Recent Events – BDO and a special performance featuring Wildilocks dreads!

The Perth Big Day Out was a fabulous success! Unfortunately I forgot to get the camera out when we were really busy, so there’s only a few pics of the stall, and a couple of clients added in the Loose Streaks section of the Gallery. Better than nothing though! It was a great day and excellent event to be a part of, with massive crowd and huge exposure!

I also last month had the pleasure of creating dreadlock falls for a wonderful troupe of dancers — Gypsy Trail Tribal Dance Company’s ‘Diaspora Tribe’. They had a performance at the Quarry Amphitheatre and outshone all the other dance troupes with their dreaded finery, giving them a real edge! You can see a couple of photos of the troupe and performance over here!

New Melbourne Tour added for MARCH 2004!

Due to a great deal of early interest in the Melbourne leg of the June tour, I’m very happy to announce that wildilocks will be heading to Melbourne in March also – which means that anyone having extensions done in March are also guaranteed my availability for maintenance/reinstallation appointments for June … email if you’re interested and would like to book for either the new March tour dates or the June ones in Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane!

New Product: Dreadlock Snood [& Free Shipping Offer]

Thanks to the request of a recent client, I’ve experimented with the creation of a dreadlock snood – and come up with a simple and effective design. What the hell is that supposed to be, you may ask [aside from a GBA game]? Well, a snood is essentially a hair net, originally worn in medieval times, but also revived in the 1930’s and ’40’s where wartime required women to work in factories and tie their usually very curly and carefully styled hair back neatly. Im sure there’s a few of you who’ve been in a situation where you’ve needed your dreads covered up – but not had anything custom made for the job, and made do with a scarf or head wrap which probably slipped or didn’t cover your dreads very well! Ideal for both natural dreads and synth dread extensions – a dread snood keeps your dreads neatly tied back and out of the way & are also ideal for sleeping in, as dreads are kept neater and develop less fly-away hairs when covered for bed. They’re designed with alot more room in them than standard snoods, because of the much greater volume of dreads, and are made with a stretchy crotchet-headband base, and a choice of either plain netting or spiderweb lace. Available in black only for now, but if really popular other colours may be introduced as well.

As a special introductory offer, dread snoods come with FREE SHIPPING til the end of the February!

If you’ve visited the site recently, you’ll notice some fab news on the main page – and I have a few other things to mention in this update!

Wildilocks has moved premises!

18th January was Wildilocks’ last day trading at the previous location of Station St Markets, Subiaco!

From the 24th January onward, Wildilocks is located at a fabulous new shop in the heart of Perth city – Shop 15, Bon Marche Arcade, 80 Barrack St, Perth! [Between Hay & Murray Streets] New phone number is also in effect, you can call the shop on +61 [08] 9221 0249!

We now have longer opening hours but will be closed on Sunday & Public Holidays except for half or full-day appointments made in advance. Good news is the new location is even easier to get to, more central, and much more swanky! We can also accommodate appointments on any day of the week, and during the evenings, which wasn’t possible before at the markets.

If you’d like to see some photos of the new shop, they’re over here, or just click on the pic up above there!

Upcoming Events

Biggest event ever for Wildilocks is on this weekend – it’s been on the calendar for a couple of weeks if you’ve had a peek – The Perth Big Day Out! For those not in Oz, this is the biggest touring one day music event in the country, and always has a huge line up of big name acts from a variety of music genres. This year it’s on Sunday February 1st for Perth, so if you’re going, say hi to us down there. I’ll be posting a bunch of pics from the event afterwards too.

2004 Tour

This years’ upcoming June tour of Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne is starting to receive some interest, especially in Melbourne. Though still several months away, it may book out some time in advance so if you’re thinking of getting Wildilocks up close & personal …email if you’re interested and would like to book!

No time for anything else now that I can think of right now, so I’m off to do more prep for this weekend which is going to be huge! Bye for now!

Tons more updates as I have been crazy busy ALL of October and November, as you’ll be able to see in the client gallery!

But… I can’t believe it. I have to shout! WILDILOCKS IS ONE YEAR OLD!!!!

…and to celebrate – would you like some candy, little girl?

WILDILOCKS FIRST BIRTHDAY PROMOTION!

That’s right: 1 year ago [on December 6th, to be precise] Wildilocks opened officially in Perth, Australia – and in celebration, everyone gets a treat!

For this trading weekend [Friday 5th – Sunday 7th December] ANY online or in person shop purchase made will receive one free pack of Wildilocks candy — in your choice of 3 flavours – blueberry, passionfruit or sugarfree orange. Not only that, but from Friday 5th December right til the end of the year, all order values of $USD 25.00 [and multiples thereof] will receive a pack free as well! So if your order is worth [for example] $USD 80.00, you’ll get 3 free packs of candy. YUM!

