As Above, So Below - Hopeless Lingerie April 2013

Photography: Steph Cammarano MUAH: Sarah BaxterModel: Lulu WagstaffeAssistants: Dominique Adamidis, Stephanie Walravens, Michaela BarcaVideo Shot and Edited by: Stephanie Walravens I am very...

An update!

'Suzy' Bralette shot by Amelia Dowd Well another month has managed to slip through my fingers, frantically sewing and packing orders, shooting and designing new pieces. So much is happening right...

Absence

So much has been happening over the past weeks - I wanted to share a really quick update about where I have been! First of all as some of you may know I have been working various part-time jobs...

Craft and Culture

Well I seem to have TOTALLY fallen off the blogging wheel, and am making an unscheduled appearance to share something that I am really excited about. Hopeless is now stocked at Craft and Culture, a...

Balance

Photo: Steph CammaranoModel: Avalon WestcottMuah: Sarah BaxterKnickers: Hopeless Lingerie So I've missed a couple of blogging days due to my recent crazy schedule, and looking ahead it might have...

Looking for 2013 Interns!

Requirements: Must live in Melbourne Able to travel to Blackburn Available on either a Wednesday or a Friday from 9am to 5pmHave some knowledge of sewing, preferably someone who is studying...

Knicker of the Week

Knickers by Yasmine Eslami. Just came across this little French brand, and so in love.

5 Things

Five photos by James Wedge. Discovered by the incredible Miss Peelpants - you MUST look at her blog. So much vintage amazingness.

Inspiration

Guinevere Van Seenus by Daniele & Iango for i-D Magazine

Life is too short to do what you hate

(Source) Last week I posted a picture on Instagram of my movie choices for the day, as I usually have films playing while I sew. One of my followers commented 'I am so jealous of your lifestyle!'...

Art School

Sir Joshua Reynolds Cupid Undoing Venus' Belt 1788

Inspiration

Found these amongst the 1000s of images I have saved on my computer, sadly the only info I can give you is that the model is Crystal Renn. Kind of obsessed with them and I wish I knew what the rest...

Friday Night Movie Night

The Godfather of all 80s college movies - Animal House - which is impossible for me to talk about without having this song in my head. This film paved the way for not only films like Revenge of the...

Knicker of the Week

Fifi Chachnil via Journelle.

5 Things

Never-ending obsession with sheer black.

Press

Part of a beautiful editorial over at Style Melbourne, featuring a few Hopeless pieces. For the full set and all credits please click HERE Gaby xoxo

Hello 2013

(Detail of a painting by me) Well as I mentioned late last year I wanted to do a little more talking to go with all the pictures - so what better place to start than with some New Year's...

BOXING DAY SALE!

From 12 Midday until 12 Midnight tonight! Big Cartel shop only! Yay! Gaby xoxo

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and See You Soon!

I will be taking a little break around here to catch up on various bits and pieces, cook Christmas dinner, celebrate New Years, sell knickers at The People's Market, and maybe even take a little...

Knicker of the Week

And it's Stella McCartney two weeks in a row! Via Journelle.

5 Things

Inspiration

I love it when you can't quite tell if something is old or new. From Honey Magazine, via Miss Peelpants

Behind The Scenes

(Picture From Unknown Source) If you've been following me for a little while you would have noticed that this blog, and my brand Hopeless, has had a few incarnations and changes of style. This has...

Art School

Ivan Makarov A Portrait of Grand Princess Maria Aleksandrovna 19th Century Ivan Makarov was a Russian portraitist, and here shows the future Tsaritsa Maria Aleksandrovna, the wife of Tsar Aleksandr...

Inspiration

Love the layout of this spread. And always a big Jerry Hall fan around here. Vanessa Axente by Steven Meisel for Vogue Italia. See the full spread here. Gaby xo

Friday Night Movie Night

I came across Viy on Tumblr after seeing a screenshot and doing a little research - which is pretty much how I seem to come across most of these kinds of obscure films. It's a Russian film from...

Knicker of the Week

Stella McCartney via Net-A-Porter Gaby xoxo

5 Things

This was going to be Five 80s Proms, but I had to include Carrie. So it is just Five Movies with Awesome Proms. 1. Carrie 19762. Back to The Future 19853. Valley Girl 19834. Pretty in Pink 19865....

Inspiration

Ashley Smith by Ellen Von Unwerth for Galore Magazine

The People's Market

I am very excited to be part of The People's Market over the next few months - please come and say hello, eat some delicious food, hear some great music, and see the collection in real life! Gaby xo