Lindy Mallet I Petrel is
Perth Fashion Designer
This is an interview with Lindy Mallet/Petrelis who started a clothing fashion business in Perth in the 1960s. She initially started work at Channel 9 in 1965 and during the interview she talks extensively of the beginnings and impact of television in Perth. With an early interest in fashion she started her own modelling agency at home and was the first of the modern women designers in Perth like Ruth Tarvydas and Liz Davenport. She would start her first shop Lindy's Hideout in Murray Street. She talks of the many changes that she has witnessed in fashion in Perth as one of the pioneers of the Perth fashion and her 5 decades of work in the industry. She talks of designing, making, modelling and selling her clothes. She would sell to private clients as well as to department stores like Boans. She would have 5 shops in Perth being initially based in the old Liberty Theatre site in Barrack street. Lindy describes the competitive scene of Perth in the 1960s and 70s while looking at the business community and the close friendly rivalry between businesses in an isolated city. She looks at her success and speaks of the success of others as part of an 'In Crowd' of Perth in a fledgling, vibrant and individual fashion industry. The interview was conducted by W JE Bannister in 2015 there are 5 audio files
Lindy Mallet/Petrelis interviewed by WJE Bannister
Session 1 00:00:00 Liberata Michela Pracilio talks of her family background and coming to Australia from Vasto. Reason for coming to Australia. Fathers surprise at Fremantle. Going to Waroona. Father educates his children. Happier childhood. Mount Hawthorn. Never lonely. People are to frightened to get involved today. Background, Italy, Fremantle, Mount Hawthorn 00:04:25 Influenced to go into fashion from an Italian background. Mother is a good dressmaker. You cant acquire talent. Memories of childhood in Italy. People would recognise Lindy as an adult. Family background and history. Artists and academics. Father has fashion in the family. mother is into the home. Singing and opera. Mother is a singer. Looking at life through rose coloured glasses. Influences, fashion, dressmaking, mother, home 00:09:33 Being brought up in Perth. Migrants and Pixi Hale was a neighbour. Following the film stars. Copying film stars dress. Radio and cinema and the Mount Hawthorn cinema. Rock n Roll and bikie look. Influences rebellious behaviour and dress. Following fashion and winning the miss Gidget parade as a child. Perth, stars, radio and cinema, rock 'n' roll, Miss Gidget parade 00:12:38 Going on the alone Perth was a big deal. Going to Boans. Lack of restaurants in Perth. Aherns and Corot's. People enjoyed shopping. Everyone is spoiled. Everything started in Lindy's Time. Televisions started. Having fun. Couldn't drink until you were 21. Dancing all night at the Snake Pit. Trying to look good in fashion. Fake fashion and living in fairyland. Shops, Perth, television, fashion 00:16:39 People dressed up when they went into town. Photos of people dressing up. People got excited going to Perth. Memories of Perth Shops. Foy & Gibson, Walsh's, Sports Lane. Wanting to be in fashion from an early age. Going to business college. Stott's business college. Frank and Paul Conti. Dressing up, Perth shops, Foy & Gibson, Walsh's, Sports Lane 00:20:40
Memories of Perth TV stations. Channel 7 and channel 9. The Buzz and razz a razzmatazz of working in a Television Station. Perth came alive. TV presenters, Peter Harries and Jeffrey Newman. Round about with Lloyd Lawson and Money Machine. Through TV Perth could see what was going on in the world. Huge impact on Perth. Addicted to television. Perth television was fabulous. The internet today and TV. Television was welcoming. The first TV. Neighbours would come over to watch TV.
Perth television, the Internet, neighbours watchTV, TV stations, presenters, Peter Harries, Jeff Newman, Lloyd Lawson, roundabout, money machine.
00:23:35
Pamela Mallet puts Lindy in touch with Television people. Denzel Howson. Initial impressions of TV. Being a presenter. Promoted to do shows. Memories of doing rock n roll shows for Channel 9 Rave. Bob Mercer was the managing director. He was interested in doing a fashion range.
