ZARA HAS LANDED

Zara the Spanish Fashion Powerhouse has finally hit our shores, taking up an impressive 1,400 square metres of retail space spread across 2 floors at Westfields, Pitt Street in Sydney.  

The interior of the store is clean, modern and sophisticated with extra wide pathways, creating a feeling of space, comfort and ease for shoppers.

Zara opened its first location in 1975 in Spain. It is owned by the Inditex Group, one of the world’s largest fashion retailers, which has more than 5,000 stores worldwide under eight fashion concepts: Zara, Zara Home , Massimo Dutti, Pull&Bear, Oysho, Bershka, Stradivarius and Uterqüe.

Stores all around the worls receive new stock twice a week, majority of the merchandise contained in the shipments are alike to the latest fashions straight from the catwalk. Zara offers luxe for less, employing in excess of 1,000 design staff ensuring that each item is up to the Zara standard.

Zara looks further to cement their icon brand within Australia with plans to launch a second establishment on Melbourne’s Burke Street during June of this year. Zara’s arrival in Australia means that the retailer now has stores in 78 countries on five continents -- more than 1,700 Zara stores worldwide.



Splendour 2011 Lineup annonuced!

2011 Splendour in the Grass line up revealed







After months of speculation and tour rumours, triple j finally set the record straight by revealing the official Splendour in the Grass line up for 2011.triple j's Tom & Alex were given the announcing honours this morning and even got a little help from one of the acts featured on the line up with Mark Foster from Foster The People calling in to the show.




"I've heard so many good things about Splendour in the Grass so it's something that we're excited to be a part of, said Foster from the US.





Heading to Woodford, QLD from July 29-31 will be:



COLDPLAY


KANYE WEST


JANE'S ADDICTION


THE HIVES


PULP


THE LIVING END


THE MARS VOLTA


REGINA SPEKTOR


BLISS N ESO


PNAU


MOGWAI


DJ SHADOW


GLASVEGAS


THE GRATES


DEVENDRA BANHARDT AND THE GROGS


MODEST MOUSE


THE MIDDLE EAST


KAISER CHIEFS


JAMES BLAKE


KELE


THE VINES


ELBOW


ESKIMO JOE


NOAH AND THE WHALE


CHILDREN COLLIDE


THIEVERY CORPORATION


CUT COPY


ISOBEL CAMPBELL AND MARK LANEGAN


BLUEJUICE


THE KILLS


BLACK JOE LEWIS & THE HONEYBEARS (featuring THE RELATIVES)


ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI


FOSTER THE PEOPLE


THE PANICS


FRIENDLY FIRES


JEBEDIAH


THE VACCINES


GOMEZ


BOY AND BEAR


GOTYE


DOES IT OFFEND YOU YEAH?


CLOUD CONTROL


MONA


SPARKADIA


WARPAINT


MUSCLES (Live)


FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS


THE JEZEBELS


DRAPHT


BRITISH SEA POWER


TIM & JEAN


LEADER CHEETAH


GROUPLOVE


SEEKER LOVER KEEPER


YELLE


KIMBRA


PHRASE


OH MERCY


DANANANANAYKROYD


THE BLACK SEEDS


MARQUES TOLIVER


THE HOLIDAYS


GHOUL


LIAM FINN


THE HERD


YOUNG THE GIANT


GUINEAFOWL


HUNGRY KIDS OF HUNGARY


JINJA SAFARI


WILD BEASTS


ILLY


CUT OFF YOUR HANDS


GARETH LIDDIARD


ALPINE


WORLD'S END PRESS


MOSMAN ALDER


LANIE LANE






Plus DJ sets all weekend from the likes of:






ASTON SHUFFLE


FLIGHT FACILITIES


D-CUP (WE NO SPEAK AMERICANO)


AJAX (MEGA JAM SET)


HOODRAT & DANGEROUS DAN


LIGHT YEAR


HOOPS


CASSIAN


WAX MOTIF


KATO


TONI TONI LEE


CHARLIE CHUX


TRANTER



It's a massive line up with 90 artists set to play over the whole weekend.





The festival will make its return to Woodfordia again this year after the sites successful sell-out debut last year.






Splendour in the Grass will also be your only chance to catch headliners Coldplay and Kanye West as they won't be playing any other Australian shows during this tour.






It's also the case for Scottish group Mogwai and New York solo artist Regina Spektor, who has announced her visit to Woodfordia will be her only shows for 2011 anywhere in the world.






Australia's newest supergroup Seeker Lover Keeper, which features Sarah Blasko, Holly Throsby and Sally Seltmann, will also be playing their first ever shows at Splendour.






And as is always the case, triple j will be giving one Unearthed band the opportunity to feature on the Splendour bill so be listening next week to find out how you could be on the line up.






