My My!  It's been quite the debate on the POLLY facebook of late!

Comments and opinions have been flying nearly as fast as the new We Are Handsome cozzies!

FB is such an interesting forum - giving the public the opportunity and freedom to speak, comment, debate ... a good thing in most circumstances. 

I so love the POLLY facebook for always being so positive and FUN!  We have the best customers - always liking, saying positive things about the pretty dresses and shopping up a storm - we love sharing because of this!  

But yesterday!  Sheesh!  It really got a bit ugly on the PFB...

I was soooo sad (seriously, I had a short of breath, little tear in my eye, big swallow) when I read such negative and sharp comments posted by 'fans?' about us supporting the likes of anorexia.  Full on comments were flying, including the opinion that we should be ashamed of ourselves and our marketing choices ...

Wow.  It is soooo interesting how people can have such different opinions!

I am SO passionate about POLLY being a positive space for all.  Our shoppers, our team, our designers, everyone.  So my heart was so heavy to feel that this wasn't happening ...  

When I see that picture, I think 'WOW, it is CUTIE CUTE!!  How much fun are denim bikinis!!?  And pinky permed hair ... brave and rad".  Truthfully, before the comments started flying, I hadn't even focused on the girls body ... She's the model - how is that even relevant to me?  I am a shopper - I buy clothes, not the girl wearing them!??  So confused ...

Anyhoos, the whole thing was just making me sad and but then I read this little paragraph and it reminded and INSPIRED me that I always have a choice in how I communicate!

I read ...

You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.

I learnt ...

1.  I have freedom of expression - I am soooo lucky!

2.  The best form of expression is loving and kind expression

3.  When I express, I can ask my self "Is this expression loving and kind?"

4.  Participating in negative commentary hurts both me and others

5.  I have choices

And that is what I have to say about that.  Love M xx

After a blitz instore debut, Cameo high summer has just landed and is just about to be unpacked!

Eee!

Just love a label that 'plays her own game'.  With the common trend in Summer being sorbets and florals, Cameo has walked a different path of camel and navy for a colour palette and sharp collars & skirt lines for shape.

The tiny tiny pleating they are working with is much fun also.  Love this fabric in their cropped singlet and oversized t shirt dress.

Suggest being fast for this delivery!

Love m xx

POLLY welcomes the beautiful creations of EMMA MILIKINS into store!  

Starting at POLLY Brisbane and heading up the coast, POLLY shoppers will get to perve in person at the hand crafted creations of EMMA MILIKINS.

I'm sure all independent designer fans will be aware of EMMA and her work - she was the founder of LOVE FROM LUCY - the cutie cute beach boutique; infamous for supporting the development of independent designers and the radical instore art installations - um, sand/fish display, green lawn and twigs, to name a few.

The multitalented creative also has a knack for jewellery design.

2009 saw these amazing headpieces swan down the young designers runway at RAFW Sydney.  Styled back with tulle maxi skirts, leather flip skirts, bare feet and bird cages - she send stylists everywhere into a FRENZY and the pieces (hello 2010) have only just become available for purchase.

And who's the lucky buyer!  POLLY!!

So ... check your POLLY for when they will be arriving ON TOUR and stay glued online as they !!!MAY!!! be available for purchase!

Thinking amazing festival accessory ...

Love mxx

A-M-A-Z-I-N-G

A super warm welcome to We Are Handsome to the POLLY label stable.

Check their range at www.wearehandsome.com.au - heart flutters & eye bats ... clearly, it's going to rock the summer.

Tigers, panthers, balloons, wild horses ... amazing lycra, hero cuts, 100% Australian made, cult branding.

Enough said.  Festival outfit officially planned.

mxx

POLLY is all dolly - beachside at Mooloolaba!  Yes - coffee, beach, POLLY ... we are all about heaven on earth.

All very beach barbie ... this POLLY will definitely have a cossie/denim feel to it.

And um, international fashion.  Jill is the big eyed beauty doing the buying for this store - having walked the Euro runways for many big name labels - be expecting a great mix of street and international direction here.

The perfect excuse for a weekend beach trip - we want you to to come cut a move on the sparkle POLLY floors now rocking the esplanade at the Sunshine Coast!

And I do believe they've landed Miss Unkon & Ikkoy ... eep!

mxx

Um hello ... Becca.

At the POLLY!

Yes, Becca Gilmartin. Make up artist phenomena. How lucky are we!!?  

