Media and content creators joined brand ambassador of Kynd, Turia Pitt for an exclusive breakfast at the Grounds of Alexandria.
On Thursday 28th of November, THE ICONIC hosted their annual Summer Show at The Calile Hotel in Brisbane.
The runway celebrated all bodies, with pieces worn by 30 international and local model, including Halima Aden, Samantha Harris, Charlee Fraser, Bree McCann and many more.
Key trends featured retro-tech statements pieces along with pastels, florals, vintage stripes and animal prints.
The runway show was followed by a panel, where industry experts such as Halima Aden discussed future goals and wider issues of diversity and the move towards sustainability.
On Thursday the 10th of October, Marks & Spencer celebrated the launch of their new collection with an intimate luncheon at Bennelong Restaurant.
Key media and tastemakers such as Leigh Campbell, Amy Clark and Lattitia Taylor got an exclusive look at Marks & Spencers SS19 collection, featuring Spring and Summer occasion wear and lingerie. The collection was displayed along with beautiful floral arrangements, surrounding guests as they enjoyed a long lunch in celebration of the new launch.
On Tuesday the 29th of October, media and influencers celebrated THE ICONIC as the go-to destination for occasion wear at the House of SS19 Style.
Guests were invited to view THE ICONIC’s new Spring/Summer collection at the beautiful Palm House in Vaucluse.
Media attendees featured the likes of Harpers Bazaar, Vogue, Executive Style and marie claire. Along with influencers such as Jack Vidgen, Maddison Woolley and Johno Sauer.
With an Aperol cart for attendees to enjoy, along with a By Charlotte piercing station for the daring guests, this proved to be more than just your average showing.
Wake Up & Wear The Roses. Boden believe that beautiful clothes are like beautiful flowers – they have the power to fill you (and the world) with happiness. For this collection their designers sought inspiration from flora and fauna across all of Britain.
A studio space was transformed to reflect a Boden garden where over two days media experienced the new collections.
On Friday 23rd August 2019, THE ICONIC KIDS’ celebrated their 1st Birthday Party at Luna Park in Sydney. It was fun-filled day for all, featuring colourful insta-worthy moments including a gorgeous photo wall, puppy petting station, ball pit, face painting, hair braiding and more! Celebrating THE ICONIC as the go-to portal to access on-trend kids style essentials, the birthday party also provided a great opportunity to forge stronger brand relationships with influential mummy influencers, media and personalities.
Over the course of the day, 280 guests attended the event with social media influencers including Nikki Phillips, Helena Vestergaard, Sophie Guidolin, Nikki Webster, Allana Ferguson and Nicole Gazal O’Neil in attendance as well as media outlets including InStyle, Stellar, Sydney Morning Herald, Vogue, Primer and GQ.
On Tuesday the 14th of May, professional haircare brand TIGI partnered with contemporary lifestyle label Anna Quan for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. The Resort 20 collection features 1920’s inspired looks with the hairstyles mirroring the outfits. Whilst the #TIGITRIBE haircare team worked away, media and influencers were invited for a behind the scenes sneak peak. Notable media invitees included INSTYLE Hair, beautyheaven and POPSUGAR. The presentation was a roaring success, hosted offsite at the beautiful Carol Crawford Gallery in Surry Hills, Sydney. For more behind the scenes action, head to the @TIGI_AUS Instagram.
Skinstitut celebrated the launch of its Microbiome Micellar Water and exclusive Cosmedical Minerals make-up range on Tuesday the 9th of April overlooking the water at Regatta Rose Bay. Beauty media and influencers were invited to enjoy a delicious breakfast where they had the opportunity to hear from Skinstitut’s resident skin expert Zoe Devine, who discussed the inspiration behind the new range and product innovation. In the afternoon, top clinic therapists from across NSW were rewarded with an intimate lunch hosted by Zoe and YouTube make-up artist Ruby Golani.
On Tuesday the 26th of March, Australia and New Zealand’s leading online fashion retailer, THE ICONIC, celebrated the launch of its AW19 Mens style offering, hosted at Bopp & Tone, Sydney. THE ICONIC showcased an incredible display of Australian and international AW19 collections from menswear brands including: RM WIlliams, Reiss, All Saints and more. Guests were invited to enjoy an immersive evening of style, for a curated wine and dine experience, whilst THE ICONIC’s Head of Menswear Tom Simpson discussed the finer points of style for this season. Key Australian media and tastemakers attended including: chef Guy Turland, Australian DJ duo Set Mo, hair and makeup artist Max May, stylist Jeff Lack, influencers James Trethewie and Luke Mcleod and more.
Using the themes of ‘inclusiveness’, ‘realness’ and ‘expressing your best self’, a girl gang campaign, led by fashion influencer Cartia Mallan, was created to promote THE ICONIC’s high-street brands through content that connects with followers outside of just ‘fashion’.
