Hi folks, short little spiel to let you know some exciting news involving specials, competitions, days we are closed over the holidays, as well as to showcase a few new products we are stocking!
New Stuff!
Fyregear
Wildilocks is pleased to announce we have become a stockist of Fyregear firedancing equipment! Fyregear is produced in Perth by talented and passionate professional fire dancers, Fyredanz. The quality is incredibly high, and only kevlar is used for wicks; the range includes staffs, poi, sticks, fans and more!
The Fyregear range will be online soon, but you can visit Wildilocks @ BASE808 in Perth to see the range in person (Melbourne stock will be coming in a few months, possibly earlier if we get strong demand!)
Iblis Bags
We've got a small range of the cutest goth bags in, available both on our webstore and instore both in Perth and Melbourne: click the below image to head to the category page:
We've also got new instore a bunch of fantastic bustierre tops, vintage pattern satin & velvet a-line dresses, Punk Devil stripey hoodies, fleur de lys tops, and some great guy's clothing - straightjackets, spiked sleeveless clubwear, phat pants, gaiters - we're always getting new items in, and many of them never get to the webstore as we sell out before they can be put up!
Oh, and don't forget our awesome new steampunk goggles!
Price Changes in 2010
1st January 2010 will see our salon service prices rise in some areas - we were planning on doing this in November but have held out our 2008/2009 rates til the end of the year instead. Please see the Prices page for details!
January Specials!
Wildilocks @ BASE808 in Perth will be offering 20% OFF ALL CUTS & COLOURS on Tuesdays & Wednesdays in January. This offer is likely to be very popular so make sure you book early!
Competitions!
We're going to be running our first Twitter competitions in January. These will involve givewaways for both instant responses and number of ReTweets, so make sure you follow our Twitter feed asap so as not to miss these - they will not be announced anywhere else!
Holiday Trading Hours
Please note our Holiday Trading Hours are as follows:
Tuesday 22 to Thursday 24 December 10.00am - 5.00pm
Friday 25 - Monday 28 December Closed
Tuesday 29 to Thursday 31 December 10.00am - 5.00pm
Friday 1 January - Monday 4 January 2010 Closed
That's all folks - have wonderful holidays, may you dance til dawn!
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Hey folks, quick heads-up: we're on Australian tv THIS Sunday 25th October @ 2pm - Network 10, Documentary "City Fringe" - don't miss it! :D
The blurb for the show is as follows:
2:00 pm CITY FRINGE
"City Fringe" Punk, Goth, Rock & Metal, decades old now reinvented & still popular. City Fringe discovers why people gravitate to certain music or styles, political views or social scenes & the unwritten codes determining how a person achieves and maintains acceptance.
Wildilocks are looking for a new first year apprentice for our alternative hairdressing salon and retail store in Melbourne, Wildilocks @ The Lockworks.
If you want to create alternative haircuts and colours, vintage hairstyling and all kinds of dreadlocks and dread extensions, come and learn your craft in one of the most alternative and diverse salons in the country! We are offering great hours, awesome conditions, brilliant training and a really exciting career path in the Wildilocks family.
We are seeking a candidate who has:
*a minimum of Certificate II in Hairdressing
*great customer service attitude and a warm personality
*excellent time management and an efficient work ethic
*a strong desire to learn and grow in a broad variety of tasks and skills
*some sewing skills or prior experience a major plus!
If this is you, please send your resume and your pic to jobs@wildilocks.com, or call ahead to come in to see us with your resume and picture any day between Tuesday and Friday after 10am. We will conduct interviews very soon so get your info to us asap to be considered for this opportunity.
Wildilocks @ The Lockworks
Level 1 / 382 Little Collins Street
Melbourne CBD
[03] 9642 3384
Hi folks!
It's been a little while since our last general update, and we've got loads of news! Lots of new products in store, and events and announcements and goings-on. So without further ado:
Events News:
Victorian Era Dance & Costume Festival, Canberra - October 2-5th, 2009
Wildilocks is proud to be presenting a workshop on Victorian Hairstyling as part of the Victorian Era Festival for 2009, held by the Earthly Delights Historical Dance Academy. The festival focuses on Victorian era partner dances & costuming, and has many workshops on a wide variety of Victorian pursuits such as bonnet making, etiquette, needlework, a Graveyard Tour, and there's even a talk on Steampunk! You can see the full program for the weekend here [pdf], and there's still time to register and attend this wonderful event!
