NEWSFLASH!

It's been a helluva busy week here at HC headquarters and here's a neat lil' roundup of all our current projects on the boil:

1. Joy and I will be hitting the VIVA LAS VEGAS rockabilly festival in April for a weekend of trashy madness! We will not be selling our wares BUT we will indeed be spreading the word about HC and drinking hooch out of cowboy boots! So Money! You will find us handing out postcards throughout the weekend and/or lounging by the pool at the Flamingo. See ya at the Tiki pool party!

2. Work is going strong on Kylie Lyons' faaabulous bridesmaid frocks and the top secret designs will be unleashed on the blog only after the wedding is over. Ooh! Aah!

3. Continuing the oh-so-delightful relationship with the Adelaide Roller Derby League (ARDL) Hot Couture is proud to announce that we are the official designer of the new uniforms for the MILE DIE CLUB and SALTY DOLLS!

And one little note that is of interest to all you sportsfans....

4. Joy is very happy to make any Hot Couture style in the fabric of your choice, so long as you provide her with fabric! This means that AMAZING atomic fabric you bought at Catwalk a few years ago (that's probably sitting at the bottom of your wardrobe) can now live again as a Lolita Tight or Bardot Evening! Customers, send us an email at hotcouture@bigpond.com outlining the nature of the fabric (cotton, viscose, lycra etc.) and Joy will do her best to turn your idea into a fully fledged Hot Couture frock!

- Stavroula xoxo

NEW STYLES TO COME IN MARCH!

OK hotties, here's a sneaky preview of 2 new Hot Couture styles to hit the website in early March....voila the fabulous Ginger Danger modelling the oh-so-appropriately monikered GINGER TIGHT wiggle dress:



Alternate angle of 'Ginger Tight' in all its desat glory - because we CAN!



Voila the second ladybeast style to hit hotcouture.com.au in a month....may we present, the HELLO SAILOR!



Super dooper B&W Ginger in the 'Hello Sailor'!



Voila a bust/waist/skirt detail of 'Hello Sailor' - check out that oh-so-flattering tie for gals with big and lil' boobies alike!



We know you ladies are going to lurve these totally sexy, albeit super flattering new styles as much as we do! The 'Ginger Tight' and 'Hello Sailor' are P.O.A au moment but we'll get back to you with more deets in March! Stay tuned!

- Stavroula xoxo

Happy Little Campers

Joyleen sure does run a tight ship here at HC HQ...barely a day goes by in the studio sans a dummy spit and 10 lashings to the lower deck should we misbehave with Bob. Greta and I cowl in fear at Joy's cruel managerial tyranny - oh the horror, lunch in beautiful Stirling again - and to prove just how horrible it is making pretty frocks in a pretty place, here are the photos to prove it!



Greta is wearing 'Sandra Dee Tight', Stavroula is wearing 'Ginger Tight' and Joy is wearing rosy horns!



Greta and yours truly hating every minute of fabulosity.



Observe: a textbook case of a proletarian in revolt!



The Hot Couture Annual General KPI performance indicator moderation human resource target budgets etc. meeting



Cold calling various leopards in an attempt to coax them out of their skin.



Don't get caught with egg on your face *don't...get...caught*





Peek-A-Boo!!!!



Working with Joy RULES. And that's the truth Ruth!

- Stavoula xoxo

Back to work!

Well hi there Hot Couture dollybirds! Christmas is over, the champagne fizz of New Years has settled and it's back to work here at HC HQ! Joy has been cookin' up some brand spanking new styles to be released online early March and the fabulous Gypsy Taylor has worked the wacom to design this faaaaaabulous new postcard / Deadbeat ad!



Isn't our HC mascot a stone cold fox?

REOW!

Check out www.gypsytaylor.com for a squiz at more of Gypsy's work.

- Stavroula xoxo

Merry Christmas from Hot Couture!

It's that kuh-razy time of year again when a gazillion prawns needlessly perish and everyone catches up with family and friends to celebrate their death with tartare - yes folks it's a few sleeps til Christmas and on behalf of Joy and the Taylor family, we wish all our happy customers and hot fans a very seafoody christmas and super happy new year!

There are some fabulous new Hot Couture styles in the works for a February 2010 release but until then, here are the Taylors in their natural habitat as made by the irrepressible Gypsy. Fa la la la la laaa la la la LAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!



Joy xoxo



Deane xoxo



Gypsy xoxo



Eddie xoxo



Ginger xoxo

and Stavroula xoxo

Love Me Tender

So its no secret that Joy is a fervent follower of the King - her studio has all sorts of random Elvis stuff lying around, including this AAAMMAAZING box of chocolates that sings 'Love Me Tender' once opened. Gulp! A gift from her friend Peggy in the US of A, this box sits and stares at me with nothing short of heartfelt tenderness. Personally I'd prefer if he sang the schmultzy middle 8 of 'Are You Lonesome Tonight?' but for now, that'll do pig. LE SIGH.

- Stavroula xoxo

Make-a me hot and/or BOOTIFUL!

Like the super classic pin-up makeup of Hot Couture models deluxe, Madame Sarah Easter and Miss Ginger Danger as seen in Deadbeat mag? The magic's in the makeup and it's all thanks to Jen Rossiter and her army of paints, brushes and other assorted magic wands. Jen is Hot Couture's resident photoshoot makeup savant and she sure knows what she's doing with liquid eyeliner ladies.

See more of Jen's fabulous work at www.jenrossiter.com.au.

- Stavroula xoxo

Happy customers in Hot Couture!

Joy has earned a loyal and dedicated fan base of gals lovingly wearing Hot Couture around the traps, and I've managed to dig up some pics from some distant folder on the evil Macintosh of some oh-so-happy customers looking hot hot hot in their Hot Couture. Look at all these stone cold foxes!



Ruby Martin wearing Hot Couture in London.



Kaspia wearing Lolita Evening.



Libie Jean wearing Cherry Lolita.



Kylie wearing Lolita Tight.



Ruby wearing Marilyn.

HOT HOT HOT!

- Stavroula xoxo

Gypsy Rulez

So how spunky is the Hot Couture illustration gal gracing most of our ads, artwork, swing tags and cyberland presence? Pretty hot diggity spunky:



She was created by none other than Joy's fabulously talented daughter Gypsy Taylor who is a Costume Designer, Production Designer and Illustrator (talk about one seriously gifted family). If you love our signature illustration, set your eyes on these puppies and swoon:









See more of Gypsy's work at www.gypsytaylor.com.

- Stavroula xoxo

Harper's Bazaar Editorial Feature

Here's an oldy from the HC archives that's ripe enough for the big, bad world of blog. Hot Couture was featured in the Harper's Bazaar April 2008 edition fashion shoot titled 'Rockabilly' and our bestselling Bardot looks fabulous - but the jury's still out on the styling of the image. Rockabilly? Really? With Top Gun aviators? They may sell over 100,000 copies every month but we here at HC HQ think that maybe a pair of cats eyes, a lovely little cardi and a smile would have looked, erm, more rockabilly than mockabilly. You decide:



- Stavroula xoxo