My stance when it comes to critiquing this year’s L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival is all about quality, not quantity. Without the monotony of listing each and every consumer label, this year I focused my prowess and energy on the standout designers from the shows I attended. The unique ones that presented a fashion palette that […]
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Gwendolynne gowns & Richard Nylon headpieces. All photography by Lara Antonelli.
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There was a unified intake of breath as the first ivory silk, floor length, matrimonial gown entered the runway. A mass of adoration for a garment that can turn even the most cynical of fashionable critics into a pool of warm buttermilk. The ‘wedding dress’ has been known throughout its long and varied tenure to […]
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The Adidas by Stella McCartney Barricade launch was nothing short of extraordinary. It took place in a huge middle-of-nowhere warehouse on the outskirts of Melbourne’s CBD – a perfectly deceptive locale that cleverly hid the wonder housed within. In a world-first, superstar female tennis players Caroline Wozniacki (DEN), Maria Kirilenko (RUS) and Laura Robson (UK) […]
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The second runway show from Melbourne Spring Fashion Week opened with Arthur Galan (above) setting the tone for the futuristic twist on a spring palette. With ultramodern eye-visors by Alexandra Blak, the Arthur Galan collection was sleek, sexy, chic and polished. Graphic print or blue and black block-coloured suits, plus sunflower yellow tasselled tops with […]
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The art of millinery is an ancient one. Ignited by a furious passion, human beings have adorned themselves with head pieces from as far back as time itself. Now, a new breed of milliner walks the earth keeping this intricate tradition alive, blooming with a plethora of creativity, whilst that same furious passion burns even […]
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