Canberra model Ilana Davies at the RAW art and fashion event in Canberra. Photo: Daniel Spellman
She's appeared in a shoot for Italian Vogue and will be on the catwalk again for FashFest this year. And 17-year-old Canberra model Ilana Davies showed her versatility again this week with a pretty out-there fashion show at the Uni Pub in Civic for the underground RAW fashion and arts event.
RAW showcase director Sarina del Fuego said it was an indie arts organisation for artists, by artists. 'We focus on spotlighting indie underground talent to the public,' she said. 'Every second month we hand-select and showcase approximately 30 artists in film, fashion, music, visual art, photography, performing art, hair and make up for a one-night creative explosion.' The next event will be at Uni Pub again, this time on May 28.
This week's RAW extravaganza featured the talents of hair artist Priya Chandra and make-up artist Erin Pittard, who went for a kind of dark beauty theme for their show. Featuring in the show, Ilana, who is in year 12 at Dickson College, has also signed with Haus Models in Canberra. She will be on the catwalk for FashFest from April 30 to May 3, including for local label Pure Pod. 'It's very exciting,' she said, of the upcoming fashion show 'There's a lot of media and everyone puts in such a big effort.'
August, 1985 wedding of Roger and Fiona Allan on the campus of the then Canberra College of Advanced Education. Photo: Supplied
Happy memories
Further to our item last week about the first wedding being held on-campus at the University of Canberra, comes memories of another, much earlier wedding on-campus - not strictly at UC, but at its predecessor, the Canberra College of Advanced Education. Fiona Allan, of Ngunnawal, said the item reminded her of her own wedding at CCAE in August, 1985, just near Building 9.
Grace Kelly and Cary Grant in To Catch a Thief. Photo: Supplied
'Both my husband, Roger, and I had studied to be teachers there and many of our guests had studied there too, as well as working as barmen and kitchen hands to fund their studies,' Mrs Allan told us.'After the ceremony we had drinks in what was then the Orange Room and then had our wedding dinner at Page Vietnamese restaurant. Ahh, good memories!
'Hopefully, it will be a good omen for the couple married there [last Friday] as we celebrate our 29th anniversary this year and have never regretted starting our married life together there.' Cheers to that!
Axis Hairdressing's Adam, Nicole and Giannia Ciaccia at the 2014 Australian Hair Fashion Awards with their award for Best New Salon Design. Photo: Supplied
Movie matinees
It's lovely to go to a movie matinee, just like in the good old days, and the Tuggeranong 55 Plus Club is bringing the tradition back. Starting from next Saturday, April 12, there will be afternoon movies at the Tuggeranong Seniors Centre in Cowlishaw Street, Greenway.
First up is the gorgeous Grace Kelly/Cary Grant romance To Catch a Thief. It starts at 2pm next Saturday. An episode of the classic series The Shadow will be shown from 1pm. Entry is $4 for members and $7 for non-members with complimentary ice cream. Bookings on 6293 4004 or email tugg55plusclub@gmail.com
Lily Firman and Lachlan Owen with their Woolies swap cards. Photo: Supplied
Design award for style setters
The design of the funky, high-end salon for Axis Hairdressing in Braddon has been recognised by the hairdressing industry while also being nominated separately for a swag of architectural awards.
Former Brumby, Joe Roff. Photo: Graham Tidy
Axis won the Best New Salon Design at the national hairdressing awards held at the Ivy Ballroom in Sydney over the weekend.
It was the culmination of the salon's shift last year from its original location, on Barry Drive, where it had been for 22 years, to Braddon's hip Lonsdale Street, in the MODE 3 building.
Celebrating the win in Sydney, was Axis' creative director Gianni Ciaccia and his nephew and business partner Adam Ciaccia, and niece and salon manager and co-director, Nicole Ciaccia.
Gianni founded Axis Hairdressing in 1991 and admitted moving into the new Braddon premises had been bittersweet.