OK, we've been getting emails, calls and people in store @ Wildilocks asking us: is there going to be a Euchronia this year?
After significant deliberation and consideration for 2009, we've decided that, in keeping with our aim to maintain Euchronia as a unique and truly world class event, it would ideally be held every other year, rather than annually. So, let the anticipation really begin to build early, and please mark your calendar for December 31, 2010!
In the meantime, the Antipodean League of Temporal Voyagers will be looking into more local events, and directing your support to steampunk goodness around the hemisphere.
Stock News:
We have quite a few new lines and items in stock since our last bulletin. Dolly Q has several new styles available, we have gorgeous new miniature top hats from Phaze along with regular new clothing items, cute anime robot buttons & badges from Irreverie, Wee Willy Winkie nightcaps from Dusk Moth, new Hoodies, tops and dresses from Nubia, and our very own Locks Gear teaser range of pants & tops (more coming soon!) and one of our absolutely new and favourite items are the delightful IzWoz Steambug Hoodies & Tshirts - a more casual look for those of a steampunk persuasion, the steambugs are soooo cute!
In hair care & body care, we have ever more dread care with as always Knotty Boy, but adding new items from DreadheadHQ and new Melbourne manufacturer JaTaa - as well as lovely lovely Pout Balms from Nilla Nilla that have the most delicious flavours.
And last but not least - we have Disco Brites UV nail polish. Now this is not just UV nailpolish in a clear shade, or white - but every colour you could imagine - including black! Yes, this is the first UV black nail polish we've ever come across, and it's brilliant!
We have many more items constantly becoming available so do pop in store to check out what's new.
Store News:
In general store news, we will be having a pricing restructure beginning Nov 1st, 2009. Many prices will stay the same and some may even go down though some will inevitably rise as our costs have risen over the past year, and we do have allow for changing circumstances and the developing bevy of talent we have under our roof(s)! Just a little forewarning so folks are not taken too much by surprise.
Staff News:
Two new staff members since last bulletin! We have had the very talented Madison join us in Melbourne midway through her training and she is a very bright star. And our youngest staff member Evie has become our newest apprentice in Perth. Both have been with us now for a few months and have been settling in excellently.
That's about all for now - we hope to see you soon!
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Hey folks,
We're after a few models @ The Lockworks for some training & filming sessions for Wildilocks Treats coming up over the next month. These are for Victorian classical period hairstyles, and we're looking for gals with at least shoulder length hair, preferably in lighter colours as these show more detail than black. If you think you fit the bill and are free Wednesday afternoons, are happy to sign a model release and sit for a few hours being made bootiful, please give us a call asap on (03) 9642 3384 and we'll lock you in!
Also, for those eagerly awaiting, Coilhouse #3 arrived this morning and is available for purchase both instore and online.
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Hey folks,
Fiend Magazine Issue #18 - The Steampunk Issue is now available instore @ Wildilocks & now online from our webstore too! Tons of awesome stuff and of course, featuring a variety of articles on various aspects of Steampunk, including an interview with Doctor Steel, our very own The Tenth Stage, the delectable Kate O'Brien's lush and steamy photography, and simply lashings of Steampunk fashion!
What we're really pleased and excited about though, is a collaboration for the first time between Wildilocks and Fiend, as we present the inaugural Fiend Exclusive Wildilocks Treats how-to article, "Steampunk Glamour" - the full text is solely available in Fiend while issue #18 is current. For a taste, see our accompanying how-to videos on youtube here - or view the whole series embedded @ Wildilocks Treats... and if you would like the accompanying written instructions & stunning finished pics, grab yourself a copy of Fiend, pronto! Being Steampunk focused, I won't be at all surprised if this issue sells out fast.
