EPITOME OF FLAIR - Rachel Azzopardi

 

Who are you?

Rachel Azzopardi aka Bella Von Doll Shop -Be Von Doll (Be Like Me)

 

Claim to fame

I was chosen out of a group of 20 girls to join June Dally Watkins Modelling Agency when I was 17. A modest country girl with 3rd generation sewing skills handed down from my beautiful Nana

 

 Describe your fashion style - Simple and Classic with a hint of Flamboyance

 

 

 

Who is your favourite style icon & why?

From a young girl I adored Gabrielle Coco Chanel. I watched the video of her life story when I was 13 and I use to cut out pictures from Vogue Magazines and paste them into my high school diary of her fashion releases every season. I still adore her life story of small beginnings to supreme couturier

 

 

 

Name your 5 essential fashion pieces:

Rago Shapewear Cincher

Vintage petticoat

matching Bangle Brooch and Earrings

Vintage Handbag

Hubby wearing a colour coordinated Bobby Darin to match my dress.

 

 

 

Do you have a special prized fashion piece in your wardrobe?

I have many favourite pieces, but my most special is my black velvet and white bow vintage hat

 

 

 

What is something surprising about you?

In 1991 I was driving through Maryborough from a holiday in Hervey Bay and stopped to take a photo of one of the most famous restored Queensland houses of our town. Not knowing then that 15 years later I would purchase the house and now living across the road from the house I stood in front of to take that photo. Amazing where your path in life leads you.

 

 

 

Do you have a favourite sewing pattern?

I have many original vintage patterns that I purchased at one of our local op shops. I adore them all, for their age and their history. One of my favourites is McCalls 3015 .  I like the high neckline and back detail, I've just been to scared to make it.

 

 

 

Last year, along with a few like minded friends, we started the Rockin' Maryborough Vintage Festival with the objective to share the love of vintage in our town. I am the president and our first years event was organised in flash of 12 weeks.

I never like to fail but the task that we started was bigger than Ben Hur.

I'm glad we have had 12 months this year.

 

https://rockinmaryborough.com/