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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Compassion for Fashion.... at Forrest Chase!

Press Release;




Forrest Chase is offering guilt free shopping this month.... indulge in a brand new Autumn wardrobe and help Forrest Chase keep Perth warm, with the launch of ‘Forrest Chase’s Warm Heart Appeal’.

Blankets and warm clothing are being collected all month by Forrest Chase retailers and can be dropped off until the end of June. All people donating will have the chance to enter a competition to win a $500 Forrest Chase Gift Card.

Forrest Chase is not only located in the heart of the city.... it’s also the heart of Perth City’s fashion. Housing a five level Myer department store with 39 speciality fashion and lifestyle stores, including Fossil, Politix, Witchery, Nine West, Laura Ashley, Live and Cue, you can’t go past Forrest Chase for this season’s fashion. Their website even boasts a Life & Style Blog to keep fashionistas in the know.




With regular activities, events, special offers and competitions... there’s always something happening at Forrest Chase.

Visit the Forrest Chase website forrestchase.com.au or follow them on Facebook

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PERTH FASHION FESTIVAL 2011 - dates announced!!

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Exclusive Secret Perth Fashion Festival Event!

I have been sent an exclusive media release in regard to Popsicle at the
Perth Fashion Festival. 

This is going to be an awesome temporary shop set
up just for PFF. It will only be open during the festival, so make sure you get
down to have a look. Popsicle is just that; a temporary pop up retail space, independently
supporting WA designers, stocked full of fashion! You’ve probably heard some of
these great names floating around before, so stay tuned because these labels
are only going to get bigger.

Deets are as follows;

Who: Lonely 8-Bit
Heroes, Kiss Me Quick, Little Gracie, PeppermintMilk, Bo Ra, Heart City
Design, Bad Hair Mountain, White Square, Lovers & Dreamers, Leah
Tarlo, Prufrock, Ping Pong Diplomacy, Love is My Velocity, Kingbrown
Magazine and Hit & Miss Magazine.

What: A temporary retail shop housed in two sea containers

When: 9 -15 September 2010, Open 10am - 5pm daily

Where: Perth Cultural
Centre, James Street, Northbridge (infront of the Perth Institute of
Contemporary Arts)

Why: Are you really asking why?

Here are some exclusive cheeky / sexy pictures, not yet published to the public of some
of the contributing designer's clothing / jewellery to this event.

You saw it here first.

 

See below for the official Media Release and what PFF has to offer through
Popiscle!:

Returning to the Perth Fashion Festival for a third run, Popsicle has become a firm favourite on Perth's independent fashion calendar. 

Saluting Western Australian emerging designers, Popsicle is temporary pop up retail space packed full of fashion, jewellery, art and other designer goodies. Housed within shipping containers, Popsicle directly supports 15 of our state's most talented emerging designers and will be located in the heart of Northbridge, Perth's creative and cultural centre.

Zoë Trotman, of featured label Lonely 8-bit Heroes says "It's a real honour to be showing my creations alongside so many other amazing creatives who, like me, desperately need a head start in securing stockists, gaining recognition for their skills, and of course to make some actual sales."

Ping Pong Diplomacy's Ainslie Webber says "We've decided to utilise the vast array of artistic talents in Perth by exhibiting a collection of one-off customised ping pong bats, and printing several of those designs on men's t-shirts. By getting local artists, from fine art graduates to street artists, to contribute and display their skills, Popsicle is providing exposure to a wide field of young up-and-comers!" 

An initiative by the team from OnWilliam, Popsicle only operates during Perth Fashion Festival and each year re-establishes itself in a new form and in a new environment to ensure a fun and unique shopping experience.

Commenting on the initiative, event organiser Lake Bovell said, "This year Popsicle has a slightly nautical theme; we are excited about the space and are getting our hands dirty converting wooden shipping crates into furnishings and learning how to tie knots!"

The event provides emerging designers with a platform to test their products in the market place while also offering festival visitors and fashion lovers one-stop designer shop and a different shopping experience.

"The Festival is more than just catwalk shows, it is about providing an opportunity for designers and– students, emerging and established – to display, retail and market their creations to the public, media and industry. Popsicle is an ideal example of industry supporting industry and it is a popular inclusion on the PFF calendar each year" Festival Director Mariella Harvey-Hanrahan said. 

Popsicle has been created by The William Street Collective, who's OnWilliam projects help to support our city's creative industries and showcase what Northbridge has to offer. The store is a little slice of William Street life, showing the mix of art, design and culture the precinct is becoming increasingly renowned for.

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