One of the MSFW (Melbourne Spring Fashion Week) retail program events worth visiting tonight is the Spring/Summer 2009/2010 collection launch of Alexi Freeman. Held at the beautiful Comme, guests will not only get to view the collection in person, but will also have the opportunity to pre-order pieces at 25% off.

Melbourne’s State Of Design festival is in full swing – and so far, we’ve not been disappointed. As we’ve been happily following the work of local design talent Alexi Freeman for some time, we thought we’d point out the label’s presence on the festival calendar. Architecture and fashion collide in a collaboration between Alexi Freeman and Aaron Roberts of Room11, as part of the intriguing…

Seeing Alexi Freeman’s collections in person is always a pleasure. And while the Spring/Summer 2010 lookbook perfectly conveys the understated elegance of the pieces, there are finer details that are only really seen up close. Layerings of mesh fabrics in contrasting colours lead to a unique shimmering effect; while what appears to be a simple black singlet from the front is turned around to reveal…

We’ve already mentioned how much we love Alexi Freeman’s Autumn/Winter 2009 Collection. So we were pretty excited to hear about the special private viewing of the collection taking place in Melbourne tomorrow! The best part is that garments can be tried on and orders can be placed at 50% off the retail price, for delivery in March/April 2009.

Australian designer Alexi Freeman has always been a favourite of ours; from his demure A/W08 collection to the fun and flirty ‘Nautical But Nice’ of S/S09. Alexi’s latest offering brings a daring palette of fluro yellow, soft grey and silver, as well as the unique ‘criss cross’ sketch pattern in hues of charcoal and black. The standouts of the collection are of course the disco-mesh…

In this special, video podcast Fashionising.com’s Daniel P Dykes takes us through High Fashion, High Tea 2008.

If you made it to High Fashion, High Tea at MSFW last weekend, odds are you will remember this dress. Made from the most luscious hand-painted silk jersey fabric, Alexi Freeman‘s Grecian Decollete Dress falls elegantly across the body and feels delightful against the skin. This gorgeous dress is also one of 12 finalists of the Caulfield Classic People’s Choice Awards. It may not be…

As dedicated lovers of fashion, we all know that the softness of genuine cashmere can’t be beaten. So how about taking the luxury of cashmere, and applying it to skincare? In your MSFW High Fashion, High Tea giftbag, you’ll have the opportunity to sample Palmolive’s luxurious Pure Cashmere shower cream, which contains extract of 100% natural cashmere.

Sweet sparkling fruits and delicate florals combine with sensual woods and addictive musks to create a scent reminiscent of a warm breeze on a summer day. An inviting, and in fact truthful, description for Elizabeth Arden’s latest fragrance, Mediterranean Breeze. If you’re attending High Fashion High Tea during Melbourne Spring Fashion Week (MSFW), look out for a sample of this delicious new fragrance in your…

Gary Bigeni’s designs are almost paradoxical: his choice of fabrics and colours are so simple, and yet his designs are utterly unique in their construction. Bigeni adds trademark twists and drapes that are almost escher-esque in their complexity – which contrast perfectly to the overall simplicity of the garments. His Spring / Summer 2008-2009 collection brings electric blue, soft grey and muted tangerine into the…