CAPITAL THREAD... Bye [sort of]

CAPITAL THREAD started as a celebration of style in Canberra, in my free time I documented the events, people and places that make this city special.

CAPITAL THREAD inspired me to explore my own creative side and led to me studying fashion design, which has given me a greater perspective on fashion and style.

With less time to dedicate to CAPITAL THREAD and with less exposure to people, since the majority of my current work is in the studio, I have made the decision to stop blogging on this site.

I will keep CAPITAL THREAD live, as an archive of street style in Canberra and beyond, but will let my focus evolve as has my career.

If you are interested in my journey as a fashion designer, please head over to my fashion label's site: www.szn.com.au where I will be documenting my creative process, inspirations and lifestyle through my practice as a designer.

CAPITAL THREAD thanks you for your patronage... and who knows one day I may be back.

 Media highlights: 

Cosmopolitan, April 2012

Canberra Times, Reveal pull-out, December 2011

Local designers... Canberra

Designing Australian Fashion Futures... Fashionably Early, Australian National Library

To read and download all forum papers, visit the Fashionably Early website.

Opening night... Fashionably Early, Gallery of Australian Design

Fashionably Early has been a great event, that has brought together many of Canberra's design community, both established and emerging, I will attempt to point out and link to a few that attended the exhibition opening night held at the Gallery of Australian Design.

Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) students, dressed as fashion technicians, on hand to help with trying on garments - a very rare occurrence in an exhibition setting.

 Belinda Lee designer of Mishka n Milka maternity wear.

Left: Mitchell Thompson designer of Perpetually Five menswear, CIT student in his graduate year.

Right: Jade Sargent, designer of Sovata race-wear, also a CIT student in her graduate year.

 Project Runway contestant from season 2, lecturer and designer Mark Neighbour.

Right: Susan Taylor, owner of department of the exterior - a Canberra boutique featuring local designer's work.

Artist and lecturer Jodie Cunningham.

Milliner Angela Menz.

Lecturer and fashion designer Steve Wright of Corr Blimey.

Lecturer and event director Kate Shaw.

Maker of statements, Ben Keaney.

 Fashion designer Gemma Jameson of Eternal Safari.

 Fashion designer and muse to many, Rae Harvey of My Mother and Me.

Front: Composer and sound architect Joe Dolezal. 

Rear: CIT 2012 graduate class, who will present their work at KINETIC fashion parade, 1 December.

 Photographer Scot Newman.

Right: Me