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Randwick Racecourse
26/4/2003
Every March, all eyes turn to Melbourne for Australia's favourite fashion event. The L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival. The festival brings Australia’s most exciting and dynamic fashion designers to Melbourne for one spectacular week of fashion. The event is presented in association with the Victorian State Government and the City of Melbourne.
http://www.mff.com.au/2003/home.html
http://www.six6photography.com.au/Fashion/mff2003/mff2003.html
L'OREAL MELBOURNE FASHION FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Master milliner, Philip Treacy exhibition "When Philip Met Isabella" is a display of extraordinary hats that he has made for his friend and muse, iconic stylist Isabella Blow. Philip Treacy celebrate 20 years of collaboration with over 25 hats. March 14 to April 26 at RMIT.
About the exhibition
http://www.stateart.com.au/sota/lifestyle/
A Photo of one of the hats on display:
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,6137918%255E2862,00.html
Philip's website:
http://www.philiptreacy.co.uk/flash/welcome2.html
Exhibitions of Philip's:
http://www.vogue.es/nuevas_pasarelas/rade34e0.shtml
http://www.papermag.com/stylin/fashion/shows/ptreacey.html
http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/philiptreacy/?view=gallery
http://www.widemedia.com/fashionuk/fashion/catwalk-archive/lfw-aw99/pt.html
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Check out these designs from Paris fashion week
http://www.theage.com.au/photogallery/2003/03/10/1047144901914.html
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Millinery Exhibition - 2003
The Week of Hats 2003
Following the success of last year’s event The British Hat Guild & Macmillan
Cancer Relief are staging the “Week of Hats 2003”. Last year a total of
£19,000 was raised for Macmillan to enable them to help people living with
cancer. And at the same time raise the profile of that most British
accessory the Hat. There will be many events nationwide during the week,
which starts on Saturday 17 May.
As part of the “Week of Hats”, The Hat Magazine is organising a 4 day Hat
Show from Thursday 22 May to Sunday 25 May at The Atlantis Gallery, Brick
Lane, London E1.
The show will be open to all. With over 35 stands displaying the work of
individual designers, large manufacturers, millinery colleges, theatrical
designers and raw material suppliers. Taking place one week before The Derby
and 3 weeks before Ascot, visitors will be able to buy hats and learn about
their construction as well as see special events. The entrance fee of £2.50
will include entry in a daily draw for glorious prizes.
DAILY PROGRAMME
Thursday 22 May
Show open: 11am – 7pm
1.15pm Official opening by Cozmo Jenks, hat designer to the stars; who makes
for Kylie Minogue and Jay Kay to name just a few, together with a display of
her work.
Friday 23 May
Show open: 11am – 7pm
1.15pm Catwalk Show of the latest shapes and designs by the talented
students of
Kensington & Chelsea College.
1.45pm Peter Whiteley of The Whiteley Hat Company will present the prizes
to the winners of his company’s industrial design competition, which was set
for the students of Kensington & Chelsea College.
Saturday 24 May
Show open: 11am – 7pm
2-4pm Demonstrations of the very best millinery techniques by a
professional! We will cover as many of your problems on making as we can in
2 hours.
Sunday 25 May
Show open: 11am – 6pm
4pm: Grand Finale catwalk show, featuring men’s hats from the very
smartest to the latest
streetwear on our very exclusive Hat Mag models!!
5pm: Draw for today’s prize of 2 pairs of tickets and 2 bottles of
champagne to Coral Eclipse
Day at Sandown Racecourse on Saturday 5 July. Kindly donated by Sandown
Racecourse.
For further information about the 4 day Hat Show:
Contact: Carole Denford E-mail: fashnhat@aol.com - Tel: 020 7247 1120
Or Katy Mackenzie E-mail: katy.mackenzie@blueyonder.co.uk
For further information about nationwide events during the “Week of Hats”
Contact – Press Enquiries: Sunita Sharma, Macmillan Cancer Relief,
E-mail: ssharma@Macmillan.org.uk – Tel: 020 7840 7811
Contact – General Enquiries: Sarah Kershaw, Macmillan Cancer Relief
E-mail: skershaw@macmillan.org.uk – Tel: 020 7840 4647
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Don't miss the Kentucky Derby, May 3, 2003 for more information check out the offical website of the Kentucky Derby
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Here are some new sites we are looking at:
http://www.fashionz.co.uk/designers/
http://www.alexcappelli.com/website.html
http://www.chloescrivener.co.uk/
http://www.afd.net/ligenzasummer/items/main.htm
http://www.lindenberg.de/index.html
http://www.randallribbons.com/
http://www.thegirlandthegorilla.de/
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This month we interview Marie Galvin from Boston, MA, USA. Maries' business is also know as Galvin-ized Headwear.
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http://www.mff.com.au/2003/festivalprogram/arts_program/arts_program.html
is the address you will find details of the Philip Treacy exhibition coming
to Melbourne!
MELBOURNE FASHION FESTIVAL OF HATS!
Melbourne Fashion Festival is hosting some fantastic hat events this March
17th to 24th, 2003: An exhibition of hats by Phillip Treacy, the "Top to
Toe" exhibition of hats and shoes at the national Gallery of Victoria and an
exhibition of hats by Melbourne milliner Liza Steadman in the boutique T.L.
Wood in Little Collins Street and just down the road at Victoria Loftes
boutique, 173 Little Collins Street,another exhibition of hats by Louise
Macdonald! Go to (above address) for all the details and more!
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We now have our online forums going. Online forums.
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