Matcho Suba is refreshingly startling, exciting and daring. Snapping the fashion crowd awake from their monochrome daze, Suba’s collection strutted onto the catwalk with a bang. Waist hugging mesh skirts and striped crop tops; electric red embossed leather fringed skirts; orange and black panelled dresses with tulle; and rose gold sleeved shift dresses – the outfits screamed […]
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Alice McCall’s graphic prints of lipstick laden pouts, embellished manicures and skiers have become a cult fashion item. With boxed shapes coupled with satin and lace shorts or sexy crop tops and high waisted skirts, the look is colourful, playful, sassy and unique.
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Colourful power suiting and petite collared dresses dominated Yeojin Bae’s YB J’Aime collection. It was pretty yet dynamic, feminine yet bold with clean lines and punchy prints throughout. Cobalt, peach, cherry and orange popped onto the catwalk. Another gorgeous exhibition from an equally gorgeous designer.
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In the usual Carla Zampatti sleek and stunning style, models sauntered onto the catwalk in derrière-high side splits in midnight black cinched at the waist with gold metal belts, coupled with leather wrist and hand bandages. A crisp, white and billowing tuxedo shirt glided in with a slinky black maxi skirt, whilst vibrant cobalt made […]
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Aurelio Costarella’s models donned long-sleeved beaded body suits, armoured bustier lurex mini dresses, structured bodices and sweeping cut-out plunging gowns in an earthy colour palette of bronze, pewter, cream and silver. Scarab inspired dresses accompanied by Costarella’s signature feathers worn as shrugs or skirts were also on display in his collection showcased at MSFW. His finale piece […]
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The opening Runway Show of the 2014 Melbourne Spring Fashion Week was undoubtably one of the most breathtaking to date, showcasing incredibly dramatic, romantic, moody and spellbinding creations from Australia’s leading atelier designers. With an orchestra composed, arranged and produced by the RAah Project cleverly displayed in the centre trench of the catwalk, the classical […]
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Photography by Amanda Fordyce With this iconic fashion festival just around the corner, Pen To Paper delved into the archives to pull out one of the earlier articles by Lara Antonelli. You can smell it in the air, see in the trees and feel it in the sunshine. Spring has finally shown it’s head from behind […]
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I am in LOVE with my red silk Bianca Spender gown. I had fun playing dress ups with this glamorous dress at both the luxurious Saint James Hotel in Paris and the Westin Hotel in Melbourne. Both hotels were the perfect backdrop for this gorgeously romantic dress. Blue suede shoes by Zara // Iron lace […]
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The Nespresso launch at the newly opened Emporium Melbourne was a delectable soiree. Salted caramel espresso martinis and champagne flutes greeted us on arrival, as did incredible canapés from renowned French-born Sydney based chef, Guillaume Brahimi. Delicate smoked salmon with caviar, seared Wagyu beef slices with horseradish, surprisingly delicious duck foie gras parfait sandwiched between ginger […]
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Cointreau is an iconic French triple sec liqueur whose recipe has been a family secret for almost 140 years. Needless to say, the brand has not changed it’s formula much in the past century, even retaining its creative roots in the North West France location of Saint-Barthélemy-d’Anjou. A beloved apertif or key cocktail ingredient throughout […]
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