Rosemount Fashion Festival

Oglivy Action, the communications company in charge of creating profile opportunities for Rosemount Estate, invited me to design a dress made from wine lables for the Rosemount Fashion Festival launch party at the Loft club in Sydney. In a couple of days, I coordinated the construction of a glamourous black taffeta ball gown. I extended the opportunity to my first year styling students in the degree program at the Whitehouse Institute, and encouraged them to participate by pinning on the labels from large at the hemline to small at the top. Our gorgeous model, Heidi, modeled the garment over a four hour period, while we worked to attach the labels. In the end, the client was blown away and we had a great time creating this stunning garment for Rosemount.

Abu Dhabi Nights

Created the following outfits for Liz and Roderick for their farewell party as they move to Abu Dhabi.

Fashion Illustration at Fashion Weekend

Sunbeam Australia sponsors the Whitehouse Institute of Design. They asked me to design a stand for them to profile their products at the Sydney Fashion Weekend. I incorporated a fashion illustration element into the design. Here are a couple of the images I produced. I drew 28 images in six hours.

Slutty swimsuits nearly in view... next time!

Adam Noble invited me to design a look for his photographic submission for Hair Expo. Adam wanted something simple and dramatic. Large necklaces were in his mind and I designed sexy swim suits in pearlescent color. The swim suits were so small, I called them postage stamps with straps. The following images capture the top half of the look as Adam needed more detailed head shots .

Women in Armors

Amanda Craig from the Nischler Salon in Hobart asked me to design a concept for her photo submission for Hair Expo. 'Joan of Arc' was the theme I came up with, using silver cardboard held together with gold split pins to create armors. Nine shots in all, here are a few. Couldn't stop the photographer, Wendel Toledo, photo shopping the hell out of the images.

Culture Magazine

I am featured in the "Style File" section of the August/September 2007 issue of Culture Magazine, the premier hair fashion magazine in Australia. The photo below, which accompanies the article, was taken by Kylie Coutts at my studio. Here is an excerpt from the article:

How would you describe your style?
I am definitely interested in theatrical and dramatic expression - let it be larger than life.
Define a 'fashion tragedy'?
Somebody who does not try! It's a tragedy to live life without passion.
Who do you think has great style?
John Galliano's recent collection for Dior demonstrates such stylish vision; the whole team must be exceptional. The opening scenes of Madonna's Confessions Tour concert in London took my breath away-mixing tailoring, bondage and equestrian sytle. The music videos of Christina Aguilera also show greating styling.
What do you think is your best feature?
My imagination. I have been accused of living in 'la la' land, but I believe in Unique Beauty and i love being a part of its creation. I'm optimistic-magic does happen and just when you need it! And I'm intuitive and spontaneous, that's a must in our industry.
What are your three tips for feeling great?
1) Prepare good food and share it with others.
2) Dress up! Go on, make the effort.
3) Go to bed early with your lover and don't get out till brunch the next day. Then you can start all over again!


The issue includes an event wrap of Hair Expo 2007. Accompanying the various pictures from our show "The Byrds" is a very flattering review, which I have added to "The Byrds" blog further below.

Whitehouse Shoot

As the head of the Styling and Design Coordination department for the Whitehouse Institute of Design, it fell to me to style a photo shoot for the college. The images are needed for a new institute brochure and for inclusion in the new Whitehouse web site. Tha garments are really ornate in nature, so it was a challenge for the styling direction to keep the detail and still look slick and directional. Of course, the success of any shoot relies upon the skills of the team: hair by Suki Hairdressing, makeup by Vanessa Eisenberg, styling assistance by Claire Hansen, Mirriam Andersen- Ward and Brad Preston, and photography by Kylie Coutts.