Don't forget, if you can't make it to Woodford this year, triple j will be taking you there from Friday July 29, broadcasting sets live to air and giving you plenty of backstage gossip, news and interviews all weekend.






For more info on the festival head to splendourinthegrass.com






Tickets go on sale 9am AEST on Thursday May 5.

Haute on High Boutique

Haute on High Boutique is Perth’s newest fashion destination stocking a selection of haute couture and ready to wear pieces.


Located in the beautiful heritage listed West End of Fremantle, WA, It is the long anticipated flagship store for Perth Sensation Elsa Couture, amongst a selection of additional local and imported labels for fashion, accessories, gift lines and home wares.


Open Tuesday to Saturday 10-5. 15 High Street Fremantle West End. 94331861.


Previously only creating commissioned pieces for private clientele Elsa is now delighted at the public’s response to her work. “It is exciting to have a full collection of my designs displayed and available to the public for the first time.” says Elsa “It opens whole new creative window and the feedback has been truly inspiring, it has been a long time coming.”




“People have been stating for years that her pieces should be on runways and displayed in high end boutiques” says her daughter, Bernice, of Bernice Sara Swim & Resort who showcased in this years Perth Fashion Festival, and is also stocked in the boutique.


WA label, Elsa Couture, is the personification of femininity, infused with modern embellishment. With two decades of design experience, Elsa Couture provides a distinctive collection of handmade evening wear favored by fashion savvy socialites, craving a touch of class and exclusivity.


Amongst one off designs and a tantalizing assortment of luxurious silks, chiffons, sequins and stones, they are handmade pieces with intricate detailing and exceptional construction to compliment the feminine silhouette.


The Elsa Couture signature look has a cinematic element to it; synonymous with opulence, extravagance and drama, she draws inspiration from the lives and looks of iconic women with great individual style like Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe.

JOSH GOOT POP UP STORE

For all of you in Perth that are always complaining that there is a lack of fashion in Perth I beg to differ!


This Saturday and Sunday Australian born turned internationally acclaimed designer Josh Goot is coming to Perth and bringing his collection with him, in a much anticipated Pop Up Store at One40 William Street.


The fashion darlings at Perth Fashion Festival have again out done themselves in organising this one-off exclusive event.


To make sure that you don't miss out on purchasing designer threads at bargain prices, head along to One40 this weekend.

E L L E R Y RTW SS11 RUNWAY SHOW

So as many of you know the much anticipated E L L E R Y RTW SS 11 l collection was launched at a VIP-Invite only parade held at One40 William street on Tuesday night.

Prior to the show I was lucky enough to attend the One4o William Pop up and score myself a little piece of E L L E R Y to take home with me, a limited edition dress that melted my heart and my pockets.

Whilst there I was lucky enough to scope out the venue and take a sneak peek at the set-up and layout for the evening.

my little slice of ellery

The parade took place on the second floor of the relatively new One40 William Street building in a pre-fit out space that  resembled an raw urban inner-city warehouse.

Guests were treated to sumptuous hor'derves, cocktails, wine and champagne, while the styling team and designer (Kym Ellery) primped and preened the models backstage until they looked flawless.

The atmosphere was pure excitement and anticipation as fashionistas, bloggers, stylists, designers,  local perthonalities, magazine Ed's from around the country and yes the much talked about socialite Lara Bingle mingled and gushed over each other’s fabulous array of glamarous attires.

As the lights dimmed guests made their way to the allocated seating and the show commenced with up-beat indie tunes pumping, with the bronzed surfer-like models gracing the runway in true E L L E R Y designs; bellbottom trousers,  sheer maxi skirts, accentuated shoulders, and sculptural jackets featured in copper, tan, gold, white, rose, and black.

Not to mention the exquisite accessories; the  E L L E R Y et Graz catseye sunglasses and the Guillotine low-cut ankle boot with lucite heel in black proved E L L E R Y  not only designs clothes to die for, she also designs out of this world accessories.

Following the show, guests were invited to join Ellery, Bingle and festival VIPs for an after-party at Wolfe Lane bar were Oyster magazine's Ariane Halls took to the decks entertaining the select VIP.

lara in ellery galaxy dress with friend and designer kym ellery

fellow blogers and i taking our front row seat

Ellery RTW 11 Launch @ One40 William St

Ellery RTW 11 Collection

Ellery RTW 11 Collection

Perth Model; Dempsey

Ellery RTW 11 Collection

EXCLUSIVE:"ELLERY" IS COMING TO TOWN!

Harpers Bazaar, Kym Ellery, Teresa Palmer from Darren McDonald on Vimeo.