Television people, Houston, impressions of TV, Mercer, fashion range.
00:27:00
Club 7 Teen and Rave channel 9. Friendly competition. Mixing with the people from channel 7. Veronica Overton and Peter Duncan and Peter Booth were the first Producers. Memories of channel 9. Shows and duties. Round about Lloyd Lawson being a producer for. Peter Harries. Gerry G the puppet. Ron Blasket the ventriloquist. Lack of money for the shows. Egos of the entertainers. Were in constant pressure.
Club 7 Teen, Rave, Channel 9 Veronica Overton and Peter Duncan Ron Blasket, lack of money
00:33:05
Television competing all the time. Trying to come up with ideas. Channel 7 is a constant. Trust of channel 7 personalities. People worked hard in the old days. Doing fashion for the wool board and shows on the ABC with Helen Matthews. The buss and hi of going into studies. Celebrities like the Johnny young Paul Gadenne. The Bee Gees. Memories of Kamahl and the Bee Gees - they had something.
Television competing, coming up with ideas, Johnny Young, Paul Gadenne, the Bee Gees, Kamahl
00:38:30
Memories of Jeanie Little. Memories of John Farhnam and Johnny Young. Had charisma and went through a lot. Johnny Young was best man at Lindy's first wedding. Celebrity status of Johnny Young. His wife Jane couldn't cope. Channel 9 making a place for themselves. Jeannie Little, Johnny Farnham, Johnny Young
00:41:30 / Televion show Money machine. Peter Harries was great with the children. Memories of Jeffrey Newman. Nice warm people compared to shows today. Wholesome shows and television stations. Getting inspiration. Can't go to fashion school to get style. Italian Magazines and clothes. Inspiring people like Tony Barlow. People that loved life and doing things. There was a lot of excitement in Perth. Working with black and white medium was easier. You could hide things on TV. Doing different ranges in Perth. Fashions of the Field. Exciting years.
Money machine, Peter Harries, Jeffrey Newman magazines, Tony Barlow, fashion, fashions of the field Lindy Mallet/Petrelis interviewed by WJE Bannister
Session 2 .., '1-· -" 6/4/ 2015 /
00:00:00
Origins of coming to work at Channel 9. Denzel Howson gets Lindy involved in Channel 9. Starting as a lackey. Doing the children's show with Peter Harries. All in it together. No one really knew the direction of the station. There was so much excitement. Doing production type stuff. Talent shows Coralie Condon at Channel 7. The eastern states and contest type shows. Talent on television. The tonight show. Kamahl and Johnny Farnham and Johnny Young. Competitive nature between Channel 7 and Channel 9. Everyone mixed together.
Denzel Howsen, talent shows, Coralie Condon, Johnny Young, Kamahl, Johnny Farnham
00:03:34
People from Channel 7 and Channel 9 get on it was so unique. Television changed everything. Personal involvement with talent shows. Doing the idiot sheets. Duties on the talent shows. Being the production assistant. Doing a hell of a lot of work while the people go on stage. Going on TV to do advertisements. Asking advice of Lindy Petrelis. Selling product on television. The Academy of Performing Arts.
Channel 9, talent shows, advertise and is
00:05:20
The in-house do it yourself situation. There wasn't the competition people help each other more. Carolyn Noble. Does a lot of ads. The commercials and doing a children's show on Channel 7. Peter Duncan was a producer from overseas. He was an absolute gentleman and had a lot to do with Channel 9 getting going. The first releases at Channel 9. Phil May.Tony Holland was another producer. The people in charge. Ads on the fly. Cottee's and Nestles and Peter's Ice Cream advertisements. Relating to ads because of their natural nature.