All you need to do to specify which flavour[s] you want is make a note on the special instructions section when you place your online order through PayPal! Easy!

These are custom made for Wildilocks by local company Lolly, and cannot be got anywhere else! If there is overstock, or people request it, I’ll add candy as a regular item to the inventory though! They are really yummy, so I won’t be surprised if it happens!

New Galleries – New services!

Yes there is a whole new gallery for both permanent dreads [and dread maintenance] and plastic – new services and products which Wildilocks is now offering. They’re small so far but I am sure will be growing in the very near future!

Plastic Falls Finally Available!

I’ve been promising it for months but finally buckled down and the Plastic Falls page is finally up, and falls are now available! There will be another for plastic & foam extensions too but I need a few more examples before putting that up – check out the plastic gallery in the meantime though!

New Products!

Wildilocks has also added a couple of other new products – most notably the new Australian Made Dread Maintenance Products from SOHO – SOHO Dread Wax,SOHO Dread Shampoo, and New Kitty Ear fabrics! Look out for more in the New Year.

Upcoming Events & Products

Due to being phenomenally busy for the past few months and looking to be just as busy for December, several new product lines planned to be added in this site update will be left til the new year. But that’s not too long to wait!

New Tour Dates for 2004 Announced
Yes – lots of advance notice this time, so you can plan ahead!

7th June – 9th June 2004 – Brisbane.
[3 appointment slots available]

9th June – 12th June 2004 -Sydney.
[3 appointment slots available]

12th June -16th June 2004 -Melbourne.
[5 appointment slots available]

Email if you’re in one of the above cities and would like to book for the next tour!

Dates for Holiday Shipping

Cut-off times for expected Xmas/New Year Holiday shipping to the USA/UK/other International is 8th December for Custom Dreads, and 13th December for accessories and all other falls.

Within Australia, cut-off time for will be 15th December for Custom Dreads, and 20th December for accessories and all other falls.

Have a wonderful holiday season, folks!

Barely scraping in with a monthly update for September, some great news and updates to let you all know about.

Haughty Couture Fashion Parade

30th August 2003 — Sin Nightclub saw some amazing fashion at this event, which you can see a whole host images of in the gallery here. Sin was packed to the gills and there was some media attention as well, though I have yet to get around to scanning. Soon!

Completed Tour

Melbourne and Sydney tour earlier this month went wonderfully well! Only have a couple of pics of one of my clients from Melbourne though – camera unfortunately got forgotten otherwise!

Designedge Trade Show for Perth Fashion Week

September 23-25th, 2003 @ Burswood Resort Grand Ballroom. With very little notice and preparations made during time on tour, Wildilocks sponsored & presented a small display as part of the Urban Stage stand @ this three day trade show as part of Perth Fashion Week. A few photos are available here!

New Gallery!

Yes there is a whole new gallery for full and part full head loose extensions, which can be found over here. Wildilocks has been very busy doing alot of full head loose extensions in both human and synthetic hair and so now has a dedicated section just for this specialisation!

Upcoming Events & Products

11th October 2003 – OUTBREED III – Wildilocks has been asked once again to participate in the fashion show for Outbreed, and has some cunning designs in mind to surprise on the night. If you’re in Perth, don’t miss this event!

Wildilocks is doing loose extensions for two weddings in the month of October – exciting indeed! Look forward to these clients being added to the gallery, as these will be very special.

Also in the next few weeks, the Plastic section will definitely be added to the site, as there have been so many enquiries from the Haughty Couture Fashion Parade and the plastic pieces featured in that event. Also, a couple of new accessory lines are in development and shall be released publicly in the next site update. Keep your eyes open for special introductory prices! Also, in November, it will be Wildilocks’ one year anniversary! I have a very special promotion planned, but I won’t say any more … I’m very excited thought, it’s going to be sweet!

Hi folks,

Lots of news this month – very busy month was July, and I’ve got some great stuff to tell you…

Outbreed II Fashion Parade

On 19th July, Wildilocks did hair for the Outbreed II fashion show. 5 models wore Wildilocks creations, the centrepiece being a foam mohawk made from two simple foam falls [the plastic section will be coming soon to the website, I promise!] Pictures are available here.

The event also garnered some local press, and you can see, from X-Press Magazine 24 July 2003:

Australian Idol

Anyone in Australia couldn’t help but notice the fuss over the currently screening Australian Idol – our version American Idol. If you were watching the very first program, you’ll have seen Jeanette Stevenson of Exotic Body Piercing getting a lot of attention in the Perth auditions – and very hard to miss with Neon Green Dreads! Jeanette made it right up to the last round before Sydney and was featured in the last round state audition segment for WA on the first tv program – as well as being one of only three “near miss” Perth contestants featured in the Australian national women’s magazine NW — resplendent in neon green, below:

New/Upcoming Products/Colours

Some new colours will be in stock within the next week, including Deepest Blue, Silver White and Pale Pink silky. Check the colours page for new swatches in a week or two!

