The student runway grad shows make for a heady onslaught of fashion fun come the last few weeks of November. This year delivered a bevy of brave, bold and beautiful designs, a handful of student designers rising to the surface. The season kicked off at Curtin University’s The Factory, set in the magnificent surrounds of [...]
More and more, gender is becoming a fluid form of expression. Andre Pejic is walking in Gaultier couture. Kayne West has been spotted sporting French womenswear label Celine on stage while performing. Trans* supermodel Leah T is modelling for Givenchy. And Lady Gaga makes out with herself dressed as a boy in her latest music [...]
This year Project Runway Australia achieved a queer first, not only for the show, but for Australian television too. It was the first time on a reality TV game show that all three of the final contestants were openly gay. Craig Braybrook, Johnny Schembri and Season 3 winner Dylan Cooper were all presented with $10,000 [...]
Ok men, let’s talk shoes: It’s potentially my favourite topic. Only because it’s widely accepted that, unless you live in Midland, you wear something on your feet whenever you leave the house. No matter what your favourite pastime is (apart from horizontal pelvic strength training) you’re sure to be wearing SHOES whilst you do it. [...]
Perth breeds unique vision. There’s something in the water here. Time and again, our young creatives deliver work that is raw, unique, unsettling or just gobsmackingly beautiful. Jeromy Lim produces menswear that has all of these qualities. At the recent Perth Fashion Festival (PFF) as part of Student Runway, Lim delivered a six look capsule [...]
September 2011 will see Perth Fashion Festival’s Fashion Paramount shine bright inside its new home, Hackett Hall. Award winning luxury brand ae’lkemi and structurally bold womenswear label S2 will illuminate individual style in their own highly anticipated standalone shows. Elsewhere, emerging menswear brand Zsadar featuring Alister Yiap accessories and dynamic jewellery range Totomoto Australia will [...]
The New Way to Run the Block. As the weather warms, the sky brightens, colour starts to fill the streets. Using colour this season is going to be very exciting with a strong trend emerging from the northern hemisphere. Colour blocking stemmed from a Yves Saint Laurent womenswear in the 1970s. Of course, the Paris [...]
Fashion is a dichotomy, a contradiction. On one level it’s about dressing up, having fun and looking fab. On the other, fashion is a creature of phenomenal foresight. It has the potential to unite the visionaries of tomorrow with the shapers and makers of today, all with an effortless air. The overall vision? An opulence [...]
I’m going to go out on a limb and say it: the dominance of jeans in the casual pants arena is coming to an end. A new brigade of casual pant options is marching into town, led by the resurgent chino. The popular cotton pant from the ’90s has been undergoing a revival over the [...]
While ogling the models in the current Winter menswear look books, I came to a realisation that isn’t as obvious as it seems: layering can make you look incredibly hot. We all know that it’s the best way to insulate against the cold, and that it adds style and interest to your look, but many [...]
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