Prime Minister Julia Gillard has confirmed she is wearing Australian fashion to The Wedding but which designer ?

This would have been a perfect opportunity for Australia House in London and Julia to host a pre-wedding party for British fashion writers/editors trade/commerce delegates and ALL electronic and print media as well as fashion designers and representatives from places like Selfridges, Topshop, Liberty, Jigsaw ( think Kate ) and others to come along and watch a fashion parade of Austalian design, including bridal wear - and also featuring Australian wool of varying grades, including fine and worsted,and suitings. ( which have taken a battering given our mulesing and various boycotts and dumpings)
We have some fabulous designers in this country. Other countries know it, and various celebrities are often featured wearing our designs. But does our Government and the wool industry know it ?

What a wasted opportunity.Typical.

Is our GG wearing Australian ?

I believe so much in the amazing talents of our energetic and innovative designers.

Why didn't someone seize the opportunity of competition between retail giants Myer and David Jones and ask them to sponsor an event at Australia House?

This has got nothing to do with the 'good old days' of the Wool Corporation - more with wondering what happened to that level of self-confidence and creative courage our Government and various organisations seemed once to have.

Our designers have it - and we Australians know it. Our design institutions know it.

Once,Australia gave bolts of fine merino wool to visiting world leaders. They loved these precious and clever gifts.

It's not that I want us all to again clamber upon the sheep's back, but we should acknowledge our fashion industry and the
artistic and economic contribution it makes.

We sadly broke that poor sheep's back some years ago.

Tess Lawrence

* The writer is a former fashion editor and provided publicity/media strategy services to the wool industry - and assisted the visit to Australia of Royal Milliner, Mr John Boyd.

Thanks Tess, nothing like a bit of a giggle. I had thought your article was intended to be “Two” weddings and resurrection. After all, Jules was recently asked if she and Tim had set a date.

This would have given us the Will/Kate wedding, closely followed by the Jules/Timmy event. If Jules timed it right, we Ozzies could give them an extended honeymoon in a very far away place, say 50 years in Brutopia?

I’m not much into fashion but I fail to understand how Julia’s wardrobe and fashion could be uttered in the same breath? She is an unfortunate shape and looks more like her cartoon caricature each day. I have noticed the brass “eyelets” around the hem of her skirts though. I’m informed on good authority that these are for the tie down ropes.

As for the designer of Julia’s wedding outfit. BCF? Anaconda? Army Disposals? Ships Chandlery? Equestrian Supplies (for the bridal)? Surely no self respecting fashion designer would volunteer?

Either way, Australia has played foreign policy and international visits with a straight bat for the last 15 years. This has resulted in a steady increase in respect for our nation and its people.

That said, I’ve solicited input and comment from family and friends overseas recently. Sadly, since KRudd and Juliar launched themselves onto an unsuspecting international audience we seem to have gone backwards.

It looks like we have to start all over again and “resurrect” our international image.

Funny article Tess and I see you couldn't contain yourself but had to be spilling over into the comments section.

More!

Dear SPINDOC, now that's a bit cruel,what you said about the eyelets.

First I have to admit I was the world's worst dressed fashion editor - but I do love fashion and textiles and design and all of that.

Also, there's no getting away from the fact that Julia has a large b.u.m. So do I. So do millions of women. It's how we generally are if unphotoshopped. In the long run, who cares - it's what the Prime Minister thinks and does that should be our real concern - and is - but this visit to London is without doubt a lost opportunity. Every year we do a ' G'day USA campaign ' Fine. If we'd had a showcase pre-wedding party fashion extravaganza at Oz House in London - we could have invited reps and designers from the European Community as well. And we could have invited Kate and her Mum and Family - as well as the Windsors. And we could have invited Warnie and that other Liz.

Dear Peter Hume. You've got my number. It's true - and I just wanted to update the story after I heard Julia on the ABC earlier this morning.
I think I'm pretty close to the 4 posts per article limit Pierre!

Did Julia Gillard attend the wedding?

I hadn't noticed she and Timmy had left the country.

Dear Vanna,
Exactement. And will we notice when she returns ?
By the way, where IS the Government these days ? It's as
if they've gone AWOL. Perhaps they have. Ditto the Supposition Party.
And no, I don't have a post Wedding hangover.
Is it just me Vanna ?

Tess
If it is true that Julia has left the country, she may have to be careful.

When she comes back there may be another Prime Minister.

So,Tess, you've used the royal wedding to air your political crankiness.
How gracious of you.
The wedding for all that was spendid,colorful,managed to perfection and showed the happy couple so much in love. I am NOT a royalist but I did admire the dignity of William. I did admire his special touch to common people like the homeless young woman he met when visiting homeless women in a sanctuary, and the invitation to the Indian owners of the deli in the hometown of the Middletons, and the butcher. Here was something worthy of mention.
Cheers.
socratease

Dear Socratease, I so agree with you. He is a Darling young man and very much his Mother's son. It was wonderful that media coverage leading up to and including The Wedding Royal made mention of his - and Catherine's - thoughtfulness and many kindnesses to people - and also interviewed people who were/are the recipients of such gentle consideration.

tantalising topic
not sure if the erection is a blue pill reserction
but agree with much you say..and titilated by how you say it

woman allways think they got big bums
but thats only because of..the few..like julia..[ju-liars]

[its not the big bum..but the big head]..
this draws attention to 'her' big bum

and the bleach bottle red dont help

i thought you might be revealing insight
into the old pope...[jean paul]..
being made saint...[as the res erection]

the faction friction was a good point
but i feel its more about the fiction of parties fraction

but they got the same legs as juliar
without so much as a foot to stand upon
[or should that read the 30 centimeters they stand upon]

anyhow i havnt been the same since i saw your picture
i knew you to be funny..[not look funny..but be capable of being serious while being funny]..

but then again i often miss the joke
i for one am glad you heired your 'political crankiness'
[please ignore the sock-re/tweaze..he is a cranky mess]

hey soc ya know im only poking
..only joking..to get a rise out of ya
so dont take the red pill..

[or is tha the blue pill..
my memory aint what it used to be]

it wouldnt do to be erect..[upstanding]
when i took the pill..to forget

anyhow i forgot what i was going to say
but then i already said too much

id post a link
but that would be trolling
and its bad enough looking like one
without sounding like one as well..anyhow..have a nice

day

ps i only posted
to subscribe

your funny
[lol]

Dear one under god,

What an almighty effort.

I'm all Agog and Magog.

tess im using up my second post to your topic
and sad you said so little in your last one
you have a great mind..let it show

please dont waste them limited posts..on me

i say things
then have to say more
to hide what i just said..
in case others took it wrong

im just a bored former hippy
who found protest dont work...
and now do my activism..on line

hoping in the mean time to be less mean..
and fix things by looking at the lighter side..of the truelly dark isues

there was so much more i had hoped to say
hoping for more giggles from you as you gave more witty reply

sorry about using you to pass the time
there is so much more i should be doing
but hety i have earned some time out
to make a little pun

too many people got nothing to say
[i call them the smart ones]

but too many got nothing meaningfull
[that can be taken in so many ways]

i have fun in words
and take my fun out of others words
your last words remind me of other words

[and your last words are like the words
so many girls have heard eager young men utter]
this has never happend before

and now im left to try and gain some satifaction elswhere
to find satifaction in knowing what these words mean

""I'm all Agog""

hi tess
..im all..
huh?-man..[con-fused..]

""and Magog.""

yeah i think i am too

is that an active or a noun?
im just trying to be objective
but smiling all the same...

yours
a fashion tradjick
how did you like the 'dress'
[i already said what i think at the wedding topic]

but may have taken that
too far...[so wont repeat it here]

anyhow cheers
less is more?

i note in your bio
[what a stange word]..

anyhow noted your pecialities
""ethical media services and crisis management""

noted your first article
http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=11782&page=0

read through it seeking more of your witty-cynisims
[sorry about spelling]..

anhow like this one
''even though the shoe didn't fit,..Howard wore it.''

it was followed by
""If Gillard can't stand the heat,
then I suggest she get back into the kitchen cabinet.""

what i liked was your an equal oppertuinity..[cant find the right word]//literalist..looks right but feels wrong

oppertunist..feels right..
but looks wrong

now i have run out of apt words
[but loved the wit]

so ethical sounds correct
media services and crisis managment
well what can i say...[i detest the media]..
but in your favour...i like the independant..

clearly you wernt managing julian's crisis..
but clearly hold some of his goals...[free-flow of info?]
freedom of the press...

any presure put on the presss is well earned

anyhow have returned back to your origonal article
and note this

""That Paul Howes your father has a lot to answer for.""

whats the back story..'howes'..'gil-lard'
but more detail re

""He and his sneaky mates
have cost Australia dearly;"'

and this
''and not just in monetary terms''

but im only trying to make conversation
to drag some more posts..[read wit]..out of you

but dont mind the heavey stuff either

anything you can tell us about?

or do i need to do the research myself?

anyhow
cheers

i liked how you responded to all the posters
and regret..infuring i didnt need any
[need is the wrong word]

regret not getting a reply
i could thoughtfully reply to
i so love being forced to think