'Moving from my very first salon-where I've spent a large part of my life-was a difficult thing to do, I had mixed emotions,' he said. 'But it was time to embrace change, move into a new, dynamic salon, and let my nephew Adam and niece Nicole put their stamp on the business.'
The creation of the salon was a real Canberra effort, design by Helen Tadiello of Sugar Designs and brought to life by Pelle Architects and builder Frank Mascuilli.
It is now in line for four awards from the ACT chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects - for interior architecture, small projects, art in architecture and lighting in architecture. The awards will be presented in June.
Adam Ciaccia said the new salon was a testament to the vision of Gianni.
'We had a focus on staff when we built this salon, and it's has been designed to make their working day more rewarding. We hope it inspires our staff and rewards our clients. They are the most important part of our business.'
The move from Barry Drive to Lonsdale Street was documented in the YouTube series Tease, filmed by local agency Coordinate. Nicole said Tease would be back online soon, for the next chapter in the life of the salon.
Swap day for missing heroes
We have loved the banter in the letters pages of The Canberra Times this week about the difficulties - and mathematical probabilities - of getting the complete collection of those Woolworths DreamWorks Heroes cards.
Just in time, Woolworths supermarkets are having a swap day on Saturday for families to find that elusive missing card.
And Isabella Plains mum Shelly Owen is proof that all the cards can be collected. With her three-year-old son Lachie a dedicated fan, she has managed to collect all the Woolies cards for the Aussie Animals, Baby Wildlife Aussie Animals and DreamWorks Heroes albums. The first one took four months to get done - the DreamWorks Heroes album took just four weeks to fill. 'I'm a pro,' she laughed. She swapped with friends, got her mum to send cards from Queensland and went on Facebook to seek out elusive ones (some kind soul even put one missing card in her mailbox).
'Every time I went shopping, I would ask the person in front if they wanted their cards - he he cheeky,' she said.
Shelly reckons she didn't spend any more at the supermarket than she usually would but it did make her choose Woolies over Coles. And her son, who loves to count his 'tickets', is also a dedicated Woolies fan now, 'The advertising is definitely working,' she said.
Big bike challenge for charity
Marist College old boy and former Wallaby and Brumbies player Joe Roff was at home watching the Brumbies v Auckland Blues on telly on Friday night 'over my bowl of pasta', carb-loading for his big bike challenge this weekend.
He'll be riding 155km around Canberra and the surrounding hills on Saturday with other Marist old boys, friends and staff raising funds for the Brother Mark May Bursary Fund, to help send financially disadvantaged students to the school.
'It's about 50km more than I've ever ridden on a bike before,' he told us.
More than $20,000 has already been raised by the inaugural Brother Mark May Cycle Challenge, with each bursary worth $5000. Brother Mark May was the founding brother of the college.
Roff, 38, now chief executive officer of the University of Canberra Union, graduated in 1993. He said his 20-year reunion saw 'lots of round tummies and bald heads and a lot of laughs'. Marist had been instrumental in shaping him.
'I think my closest friendship group now is still my mates from school,' he said.
Day two of the challenge on Sunday will see other Marist supporters ride 95km, tackling four peaks around Canberra.
All donations to the bursary fund are 100 per cent tax deductible. Donations can be made at the Brother Mark May cycle Challenge website.
What's on The Canberra Airport open day is on Sunday from 9.30am to 1.30pm. There will be planes of all sorts on show, aircraft aerobatic displays and lots of kids' activities including jumping castle, face painting and petting paddock. Parking is free. Follow the signs to Brindabella Business Park. Do you like to dress up? The Queanbeyan Players are having a costume and retro clothing sale on Sunday from 2pm to 4pm at 18 Barrow Place, Queanbeyan. Cash only. The Hall markets on on Sunday at the Hall showgrounds from 10am to 3pm. FETE WATCH
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The Canberra Grammar School fete is on Saturday from 10am to 3pm in Monaro Crescent, Red Hill. The Hawker Primary School is on Sunday from 10am to 2pm in Erldunda Street, Hawker.
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