It began with a dramatic crack of thunder and a real sheet of rain tumbling down.
Bianca Spender and her mother Carla Zampatti opened David Jones‘ Autumn Winter parade for 2010; their first collections with the department store. Spender presented puffed shoulders in bronze silk, while Zampatti paired bold red and lush amethyst to striking [...]
A Long White Winter: David Jones A/W 2010
Short & Sweet Style Wrap #24
Kit Willow will open her latest boutique on the ground floor of Melbourne’s GPO this Thursday 17th December. The store will feature rotating art exhibitions (the first being by illustrator Tania Mason and Clemens Krauss) as well as typically gorgeous Willow pieces from her latest Eternal Phi.
Rising stars in the local textiles, clothing and footwear [...]
Fashion at Altitude at Melbourne’s GPO
I confess I was on double duty at the Fashion at Altitude parades last week; both checking it all out in my capacity as editor of StyleMelbourne and also slipping into my role as community manager (basically in charge of writing/running their snazzy new website) for Melbourne’s GPO. So I guess that’s the disclosure thing [...]
Designer Series 2
The Melbourne Town Hall was awash with the fashionable and famous on Wednesday night, as the historic venue played host to Designer Series Parade Number 2 as part of Melbourne Spring Fashion Week 2009. The runway looked European in style featuring the simple wooden floor of the town hall and a basic black backdrop. [...]
MelbourneStreetFashion.com Exhibition
The opening party for Melbourne Street Fashion (MSF) was like a red carpet event for no fear fashion. As I sifted through the large crowd, I witnessed some amazing outfits including regular sightings of anything tartan, this springs upcoming safari prints, sequins from jackets to accessories and leather pieces. I also reminded myself never to [...]
Tix to the Designer Series Shows at MSFW
The Designer Series Shows at Melbourne Spring Fashion Week are among the most coveted tickets of the week. If you haven’t secured your tickets yet you are going to love us as we have a double pass to attend each of the four designer series parades seated in the balcony. These are for the [...]
Retail Heaven at Filly’s Stable
Bridport Street, Albert Park is a delightful shopping strip where you’ll find designer clothing, clever confectionary and the perfect cafe. Nestled in the street is Filly’s Stable, the sister to its Middle Park boutique and already with a incredible reputation. A venture driven by lack of space in their Middle Park store, Lauren and Lena, [...]
Fashion Photographer Philippe Auger
One day I’d love to visit France – for its art and fashion, to sip the finest cabernet sauvignon and indulge in a swirl of unique artistic pleasure. In the midst of all this romance are the stylish people who add a bit of spark, style and edge to a country full of fashion, art [...]
Short & Sweet Style Wrap #10
Jacqui Alexander and Zachery Midalia have teamed up to create a new label called Skinny Nelson and Friends. I spot lot of trendy relaxed looks and you’ll hear more from the design duo about the first collection here soon.
A new website has launched that celebrates Australian creative in all types of fashion, design, art and [...]
Short & Sweet Style Wrap #6
Wittner are having a massive mid-season clearance sale both instore and online. They are taking 30% off the original price of all sale stock. It all starts today.
I’m sure we’re all on the look out for a juicy piece of bling that was stolen in a smash and grab last week. The front window of [...]
