WLG brought this new ring in to show me yesterday. It's the one pictured in the top right hand corner. It is huge, and beautiful. I think the middle stone is a tourmaline, with pavé set black diamonds covering the oxidised silver boarder. White diamonds are set on all four edges of the ring too!
The other two rings are our wedding rings.
Go visit WLG in his new city store, Metal Couturier, Shop 48, Royal Arcade 335 Bourke St. Vic. 3000.
So I went to Camp Elsewhere. We slept in a van, which was pretty comfy, WLG makes a good campsite companion. I was convinced to go mainly because Mojo Juju and also the Sugar Fed Leopards were playing, and it was enchanting, absolutely! Camp Elsewhere WINS!!! Even despite the fact that it rained quite a bit, hence it was muddy and pretty cold.
I was completely confused as to what to wear to attend a music festival in the winter... Drawing above is what I settled on. I borrowed some real furs, a long-ish jacket and a massive stole, after trying in vain to find some high heeled gumboots I unearthed my old trusty black patent leather high heeled Dr Martens, on zee body I wore an Edgeley maroon velvet catsuit (with thermal underwear underneath) matching tassel earrings, cashmere fingerless gloves made out of old jumpers, and the biggest hair I could muster in the drizzle.
Mojo Juju blew us away, as usual, Sugar Fed Leopards were divine (Stephanie Brett is a genius), I'd never seen Puta Madre Brothers before and they were hilarious and brilliant, I'd never heard of Delaney Davidson before and now I am a complete convert, all by himself on stage, making a huge and beautiful sound, Richie 1250 & the Brides of Christ ("Walk the Whippet" is still in my head), Gasoline Stew and the Dump (anyone who wears a wig back to front and brushed over their face whilst playing petrol cans as drums is good in my book) oh and there were so many more!
Camp Elsewhere THANK YOU!
Did I mention there was a powder room where you could get your hair set, your make up done and/or your nails painted?!?! Argh THE BEST
Marawa the Amazing and House of Hot Breath have joined forces to create Hoop Fighter 2, tell me this doesn't make you happy?!?! Were you hanging out in Video Game Arcades in 1992...?
Game Over Marawa Wins
Oh there's some custom made Edgeley pieces I made for Marawa in there too! YEAY Double WIN!!
I've gone completely mad for kimono, or I think the shorter ones are called haori. On a weekend in Tasmania recently I bought a beautiful 1960s haori/kimono in black decorated with pastel metallic chrysanthemums. After a bit of trial and error I've settled on wearing it belted, as a dress. I feel so chic! Naturally I then did a little trawl of eBay and acquired two more short black ones, slight variations. Also gorgeous. Then I purchased the above kimono. It's the most intense bright ultra purple blue colour. It hangs off my body like a dream. I was going to wear it as a dressing gown but it's just too divine to cook porridge in.
The ebay purchase, fresh off the boat from Japan, worn with elastic belt and an Edgeley wool mini dress underneath.
The original 1960s chrysanthemum, perfect for watching Cabaret on a Friday night, worn with over the knee socks and a Metal Couture choker.
I rediscovered this book on my bookshelf and started reading it again, (an in depth deconstruction of the history of the kimono by Liza Dalby).
Saturday night kimono wearing called for these YSL stilettos to be pulled out of storage. The old purple enamelled lips!
So you remember a while ago I wrote about this band I love? Well I had the pleasure of making those fine ladies a special set of Edgeley Sequin Silhouette dresses for their tour of the USA! What a job.
New song from Major Lazer featuring Busy Signal is KILLING ME! All I wanna do is make colourful catsuits and cut holes out of them and DANCE with my WAMP friends! My advice is get the album "Free the Universe" MAJOR LAZER =WIN
So here are some photos from the Edgeley & Tusler A/W Launch night. Thank you to everyone who came, I had such a great time! If you didn't make it down because you didn't get an invite sign up to the Edgeley mailing list HERE
The Sugar Fed Leopards played. HOT DAMN! Go see them if you can they are gorgeous.
Leanne from Miss Gertrude had dyed my hair for me just the night before, my fringe is now the most beautiful apricot/butterscotch colour.
Claire St. Claire, what a bombshell!
Two cuties, Bella and Peri from Rose Chong Costumes next door, some of my best customers.
Catsuited and turbaned ladies, my favorite!
The lovely Hanna Tusler wearing one of the new Apex mesh dresses and a Tusler lambskin shawl.
Hello, very excitingly tonight (21st March) is the launch of the Edgeley & Tusler Autumn/Winter 2013 Collections. Pop down to 220 Gertrude Street Fitzroy, 3065 if you are in the mood between 6- 8 pm
Special guests the Sugar Fed Leopards will be performing at 7pm so don't be late!
See you there X
Edgeley Catsuit Situation in blue and black velvet Bee-hive Beanie
Photo Jo Duck
Model Grace Anderson
MUA Fiona Middleton
Shoes Preston Zly ivory Brogues
Metal Couture Medallion Gift Vouchers worn as earrings
A quick update from Edgeley Headquarters, I've decided to make all the garments in the shop half price. There are few dresses from previous seasons which are 75% off too. I've also included 20% off the cocktail hats, AND, hold onto your seats, 20% off the gorgeous Tusler leather bags. Please tell your friends.
Have a look at some of the styles we might have left HERE
This is a photo from the Public Bar SLAM night (Save Live Australia's Music), Stella is belting out a song whilst wearing the hot-pants-jumpsuit I made her. Its mainly gold sequins, with fuschia side diamond inserts, set off with nutmeg silk and gold lamé shoulder ruffles. I also made a super classy gold chain belt and matching earrings to, you know, jazz it up a bit more.
Mojo Juju launched her new single Psycho and Twincest also played that night, it was wild. WILD
Ms Edgeley- designer, seamstress, retail mistress at Edgeley-label/studio/shop. WAMP = my creations, musings, hot-lists, novelty news. PS I love poodles
EDGELEY, shop/studio 220 Gertrude St. Fitzroy 3065, Australia
