Here we are, folks, two months after my first Hypoxi session and the sceptic in me has been tamed. As I mentioned previously, I embarked on Hypoxi with the intention to lose some centimetres before Fashion Week. I had my eye on a few international runway pieces that I just had to have but the sizing ...
MBFWA: Resort 17
Unless you were living under a social media rock last week, you may have noticed that something big was happening in Sydney. All your favourite bloggers, television personalities, media, Bella Hadid and Oscar de la Renta were all in one place. Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia Resort. Yes, RESORT! This is my first year covering MBFWA as ...
Westfield Parramatta – Own Your Story: Be Inspired
When I was asked to be apart of Westfield's "Own Your Story: Be Inspired" campaign, I was honoured. Honoured that of all the mantra's that Westfield was running, "Be Inspired" was selected for me. I've never considered myself as "inspiring". I don't give motivational speeches. I haven't forged an authentic path. And I certainly haven't built an ...
The Good, Bad and the Skinny
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 ...
MBFWA Part 3: Ten Points for Ten Pieces
Sportswear stepped out of the gym and onto the runways this week. More specifically, stepped into Bondi's Icebergs pool. The DRY Icebergs pool. The pool at Bondi's Icebergs Dining Room was drained and transformed into a runway for the relatively new label "Ten Pieces". Nothing says sportif better than models in black and white racing stripes walking laps ...
MBFWA Part 2: Toni Maticevski
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 ...