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Melbourne Spring Fashion Week; Town Hall Parade 3

Written by Daniel P Dykes

With a mixture of day and evening ware, which highlighted the structure and quality of good cuts that make for a strong wardrobe, the third of the official Melbourne Spring Fashion Week (MSFW) fashion parades proved to be the strongest. Equally as strong was the parade's offering of Spring/Summer 2009's must-have fashion trends.

Despite an initially brash men's offering, Arthur Galan AG ensured commercial success for the season with high tailored men's suits and blazers replete with contrast piping though some of the cuts may need further alteration to ensure a perfect fit.

Tailoring was also prominent in Leopold's latest offering, though it was cut and styled with a greater European influence that one wouldn't be too surprised to encounter at the Lido.

With its offering of peaked lapels and pencil thin ties, Jack London's collection also took its influences from the Northern Hemisphere, though further West with an obvious British mod influence with a streak of dandyism.

As a diffusion line, Nylon Flock by Nicola Finetti naturally differed greatly from the offering that Finetti would later show at High Fashion, High Tea. Far more evening focused, it included strong interpretations of the one shoulder, cutaway, and sheer clothing trends.

Nevenka's Spring/Summer 2009/2010 offering mixed ruffles with a strong gold colour palette akin to Ralph Lauren's Spring/Summer 2009 offering.

More casual than the collections that preceded it, Bettina Liano was more or less as you might expect it; largely on trend and largely revealing, and with many an extreme piece.

For those still in love with now-past 1980s revival, though with an up-to-date architectural structure, Wayne Cooper is the collection for you.

Written: 6th September 2009 at 17.03