Play time

FASHION SHOW

I am sooo tired as my husband would say ty-rod!
I had such a lovely time at the 2nd Annual Day to Night Fashion show at The Factory Studios
The Factory is a collective studio of many artist of all trades working in the old Jam Factory downtown Nelson.
They have just recently opened a large store on the main drag away from the original studios and are now offering more studios and the store. COOL!
They put on their 2nd Annual Day to Night Fashion Show featuring 12 local designers. Sometimes Nelson actually surprises me.We are a town of only 10,000 people but I could name od at least 20 designers.
So in the Day show we had:
Myself -Elysium Design
Gemma Luna- Anomaly
Day styles influenced by dance and elegance
Rabbit and Empee
Global Nomads
Lauren-Loo Loo
Eclectic 80's wear. My favorite of the show
Gennessa-Gennessa designs
Bad ass Bathing suits
Hannah-Nature Collective
Couture moss dresses was rad
Becky- Sew Delicious
Elven forest day wear and kids
Kat-Magnolia Project
Hand dyed modern street wear. HOT dresses!
I didn't get as many picture as I would have liked.
But heres what I jammed in

nu haus, new looks

I have been really enjoying my new studio. If I had only known how much better I could have got, I would have shat golden bricks in giddy exitement.
Ok heres the lowdown........
I have had the grace of working in heritage buildings as studios, but this one takes the cake. It is our own ship. Our own happy bubble built at the turn of the century.
Lets pretend we are standing on the road facing almost a whole block of slate gray towered antiqueness!!...
Starting at the left the renound Nelson Brewing Company, the make beer.My husband used to work there for about 4 years and I remember going in there and smelling pungent hops, and old world machinery, and running water everywhere.
So moving over we have Silver King Tofu. They are a lovely bunch of Nelson originals. They um, well make tofu all day!! and sing, and eat tasty snacks, then theres me and Kim at the Nu haus rocking out in our new studio.
keep moving over to the right my good friend has a commercial Kitchen and they make macaroons, her kitchen partner makes chai, and a new fellow is canning 120 mile diet food there too!! So you can imagine the wonderful smells that waft thru the studio, and the lovely buzz on my level.... ok theres more, lets speed it up around to the alley
custome woodwork, comuter repair, coffee roastery, painting and pottery studios, long ethereal hallways everwhere, leaving the feeling we are on a ship.
This building is so wonderful, and very inspiring. There is something about just wood and nails, no wierd chemical stuffing in the wall. It has a nice hum to it, very organic and old......
We have a sweet view of mountains and the lake, and a hillbilly deck to sit and eat lunch at, ( winter will not be kosher)
So this new space has created a new vibe for Elysium. I really dig it. My hands are taking me not my mind. I let go and surrender to this process, hence to one of a kind run I got going on!!! check it out.....

I had fun today!!! Cathartic and juicy!!