
Make Believe
As we made our way to the bar at RAFW this year, it was obvious something was going down. A crowd had gathered around what we assumed to be an off-duty supermodel, but as we ordered our white wine spritzers (they were all the rage) it became apparent that this was no ordinary celeb spotting. The fashion pack were salivating over a man wearing what looked to be a life-sized rat dipped in some sort of neon plastic coating. We needed to know who was behind this, and now finally after months of extensive of research the mystery has been solved. The girls responsible for this Zoolander-like moment are Aussie label Make Believe. They coat flowers and toy rats in high-sheen latex to create scene-stealing jewels. Who’s up for a bit of menagerie accessorizing?


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Laura said | 2 July, 2009
Yeah – have you seen their tampon necklace?
http://frockwriter.blogspot.com/2009/04/antipodiums-tampon-jewellery-by-new.html
Hmmm.
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Brittanie Pendleton said | 2 July, 2009
huhh. seems like they’re copying cassie from the show skins. she had a necklace with plastic rats and snakes and lizards on it… idk chicken or egg