Galleria Couture
A Couture house which has been supplying exquisite evening, couture and wedding gowns to those of Perth for the last 20 years has all been thanks to head designer Kevin Raphael and his delightful wife Nicole Antulov who together built this business on hard work, dedication and the absolute passion to strive towards giving each and every client the support and knowledge needed to create their dream dress.
Their designs are always filled with character, style and of course fabulous quality and only the highest of profession ensuring the garment is as good as gold and of only the most extraordinary style.
To see their beautiful work you don’t have to look very far just flick through a bridal magazine or visit the stunning store where when you walk in is like a fairytale of delicate surroundings and their incredible displays. You will truly fall head of heels in love with them… I sure did!
Ahead of their time they are always inventing new designs and it is always a delight to see their new designs released each year found exclusively at the shop and of course all they do is individual and one off.
Having recently known them on a personal base and working with them I can only say the hard work and dedication really shows in every client’s designs and experiences with Galleria Couture.
All the garments are made on the premises by the wonderful Galleria team where the environment is always a treat and a real team ensuring the product is always 100%.
In 1998 Kevin and Nikki took out all the fashion award categories which just goes to show that not only can they claim the high end glory they’re know for but they can pull it off without a second glance.
A really incredible experience for all to be apart of…
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Free Wheeling: The cycles of fashion...
Current fad: lingerie on the outside of the garment
Current trend: cropped jacket
Classic: trench coat
These findings were found while searching through fashion blogs on the internet such as fashionising.com and many others.
Trench coat is a bubble up as it has been around for years and years and is a staple in any person’s closet.
A cropped jacket is a trickle down as the designers chop and change the shapes and styles year by year and the population follows suit.
The lingerie is again probably a trickle down seeing for hundreds of year’s corsets and what not have always been worn underneath the garments though this year the designers have taken a new turn.
1 internet: it is the easiest place to access and the most frequently updated place in the world,
2 magazines: are the second best place to see what fashion is doing at that time, not everyone has the net
3 friends: people like to dress similar so they feel comfortable so friends is a big one
4 streets: the biggest variety of people, you never know what people will be wearing
5 fashion innovators: they’re famous and in the public eye all the time, people want to look like a celeb
6 clubs: a place of socializing and a time where everyone gets glammed up, a place of new trends
7 music videos: they aren’t always most recent but there’s always a lot of thought gone into the outfits
8 advertising: it’s generally showing the new ranges or campaigns for stores
9 movie stars: they’re famous, again people like wearing clothing famous people wear
10 billboards: not so frequently updated but is a good way of promoting brands for people to then see what’s new
11 TV: fashion isn’t always a huge hit on your average television though FTV and you’re all over it
12 movies: they take so long to come out you could be up to a few years behind sometimes!
The lingerie look’s color pallet is sitting around the neutrals, nudes and basic blacks, grey’s and whites.
Current trend: cropped jacket
Classic: trench coat
These findings were found while searching through fashion blogs on the internet such as fashionising.com and many others.
Trench coat is a bubble up as it has been around for years and years and is a staple in any person’s closet.
A cropped jacket is a trickle down as the designers chop and change the shapes and styles year by year and the population follows suit.
The lingerie is again probably a trickle down seeing for hundreds of year’s corsets and what not have always been worn underneath the garments though this year the designers have taken a new turn.
1 internet: it is the easiest place to access and the most frequently updated place in the world,
2 magazines: are the second best place to see what fashion is doing at that time, not everyone has the net
3 friends: people like to dress similar so they feel comfortable so friends is a big one
4 streets: the biggest variety of people, you never know what people will be wearing
5 fashion innovators: they’re famous and in the public eye all the time, people want to look like a celeb
6 clubs: a place of socializing and a time where everyone gets glammed up, a place of new trends
7 music videos: they aren’t always most recent but there’s always a lot of thought gone into the outfits
8 advertising: it’s generally showing the new ranges or campaigns for stores
9 movie stars: they’re famous, again people like wearing clothing famous people wear
10 billboards: not so frequently updated but is a good way of promoting brands for people to then see what’s new
11 TV: fashion isn’t always a huge hit on your average television though FTV and you’re all over it
12 movies: they take so long to come out you could be up to a few years behind sometimes!
The lingerie look’s color pallet is sitting around the neutrals, nudes and basic blacks, grey’s and whites.
Magazines
Vogue was founded as a weekly publication by Arthur Baldwin Turnure in 1892.
Le Bon Ton
In supplied sewing patterns and fashion of the day. Had drawings and photographs of embroidery and needlework for the only clothing but home wares also. It had a range of articles on home décor also.