To bring the campaign to life, egpr hosted an intimate picnic brunch at the beautiful La Porte Space, for Cartia and 10 of her followers. Her guests won the experience through a social media competition, with 5 lucky winners getting the chance to bring a friend along to the day. Winners got to share experiences around self-confidence and inclusiveness with Cartia over brunch, before each customizing a jacket design with creative Hatrikkk as a keepsake from the event.
Cartia showcased her favourite picks from the high-street brands category, with each guest getting to select their favourite piece to be gifted after the day!
On Wednesday 17th April 2019, Elise Garland Public Relations hosted THE ICONIC’s Considered showings at China Heights in Sydney. The key objective of this event was to raise awareness of Considered by THE ICONIC - a new way to shop for products with sustainability credentials. Each product displayed was labelled with its individual sustainable credentials, enabling media and influencers to clearly understand and appreciate THE ICONIC sustainable and ethical mission. Over the course of the day, social media influencers, including Chloe Hill, Jordan Turner and Jo Hombsch were in attendance, as well as fashion media and ethical outlets including Australian Women's Weekly, ELLE, Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, InStyle, The Guardian and Green + Simple.
August 2018 saw Coty host its consumer beauty event for media and influencers to celebrate the launch of its latest product innovations across all consumer brands including Max Factor, Rimmel and Katy Perry Fragrances.
Hosted at Museum of Contemporary Art Australia guests enjoyed cocktails inspired by the latest Katy Perry Fragrance and were then whisked away to see Katy Perry perform live in concert.
Beautiful bodies of different shapes, sizes, ages and backgrounds were celebrated as, THE ICONIC, launched its Swim 2018 collection on the spectacular foreshores of Barangaroo Reserve, Sydney.
In its most body-positive, inclusive and empowering show to date, THE ICONIC 2018 Swim, body-positivity champion, Robyn Lawley led Australia’s first “Synchronised Swimwear” team - three models, each with a different body shape, wearing the same look - because all bodies deserve to be celebrated. For the first time ever, THE ICONIC featured Big & Tall male models on the runway, led by the world’s most recognisable brawn model, Zach Miko.
Iconic British brand Marks & Spencer celebrated the launch of their latest trends collections at La Porte Space.
50 key media and influencers attended and guests were served a delightful English Breakfast and watched a brand presentation from Mary Sholl, Senior Colour/Trend Specialist at Marks & Spencer.
This 2018 MBFWA, professional haircare brand TIGI partnered with internationally renowned session stylist Michele McQuillan to head backstage and create the look of the season for design duo Pereira Fitzgerald.
Michele created a soft undone waves with a chic polished finish inspired by the luxe designs of the clothing.
Key products used included Queen for a Day, Head Rush, Oh Bee Hive, Flexi Head Hairspray, After Party, Joyride.
On Thursday the 12th of April, top tier media and influencers were invited to celebrate 10 years with Mr. Simple at an exclusive event at St Jerome’s Hotel.
Guests enjoyed a range of beverages, provided on the evening by Melbourne Moonshine, Melbourne Bitter and Preece Wines. Hungry Jacks catered with sliders for everyone to enjoy.
Dave Fraser, owner of Mr. Simple, officially welcomed guests and thanked everyone for their support during the last decade.
There was 60 media and influencers in attendance.
THE ICONIC celebrated the launch of The Denim Studio, with their first ever live gig, hosted at The Facility, Melbourne.
Bands including Dan Sultan, Ali Barter and Slowly Slowly kicked off the celebrations, whilst Nina Las Vegas spun the tunes on the decks as the party kicked on.
Wearing their favourite denim looks - key fashionista attendees included: Josh Heuston, Sarah Czarmuch, Jade Tunchy and Lachie Brycki. Nathan Jolliffe and partner Yan Yan Chan enjoyed the celebrations; whilst fashion couple of the moment, Andi Csinger and Teo Csintalan, grooved the night away clad in their favourite denim pieces.
To drive awareness around the tenth anniversary messaging and to tell Skinstitut’s ‘quality ingredient’ story, 17 media and influencers attended Skinstitut’s birthday cake bake off.
Hosted at Vive Cookery School, guests were grouped based on their skin concerns and invited to bake 1 of 5 healthy cake recipes inspired by Skinstitut key ingredients found in each of the 5 ranges.
Holistic Skin Analysis Tips Cards were placed at each cooking station, with tips on why the ingredients used benefit skin and facts on the skin issues of each group.
