Fashion Show Coverage

QV Pop-Up Parade @ LMFF

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There were a few beautiful Marilyn-esque moments on the LMFF L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival catwalk on Wednesday, and for any snapper quick enough to catch them they were there for the taking. But those moments were rare, and for the most part the models were battling it out against gale-force winds in what was not an easy task. Floaty dresses and free-flowing hair gave the wind ample of opportunity to cause mischief. For the most part the models managed to keep their cool and carry on.

Wayne Cooper, Christensen Copenhagen, Third Millennium, Dizingof and Cactus Jam were the stores whose wares were on parade.

See the full QV Popup photo show coverage in the Fashion Diary.

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L'Oreal Paris Runway 2 - Martin Grant

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Martin Grant - Houndstooth, ruffles and florals all made an appearance in this show at L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Week (LMFF). Grant's dresses were elegant and classic, and his bell-sleeved coats looked cosy and carried an elegance of their own.

See the full Martin Grant photo show coverage in the Fashion Diary.

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L'Oreal Paris Runway 2 - Fleur Wood

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Fleur Wood - Pretty. If you asked for a one-word description of Fleur Wood's L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Week (LMFF) collection, that's the response you'd get. Pretty fabrics with feminine detail, at times shunning the mini-dress trend in favour of knee-length hems. Black and white were the colours of choice in this delicate set of garments.

See the full Fleur Wood photo show coverage in the Fashion Diary.

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L'Oreal Paris Runway 2 - TL Wood

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TL Wood - The colour palette didn't stray too far from grey and black in the TL Wood collection shown at L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Week (LMFF). Despite its safety, however, there were some pretty pieces that will doubtless make for simple yet pretty winter wear.

See the full TL Wood photo show coverage in the Fashion Diary.

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Photos from Sass & Bide show online

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Photos from last nights Sass and Bide Autumn (Fall) / Winter 2007 collection are now in the Fashion Diary.

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L'Oreal Paris Runway 2 - Willow

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Willow - Kit Willow has a distinct style that is difficult to describe, but for the most part it involves equal parts of simplicity and attention to detail; and almost always results in a look that is sexy without being obvious. On the runway at L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Week (LMFF) 2007 Willow stuck to that distinct style meaning fans won't have been disappointed. Pretty dresses ruled the show, with a gorgeous white dress with silver detailing a definite highlight.

See the full Willow photo show coverage in the Fashion Diary.

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Esprit A/W 2007 collection photos online

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By far one of the spectaculars of L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival, and certainly not a fashion show in the traditional sense, we now have photos from the Esprit 'skywalk' event in the Fashion Diary.

The sad thing is, Esprit managed to use some of the worst clothes from the current range, while their better clothes adorned the windows of their shop only a few metres away.

You can view the photos of the Esprit Autumn/Winter 2007 range here.

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Peter Alexander A/W 2007 Salon Show

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Pyjama and night-ware designer Peter Alexander held his 20 year retrospective yesterday with a fashion show held as a part of the L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival. Like many of the other shows held as a part of the festival it certainly was a 'spectacular' with dancing sets and gorgeous models aplenty.

Alexander has certainly managed to change the pyjama industry in Australia, and it isn't out of the ordinary to find a girl wearing his pieces as day wear such is their quality. This season's collection similarly won't disappoint. Look our for tartan pieces, a trend we also saw on the catwalk of Victoria's Secret, and long Winter night-ware.

If you're after the most concise coverage of the show, Fashionising has over 100 photos of it in the Fashion Diary.

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LMFF Salon Show Pump Up The Volume

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With a name like Pump Up The Volume you'd expect last night's Salon Show in Prahran to be one of the loudest of the L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival (LMFF) - of course you'll be gravely mistaken. What can be said is that with labels such as Ed Hardy and Stevie we'll certainly see this as one of the loudest colour swatches of the night.

The runway belonged, for the most part, to fashion trends. After last years dismal sale performance for most of the fashion industry, more and more designers are sticking to the trends and often in the simplest of ways.

Over the past two days we've seen tartan creeping into shows, and Pump Up The Volume was no different. Also featured were threads following the mini-dress, and parka trends.

If it came down to audience participation, the night belonged to Stevie. Which is odd, because I can't image who'd wear it. Look to Nique and Jaakan to have some of the best selling ranges for Autumn/Winter 2007 from this catwalk.

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L'Oreal Paris Runway 1 - Kirrily Johnson

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Kirrily Johnson - Bright colours, cosy knits and oversized cameo pendants. Kirrily Johnson presented a collection at L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Week (LMFF) that was both striking and wearable (for the most part - one certainly doesn't expect that skivvies worn up over the ears will take off any time soon.) A belted mini-dress in metallic satin would work well as night time wear, while Johnson's super-long cardigans and jackets looked stylish and warm.