Runway 2 of the Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival was an electric show of smoking hot black and white creations from Alice McCall, Bec & Bridge, Bianca Spender, Life With Bird, Macgraw and Manning Cartell. ALICE MCCALL What a knock out combination of iconic floral motifs, puffed sleeves, cinched waists, two-toned lace and thigh-high PVC […]
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To coincide with the Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival (VAMFF), ACMI has once again curated a Fashion on Film series, featuring fashion documentaries and short films ranging from The Legacy of Alexander McQueen to Hubert de Givenchy: A Life in Haute Couture. Film Programmer and curator of the Fashion on Film series, James Nolen, chats […]
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Once again, Cate Blanchett looked stunning on the Oscars red carpet in Hollywood, nominated for her role in ‘Carol’. The Australian actresses continued to smolder on the red carpet, with bombshell Margot Robbie wearing a Tom Ford dress, The Row purse and Forevermark jewelry. WOW! Nominated for a Leading Actress Oscar for ‘Room’, Brie Larson […]
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Deep scarlet hues, sheer black lace, seductive lips and slick parted hair transformed Oscar De La Renta’s models into fiery roses – all sensual beauty coupled with sharp confidence. With clear Spanish influence, the gowns cascaded in tango layers, embroidered with flowery appliqué or intricate skin draping lace. Boleros in red scratched silk slung over […]
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We’ve fallen head over pink stiletto’d heels in love with the latest Carolina Herrera Spring collection from New York Fashion Week. Consisting of a beautiful palette spectrum of pale blush to electric fuchsia, models floated down the Frick Museum catwalk in frothy silks, cascading frills and striking peek-a-boo pleats. Taking ‘pretty in pink’ to the next […]
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Do you know about Orry-Kelly? Have you even heard his name mentioned before in film or fashion circles? Having completed a double major in cinema history at Melbourne University, which encompassed Hollywood films, even I struggled to recount such a distinctive name, albeit an Australian one. And my love for glamorous silver-screen fashion failed to […]
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1. WHAT DO YOU BOTH CONSIDER TO BE THE BIBLE OF ALL FASHION PUBLICATIONS? In the words of Bob Dylan “The times they are a-changin”, so picking a favorite is far too limiting. We are focusing on internet based publications that offer democracy to those who design fashion and love fashion. 2. IS IT THE […]
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1. WHAT CAN PEOPLE FIND IF THEY LOOK FOR SOMETHING ELSE? People can find something unique, ethereal and fun designed from the heart. I really like to design to different aesthetics so that really anyone could come and look through a Something Else collection and find something they could wear. It’s like designing for my […]
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1. WHAT INITIALLY INSPIRED YOU TO BECOME A MAKEUP ARTIST? I have always been intrigued by the idea of transformation. I grew up watching my father work in his hair salon, transforming and creating hair styles for women who would walk in looking one way and leave not only looking different, but feeling different. […]
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1. WHAT INITIALLY INSPIRED YOU TO BECOME A HAIR STYLIST? The actresses of the Italian and French films(neo-realism) like Sophia Lauren, Claudia Cardinale, Silvana Mangano, Brigitte Bardot, and Anouk Aimee. They were, and still are,strong beautiful women that are not afraid of their femininity. 2. WHAT’S THE MOST EXCITING PROJECT YOU HAVE WORKED ON? […]
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