Whilst the cakes baked, Skinstitut Brand Expert’s, Nicola Kropach and Zoe Devine spoke about the brand’s history, the importance of holistic skin analysis and the differences between cosmeceutical and cosmedical
On Tuesday the 27th of March, to celebrate International Whiskey Day, THE ICONIC hosted top tier media and influencers at an exclusive event at J&M. Guests were treated to a roving whiskey tasting as they browsed the amazing new offering of menswear available at THE ICONIC for Autumn/Winter 2018.
Tom Simpson, head of menswear at THE ICONIC, discussed new brands, trends and the growth of the menswear category and officially welcomed all guests including top tier titles such as GQ, Men’s Health, Life Without Andy, Fashion Journal and Icon as well influencers Josh Heuston, Simon Hancock, Charles Oliver and Kurt Tilse.
On Thursday 8th February, Marie Uhart, International Marketing Manager from Boden and egpr hosted key media and influencers for a dinner at Chiswick, Woollahra.
Guests included top tier titles ELLE, Marie Claire and GRAZIA as well as influencers, such as Sigourney Cantelo, Paula Joye and Andrea from Leather and Lattes. Also in attendance were Australia's leading online fashion titles POPSUGAR, Whimn and Who What Wear.
Erin Whitty, an illustrator, was on site and sketched all attendees throughout the evening. Erin created a personalised watercolour for each guest which they took home at the conclusion of the evening.
To style the room, product and campaign imagery featuring the beautiful key pieces from the AW18 collection, were strategically and subtly placed on plinths in the room creating a great snapshot of the brand.
Australia and New Zealand’s leading online fashion retailer, THE ICONIC, celebrated the launch of its SS18 Designer boutique at the antique warehouse Lunatiques in Sydney.
Guests arrived at the venue that glistened with sparkling chandeliers and were treated to customised martinis from Gin Bar Archie Rose as well as delicious food served by renowned Sydney caterer Mason Rose.
Guests partied the night away to soulful tunes while models lounged around amongst the antique furniture wearing the latest trends for SS18.
A beautiful, botanical inspired launch event for natural skincare brand, Biology. Held at the Ovolo Woolloomooloo, leading beauty media and influencers attended and were treated to cocktails and a three course dinner with speakers including the brand founder and noted aromatherapist.
Biologi is redefining skincare, offering unaltered, single ingredient, plant-to-bottle products.
To celebrate the launch of this ground-breaking brand, media and influencers were invited to enjoy a plant based breakfast at The Clean Treats Factory in Alexandria. The beautiful breakfast was followed by an introduction to the brand by founder Ross Macdougald and dermal therapist Lucy Kuper.
Photographed by Carlos Walters
Styled by Sophia Kaplan
egpr held a breakfast event at NOUR Restaurant in Surry Hills to present an update on THE ICONIC and its Premium hub. The event brought together all the key players in the industry, ranging from fashion and consumer media, social media influencers and Australian designers currently featured on the website.
Patrick Schmidt, CEO and Advisory Board Member Donna Player presented at the event giving detail on THE ICONIC’s underlying mission is to “turn shopping into a seamless and inspiring experience”.
At the event, there was a section dedicated to showcasing the upcoming Premium Clothing, Footwear and Accessories collections that will be available on THE ICONIC, proving to be popular with the guests.
Styled by Buds and Bowers | Photographed by Josh Eriksson
egpr held a series of micro-influencer events across the Summer months for continuous on-brand coverage and to re-ignite Reef’s cool factor!
Each event hosted was by a different influencer; Carla Rose Brett, Brittany Daisy and Ellese Chloe.
Influencers curated the guest list, allowing Reef to tap into their group of micro-influencer friends.
Each event consisted of a fun Reef branded pop-up party with beverages, food and Reef products to keep skin hydrated and allow attendees to embrace the brand and the essence of summer.
Influencer content deliverables were pre-agreed ensuring coverage for the brand would be utilised on both earned and owned social channels.
Styled by Sophia Kaplan | Photographed by Carlos Walters
egpr held an acro yoga class and brunch for key press and opinion formers at North Bondi Surf Lifesaving Club overlooking Bondi Beach.
There was an introductory talk from the Invisible Zinc team discussing the history of the brand, the efficacy of the products, physical vs chemical sunscreen and the brand positioning within the heavily populated sun care market.
A brunch of organic healthy nourishing dishes alongside freshly pressed juice was served.
Pre-event gifting guaranteed all attendees wore Invisible Zinc outfits for their acro yoga class.
Additional activity included a branded coffee cart and yoga mats to immerse guests within the world of Invisible Zinc.
Photographed by Carlos Walters
On the eve of Summer, Australia and NZ's largest online fashion wardrobe, THE ICONIC, made a splash on Sydney Harbour - with a dazzling display of SS 17/18 collections, from the hottest local and international designers.
