A loving crowd of fans and friends showed up for emerging designer Amy Lawrance‘s Silver Threads and Golden Needles runway on Melbourne Fashion Festival’s independent programme.
By Reannon Smith. (Scroll south to meet the Voxfrocker.)
In the enchanting Oratory room of Abbotsford Convent, a fashion show both angelic and joyous.
Emerging designer Amy Lawrance‘s Silver Threads and Golden Needles runway drew a loving crowd of admirers and proud friends including former lecturers from Kangan Institute.
Ironically, although Amy was forced to spend a significant portion of her dress-making journey in lonely lockdown, she has now evolved her craft in full view of the world, become a seasoned professional and gathered the enthusiastic support of a growing fanbase.
News of her extraordinary talent is also spreading. On the heels of Silver Threads and Golden Needles, Amy was named one of only four emerging brands, selected from across the country, to show in the Next Gen 2024 runway at Australian Fashion Week in Sydney in May.
Amy has nurtured her passion for the slow, hand sewing techniques practiced by generations of craftswomen. From this love she has developed a unique aesthetic of her own, mixing echos of old-world, mid-century and science fiction styles.
Silver Threads and Golden Needles was all about the fine materials she prefers, the intricate details she crafts and the striking silhouettes she creates with garments hand-stitched with silver thread and accessorised with close-fitting bonnets and sailor-style caps in silk jacquard lame and veils of scrunched aluminium balls reminiscent strings of pearls.
Amy purposefully makes each garment to last for generations and Silver Threads and Golden Needles celebrated this thoughtful, unhurried approach to fashion. Amy’s designs chime with fashion’s new ethics; to celebrate natural materials, reduce waste and create clothing that will last a lifetime.
She achieves her goals in beautiful collections and growing community obviously loves her for it.
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