Only 4 days to go until Fashion Exposed hits Melbourne, alongside the Leather, Bags and Accessories Fair, and the Australian Shoe Fair.
Running from September 14-16 at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre, 2008's grouping of co-located industry events will be the biggest and best yet.
From September 14-16, the Australian Shoe Fair will be on in Melbourne once again - proving itself to be the buying fair for the footwear industry. At the fair will be big name international and Australian shoe labels, as well as new and emerging talent. We've already got our eye on the shoe trends that will be spotted at the fair.
These two pairs from Windsor Smith are right on the money - bold, buckled and darn fierce, with a high, tapering heel. Reptile leathers were high up in our list of shoe trends for A/W08-09, while gladiator sandals and heels continue as the hottest trend for summer.
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Jack is back.
Is this art by Prada.
Apparently we're bringing kinky back.
There's something strange about these earrings.
Heidi's going to be at the US Open, not playing.
Is one of these the it bag?
Wooho a 50D.
Will Gemma leave the catwalk?
After many a false start it seems it's full steam ahead for PRADA's flagship store in Melbourne.
Originally set to open in November 2007, it seems the last date I reported on may be closer to the real thing.
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That's K-Lar to you.
It's a cheesy headline, but yeah, the sole man.
Why not bling out your face?
Satorialist at the Gap.
Milla calls it quits.
Nikes on a horse.
Marc may or may not want you to be safe.
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Karl Lagerfeld has a t-shirt.
Kim's all beef patties.
Eyelash couture is kinda sexy.
So why can't men dress for summer?
And why does the pope have to ditch the cape?
Who wears short shorts? It's a surprise, might not be pleasant.
Diamonds but not the shiny kind (necessarily).
Cavalli is now dressing coke.... He's what now!?
No thanks...
Dior wants to get Sporty.
Yes, I've been blogging about the effect of the worldwide economic downturn upon the fashion industry for sometime now, but with 2009 still months off it's not easy to put our hands on some really concrete figures.
But in-line with Marks & Spencer's 32.5% plunge here are some other facts and figures the fashion industry ought to be worried about;
It's no secret that I bear a serious distaste for Australian department store MYER given their plans to visually rape a good chunk of Melbourne's cityscape. So today I can only feel pity for the Middle East.
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Vena Cava makes a cool video for CFDA.
Eight things you should know about being a paparazzo, number one should be "Don't bother".
Christian Sirriano is fierce for blue fly.
The Telegraph is telling you it's time for your sowing box.
Jewish girls in Bikinis, your mum would be proud.
Fifi Chachnil's French glamour for Topshop.
Apparently Jil Sander smells...
You can barely turn a corner these days without bumping into some new eco-friendly product. But what about eco-fashion? This, I feel, is a tough one.
Fashion is, by it's very nature, a luxury. We buy it as a want, not a need, and traditionally the more rare and precious the materials used the more desirable the product. 'Green' or 'eco' fashion still conjures up mental images of hippy hemp pants and rainbow-striped beanies. But that's slowly changing. Its popping up everywhere, a perfect example being organic underwear: it looks like a run-of-the-mill pair of undies, feels like a run-of-the-mill pair of undies, and is right there in your departments store along side the regular cotton kind. Except for the tagline that they're more natural, more socially conscious.
There is of course though, a huge difference between a bamboo fibre pair of knickers and a luxury handbag. And when it comes to the latter, it's emerging label Vegan Queen that has finally caused me to sit up and take notice.
