Thea Basiliou Shop

Thea Basiliou Shop Creative Consultant. Fashion. Stylist. Writer. Currently RMIT & COLLARTS Thea Basiliou is based in Melbourne, Australia.

Thea Basiliou founded the multi brand boutique Blonde Venus in Brisbane in 1990 and co-founded the lifestyle store The Outpost in 2006. As a creative director and a progressive buyer Thea Basiliou introduced many exciting international brands to Australia including Roksanda Ilincic, Richard Nicoll, Peter Pilotto Mary Katrantzou, BACK by Ann Sofie Back, Chalayan by Hussein Chalayan, LF Markey, Sim

one Rocha, Claire Barrow and Jacquemus. Being passionate about new, local design she also championed many Australasian brands from their early collections including Akira, Zimmermann, Karen Walker, Lover, PAM, Toni Maticevski, Dress Up, Ellery, Alice McCall, Arnsdorf, Dion Lee, Christopher Esber, Verner and Pageant. This site is Thea's selection of news on emerging and important brands intertwined with her love of the creative communities with features on the arts, music and film.

Erotic Review Issue 5 with art work by Iris de Moüy and a bonus Phoebe Philo poster 🔥
30/05/2026

Erotic Review Issue 5 with art work by Iris de Moüy and a bonus Phoebe Philo poster 🔥



HOUSE at Animal House Fine ArtsUntil 30th May 26There’s a whole lot of big things happening with Melbourne Design Week a...
23/05/2026

HOUSE at Animal House Fine Arts
Until 30th May 26

There’s a whole lot of big things happening with Melbourne Design Week at the moment, but this one was a real favourite.

It’s a SMALL BIG show with a wide range of artists from emerging to established…a fascinating mix that left me inspired and intrigued.
I was particularly amazed to see some work by Mike Hewson, whose extraordinary exhibition (The Key’s Under The Mat) I just experienced at the last week.

“HOUSE turns the gallery into a semi functional simulation of an apartment lived in by someone who owns nice things but doesn’t really know what to do with them. Featuring prominent Australian and New Zealand artists who’s work references design language, as well as designers who have a background in art, HOUSE brings together a curious array of objects and ultimately asks the question, what happens to these objects after they leave the gallery?“

Curated by Matthew Ware


MELBOURNE DESIGN WEEK / EPHEMERAL EBBI experienced this beautiful exhibition today and I can still feel it. And smell it...
17/05/2026

MELBOURNE DESIGN WEEK / EPHEMERAL EBB

I experienced this beautiful exhibition today and I can still feel it. And smell it!
What a great moooooood. 🍃🌱🧘‍♀️

If you get a chance, it’s on for one last day, tomorrow, Monday the 18th of May.

Curated by .marlene.forbes the exhibition is located in the space in Collingwood Yards.

(30 B Perry St, Collingwood VIC, Australia)

“Ephemeral Ebb is a mixed-media exhibition showcasing innovative work by Australian designers exploring material change and process. Gathering furniture, objects, and textile pieces that blend form and function, the exhibition reflects on transience and transformation through eroded surfaces, precarious forms, and material tensions.

Bringing community together to celebrate thoughtful practice, Ephemeral Ebb foregrounds ingenuity and artistry. An assemblage of works by eight designers, harnessing clay, glass, textile, and aluminium, is augmented by sensory elements of taste, scent, and sound, creating a rich, immersive experience. Weaving an otherworldly narrative that evokes both life and decay, the exhibition invites audiences to engage critically and creatively with our relationship to nature and to consider the evolving future of Australian design.”

Designers exhibited include: , , , , , , , and .

Contributors include: audio installation by .mara.mara, floral arrangements by , edible display by , and lighting by . Scent provided by . Hosted by .xflos. Sponsored by 

   

I AM the Opera House! Thank you for this fab pic by Liz Sunshine 📸 for Vogue Australia.I’m wearing -Dress by finalist ...
14/05/2026

I AM the Opera House!

Thank you for this fab pic by Liz Sunshine 📸 for Vogue Australia.

I’m wearing -
Dress by finalist
Earrings by
Sunglasses
Shoes
Bag
Basics

Inbox Me!I’m in Sydney for Australian Fashion Week from May 13th to 17th, this Wednesday to Saturday.Let’s meet up.DM me...
10/05/2026

Inbox Me!
I’m in Sydney for Australian Fashion Week from May 13th to 17th, this Wednesday to Saturday.
Let’s meet up.
DM me or go to the link in my bio for Sydney Appointments.

IF YOU’RE IN SYDNEY!An Australian Fashion Week Independent HappeningOpening TONIGHT Saturday 9th May at from 6-10pm to ...
08/05/2026

IF YOU’RE IN SYDNEY!

An Australian Fashion Week Independent Happening

Opening TONIGHT Saturday 9th May at from 6-10pm to celebrate the launch of the KATALYST RS27 collection, Parallel Frames.

This showcase is a showroom and exhibition featuring garments and the sculptures that informed them.

This showcase will be open until Friday the 15th of May:
Saturday 9th 6-10pm
Sunday 10th 10am - 6pm
Monday 11th 11am 6pm
Tuesday 12th 2pm - 6pm
Wednesday 13th 10am -6pm
Thursday 14th 10am - 6pm
Friday 15th 10am - 3pm

The RS27 collection will be available to try on and pre-order from the 10th -15th, and a selection of ready-to-buy stock will be available to shop and try on from tonight.

Drinks provided by .drinks

📚❤️I’m excited to read this new work of fiction by renowned and much loved singer songwriter Robert Forster, one of the ...
08/05/2026

📚❤️I’m excited to read this new work of fiction by renowned and much loved singer songwriter Robert Forster, one of the founding members of The Go-Betweens.

Robert is in Melbourne this weekend for the Melbourne Writers Festival with his first event tonight at the Kew Courthouse hosted by Jaclyn Crupi.

We were treated to a live performance along with fabulous insights into his writing habits, his precious guitar and of course the story, which as we hoped, was partly inspired by his own rock and roll experiences, thankfully none in jail!

Radical Aesthetics: Japanese Fashion from the NGV Collection, including Yohji Yamamoto, Rei Kawakubo, Issey Miyake, Hana...
26/04/2026

Radical Aesthetics: Japanese Fashion from the NGV Collection, including Yohji Yamamoto, Rei Kawakubo, Issey Miyake, Hanae Mori, Tao Kurihara.

On display on Level 3 of NGV International, Melbourne until September. Entry is free.

shirt, dress, personal vintage pearl studs, vintage bag and vintage heels.
26/04/2026

shirt, dress, personal vintage pearl studs, vintage bag and vintage heels.

Stone Soup by Hany Armanious 🤯
11/04/2026

Stone Soup by Hany Armanious 🤯

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