Carolyn Noble, adds on-the-fly, Cottee's, Nestles and Peter's ice cream
00:08:35
A new show called Rave. Selling the idea to Cottee's. Memories of commercials. People were frightened of television. Commercials were not paying for television. Promoting the next show. If you are doing roundabout it would promote it. Don't forget to watch tonight. Self-promotion. Watching a television station come alive. Memories of the buzz in the newsroom. Excitement for the reporters. People are excited about their job. Getting a high from working at Channel 9. Getting a gorgeous feeling from everybody. Pre-Telethon. More happening on television in Perth in those days. Shows directly from Perth. Everything is from the east.
Rave, commercials pre-Telethon 00:12:18
When Channel 9 and Channel 7 started there were heaps of shows. Variety shows and talkback. Comedy and children's shows. Memories of various shows. Memories of the community at Channel 9. Christmas Pageant. Bringing the community together. People would come into see your show. A new beginning of something. People could sit in the lounge and be entertained. Loving television today. Becoming part of someone's life. A connection with people. The live audience in the studio. Channel 10. Ita Buttrose. All from the eastern states.
Channel 9 variety shows, loving television, live audience, Ita Buttrose
00:15:36
Fantastic memories of roundabout. Lloyd Lawson was so popular. The show was company. Memories of womens talkback shows. Budgets were so low. Bob Mercer was taken by the Lindy's fashion. Funding for a shop in the city. Inspiration. Bob Mercer asks Lindy to do a range. Starting a modelling school while working at Channel 9. Mother inspires Lindy. Book on etiquette. Organising a course for young models. Finding a place in the city for a modelling school. Lindy's team grooming Academy. Getting promoted on Channel 9. Starting to make the ranges for Bob Mercer.Johnny Young and his wife Jane were Lindy's friends. Using John for advertising. Jane came in to help. Ringing up Geraldine Willacy at the Sunday Times.
Roundabout, Lloyd Lawson, talkback, Bob Mercer, Lindy's fashion, inspiration, ranges, Johnny Young, advertising, Geraldine Willacy, Sunday Times
00:19:40
A full page spread in the Sunday Times. Description of the shop. New idea. There was nothing like that in Perth in those days. Taking over the Liberty Theatre. For the modelling school and the shops. Memories of the initial shock. Location of the shop on the corner of Barry and Murray Street upstairs. Employees. Jewish tailor is impressed by Lindy. Advertising him the paper. Going on Channel 9 as a guest to promote shop.
Range, new idea, liberty theatre, employees, advertising
00:20:12
Husband starts Top of The Town which became a no Pinocchio's. Lindy's Originals shop. Memory of the modelling agency. Advertising modelling school on Channel 9. Memories of the modelling school based at home. The size of modelling school increases to 50 people. Making it happen. Two rooms on the corner of Barrack and Murray Street. Near Alistair Norwood's shop. Near where Jeans West used to be. Memories of shops. Five shops in town at the time. Alfonso Di Lanzo was a brilliant Tailor. Alfonso cuts without pattern. Memory of Tony Barlow. Other businesses like Parkers. Boans. Everyone went to Boans. Because it was a big shop. People would meet at Boans. Perth was a elegant city. People dressed to go to the city. Memories of other shops. Corot's, Lane's [Sports Lane] A lot of places selling cloth. A lot of fashion agents.
Pinocchio's, modelling school, Alistair Norwood, Jeans West, Tony Barlow, Parkers, Boans, Corot's, Lanes 00:27:53
You had agents selling stuff from the east. Victor Tanner. Memories of Tony Barlow. Parker & Parker. He had what it takes. You are either have taste in or you haven't. Memories of Tony Barlow's talent. Con somas he was in Walsh's. Victor Kailis. Memories of the Kailis family. European families were card. Working hard and having a passion.
Victor Tanner, Tony Barlow, Parker & Parker, Victor Kailis.
00:30:45.
Everyone was in it together. Working for the city working for the community. Memories of the Ahern family. People looking after their families. There was a business community. Competition working with one another. The community centre has gone.