Hosted by model and presenter, Ksenija Lukich, celebrity faces including Michelle Bridges, Tim Robards, Anna Heinrich, Matty J, Laura Byrne, Nick ‘Honey Badger’ Cummins, Sammy Robinson, Petra Mackova, Renae Ayris, Chloe Morello, Tegan Martin, Nikki Phillips, Lisa Clark, Lola Berry, Jade Tunchy, Chloe Chapman, Cartia Mallan, Teigan Nash, Liv Phyland enjoyed summer inspired cocktails and a waterfront seat to the 60m floating runway, which boasted spectacular views of Sydney’s most iconic landmarks.
'Back to where we came from' styled by Amanda Moore and photographed by Ted O'Donnell for Box Magazine. Featuring vaguely colonial layers, romantic silks, lace and fallenBROKEN street hats. This shoot is a take on the bygone Australian girl and her style moment, frozen in time.
Influencers and media came together to enjoy a hip hop yoga class and healthy brunch in the sun, to celebrate the latest 213 apparel collection. Located at a picturesque and private Bondi rooftop, a dj spun classic hip hop beats whilst the yogis perfected their vinyasa flow. The perfect start to the weekend!
The fashion and surf industry came together to celebrate the collaboration between father and son duo, surf board shaper, Shane Stedman and IWS. designer, Luke Stedman at China Heights Gallery in Surry Hills.
We Are Feel Good Inc. sunscreen are passionate about living life outdoors.
To celebrate the launch of the brand media and influencers joined the brand’s founders for a beautiful brunch and learnt how to keep sun safe all year round living a life of adventure.
Styling and flowers by Sophia Kaplan | Photography by Elijah Lel-Kahale
TONI&GUY Hair Care engaged editor and influencer Eleanor Pendleton of Gritty Pretty for their 2016 campaign. Over a two day shoot, together with the brand, egpr created a range of assets including still shots, video and cinemographs to be used throughout 2016.
An initmate group of fashion, beauty and lifestyle media were invited to the Langham Hotel, Sydney for a delicious champagne afternoon tea and a lesson in etiquette and manners.
Australian icon and Target Ambassador, Dannii Minogue, was celebrated in a beautifully curated photoshoot exclusive to The Joye.
Styled by Paula Joye, the feature showcased pieces from the new range of Dannii Minogue Petites for Target Collection.
Dannii talked motherhood, staying in shape and the importance of trying new things.
Shot by Carlotta Moye with Hair and Makeup by Michael Brennan.
Key fashion and lifestyle media were welcomed into a ‘winter wonderland’ themed event for the Target AW16 Media Showings. The room was adorned with life sized wooden cut outs that represented a chilly winter landscape, which contrasted the warm tones of the new collection.
A studio space was transformed to reveal the The Jean Paul Gaultier for Target collection to key fashion and lifestyle media. Held over two days, the final evening saw 50 of Australia’s most influential bloggers and opinion leaders view and celebrate the collection with the Designers for Target team.
Glasshouse Fragrances celebrated Christmas in style at a private residence in Paddington, NSW.
Guests were treated to a preview of the new Christmas collection, while they sipped on cocktails and mingled with Co-Founder and Creative Director, Nicole Eckels.
A full day shoot took place at a private residence to create dreamy lifestyle and campaign imagery for candle brand Circa Home.
Beauty media, lifestyle media and influencers gathered to celebrate the Circa Home Brand Refresh.
A customised breakfast was served to launch the updated range and the new inclusion of the Scented Burner and Scented Soy Wax Melts.
Semele Walk was an incredibly successful fusion of fashion and opera. Directed by Ludger Engels, George Frideric Handel’s dramatic Semele and the exclusive designs of Vivienne Westwood resulted in the eccentrically fabulous Semele Walk. Set within the opulent surrounds of Sydney Town Hall, this Festival highlight featured models in Westwood couture strutting between the performers as they rampaged the entire length of the catwalk.
Enhancing the elaborate fashion designs and drama on the catwalk, TONI&GUY Hair Care created the spectacular hair looks for the opera stars and models. In Semele Walk, the models reflect the styling of the late Marie Antoinette with mini crinolines and dramatic hair and makeup imitations.
Glasshouse Fragrances held an exclusive Christmas dinner for media at a private residence in Darlinghurst, NSW to communicate the ‘Mingle all the Way’ message for 2014.
The event recreated a decadent New York Christmas feast with all the trimmings and brought to life the fabulous Megan Hess designed packaging.
Beauty media and influencers were invited to a British afternoon at the pub for the TONI&GUY Hair Care London Fashion Week Trend Event.
Hosted by Global Hair Ambassador, Mark Hampton, guests watched as Mark recreated looks straight from the catwalk, sharing his backstage tips and tricks used to create looks from Vivienne Westwood, Matthew Williamson and Fashion East.
