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  • Porchside in our Plum Wine Flares

    Red Velvet Flares

    She stole our hearts in her Grooving the Moo Instagram picture and here she is again rocking our Plum Wine Velvet Flares in the latest edit 'Porchside'.
    Sarah Matthews features as the alluring flare-goddess she is in this series by Avril Tait. It was shot last week in the South Australian sunshine and we're in looove!  

    Red Velvet Flares

    Red Velvet Flares

    Red Velvet Flares

    Red Velvet Flares

    Red Velvet Flares

     

    Red Velvet Flares

    Red Velvet Flares

    Red Velvet Flares

    Shop our Burgundy Plum Wine Velvet Flares here! 

    Credits:

    Photographer: Avril Tait 
    Model: Sarah Matthews

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  • I'm With The Band: Miss Pamela Des Barres

    We posted this image of Miss Pamela and the GTO's over the weekend and have had so many questions! Flare-lovers worldwide asking 'who's Miss Pamela' and how she ties into Flare Street (besides of her goddess-like style).
    So we thought we'd start a regular 'Babe's Who Inspire Us' blog and delve straight into it with Miss Pamela Des Barres!

    Pamela Des Barres Flare Street

    "I was floating around in the Garden of Eden, thrilled to be a human being at the Human-Be-In, knowing the world could be saved if we loved one another. I was draped in flowers, bestowed upon me by my brothers and sisters. I was laughing, loving, breathing Princess of Peace..." Pamela Des Barres.

    Best known as the free-spirited, head of the groupies based along the LA strip in the late 60's. Through her 5 books ( I'm With The Band: Confessions of A Groupie is our favourite) she tells her story - from the dudes and their rock n roll bands, pioneering free-love to The GTO's.
    Frank Zappa started and produced a 7 piece, all girl-groupie band called The GTO's -Girl's Together Outrageously - pictured above. A band made up of groupie-girls but also symbolising the camaraderie and solidarity between women. 

    Pamela Des Barres

    Pamela Des Barres

    If you're wondering why she seems familiar, it might be because Penny Lane from Almost Famous was based on her - her style, fashion and mannerisms. 

    Pamela Des Barres

    Snippets of an interview from Vice Magazine with Miss Pamela:

    One of the things that really struck me about 'I'm with the Band' is its sincere sense of excitement. You really seemed to be enjoying your life and on this giddy, very girlish physical, and emotional thrill ride.

    A lot of people try to darken the 60s and early 70s, and my story is very light. Of course there's heartbreak, but I'm very blessed with an optimistic nature. I would bounce back and get my heart broken again and bounce back and get it broken again. The fact is that we all get our heart broken, I just got mine broken my Jimmy Page. Everybody goes through it, and I think that's also what people related to the humanity that I was putting on the page. The reality of being a young woman growing up in Hollywood in the thick of the madness.

    Do you think you'll be remembered as a feminist?

    I think I'll be remembered as a sexual pioneer in a way, someone who wasn't afraid to have sex, go after what she wanted including men, and write about it. 

    What does "groupie" mean to you?

    To me and to everyone else it should just mean sharing love. That's all it's about, and love of music first of all, but of course it's become a much broader term now. You can be a groupie for anything. It started out with "group." You were after the group; you wanted to be with the group. You wanted to share ideas and yourself and interact with the group.

     

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    Read more of the above interview at https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/the-legend-of-pamela-des-barres-rock-n-rolls-most-iconic-groupie

    For more on Miss Pamela have a read of her books, particularly 'I'm With The Band: Confessions of A Groupie' & 'Take Another Little Piece of My Heart: A Groupie Grows Up.'

    Pamela Des Barres

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  • Rainbow Serpent Festival - Flare Spotting!

    Pink Lace Flares Festival Style

    Our Rainbow Serpent Festival edit featuring a handful of the gorgeous flare-babes we ran into. Rainbow Festival was a mix of art, music, lifestyle and so so much colour! Every stage was so vibrant and every groover was covered in glitter. I've never seen so much Flare Street in one place, it was so magical to see them roaming around and even more amazing to spot on the dance floor!
    If you have some pics in our gear, tag us on Instagram or DM us, we love to repost... 

    White Lace Flares Bell Bottoms

    Rainbow Serpent Stage

    Luccia Halter Top

    White Lace Flares Rainbow Festival

    Good Vibrations Flares

    Rainbow Serpent Stage

    Rainbow Bralette Flare Street

    Sunset Rainbow Serpent

    Shot by Nik Shimmin on 35mm featuring Flare Street festival babes - Lucy, Ally, Taylor and more! 

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  • Ethereal Dreams

    Sahara Flares

    Sahara and Casablanca Flares

    Sahara Flares

    Our ethereal babes, Ria, Haley & Bridie cooling off in our exclusive Flare Street prints. Find the Sahara Flares here and the pre-sale of Casablanca Flares here! Ria also wears our sparkling bralette, available here. 

    Taking inspiration from the 1970’s and the Byron Bay hinterland, our exclusive Flare Street print is exploding with an exotic pattern and vibrant retro colours.
    These are a 70's lovers dream! They show off our exclusive hand drawn design beautifully with a retro 70's sunset orange base colour with yellow, purple, cream and green throughout. You won't be able to take your eyes on the intricate details of this print! Can you spot the stars and jellyfish!?

    Credits:

    Photographer: Kamilla Musland 

    Models: 
    Haley Nguyen
    Ria Pillai
    Bridie Goold

    Flares: Flare Street

    Necklace and Mesh Top: Old World New

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