Cheers,
Cass
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Hey cats and kittens! It's been a while since we did a general update on what's been happening in the land of the Wild and hirsute. Frankly there's been so much going on over summer we've barely stopped expect to promote events we've been involved in - but there's been so much more!
Staff News: Our lovely stylist Kate became a fully qualified Senior early this year, and has been helping out at the Perth store - those of you who've met her in either location will know just how wonderfully she fits in with our great crew. Kelsey our part time Melbourne junior has become a full time apprentice, and starts classes in a couple weeks. She just got her tools for the trade last week, and has a spanky new pair of PIRATE scissors - that's right, PIRATE scissors! They are adorable, as is she. Everyone else is going great guns, and despite the economic downturn, we are still getting busier all the time- in fact we are always on the look out for new senior staff, so if you're qualified please send us your resume! We won't be looking for new juniors for at least 3-6 months or so though that's also one the cards as well so if you're interested in working with us in either case please send resumes to jobs@wildilocks.com.
New Products: As always new clothing is arriving all the time, with additions to the racks over the past few weeks including gorgeous Sekushi open rope-back 3/4 sleeve tops that we all adore, some super cute new style New Rock Boots, semi glove/arm sleeves in simple stripe and tribal patterns as well as fancier lace and velvet styles, volumious floor length ball skirts, and so much more. In hair product, we have been stocking Directions hair dye for a few months now and have been really impressed with this adjunct to our Special Effects range of intense semi-permanent colours: there are some slightly different shades, and they are as long lasting as SFX. Yummy! Also new on the radar are a couple of great certified organic products by Everescents and CHI: Our current favourite hair reviltaliser, the Organic Cinnamon and Patchouli Deep Treatment has become hugely popular with clients and staff alike; and we've just received new stock of our always popular CHI Tone & Shine colour enhancing conditioners: we're very excited to discover the new range has become Certified Organic as this was not previously an organic product. Has necessitated a small price rise, but it's so worth it to tread lighter on our planet.
Events: Things are a little quiet on the event front now Circa Nocturna is over, but the Antipodean League of Temporal Voyagers (the nominal organising body behind Euchronia) has just announced A Queen's Birthday Dinner Voyage - a lovely steampunk-themed dinner aboard Melbourne's Colonial Tramway Restaurant! That's still a few months away but tickets are strictly limited, and available from the League website or in store @ The Lockworks.
New Treats: Finally, we have just updated our Wildilocks Treats blog with a new article on Vintage styling: Regency to early Victorian (the Jane Austen era) which is a gorgeous look indeed, see out lovely model Alice below:
Holiday Opening Hours: Please note that Wildilocks in both Perth and Melbourne will be closed the entire weekend of Easter from Friday 10th - Monday 13th April.
That's all for this newsletter folks! Have a wonderful belated Vernal Equinox celebration and don't stuff yourself with *too* much chocolate :)
xox
Cass
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Well now that we are well and truly into the new year and post-Euchronia euphoria has settled (portrait photos are all up now btw, over here), it's time to get back to the regular business of doing awesome hair and having many wonderful treasures available for you instore. Best news of the week: Coilhouse Issue #2 has just arrived! The new issue is cram packed full of beautiful images, fascinating stories, and our personal favourite bit - Wildilocks has a placement in the inside cover, shot by the ever-talented Nadya Lev, as below:
You can get Coilhouse from The Lockworks in Melbourne right now, online from our webstore with delivery as soon as overnight within Australia, and from next week @ BASE808 in Perth.
Events: We have tickets available @ The Lockworks for two brilliant fundraisers coming up @ The East Brunswick Club - The Girl From East Brunswick next Friday to aid the Greyhound Adoption Program, and Valentines @ The East from Sugar Kitten Cabaret on Valentines day, with all proceeds going to WIRE! You can buy these online from the Wildilocks webstore too, with limited seated tix available for Valentine's.
