Perth Fashion Festival is facing the prospect of having its funding from the City of Perth slashed with a recommendation to significantly reduce the events funding going before the City Commissioners on Tuesday night. The organisers of the annual event say they are extremely disappointed at the recommendation of the City of Perth administration to […]
Professional club kid, photographer and designer Stephen Miles is in demand for his custom made leatherwear. OUTinPerth chatted to him about his creative journey. When did you start making harnesses and leatherwear? I started making leather-wear a few years back while living in New York working as a professional club kid, they were always just […]
Local fashion designer Neil Sheriff struck up a friendship with musician Marcella Detroit many years ago when he lived in London. He tells us that during his first meeting with Detroit, who was one half of much loved 90’s duo Shakespears Sister, he tried really hard to keep his cool, but the moment he left […]
Local creator Sheridan Fiamengo knows it can be rough to find the perfect pair of shades, so what better way to work it out than to design your own range? ON MY HEAD is a new line of eyewear from Fiamengo, developed as an ‘every face’ label that celebrates diversity and draws on her personal […]
Marcella Detroit has had an amazing career as a solo performer and as one half of Shakespears Sister, but she’s also had success as a songwriter working with a wide range of artists. Her most recent creative output though has been something a little different, she’s stepped into the world of fashion. Detroit collaborated with […]
Fremantle Dockers captain Nat Fyfe traded the footy field for the catwalk when he made his runway debut for Parker & Co. at the Telstra Perth Fashion Festival last night. Parker & Co. International Men’s Runway at the Crown Pyramid is the first standalone menswear show in the Festival’s history. Fyfe appeared alongside leading female […]
STYLEAID has been the WA AIDS Council’s major fundraiser for two decades, but tomorrow the fabulous fashion ball will be hosted for the last time. The theme for the final bash is ICON, we asked Aly May and Mark Reid, the creative powerhouse behind the event, about their plans for this year’s soiree. The […]
This season Hoodedwept designer Neil Sheriff takes us deep into outer space. Saturn to be exact. Inspired by the 12 year odyssey of the Cassini space mission, AW17’s Nexus is a collection the void is articulated in dark heavy wool and carbon dust is captured in sequins, all of it playing off smooth optic moon […]
Fast fashion is so last decade. Now the focus is on slow-fashion: made-to-order clothes locally produced by small teams of artisan garment makers using organic and ethically sourced fabrics. Enter Hoodedwept, a Perth label into their second season, who are already making splashes around town after their incredible STYLEAID debut. OUTinPerth stopped by the label’s […]
STYLEAID have announced ‘Tarot’ as the theme for their 2016 event and tickets to the event are now on sale. Described as Western Australia’s most highly anticipated fashion fundraising event the 2016 version of the fundraising event promises a mystical night of transcendence. Presented by the WA AIDS Council (WAAC), STYLEAID TAROT will be held on […]
