drawing cards
Tina Sosnais a German lass with a very
good eye – we assume, at least, based
on her sweet photography and lovely
handmade stationery bits. These ‘welcome
home’ cards are one of our favourite items
from her paper-based range. They’re
hand-illustrated on good quality stock;
cost around $4 a pop; and would be rather
nice to receive in the mail, don’t you think?
Find them atlovelyenvelopes.tictail.comdouble denim
A tiny history lesson for you: in 1951,
American crooner Bing Crosby was knocked
back from a Canadian hotel for not looking
sharp enough – he was dressed head to toe
in denim. Though management came to
their senses and let the dreamy singer in,
word travelled quickly, all the way to Levi
Strauss and Co. Angered at poor Bing’s
plight, the designers developed a custom
denim tuxedo jacket to don next time he hit
the town in a pair of old blues. And so, the
term ‘Canadian tuxedo’ was born. (In related
news, this swish indigo denim number is
available from pennysage.com)pigeonhole
shades
The irony of investing in
eye-catching frames is that
your own peepers don’t get
to admire them in action.
Take these sweet shades
from Perth-born brand
Pigeonhole, for instance- on your dresser, they’re
chock full of summertime
radness, but once on, they
may as well cease to exist.
One solution is to surround
yourself with reflective
surfaces, so you can gaze
admiringly at your well-
shaded face. Alternatively,
you could live comfortably
in the knowledge you look
cute as all get out, then go
about your day, free from
glare-induced squinting.
$69, pigeonhole.com
first times, last times with
pillow pro
First time you played a gig? Christobel Elliot: With Pillow Pro, at
the Old Bar in Melbourne in 2015. We were so nervous and shy,
but the room was packed with all our friends and people that
supported us. It was the best feeling! Last time you felt super-
inspired? CE: Last weekend we filmed a music video for our next
release, “Hurricane”, in an incredible modernist mansion. As we
went on, the shots got more and more beautiful and interesting,
and it got us very inspired and excited. First time you set eyes
on each other? Sophie Millis: At a music festival from afar when
we were 18, but we properly met and became close a few years
later when we were both in London. Last time you did something
creative that wasn’t music? CE: I do a lot of hand-embroidery
around themes of family and my mixed race background. I love
how slow and relaxing it is to focus on small areas – you can sit
and meditate on the subject for a long time. SM: I study design,
so I’m always making garments and sculptures based on spatial
experiences. It crosses over sometimes when we design outfits
and shoots for Pillow Pro. First time you felt like a real-deal
adult? CE: I’ve been through a lot of things where I’ve felt like the
‘adult’ in certain situations, but I don’t really consider myself a
‘real-deal adult’ because that sounds like a bit of a trap. However,
the first time I felt really on my own and independent was when I
moved overseas at 18. Last time you cooked something you were
really proud of? CE: The banana cake with lemon icing I made for
Soph’s birthday. I wasn’t really sure about it, but everyone seemed
to love it! SM: When I make delicious vegan food that doesn’t
make me miss cheese at all!
colour me
empowered
As far as colouring books
go, we think this Angry Girls
Club zine from Melbourne-
based illustrator Gemma
Flack is tops. Designed to
celebrate the way people
“adapt, rebel against and
subvert expectations of
femininity as they find
and form their individual
identities”, it’s not only
empowering and chock
full of good vibes, but also
ready to be snipped apart
and stuck up on your wall.
Which is a bit rad. $10,
gemmaflack.comfrank bits