Past | Wearing Art
Wednesday 17 March, 6pm
Join us at No Vacancy amongst the artwork of Charlotte Alldis to gain insight into the artist/designer collaboration process from concept development, to marketing and IP.
This event is being presented as part of the Melbourne Fashion Festival’s Independent Program: Arts 2021)
Panellists:
Kristy Barber (KUWAII)
Lois Hazel (Lois Hazel)
Ema Hewitt (HEW)
Charlotte Alldis (Artist)
Hosted by fashion reporter Bianca O’Neill
Attendance numbers are strictly limited.
This is a free event. Registrations are required, sign-up for tickets via the button below.
ABOUT THE PANEL
Kristy Barber, Kuwaii
Established in 2008 by designer Kristy Barber, Kuwaii is duly esteemed for making beautiful, intelligently designed clothing and footwear for women. Made in Australia, Melbourne to be precise, each article is meticulously designed to last, and to be cherished.
Kuwaii collections are characterised by masterful technique, quality fabrics and materials. Refined, detailed and romantic: form and function find accord in our timeless shapes, clean lines and impeccable tailoring. Our pieces evolve from our environmental reflection and contemplation about everyday life, to become sartorial staples – classic pieces that evoke effortless sophistication, innate beauty and confidence.
Lois Hazel, Lois Hazel
Lois Hazel was launched March 2015 and is committed to sustainable and ethical practices. Offering 100% transparency on sourcing and production for each element of their garments with all craftsmanship completed either in house or by a network of local seamstresses.
Lois Hazel has been featured on VAMFF’s Off site Runway series, Discovery Runway presented by I-d Magazine and their Premium runway series presented by Who What Wear. They were also Announced as a 2017 Finalist for the National Designer Award presented by David Jones supported by Harpers BAZAAR.
Ema Hewitt, HEW
Graduating from RMIT University, Ema Hewitt moved to Los Angeles in 2011 where an internship at ‘Mad Men’ introduced her to the decadent world of Hollywood periodical costume. Returning to Melbourne, Ema continued working in Television, costume designing for a variety of shows. Lack of bold prints in menswear pieces became increasingly evident to Ema during this time, as she struggled to find fun printed mens shirts.
In 2014, Ema left the costume design industry to start her own menswear label HEW. What sets HEW apart from other labels is its collaborative design process that invites local artists to curate the aesthetics of the textiles. An independent label, HEW collaborates with local artists in Melbourne and produces a range of their products locally.
Charlotte Alldis, Artist
Charlotte Alldis is a Naarm (Melbourne) based artist, with a psychology and art therapy education. Charlottes works have a sense of buoyancy, built upon layered vibrant worlds that embrace chaos and hope. grinning figures raise outstretched hands to the heavens and to each other. Charlottes work oozes technicolour carpets of flowers, drops, figures and bulbs. Charlottes works are playful and intuitive, oozing with colour and wriggling figures that float across their landscapes. Intuition reigns. Charlotte seeks to invite you to play, to invite you into her world and dive deep into another time and place.
Bianca O’Neill, Fashion Reporter
Bianca O'Neill is a fashion reporter and opinions columnist with over a decade’s experience as a lifestyle and arts journalist and editor. Previously holding the editor's chair at Urban List, Authentic Entertainment, Foxtel Music Channels, and The Music Network, she is currently Fashion Journal Magazine's Senior Industry Columnist, as well as a freelance journalist with bylines at many established media outlets. Recently, she has been published as a regular opinions columnist at Herald Sun and The Daily Telegraph, as well as delivering long form features at Rolling Stone Magazine and fashion commentary at Broadsheet. You can find her blogging as a top writer in fashion and feminism on independent publishing platform Medium, or driving discussion about everything from politics to red carpet fashion fails on her well-followed Instagram. She is currently working on her first science fiction novel (but don't ask her when it will be finished).
