HELLO HELLO! ABOVE IS A SNEAK PEEK OF THE VINTAGE ARRIVING FROM L.A. NEXT WEEK! GET EXCITED DY PALS, THESE NUMBERS ARE ONE OF A KIND AND GUARANTEED TO RUN OUT THE DOOR. XXX
EARLIER THIS WEEK WE HAD A FEW WORDS WITH JEWELLERY DESIGNER
EXTRAORDINARE - SAMMI BURLEY of
CHASE.DAKOTA
WHAT GOT YOU INTO JEWELLERY DESIGN?
I NEVER WORE MUCH JEWELLERY GROWING UP... MAINLY BECAUSE I COULDN'T FIND ANY PIECES THAT REFLECTED MY STYLE (AND PRICE RANGE). I'VE ALWAYS BEEN CREATIVE, SO I STARTED WITH SOME DIY'S FOR MYSELF, AND THEN PEOPLE STARTED ASKING ME TO MAKE THEM SOME PIECES... SO I GUESS IT JUST GREW FROM THERE
WHAT'S PLAYING ON YOUR IPOD?
ALORS ON DANSE BY STROMAE
MOST CHERISHED PIECE OF JEWELLERY?
A SMALL DIAMOND RING MY BOYFRIEND GAVE ME ON OUR FIRST VALENTINES DAY.
BLOGS YOU FOLLOW RELIGIOUSLY?
INTERNATIONALLY: FASHIONTOAST, AUSTRALIAN: GARY PEPPER VINTAGE & 4TH AND BLEEKER
BEST PLACE FOR A BITE TO EAT IN BRISBANE?
THE SMOKE AT NEWFARM
LATTES OR LONGNECKS?
LATTES.
GIVE US A LOOK AT YOUR MOST FABULOUS CHILDHOOD OUTFIT
WHEN YOU THINK OF MELBOURNE YOU THINK OF...
GOOD FOOD AND GOOD FASHION.
IF YOU COULD DATE A ROCKSTAR, WHO WOULD IT BE?
KURT COBAIN IF HE WAS STILL ALIVE... HE WAS JUST SO EFFORTLESSLY COOL AND DREAMY IN THE NINETIES.
PLANS FOR TONIGHT?
FAMILY DINNER.
WE'RE A WEE BIT OBSESSED WITH THE WORK OF SAMMI, HER JEWELLERY LINE CHASE DAKOTA IS LIKE JANIS JOPLIN WITH A SHOT GUN. EDGY AND ACE, EACH PIECE OF HER JEWELLERY IS INTRICATELY UNIQUE, DESIGNED WITH LOVE AND AVAILABLE AT A DISTINCTLY REASONABLE PRICE POINT. ROCK YOUR WAY IN STORE TO DY OR ONLINE AT WWW.DOWNYONDER.COM.AU TO CHECK IT OUT TODAY. XXX
CHAMPAGNE WAS FLOWING, DISCOUNTS WERE ROLLING, AND TARZAN SKIRTS WERE BLOWING IN THE DY JUNGLE ON THURSDAY NIGHT - WE PARTIED IN STORE WITH OUR VIP GUESTS THEN TOOK OUR DANCE MOVES TO THE STREETS AND BOOGIED THE NIGHT AWAY! SO FAR WE'VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN KEEPING DEBAUCHEROUS PHOTOS OFF THE INTERNET, THE ABOVE PICS PRE-DATE THE TABLE TOP DANCING AND FLOOR SLIDING WHICH ENSUED ON CHAPEL STREET LATER THAT NIGHT. WINDOW/STORE JUNGLE INSTALLATION BY THE AMAZING LIV RAMSAY. ENJOY YOUR SATURDAY DY PALS, BE SURE TO SIGN UP TO OUR MAILING LIST SO YOU DON'T MISS OUT ON OUR NEXT VIP FUNCTION. X
THEIR LENSES MAY NOT BE ROSE COLOURED, BUT MY GOD I LOOK GOOD THROUGH THESE GLASSES. CHECK THE NEW KAREN WALKER RANGE OUT (AND BUY IT) ONLINE AT WWW.DOWNYONDER.COM.AU OR IN STORE AT DOWN YONDER! X