Flemington’s annual Spring Fashion Lunch heralds the start of a new Spring Racing season and, in the lead up to the all-important Melbourne Cup, provides a hint of inspiration for the social set’s (multiple) trackside outfits. Myer presented a parade of designer labels set to feature heavily on Oaks, Derby and Cup days; including Jayson [...]

Aurelio Costarella delighted at Melbourne Spring Fashion Week’s Designer Series 2 runway by opening with a stunning, off the shoulder gown in ruffled, voluminous layers of latte and cream. Incorporated into the dress was a light orange corset with ruffle trimming, as the bodice became a focus. Shoulders and zips remain exposed and neutrals and [...]

When I asked her what her favourite fashion item was, a recent interviewee responded that she could never have too many stylish blazers. A blazer completes a look – dressing up jeans or lifting a plain outfit and luckily, stylish blazers more accessible than ever thanks to these Melbourne labels.
1. The Wentworth Blazer from Friend [...]

When designer Jacqui Demkiw mixes it up; she really knows how to nail it! Her latest White Suede collection is a real contrast between fabrics and the so-called rules of styling – but who said we can’t break the rules? Demkiw experiments with the past and the present; capturing stunning silhouettes in luxurious fabrics, The perfect fashion [...]

Made in Melbourne returns for its sophomore year at Melbourne Spring Fashion Week. MSFW 2010 sees seven boutique labels hit the runway to showcase their Spring Summer 2010/11 collections; Mina & Katusha, Caro, Lisa Taranto, Marion Liese lingerie, Borsha, Silk & Ink and NeoDia. Naturally all are “made in Melbourne”
Made in Melbourne will be held at the very grand The Trust at [...]

Collins234 will turn their escalators into innovative catwalks this Melbourne Spring Fashion Week.
A series of free fashion shows are scheduled for Tuesday 31st August at 12.30, 1.30 & 2.30pm as a trio of labels – the classic style of Saba, the youthfully fab Indigo and the red-carpet worthy La Bella Donna – get set [...]

In a surprising (they were entered as a the people’s choice) yet thrilling win Melbourne’s Limedrop designer duo Clea Garrick and Nathan Price took out the Chambord Shine Award last night. Traditionally not ones to design for the Spring Racing Carnival set, Limedrop caught the judges’ eye with an edgy frock featuring a regally dressed [...]

One  night, one location and two reasons to celebrate Australia’s continually evolving fashion industry.
Thursday evening saw the amalgamation of fashion and writing with the launch of LIFEwithBIRD’s new flagship store ‘Project 7’ and the simultaneous launch of Mitchell Oakley Smith’s debut title ‘FASHION: Australian and New Zealand Designers’.
After having opened their first LIFEwithBIRD flagship [...]

Flemington’s annual Spring Fashion Lunch heralds the start of a new Spring Racing season and, in the lead up to the all-important Melbourne Cup, provides a hint of inspiration for the social set’s (multiple) trackside outfits. Myer presented a parade of designer labels set to feature heavily on Oaks, Derby and Cup days; including Jayson [...]

Aurelio Costarella delighted at Melbourne Spring Fashion Week’s Designer Series 2 runway by opening with a stunning, off the shoulder gown in ruffled, voluminous layers of latte and cream. Incorporated into the dress was a light orange corset with ruffle trimming, as the bodice became a focus. Shoulders and zips remain exposed and neutrals and [...]