Romance Was Born is one of those labels that refuses to be pigeon-holed. Despite its acid-trip design tendencies (like boggle-eyed Dunlops and kaleidoscope leggings) the label’s catwalk debut was in a Sydney pub and its one of its first window installations was a hyper colour ode to Australia at Capital L.
Upmarket in construction, but refreshingly down to earth in ego, the label is crafted by former East Sydney TAFE students Anna Plunkett and Luke Sales. With fabrics such as Egyptian cotton and silk with French and Italian lace it is like children’s candy-fuelled tantrums in fashion form and you should fulfill your desires immediately.**A past internship with Galliano in Paris, as well as collaborations with artists such as Del Kathryn Barton and companies such as Dunlop, means Romance Was Born is more than a temporary love affair.
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Andéol, Vedas MayaThe scarves of Andéol bear names bordering on triptical brainforest – and being a magic-pen toting child of Byron, I love that. Aditi Atomic....
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Gorman Autumn/Winter 2012If you have been on the book or blogs today, no doubt you’ve noticed women bejazzing their patterned leggings at the sight of Gorman’s...
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Bread and Circus Wholefoods Canteen...The people behind Bread and Circus like adjectives. On a menu built around utter respect for the vegetable, Bullet chilli is ‘brave’,...
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Erin LightfootA love of tangible objects drove Erin from her background in web and graphic design into the arms of jewellery, textiles, and print – and...
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Stolen Girlfriends Club, ‘Here...It’s no surprise that Stolen Girlfriends Club have nailed it yet again with their AW12 ‘Here Lies The Bones’ collection. Derek...
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Establishment 218My favourite part of Establishment 218 is that it’s a meat fridge called Establishment 218 and they treat you like a favourite guest at...