Summer 2014/15 collection FOR THE ROSES - Pre-Order starts now!

It is with great pleasure that Ginny & Jude Designs present:

 

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“ I heard it in the wind last night

it sounded like applause

Did you get a round resounding for you

way up here..."

- Joni Mitchell, For The Roses 1972

Our Summer 2014/15 collection FOR THE ROSES is now open for ONLINE PRE-ORDERS!

You can even DOWNLOAD THE CATALOGUE to peruse in your own time.

'So, how does this whole Pre-Order malarkey work?', you might ask...

It's quite simple:

Firstly, head over to the FOR THE ROSES PRE-ORDER SECTION of our Online Boutique.

From here you are able to choose and order whatever style and size you wish.

To secure your order we require a 50% deposit, with the balance to be paid when your pieces are ready to be sent to you in the latter half of October. 

Think of it like a form of pre-season lay-by!

AND as an extra sweetener, all pre-orders ship for free within Australia - hurrah!

Just enter the code PREORDER when you place your order...

You have until the 18th of September to secure your order from the FOR THE ROSES Collection. 

Keep in mind this is first in; best dressed, and many of these limited edition fabrics may sell out before these pieces are released to the public in late October.

Got questions? Shoot us an email:

orders@ginnyandjude.com 

xo

g&j

Best ever shorts

When I decided to make shorts for the Summer 2013 collection, I was pretty sure it would be a risk that wouldn't entirely pay off.
There are so many variables with shorts (or pants for that matter)...they must be a flattering cut around the tummy...not too tight on the legs...roomy enough to not ride up ones derriere...
And I wanted them to be cartwheel ready at any moment!

So you can imagine how elated I felt during the sampling process when I realised that they were actually the best shorts ever! But would anyone else think so?? I couldn't be sure...

I have my Great-Grandmother to thank for the inspiration, and my pattern-maker for getting it so right because these humble and yet entirely fantastic shorts have been our best selling item of clothing ever!!

My beautiful Great-Grandmother outside her house in Rosebery

We have just one pair left. It is a size 10. Do they have your name on them??
 http://www.ginnyandjude.com/store/p11/High-waisted_Shorts_-_Rosebery_Shorts_with_Button_Down_Detail.html

xo
rabia

new year = new website and a GIGANTIC sale to celebrate!

We have been pretty darn reclusive recently. For a Summer on the eastern seaboard we haven't really gotten out of the house nearly as often as we should have...

The reason is; we've been rather busy!
As we mentioned in our New Years post, 2013 marks five years since we released our first collection and we have a number of special things in the works, kicking off with a brand new website and *newly* incorporated online shop...

Even this here twoshoes blog has had a scrub up! I think we can all agree floating in amongst these candy floss clouds is rather wonderful.

To celebrate this re-launch, we are offering a whopping 40% off everything from our most recent SS2013/14 La Luna collection. And yes, that includes the jewellery. Madness! This runs for 5 days only - one day for every year since our first collection! Don't miss out - we will never offer our jewellery or our divine Silk/Linen Riverina dress at such a discount ever *EVER* again.

Some examples....

Hop to it lovelies!
xo
g&j

A new year...

And just like that we all moved into a fresh, new year...

I particularly like the beginning of the new year. The summer heat lends a languid tone to everything; rushing feels impossible, lounging is the only sensible activity for the long afternoons and perspective seems an easier concept than ever.

I've never been one for resolutions (I spent part of my New Years Eve talking to a friend about resolutions as opposed to goals and whether there is a *real* discernible difference between the two...). The only one I ever made a few years ago - to drink more champagne - was quite done in jest, yet really did colour every social occasion in 2011 with a sparkling effervescence! More so than anything else I spend January feeling reflective and thoughtful.

The La Luna SS2013/14 collection was our most successful by far and as I start sampling for the Winter collection and designing the next Summer collection I have been considering how far the label has grown over the years. As a designer I have more and more confidence in my ability to create and feel a new-found belief in the customers who I create for.

