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Yering Station and Nevenka
LMFF are thrilled that two members of the LMFF family, Festival Partner Yering Station Wines and Melbourne-based designer Rosemary Masic of Nevenka have formed a partnership that is a true fusion of wonderful wine and fabulous fashion.
The two companies are a perfect match, with each valuing the qualities of excellence and romance in everything they do. For example, following the planting of Victoria’s first vineyard in 1838 at Yering Station, Swiss immigrant, Paul de Castella planted an avenue of 330 Elms along the original driveway to welcome his new bride. Today the mature and majestic Elms, now heritage listed, give visitors a timeless reminder of romance, lingering love and heritage.
We had the pleasure of swinging by the new Nevenka retail space yesterday at 12 Howey Place, Melbourne and got to touch-and-feel the great product in store, where Rosemary Masic (the designer behind the brand) gave us a sneak peek into the Spring/Summer collection that will be arriving in store in the weeks to come. The lookbook for the Gypsetter collection was actually shot on location at Yering Station – see some of our favourite picks below!
For furthe information on either Nevenka or Yering station, please go to http://www.nevenka.com.au/ or http://www.yering.com
Author: Britt Singleton, Designer & Creative Liaison
FROM LMFF, MELBOURNE TO PREMIÈRE VISION, PARIS
Following his win of the L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival Designer Award presented by Woolmark, supported by Vogue Australia, Dion Lee has continued to reach amazing heights and we are so proud to be part of the network that is supporting his growth.
At only 24 and with just four finished collections to his fast growing reputation, the Sydney based designer took out the highly coveted LMFF Designer Award at an invitation only event during LMFF 2010.
Dion was amongst a high starndard of finalists, including Gary Bigeni, Dhini, Therese Rawsthorne, Konstantina Mittas, Lui Hon and Gail Sorronda.
Most recently Dion hosted a solo show, Facade, as part of the RAFW schedule which was supported by Woolmark. Facade showcased Dion’s Spring Summer 2010/2011 collection at the Sydney Opera House to rave reviews from both local and global media. It’s mind-blowing to think that only two years ago Dion Lee showed his graduate collection with three other students from Sydney TAFE.
By winning the LMFF Designer Award, Dion Lee will receive assistance from Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) to ensure his fashion career reaches new heights. His creative and technical genius, coupled with AWI’s support in implementing exciting wool and wool blend textiles is expected to lead to cutting edge garments worthy of international acclaim.
AWI has revealed to LMFF that it’s anticipated that Dion’s work will carry the Woolmark swing tickets and sew labels in future collections.
The LMFF Designer Award prize includes $10,000 cash plus an AWI-hosted trip to either the Pitti Filati fashion fair in Florence or the Première Vision trade event in Paris with introductions to AWI’s global supply chain network of spinners, knitters and mills. Dion recently told LMFF that he has decided to go to Première Vision trade event in Paris. We can’t wait to hear what this trip full of creative musings will deliver in his next collection.
LMFF wishes Dion the very best and looks forward to watching his bright star continue to shine both on our shores and off.
Photographer: Dion Lee after winning the LMFF Designer Award, photographer: Lucas Dawson.
over and above in love
LMFF is currently lusting after the Spring Summer 2011 collection from lovely Melbourne label, above. This thoughtful collection, based around a rich colour palette of steel, ecru and ember provides the brilliantly simple shifts and silk tees that above have become loved for, as well as pieces that take a new direction. In a steady development of their signature aesthetic, above continue their work with knotting and twisting of garment panels to allow for the creation of different shapes as directed by the wearer. Some of the most impressive pieces include a 3 piece suit of blazer, shirt and short with laser-cut detailing – who could resist?!
For stockist details and enquiries, you can contact the above team at via www.abovelabel.com.
Author: Britt Singleton, LMFF Designer & Creative Liaison
Fashion Collections – RENEGADES
The Renegades show is always a highlight of the Fashion Collections presented by the City of Stonnington. Featuring some favourites such as Chocolate City and Stevie and showcasing some new names such as From Britten, Luela, Rufus Green, Twichett & Tonge and Vanguard.
All designers were brilliant on the Runway with a beautiful opening from the label From Britten while Stevie as anticipated was a burst of colour and movement with fabulously fit and energetic dancers.
A highglight of the show was the vivacious Lee Lee who featured with the band Dirty Laundry performing her new track, Blowwaves.
Author, Jacelyn Hawkins, Project Manager, Fashion Collections
Chocolate City
From Britten
Stevie
Vanguard
Photos by Lucas Dawson www.lucasdawson.com.au
L’Oréal Paris Runway 6
Melbourne favourites – Alpha 60 opened the show with a signature film followed by an edgy designer grouping showcasing one of the only L’Oreal Paris Runways with boys!! The show styled by Ryan Lobo finished with another of our favourite brands, TV.
