I made the finals...!!

Was so thrilled to hear that I had made it into the finals for the "Leiela Lady Accolade" award as apart of the LMFF.

I was one of five chosen... woo hoo!

The brief was to design a dress the suited the Leiela design philosophy. I needed to send through sketches and supporting images.

So I am now in the process of making my dress up. The final is on March 21st and I cant wait for it!

I will be posting photos of the progress of the dress, without giving too much away of course! I will unveil it to my lovely bloggers on March 15th!

Wish me luck!

much love xx

My. Happiness.

A very quick post to introduce you to my little man....

This. Is. Maurice.

I. Heart. Him

much love xx

CWC

Last November I was asked to be a guest speaker at the Creative Women's Circle meet.

It was such an amazing experience, and I am very grateful that Tess invited me along.

Its a great initiative that invites a different guest speaker along to discuss their own personal experiences in their chosen field. I spoke about being a young designer within the industry and the pros and cons of my business concept. I received some very kind feedback by those who attended so I was very pleased to say the least!

And so now I open up the invitation to you all. Below are the details.

don't forget to RSVP if you want to attend

much love xx

RIP MR MCQUEEN

A very sad day in our little world today...

The industry just lost a little piece of brilliance...

images from style.com

RIP Alexander McQueen

And now... ME!

I am Stephanie Carello.

Designer, pattern-maker, sample machinist, grader, manufacturer and business woman.

Alabakov has moved from my imagination into the real world, and I cant describe the feeling.

There is still a long way for my little label to go... but watch this space!

We will be there very soon.

photo borrowed from www.misskish.com.au

much love xx

J-A-N-U-A-R-Y

So firstly let me introduce you to a very very dear friend of mine... Georja!

Isn't she just gorgeous! We met at Fashion School a few years ago and been friend since. Luckily for me she is a model! She is also working in the industry and doing a very good job of it!

So back to the clothes - i think they speak for themselves. High Summer calls for some relaxed pieces. Love the print and i worked base colours of black and white around it. Do you like..?

much love xx

I heart DECEMBER

The december collection would have to be the most representative of my own personal taste.

I adore the silhouette that brings out the "hourglass" of each woman. A perfect pencil stye dress can be worn to any occasion, and thats what I love so much about these dresses.

I have worn this dress soooo much! I absolutely LOVE the print.

much love xx