Can you believe the precursor to the ubiquitous “Little Black Dress” was unveiled by Coco Chanel way back in the 1920’s? Such is the longevity of this practical, flattering style that it is rather inarguable that it will be anything other than a classic wardrobe icon for many, many years to come. In tribute to [...]
‘Show Us Ya Undies’ Fashion Parade
Hail. Drizzle. Rain. Frost.
Melbourne skies have certainly taken a turn for the worse in recent days. Yet there is one destination that is sure to get temperatures rising and pulses racing this weekend, even if it’s only over some lovely lingerie. A runway parade will be held this Saturday evening the 2nd of May at [...]
Livestyle Group Runway Parade #5
An evening spent by the habourside isn’t a bad way to pass the time. Once you throw a fashion parade into the mix as entertainment it certainly doesn’t hurt things. As the Livestyle fashion and music festival rolled on throughout sunset we were treated to group show number 5 for the day. Featuring labels like [...]
Livestyle Group Runway Parade # 2
Group Show number 2 was a feast for the eyes with an eclectic mix of designs from Life With Bird, Vintage Soul by Emily Highfield, Dizingof and State of Georgia.
Bridget McCall managed to pull together one of Life With Bird’s most desirable collections yet, encompassing delicate femininity mixed with funky geometric patterns and structured tailoring. [...]
Livestyle Group Runway Parade # 6
The 7.30pm Group Show featured some stellar designs from the likes of Aussie fave Bettina Liano and international stars G Star Raw and Diesel.
Bettina Liano’s current range comprised plenty of black and white, alot of lace and frills and had an overall ’soft goth’ feel to it. Androgenous dressing also formed a key theme at [...]
Urban Project by Josua Andreas
Upon stepping into Josua Andreas’ Urban Project store in Melbourne Central, you are instantly transported into what appears to be an old world costume shop clashed with a funky 70’s style apartment. Shopping at Urban Project is destined to be an experience, be sure to set aside at least an hour to enjoy everything that [...]
Dansk Scandinavian Fashion Boutique Opening
Those enterprising Scandinavians have benefited the world in vast ways. They’ve given us such delights as Smorgasbord, the Swedish Chef from the Muppets and crowned Tasmania with their very own monarch. Now we can chalk up another win with the launch of a Scandinavian clothing boutique dubbed Dansk.
Jannick Zester began by importing labels from his [...]
Livestyle Group Runway Parade #1
The Livestyle festival kicked off its biggest day of parades waterside at the Docklands with labels BlackByrd, Nique, Roy and South Yarra boutique Down Yonder on display.
BlackByrd, footballer Nathan Brown’s label, now in it’s second year was first up on the catwalk. I thought it would have been a great opportunity to show off the [...]
Short & Sweet Style Wrap #8
Sass and Bide opened their latest boutique at Melbourne’s GPO today.
High end Victorian knitwear label Cable has opened a pop up store at 25 Beatty Avenue Armadale. Their first retail destination will showcase Cable’s classic pieces crafted in Aussie Merino wool, Italian bamboo, silk and cotton over the Autumn/Winter 2009 season.
Endota Spa has introduced a [...]
Emerging labels & Young Designers
Collette Dinnigan, Lisa Ho, Bettina Liano, Alannah Hill and Peter Alexander – before these local names became Australian fashion icons, they were just little people trying to make a name for themselves in the fashion world. Fresh talent on the Melbourne fashion scene is emerging, with these five budding designer labels bringing to the streets, [...]
