Gold Coronation Epaulettes

The Gold Coronation shoulder epaulettes, a feature piece in the Rajah Maharajah collection, were snapped up by Melbourne based fashion blogger Jess Dempsey on the opening night.

Jess is the owner of the What Would Karl Do? fashion blog, which shows us everything stylish, cool and Melbourne. She was completely taken by the statement shoulder piece, and commented that it is a treasure she would keep in her wardrobe forever! She also featured the piece on her blog, put together very stylishly I might add.

http://whatwouldkarldo.com/

JUDE Accessories Exhibition 2010

Jude held an exhibition of the 2010 Accessories Collection at Oak Off Chapel Fashion Gallery in December 2010.

Featuring a capsule collection of 30 new designs, the collection was split into 2 contrasting stories - Rajah Maharajah and Deco Dinosaur. The Rajah Maharajah collection took inspiration from the pomp and splendour of Colonial India, where status and importance is emphasised by bold colour and rich detail. The Deco Dinosaur collection combines elegant Art Deco inspired shapes with raw edged prehistoric and punk elements to create a disturbingly beautiful hybrid.

By showing two stories side by side, I created an interesting dynamic between the two - bold colour and rich embellishment VS sharp angular shapes in black studded in spikes.

Focusing on avant garde statement pieces which pushed the limitations of accessories design, each piece was crafted using couture techniques such as beading, hand embroidery and saddle stitching.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM RAJAH MAHARAJAH

PIECES FROM DECO DINOSAUR

THE OPENING NIGHT

The exhibition opening was a great success with half the work sold on the night. A small group of 70 invited guests mingled, enjoyed drinks & nibbles and after party performances by drag artist, Miss Moneesha. 

Eco Fashionista X Jude

The now defunct Eco Fashionista was a Fabulous online boutique featuring eco friendly fashion from designers around the world. Based in Melbourne, Alex Hume had a keen eye for contemporary fashion which was sustainable and high quality.

I was introduced to Eco Fashionista through the lovely Lady Melbourne who had seen her wearing my couture neckpiece at fashion week.

Eco Fashionista wanted to collaborate with me to come up with a capsule collection of accessories which was along the same design lines as my Nocturnal range. I had used beautiful vintage Japanese silks and recycled leather in the collection, which had appealed to them. This was an exciting opportunity which I could not wait to get started on!

The process started with sketches which I submitted to them. The collection was then made in limited quantities.The small collection was launched along with their other product lines at the opening in their Fitzroy showroom.

The opening night was blogged by Mel Hot Or Not:

Mel Hot Or Not

Design sketches for the collection

 Lady Melbourne talks fashion at the opening night.

Fashion Journal feature

JUDE was featured in the 97 edition of Fashion Journal.

It included a small profile of our label, images from the current collections and exciting product features in their editorial section.

JUDE featured on ABC Art Nation

Thanks to the lovely Lady Melbourne, JUDE was featured on ABC's Art Nation, as part of a special fashion week episode. While talking about the process of blogging, she generously mentions how we met and how I came to create the special couture necklace for her. Thanks Pheobe! Xx

http://www.abc.net.au/arts/stories/s2887362.htm

Lady Melbourne Cammelia Necklace

JUDE created a one of a kind couture necklace for fashion blogger extraordinaire, Lady Melbourne, for her to wear to the 2010 Loreal Melbourne Fashion Festival. 

The statement necklace was hand crafted using vintage black Japanese silk, and embellished with crystal, jet, onyx beads and vintage chain.

It was a pleasure working with Ms Pheobe, and she certainly worked the necklace all fashion week!

http://www.ladymelbourne.com.au/2010/03/keeping-up-appearances/

BAM Brands Sydney Showcase

JUDE Accessories Nocturnal collection was featured at the BAM Brands showcase in Sydney.

It was so great working with the team at BAM. They were approachable, generous and gave great advice to a fledgling label like myself. Although I was not ready to have my brand picked up by them, they still offered to showcase my label at their bi-annual Sydney showcase.

This was such a great opportunity to push my work forward to a larger audience, and gain valuable insights from industry experts and people from influential fashion publications.

BAM Brands

The showcase was featured on Boy Moments blog:

Boy Moments