…It probably would have helped this past weekend as, little did you know, but the French invaded Melbourne! A Gallic contingent showed of their urban designs at a dedicated Fashion Exposed catwalk show.
Labels invited down under included Little Marcel, Akelakey, Cannisse, Charlie Joe, One Step, Eroik, Feiyue and jewellery by Nature and Taratata Bijoux, Redline [...]
Parlez vous francais?…
Debut at Fashion Exposed
Debut honoured fledgling Australian fashion labels at Fashion Exposed this past weekend. Contenders in the apparel category included Electric Sugar, Felix & Mabel, Janin, Leanne Lim, Mac n’ Fleur and Undral. Designer Geoffrey Haining won out with his distopian Francz label. Judges described the collection as being suited to “a rockstar clientele”.
Afterglow Jewellery by Charms [...]
Miss Lyndel Yeo’s 5th Birthday Party
Miss Lyndel Yeo let loose an animalistic Melbourne Spring Fashion Week parade last night as she celebrated her label’s 5th birthday with a review of her mainline and MLY Black Label collections for Spring 2010.
Her signature unusual shapes (high waists, extended shoulder-lines, cropped tops and dramatic trains) return along with a hint of animal print, even [...]
Megan Gale’s ‘Isola’ Swimwear
I hear the new David Jones in Bourke Street Mall looks like a million bucks; in fact 100 million of them have gone into the long awaited redevelopment. After throwing open the doors, David Jones have welcomed shoppers and celebrated with a series of events including a showcase of the new Isola swimwear collection by [...]
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 [...]
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 Editorial: Mannequin Play
“Underneath an apple-tree, Sat a maiden and her lover, And the thoughts within her he, Yearned, in silence, to discover. Round them danced the sunbeams bright, Green the grass-lawn stretched before them, While the apple blossoms white, Hung in rich profusion o’er them.” – Will Carleton
Photography – Livana Gosal
Designers – Pamela Usanto, Becky Chua, Stesha [...]
We meet again Mr. Bond…
The first and last time I visited Bond seems like aeons ago for a fashion show. In Melbourne there are more bars per capita then anywhere else in the world so there is always a new haunt to visit. Thus I never got around to a double take.
But Bond is one bar with longevity in our tumultuous [...]
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 [...]
Duck Duck Goose…
Duck Duck Goose…a charming name for a restaurant that has been in the works for longer than it takes to play 100 rounds of its namesake childhood game.
The space is ambitious with a multiple personality. Designed in two halves; the luxurious higher-end dining room and a budget-friendly modern Asian eatery I note both sides serves [...]
