As temperatures cool down and we yearn to “slip into something a little more…comfortable” and lounge at home all long weekend we salute Melbourne designer, Gabrielle Adamidis on her nautical fashion adventures for Hopeless’ current range, “The Voyage”.
“Based on Steven Spielberg’s ‘Jaws’…taking inspiration from the sharks teeth, the blood in the ocean and the waves of [...]
Hopeless’ ‘The Voyage’
Short & Sweet Style Wrap #27
Lingerie and sleepwear label Hopeless Hotel now has an online store. Shop to your heart’s content by clicking here.
Passion Victims presents Desire an exhibition featuring 18 photographers and their differing interpretations of the theme of desire. The focus is on fashion as a different Australian designer features in each piece. The exhibition is open from the [...]
Pandora’s Wonderland Spring Fashion & Racing Carnival Launch
Pandora’s Wonderland showcased race wear, racier lingerie, resort wear and menswear. Atop these designers collections sat the works of the extraordinarily talented Melbourne milliner Marilena Romeo.
First down the runway was K.B.A.D (Karin Bochnik Altman Design). Launched in 2007, K.B.A.D. sent out a collection inspired by icebergs consisting of graceful, diaphanous frocks. Soft sheer layers, [...]
Pandora’s Wonderland Spring Fashion & Racing Carnival Party
Step into Pandora’s Wonderland and find glorious designer labels on parade including K.B.A.D by Karin Bochnik Altman, Kuwaii, White Sands, Agua Bendita from Brazil, Natalie Begg, Hopeless Hotel (pictured), Joe Black the Tailor and millinery by Marilena Romeo. As part of MSFW, the show covers you from head to toe with award winning hats, [...]
Miss Green’s Garden Party
Have you been to one of Miss Green’s Wardrobe fashion exchange events yet? Whether you have been a savvy swapper in the past or not Miss Green invites you to her Garden Party! As part of the official Melbourne Spring Fashion Week 2009 schedule there will be NO clothes swapping this time around instead [...]
Hopelessly devoted to Frilly Lingerie
Some underwear is just so lovely it seems a shame to cover it up.
Melbourne-based label Hopeless lingerie is exactly that, with a vintage-style glamour and luxurious designs that will make anyone feel like the Hollywood sirens who inspire the collection.
The Hopeless label is only two years old but designer Gabrielle Adamidis already features two collections [...]
Short & Sweet Style Wrap #12
We adore their exquisite lingerie but Hopeless Hotel’s Hopelessly Devoted accessories range, featuring a lot of ribbons and bows, is now also available here. Made from Dupion silk my favourite, out of the hairpieces, underwear and clips, is the Victoire Giant Silk Bow in lilac.
Jade Sarita Arnott’s fresh and dreamy label, Arnsdorf, finally has [...]
Emerging labels & Young Designers
Collette Dinnigan, Lisa Ho, Bettina Liano, Alannah Hill and Peter Alexander – before these local names became Australian fashion icons, they were just little people trying to make a name for themselves in the fashion world. Fresh talent on the Melbourne fashion scene is emerging, with these five budding designer labels bringing to the streets, [...]
