MBFWA: Day Two

Personally, I found Day Two of MBFWA much more inspiring than Day One. Perennial Australian favourite Zimmermann delivered yet another collection of perfection. Is there a girl out there who doesn’t love Zimmermann’s eternal-summer pieces? If there is, I haven’t met her.

However, the top runway looks* of the day came from elsewhere.

*Multiple because I was torn between them, so decided to just roll with it.

TOP RUNWAY LOOK(S)

At Bowie, the devil was in the detail. Or, perhaps more appropriately, an angel.



Celestial butterflies / photo: vogue.com.au

Just look at those fragile, wispy butterflies emerging delicately from their transparent cocoon. They seem almost alive, drying freshly wet wings and ready to soar into sartorial freedom. The regal, soft shell of white butterflies creates suspense, but not drama. It is as if, in only a moment, they could take off and all be gone.

Exquisite detail / photo: vogue.com.au

The texture in this gown is surreal. That lush, full coverage of delicate petals lend a Mother Nature softness to the sharp, precise shoulders and cut. And yet, as a solid block of white it provides an emphatic statement against the flimsy translucency of the neck, shoulders and chest. Bowie is taking us away on a dream with this Garden of Eden detail; one which I don’t want to wake up from.

wear me! / photo: vogue.com.au

 Michael Lo Sordo offered an ensemble with more spunk. If it wasn’t already blindingly obvious, an assorted paintbox of prints is going to be fundamental to Spring/Summer 2012/2013. Unless you are an Alt (Emmanuelle, that is), there is no escaping it.

This is one of the cleaner, clearer prints used by any designer – most others tend towards the busier, blended styles favoured by Zimmermann and last season Camilla and Marc.

But the clincher for this outfit is that sporty red bralet worn unabashedly under the open blazer. It is the sexy quirk that turns an otherwise demure silhouette on its head. It's true, this is not a new concept. But the prints and colour let you see the idea with new eyes and a fresh angle.

TOP STREET STYLE LOOK

Soon-to-be reality TV star Lara Bingle got ragged for this outfit on the Madison Australia website. Ouch.

At the Toni Maticevski show / photo: madisonmag.com.au

A simple boat stripe has never failed in my books, and it does not fail Lara either. It is simple and effortless in that very French way; while that sounds completely unoriginal, it really is true.

Ms. Bingle is a case in point. She has fashion ease about her in this jumpsuit, like she barely had to try to look so chic.

But my favourite element? The way her red lipstick picks up the little brooch at her chest and those Louboutin soles at her feet. Such panache.

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