Stock: We have a host of stock arrived recently in both stores, including many new items at incredibly reasonable prices from Phaze Clothing like pencil skirts, corset tops, dresses, shirts, miniskirts, manskirts, bows and hairclips, stripey socks, and new Covet vintage items including the cutest ruffly black tutu with built in knickers (yes, built in knickers!) and a whole lot more. We're also expecting any day now a delivery of brand new Dolly Q miniature hats including bicornes, tricornes and top hats, even MORE Phaze, and always have many new plans up our sleeves :)
Have a great Australia Day weekend and hopefully see some of you @ Golgotha!
Below: event flyers!
Yes, after protracted tussles with customs, we are pleased to announce we FINALLY have Black Phoenix Alchemy Labs perfume oils in stock at Wildilocks @ The Lockworks, just in time for last-minute gift buying - though they will probably not arrive in Perth til Xmas eve or the day before! We have a selection of best sellers including Snake Oil and Embalming Fluid, the entire Phoenix Steamworks series, and of course, the Travelling Salon Exhibition which is not available from the BPAL website but only from retailers - the first time these scents have been available in Australia - and they are truly exceptional. If you are unaware of Black Phoenix Alchemy Labs, they are a well known and highly respected perfume house in the alternative scene in the USA, and produce scents of higher quality than many major producers.
We've also recently received new stock of lovely Dusk Moth fascinators in new and ever more dramatic styles, tons of corsets and skirts from Dolly Q and Asylum7, wonderful steampunk jewellery from Diamondfox, genuine analog open-back pocketwatches in gold and silver, Funky rave gear from KK, and much more.
Our Holiday Trading Hours are as follows @ both Perth and Melbourne stores:
Tues Dec 23rd 10am - 5pm
Wed Dec 24th 10am - 5pm
Thu Dec 25th CLOSED
Fri Dec 26th CLOSED
Sat Dec 27th CLOSED
Sun Dec 28th CLOSED
Mon Dec 29th CLOSED
Tues Dec 30th 10am - 5pm
Wed Dec 31st 10am - 5pm
Thu Jan 1st CLOSED
Fri Jan 2nd business as usual
Happy Holidays!
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Hey folks, those who weren't aware, a really awesome event is on the horizon just over a week from now:
A night bulging with commotion, heaving with excitement and showcasing some of Melbourne's finest female burlesque entertainers. Sugar Kitten Productions is proud to bring you the first Sugar Kitten Cabaret – a fundraising variety night for the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
Featuring the likes of grotesque burlesque divas the Voodoo Trash Dolls (pictured), the off beat antics of Bella Du Bois and Miss Jadess (The Tanqerays), the polished pole tricks of Mz Judgment and the Gothic-fused belly dance of Ma'isah (Raqs Gothique, performing with special guests Bellyslap) and our very special rock'n'doll house band Doll Squad, with Clem Bastow (RRR) overseeing the proceedings and Guest Djs (TBA).
As if that wasn't enough, we also have some spectacular door prizes for you to win from our wonderful breast-loving sponsors; Wildilocks, Circa Vintage, Polyester Books, Haighs Chocolates, Moxi Tampons, Mazi Accessories, Jelllibat and Mineralogie Cosmetics.
This is set to be a exercise in decadence and indulgence, for a cause so worthwhile you won't even feel guilty the next morning!
Sugar Kitten Cabaret takes place at Level 2, Eurotrash Bar (Gallery Room) in Melbourne on Friday 19 September from 9pm.
Tickets are $18 ($15 conc.) or $20 at the door if available. Tickets available from The Lockworks (McKillop Street, Melbourne) or Polyester Books (Brunswick Street, Fitzroy).
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We are also current selling tickets to The Birthday Massacre and Covenant/Diary of Dreams/Haujobb/Destroid/Voices of Masada/ICON upcoming shows in October and November in Melbourne c/o Cabaret Nocturne. Get the whole set! :)
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We've also recently received shipment of a huge new stock of Dolly Q corsets [yummy!], and a huge new range of clothing and accessories from the UK, including parasols, mini top hats, tons of new dresses, tops and bustierres, as well uv makeup and a whole lot more new stuff. Never been a better time to head up to Wildilocks @ The Lockworks - corner of Little Collins and McKillop St, Melbourne. Don't forget to pop into our new neighbours, the DV8 shop, as well!
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