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Lisa Barron: ready for Spring Racing 2009
If you think it may be a little premature to start thinking about Spring Racing season, think again. We're already in August, after all, so the time for flirty frocks and flowery fascinators is not that far away. If you want to hit the racing track with elegance, long-established and respected Australian designer Lisa Barron has recently opened up shop in a prestigious Collins Street location. Her first boutique in Melbourne's city centre, the move signals a new era for Barron - who has traditionally served the Toorak and Armadale crowds with her sophisticated ladies wear.
Fashionable bluetooth headset: actually possible?
Let's face facts: most bluetooth headsets make their user look like an utter twat.
But that's something we're likely to have to overcome in the near future as murmurs of the cancer causing properties of mobile phones become more common. Yes, with the pace of technology it's not long until having to hold a phone to your head seems so 2000s, but until someone sits down and designs a bluetooth headset that doesn't leave you looking like a Star Trek cast member that's unlikely to happen. Bluetooth headsets simply haven't been fashionable.
Part ring, part bluetooth headset, the Orb may be the answer.
Miss Sixty's not so pretty phone
It seemed a while ago that every fashion house was going to have a mobile phone: first came the Prada phone, then the Armani phone, the Levi's phone, and at one point there was even talk of a phone from Chanel. Then after the iPhone took the world by the storm people discovered a different type of designer gadget so it just seems that Miss Sixty & Alcatel have come to the party a little late... and really their phone leaves us underwhelmed.
Kuwaii at Debut, Fashion Exposed Melbourne 2009
It wasn't all that long ago that we were admiring the burgeoning labels that made it to the finals of Fashion Exposed's Debut contest in Sydney this year. Now, with the Melbourne fair just around the corner, twelve more budding design talents are about to be unearthed.
Victorian-based label Kuwaii is one of the Melbourne 2009 finalists; her intelligent yet minimal, striking yet simple garments comprising a coherent collection that shows much promise.
Zimmermann bikinis: Spring/Summer 2009/2010
When we saw them on the RAFW catwalk we knew that the bikinis from Zimmermann's Cruise 2009/2010 swimwear collection would figure into the 2010 bikini choices of many a woman. A mixture of cutaway monokinis and ethnic prints, there seems to be something for everyone.
Today Zimmermann's swimwear look book graces Fashionising.com, and you can get a better look at the designs that you'll be seeing poolside in the coming Cruise season.
Evil Twin: effortless rock-chic for Summer
Sitting somewhere between the grunged-up luxury of Alexander Wang and the cool simplicity of American Apparel comes Evil Twin; a label that's set to strike it big in Australia's arena of mainstream affordable fashion. And while these oh-so-now pieces are not ideal for long term wardrobe investment, it's their accessibility and affordability - coupled with an inherent cool-factor - that makes them so appealing.
As far as trend pieces go, Evil Twin's Spring/Summer 2009 collection warrants many a mention. Ripped denim boyfriend shorts tick some major trend boxes; a cutaway dress is neo-grunge heaven; and the oversized tee-dresses are the type that can be thrown on for an effortless look in any situation.
Debut collection from Ann Zed
In a city where made in P.R.C. with an attitude problem is labeled as "fashion" and a loosely covered bite off a well established Parisian couture house is blindly accepted; Ann Zed has defied (if not defiled) the norm to show that all is not lost with Melbourne's fashion scene. The Melbourne school of fashion graduate chose Jim Morrison as her inspiration for her debut collection at Eve night club last week. Although not as literal as other collections, the spirit of rock and punk was still prevalent.
Cesare Paciotti Autumn(Fall)/Winter 2009/2010
Cesare Paciotti's latest campaign is a fierce and uber-sexy one, complete with over-the-knee boots and exposed suspenders. Shot by Mario Sorrenti, the Autumn(Fall)/Winter 2009/2010 campaign features models of the moment Constance Jablonski and Eniko Mihalik.
Alexander Wang cutaway skirt
Looking for a little inspiration for Spring/Summer 2009's cut-out clothing trend? Then how about this Alexander Wang fitted skirt with two mesh cut-outs?
Cutaway trend: Friend Of Mine, Spring/Summer 2009
If you're looking for some simple yet striking trend pieces for Summer, then new Australia label Friend Of Mine is worth a look. Our favourite parts of the debut collection are the effortlessly sexy cutaway pieces in block colours and simple fabrics. Leather mini-skirts scream rock-chic while cut-off cotton cropped tops are a casual take on the exposed midriff trend.