Together, community, Ahearn family
00:33:06
Doing fashion shows at Top of The Town. Designing samples. People from the nightclubs come to the shop on Saturday morning. Strippers would come into the shop in the morning. It was different. Eileen Bond used to come into the shop. Anyone who is anyone came into the shop. Models would come into the shop. Memories of Cheryl Rixon and others. Private order department. Renting out to shops to a friend's. Opening a place in Hay Street for the modelling school. Betty Schmidt was a model. Models looks good. It was fashion. Deportment school. A lot of girls are shy. Giving girls confidence. Memories of Liz Carvery, Cheryl Rixon, France Rixon, Sammi Novas, Marie's Clinic.
Fashion shows, designing samples, nightclubs, models, deportment school, Liz Carvery, Cheryl Rixon, France Rixon, Sammi Novus, Marie's clinic.
00:38:57
The modelling for Lindy's originals. The only shop back then. Ruth Tarvydas. Showing young designers want to do memories of Ruth Tarvydas using . Liz Davenport comes into the shop. Other shops Bon Marche Arcade. Other fashion shops compete. Stephanie Quinlan. Watching Perth grow. Growth and excitement.. Going on club 17 with Johnny Young. Inspiration from Carnaby Street and Mary Quant. Other little places start to come in.
Lindy's originals, Ruth Tarvydas, Bon/Marche' arcade, Mary Quant
00:43:09
Memories of Sam Rifici. People watching what Lindy is wearing. Advertising other peoples clothing. Connections and sitting getting an aeroplane for a backdrop for bikinis advertisement. Getting away with a lot. Moving on from Channel 9. Going on Channel 9 television shows. Dressing people for Channel 9 and for the ABC. Being a guest on shows like I've Got a Secret. Memories of the show.
Sam Rifici, connections, dressing people 00:46:38.
Memories of I have got a secret. Jeff Newman. Being asked to address people. Jenny Clemesha dressed by Lindy. Being asked by the wool board to do dressing on ABC. Will Craig. Memories of all industry. Helen Matthews was a brilliant blues and Jazz singer
I've got a secret, Geoffrey Newman, Jenny Clemesha
00:49:57
Memories of early fashion parades in Perth. Going where the teenagers were at the top of the town. Gobbles. Pinocchio's. John McGillivray, Laurie Tudori, bumping into everyone in the scene. Going out with Johnny Young was a big deal
Goble's, Pinocchio's, John McGillivray, Laurie Tudori, Johnny Young. Lindy Mallet/Petrelis interviewed by WJE Bannister
Session 3
30/4/2015
00:00:00
Lindy's Hideout. Location of and memories of. Starting the shop on the corner of Barrack and Murray Street. Referring to articles from the Sunday Independent from 1969. Beth Brown journalist. Producing a special collection for the Independent in pretend leather. Faux leather works well. On the radio show popular leather look. In doing hotpants and evening wear in faux leather. Carmel Weare the model. What was involved in the design of the clothes.
Lindy's Hideout, Beth Brown, Carmel Weare.
00:04:34
Backless was very in. Description of backless dress on a beautiful back. Barbara Cromb and Carmel Weare our models. Looking fresh with the clothes unlike today. Being stylish and more elegant. Changes in fashion the Mary Quant look and the Chelsea vibe. The miniskirt goes higher and higher. People trying to ban the miniskirt. Memories of the brothels on Roe Street. The difference between slack and style.
Barbara Cromb and Carmel Weare, miniskirts, Mary Quant.
00:08:44
Describing other articles of clothing in Sunday Independent articles of 1969. Modelling her own clothes. Making clothes look practical and amazing. Cost of clothing then and now.
Sunday Independent, making clothes
00:11:00
Reading from article about Lindy Petreli's. Memories of selling first garment. Being attached to it because you have created it. The success you have with a product. Kenneth Pearie and House of Meravale. Mike Dean. The top designers in Australia .Valentino and the Versace is all about shares and money. Design and designers. Designers bring in another idea.