Kym Ellery;the face behind the label

THE KIM ELLERY STORY

 The woman behind the much loved home-grown brand "ELLERY" completed a certificate of Fashion Design in her hometown Perth, Western Australia, she then decided to relocate to London to attend the highly acclaimed Central St. Martins Fashion School over the European Summer.

Whilst enrolled at Central St. Martins Kym developed the highly precious design skills that she possesses today.


Returning to Australia Kym became part of the creative team at Russh magazine were she worked for 4 years, expressing her creativity through the pages of one of Australia’s greatest independent fashion magazines.


Kym creative flair then branched out into designing avant-garde pieces, for her self-named label "ELLERY".

"ELLERY" began to emerge featuring frequently in Editorials gaining not only national exposure, also inter-national recognition, firmly cementing "ELLERY" as a well known label and hurdling Kym Ellery into the "elite designers" category.

Since the label emerged Kym has continued to pleasantly surprise her followers with luxurious, vanguard pieces, that to be quiet honest make my heart melt and my head a little giddy with delight.

"ELLERY's" latest FW11 collection is no different, inspired by a revolution and film "The Royale Tenenbaums & the queen of France, Marie Antoinette."



Behind The Scenes: Château de Champlâtreux- Paris Shoot



Behind The Scenes: Château de Champlâtreux- Paris Shoot



Behind The Scenes: Château de Champlâtreux- Paris Shoot



"ELLERY" details where the inspiration for the latest collection was drawn:



"An eccentric fictional family of child prodigies. Thoroughly sophisticated, magnificently modern & defiantly alive. “Tenenbaums in the Tuileries “ has an obsession for a sporty sensibility and sophisticated opulence creating a powerful paradox Rewriting the classic Tenenbaum characters with modern aplomb & quirk, an ironic and absurdist sense of humour pervades.

Ellery fuses sportswear with ribbed cuffs & exposed zips in deluxe jerseys in star contrast with the opulence & extravagance of feminine tweeds & couture silk tulle ruffles, together creating a contemporary attitude.


Margot in her oversized Macaroon Pink Pod Coat with her jersey wooden finger exposed, a bohemian artist trapped between womanhood & the innocence of a little girl, juxtaposed with Marie Antoinette wrapped in sumptuous brocades & silks, each piece made from the most luxurious fabrics, an Italian tweed and lurex, uniquely developed by Ellery, the collection highlight.


Silhouettes are elegant & classic yet dramatic with full skirts, sculptured shoulders. A signature Lafayette amour sleeve prevails, a Tuileries Jacket, Antoinetteʼs modern Regime.


Each character once extremely flawed, now embedded in a new light; Chas wears a sporty ankle rib slouch pant with a Cordeliers double collar coat with leather trim. Pagoda reflects through the Italian brocade pants paired with Richie tie front modal styles.


Eli Cash, sheer perfection in an elegant suede dress & knee length armour cape a new sophistication Colours are subtle and ingenious, each shot washed in a single hue brush stroked with pastels featured in each sequence of the film; revolutionary red, powdery pinks, muted barley & metallicʼs.


The vision is decadent; itʼs bright with an armoured feel coupled with silver hues and darker shades making Elleryʼs Fall Winter collection a luxury self indulgence.


Tonight The Tenenbaums turn Royale in The Tuileries!"

Tonight The Tenenbaums turn Royale in The Tuileries Campaign features Texan gap-toothed model, Ashley Smith whom emulates the "ELLERY" spirit. Shot on location at the magnificent Château de Champlâtreux- Paris, Tonight The Tenenbaums turn Royale in The Tuileries flourishes too life in this exciting campaign.



Shoot credits:
Location Château de Champlâtreux - rd 316 - 95270 Epinay-Champlâtreux Just out of Paris. http://www.chateau-champlatreux.com/
Photographer . Paul Empson ,Talent . Ashley Smith of Marilyn Agency, Hair . Romina Manenti ,Make-up . Tiina Roivainen


Now if that bevvy of information did not excite you enough, I am sure that this will: The designer and her SS RTW ’11 collection will be making their way to Perth!


"ELLERY" has chosen Perth to launch her SS RTW ’11 collection collection before heading to RAFW !!!! At an exclusive VIP invite only fashion show on Tuesday the 29th of March.

Best of all,  you my lovely readers do not miss out on the action, you too can can indulge in the "ELLERY" experience.

How you may ask? Quiet simply- the gorgeous team from"ELLERY'  have organised an exclusive VIP shopping experience for you to partake in.

This is a pop-up sale will be held on the day of the VIP showcase and will only run for a limited time (six hours) only.

Please note that this exclusive sale is invite only, so if you wish to attend you must RSVP.


So like any exclusive event you would expect an invite, so here is yours: