Rebirth, the collection that catapulted Dark Thorn's career. The "rebirth" of the label, taking it from just printed tees and skater skirts to the glamorous, detailed, timeless styles you see today. Rebirth launched in October 2016 on Halloween with a with a runway that celebrated the death and rebirth of Dark Thorn. Rebirth was Dark Thorn's child, it was challenging and it taught me many lessons. Lessons on styles, fabrics, cuts, closures and flow. What styles I probably should have selected a stretch fabric on and where I could have put a closure for more comfort. Rebirth is the history...

Dark Thorn Debuts 'Highland' at Paris Fashion Week South Australian designer Tori-Anne Gill launches Highland, the latest collection from her Dark Thorn label, which made its debut at this year's Paris Fashion Week. Paying homage to the fashions of the 18th century Scotland and reminiscent of Outlander, Highland is inspired by Tori-Anne's recent trip to the land of her ancestry. Here she fell madly in love with the country's landscapes, history and culture. "Highland is inspired by the culture of the Scottish Highlands in the 18th century and embraces Black Watch tartan which is woven in Scotland from 100% British...

I know it's been a two months since Highland debuted at Paris Fashion Week and many of you have been waiting to read a blog post about my experience. To be honest it was quite an emotionally and physically exhausting experience and I needed some time to digest what had happened and also some time to repair and work forward.  Working towards Paris Fashion Week has been over a year in the making, from originally declining the first invitation because I simply could not afford it, to finally accepting the invitation and working towards the money to get Dark Thorn...

Between November 28th and October 2nd Dark Thorn showcased during Paris Fashion Week with a four day showroom and a runway held on the 1st of October. The official release and launch of the new collection, Highland. Look One - Greer Dress & Thistle Belt Look Two - Innis Blouse & Jamesina Pant Look Three - Flora Dress & Bonnie Bag Look Four - Adair Bodysuit & Annie Belt Look Five - Fenella Blouse, Arabel Dress & Black Watch Cincher Look Six - Isla Dress & Heather Vest Look Seven - Murdina Dress Look Eight - Blair Blouse, Mairi Pant...

On June 23rd Dark Thorn Clothing held another fundraising event to help get Dark Thorn onto the runway at Paris Fashion Week. This time the event was held at a beautiful Victorian Era Historical building located in North Adelaide which set the scene for the night beautifully.  We had some amazing sponsors on board this time: Davroe and their hairstylist team sponsored the hair and were also generous with gifting gift boxes of products for all guests, Colour Cosmetica provided the Makeup Artists for the night, Next Models Australia provided the models and Greg Cooley Wines and Mojo provided the...

On April 3rd I flew off to Melbourne for Dark Thorn Clothing's first international showcase at Face Fashion. My day started at 1am (yep, no exaggeration) to leave home by 2am to then drive down to Adelaide to catch my flight at 6am. Let's just say by the end of the media night at 9pm that day I was quite delirious... The event began with a media night on April 3rd held upstairs at the Malvern Town Hall. This event was held for bloggers, stylists, influencers, photographers, you name it, to check out all the designers, have a chance to...