FUTURES UNTHREADED A fashion show with a difference; Futures Unthreaded is raising awareness about mental health within the fashion industry. Event creator and THIS IS NO ordinary fashion show. Futures producer Nikita Bedwell Unthreaded is shining the spotlight on young designers and mental illness. Creator and producer, 18-year-old Nikita Bedwell, saw the potential of next generation of designers from the established such an event in Brisbane and put her best foot industry in the sense of ‘unleashing’.” forward to make it happen. Aiming to change the negative connotations “The idea for the event came from a desire to surrounding the fashion industry and mental health, raise mental health awareness during Mental Health Nikita wants to ensure young designers and Week combined with my own interest in fashion,” models are motivated with healthy reinforcement. Nikita said. Four young designers, aged 18 to 20 will be The name of the event, Futures Unthreaded, is a featured along with 16 young models, including play on words to prompt thoughts and discussions. a transgender model. Featured designer, Amber ‘Futures’ refers to the up-and-coming generation Lynch, 19, is excited to be associated with such and ‘Unthreaded’ was inspired by the fashion an important message and have her designs industry itself. showcased and modelled by a transgender model. “Perhaps the image is one of ‘unravelling’ the “It’s something that I’ve wanted to show that I
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support, and that Amber-Courtney Le Label is for anyone and everyone,” Amber said. In association with TAFE Queensland and Richmond Fellowship Queensland (RFQ), all proceeds made are going towards RFQ’s charitable mental health work. The event will take place on October 10 during Mental Health Week at the Boggo Road Gaol. Tickets are on sale from the event website. FUTURES UNTHREADED BOGGO ROAD GAOL, ANNERLEY RD, DUTTON PARK WWW.FUTURESUNTHREADED.WIX.COM/EVENT OCTOBER 10, 5PM TICKETS, VIP $55, PLATINUM $85
ON ISLAND TIME Ashton Smith has always been a water baby. Surfer-girl and tanned goddess, she tells us about the swimwear label she has dreamt to life in her home of Stradbroke Island.
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GROWING UP ON North Stradbroke Island, with her father a professional surfer and mother a dedicated beach babe, Ashton Smith has lived her life by what the waves are doing. “One of my earliest memories is of my sister and I in matching bikinis and never wanting to take them off, so even back then a bikini was a very important part of my life,” she says. Despite swimwear becoming a saturated market recently, Ashton struggled to find a basic black bikini – and so, Farron Swim was born. With a name that plays on ‘fahrenheit’ (when it’s hot you swim, right?), Ashton
says her designs fill a gap in the market for “basics in prints and styles that transcend trends, in high quality fabrics and cuts that mould and frame the body.” Trawling blogs and sketching for inspiration, Ashton keeps as much of her business on the island as possible, from the design of her pieces, to the website and logos, and shoots her campaigns locally. With a new SS15 collection dropping in October, Ashton says to watch this space for a collection with more grown up silhouettes which build on her aesthetic of basics.
Meet Ashton: the babe behind the bikinis Your off duty style is… Bassike tees, Ksubi denim, Isabel Marant shoes or Havianas. When you’re not working we’ll find you… Surfing as much as possible! Straight or curls? Depends on the day, but my hair usually decides itself. Early mornings or late nights? An early morning walk or surf sets a clear headspace.
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