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Zandra Rhodes, the latest feature in 'Babe's Who Inspire Us'!

October 24, 2019 13:56

Celebrating 50 years, Zandra Rhodes and her beautiful floating, chiffon based garments became a key item of clothing for the theatrical element of British style in the late 1960's & 70's. Check out our latest blog post on 'Babe's Who Inspire Us.'

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Golden Daze hand-drew our new Juniper Flares, check them out in Terra Nova Rust!

September 19, 2019 00:00

We've never received so much love from sneak peeks before! During the design process of these flares, we were too excited and had to show our Instagram community... the love for them blew us away!! Flare-lovers were nostalgic, reminded of cushions, curtains, cups and wall papers of their Nana's houses, amazing op-shop finds or dreamed up prints.

Our Terra Nova Flares were hand drawn by one of our favourite artists, Golden Daze. Using psychedelia and late 60's references, these swirls and floral notes can be worn casually or with their matching high neck top for that jumpsuit look!

Credits:

Models:
Yana Abramova @yana.conda
Lena Louise Hampton @mummmaaaa
Photographer, Creative Direction & Styling: Nik Shimmin @nikshim
Assistant, Creative Direction & Styling: Lucy LaReyna Sotelo @lucyloooove
Location: Fonzie’s Diner @fonzies.diner

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Deep Purple in our latest exclusive design, Juniper!

September 18, 2019 23:57

We're huge lovers of a purple set! Milkshake anyone?
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Granny Takes a Trip: Where Fashion and Music Come Together

June 19, 2019 14:09

A place to try on, tune in and drop out... ‘This is a nice place isn’t it?’ We looked up, and of course it was John Lennon and Paul McCartney.”
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Apple Boutique: A Wonderland designed by The Fool, where beautiful people could buy beautiful things!

May 7, 2019 13:08

Bright, bold, beautiful and quite short lived, The Apple Boutique by The Beatles was designed and stocked by design collective, The Fool, in 1967 in bustling London.

The store was managed by Jenny Boyd, sister of Pattie Boyd, and Pete Shotton, who was John Lennon’s school mate. In addition to psychedelic and vintage clothing, the boutique sold books, music, spiritual objects, instruments and art.

The concept of the store was that everything within it’s walls was for sale and was meant to capture the vibrant essence of the Fab Four and be a cultural centre for their friends and fans alike.

Despite the overwhelming popularity of The Beatles at the time, the boutique was not ultimately a success for Apple Corps and had to shut its doors after only eight months.

On closing day, The Apple Boutique opened up for the last time and decided to give away the remaining treasures within the store for free, on a “one item per person” basis, could you imagine??!

Even though their boutique was short lived, the fashion and style of the iconic Beatles is sure to inspire until the end of time.

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Mary Quant: Refreshing and Revolutionary

March 27, 2019 13:04

Mary Quant: Refreshing and Revolutionary. She transformed these styles into a fashion revolution that would pave the way in ladies fashion for decades to come…
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