The Happiness Project - Am I there yet?

Love yourself at EVERY age!

Wow! What an interesting seven months I've had! I just took some time to read my original post for 'The Happiness Project', and it seems that I've been so busy cultivating happiness I haven't even had time to sit down and write! I've noticed quite a few people around me this past week commenting on my attitude and 'glow', so I thought it was a good time to take a step back and look at what I've been doing...


After reading and reflecting on where I was seven months ago, I've certainly progressed in my journey towards clarity and happiness. There's an excitement building up inside of me and I can feel that I'm heading in the right direction, and I'm noticing the people around me are changing too. As I promised in my original post, I have made some big life changes and have been putting the effort into my daily work, and as a result many wonderful things have been blossoming!


Now that I'm thinking about this, I want to have a look at what changes I've made, and see what's been happening:

• In November I went to Sydney to celebrate my 31st birthday! I'd been feeling so miserable (and confused) after my overseas trip I thought it was important to spend time celebrating my birthday the way I wanted to. It was wonderful! I made myself a dress and had a fabulous fancy dinner with three of my best friends! While I was in Sydney I started to investigate jobs and accommodation... just incase I decided to move there. It was all a catalyst in 'making things happen' as by the time I headed home I'd already landed myself a job at a bridal studio and had (unknowingly) made contact with the person who found me my flat!

• When I returned to Hobart I was recommended a life changing book called 'Homecoming' by John Bradshaw. This book took me through an incredible 'inner-child healing' process. I spent the weekend on my own reading, writing and pouring over old photographs. It was joyous, heartbreaking, heart warming, and relieving to reconnect with myself as a child again. I really did relive many moments and was delighted to remembered how funny and cute I was as a seven year old and was shocked at how awful I was to myself as a teenager! I truly believe this process healed many pains and hang-ups within me, which has been the catalyst in so many doors now opening in both my heart and my life, and being filled with so much warm love, energy, and light!

• By December I'd made the move to Sydney! I had decided it was time to accept that this city was right for me. It had been calling me for years and oh my, what a reception! I can honestly say that my move to Sydney has been blessed and so incredibly easy. I found a fantastic, affordable place to call home within two weeks, and have found an abundance of both costume and fashion opportunities! I am finally feeling calm, happy and content. A combination of emotions I don't remember feeling in my life ever!

I've found that by caring about myself enough to DO things which make me happy (the focus is on the word DO rather than simply consuming for happiness), I've landed myself the life I'd been wishing for. I finally want the life I have! And to my surprise I didn't have to travel to the other side of the globe to get it. I've found that as long as I'm doing what I love, and doing it with love, then I'm attracting loving people into my life! I've been reading about it books for years, and I've slowly been taking action to transform my life into what I've always wanted, and sure enough, I'm surrounded by loving, supportive, creative people!


After reading all of this one might think 'Well, she's made it!', but I really see myself standing on even ground now. This is just the start!

Puppy LOVE

It's been so delightful to have so many positive affirmations running through my head today and I would really like to share a few of them:

Love yourself at every age.

There can never be too much awesomeness in your life as awesome attracts awesome!

I deserve to be loved :)

Thank you for reading,

Angie-Lala-Love XO

'Something They Can Hold' Music Video and East Coast Tour

The video has been released and the tour is about to begin, and Emma Dean has been exclusively dressed by Angela White Costume & Couture! It was such a beautiful process working on this video and it was so wonderful to return to my butoh roots! Amazing song! Amazing cast and crew! Amazing opportunity to create! I hope you enjoy it!

If you're on the east coast of Australia then book tickets without hesitation! You can also vote for Emma in Triple J Unearthed. Just click here and follow the links!


Hope to see you at the show!


Angie xx

"I LOVE EARTH!" Angela White - Ethical Couture

This dress has been created using three dresses and some jewelry.

Since I began my studies in 2006, I became more aware of the detrimental effects the fashion industry is having on the planet. Teenage girls are some of the highest consumers and as a result the clothing industry is churning out disposable fashion. Seasons and trends are turning over faster than ever and if you go into any of the low budget fashion outlet stores, you will find mountains of discarded clothing which will never be worn.

What a waste! What happens to this clothing? It doesn't break down and disintegrate so where does it go? If you think about the process of creating these wasteful garments, there are an astounding amount of negatives which effects our mother Earth. 

Think about: 

• The effects on the over farmed land and the surrounding environment. 
• The industrial effects on the planet when producing synthetic materials.
• The human labor. Do we really know if these clothes were made ethically?
• And of course the disposal of waste products, unsold stock and unwanted clothes.

Now I'm no expert in this area but these are some of the ethical issues which caused the light bulb in my head to switch on and say "Hey! Enough is enough!"

Since 2006 I've been very keen on the idea of recycling pre-loved and vintage fashion, to create new, wearable, original garments! It occurred to me one day that there is so much beautiful fabric out there, just waiting to be transformed into something that can be worn again!

Many of my theatre shows have been created from recycled materials and clothing. 

Mina's dress from 'Dracula' was created from a shower curtain, bridal scraps and garden hose.

The leather used in Polly's corset (Right) and Kat's skirt (centre) came from a furniture factory's off-cuts.
Polly's skirt is made from lace curtains.
Kat's skirt is made from fabric scraps and various pieces of clothing.

The entire cast of 'Macbeth' were dressed in costumes created from recycled items.

Miranda's dress from 'The Tempest' was created in less than two hours and involved three dresses.

I enjoy creating with recycled garments as it's often a much faster process. When recycling I start with a base garment and then structure the features around that, so it eliminates most of the pattern making, which is good when my client is working on a tight budget!

If you would like your very own piece of 'Angela White - Ethical Couture' then please contact me! Send me an email and let's get started!

Give our dear planet some LOVE! She sure needs it!

Angie xx