Camberwell locals and interlopers alike braved the heat in frocks and heels to attend the Fashion, Frolics and a Film event at the elaborate Rivoli Cinema. The Camberwell Traders’ Association has been running this charity event for 10 years and chose to support UNICEF for 2009. The parade showcased SS09 collections from both chain [...]
Short & Sweet Style Wrap #21
Melbourne milliner Kerrie Stanley has created some very sweet headpieces (for evening or the races) in conjuction with the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Center Appeal. Olivia has signed each of the 100 limited edition Art Deco inspired headbands and $100 from the sale of each will go directly to the cause. You can discover the [...]
Summer traveling the Country Road
Certain collections evoke certain nostalgic, often entirely imaginary, memories for me. At present the more casual portions of Country Road’s current collection conjure up images of ice-cream slurped while strolling on board walks, of epic roadtrips with backs of bare thighs sticking to hot leather seats and of squinting in the glaring sun. [...]
Film & Fashion at Lygon Court
With a show that combines the best of spring fashion from home grown designers and a biopic about one of the greatest designers in fashion history (that’s Valentino), this show was sure to go down a treat. The show was an opportunity for designers to showcase their spring lines with the catwalk being [...]
Myer Spring/Summer 2009 Parade
The Womens Designer Fashion Department at Myer Melbourne was transformed into a white runway on Tuesday afternoon, with brightly coloured images of the one and only Jennifer Hawkins beaming down upon it for the launch of their Spring /Summer 2009 Collections.Guests were treated to espresso and chocolates as we settled in to enjoy [...]
Trenery launches
Country Road welcomes a big sister (and brother) in new label Trenery which recently launched. Named after CR’s first offices, situated on Trenerry Crescent in Collingwood since way back when, the label aims for a more mature clientele who are often overlooked in the fashion stakes. The idea is to take the classic, [...]
Short & Sweet Style Wrap #17
Launching in August, Bloom will release four new shades of mineral lipstick which means no artificial colours. Hardworking hues include a soft pink (Charleston), raspberry red (Swing), latte (Ragtime) and deep purple (Foxtrot). They include moisturisers like beeswax, jojoba, shea butter and calendula oil and flavours of vanilla and mandarin. They are even vegan!
This season, [...]
Short & Sweet Style Wrap #16
Miranda Kerr will be instore at David Jones Bourke Street on Friday the 14th August for two styling sessions, Q and A and signings. The sessions start at 12pm and 1pm. Stop by the womenswear department on your lunchbreak!
Have you been checking out much of the State of Design festival yet? It includes quirky things like [...]
Military
Melbourne Winter 2009 has had a military makeover. Not only in the fashion sense. Have you noticed the array of Russian/WW2 movies? I’ve seen Valkyrie, Defiance and about to settle in for a tear jerker with The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas. In Valkyrie, the jackets worn by soldiers were almost identical to those on [...]
Short & Sweet Style Wrap #13
There are a few perks that come with winter. Looking cute in earmuffs as you skate around an ice rink perhaps? QV (corner of Swanston and Lonsdale) is changing its square into a 15m square, eco-friendly skating rink from Saturday 27th June to Saturday 25th July. The kitschy deliciousness continues with fake snow, pine [...]