Success, Keneth Pearie, House of Meravale, Versace.
00:15:30
Employing a number of designers. Taking over the Liberty theatre and three other shops. Employing up to 53 staff. Quality of the clothing. The hems were like a piece of art .. The costs involved. We don't have fashion today as such, it is all mass produced. You couldn't survive doing this today. The ready-made suit killed everything. The high-end clothing shop will always be there. Mass-produce stuff affects fashion.
Designers, employees, mass produced, fashion 00:18:49
Freudian fusion of the fur fashions. Kangaroo fashion. Coming up with something really different. Story of getting kangaroo fur. Doing hot pants in kangaroo fur. The hardest job Lindy ever took on. The hard winter kangaroo collection. Promoting Australian wool or fur. Everybody help each other and we were proud of it. Silver rings on the clothing. The rock 'n' roll years. Men wear open shirts to their waste. Sammy Homus and Victor Kailis model clothing . Perth was a community.
Kangaroo fashion, Sammy Homus, Victor Kailis
00:25:15
Description of clothing and publish city associated with different designs. Cost-effective. Getting your name out there. Carmel Weare was a beautiful woman .. Modelling shoots taken in the middle of nowhere. Mundaring Weir. Having a lot of fun taking photo shoots.
Cost-effective, Carmel Weir, modelling shoots
00:27:57
Model and designing own clothes. The independent newspaper requests from specific range. Doing evening wear for the ABC with Helen Matthews and the Wool Board. Having private orders. Hand drawing of designs. Looking through designs. Describing various designs from designing catalogue. Using two or three things off one particular pattern. Various sizes described. Style 199. Style 56. Cost of various designs and styles.
Designing own clothes, Helen Matthews, all board, style
00:33:05
Design number 158 recalled. Looking at swatches. Getting materials. Agents provide materials. Ordering swatches from the eastern states. Bikinis and fashion parades memories of going to Rottnest Island. Memories of various styles of clothing short jumpsuits. Other shops and competition. Virginia's balcony, Supplying Boans with clothes. By the time you have done your castings and rentals you don't make much money. More about enjoying the job. Memories of Genevieve's Bazaar.
Swatches, agents, Virginia's balcony, Genevieve's bazaar
00:39:03
No competition like there is today. Competitors would talk to one another. Accessories. Material shop. Aherns have good materials. Memories of the scanty pants. Hotpants. Selling a range in no time. Miss world. Memories of fashions of the field in Perth. Creating own ranges. A small city. People didn't travelled much.
Material shops, Aherns, ranges. 00:43:04
The moon landings in 1969. The world is changing .. The confidence and optimism associated with the fashion industry in Perth. The beauty of youth and women's liberation. Germaine Greer. Breaking stereotypes down. People are more confused today than they were.
The moon landings, Germaine Greer, the beauty of youth
00:46:17
Women started to think that they have got to do everything. The Spanish look. Doing all of the different types of looks. People wear matching hats with their outfits. Boots that match garments. 1980s and the Dallas look. Joan Collins and the big shoulders. Angelo Petrelis. The first gung hoes of real estate. John McGillivray and Howie Sangsterand Bob Maher. Memories of Having fashion shows put on at nightclubs. The VIPs, very exciting times it was a fabulous time. Going to the Parmelia hotel. In places that people danced. Memories of bands and following Johnny Young everywhere. Today it is about money. In those days it wasn't about money and. Money and the highflier. Being in the in crowd. Tony Barlow and the in crowd.
Women's lib, the Spanish log, John McGillivray, Howie Sangster Lindy Mallet/Petrelis interviewed by WJE Bannister
Session 4
7/5/2015
00:00:00
Being party people. Memories of the scene. People wondering what Lindy Petrelis would be wearing each day. Advertising by word of mouth. Promoting your business - had to be seen. The crowd used to go to the same places. Going to the nightclubs and to the best restaurants.
