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The Fashion Sales Roundup 06.05

Martin + Osa 20% off with the Coupon code 63299191. - Shop Here

Urban Outfitters is having a spring sale with up to 50% off, also get an extra 10% off using the PICKAWINNER code. - Shop Here

Petite Sophisticate has 40% off sitewide - Shop Here

Get 20% off at Kohl and free shipping using the codes SPECIAL20 & JUST4YOU. - Shop Here.

If you're in the need of some undies head over to jockey and use SMARTSHOPPER to get 15% off. - Shop Here

Gilt Groupe: Valentino Sale

Exclusive online sale website Gilt is this week bringing you a double sale of Valentino! Now that's one you wouldn't want to miss.

If you want an invite to be a member of Gilt, drop Allan a line to find out how to get one.

Reminder: Midnight Fashion, this Friday

The first Midnight Fashion event took place last year; an evening of fashion and entertainment in Melbourne's Bond bar. This Friday, the second installment of Midnight Fashion will take place at the Royal Melbourne Hotel - promising a bigger venue, better runway and another bunch of new and upcoming Australian fashion talent.

Designers showcasing at this Friday's event include:
Anna Campbell
Kiss Chacey
Shona Design
Nana Judy
Jaci Bailey
Chocolate City
Alexi Freeman
Voyager
LMaree, and
Gimp.

Fashionisers get a special rate on tickets for the event - so head to StickyTickets.com.au to grab some. You can also check out the full details of the event in the City Guides.

RAW luxury exhibition at LMFF

Last week was the launch party for RAW: an exhibition of luxury that will run in conjunction with L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival (LMFF), 2008. You can visit the Fashion Diary for society photos from the launch. The event will showcase the best in all lifestyle categories including fashion, beauty, property, technology, art, automotive and travel.

2008 is tipped to be the most exciting year yet for RAW, with "a dazzling array of top luxury brands in dynamic exhibition spaces, including, for the first time, an exciting live program of theatre, visual excitement and luxury experience."

It's on Friday 7th & Saturday 8th March, Shed 4 Victoria Harbour, Melbourne Docklands. Entry is free but you must pre-register.

Midnight Fashion returns to Melbourne

Last year, Midnight Fashion launched it's first Melbourne event - and the response was so huge people were left queuing in the street to get in. So when the second event in the Midnight Fashion series hits town on Friday March 28th, it promises a bigger venue, better runway, improved door policy, and even more entertainment.

The event will showcase 10 of Melbourne's upcoming designer talents at The Royal Melbourne Hotel on Bourke Street. It's a great excuse to frock up (or suit up), have a few drinks, mingle with other fashion-lovers, and check out some new designs.

Fashionisers get a special rate on tickets for the event - so head to StickyTickets.com.au to snap some up before they sell out. You can also check out more details of the event in the City Guides.

Fashion@Fed Square: Moomba Meltdown

Mark it in your diaries, Melbourne fashionisers - the Fashion @ Fed Square breakthrough program is back for 2008.

March 13th will kick off the year's events with 'Moomba Meltdown' - a unique fusion of street and contemporary fashion design by seven hot new designers. Models, stay tuned to the job board and newsletter for your opportunity to be cast in the parade.

More details about the event can be found in the City Guides.

LMFF: Hardy Brothers hint at what's to come

One of the things I'm really looking forward to for L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival (LMFF) this year is high tea at Hardy Brothers jewellery. I can give you a few reasons why - like the fact that they have a Royal Warrant (the only Australian company to have one); and the fact that I love high tea as much as the next girl. Mostly though, it's because their jewellery is just stunning.

On Valentine's Day Hardy Brothers celebrated their status as Platinum Partner of LMFF by hosting a luxurious cocktail party in Sydney. A promising hint of what's to come when the festival hits Melbourne.

LMFF Runway Deluxe for charity

While the fashion industry often holds events which benefit charities, these are, for the most part, closed events. LMFF, L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival will, however, give Melbourne fashionisers the opportunity to get their dose of fashion all while helping the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation. And there's an added bonus: international designers.

One of the most difficult aspects of fashion weeks across Australia is that they often feature only local designers. And while that still provides amazing clothes on the catwalk, there's more of a buzz to be felt in seeing new collections from bigger names. The 'Runway Deluxe' charity event will include the likes of DKNY, Donna Karan, Hugo Boss, and Moschino.

Sex and the City Movie: trying too hard?

Many girls (and guys) are avidly and anxiously awaiting the release of the big screen version of Sex and the City (see the full forum thread of images from the movie here). Well renowned as being an inspiration for it's costume and styling, the TV series saw many trends shoot to mainstream consumption, and had women world-wide pining for the clothes, lifestyles, and fashion-senses of the show's four main characters.

But will the Sex and the City movie live up to this reputation?

Free movie tickets: The Jane Austen Book Club

If you didn't catch the memo in our fortnightly fashion newsletter, we're giving away 30 double passes for Australian members to see The Jane Austen Book Club. The movie stars Emily Blunt, Maria Bello, Hugh Dancy, Maggie Grace, Kathy Baker and Amy Brenneman, and will definitely be worth checking out.

Visit the forum thread for details on how to enter.

Six book club members, six Austen books, six interwoven story lines over six months in the busy modern setting of Sacramento, where city and suburban sprawl meet natural beauty. While the contemporary stories never slavishly parallel the Austen plots, the six characters find echoes, predictions, warnings and wisdom about their own trajectories within Austen's beloved narratives...

The film opens in Australia on January 31, 2008. Visit www.JaneAustenBookClub.com.au to see the trailer.

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