It speaks volumes of the Australian fashion industry that each day of MBFWA is better than the last. And the increasing attention from international correspondents is proof that the world is taking notice, too.
Based on the photos, stories and roaring praise flooding in from the shows on Day Three, you have to wonder how they can keep upping the ante.
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Once again, there was no way it could be narrowed down to just one. It would have been oh so easy to pick at least four entire shows. Although, after much agonising…
Lisa ‘Ho my God!’ Have you ever seen Australiana look so good? Lisa Ho always creates beautiful garments that are the epitome of luxurious, feminine beauty. But this is bold and unusual. It’s not often that the unlikely concepts of “bush flora” and “glamour” are so happily married. Yet, here it is.
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| Australian dream / photo: vogue.com.au |
The dress looks as if it has been poured on to the model, thanks to those long, slinky nude panels. They create a lithe, flowing hourglass shape which hits the womanly element that Lisa Ho is so good at. Such a fluid cut is akin to the elegant gowns Elie Saab is famous for, but with a unique print grounding the dress as distinctly Aussie.
And then there was Ellery. In what was being heralded early as the best show of the week, Kym Ellery brought tough-girl cool by the metric shitload*.
*Yes, this is a scientific unit of measurement.
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| tough-girl cool / photo: vogue.com.au |
I love this because a) Kym is a fellow West Aussie girl done good, and b) she has achieved draping that is not being tagged as sensual, opulent or soft.
No. While definitely masterful, these tinfoil silver swathes are far from soft. A tough, streetwise edge is a better way to describe it.
Whether this is something that the average woman could wear (read: probably not) is irrelevant. It is a pure statement, an unapologetic demonstration of skill, and a damn good way to close a collection.
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Of course, it’s Yasmin Sewell, the Aussie expat of infinite style.
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| wrap it up / photo: harpersbazaar.com.au |
The headscarf is where it is at. It is so, unbelievably cool, especially with hair as chic as hers. Colour me envious.
And if you didn’t think a plain, white tee could be very 'fashion' (as Rachel Zoe would say) – think again. Regimentally starch and structured as opposed to the comfy, slouch tee you would wear on a casual occasion. After all, she is dressed for the Ellery show, and MBFWA’s best show calls for a ‘very fashion’ tee.
2 comments:
Fab post. Appreciated the scientific forms of measurement.
I agree with your praise for the shows and outfits you mentioned - esp. Lisa Ho! But, was it just me or was that hair and make up kind of dated? I just can't help but think it feels early 2000's??
I guess it is totally subjective and I just can't help but think of this editorial:
http://www.dallysmodels.com/women%20models%20%20K%20-%20Z/tabid/60/mid/374/default.aspx?ctl=viewMedia&id=943
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To be quite frank, I wasn't a fan of the coloured tips. The funny thing is, I disliked it for the opposite reason to you - I thought it was a bit too trendy. You know, how everyone is grabbing some chalk and colouring their hair Lauren Conrad style and it's all over instagram and tumblr and pinterest.
But you are spot on about the poker straight tresses and the darkly smoked out eyes. It has a very 'millenium' feel to it.
I have a feeling that super straight hair and heavy dark eyes will become representative of the early 2000s in the decades to come, in the same way that super-perms and excessive blue eyeshadow represnt the 80s now.
Love your blog, by the way!
cj.
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