The Satchel

4.10.12

PART I: Perth Fashion Festival 2012 {Day 1-3}

What a week! Looking back now Perth Fashion Festival 2012 was a blur of colour (lack of sleep will do that), fortunately I managed to capture a few special moments throughout! (unfortunately I lost my iPhone pictures due to a certain ios6 update) My involvement with PFF this year wasn't just during the week of the festival, I was able to assist in the hectic weeks leading up to it too. Due to this position I am able to give you varying perspectives of the week across almost all of the shows - from front row, backstage, rehearsals, hair & make-up, venue set up, media zones and mingling with the guests to VIP after parties.

A huge THANK YOU and CONGRATULATIONS to all of the dedicated PFF staff, you are all so amazing and have produced an incredibly high standard event and have raised the bar for Perth fashion events. A VERY SPECIAL thank you to Chelsey and Aleks too!

OFFICIAL PROGRAM LAUNCH

@ THE STATE THEATRE OF WA - 21ST AUGUST 2012

Backstage snaps between hair and make-up touch ups.

Styled by Teagan Sewell. Millinary by The Hatmaker and Reny Kestel. Hair by Brad Ngata. Make-Up by MAC.

VIP OPENING NIGHT: ONE FELL SWOOP

@ THE PERTH TOWN HALL - 19TH SEPTEMBER 2012

Models backstage with plaited beards.

All in line during choreography rehearsals.

One Fell Swoop's collection was made up of soft tailoring, layering and draping always sensitive to the body's shape. A film directed and produced by Amelia Phillips and Daniel Galligah set the scene for the show which played out to music from French composer Jean Michael Jarre.

See it move!

MYER FASHION LUNCHEON
@ FRASER'S RESTAURANT KINGS PARK - 21ST SEPTEMBER 2012

The day dubbed 'Freaky Friday' certainly lived up to it's name!

However gale force winds and horizontal rain didn't stop Spring & Summer on the Myer catwalk.

Model and Myer Ambassador Kris Smith, a Model backstage and Spice Girl and X-Factor judge Mel.B.

The Fashion Catalyst looking beautiful wearing Betty Tran.

GARTH COOK

@ FASHION PARAMOUNT, THE MUSEUM OF WA - 21ST SEPTEMBER 2012

On the runway - some of the looks from the 3 collections he presented.

Garth Cook's winter collection, Transformation included a collaboration with Dormani Yarns showcasing beautiful knitwear with a hint of sparkle. There was also a bit of bling on the head wear - I need one of those sequinned baseball caps!!

Garth's winter collection was definitely a favourite of mine, I think it could easily sit along side international designers like Alexander Wang.

KIM BARTON

@ FASHION PARAMOUNT, THE MUSEUM OF WA - 21ST SEPTEMBER 2012

The models wore bright colours, retro sunnies and flowers in their hair!

There was definitely a 'vibe' in the air and the models played this up on the runway.

STEPH AUDINO
@ FASHION PARAMOUNT, THE MUSEUM OF WA - 21ST SEPTEMBER 2012

Steph Audino's collection was beautifully elegant and her finale look (above) was clever two piece gown- a body suit and silk skirt for maximum versatility.

So much more to come! Stay tuned for Part II, PART III & PART IIII.
See extra images on The Satchel's FACEBOOK page.
All photos by me!

16.9.12

DIY: Photo Frame Wall

After taking over 7000+ images on my camera and phone on my trip to the USA and Canada earlier this year I have finally got around to creating my photo frame wall with some of my favourite shots. It's was so nice to see some of the thousands of photos printed out.

(Check out some of my photos here: NYC, Chicago, the Goodies, Instagram happy snaps, Vancouver, Whistler, Seattle, San Francisco, San Francisco 2, San Francisco 3)

Here is how I did it...

1. Print a selection of your favourite photos in different sizes and collect frames of varying styles and sizes.

I decided to collect a variety on black frames with off white matt boards. The majority of the images I printed were 5x7", a few 4x6" and a couple of 8x10". It does depend on your space and the frames you find, so a good idea would be to start collecting frames at the same time your deciding on photo selection. Make sure you choose a variation of landscape and portrait images for your frames.

2. Choose a frame for each of your photos.

I found it was easier to print out more photos than I needed and play around with choices for the frames. I still had to print out a couple of extra photos in a specific size or orientation.

3. Put your photos in your frames.

Careful of fingerprints!

4. Play around with the arrangement of your frames.

Lay out your frames on a large table or floor space with your maximum length and height of the space you have to work within. I tried lots of different lay outs taking photos along the way.

5. Hang your frames!

Although I had experimented with different lay outs it wasn't until I started hanging the frames that I really decided on the final arrangement.

The finished product:

There are so many creative ways of displaying photos and art in your own space.

Here is some inspiration to get you started...

ALL IN ONE

BLACK AND WHITE

LEAN TO

FREESTYLE

ALL OVER

FRAMELESS

Would love to see your photo wall!

19.8.12

It's a Euro Thing: 4 Style Icons

Consistently turning heads and standing out from the crowds during the shows throughout Europe, these four chic and stylish women are definitely on my list of style icons! Three of them happen to be friends from Russia- a model {Elena Perminova}, a designer {Ulyana Sergeenko} and a fashion consultant and founder of buro247.ru {Miroslava Duma}. Also making my top four is Belgium model {Hanne Gaby Odiele} for her unique and sophisticated sense of style.
I have complied some of my favourite looks of each icon into 4 massive collages. They all just get it right while still experimenting with new looks! Each icon has there own 'signature' from a bright lip colour to a statement necklace which can be spotted in the collages.

More street style from the Fall 2012 fashion shows throughout Europe can be found in the following posts:
[Street Style: Colour] posted
[Street Style: Pattern] posted

[Street Style: Texture] posted

[Street Style: Looks] posted

[Street Style: Details] posted

[Street Style: Accessories] posted