With the month of October, comes the start of spring, an absolute explosion of colour, that jumpstarts the senses, brushing away the lethargy of a cold cold winter. Having recently purchased a little stone cottage up near the goldfields, totally off grid, and in need of a lot of TLC, it has been beautiful to visit and see this ...
a little local press…
I have to say ... I love living in St Kilda! Even though it is quite a large suburb, has an incredibly diverse and eclectic population, it has such a wonderful sense of community. A few weeks ago, Holly McKay from the local suburban newspaper "The Leader" contacted me, to say she really wanted to run ...
Our Local Heroes
Sometimes during life, someone will say something, or you will read a line, that truly resonates, a line that stays deep in your subconscious and often springs to mind like a faithful friend. For me that someone, was my wonderful "Gran". A feisty, independent woman, who lived her life in Wagga, a large country regional city ...
The most exciting moment is when you see someone wearing one of your styles – and loving it!
I recently received these photos!! A HUGE shout out to Mandy Griffith's. Not only was she instrumental in discovering our fledging Bamboo Monkey project on pozible and inviting us to enter a competition which catapulted our project from obscurity to notoriety, but she also loves buying her Dad bamboo socks! Wearing our maxi-one - she just looks sensational ...
Step 5 – the range arrives.
After what seems forever the range arrives! We spent a wonderful day, shooting the range for the website. Playing with angles, outfits, and hairstyles. The funny thing is..... when you are so caught up in the day to day and rushing around, it is so easy to forget that it all started out as just an ...
Step 4. Branding
It may or may not be important to you to brand your product with an exclusive signature. We have a small embroidery added to all our garments. It comprises of three symbols. The first is a modernised interpretation of the chinese Symbol for "Bamboo Monkey". This is out of respect for the fact that our bamboo is ...
Step 3: Range approval.
After you have tweaked the pattern, you will get a few rounds of samples, so you can play around with the fit a few times until you are completely confident you have it right. This range has been specifically created with comfort as a priority, so you have all of my personal bugbears resolved! Such as track pants with ...
Step -2. Prototype Development.
Step 2: Pattern development. Primary patterns are made in one size, usually for womenswear a size 10. The patterns are made from cardboard, so they can be easily modified in the initial prototype development. We then order in some griege (raw undyed) fabric and create the first sample. This alows us to see the pattern for the ...
Step 1 – picture the range.
Step 1: My brief was simple, to create a range of lifestyle pieces, we would traditionally buy in cotton. Ok, I did want a little bit of cool factor, hence the skinny fit on the sweat pants, the slim fit on the hoodie, and the raw edge detail on the crew, but top priority was always ...
