Phuong & Seb’s Belt Company was established in early 2010 by two designers called Phuong and Seb. The drought of well made, plain belts for men and women was the main impetus for the creation of the label. They felt that the gap between cheap $50 belts and super-brand expensive $500 belts was too large. After finishing design school at RMIT the pair decided to focus on their penchant for quality handmade craftsmanship.

The range includes double buckle belts and leather suspenders, which offers a more exciting option than the standard belt.

Choosing the right hide is imperative. Both the right colour and the tonal variations in the natural leather all come into play. The designers knew the width of the belt they wanted, so they needed to choose buckles that suited. Saddlery buckles were chosen as they’re practical, simple, and do not overpower. Both of the designers find it important that they both have input along the whole process, including making them all by hand themselves.

The two designers have enjoyed a great response thus far and hope to expand their range in the future whilst retaining their own unique hand-made quality.

Further details: info@f-t.com.au

STYLEAID is a global fashion event originating on the West Coast of the US nineteen years ago and making its Australian debut three years later in Melbourne.

STYLEAID has become Perth’s opportunity to join the worldwide force of fashion fund-raisers fighting HIV and AIDS. Initially the event was conceived in the hope of raising funds to assist with the education, prevention, care, support aims and the objectives of the West Australian AIDS Council but has since evolved to become one of the biggest events on Perth’s social calendar.

Images by: For-Tomorrow Perth Contingent via Mitchell McLennan Photography

STYLEAID is a global fashion event originating on the West Coast of the US nineteen years ago and making its Australian debut three years later in Melbourne.

STYLEAID has become Perth’s opportunity to join the worldwide force of fashion fund-raisers fighting HIV and AIDS. Initially the event was conceived in the hope of raising funds to assist with the education, prevention, care, support aims and the objectives of the West Australian AIDS Council but has since evolved to become one of the biggest events on Perth’s social calendar.

Images by: For-Tomorrow Perth Contingent
Runway images/video: Coming soon

Source: The West Australian
Images: For-Tomorrow

If there’s a local designer who proves you don’t need to follow the conventional route into the fashion industry to be successful, then Arj Selvam is it.

For a start, he is not design-school trained. A University of WA engineering and commerce graduate, he is entirely self-taught.

“After I graduated I worked in the mines for about a month before I realised I hated it,” he laughs.

“I knew I was going to be destined for something else.

“In my final year at uni I had already started looking into the fashion side of things, just researching and drawing, and in my first year out of uni it all started to happen.

“I’d been interested in fashion for as long as I can remember but I just hadn’t thought it was feasible after a six-year degree to turn around and do a complete career 180.”

But that’s exactly what he did.

Selvam’s lack of formal training has in no way prevented his directional menswear (and small capsule range of womenswear) from sparking the interest of international buyers, nor has it prevented him from securing the finest materials and some of the best Australian pattern-makers in the business to get his label off the ground.

“I literally got a sewing machine, bits of fabric from here and there and started making really simple garments,” Selvam explains of his label’s beginnings.

“I didn’t plan to start a fully fledged label; initially it was just a T-shirt idea. But I just thought, ‘well, if I’m going to do this, I might as well do it properly’.

Leather, suede and outerwear available from August.
Photography by: Rupert Tapper
Model: P.J

_ Cælestis
from L. “heavenly, pertaining to the sky,

With notions of infinite galaxies and heavenly plains, the breakout label’s new range, ‘Cælestis’, takes inspiration from a primordial, intangible mother of being.

Concerned primarily with the manipulation of metals, Henson has ceased to be a jewellery label and has transformed into an alchemist of sorts- mixing minerals silver and brass with irreverent unorthodoxy and bringing light to dark places. Indeed, the label has grown from its broody beginnings and is illuminating sinister edges to offer greater accessibility to its already bloated fan base. But don’t be easily fooled- the shadowy corners still remain for die-hard Henson devotees.

From the ‘Big Dog’ constellation necklace- modelled on the actual constellation as it can be seen from the Southern Hemisphere at night- to sun dials in the form of cuffs, rings and necklaces, Henson tracks the movement of celestial objects as they pass, largely unseen, in and around us. Moon face rings mimic a sleeping planet while crystal rock pendants whisper ancient secrets and silver cuffs turn to gold as the light hits them.

The Three Over One Spring Summer 2011 collection continues in its celebration of the working man with a range of rugged but elegant menswear.

The inspiration for the season draws heavily on the photography of Irvin Penn. In his 1951 series “Small Trades”, he photographed a wide range of people in a stark studio environment wearing their everyday working attire, with the tools of their trade. The resulting shots have powerful raw beauty. These photographs influenced not only the collection but the look book, in which we pulled together a cross section of Sydney characters with differing backgrounds and careers. The common factor being that they were all wearing Three Over One.

The latest collection consists of unstructured tailoring with cropped fitted jackets and pleated relaxed fitting pants. Denim jeans are in the best Japanese Selvedge qualities with authentic fits and styling. Shirts are in soft washed linens and cottons and knits are influenced by vintage under garments and early athletic wear. Colours are soft, and muted but masculine and everything is specially washed to give a lived in feel. As always we use the best authentic fabrics and manufacturing.

Three Over One is about real clothes for real people.

Sydney based Henson now in their 3rd hand made collection.
Further detailed shots coming soon.
Enquiries: info@f-t.com.au

Video by: Marcel Gunawan
Music by: Bricks of Berlin – Crisis Hypothesis
Shoes by: Andrew McDonald
Enquiries: info@f-t.com.au

The dawning of a barren landscape.
The ruffles in the leaves of the eucalyptus.
The dirt of an arid land.
The measure of emptiness.
The pursuit of an ideal tangent.
This is the Black Stump.

Photography – Rupert Tapper @ DLM
Hair and Makeup – Sinden Dean @ DLM
Models – Felix and Emily @ Priscillas
Styling – Arj Selvam
Design – Samuel Willett

Please email if you require any further information regarding this range.

The next instalment from ARJ SELVAM is titled “Black Stump”.

Drawing inspiration from the Australian landscape, ARJ SELVAM applies this ground-breaking concept to an avant-garde aesthetic never before seen on an international level.

The collection features luxurious Australian materials, custom hardware, sharp tailoring and the introduction of womenswear and accessories.

Photography – Rupert Tapper @ DLM
Hair and Makeup – Sinden Dean @ DLM
Models – Felix and Emily @ Priscillas
Styling – Arj Selvam
Design – Samuel Willett

A shot from the Saint Augustine Academy Showroom of the S/S 2010-11 Accessories.