The Take 2 Markets appear at Hawthorn Town Hall every alternate month. In March the market, which specialises in recycled clothing, was an official part of LMFF’s cultural program. As such they decided to put together an extra special parade entitled ‘Once Upon a Time’. The intimate parade hinted at what one can achieve with pre-loved fashion, [...]
Style Salon: Fashion Collection 5
Style Salon, Fashion Collection 5, was structured around a simple question: how do you define style?
With a “fearless spirit and strong identity”, Lisa Taranto’s models took to the stage to showcase a bold collection with an animal print motif. Matched with feathery fascinators and lots of ruffles, the collection had a modern and elegant take on [...]
Kookai: LMFF Sidewalk 4
During LMFF’s fourth ‘Sidewalk’ parade at Federation Sqaure, Kookai presented a collection for savvy young urbanites. For the label, this autumn winter season is about well cut black basics – particularly leather jackets paired with abstract prints. A hint of a Parisian influence is also present in stripes, berets and ruffled elements. I also love their [...]
LMFF Runway 7
The weekend began with the seventh installment of LMFF’s much anticipated runways. A diverse line up of designers who challenged trends and re-invented a winter bursting with colours, leather and all things luxurious.
Martin Grant opened with a black woolen mini dress complete with a caplet feature. Keeping in sync with Melbourne’s love for the [...]
Style Celebration
The L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival is unique in many ways, and one of the things we applaud them for most is for the way it brings fashion to the people. It’s not just industry folk invited to the catwalks, the general public can also feel like a VIP at parades. There are also a heap [...]
‘Feast of Fashion’ part deux
Melbourne’s GPO celebrated the L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival in true high-end GPO style, with the fashion precinct’s retailers joining in the celebration and exhibiting their latest in-store collections. The intimate runway invited its audience to feast its eyes on the delectable fashions of Australian and international designers, tantalizing taste and style. Two performers throughout the runway [...]
Renegades: Fashion Collection 3
The Renegades Fashion Collection delivered on the promise of the title and made for a night of energetic and bold fashion that rebelled against “safe” style.
Achieving bold design rather than restrained sophistication, the featured designers showed a young and daring range of fashions set to an energetic soundtrack.
From Britten showcased shrunken-fit menswear with rolled-up pantlegs. [...]
Sidewalk 3 – Review
With a burst of colour and a rustle of silk, the AW collection by Review delivered on what we’ve come to expect from the label with elegant, glamorous designs that are decidedly feminine.
The parade began with the few black and white designs that seem to be obligatory this season. Lace and sheer fabrics gave a [...]
Melbourne Fashion on Location Live Photoshoot
The Shot Tower Square at Melbourne Central was turned into a scene for a live fashion shoot as the L’Oreal Fashion Festival continued to take the city by storm.
Renowned photographer Christian Blanchard, who is best known for his work with InStyle, Mimco, OK, Kurve and Satch, was paired up with celebrity stylist Philip Boon to [...]
Sidewalk 2 – Unzipped
Unzipped is an opportunity for the biggest brands in underwear to showcase their newest creations. This year’s theme was hats and hosiery, as each design set was coupled with a hat of some description. Designs this year promoted comfort over excess, with a heavy emphasis on accentuating real beauty, which was evident in the styles [...]
