewear for Brides and Bridesmaids
Written for Broadsheet Bridal loungewear label Pomme was born out of Melbourne co-founder Emily Ventura’s own search for “non-floral, non-shiny but affordable getting-ready shirts” for her wedding. “I couldn’t find anything that wasn’t really expensive. [It] adds up when you have a few bridesmaids and have already gone over budget on the florist,” she says.…
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Bausele: A Distinctly Australian Watch Born in Sydney and Crafted in Switzerland
Written for Broadsheet Christophe Hoppe founded his Sydney-based watch label Bausele after more than a decade working for global watch companies TechnoMarine and Universo SA, both of which belong to the Swatch Group. Hoppe, who was born in France, met his Australian wife (ballet dancer Alexandra Grace Carey) in Geneva, Switzerland. After the pair moved…
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How to Look Good for Less: Budget-Friendly Workwear
Written for Broadsheet Figuring out what to wear to work every day can be tiresome, expensive and uninspiring. Perth-based Gabrielle Leavesley and Melbourne’s Nessie Croft, of non-typical workwear label Coreprêt, are challenging your Monday-to-Friday fashion sense with a range of sustainable quality contemporary pieces you can wear again and again. Croft believes that because our workplaces…
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Nelson Made: A Sustainable, Melbourne-Based Footwear Label With a Slow-Fashion, Small-Batch Approach
Written for Broadsheet Jamie Nelson launched her footwear label, Nelson Made, in October 2017 with a collection of considered modern, wearable sandals. Within a year she’d been invited to show at London Fashion Week’s Designer Showrooms event, an important trade exhibition where retailers including Arnsdorf, Well Made Clothes and The Iconic Considered, plus Garmentory in…
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First Look: Bec & Bridge’s First Melbourne Store Sweeps Into Armadale, All Soft Curves and Neutral Tones
Written for Broadsheet When Becky Cooper and Bridget Yorston first met in 2000, they were both studying fashion design at the University of Technology Sydney. “We’d hang out all the time, did all our uni assignments together and loved working together,” Yorston remembers. “And then a friend of ours approached us with a pair of…
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