The first time I ever entered the venue at 27 Little Collins Street in Melbourne it was for afternoon tea with one of Australia’s former Governor-Generals. I remarked at the time that the building, with it’s brutalist architecture, was hardly befitting of a gentlemens’ club, particularly one with such a history. And history is precisely where the the Naval & Military Club now finds itself.
The venue itself remains, however. Born again as space for art installations and fashion launches it is now being put to a far more appropriate use. An club as old as the Naval and Military always seemed out of place in such an interior, but as the choice for Midmouse, Penthouse Mouse‘s contribution to 2010′s L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival (LMFF), it was spot on.
Making use of the sprawling space of the former dining room, the Midmouse runway played host to Autonomy, From Britten, Leonard St, Ok Ok, Satu, Subfusco, and Vanguard.
You can peruse all the pictures from the catwalk, six packs and all, by clicking on the thumbnails below. Social photos from Midmouse are also on Fashionising.com; view them by following that link.
