Organic Geometry

necklace, choker and earrings all by naked label


Ocean, space and futurism collide to create Naked Label. This conceptual jewellery label founded by Allison Press, is somewhat a nexus to an advanced realm beyond our time for the imagination. The combination of molten metal, pvc, plastic tubing and quartz propose a science fiction fantasy. Having worked with Ohne Titel, Vivienne Tam, and Love Brigade, you can imagine how excited I was when I received her e-mail offering me whatever I wanted from her latest fall 2012 collection, 'cosmos' as well as the spring summer selection, 'captured.'


Here's a quick Q&A with the New York based designer herself;

3 words that describe you?

Eclectic, Imaginative, and Fun!

If you had to eat one type of food for the rest of your life what would it be?

Watermelon!

Top 3 movies of all time?

Ohh thats a tricky question!! I guess I'd go with Amelie, Anything Monty Python, and The Princess Bride.

What are you listening to at the moment?

"Seven" by Prince, I've recently become re-obsessed!

Where are you on a sunday afternoon?

Either in the park or at the beach!

If it was your birthday next what would be at the top of your wishlist?

I've had my eye on this jellyfish-fish tank, its beautiful! Holds up to 6 jellyfish and has color changing led lighting!

What's next for naked label?

I'm currently working on the new collection, it focus' on signature elements with a Sci-Fi African/Egyptian theme!! I'm also always looking for new creatives to collaborate with, I love making one-offs for the stage and runway!

GIVEAWAY: Finally, Allison has been so kind as to offer all you readers out there, a chance to win a connector necklace for yourself, all you have to do is:

1. Like the Naked Label facebook page

2. Like my blog; panache's facebook page

3. Leave your e-mail in a comment in this post

Easy peas! The winner will be contacted on the 26th July, good luck everyone! :D


AND THE WINNER IS: MADDIE OF SILLY, INNOCENT GIRL (ain't so silly now)...

Meet: Cassie Bone

images; Polio Shimmy

She creates obscure fantasies and inspires your imagination.

Selecting and re-arranging images from the most beautiful films you must see before you die,

Cassie masterfully fabricates and explores re-imaginings and re awakenings.

As her blog puts it; re-contextualising/familiar vs. foreign.

This month, nothing has intrigued and inspired me more than POLIO SHIMMY, thus I was curious and wanted to know a little about the leading lady, behind it all.

what do you do?

For work - I enter film information into a database. But when I am not at work, I am learning how to better my sense of direction by travelling berlin by bike, watch a lot of films, sleep late, wish I was studying again.

where are you from?

North East Victoria, to Melbourne, to Berlin

what did you have for breakfast?

Dark bread with quark and cucumber.

do you still own a vcr/like to and what would you watch on it?

At home I owned three vcr's, which I think has to do with the fact my dad volunteers at the local op shop and has an inability to pass up a "bargain". Right now, I would work my way through Bertolucci's back catalogue. VCR's have a certain kind of nostalgia about them (like his films) and due to the fact you can't just press a button to be at an exact point in a film, I tend to be more attentive when I am watching a film on VHS. (I am romanticising this a bit, I know.)

what is in your cd player at the moment/most played on your itunes?

Most played according to my ipod is scout niblett, slowdive, wire, liars and the mamas & papas.

weirdest thing you have ever eaten in your life.

Dog. Don't hate me for this! There is a good story, albeit a little long, to explain how this came about.

oh please tell us!

Oh man.. haha. It was an accident, I am really not that adventurous! I was in Cambodia, and the menu read "beef", but it certainly wasn't beef (Cambodian beef is quite different to beef as we know it, but it wasn't Cambodian beef, either..) a good friend that I was with at the time was sure it was dog having had it before. Given the abundance of street dogs and distinct... flavour and texture... of the meat, well...yeah.

any regrets?

This is a really hard question. I guess all I can say is that I would like to be more forthright, but you have to learn some way.