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 [...]
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Win a double pass to Made In Melbourne at MSFW
Fashion Escalation
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 [...]
Fashion Icons on Film
Barbara Hulanicki may be an unfamiliar name to Australians of my generation but if you were a young Londoner in the 60’s you probably would have visited her iconic fashion store Biba, or yearned to. Locally you may be more familiar with the similar logo of Biba hair salons (though I’m unsure of the [...]
The Orchestral Trio Meets the Catwalk
If you’ve ever been privileged to attend one of Chitra’s Closet catwalk shows you would realise that the mind of designer Chitra Mangma is filled with whimsy, vintage-inspirations and colourful, lively ladies.
This year as she previews Chitra’s Closet’s Spring Summer 2010/11 collection ‘ entitled ‘Mademoiselle’ the drama will be turned up a notch. Chitra has invited a [...]
Win tickets to Stilettos After Dark
‘Stilettos After Dark‘ is a celebration of shoes. The event will be held at Fashion Lounge, 121 Flinders Lane, Melbourne on Thursday 26th August from 5.30pm until 8.30pm. Stilettos After Dark will teach you how to walk in your highest heels (yes, there is a correct way), you can learn about upcoming trends in footwear [...]
Fashion 101
The first announcements for Melbourne Spring Fashion Week 2010 have begun to trickle out. First up, we get back to basics with Fashion 101 this MSFW.
The fashion show will feature cult Melbourne labels like Lady Petrova, Violet and I, Eva Q, Harvest Powell, Landell Designs with headpieces by Cailin Alainn. More designers set to strut [...]
Rainy Day SALE
It’s raining, it’s pouring, my wardrobe’s looking boring… Alexi Freeman and Milly Sleeping have teamed up for a sale to solve my sartorial issues while keeping fashion lovers warm and dry. Selected current season Alexi Freeman pieces will be available at up to 30% off while past seasons could be as little as half price.
Milly Sleeping [...]
State of Design (for fashion lovers) 2010
Before Melbourne Spring Fashion Week 2010 becomes the festival du jour there is another event for design fans to hit our fair city. Presenting my short & sweet guide to the top ten best things (for fashion lovers) about the State of Design festival for 2010. In no particular order;
1. Preston Zly and The Red [...]
70% off mid-season sale
Limedrop, Lenko, Thom Finch, Who Am Eye and Trimapee have banded together for a communal sale this weekend only. Today and tomorrow from 10am to 6pm and Sunday from 12pm to 5pm you can find them all at Gorker Photography Studio at the corner of Kerr and Gore Streets in Fitzroy. Clea from Limedrop is [...]
Claire Inc at Alice Euphemia
Usually the uber-stylish Alice Euphemia only stocks Australian (and a few sneaky Kiwi) designers but soon they will be making a very rare exception. Claire Inc online vintage dealer will pop up upstairs at Alice for three weeks only from the Wednesday 30th June to Wednesday 21st July.
If you want to see what vintage [...]
