REStyle as part of Perth Fashion Festival

In case you haven't already noticed, restyle is on again for this year!

Our 7 Perth Restyle Bloggers for 2013

ReStyle is an initiative from Lotterywest and PFF to get 7 bloggers to pick one item per day from an op shop and style it in their own unique way.



Now with the mighty power of hashtags, this is easy for you to join and be a part of - running all of August! 

All the Restyle categories for each day 

If you have Instagram, search "#restyle2013" for the all the previous outfits as well as a few more to come. A great way to get inspiration for fashion on a budget and to introduce you to the world of opshopping, in case you had any fear of moth-ball-smelling clothing and badly beaten up denim.



Adelle from 'Where the Styled Things Are' has done a great write up on all the bloggers and their individual op shop stores; please check it out here

Miss Mon Bon Behind The Scenes Shot.

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PFF Excitement!

Its been absolutely F.O.R.E.V.E.R. since I have been to Perth Fashion Festival. 

Ok, I lie, it was only last year.

But, seriously, I feel like this years event couldn't come soon enough! 

PFF ANNOUNCEMENT | We're extremely excited to unveil the thirteen labels participating in WA Designer Collections supported by Scoop Publishing at the 2013 Perth Fashion Festival! 

Anna Excell, Augustus, Catini Designs, Daniella Caputi, Dyspnea, Jessica Bratich, Jessica Martino, JOMAY CAO, Jonté, Lisa Marjanovich,LittleGracie, Monster Alphabets and Yan Zion will be showcasing their SS14 collections on one monumental evening at Fashion Paramount. Who's excited?

In other news Dyspnea has just won the tabTouch competition and their design is now on an iPhone cover!

I have had the privilege of recently shooting with some of their pieces and cant wait to share it with you! See their Facebook page below for great new things happening;

https://www.facebook.com/Dyspnealabel

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PFF Press Release Update!

WA design talent gears up for Student Runway 2012 September 12, 2012

The next generation of Western Australian fashion talent will be
showcasing their designs at the forthcoming Perth Fashion Festival (PFF)
Student Runway on Sunday, 23 September at Fashion Paramount.

The
Student Runway event will feature 60 of Western Australia’s top fashion
design students from Curtin University, Central Institute of
Technology, Polytechnic West, Challenger Institute of Technology, Edith
Cowan University and Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.

All
six institutions nominated five students in each of the following
categories; ready-to-wear women’s, ready-to-wear men’s, eco-design,
contemporary evening-wear and costume couture.

An industry
judging panel consisting of stylist Teagan Sewell, designer Lisa Chau,
Emma Bergmeier from All of the Above Creative and Tu Boutique owner Ann
nie Chong, will select the winning entries across the five different
categories.

PFF Director, Mariella Harvey-Hanrahan
said she is looking forward to seeing this year’s group of students present.

“Student
Runway offers a wonderful opportunity to WA’s aspiring fashion
designers and this year the Liz Davenport Student Runway Scholarship
means the top student will have a once in a lifetime opportunity with
one of WA’s most influential and successful designers,” Ms
Harvey-Hanrahan said.

The top student will win a scholarship to
the value of $2,000 provided by much-loved and esteemed WA designer, Liz
Davenport. 2012 will be the first year for the Liz Davenport Student
Runway Scholarship. The lucky scholarship winner will also receive a
month long mentorship at Liz’s studio in 2013 and each individual
category winner will receive a $500 voucher and a sewing machine from
Spotlight.

A prelude to this year’s event will be the debut
collection from the 2011 Carton designers, Samuel Donaldson, Jessica
Hogg and Nicole Marrington who have been designing thei
r garments in The Carton studio at Carillon City.

The winners
will be announced at Student Runway being held at Fashion Paramount,
Hackett Hall, Western Australian Museum on Sunday 23 September at
6:30pm.

Perth Fashion Festival 19-25 September 2012.

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PFF Dates Announced!

Perth Fashion Festival frocks up for its 14^th year

Fashion is big business and the fashion spotlight will again be on Perth from
19 – 25 September 2012 with the return of Western Australia’s largest annual fashion event,
Perth Fashion Festival (PFF).

Frocking up for its 14^th year, the Festival looks set to build on the success of previous years with a fresh and confident edge to pique
the interests of fashion followers of all tastes.

The
Right Honourable the Lord Mayor and Perth Fashion Festival Ambassador,
Lisa Scaffidi is delighted to continue in her role as the Festival
Ambassador
and for The City of Perth to host the eclectic mix of 40 fashion
forward events.

"2012
Perth Fashion Festival will be fresh, confident and beautiful and we
can all be so proud of the fine credentials it brings to Perth.”



“Amidst the glamour we'll immerse ourselves in the inspirations of our
own home grown talent and observe new trends, while elegantly
celebrating the youthful vibrancy of our dynamic City. "

PFF
has built an enviable reputation for providing a platform for upcoming
and established WA designers, models, makeup artists and industry
professionals
to showcase their talent to a local, national and international
audience.

The
2011 Festival was the biggest and most successful in PFF’s history
attracting an audience of over 47,000 attendees, including national and
international
celebrities, fashion buyers and media. It showcased 166 designers and
120 models hit the runway.

“We
are excited to announce PFF’s 2012 dates and look forward to revealing
some fresh new initiatives in the coming months. Over the last 13 years
we’ve reached amazing heights and in 2012 are again looking to build on
our past successes so that we continue to develop opportunities
domestically and beyond for our local designers and creative talent,”
PFF Director, Mariella Harvey-Hanrahan said.

Perth
Fashion Festival is supported by the State Government through
Eventscorp, the Department of Culture and the Arts and the City of
Perth.

Further information on PFF 2012 new program of events and venues will be released in coming months.

Perth Fashion Festival 19-25 September 2012.

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