'Riverina' Dress in Blanc, from La Luna, SS2013

I have in the past felt some panic over the fact I don't cater for everyone; i don't do skirts above the knee; that tailored designs aren't particularly forgiving; that everything I will ever EVER make will be high-waisted; that all my jewellery could be roughly characterised as 'dainty'; that my necklaces are always long; that nothing I do seems to reflect current trends...

For the first time I feel completely at peace with the fact I create clothes for tall women with hourglass figures, with nips and tucks at the waist and more buttons than zips. I recognise my products aren't for everyone and that as various eras of fashion fall in and out of favour, the vaguely 'vintage'-ish look of my designs will oscillate between being interesting or naff to the large majority of people.

'Bird on a Wire' headpiece in Emerald from Buttermilk Sky, SS2009

This October will mark the 5 year anniversary since I released the first collection of headpieces 'Buttermilk Sky' under the Ginny & Jude moniker; which seems like a fairly important milestone in a small fashion house. I already have some spectacular plans percolating away for this year, kicking off with a complete website redesign (which will be ready for launch in a weeks time...) and I feel genuinely excited for the challenges that lie ahead.
Excitement tinged with just a pinch of panic mind you!

And even more exciting; if everything does indeed go to plan, I get to take a month off to gallivant around the globe with my Love in the Spring. Hurrah!

Happy New Year everyone!

rabia
xo

Ginny & Jude Bridal

Wedding season is upon us! As spring creeps into the air and the freesias and jasmine burst forth, all things wedding generally emerge form the shadowy depths of winter also.

As many of you know - through personal experience - we quite love making a special piece for a wedding. We have had the priviledge of making a number of pieces for some dear friends over the years...

Alexis and Blake - I made a matching Boutonniere for Blake to match Alexis' floral headpiece.

Exra and Brooke - when Brooke got her dress altered, I incorporated the pieces of lace that were removed into the headpiece.

Tenille and Jesse - a birdcage veil made from original 1950s silk veiling really completes this look.

Recently we revamped the bridal section of our online boutique...more finishing options, some stunning new photos and some truly stellar new designs:

Delilah comb with veil - $165 // La Mer earrings- $45

Fleur floral comb in blush and ecru - $105

Sweet 16 floral comb - $95 // La Mer earrings - $45

Sweet Piorette haircomb - $120 // La Mer earrings - $45

Riverina dress in silk/linen - $280 // Sinamay Bow headpiece - $85 // Riverina coral earrings - $40

For most weddings, we have had to customise something specially - so take these as a starting off point to form some ideas of what we could make for your wedding. Send us an email at letters@ginnyandjude.com and we can start working on a beautiful piece together...

xo
g&j

Our most re-pinned

As I'm sure you are all aware by now, I quite LOVE Pinterest. I love rolling through the pins of the boards I follow - feeling inspired and taken away from everything for a small minute.

I recently discovered by accident our most repinned image...

By Christine Chitnis / Repinned a staggering 4828 times!!

This simple image of a white-washed cottage with a vibrant rambling flower garden was pinned to our Home board from Pia Jane Bijkerk's beautiful blog from a guest post by writer/photographer Christine Chitnis. She describes wandering the farms and coast of New England in a quietly evocative way that really resonated with me at the time. I was particularly struck by the art on the verandah wall - a wonderfully eccentric touch - and the messy exuberance of the garden.

And it clearly resonated with many others - 4828 others to be exact! I love the fact this simple image has generated so much inspiration and conversation about what it is to have a 'home' with those who have repinned and liked this image.

xo
rabia

FLASH sale!

In case any of you missed it on all the other social media portals, we are currently on sale!!

SO that's 20% off all full-priced winter clothes...and all full priced summer clothes too - egad!

Ends at midnight Sunday 30th June, so don't dither.

xo
g&j

S A L E s a l e S A L E!!

Tonight marks the official end of Summer here in Sydney *sob*. And as if to give a taste of things to come the weather cruelly dropped 10 degrees in the middle of the day and whipped through some lashing rain and wind.

