London Town Fling

Dearest Lovelies,

I hope that you are all well and beyond excited for the tropical weather, impending spaghetti strap tans, cold coronas by the beach and everything else affiliated with a glorious Australian summer. Well while you revel and await this long awaited season, we have some bittersweet news on our end! As some of you may know, I'm currently on a 6 month hiatus studying, travelling and falling in love with Europe so in the meantime Friperie will be hibernating and will not trade from this August until February 2013 (noo!). Fear not for we will be back with more goodies and surprises in store for Autumn 2013 and will be sure to inspire, reinvent and revolutionise shopping for the modern, cash-conscious woman! In the meantime we will keep you posted on anything fashion related regarding my travels as well as let you know of any great new brands and trends springing up back home. Until then thank you once again for still loving us! Truly grateful for two years worth of friendship and finding my threads a home in your wardrobes! Hope this break won't stop the ball rolling and be sure to keep watching this space and letting folks know about our Facey and Twitter!

Much love from the northern hemisphere,
Abi & Friperie
xx

PS. Our Day of the Dead collection will be momentarily unavailable during this period. All holds will be cancelled and some items may be reposted in our 2013 Autumn collection. Thanks for your understanding!

Day After the Dead

Dearest Friperie fans,

How I've missed this. Hopefully absence has made your heart grow fonder since our last summer collection, which I might add was another remarkable success! Thank you so much for all the people who make our vision and dreams a reality, from my favourite photographer friends who take the time to shoot and edit, to the people who promote, support and get the word out about Friperie relentlessly and most of the time without being asked to of course the lifeblood of my little baby, our regular and new customers that purchase and show interest every single season since we've started. I appreciate and adore you all. Thank you for helping me in this training ground of what may or may not be the start of bigger dreams being effectuated into flesh. Anyway enough of the sap, what I really wanted to let you guys in on is that we're back and better than ever for our Autumn 2012 collection. It's been awhile but this season we've collated and saved some amazing (some even brand new) pieces for you to parade this Autumn. Think party dresses and statement pieces coupled with glimpses of winter (jackets, stockings, layers). There is also a reason for why the title of this notice is called "Day After the Dead" beyond the fact that I've been overdosing on zombie movies or anything equally morbid haha. This season's collection is entitled "My Sugar Skull Sweetheart" and will feature glimpses of the infamous Day of the Dead festival celebrated in good ol' Me-he-ko. I won't give too much away but that should explain why I'm looking scarier than usual in the photos. We will be releasing "My Sugar Skull Sweetheart"on the 30th April 2012 (Time TBA on our facebook page), so please spread the word and ingrain this in your memory. Last announcement is that we will be releasing two sets of the collection photos- those one the website will be in black and white (for artistic purposes) so if you're curious about the real colour of any garment please pop on over to our facebook page or email/facebook private message/tweet us with your queries.

I shan't take any more of your time so hopefully we'll see you browsing and buying on the 30th April! Big love, hugs and most of all thanks!

Abi & Friperie x

PS. Campaign shot! We've got another one to share with you tomorrow too yeww! x

Summer collection update

Greetings beautiful friends,

Although it is very delayed, I do hope each and every one of you is enjoying 2012 so far and the glories and surprises it will bring/already has brought. Wherever you may be located in the world, we are wishing and hoping you will have an unreplicated year of laughter, cheesy movie nights in bed, rooftop weed parties, bargain sample sales, delicious cuisine, travelling the world and loving life in general ahead yewww!

Firstly I'd like to happily announce that we are back in business and better than ever this 2012 with the much anticipated summer collection. I know Sydney is suffering from spells of "season schizophrenia" (a definite inspiration for this upcoming collection's theme) but we hope you'll find these vintage threads and fabulous transeasonal garb a home in your heart and wardrobe. The collection entitled "Lunatic Fringe" (the meaning will all be revealed on Mon) will go viral on Monday 30th of January 9am EST so please mark this on your calenders, iphones, diaries or wherever you will be certain to remember. We also have a few shirts for our brave, style bending men so please let your other halves or siblings know! That's about it on our end but thank you once again for all the continued support in helping Friperie thrive and survive. Details on our birthday giveaways and autumn collection will come in the next few months so keep your eyes peeled on here and here and here. Much love and infinite thanks lovelies. Until Monday,

Abi & Friperie
x

ps. Thoughts on our new campaign photo?
pps. Cheers to the beautiful and talented Janelle at THEDARKHUE Photography for teaming up with us once again. She really does make our clothes just that little bit more fantastic! Thanks girl! x

Goodies galore

For our loyal customers and future fanatics,

As promised (and to make up for our delayed Summer collection) we're supporting the season of generosity and love by giving away a beautiful Kenneth Jay Lane Chain Textured Bib Necklace to one very fortunate Friperie devotee!

Features of this fabulous piece of metal:

• It oozes minimalist/gladiator/self-defence mechanism and is not only on trend this current season but will definitely make a return in the new year.
• It's 22k gold-plated. Fancy.
• Polished and textured sides 4.5" (11.5 cm) diameter. 
• Adjustable hook-and-eye clasp.
• Made in the USA.