Author, Geraldine Frater, Project Manager, L’Oréal Paris Runway 2010
Jack London
Limedrop
Zambesi
Carly Hunter
Photos by Lucas Dawson www.lucasdawson.com.au
Student Showcase
If this is the future of fashion then beam me up Scotty! The amazing showcase of student collections was supported by established designer collaborators Sportsgirl and what a show it was. Inspiring, energetic and invigorating this show really puts the Australian fashion institutes on show and we should all be proud!
Theatrical light and sound set the stage for the recently graduated designers of Metamorphosis Student Showcase to wow the audience with their innovative, avant garde collections. As yet unconstrained by the commercial realities of producing wearable, accessible garments, the 12 graduates from around the country showed collections that experimented and played with notions of fashion from a variety of perspectives.
The results were at times dramatic, extraordinary and elegant, as each designer presented his/her unique comment on fashion.
Author, Jo Cramer, Project Manager
Albert Lee – RMIT University, Melbourne
Christiana Livaditis – RMIT University, Melbourne
Daniella van Camp – University of Technology, Sydney
Laura de Vries – RMIT University, Melbourne
Photos by Lucas Dawson www.lucasdawson.com.au
Sidewalk – Unzipped
Obviously “unzipped” alluded to something a bit cheeky and Pacific Brands ensured there was no disappointment here! Not only did the show present some gorgeous lingerie for the girls there was also plenty of great underwear for the guys too! The show included some cute and ultra addictive, Antz Pantz bra and brief sets and the oh so comfy Bonds range didn’t disappoint. It was great to see that Berlei has jazzed up the staple t-shirt bra in every woman’s wardrobe – the contour bra – love it! The rest of the catwalk action from Rio, Jockey and Holeproof was presented by the Bondi Rescue Boys who took some time out from the surf to take a stroll on our lovely shores here in the south – welcome boys!
So apart of the brilliant undies there were some amazing celebrity guest appearances from Ruby Rose for Bonds, Erin McNaught for Antz Pantz, Jockey’s glamour Giaan Rooney and to top it off we were privy to gawk at the awesome moves of Timomatic & Talia from last season’s So You Think You Can Dance!
The guys and gals looked great and kudos to Pacific Brands for bucking the stick insect trend on the catwalk. It sure was hot on the Sidewalk today!
LMFF Designer Award – winner announced!
From a beautiful and motley crew of seven, only one could win the golden ticket that is the 2010 LMFF Designer Award presented by Woolmark, supported by VOGUE Australia. Appropriately shrouded in a set of black and gold cleverly designed by local company Moth, over 300 industry folk gathered to give praise to the ‘new’, best and brightest fashion designers that Australia has to offer.
Dhini, Gail Sorronda, Therese Rawsthorne, Lui Hon, Dion Lee, Konstantina Mittas and Gary Bigeni all showed us the potential of our industry last night by presenting confident and cohesive collections with distinctive and original signatures.
DJ Leigh Irwin added a moody flavour to the event. A highlight for me was the choice of Melbournian songstress New Buffalo – what a sweet charmer.
When Dion Lee was announced as the winner a cheer went up from the crowd including the nominees who showed a cheeky level of friendship and mutual support of each other. They made this event a pleasure to work on.
Congratulations to the nominees, the humble winner, the presenting partner Woolmark and supporting magazine partner Vogue Australia for their involvement in helping to conjure a strong, creativity led industry. And to all at LMFF – we’ve earned that champagne! Cheers, till the next one!
Author, Karen Rieschieck, Project Manager, LMFF 2010 Designer Award
Dion Lee
Winner Dion Lee with a model wearing his design alongside Chairman Walter Merriman and Scarlet Hill from AWI.
Photos by Lucas Dawson www.lucasdawson.com.au
MENSWEAR PREVIEW: PRINTED TEES
A printed T-shirt is fashion at its most democratic: affordable, effortless, versatile and often a gateway into both a complete collection and a fledging designer’s career. Some of Australian fashion’s biggest names got their start with a stack of blank tees, a silkscreen, a market stall and a good idea.
I think of printed tees as an accessible form of visual art, taking pictorial and graphic design out of the gallery and onto the streets.
Forget pithy slogans and tiny corporate logos: contemporary tees are all about illustration – on a grand scale. In the LMFF shows you’ll be seeing a range of illustrative styles, from Alpha60’s line drawings of interesting folks (Stanley Kubrick, Gene Wilder) to Rufus Green’s computer-generated smash-ups of photos, type and engravings.
Dynamic graphics are everywhere, too, with strong linear designs drawn from worlds as diverse as flags, mathematics and that 1970s interior design staple, supergraphics.
The terrifying, chest-baring deep V stays in the season just past; the simple, warmer crewneck replaces it. Monochrome is still the go: black on white, white on black. Done.
