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We're over the moon at Flare Street this week, absolutely in awe of this magical collage by Rosie Sayers featuring our Cosmic Velvet shoot in Joshua Tree, California.
Rosie's work is draw droppingly amazing, and we've been dreaming about it for a long time! We collaborated on this piece of art, with an image that we are just about to release from our recent photoshoot.From her website:
"Rosie ushers you to a time where cosmic oneness & imagination dance in perfect harmony. With psychedelic vibes and a color palette of divine femininity, Rosie creates the parallel universe of your dreams. Her pieces are constructed using vintage National Geographic clippings that she treasures."If you want to check out more of her work, head to her website here or Instagram here.
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Stay tuned as we announce our weekend long sale!!!
And there's an extra bonus discount for all our email subscribers (you can still sign up via the pop-up or link below).
Starting at 9am on Black Friday, and ending at 11.59pm AEST on Cyber Monday, we'll have new discounts every day, free items and bonus goodies.
The discounts and sales, as well as your bonus code for extra-love, will be heading to your inbox on Thursday night if you're a subscriber - and stay tuned on our social sites for more updates!
We can't wait!!!
Spread the flare-love
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We came across Jas's amazing throwback graphic design work a while back on Instagram. Naturally, when it came to designing a print for our next collection and Fashion Week, she was the first girl we called about bringing our vision to life.
We were already on the same wave length of good tunes, flares and 70's earthy tones so constructing this print went along the lines of "Wow, you nailed it in one go!!"
If you haven't seen her work, follow the links below and delve into her magical world of celestial dreams and art deco inspired pieces.
We had a chat about her work, inspirations and our exclusive designs and wanted to share it with you all!What is your favourite music genre?
I am a massive sucker for old rock and roll. Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty, The Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart, Janis Joplin. I’m eternally in awe of things out of the 70’s.
Where did you get the inspiration for this print from?
This particular print was inspired directly from the legendary artist, Peter Max. All things stars and rainbows, how could you ever top that!?What is your routine as an artist?
First, I like to get a vibe of my clients - whether it’s a brand, band or small vintage shop. We chat back and forth with them until I know their direction. I've always been an early riser so I seem to work best in the morning, 6 am till midday when everything is fresh. I seem to slow down in the afternoon and save that time for when I’m not as creatively inspired and use it to pack my orders of prints and update my website.
What outfit would you wear on stage if you got the chance to boogie up there? Would it be different from your daily outfit?
My daily outfits align a lot with my work: 70’s everything, flares and earthy browns and oranges. If I had to take to the stage it would be all of the above… Flares and leather tassels everywhere!
If you could describe your first impression of our flares in one word, what would it be?
MAGICAL!
You can find more of Harley & J's wonderful work on her website here and Instagram here!
And if you haven't already checked them out, the designs on our Dhana Dreams and Azura flares can be found in our Cosmic Velvet range here!
*Images sourced from www.harleyandj.com *
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Corina Alulquoy Brown of Wild & Free Jewelry, the goddess of fairy crowns and Queen of Californian sunsets! We've followed this lovely lady on Instagram for a few years now, always inspired by the way she shares her creativity with the rest of the world - through her styling ways, dreamy photography, collaborations as well as the jewels and crowns that she makes.
Scroll down to see some beautiful images of Cornia in our Hendrix Nights Flares in Golden Moon. What an amazing lady, image and just check out that sunset!
Inspired by the ocean, wildlife, and Native American culture, Corina focuses on creating a community and world that emphasises confidence, happiness, and living wild and free.You can find her site and Instagram here!
And shop the flares she's wearing here xx
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We had such a blast at our Cosmic Velvet Launch Party in Bushwick, NYC! Surrounded by beautiful flare-lovers, our gallery space was decked out in our Cosmic Velvet Collection with champagne flowing on the balmy New York night.
For all you Melbourne based babes, we're having a Flare Street Party at our studio in November!! Find the event details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/305176763295280/?acontext=%7B%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D
Check out our Party pics below, captured by a wonderful NYC based photographer, Noël McGrath.
Gorgeous Deb in our Biba Flares!
Babe Paloma
This beautiful girls, Em and Deb (@inspiredbyem & @deborahsu)
Beaded trimmings on our Dhana Dreams Flares in Cotton Candy
And some Polaroids!!
What a fun night! Join our mail list and FB page for our Melbourne event in November 2017!
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Here are the full images as the girls rocked the catwalk at NYFW. Up close pics of our new Cosmic Velvet fabrics snapped by professional photographers for Getty Images as the girls moved and grooved in our new collection.
We'd love talking about our fabrics, printing ethics and inspiration so have a read as we explain the details of these Flare Street pieces as you scroll.
For the last few years, all we've had in our mind is to create a Peter Max inspired velvet dream. We worked with Jas from Harley & J to bring this dream to life, mixing the Peter Max iconic sun motif with Jas' unique celestial prints. As a nod to the late 60's we chose a bright, psychedelic colour palette (our Astro Blue colourway), for the 70's a Terra Nova Rust and a modern day take of Cotton Candy pinks.
Our silk style chiffon capes were printed in Melbourne with a large image of the Dhana Dreams design.
Our classic Azura Flares are a staple for the flare-lovers out there. Seen here with delicate fringe details and a matching high neck top, this print is featured in the Dhana Dreams print and their colourways match too. We added fringing for the show but message us if you'd like a custom order, they add extra length and extra glam!
Our Hendrix Night's flares feature a very, very special Moon Lady motif. Hand drawn by Nik's talented sister, Shell, she sparkles brightly between a falling galaxy of twinkling stars. Our Moon Lady embodies power, independence and encourages you to dream big and reach for those stars. She's alluring, calming and nurturing and inspired by the latest tattoo that designer, Nik, created.
Hand patchworked wide-leg flares. These beauties are authentic patchwork, taking 24 hours to make. We hand-cut each velvet piece, ensured the colours ran the right way, placed the pieces perfectly, sewed the panels and then turned them into our latest design of wide-leg flares!
The runway at the end of the show featuring all our Cosmic Velvet designs and wonderful models.
Nik hand made this chain belt in the NYC garment district a few days before the show.
All of these velvet fabrics are commissioned pieces of artwork making them so, so unique. We work with a sustainable printed in Sydney and sew all our garments in Melbourne.
Have a read about our fabric printing on our product pages of any Cosmic Velvet piece.
Front row ladies!
Rhyme in our Azura Flares in Terra Nove
Designer, Nik Shimmin, in a custom French Lace Flare setFor a full album of the show head to Getty Images here or have a peak at the film recording of the runway show here:
