Ellington

//For the love of local talent//


I first came across the label Ellington as it hung proud in the form of the flamingo patterned shirt off a coat hanger in my mates cupboard as many other shirts lay scattered on the floor around it. It was my first encounter but it definitely wasn't my last.

Ellington seemed to be just about everywhere in Bondi, double up in a shirt and shorts combo, casually styled with a pair of jeans or dressed up to wear to the most prestigious events, everyone was oozing with flamingo radness. I started making friends with randoms just due to them wearing Ellington.. being a small town girl raised along way from Sydney i felt a sense of connection with the brand and the people wearing it. Becky (the mastermind behind Ellington) has managed to not only create a great brand with awesome pieces but a following of legends.



Some of my fondest memories were created wearing Ellington, including the time Grant Treblico (local Bondi Legend) and i dressed up both matching in our Flamingo attire for the Bondi Board riders comp and won the "most stylish" award.. Ive never really known clothes to have such an positive impact on a time in your life, being the "blow in" i finally felt like i belonged. And from then on every time i wore a piece of Ellington i felt as if I was wearing a bad vibe shield, the clothes are an amour to all the negative energy floating around.

I don't think I'm the only person that feels this way, i say this because i know people who have Ellington as their "go to" clothing piece/(s), people who you have to almost peel the shirt of their back just so it can be washed once every month or every three months...

Ellington is for everything and everyone, and I'm hard to please when it comes to clothes.
The garments are fresh and unique, they can be dressed up/down and worn anywhere around town, and more times than not if you wear it out someone will ask you where you got our outfit from or say "Hey that's Ellington".. more than likely it will be me saying that because i like acknowledging the fact that people are wearing the dream and passion of a young beautiful woman with some incredible talent.

I haven't as yet had the pleasure to met Becky, but as we organised to shoot in some of her pieces i was so happy to have been able to cross paths with her, she exudes good vibes and her pieces express that.

Ellington captures a lust for adventure, that glisten in your eyes for all things fun and exciting, maybe a little innocent trouble. A touch of frolicking or some sassy flaunting, how ever you like to show off or keep casual Ellington has you in its best interests.


If you're ever in need of some funk to add to your closet or a chat with a rad human at the Sydney markets, head down and see Becky the chick from Ellington... or check her out on:

Instagram @ellington_world or http://instagram.com/ellington_world/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ellingtonworld
Webpage: http://www.ellington.com.au
Tumblr: http://ellingtonclothing.tumblr.com

~ Written and Modelled by

Kiah Carter

Photos By Michelle Carter and Craig Andrews.

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