Fashion Show Coverage

Style Wars: Material Boy at MMSFW

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Material Boy sent their models floating down the Melbourne Spring Fashion Week (MSFW) runway in white masks, in what appeared to be a Japanese anime inspired parade. The effect was eerie yet entertaining, the clothing unique but not something you'd envisage will become the mainstream. You couldn't help but have your attention drawn to the men's shorts, which were inbuilt with exaggerated cod-pieces. Not for the faint-hearted! For the girls there were oversized singlet dresses printed with colourful balloons.

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Style Wars: Alpha60 at MMSFW

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Batwing sleeves, metallics and unique prints. Alpha60 continued to do what they do best with individual but simple designs. The accessorising was particularly good for the womens, with black day-gloves and printed bags, all accompanied by beautifully sculptured shoes by Melissa (also used by Friedrich Grey).

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Zenzero MMSFW Parade at Baroq House

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Tuesday night, Fashionising.com premiered Zenzero's S-S 07-08 collection, including the debut of their first mens line, at Melbourne's opulent Baroq House. Packed to capacity, Fashionisers and their guests enjoyed canapes, champagne, music and giftbags.

Designer Quoc Luu's divine dresses floated down the runway on resident Fashionising models Crystal, Esh, Jodie, Kay, Matula, Angii, Rikki-lee and Simone. Zenzero's dresses are the sort that anyone could put on and look instantly amazing. From the light summer florals to the show-stopping piece - a black knee-lenth gown with detailed beading and feathers at the hem - there was much to enjoy.

Above photos by Wayne Wong.

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Style Wars: Friedrich Grey at MMSFW

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Wide-leg jeans may be growing more popular as a mainstream trend, but in the underground Melbourne fashion scene skinny jeans show no sign of slowing down. Friedrich Grey was another designer that used them, accompanied by cool vests and hoodies on the boys.

For the girls it was dead sexy sheer tops layered over barely-there singlets. Though all the photographers were probably miffed by the ridiculously fast and angry music (which had the models practically running down the runway), all up I thought it a really cool collection. My favourite piece - the leather skirt with zip split up the centre. Hot and edgy.

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Style Wars: Claude Maus at MMSFW

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My favourite tee is by Claude Maus - it's grey and has 'Dark Satanic Mills' printed on it, a quote from William Blake's Jerusalem, with an outline of an industrial skyline. I love it so much that I was looking especially forward to seeing the Claude Maus parade at Wednesday night's Melbourne Spring Fashion Week (MSFW) 'Style Wars' show.

There was nothing quite as cool as my Jerusalem tee in this collection, I was slightly disappointed to find... but there were some fabulous pieces none-the-less. For the men's it was leggings, skinny pants or jeans, and cool jackets.

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Style Wars: Kate Hurst at MMSFW

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If there's any one piece so far at Melbourne Spring Fashion Week (MSFW) that I want to run out and buy, it's the cropped leather jacket sent down the runway by Kate Hurst. Ok, so I have a few already... but this one was right on trend. And having kept an eye on the leather jacket trend, it's one I love.

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Style Wars: Romance Was Born at MMSFW

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You can always count on Romance Was Born to bring something a little different, a little kooky, and a little fun to fashion week. Wednesday night's parade at Melbourne Spring Fashion Week (MSFW) was no exception. Entitled 'Wierd Science', and aptly accompanied by footage from the 80s film of the same name, the collection was eclectic and creative.

Animal activists would be up-in-arms at the sight of a model draped in a fox-fur... but, though we can't condone the killing of foxes, this particular outfit was certainly visually striking and powerful. Other outfits were accessories by novelty eye-ball glasses, a backpack worn as a top, and brightly coloured printed leggings.

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Style Wars: TV at MMSFW

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TV opened their Melbourne Spring Fashion Week (MSFW) show with metallic reds; an interesting take on the metallics trend and nice break from the usual silvers and golds we've seen so much of. The colour palette moved quickly through greys and blacks, using checkered patterns in a variety of ways, and then finally onto bright yellows - a sure-fire hit for summer.

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Hot in the City: Bettina Liano at MMSFW

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In stark contrast to the girly, floaty dresses we've been seeing so much of, Bettina Liano just loves to come along and sex things up. Right down to the hot gladiator heels (which we've been following as a trend) Liano stuck to what she's good at at Melbourne Spring Fashion Week (MSFW): pure sex appeal.

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Hot in the City: Clemente Talarico at MMSFW

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Hot, hot, hot! Clemente Talarico's Melbourne Spring Fashion Week (MSFW) show brought European-style tailoring to menswear this summer. Tailored shorts with neatly cut suit-jackets and tucked in shirts were accessorised by pattered scarfs, pocket handkerchiefs and rich leather belts.