There were few surprises this RAFW when I vaguely knew how to get around and the schedule was fairly familiar with only a few BIG comeback shows. I missed Magdalena Velevska's collection last season but since then it seems this Macedonian-born, Australian-based designer has made leaps and bounds since that debut. Magdalena Velevska has turned… Continue reading Neon Newbie
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Flora Dust
*DISCLAIMER* I haven't a bloody clue about flowers because every plant I touch withers and shrivels up in my hand because I have the exact opposite of green fingers so please forgive moments of floral-related ignorance… I arrived at my room at the Westin (where all us RAFW international peeps are staying…) to be greeted… Continue reading Flora Dust
Colour Me Happy in Sydney
"You have such a way with colour" may not sound like the highest compliment that one could pay to a designer but sometimes it boils down to the simplest of things that makes a collection tick for me. Jade Sarita Arnott of Arnsdorf has pared it down considerably for her latest S/S 12 collection in… Continue reading Colour Me Happy in Sydney
Galloping Away
If we keep touting that old chestnut about fashion being cyclical and that nothing is completely original anymore then the fashions of what we conceive as the near-past will soon be catching up with us. On this Easter Sunday when we're supposed to be chilling out, maxing and relaxing and munching on cheap chocolate Easter… Continue reading Galloping Away