Party people, the scene, nightclubs restaurants
00:03:30
Pamela Mallet and the ABC promoting the rag trade with the Wool Board. Memories of Dirty Dick's and Coralie Condon and people connecting. Theatre restaurants. The Hole in the Wall Theatre. There would be coffee shops with musicians. In disc jockeys and designers and the places to be. Memories of Carolyn Noble and advertising.
ABC Dirty Dicks, Coralie Condon, Carolyn Noble
00:09:15
The St George restaurant owned by Howie Sangster. Louis Restaurant the real in restaurant. Dressing up to go out and proud to dress up. Connections with the eastern states fashion industry. Perth was very isolated. Two hubs of communication channels 9 and Channel 7.
Howie Sangster, isolated
00:13:16
Getting more designers. Keith Potter was an agent. Connecting the eastern states with Perth. A Western Australian fashion image. Inspiration for dresses. Liking to show flesh. Showing the body. And the sun and the beach. Bikinis, hotpants and showing off the body. Rottnest Island and fashion shows. Doing a shoot at Rottnest. Everything had a look. The castle look.
Rottnest Island, Keith Potter, hotpants,
00:18:24
Doing different ranges. Having 12 different designs. Selling the designs to the big shops. All free Internet and online. Window dressing the shops was the Internet of the day. Taking a range to the buyer. 6 PM modelling competition. The curvy look for women. Women are too thin today. Dressing for men. Twiggy wasn't anorexic looking. 6PM Rottnest quest. Janet France wins a movie prize.
Different ranges, Twiggy, modelling competitions, 00:23:52
Memories of the 1970s. Agents weren't coming in as much. People were travelling more to the eastern states. Bigger shops push out little businesses. The childhood of everything was growing up. Too much of everything and it all changes. Everything was maturing money was coming into everything. The Bee Gees and Saturday Night Fever. Memories of Gobbles and Romano's and discos. Mumma Maria's and Romano's. Getting married at Romano's was a big deal. It was very Italian place Johnny Young and the strangers Johnny Young sings at Lindy Petrelis' wedding.
The 1970s, money, bigger shops, Gobbles, Romano's.
00:28:30
The Bee Gees and Saturday night fever. Shirts unbuttoned and medallions. Memories of Yorkie. Lionel York. Peter Harries and other celebrities. Being with all the top models. Memories of Paul Gadenne a radio announcer was terrific on radio was a good businessman was on 6KY. Doing a radio show with Paul Gadenne a popular show about fashion. Radio show moves away from just talking about fashion
The Bee Gees, fashion, Lionel York, Peter Harries, Paul Gadenne
00:32:26
Being frightened by people calling in. The memories of the radio show. Paul Gadenne brings entertainment to Perth. The Rolling Stones. Memories of Slade looking at articles from newspapers. Memories of entertainment nightspots like the Pink Pig. Fabulous entertainment. Helen Matthews Jazz singer. Memories of the Charles hotel. Blues and Jazz clubs.
Paul Gadenne, Helen Matthews fabulous entertainment, the Charles hotel
00:37:10
The 70s were changing and memories of the punk look. People having different ideas in fashion. Glam Rock, disco and punk. Getting a new look and changing things. Fashion employs millions of people. Everything changes. Following the changes. Fashion lets people know what they want before they know they want it. Making money at the end of the day. Lindy Mallet/Petrelis interviewed by WJE Bannister
Session 5
00:00:00
Memories of punk scene. The 80s look. Fashion in Perth changing during the 80s. The big hair and the big shoulders and hairdressers around town. New culture of hairdressers. Empowering women and fashion. Looking after a cross-section of people running a business and seating people.
Punk scene, the 1980s fashion
00:03:11
The Royal show and the Wool Board. Doing fashion shows at the Royal Show. The maxi dress. Preparing for the Royal Show. Doing very classic evening and day look. Props for the fashion show. Doing ensembles and matching outfits. People loved the fashion division at the Royal Show. The average person didn't get a chance to go to a fashion parade. Models really wanted to be at the fashion parade.
