Pretty Dog! New store opening! The party!

One Sunday a few years back, I was strolling along Omotesando-dori in Aoyama, Tokyo. Out the front of Dior, I spied a bunch of teensy dachshunds dressed as The Seven Dwarfs. Little Dior-loving doggie dwarfs, they were!

“Pretty,” I ruminated to the person I was with.

“I like dogs,” I added.

“Especially hot dogs,” I continued.

“And they aren’t even real dogs!” I surmised.

And THAT’S my segue into Pretty Dog’s delightful new shop at 5 Brown Street, Newtown.

Here it is, looking especially pretty in a plume of pink!



Last night, Pretty Dog’s lovely proprietor Tanya Stevanovic welcomed a handsome rabble of around 200 guests to ring in the new digs.


Anna Plunkett (Romance Was Born), Tanya, Luke Sales (Romance Was Born), along with Anna's pooch, Monaro.


Local singer/songwriter Sally Seltmann enchanted all present with a set from her new album.



As you will no doubt know, Pretty Dog has been a hot house for local talent since 1996. If I was better at my seven times table, I would tell you precisely how long that is in dog years*.

Excitingly, with the Newtown store, Pretty Dog are headlong out the gates to the International Arrivals lounge, now stocking Future Classics, Opening Ceremony, Jerome Dreyfuss, and Paul & Joe.

HOORAY!

Along with much-loved customers reveling round the racks, a bunch of much-loved designers dropped by and enjoyed the fine company and surrounds. Foodstuffs were hot off the plate from Newtown’s Bloodwood, enjoyed with beverages from Chambord, ABSOLUT, Oyster Bay, and Santa Vittoria.

As the night wore on, there was even a dance off to Lady Gaga’s ‘Telephone’.

Off the hook!

More snaps:


Gary Bigeni and Therese Rawsthorne.


Dion Lee and friend.


Pretty Dog party goers, in style.


Anna Plunkett, Sally Seltmann, and Little Hero director, Rae Begley.

Little Hero was thrilled to be part of Pretty Dog's big evening in downtown Newtown.

(Photographer credit: Daniel Boud)

*After calculator consultation, please be advised that 14 years in Pretty Dog years = 98 years.

Antipodium's Brides of Christ

I don’t know about you wild things, but once in a while I do wonder what I’d wear if I ever married Jesus, per chance. I mean, it’s not as though he’s proposed officially or anything. Nah, me and JC, we are far from “If you liked it then you should have put a ring on it” territory, but a girl can only dream.

Antipodium’s Spring 2010 collection ‘Brides of Christ’ has a few fine suggestions of what you should frock up in, if you were to marry Jesus. They’re all power-dressy, schoolgirlish, and late 80s/turn of the 90s cheeky-as-the-devil-that-was-inside-Michael-Hutchence,-back-when-he-sang-the-song-‘Devil-Inside’.

Check it! And how’s about the last one, “The Power of Glove” bodystocking? That'd get the confessional positively beat-boxing.













You know, I did get married once, albeit my groom was not Jesus. My wedding was in a drive-thru, in Las Vegas, on New Year’s Eve. I'm not so sure if Jesus would've approved, but he was referred to numerous times by the minister, a man in a mullet named the Reverend Merle T. Richards, Jr.

And, to add to the trash-bag identikit you are carefully assembling, please note my vows were taken in a mini dress (but not Antipodium’s "The Power of Glove", alas).

LOOK! REAL FILE FOOTAGE!





It’s an entirely true story and, should we ever meet (and, my, I hope we do!), I’ll probably slip it into the conversation within the first few minutes of idle chit-chat. Pretty much PRECISELY like I did on this here blog.

x Samone

A very slippery welcome

Hello. I’m Samone Bos, Little Hero’s new resident blogger. BEHOLD! as we launch The Daily Hero.

[SOUND BUGLE!]

[BRING ON THE CAN-CAN GIRLS!]

[HOLY JESUS, THOSE CAN-CAN GIRLS AREN’T WEARING UNDERPANTS!]

Indeed!

Without any further lewd ceremony, The Daily Hero is Little Hero’s old blog, re-charged and re-vamped.

We are here to provide informal snapshots into the world of Little Hero. With frequent updates, The Daily Hero will be celebrating Little Hero’s treasured stable of designers, and the greater world of fashion and pop culture. Along the way, we’ll be swingin’ a sweet high-five to the everyday heroes that make our days a little brighter.

SO WHAT’S NEWS RIGHT NOW, THEN?

Right now, Little Hero is gearing up for Australian Fashion Week, with shows and parties for this bevy of cool cats:

* Stolen Girlfriends Club
* Seventh Wonderland
* Friedrich Gray
* Therese Rawsthorne
* Romance Was Born
* Flannel
* Antipodium

Yeeeeeee-haaaaa!

And, almost just as excitingly, The Daily Hero will be transmitting all Australian Fashion Week action LIVE-TO-AIR from the front row, backstage and, here’s hoping, the chiko roll stand! (That’s what models eat, right?)

OH YES! All across Australian Fashion Week, we will be presenting blogs, Facebook status updates, and tweets a-Twittering in a melding of technologies to rival Regan’s Star Wars program (without the nuclear nasties, thanks).

