Mission Beautiful Australia {MBA} Magazine MBA Issue 1 March. 2014 | Page 118

FASHION AN INTERVIEW WITH NIKI TELJEGA! I f I’m making stock for a shop I can make up to 4 a day, and you buy your fabrics and other sewing materials? Niki: I have a Fab- local models to work with? Niki: My favorite local model to ric agent ( My mum ) She actually travels around the world for me to work with, Hmm this is hard, I have a ‘Face’ of my label Abi- collect new collection fabrics. AmyLee: Now that’s handy!! What do gail Jayne, But she is not local. I love working with Abby because we you think makes a quality article of clothing? Niki: I think the Fabric get along so well and she’s not afraid to try new things or look silly in makes a huge difference in a design, If I had plain fabric set out for a front of anyone, she just suits most if not all my outfits. AMYLEE: Can amazing red carpet dress, but then also had something different like you describe the general process you go through to design and real- sequined or lace fabric. AmyLee: What matters to you the most as a ise a piece of clothing? Niki: I know most designers are meant to pat- fashion designer? Niki: When I design a dress, the thing that most mat- tern-make clothing before your sew it together, Or even further they ters to me is how to dress fits on a woman’s body. I design my dress to are meant to sketch the design first then pattern-make it. I get inspired cover the body and enhance the female figure, So no matter what size by fabric, If I have amazing wonderful fabric in front of me I could be or shape you are, you will feel comfortable and look great in a Niki in the studio for days just pinning and sewing. If I create an amazing Teljega Dress. AmyLee: Whats your favourite part of conceptualising a at home loan conneXion Looking to refinance or to purchase property? and attitudes play a huge role. AmyLee: The walk is tricky! Where do where from 1-3 days. AMYLEE: Who is one of your favourite Teljega, image provided by Niki Teljega from X marks the spot or anyone around. When looking for runway models, Their walks if I’m doing custom orders, depending how difficult it is any- Niki Teljega Fashion Designer,Gown by Niki Discover the EASY way to find the loan you want ... Genuine service and peace-of-mind At Home Loan Connexion, it’s our job to make the entire loan process easy. First, we help you to select the loan that suits your circumstances best from our panel of lenders. Then, we submit your application on your behalf, and continue to assist you through the entire loan process. We keep you regularly updated on the progress of your application, and notify you when your loan is approved. piece and I get heaps of orders for design? Niki: My favorite part of We offer you more that dress, I then pattern-make designing a dress would be play- Once your loan is approved, we can even put you in touch with our own property industry contacts to help you, if you wish. They can help you to maximise your investment by providing you with handy renovation tips—right through to legal advice. the dress afterwards. AmyLee: What are some of your accomplishments as a designer? Niki: My biggest accomplishments as a designer would be dressing celebrities for the ‘Gala red carpet awards’ night, ‘ Aria Awards’ and the upcoming ‘Logie Awards’ to be held in April this year. I have “My favourite part of dsigning a dress would be playing around with the fabrics and pinning them to the mannequin. I never know....how a dress will turn out...that’s the best part ” also been very lucky to showcase ing around with the fabrics and pinning them to the mannequin. I never know what I’m doing or how a dress will turn out, and to me thats the best part, seeing something i just created thats completely different then anything else. AmyLee: How do you prepare yourself for a shoot or show? Niki: Preparing myself for my clothing in other counties such as Casablanca and London. Am- photo-shoots or runways are very similar. The night before any event yLee: That’s amazing! Who are some of your own favourite designers? I would set my clothing on the racks in my studio. I would hang them Niki: My favorite established designers would have to me, Alexandra in order of the shoot or the order they will walk out on the runway in. I Mc’Queen Love his creativity and difference in his work. AmyLee: So would then put names on each outfit so I know what model is wearing where can readers buy your clothes? Niki: My clothing is not currently what. Then i place bags over each hook and put in jewelery that I want stocked in any stores, However I do stock them in a few Online stores. sometimes write notes on their sheets stating what arm her bracelet com AmyLee: How long have you been a designer? Niki: I have been goes on, or how the head piece goes on etc. AmyLee: Do you prefer designer for 19 years, however I have only had my label out for just over sketching designs or actually constructing them? Niki: I don’t like to a year now. AmyLee: OK So how do you select your models? Niki: sketch a design first, I would rather construct it first because when it When selecting models for photo-shoot i generally look for Long Legs, comes to constructing I change my mind if I don’t like it so in the end Brown hair, and someone who is not afraid to look silly in front of me my designer never looks like my sketch. 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