And so we sit here in G&J HQ sipping tea, sifting through and sorting pieces into SALE and non-sale piles...

This is the biggest sale in G&J history and runs until March 31st or until sold. As you all know we make our pieces in such hysterically small runs (some of only 6 pieces!!) that in most cases there are only one or two pieces remaining in a particular style...

~ All clothing is currently discounted between 25% and a whopping 70%...
~ Select brooches, necklaces and earrings at least 20% off...
~ Straw hat sale of up to 50% off (wowza!)...
~ Flirty floral combs all handmade by yours truly are discounted by 15%
~ New CLEARANCE category for end of line and one-off items. There are some fantastic bargains to be had in this category in particular.

And please be aware that once the 31st of March comes around most of these pieces will revert to original pricing, so don't dally. 

Well, go on then - grab yourselves a bargain!

xo
g&j

Pinterest Picks #13

Summer is at its most lethargic in Sydney at the moment; restless nights with kicked-off sheets, a great cacophony of insects and slow languid twilight.

There's something quite delicious about the slowed pace of it all...

{All images sourced from the Ginny & Jude Pinterest boards where they link back to their original source}

A New Year...

Happy New Year everyone!

2013 is upon us, with all it's bright hopes and shiny new possibilities. 

I always start of the year with many big plans and hot-air balloon-type dreams and as the year marches on manage to whittle them down into something realistic and do-able. 

So here's to 2013!

My resolution last year was to drink more champagne - a resolution which I managed to keep with ease!

This year I am resolved to read more books...

The dream library...one day!

 Any recommendations?

xo

rabia

{All images sourced from the Ginny & Jude Pinerest boards where they link back to their original source}

'The Girl Can't Help It' Summer 2012/13 collection from Ginny & Jude

Ginny & Jude Designs present their Summer 2012/13 collection 'The Girl Can't Help It' - where romantic fabrics and designs are married to an adventurous spirit in a flirty anthology of clothing, accessories and gorgeous hats.

The perfect attire for ladies keen on cavorting amongst rocks, wandering through copses of waving trees and resting beneath hidden canopies of green.

Proudly designed and made in Australia.

 'Pina Colada' woven straw hat ~ $145
'Heat Wave' peplum blouse in white pinstripe ~ $115
'Cream Puff' full skirt in pastel stripes ~ $150

'Sunny Side' headwrap made from vintage kimono silk ~ $30
'Evergreen' button-back, collared blouse in Blue Bouquet chiffon ~ $105
'Banana Split' peplum skirt in yellow linen and tulle ~ $175

 'Gardener Cecily' floral haircomb ~ $95
'Heat Wave' peplum blouse in coral pinstripe ~ $115
'Promenade' button-up wiggle skirt in mint broderie cotton ~ $155

'Gardener Penelope' floral haircomb ~ $95
'Putting on Airs' lace collar with vintage Czech glass drops ~ $45
'Ballet Tee' in Ice ~ $85

 'Gardener Marcy' floral haircomb ~ $95
'Swing' necklace in Amazonite ~ $65
'Ballet Tee' in Lime ~ $85
'Cream Puff' full skirt in grey floral ~ $150

 'Gardener Edith' floral haircomb ~ $95
'Heat Wave' peplum blouse in white pinstripe ~ $115
'Promenade' skirt in vintage peach embroidered cotton ~ $165

 'Gin & Tonic' woven straw hat with grosgrain trim ~ $145
'Evergreen' button-back, collared blouse in pastel bows ~ $105
'Banana Split' peplum skirt in mint linen and tulle ~ $175

 ~ C R E D I T S ~
Photography: All photos copyright Lyndal Irons
Hair and Makeup: Tania Bowers
Model: Gabrielle Dillon
Styling: Rabia Lockwood

Shot on location at Girrahween Park, Earlwood
Girrahween is an Aboriginal word meaning 'place of flowers'.