Sunday, May 31, 2009

Retro Newby

There must be a plethora of talented designers in Oz that I've lost touch with, since I haven't been back for three or so years. I just stumbled across Queensland designer, Gail Sorronda's costume and retro designs. The 27 year old received the 2005 Mercedes-Benz start-up award and was invited to be part of Designers for Target Australia. Check out these provocative portraits from her latest collection, "Invasive Exotics..."
I love the powdery effect of this photo - just look at the ends of her headdress and the hemline of her skirt. Quite magical.
This T-shirt dress and the bold, ethnic-like necklace were the two elements that drew me to this photograph.
Though I don't think I would wear something like this to a funeral, I thought the overall head to toe proportions worked very well. And the flow of the polka-dotted tulle plus the the big contrast bow in front...so striking!

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