Fashion Ramblings
Now that the Fashion Week dust has settled and my feet have completely recovered, I've had an opportunity to mull over it all. I caught up with a friend this week whom I haven't seen since Fashion Week last month and we were having a good tête-à-tête about the Week from an industry perspective. Here's our verdict (in reverse): SKINNY One thing ...
Toni Maticevski's show on Day 3 was probably the most highly-anticipated show of the week. And judging by the hype after the show, the anticipation was well-met. Everyone in Fashion Land was buzzing about Mr. Maticevski’s architectural capabilities - taking a classic mid-century silhouette, folding it and wrapping and tucking it like origami until the garment became ...
This post was going to focus on the revival of the midi-skirt. I was going to show you photos of this amazing richly-coloured skirt that takes a modern twist to a feminine silhouette. I was then going to explain that when I saw the print on this skirt, all I could think about was playing dress-ups with my little ...
Wedged between Manly Boatshed and Three Beans Café in Manly, a long way from home in Swiss origins, is my favourite ice-creamery. Mövenpick is the perfect precursor to lunch at Manly Beach. I am meeting some friends for lunch and as I walk along the Corso hand-in-hand with my daughter to meet them, I can’t resist the ...
Last weekend kicked off the eleventh annual Polo event at Portsea in Victoria, a mainstay of Melbourne's summer prestigious social calendar. The Polo has become the Melbourne Cup of summer and has often been dubbed "the Birdcage by the Sea". And what a sea it is - the Portsea Polo field at the pointy end of the picturesque Mornington Peninsula, ...
The working woman is oft overlooked in the fashion world. This is particularly the case in the professional industry, which is a male dominated sphere. Lawyers, accountants, financial planners –wearing a two-piece suit has become something of a rite of passage for us. Just take a look through the Law Society Journal or staff photos on ...