"When compassion and complacency collide, there is death"
Without
sounding like a suck ass, I'd just like to start off my saying that Gail is
probably one of the most beautiful creatures I've ever seen! She's well-spoken,
stunningly modest and more surprisingly, she's from Woodridge. A QUT graduate
who modelled through Brisbane based Dallys models; she dabbled in business and
interior design before finally deciding to explore fashion. After successfully
selling her handmade accessories to stores within Brisbane (most
notably Bessie Head), she branched out into clothing through the work she was
doing at University. After having a few of her pieces in Australian Fashion
week, she was picked up by Sydney’s “The Corner Shop”. Since then, her
collections have manifested, evolved and unsurprisingly, expanded worldwide.
She’s
lived in Paris (in a neighbourhood that was once filled with the likes of Patti
Smith, Yves Klein and Picasso!), modelled for Kenzo, was noted as "one to watch" in UK Elle, her pattern maker’s mother
worked as Karl Lagerfeld’s patternmaker for 25 years, she’s met Anna Wintour,
Georgio Armani and Donatella Versace have
looked through (actually touched!) one of her collections and Stefano Gabbana
was quoted in the Wall St Journal as saying “I love Gail Sorronda, its my taste”.
I could go on and on and on about all of her achievements, but I won’t, the
list is ever-growing and probably infinite. 
I
will, however, share with you the pieces of advice she gave to the intimate group
of QUT students last night, on how to succeed within the fashion industry. She
started her talk with two tips: "gain as much experience as you can and the worst they can say is no". As
she wrapped her speech up however, she added that “you must always know your
strengths, travel and make good use of mentorship”. These pieces of advice seem
so vital to a person’s success in fashion, and I know for sure that I will keep
them in mind as I continue to try and build up a portfolio of my fashion writing.
For her
new collection entitled “Oh My Goth!” Gail has revealed that she will be incorporating
colour into her pieces rather than sticking to her, sometimes restrictive,
usual black and white colour scheme. Her fiancée, Atlas, and her have moved back to Brisbane for the time being to work on their presence both locally and within Asia. They hope to open up a store in James St, Brisbane, even though they already have stores in Paris, London and Japan. Needless to say, I’m incredibly excited to
see what she creates next!
"Fashion is a cyclical beast"
Without
sounding like a suck ass, I'd just like to start off my saying that Gail is
probably one of the most beautiful creatures I've ever seen! She's well-spoken,
stunningly modest and more surprisingly, she's from Woodridge. A QUT graduate
who modelled through Brisbane based Dallys models; she dabbled in business and
interior design before finally deciding to explore fashion. After successfully
selling her handmade accessories to stores within Brisbane (most
notably Bessie Head), she branched out into clothing through the work she was
doing at University. After having a few of her pieces in Australian Fashion
week, she was picked up by Sydney’s “The Corner Shop”. Since then, her
collections have manifested, evolved and unsurprisingly, expanded worldwide.
She’s
lived in Paris (in a neighbourhood that was once filled with the likes of Patti
Smith, Yves Klein and Picasso!), modelled for Kenzo, was noted as "one to watch" in UK Elle, her pattern maker’s mother
worked as Karl Lagerfeld’s patternmaker for 25 years, she’s met Anna Wintour,
Georgio Armani and Donatella Versace have
looked through (actually touched!) one of her collections and Stefano Gabbana
was quoted in the Wall St Journal as saying “I love Gail Sorronda, its my taste”.
I could go on and on and on about all of her achievements, but I won’t, the
list is ever-growing and probably infinite.
I
will, however, share with you the pieces of advice she gave to the intimate group
of QUT students last night, on how to succeed within the fashion industry. She
started her talk with two tips: "gain as much experience as you can and the worst they can say is no". As
she wrapped her speech up however, she added that “you must always know your
strengths, travel and make good use of mentorship”. These pieces of advice seem
so vital to a person’s success in fashion, and I know for sure that I will keep
them in mind as I continue to try and build up a portfolio of my fashion writing.
For her
new collection entitled “Oh My Goth!” Gail has revealed that she will be incorporating
colour into her pieces rather than sticking to her, sometimes restrictive,
usual black and white colour scheme. Her fiancée, Atlas, and her have moved back to Brisbane for the time being to work on their presence both locally and within Asia. They hope to open up a store in James St, Brisbane, even though they already have stores in Paris, London and Japan. Needless to say, I’m incredibly excited to
see what she creates next!
"Fashion is a cyclical beast"
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