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Thanks to our good friends at Diesel we have a very special prize pack to give away to two lucky, lucky, lucky Sydney readers.

To celebrate the Diesel:U:Music winners, DUM will be hosting a concert to at the Oxford Art Factory in Sydney on Wednesday 25 November – headlining will be International D:U:M selection The Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt!, Maluca and Australia’s DUM winner, Melbourne based Foxx on Fire.

The two winners sill each receive a pair of jeans (you pick the style up to the value of $360) a Diesel t-shirt and VIP tickets for you and your entourage (up to 10 people) to party in the VIP area at the D:U:Music event in Sydney.

Just email competitions@yenmag.net with Diesel in the subject line and tell us in 25 words or less why you love denim. Winners will be chosen on Monday 23 November at 11am. Note, transport to the event is not included.

 

 

"REPEAT AFTER ME; I AM FREE" - A Fly On The Beast Documentary [TEASER] from Insight Clothing on Vimeo.

http://www.insight51.com/

Edward Sharp And The Magnetic Zeros.. Home. It's like a crazy trip to the wild wild west..

Don't miss the RMIT Textile Design Degree Show featuring the work of this year's graduates.

Opening Night: Friday 20 November,  6 pm to 9 pm
Exhibition dates: 20 November to 2 December
Times: Tues-Sat 11 am to 5 pm &  Sundays 12 pm to 5 pm
Where: No Vacancy Gallery QV 34-40 Jane Bell Lane, Melbourne 3000

Canberra is bustling with local designers and craftspeople who are creating some unique and beautiful work! Held at the Yarralumla Woolshed this weekend, the Handmade markets bring together all these fantastic creations under the one roof. Favourite designers to keep an eye on are Chinchilla Creations, Aunty Cookie, Tango & James, Schmooks and Lindsay and Edmunds scrumptious chocolate treats!

The market pretty much offers everything from books, (acclaimed Australian author Anthony Hill has his own stall set up) clothing for adults and children, decorated cards and handmade prints, uniquely designed jewellery, home ware items etc! And with Christmas just around the corner, the Handmade Markets is perfect for picking up that something special.

The heritage listed Yarralumla Woolshed provides a fantastic location for the markets, with its rustic feel and surrounding paddocks. We expect to see some live music and the opportunity to have dinner and a glass of wine on the Friday night for the Boutique Twilight market. Plus the Handmade Markets is setting up a Christmas tree for people to donate gift that will go towards sufferers of Motor Neurone Disease.



The markets have developed a pretty strong following, so be sure to get in early!

Check their website for more details on the event and local designers involved:
http://www.handmademarket.com.au/

Check out this month's Guest Illustrator Sara Blake. She’s a 25 year old designer based in New York. An interactive art director by day and illustrator by night. We were fortunate enough to use some of her illos this month which fitted in just perfectly with the rest of the magazine’s content and imagery. Loving the colour combinations and typography she did for us. Check out her work at www.hellozso.com

Sydney’s trendy Surry Hill’s boutique Somedays has taken its unique retail concept Somewhere else. Somedays, two-Swedish owner/directors, Mattias Friberg and Kristina Vikmans, have recently unveiled their new sister space in Melbourne. Somewhere is the new haven of design innovation in the Royal Arcade off Little Collins Street right in the heart of Melbourne.

The unique boutiques are home to a series of Scandinavia’s best street style labels as well as Australian labels that align with the distinctive style of this trendy European destination. Swedish favourites include Cheap Monday and Dr. Denim as well as Julian Red and the lucky Aussie’s who get to sit alongside them are Secret Squirrel, Sosume, Ode to No One,  Status Anxiety.

All the labels no matter which side of the world they come from represent a fresh, bold take on street style and Mattias and Kristina have gone to great interior design lengths to ensure that they are presented in a space that is as aesthetically far away from the hustle and bustle of the city streets below their top floor location as possible. Fur rugs and homely pieces such as books splice up the displays in the light filled spacious space. But wait there is more…

These one of a kind stores also act as a gallery space showcasing the talent of local artists. The first artist to line the walls of Melbourne’s Somehwere will be Craig Dermody whose work centralizes around the concept of fables juxtaposing the mythical characters and themes of these well known tales with glorious Victorian backgrounds. His work has been described as “part stoner visionary, part share house future predictor,� and indeed the work does seemingly meld the surreal with the sober reality of life. Each of his fictional characters from witches, to wild horses, floating octopuses and enormous red monsters represent the rawest of human emotions, oozzing love, jealously, anger and fear into the world through abnormal yet visually pleasing scenes. The colourful installation will run from the 18^th of November to the 16^th of December, setting high standards for those to follow but somehow I think Somewhere will continue to live up to them so keep your eyes peeled for what’s coming next and in the meantime there is plenty of inspired garments to take in.