Is   dressing up dead? The most stylish women I know of the moment wear basics and turn them into something suited to more formal events; by teaming rolled-up lounge pants with sky-scraping heels, soft blazers pushed up at the sleeves with a glittering necklace or a soft grey marle maxi with simple bronzed skin. Skin [...]

It  doesn’t have to be all bare, bronzed backs draped in flags at the tennis. Nor does it have to be a competition to see who can wear the most titillating sportswear on centre court. The Australian Open can still be a place to scout some fresh summer looks. Our prime position for a spot of style [...]

The  spirit of summer is kept alive in Rebecca Thompson’s latest autumn/winter 2010 collection. With loose fitting silhouettes, ethnic embroideries and floral patterns, the label is akin to Easton Pearson and epitomises that boho vibe.
Her colour palette is vibrant, dominated by warm orange and fresh white, and contrasted with plenty of black to tailor [...]

So you think you can draw? With fashion illustration courses popping up at Melbourne School of Fashion, RMIT and The Whitehouse Institute of Design, it seems like every fashion savvy lass and her dog wants to explore the artistic side of this coveted industry – but how easy is it?
Angie Rehe was a country girl [...]

One of the true highlights from Melbourne Spring Fashion Week 2009 was the Spirit of the Black Dress exhibition. I’m pleased to say the event will return on-schedule for the Loreal Melbourne Fashion Festival, opening on March 12th 2010 at Georges On Collins.
Right now, the organisers are calling on all emerging designers to create their [...]

Are we suffering catwalk fatigue yet? It seems every nook and cranny (even nightclubs for better or worse) in the city has played host to at least one runway fashion parade. This over-abundance of shows means a fashion-savvy audience is hungry for a little extra from our shows, something offbeat. Standing out among the throng [...]

The nominations for the Loreal Melbourne Fashion Festival 2010 Designer Award (presented by Woolmark) were released recently. The nominees are Dion Lee, Gail Sorronda, Gary Bigeni, Konstantina Mittas, Therese Rawsthorne and Melbourne’s own Lui Hon and Dhini. Designers in their first five years of business have the chance to win $10,000, a trip to [...]

There are so many delicious bargains to be had at the moment and they will continue well into 2010. I thought I’d share a select few that I think are really worth a look. Just remember that if a piece is not well made or you don’t feel fabulous in it, it is not really a bargain [...]

Melbourne’s  beauties converged on the Malvern Town Hall yesterday as the L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival model castings began for 2010. The casting was open and hundreds of Amazonian creatures lined up for their chance to walk in the official Runways or the Fashion Collections. Some familiar faces handed over weighty portfolios emblazoned with a gamut of agency [...]

This  morning we were treated to a preview of some of the official runway hair and make-up looks for the 2010 Loreal Melbourne Fashion Festival.
Hair stylists Caterina DiBiase and Brad Ngata twisted one models’ hair into a sculptural “roped” bun. Sitting high on the head the slicked back style seemed to me to be [...]