Some individuals simply have the kind of artistic thoughts you wish to crack open, dig round, discover each nook and cranny, then slurp up every part inside like some kind of magic elixir. Niamh Galea is one of these individuals.
Everything she does inside her eponymous style label (previously Ramp Tramp Tramp Stamp) feels unique, refreshing and joyful in a method that’s near-impossible to realize in at present’s mass-market panorama. She’s crafted a definite design identification and continues to propel it ahead with each artistic step she takes, each by her attire and past it.
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Even her label’s e-newsletter (usually a boring industrial train pushed by necessity) is thrilling. In it, she’s unabashedly unique, sharing with subscribers ideation notes, artistic references, handwritten memos and thought bubbles as they seem. It’s like she pulls concepts from skinny air, by no means trying on the panorama round her to tell her subsequent steps. Suffice to say, I’d be totally immersed within the world of Niamh Galea if I may.
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I used to be one step nearer after the designer showcased her subsequent assortment, A home, a home, in an intimate runway presentation at Sydney’s China Heights final week. The vary explores themes of domesticity and arrives within the wake of Niamh’s current nuptials and thirtieth birthday, each of which had her reflecting on the normal expectations on ladies at her stage of life.
It builds on some of Niamh’s iconic previous designs (cropped hoodies, peek-a-boo cutouts and bloomers all function), however it feels considerably softer and, as she explains, extra like her.
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Fashion Journal: Why did you resolve to rebrand your label from Ramp Tramp Tramp Stamp to Niamh Galea?
Niamh: It’s one thing I’ve been fascinated by on and off for a couple of 12 months now. The model began considerably by chance and as a lot as I all the time have and all the time will love the title Ramp Tramp Tramp Stamp (RTTS), as I’m rising up, the model is rising up a bit of bit with me. Part of why I began the RTTS Instagram account was to have an nameless place to share my artistic work, and it undoubtedly served this goal, however I’m lastly prepared to totally personal the model (whose mission is to reject disgrace) and proudly put my title on it!
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Why did you wish to debut this assortment in a runway format?
The longer I’m on this enterprise, the extra I really feel there’s nothing that compares to a runway, you might be placing on a present! Photoshoots are fantastic however I do suppose on this day, when pictures are shared so continually, we begin to change into a bit numb to them. Also style reveals permit you to collaborate with an enormous quantity of creatives which is a superb feeling. I’ve to confess that nothing compares to the frenzy backstage, particularly when I’m used to working in a really small and intimate group.
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Tell me about your Spring/Summer 2026 assortment. What emotions did you wish to evoke? Have you experimented with new designs?
Spring/Summer for me was a couple of feeling of pleasure: swirling emotions of marital bliss, domestic fantasy (with the present actual property market, it’s undoubtedly extra daydream than actuality), birthday events (suppose Suddenly 30). It wasn’t deliberate, however the rebrand undoubtedly fed right into a barely completely different temper for the gathering total. For years, I’ve been unintentionally designing for this Ramp Tramp child; this felt much more “me” in some methods and nearer to my very own identification. There have been much more attire on this assortment than up to now (I’m obsessive about attire you may simply throw on tremendous lazily and look fairly performed up), in addition to long-anticipated hosiery and equipment, just like the Darling Bio Acetate Claw Cip.
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What was the casting course of like?
The casting course of was a pleasure. I labored with Chloé Corkran of Xnorkpowka whose work ethic and connections are unmatched. I felt she inherently understood the temper. We did our first ever open casting, which was a lot enjoyable and is basically beautiful as individuals self-identify. Chloé’s temporary for the open casting was “beautiful people of all ages with spark, style and heart” and I actually really feel we discovered that. We did additionally do two further casting periods with signed fashions and I really feel the stability we hit was good. We noticed so much of unbelievable fashions, however Chloé was superb at protecting our give attention to individuals who match the world.
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How did the present come collectively? Who was concerned and what was the vibe like from the group?
The present began out somewhat cheekily from me as a pitch for a “low-key intimate runway presentation”, which I took to Nina and Ed from China Heights; Chloé from Xnorkpowka; Lottie Worldwho wrote an unique piece for the present and carried out an overture to sign the present starting; Carly Limwho did magnificence path; and to Gina Yates and Nina Lee who co-directed the hair. Once I had these key gamers on board and a date set, it was a matter of making the gathering with my unbelievable design assistant Mia Sutherland and my superb interns.
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Ella Davidson, who manages Niamh Galea’s again of home, customer support and operations, did the manufacturing together with Mia. I had invaluable suggestions and help from business luminary, Thea Basilou, and my pricey good friend, Emma Sargeant, who’s main gross sales at our upcoming Paris showroom in October.
Honestly, there are method too many individuals to call, however undoubtedly, we wouldn’t have been capable of make all of it occur with out Miette Spiess and Tyler Pace, who have been assistant stylists and did all of the shoe sourcing through Vinnies (who sponsored the sneakers!) and through their private collections. We had some late nights planning out the seems.
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Was there an afterparty?
After just a few scrumptious post-show Bizzarro apertivo spritzes at China Heights (generously offered to our friends by Bizzarro), we of course had a wonderful casual afterparty on the Hollywood Hotel across the nook. I used to be startled once I entered the pub to raucous applause. It seems the present was on the wettest September evening in historical past, which means we had the pub to ourselves. The first drink was graciously on the home and we ened up staying ’til we have been kicked out at 1am!
How can individuals store the gathering?
I’m taking the gathering to Paris Fashion Week for a wholesale-only showroom in early October. However, as all the time, I’ll prolong preorders to my clients at round this time through our ‘reverse sale’ mannequin, below which clients get a reduction for funding the gathering’s manufacturing. Some of the Pre-Spring velour items are already accessible in our Sydney retailer, on-line and at stockists globally.
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