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Beautiful examples of some of my creative students

OLGA GARBER

TAKE YOUR LIFE TO THE NEXT LEVEL
Dance Like a Dragonfly

Olga Garber, a young Australian entrepreneur, business development manager, dancer, and designer and creator of exclusive custom made dancewear, started a dancewear label Dance Like a Dragonfly. She designs and creates custom fit and custom made dresses in Sydney, in her design studio. Attention to detail, amazing handwork and beautiful finish make Olga Garber very popular between professional dancers. Her dresses definitely stand out on the dance floor!
“I started making costumes first when I had a dance show group. After dancing for many years I have also developed passion for dance/sport dresses. The diamantes, feathers, frills and lace…I have started making Latin and ballroom dresses for competitive dancers. In order to add more professional finish to my work I have started taking private tutorials with Olena Luggassi. The lessons have made dramatic difference to the quality of the dresses and have taken me to the next level of dressmaking. First of all would love to thank you for the support and a bit of a kick push my professional hobby. I have not stopped making dresses! The drawing lesson was huge help and the tips for finishes made all the difference. I have made 14 dresses this year and 3 more to finish. Very happy with myself. The lessons were best thing I could have done!”, Olga.
November 2013
Website:
http://www.dancelikedragonfly.com.au

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SUSIE SAWAYA

"No girl should ever be caught without her pair very own pair of Susie's. Now, THANKS to my gorgeous creations, you don't need a reason to celebrate, all you need is a pair of Susie's",
Susie Sawaya

Maple & Ray by RENEE SALIBA

Renee Saliba is one of my talented design students. Renee is a young Fashion designer.
Renee has completed two years of Fashion design tuition with me. She studied Fashion Illustration Drawing, Design a Fashion Collection, Start up a fashion Business, Sewing and Patternmaking Courses.
After her trip to Europe in 2011, she designed a beautiful collection Maple & Ray.
Her collection is very fresh, colourful, vibrant and full of life.
Maple & Ray was launched at the Spring Summer 12/13 Sydney Fashion Palette event in April 2012.

AMALINA AMAN

Amalina Aman is an Australian-Muslim Fashion Designer who creates stunning designs inspired by 70th and 80th, and influenced by Europe and Arabia.
Amalina studied Fashion Illustration Drawing and Design a Fashion Collection Courses.
She designs modest, fashionable and affordable clothing for Muslim women. She also designs custom made Couture gowns made of exclusive designer fabrics.
Amalina showcases her designs during Fashion weeks around the world, such as the Islamic Fashion Festival in Malaysia and the Indonesian Islamic Fashion Fair. Amalina's Aman collection is featured in Dailymail.co.uk, September 2015, read the story here

Amalina’s FUTURE ASPIRATIONS:
“In the future I hope that my business grows and continues to evolve but retains my core value, which is to continue to draw on my own inspirations to design modest, beautiful, fashionable clothing. I also aspire to take my brand to the international market (which I have already begun to do in Asia)”.

Jaymee Joaquin

Jaymee Joaquin is a Filipina actress, model and host. She made a career in the Philippines as a TV and print commercial model during her younger years and ventured in events promotion and hosting on the side.
Jaymee is amazingly creative and talented person. Jaymee has completed various Fashion Design Courses with me such as the Fashion Illustration Drawing, the Design a Fashion Collection, Sewing for beginners, Swimwear and Lingerie Courses, and the Patternmaking Course. The courses prepared her to the entry to the University in Australia in 2009.

House of Maxi by KATHRYN VELLA

Australian designer Kathryn Vella who once studied with me, has added a new level of glamour to Maxi dresses, her online store House of Maxi holds a collection of beautiful, elegant and unique full length dresses, with exclusive designs. Made with love she uses vibrant, flattering and quality fabrics, as in her words "every dress must be comfortable and confident".
House of Maxi is a new label that brings maxi dresses to you that reflect the Australian life style. Urban, sexy and effortlessly chic.
Kathryn studied the Fashion Illustration Drawing, Sewing and Patternmaking Courses.

BORNALI BORAH

Bornali Borah loves designing dresses. She wanted a challenge and decided to work with silk, lace and beads to create the featured dress.
Bornali left the silhouette simple and let the lace and silk speak; the asymmetrical and cascading lace draws the eye to the lace, and the gap between the lace is showing the beautiful textured silk underneath.It took her around 6 days to finish the dress.
What a stunning design, Bornali! We love it!

GENEVIEVE LAURENT

Melissa Dennis is a Sydney based Fashion Designer. Her label GENEVIEVE LAURENT is an Australian brand, established in 2010.
Melissa completed-Fashion Illustration Drawing, Design a Fashion Collection, Start up a fashion Business, Sewing and Patternmaking Courses.

Wedding Dress by Kelly Small

An Inspiring Success Story- Introducing a rising Fashion Designer Kelly Small from QLD.
“I used to own a Bridal Shop & I just loved it. I started researching fabrics, beading, and courses & learning as much as I could, as I knew this is what I wanted to do… My drawings frustrate me sometimes but I just have not given up & have had the help of Olena Luggassi to teach me how to draw the designs I had in mind. Olena has helped me so much just through emails, sharing contacts, fabrics etc, her help is greatly appreciated…

I have designed and produced a beautiful Wedding Gown – Olivia Grace. It is still a sample but this is the first step of my fashion design career. The fabrics I used were Ivory Satin & Organza with the bust heavily beaded with a lace-up back.

There is no way to describe the feeling of opening an email with photos of the finished Wedding Dress that you designed it is so surreal & amazing…Follow your dreams till the end & never give up!”