New Kitty Ears fur colours are also available: Neon Green, Neon Orange, Cheetah Print [b&w][all UV reactive], plus Cheetah Print [golden].
New PVC colours available, too: Burgundy, Metallic Gold and Metallic Silver. New kitty girl model pics are on the site, too.

Goth Nation #4 now in stock

This is the last issue under the current name, and features Marilyn Manson, The Cramps, Noise, Seals & Merzbow, and a whole lot more – next issue Goth Nation goes nation-wide with newsagent distribution and changes it’s name to “Fiend” — look out for it in your local newsagent within Australia in November! You can find and order Goth Nation here.

Upcoming Events

30th August 2003 – Sin Nightclub, [which opens tomorrow night here in Perth], will be hosting a Subversion Fashion Parade – a showcase of all the designers who work for Subversion and is themed “Wearable Art/Haughty Couture”. Wildilocks will be creating several headpieces and falls for the event, which will begin around midnight. For those interested, more details can be obtained at the Subversion website.

Upcoming Tour

That’s right: Wildilocks is on the move yet again next month! This tour includes Sydney and Melbourne.

3 September – 5th September 2003 – Sydney. One possible booking slot for extensions *may* be available [awaiting confirmation]. Please enquire if interested.

6th September – 10th September 2003 – Melbourne. 2 appointments available for extensions. If you’re in Melbourne and after Wildilocks locks – drop me an email ASAP!

Wow: over a month since the last News update… things have been busy!

The Melbourne trip was very busy indeed, did quite a bit of work over there! Also was asked to go on a radio show, which was a bunch of fun, as it has been years since I’ve been in a radio studio. And of course visited quite a few clubs and such. All in the name of promotion, of course!

Since returning I’ve added a bunch more colours for the new kitty ears — leopard print fur is now available, as of yesterday!

Okay, and of course the news you’ve all been waiting for who won the Opening Promotions?

Promotion Draws – 4th July, 2003.

The pair of custom loose yaki-base falls has been won by Jesika D. of Morrisville, North Carolina, USA.

The pair of fully-tapered custom deluxe dread falls has been won by Andrea K. of Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

Thanks to everyone who entered! It seems very appropriate somehow that both winners were from the USA, with the draw being on the 4th of July and all…

Upcoming events:

Wildilocks is providing vouchers for giveaway prizes at Legacy all ages event next weekend — if you’re in Perth, be there and you might get lucky!

Also, Wildilocks is providing hair for the upcoming Outbreed II fashion show in two weeks. The theme is “looking to the future” — so expect to see a lot of plastic and foam for a very cyber feel to this show’s hair. Once that show is done, I will do my best to get the plastic pages on the site up & running as there will be a lot more to show!

Only 2 days til I’m off to Melbourne, can’t wait — and I have been busy getting ready — I have some site updates to tell you all about!

I’ve installed a fabulous new gallery program for the customer gallery – you can now see higher resolution copies of a lot of the images if you want to see each little detail — and you can add comments too! Check out the new gallery here — there are quite a few new pictures of clients, too, and I’ve placed the fashion parade albums in there too for ease of viewing.

Also Wildilocks has a brand new product: clip-in kitty ears! These are too gorgeous for words.

A final note to anyone who’s been considering putting in an order in the near future — if you do so in the next 36 hours, I’ll be able to ship your order [in-stock items/accessories] before heading interstate — and orders for dreadlocks will be begun faster if ordered before I leave. I’m anticipating something of a rush at the end of the month, too because of the promotions I’m running — so if you don’t want to wait, now is the time to act!

Wow! Its mid-May, and finally the site is complete enough for me to launch it officially. Obviously it’s been unofficially up for a while now — but I’ve done major updates & shopping cart additions to nearly everything now!

There are a couple of sections, namely braids and hair wraps, still to be completed, and I haven’t even added plastic yet to the menu – but the most important stuff is all up now, shopping cart, loads of accessories – and we have Goth Nation magazine in stock, too!

To celebrate the official launch, I’m running a couple of promotions. You can win a set of yaki base falls just by subscribing to the newly created mailing list, or win a deluxe set of dread falls by making any purchase over $USD20 — both before the 30th June 2003.

Wildilocks is touring over East again at the beginning of June – see the tour page for details, especially if you’re in Melbourne and would like some extensions!

Also we have images now available from the most recent fashion show. It went smoothly as I’ve ever seen a fashion show run, the models were incredibly professional, and the attendees were most appreciative of the show.

Wildilocks will be doing hair for the next Outbreed, and possibly another event coming up soon, details yet to be confirmed, but it’s looking good…