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What do you make? Tell us about your product!

Heartbreaker is a fun-loving clothing and accessories label that is heavily inspired by the out-of-this-world fashion, music, and movies of the 80s, as well as kitsch, decadent eras in history, eccentric old ladies, and teenage nostalgia. All items are handmade with a focus on bold, bright statements and unique one-of-a-kind pieces. Heartbreaker treats include metallic balloon bags, polka-dot crop tops, oversized bow brooches, 90s mini skirts, bedazzled scrunchies, heart-shaped wrist cuffs, ice cream pendants, mis-matched earring sets, and glamorous turban headbands.

What's your creative background, your day job and how did you start making things?

I started making things at an early age, learning mostly everything from my mother - the craft queen. What started off as haphazardly sewn creations from the scrap bag evolved into custom made outfits for me and all my friends, elaborate craft clubs, choc-a-bloc pen pal parcels filled with drawings and secret code messages, and eventually a degree in Printmaking at the Canberra School of Art. After University I started focussing more on my interests in fashion, and Heartbreaker was born! I now juggle work on my evolving label with a part-time job at UNSW (to pay the bills).

What are the things you find most inspiring?

Kittens, stripes, gold, precious jewels, costume jewelery, Jem and the Holograms, the Brat Pack, outfits worn by 80s singers like Stacey Q, Debbie Gibson, and Stevie Nicks, Romance Was Born, op shopping, polka dots, dessert, cupcakes, tea sets, oversized bottles of perfume, pastel, gift boxes, Marie Antoinette, Richard Nicholl, red lipstick, hearts (the shape not the organ), Russh, mix tapes, metallics, trinkets, Q-Pot, dinner parties, Desperately Seeking Susan, mod, party decorations, BeDazzlers, the movie Mannequin, garage sales, collecting things, polaroids, period dramas, scented stationery, childrens drawings, parcels, castles, presents, wrapping things, playsuits, Disney Couture, 90210 esp. Dylan, fake food, chunky heels, bows, dressing up, letter writing, kitsch playthings, Jenny Kee, old school Biba, mystery.

Where is your workspace and what is it like?

My workspace takes up half of the living room in the flat I share with my boyfriend in Newtown. It is constantly ramshackle, overflowing, and threatening to take over the rest of our house! There is pastel everywhere; stray pom poms litter the floor and brightly coloured 80s toys crowd every available surface. There is always a half-finished project strewn across my little pink desk and lethal sewing needles can often be found jutting unsuspectingly out of the arm chair or sofa..it's chaos, I love it!

Where would you like your art/brand to be in the future??

My biggest goal is to open my own boutique, reminiscent of the early days of Biba or Bazaar. It would be the most amazing shop stocking all my Heartbreaker wares and filled with all my favourite trinkets and ornaments. In the short term I would love to have some local stockists and build up my online presence!

Where can we buy your stuff?

I am currently looking for some local stockists, but you can buy my wares from my online store at http://weheartheartbreaker.com. There is also a smaller selection of goods on Etsy at http://weheartheartbreaker.etsy.com. I sometimes sell Heartbreaker at markets like Surry Hills and Glebe also, and of course, Hopestreet Markets!

Website and point of contact:

http://www.myspace.com/weheartheartbreaker
we_heart_heartbreaker@yahoo.com.au