For a true indsider’s take on Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia, which just wrapped last week in Sydney, we asked our friend Alyx Gorman, fashion editor at one of Australia’s biggest lifestyle sites The Vine, (and formerly of Oyster) to break it down for us. You’ll learn about the buzzy new labels down under, who is behind them, and why they matter in Australia.
Check out Alyx’s picks for the best of Australian Fashion Week.
Read on for our round up of the top ten trends from Paris Fashion Week.
Christian Wijnants has been named the winner of the International Woolmark Prize, WWD is reporting.
Click through to see what trends heated up this season–and start planning your spring wardrobe accordingly.
Showing skin is taking a turn for the demure. London has been chock full of skirts with sheer panelling, a more cautious take on the sheer trend, though no less suggestive. There is certainly no shortage of options, either.
New York fashion week is now a fond memory, but our fashion month coverage is still going strong. We saw our first shows in London today! Check out Kinder Aggugini‘s sweet girls on a sea holiday, Markus Lupfer‘s icy queens, and Dion Lee‘s ultra-modern neoprene and leather.
The Clothes: An ultra modern collection. Neoprene and leather were worked into 3-d shapes, like “backpacks” that were actually incorporated into tops. Electric blue and orange punctuated the mostly black and white collection. A twisted cut-out plaiting technique (which wowed us in Lee’s resort collection, too) was applied to leather jackets and the back of Read more →
One of the standout shows so far this New York fashion week has been Alexander Wang’s sleek glow in the dark, rave inspired collection. The only problem? It looked a lot like recent collections from both Aussie designer Dion Lee and Brazilian designer Tufi Duek.
It’s safe to say we kind of have a teeny crush on Aussie designer Dion Lee: Besides the fact that he makes sleek clothes for super cool girls, he is adorably charming in person. So when we heard he would be in New York City showing his resort collection, we popped by for a look and to chat with the designer, whose global star is on the rise.
Lee showed for the first time outside of Australia last season in London, where he staged a small presentation for fall. While the Sydney fashion industry was disappointed to have lost him in their fashion week lineup, Lee explained that showing in his hometown would have meant staging three presentations in one year and that he wanted “concentrate on the clothes” instead. He confirmed to us that he’ll be showing again in London in September, but this time it will be a full-on runway show.
Mercedes Benz Australian Fashion Week (formally Rosemount Australian Fashion Week) kicked off in Sydney on Monday, but with a schedule that is noticeably absent of some of the country’s biggest industry names.
Dion Lee, Josh Goot both pulled out at the last minute while Camilla and Marc decided not to show after seven consecutive years at the event. Goot and Lee both said the decision had to do with focusing on international collections. “I think it’s important that we consolidate our position, rather than rush into a new collection to show at MBFWA,” Goot said in a statement.
Fair enough.
The stars were prints-happy on the red carpet this week and we liked it. Camilla Belle made the list twice in a floral Prada number and a look from Carven‘s fall collection. Chloe Moretz joined the prints party in Kenzo and so did Michelle Williams in Giambattista Valli. Charlize Theron wore the only solid look, Read more →
We attended Aussie designer Dion Lee’s debut London presentation over the weekend, and loved the sexy, modern vibe of it. We liked the shoes, too, but didn’t think much about them again, until we saw an interesting tidbit posted on the Daily Pedestrian: Kanye West designed the shoes with Dion Lee.
Dion Lee’s PR representative confirmed that the shoes are indeed by Kanye, as a special collaboration for A/W 2012. We also read that we just missed Kanye at one of Lee’s continuously looping presentations–he showed up for one of the intimate gatherings to lend his support, according to PagesDigital.
Which leads us to wonder, is Kanye hedging his bets with a shoe design career if he can’t get his fashion line off the ground?