The conditions to claim this goodie and add to your festive fun is too easy, simply like our facebook page by clicking this link http://facebook.com/FriperieSydney10 or follow us on twitter via this link http://twitter.com/FriperieSydney then leave us a tweet or a wall post saying you've done so and you're in the draw! Plus the more friends you recruit to like our facebook page or follow us on twitter gives you an additional entry, ie. one entry for your friend and another one for you! (NOTE: be sure to tell your friends to mention that you referred them to this comp or you'll lose your additional entry.) Yes, none of this "tell us in 25 words or less" shit that you frequently see competitions using as requirements (it's a personal pet peeve of mine) hence why there's simply no excuse to enter and spread the word. Be quick competition closes on the 19th January 2012 (12am EST).
 
Just a simple token of our appreciation in continuing to support and love what we do at Friperie and for your endless support and hopefully future encounters with us! Please do have a peek at our terms and conditions at the bottom of this page for further clarifications but if you still have any questions or queries regarding our giveaway please don't hesitate to drop us an email at friperiesydney@hotmail.com.

Love and infinite thanks,
Abi &Friperie

Terms and Conditions

• Competition is held from December 19 2011 to January 19 2012 (12am EST). 
• Competition is open to anyone living outside of Australia however the prize will only be delivered/posted within Australia (no international delivery). 
• The winner will be contacted on January 20 2012 and communication will be made through email.
• If the winner does not respond within 5 days after initial contact, they will be forfeited from the competition and prize and a redraw will be made.
• Friperie is not liable if the prize is damaged or lost during the process of it's delivery to the winner but will ensure that the necklace is packaged and sent out in a proper manner.
• One facebook like and/or Twitter follow = one entry.
• One facebook like and/or Twitter follow of a friend = one entry for friend + one entry for yourself. 

Tis the season to be...

Hello lovelies!

Apologies for the silent treatment but we're finally getting our itshay sorted to bid 2011 a bittersweet farewell and to welcome the new year with open arms and greater expectations. Firstly, thank you for all those who supported our spring offering "Little Lady Lost" and most especially those who found some of our lovely garb a home in their wardrobes. Just to let you know, we've reduced some of the prices from the remaining items for sale as well as our winter collection "In a Winter Wonderland" so please do have a final peek before they're no longer available. Second, due to conflicting and busy schedules we're going to have to delay/postpone our Summer collection till the end of January. The official date will be confirmed ASAP but we apologise in advance for not getting the new collection out in sync with the new year. Alas, I promise you will not be disappointed by the amazing summer pieces (yes, even some for you handsome men) we have to offer for 2012!

Thirdly, due to the delay of our Summer release we will be releasing a Christmas/New Years giveaway that will run from the 18 December 2011 until 8 January 2011. The details on what we're actually giving away and how to win them for your own will be announced on the 18th but just to let you know it's nothing like the crappy KK gifts or oblivious distant relative presents you may receive or have received in the past. So please keep your eyes peeled on our noticeboard or on our lovely twitter account or facebook page for any hints as to what lovely goodies we will be lavishing you with.


I cannot thank you enough for all the support you've given Friperie for the past year or so and am still in disbelief of our existence. I can only hope that you'll continue to love and entertain us as well as spread the word and love. Rest assured, I have some big plans for my little baby that may see us expanding into new and exciting horizons. It can only go from bigger and better from here.

Much love and thanks and have an amazing and blessed festive season,

Abi & Friperie 

 ps. oh santa!

Spring fever

Dearest lovers,

Have you missed us? We sure have! It's been awhile since we shut our sleep eyes and hibernated through winter but alas, spring time is very much on the radar and despite Sydney's ever schizophrenic weather, we at Friperie have spring fever (not the hayfever kind, thankfully). We've finally gotten our shoot sorted (many thanks to my talented friend Neil Guasch), photos edited and we're beyond excited to share with you all the fabulous trans seasonal garb we have to offer. So we hope you'll open your wardrobes once again as our Spring 2011 collection entitled "little lady lost" goes viral on October 17 9am EST. Please mark this date on your calenders spread the word and hopefully share in on the bargain. Also if you haven't already, please be our facebook friend for more updates and other nonsensical ranting (click here). Alternatively if you're a tweethead, click here for daily doses of Friperie lovin!

Until Monday, much love, excitement, thanks and hope you are all well.

love,
Abi & Friperie

 ps. without giving too much away, here's our little campaign shot!

Repost

Hi sweetums!

I hope all is well, firstly an infinite amount of thanks for all who have purchased from our mini winter collection "In A Winter Wonderland!" Just to let you know we have further reduced the prices of remaining items for sale so please have another peek in case your favourite is still hanging around and you're still very much in love to let it pass again. Second I have a few reposts and a friperie first for sale!

 1. Men’s Vintage cracked brown genuine leather jacket. Unique & mint condition. Made in Australia. Size XL oversized fitting. $30.00 (negotiable) $15.00

Secondly, I have a brand new, never been worn beautiful black Gary Bigeni "Mason Twisted Singlet Flair Dress for sale!" From the Autumn/Winter 2011 collection. Size 1 (or 8 but can fit a 6 due to the nature of the garment), Flattering cut with the signature GB draping, perfect with opaque or printed stockings for the winter nights, gorgeous transitional piece into spring, this LBD will never get old. Also contains to two holes in the dress for a belt to go through. RRP $315.00 Purchased for $115.00 but NAME YOUR PRICE.

N.B. PLEASE NOTE BELT NOT INCLUDED AND THE DRESS COLOUR IS BLACK, NOT PINK. 

Please don't hesitate to send me an email or facebook message for further inquiries. Please spread the word and until we lavish you with some spring goodness, please spread the word and enjoy the rest of your winter.

Much love and thanks,
Abi & Friperie