"You're a waratah!" exclaimed Jenny Kee as I went into "Awwww‚Ķ.shucks" mode, shuffling along next to the whirlwind of this red-robed maverick at her comeback presentation at MBFWA last week. This was to be the the second chapter of my encounter with this half-Chinese, half-Italian, Australian-born designer, who has lived a big life. So big… Continue reading An Even Bigger Life
Category: Travel
We Are Handsome Heroes
Who knew that a swimwear label would be one of the highlights of MBFWA? I'm aware that that comes off sounding all hoity-toity about swimwear but at the same time, it feels like Australian Fashion Week has come so far along, away from simply doing good beach clothes, that to turn around and give props… Continue reading We Are Handsome Heroes
Sting Attack
Pedestrian TV's little Mean Girls guide to MBFWA actually neatly summed up the gist of the week without getting into the specifics of course of who came out with A+ to err… C- grades. They predicted that the still-relatively-new designer Magdalena Velevska would come out on top as Prom Queen – someone that is current… Continue reading Sting Attack
Comic Capers
That I'm sending mini-guides to the other "international" bloggers (Rumi, Bryan, Tommy, Phil, Nam, Candice, Natalie, Elin…first names only, duh) of Aussie designer recommendations is slightly laughable. It is true that Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia makes it my third time out here so I feel like I have a handle on the lay of… Continue reading Comic Capers