Daniella Caputi At The Wearer's Right

During L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival I attended The Wearer's Right at The Thousand Pound Bend, which is a showroom collective of young designers showcasing their new collections. Among some of the designers, I was introduced to another young Perth designer Daniella Caputi. Trading under her own name, she introduced me to her new collection. The pieces are all made by Daniella and locally produced which I love using high quality fabrics and featuring laser cut outs, pleating, digital prints and the amazing dresses with tiny pieces of Balsa wood, each hand sewn onto the garment by Daniella! Phew! I imagined the sound the Balsa wood would make when worn as you move. It would be amazing! Established in 2009, her passion is infectious and her love for architecture and structural form is evident in this collection. Certainly a name to look out for and I wish her continued success.

You can purchase items from Daniella Caputi on her website at www.daniellacaputi.com

Zsadar at The Wearers Right

Last week I had the pleasure of being invited to preview the new collection by Western Australian menswear label Zsadar. In collaboration with L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival, the collection was showcased by The Wearers Right, which featured 17 brands in a pop up space at the Thousand Pound Bend. Greeted by the amazing designer behind the label Shane Newton, I had the opportunity to hear his inspiration behind his new collection Spring/Summer 2012/2013 titled Mysteries of the Organism. 

Designed and produced in Western Australia, what I love about this menswear label is that it can translate to any gender, with the garments taking on draping, asymmetrical lines and attention to detail. Made from wearable fabrics such as bamboo, silk and linen, expect the unexpected with details such as exposed seams,reversed fabrics and pants with gathered legs and stretch fabric behind the knees for extra stretch and comfort. Shane has thought about how the fabric hangs on the body and played around with conventional design. I wish him every success with this collection and I'm sure we will be hearing a lot more from him in the future.

For further information, check out the website at www.zsadar.com