Was first published in 1886 in the United States as a family magazine
The present Vanity Fair has been published since 1983 however it was originally started in 1913. 
Fashion Dolls & their promotion on hight street fashion
Before the seventeenth century fashion was very difficult, the only way to find out what the latest fashions were was by seeing a person of high authority which was quite difficult for everyone so they would often send out life size dolls to the countries showing off the new designs.
These life size dolls were sent all over different parts of Paris especially, perfectly tailored and stitched to how the garment should look in human size.
To copy the garment seamstresses would completely unpick the garments and copy them to create many more for the rest of the population.
The idea of Theatre de la mode was made in 1945 which were the size of our dolls of today… they had began making them this size because people had started using paper patterns and these were passed through all the courts. The dolls were always as they had been, been perfectly constructed.
In their small time of existence they were a huge part of many people including artists and tailors careers.
They are no longer seen In the form which they once were today however they have evolved into our modern day dolls like the famous Barbie and Bratz.
These life size dolls were sent all over different parts of Paris especially, perfectly tailored and stitched to how the garment should look in human size.
To copy the garment seamstresses would completely unpick the garments and copy them to create many more for the rest of the population.
The idea of Theatre de la mode was made in 1945 which were the size of our dolls of today… they had began making them this size because people had started using paper patterns and these were passed through all the courts. The dolls were always as they had been, been perfectly constructed.
In their small time of existence they were a huge part of many people including artists and tailors careers.
They are no longer seen In the form which they once were today however they have evolved into our modern day dolls like the famous Barbie and Bratz.
Stella McCartney
Stella McCartney
-Creative designer for Chloe in 1997, Paris
-She’s a lifelong vegetarian who doesn’t use any leather or fur in her designs
-Her lines include ready-to-wear, accessories, lingerie, eyewear, fragrance and organic skin care.
-Produced organic skincare range ‘care’ in 2007
-Vogue Fashion and Music 2000 designer of the year award
-woman of courage award for working with cancer in 2003
-Green designer of the year at ACE 2008
-Woman of the year in Glamour magazine 2009
-Organic style woman of the year 2008
-Capsule collection utilizing organic materials
-Natural and organic products used throughout her work with denims, accessories, addidas range and lingerie collections.
-Stella is a supporter of Earth Day and also features it on her website www.stellamccartney.com to show how others can get involved with it.
-Thoughts of Stella McCartney from her website featured above: “I felt inclined to create a luxury brand shop that welcomes you”
“Everything in my store and every single garment and accessory that you see is cruelty free, in the sense that no animal has died to make anything in here”
“I really wanted to change what I saw out there”
“The natural environment around me is a huge inspiration”
“I am in the fashion business but I feel when I design I’m in the business of trying to figure out what people want and why they want it”
“I have always wanted to do lingerie. I’ve been inspired by lingerie since a very early age. I was obsessed with beautiful French slips, lace inlays and hand work”
“care is an extension of our brand but it is also a responsible product. It’s for a person who wants to take responsibility and enables someone to make a first step in that direction”
-Creative designer for Chloe in 1997, Paris
-She’s a lifelong vegetarian who doesn’t use any leather or fur in her designs
-Her lines include ready-to-wear, accessories, lingerie, eyewear, fragrance and organic skin care.
-Produced organic skincare range ‘care’ in 2007
-Vogue Fashion and Music 2000 designer of the year award
-woman of courage award for working with cancer in 2003
-Green designer of the year at ACE 2008
-Woman of the year in Glamour magazine 2009
-Organic style woman of the year 2008
-Capsule collection utilizing organic materials
-Natural and organic products used throughout her work with denims, accessories, addidas range and lingerie collections.
-Stella is a supporter of Earth Day and also features it on her website www.stellamccartney.com to show how others can get involved with it.
-Thoughts of Stella McCartney from her website featured above: “I felt inclined to create a luxury brand shop that welcomes you”
“Everything in my store and every single garment and accessory that you see is cruelty free, in the sense that no animal has died to make anything in here”
“I really wanted to change what I saw out there”
“The natural environment around me is a huge inspiration”
“I am in the fashion business but I feel when I design I’m in the business of trying to figure out what people want and why they want it”
“I have always wanted to do lingerie. I’ve been inspired by lingerie since a very early age. I was obsessed with beautiful French slips, lace inlays and hand work”
“care is an extension of our brand but it is also a responsible product. It’s for a person who wants to take responsibility and enables someone to make a first step in that direction”
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