This talent has a folio as long as the longest maxi!  The creative force behind h & mu for Miss Unkon at RAFW, creator & director of the Green Brush Project, working shoots in Oyster, Peppermint and many other fashion events later, we are seeing her now on the POLLY E set - helping us to bring YOU the most amazing fashion options in Oz.

Whispers are she's going to be writing a POLLY focused make up blog for you soon so ... eep, be looking forward to that!

Check her work at www.beccagilmartin.com 

I'm off to practice freckles now.

mxx

Is it just me or is the street art scene getting prettier in Australia?

Not having a car, I've always been a back street wanderer.  Love to see the texture of bricks and rusty windows - and the way people just love to tag a freshly painted wall.

A little off the subject, have been having a giggle at the 'council initiatives' to bring back (or just start) the alley culture in Australia over the last 6 months.  Sydney and Brisbane CBD areas have been alive with council paid art installations of late - with the intention bringing to bring flow and culture back to these creative spaces.  All great, all great.  And it's so fabulous to see new little cafes and unique boutiques popping up here there and everywhere in these off beat locations now.  Not sure whether little Brisbane alleys will ever be able to compete with our cafe friends in Melbourne ... but, I think our street art is starting to become really fun.

Seeing so many great pastings about of late.  Pretty colours, interesting graphics, sometimes intelligent statements or thought provoking tags.

And so much reading in the street press about female street artists.  Up there with the underworld art boys.  Good for them.  

Our big love = vexta.  A melbourne lassie who is now charging a pretty penny for her work.  Good for her, good for her.

Our other big love = how many colours are available to buy in spray paint.  Not a good thing for someone who has a colour addiction.  

If you have any great photos of pretty street art, I would love to see them ... email me at polly@princesspolly.com.au mxx

27 degrees, sunshine, flowers, lace, lace, everywhere ... ah ... spring is here (in case you didn't already know) ... !

Our spring plans;

Wear light light baby pink nail polish

Shop new sunglasses

Outdoor movie dates!

Bike riding in full piece swimees

Make a sandcastle 

Give a friend fresh sun flowers

Eat watermelon

Clean out old winter pieces from wardrobe

Replace with an array of sorbet lovliness

Practice rumballs for Christmas!

mxx

POLLY stores are popping up like daisies in your garden!  2 more sleeps until Sydney City and Mooloolaba open the doors to POLLY heaven!

It's too exciting!

The creatives behind these stores are just amazing (not that we're biased xx) ..  

Long time POLLY independent designer, Courtney is the force behind Sydney City - we're going to be a part of the very creative and exclusive 100SQ concept space - true to POLLY style it will be very tiny - but v amazing!  

And Jill!!  Oh ... with the longest eyelashes ... Jill used to model in Europe and is bringing all her fashion passion to the Sunshine Coast.  A true beach babe - expect this POLLY to be very swim focused!

Must finish all my work now so I can go to the opening party!

mxx

Every season we see an update from the last.

We're just loving the maxi skirts showing on the catwalks for spring and summer ...  A great alternative and directional update from last years maxi dress.

Wearing them high on your waist, the maxi skirt is an amazing style to lengthen the leg.

Landing in fine tulle, with lace inserts, with layers and in amazing nude shades ... oooh & eeep ... who can decide what to wear!

See you at the POLLY soon!

mxx

It's always exciting to land a new label at the POLLY - but we're particularly excited about this one!

ASK GRACE has hit the shelves in a pretty big way for the Spring - depending on how clued you are on your POLLY styles ... they have been the gentle force behind the fairytale dress, twice as nice, the body, fly with me, the market dress, betty ... the list goes on (and on and on)!

We're loving ASK GRACE for the great prices - seriously - how does a long silk dress get to cost $80!?  They are very feminine, working with pretty colour ways and lovely detailing and really ... we like it just for doing something a little bit different.

All very POLLY in our opinion.

Check the styles out online in the label stable section or they also have a great website with facebook and all that jazz so have a look-see ... www.askgrace.com.au xx

Until next time ... mxx

What is it about 26 degrees and amazing beach outfits popping into my head?

Or am I just planning what to wear to the opening of our new BEACH FRONT POLLY at Mooloolaba!!  Eeee!

Yes!  POLLY is heading sand side - to the Sunshine Coast!  

And with perfect timing for the new swim deliveries - we are watching out for new deliveries from MANIQUIN, NOOKIE BEACH, FLAMINGO SANDS & new label SOMEDAYS LOVIN.

The POLLY focus for swim this year has been to double up with styles that you can get some festival wear out of too.  Exhibit A - how HOT, HOT, HOTTIES is the pictured style?

Shotgun - hmm - all colours?

mxx