I know Australian fashion designer Gail Sorronda is a starry sort of person - she has won praise from Karl Lagerfeld and collaborated with the Queensland Ballet on their production of Dracula. I also know her from my time as a journalist, covering Australian Fashion Week for a daily newspaper. All this is to say, when I gazed lovingly into the windows of her Brisbane store in Fortitude Valley, thinking perhaps I'd snap up a pair of red socks, I didn't necessarily expect the person to be waving me into the store to be Gail herself.
How fey she is, a witch in a Studio Ghibli film. The spell on me is cast immediately - she clocks my outfit (Romance Was Born x May Gibbs activewear set; I felt like feeling the winter sunshine on my non-existent abs) - and begins to dress me over it, in billows and ethereal black and white, sheers and bows. I ended up with no red socks but a versatile top that I wore last night to an art gallery, feeling just right. On the flight home, a fellow passenger notices my Gail Sorronda 'Oh My Goth' T-shirt, which I've had for absolutely ages, and tells me I have the best T-shirt. He's right, I do.
A model wears Gail Sorronda. Image: supplied
Gail Sorronda is the 41st in my series of creatives to take five questions.
When my creative process is stuck, I... clean and clear my physical space and my mental space and meditate!
The weirdest thing about being a creative human is... playing tag with the universe, god games, birthing ideas into manifestation.
A model wears Gail Sorronda. Image: supplied
The most unusual object in my house is... my Prayer Kneeler Bench Stool.
I celebrate my achievements by... feeling grateful.
Something in the world that already exists that I wish I had created is... interdimensional portals.
Find Gail Sorronda's clothing brand online at Gail Sorronda and at her Brisbane store at Shop 8, 19 James Street, Fortitude Valley, Queensland. Follow Gail on Instagram here: GAIL SORRONDA (@gailsorronda) • Instagram photos and videos.
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