The Royal show, the maxi dress, fashion parades
00:07:30
The scene was changing in Perth. The 80s was very big on money. People were making a lot more money in Perth. People were dressing more expensively and travelling a lot more. Eileen Bond and Alistair Northwood. Drugs come into the scene. Hard drugs and losing friends to the drug scene. Alcohol was being consumed a lot more. Being an artist.
1980s, drugs, Alistair Norwood.
00:11:30
Ruth to Tarvydas up a shop in a street. The youngest fashion designer. Memories of Ruth. As time goes on you could see changes. Ruth didn't diversify enough. The social page. Ruth was more out there. Putting discs in the hem so that they would sit properly. Ruth brings Bohemian chic to the 60s. Ruth has an identity. Needing to move on. Not needing to get big in fashion. Wanting more style in clothing.
Ruth Tarvydas, style
00:18:05
Not liking Picasso paintings. Walking down a street you would know everybody. Memories of Maurice Meade and Alistair Norwood. Winning an award in the Australian fashion awards. Description of the winning dress.
Maurice Meade, Alistair Norwood, Australian fashion award 00:21:45
Coming up with inspiration for dresses. Showing off a beautiful body. The interconnectedness of the Perth scene. The country, loving business and starting a family having a full life. Publicity results in more business. Designing the dress to suit the body. Designing for the individual.
Inspiration, designing the individual, publicity.
00:26:05
Designing for weddings and business functions for women. Clients coming for every occasion. Employees for private orders. Busy doing all sorts of things and wanting the excitement. Memories of Snobs Boutique in Napoleon Street. Seeing a market. Valentino, Chanel, and a clientele that travelled. Seeing markets in recycling high class clothing. Selling Lindy's fashion business to Alistair Norwood. Starting up a business for social reasons.
Designing, Valentino, Chanel, Alistair Norwood
00:30:00
Cottesloe was busy. Alistair Norwood buys business. Alistair Norwood was a very good businessman. Taking hat off to Alistair Norwood. The clothing trade has been taken over by the Internet. Snobs Boutique was not getting the quality clothing brought in any more. The new breed of people do not know about labels. Looking at reality shows and focusing on bags. The whole industry - fashion starting up in the 60s. Memories of Cocos restaurant. Where do you wear clothes to restaurants today. People have become lazy. Maitre d' is wearing jeans and tennis shirt at high class restaurants.
Alistair Norwood, Cocos restaurant, snobs Boutique,
00:35:00
Image and a lack of individuality. Going to private functions and women with careers. Women don't wear make up today like they used to. Starting up from scratch. Melanie Greensmith starts up Wheels and Doll Baby in Hay Street. Starting up today and making a living. Buying from all over the world. Looking at clothes online. The Internet has killed the rag trade off. The multinationals are the only ones who have survived it.
Image, Melanie Greensmith, the Internet
00:38:45
Killing Bayview Terrace. Competing with China. Constantly being told to look for the bottom line all the time. You cannot compete. Promoting yourself all the time and the cost of renting. The famous people get clothing for nothing. Not able to make money. Looking at the stars today. They have not got anything to show look at the Kardashians. The art of revealing the body ..
Competing with China, promoting, the part of revealing the body 00:41:45
Everyone looks alike. Cosmetic surgery. Not likely to do the business again today. You cannot get the quality material any more. Valentino, Versace. The lack of old shops department stores like Boans, Bon Marche', Foy & Gibson's have gone. Not feeling safe in Perth any more. The niceties have gone, the manners have gone. Men whistling at women. Getting excitement and good from your life. It is what you make of each moment. Still getting excited about things that I do. Being involved with grandchildren. Growing gracefully is all in the mind. Things change. Enjoying where you are at at that time. You can do it all but not all at once.
Cosmetic surgery, material, Valentino, Versace, department stores.
End of interview.