So, hook in your RSS feeds NOW, cos the posts will be a-rollin’ on in!

SUBSCRIBE! SUBSCRIBE! SUBSCRIBE!

But for now, something truly absurd ... and very slippery.



Welcome!

x Samone

A Someday Exclusive - LEVI x CLOT

CLOT Copper edition 505.

These super rare threads feature uniquely processed denim that produces a mysterious golden sheen when viewed beneath sunlight!

Other touches include a custom CLOT patch, studded belt loop & gold paint splatters all over.

Made in Japan with limited numbers worldwide with 2 pairs only in Australia..
A SOMEDAY exclusive!!!

INSTORE now.

Someday
Level 3 Curtin House
252 Swanston St
Melbourne VIC 3000
Phone: +61 3 9654 6458
www.someday-store.com

Romance Was Born Concept Store - Closing Down Sale!

Hurry Hurry!
Only 4 days left

All stock in the store is now 50% off so head down and snag your share of the love

Romance Was Born Concept Store - Closing Sunday 31 January 2010
2A, 2-16 Glenmore Rd, Paddington
(Next to the Zimmermann store)

SILLY SEASON SALE

It's that time of the year again....



End of season samples and old stock priced from $20

Antipodium, Cheap Monday, Romance Was Born, Therese Rawsthorne, Skinny Nelson & Friends, P.A.M, Seventh Wonderland, Gary Bigeni, AM Eyewear, Marsu Homme, Matt Weston, Gideon, William Llewellyn Griffiths and more!!

Lilo Warehouse
Cnr Kippax & Elizabeth Streets, Surry Hills
(Enter via Kippax St - Opposite The Aurora Hotel)

Fri 11 Dec: 5pm - 9pm
Sat 12 Dec: 10am - 6pm
Sun 13 Dec: 11am - 6pm
Mon 14 Dec: 10am - 2pm

CASH ONLY

A Spirited Win For Romance Was Born At SOYA

Romance Was Born were awarded the prize in the fashion category for the Qantas Spirit of Youth Awards (SOYA) on Wednesday November 11, celebrating their innovation and creative spirit.

Designers Anna Plunkett and Luke Sales were selected from finalists Gary Bigeni and Arnsdorf to receive a once-in-a-lifetime mentorship opportunity with SOYA09’s inspirational fashion guru's Nicky and Simone Zimmermann, along with financial support in the form of $5,000 in cash and $5,000 in flights from Qantas.

The dynamo duo were thrilled to be acknowledged and say they will be using the cash and flights to pursue overseas growth, "We really want to put the flights and money towards doing a showing in London sometime next year. It's something we have always wanted to do when the timing was right!"

SOYA is a part of Qantas’ ‘Sharing the Spirit’ community initiative, which aims to help young Australians connect with their dreams, and achieve their potential. Romance Was Born's award was announced at a presentation at the MCA where finalists, mentors, media and the who’s who of Sydney’s artistic world came together to view an exhibition of the finalists’ work and celebrate the best new creative and cultural talent Australia has to offer. The high calibre of this year’s finalists demonstrates the unique ability of SOYA to showcase some of Australia’s best artists, musicians, designers and filmmakers.

Since the inception of the Qantas Spirit of Youth Awards in 2004, SOYA has been instrumental in fostering the careers of Australia’s top innovative and inspiring young talent in the arts including fashion talents from the Little Hero stable the past two years: Geoffrey J Finch of cult womenswear label Antipodium in 2008 and Ben Pollitt of Friedrich Gray in 2007. We love a hat trick!

Gig pick of the week

This week's Little Hero excursion took us to the intimate surrounds of The Coachman Russian restaurant in Surry Hills to witness the strikingly distinguished and increasingly prominent Kirin J. Callinan record his debut solo album live.

Having played with The Lost Valentinos, Mercy Arms, Fashion Launches Rocket Launches and Jack Ladder, Kirin is what you might call an adaptable artist. Pushing the boundaries of traditional instrumentation through his use of effect pedals and sound in general, he really lived up to his trademark statement: "offer me a gig, I'll give you a performance".

Beautiful, stirring and undeniable - Little Hero's gig pick of the week.

www.myspace.com/kirinjcallinan

-ds

Pop Crimes

Rowland S. Howard, the legend of Australian rock whose distinctive style and sound has resonated across the underground rock landscape for decades, played a special performance at Sydney's Oxford Arts Factory last night celebrating the release of his new album Pop Crimes.

Overpowering and soaked in a fantastic nonchalant attitude, his songs brought together his own unique brand of stripped down music, and we loved it!

Check out his new album Pop Crimes, out now via Liberation.

Photo by Ben Butcher

http://www.myspace.com/rowlandshoward

SixThousand - The Antipodium Edit

A big congratulations to Fenella Peacock from Antipodium on guest editing the latest issue of SixThousand!

Grab a bottle, scramble into that empty front row seat, and see the Perth world through Antipodium-coloured glasses. It's bubbly, savvy, tasteful, and we're proud as a Peacock of it.

To check out The Antipodium Edit click here.