Pictured: printed T-shirts by (1) Alpha 60; (2) Extinct; (3) Rufus Green; (4) Chocolate City; (5) Stevie; (6) Vanguard.
Entry by Paul Hayes, http://kollektor.com.au
MENSWEAR DIRECTIONS: SHOES
For advice about what we’ll be wearing on our feet in AW10, I turned to Australia’s leading shoe-blogger Matt Jordan, aka Imelda the Despotic Queen of Shoes. Matt’s blog, www.imelda.com.au, was recently named one of the best in the world by the editors of French Grazia – he knows his stuff.
Matt, what are the key trends you’re seeing for men’s shoes this season?
The most exciting trend would be the return of the brothel creeper. Vertically challenged men rejoice. Otherwise it’s the return of the desert boot, tassel trimmed loafers and driving moccs.
Where are we heading?
Men’s footwear is so diverse but the key trend influence is the early 1990s, so expect more colour-blocked hi-tops and Timberland-inspired hiking boots. We’ve also been seeing more utilitarian-inspired footwear (think Ann Demeulemeester) , which focuses less on the upper and more on sole treatments. Overall designers are keeping men’s footwear interesting by merging influences into hybrid styles.
If you had to choose the one must-have pair of shoes to buy for AW10, what would they be?
If you can find a pair then buy a pair of Teddy boy desert boots, which on a gum platform kinda looks like the roid-abusing brother of the brothel creeper. Otherwise, invest in a heavily brouge’d late-1920s, early ’30s, round/almond toe oxford, with a ghillie trim.
So that we don’t literally put our foot in it, what should we avoid?
Cheap shoes.
You’ve just launched a new menswear street style blog, The Style Tyrant (www.thestyletyrant.com). What’s it all about?
The blog-savvy people at Sony realised that if Imelda was to continue her UN-imposed exile glued to her computer for 18 hours a day, she’d slowly succumb to agoraphobia.
So they decided (ok, so a little cajoling was required) after viewing my previous photographic maraudings (whereby Sony lent me an Alpha DSLR for MSFW) to arm the Despotic Queen of Shoes with an Alpha 500 and booted her back into reality.
Expect there’s already another blogger who specialises in exceptional footwear-focused street style photography and it’s obvious that the world certainly doesn’t need another women’s street style blog.
So I decided to slip off my taser heels and start The Style Tyrant – a menswear street style blog with a focus on identifying trends whilst presenting the men of Sydney (tremble, Melburnians, as The Tyrant will be making haste to the Garden State soon) in their entire sartorial splendour.
Also, after migrating to Sydney (from Melbourne) I wasn’t endearing myself to the good people of Sydney with snobbish generalisations like, “But Melbourne has more style…” I’m hoping to be proved wrong.
Photos: Shoe-blogger Matt Jordan; Sahara Boot in beige suede by Extinct.
Entry from Paul Hayes, http://kollektor.com.au
Paul Hayes
iSpy with my little eye…. Jade Sarita Arnott of Arnsdorf
What do Brooke Shields, Garance Dore, Sofia Coppola and Lauren Hutton have in common? They are all inspirations to Jade Sarita Arnott, designer and creator of Arnsdorf. Her unique ‘it girl’ style has had a fast rise in the competitive fashion world. Jade talks to me from snowy New York, answering my nosy fashion questions!
1. How important is being involved in the LMFF showcase to your brand?
It’s wonderful to be involved in LMFF and I’m honored to be included in the L’Oréal Paris Runway 2 presented by Vogue Australia. LMFF is an important Festival because it allows the public access to the shows and gives Melbourne audiences an opportunity to be part of the fashion community.
2. Tell me about being a young designer in Australia? Is there media, manufacturing and retailer support? What has your experience being like?
I am very grateful for the support I have received in Australia as a young designer, the media have been wonderful and Arnsdorf has great relationships with our retail stores. For a small country we have a thriving industry.
3. Who are your fashion icons? (I’m seeing a bit of Cybill Shepherd circa Moonlighting phase in your collections)!
Yes Cybill Shepherd in the 70s and 80s was pretty iconic, and 70s films in general. Others that come to mind are Nastassja Kinski in Paris Texas, Lauren Hutton and Richard Gere in American Gigolo, a young Brooke Shields, Vanessa Paradis in the early 90s, Bianca Jagger, Sofia Coppola…..
4. What’s coming up next for Arnsdorf? International expansion, retail store, collaborations etc?
The label has some exciting things coming up. Preparations have begun for another individual show at RAFW in Sydney in May so that will be the biggest thing coming up, and preparing the next collection for that. There is a focus on international expansion in the works and really improving the collection each season. I’m working on Arnsdorf bags and shoes, and also working on a jewellery collaboration with Estelle Deve for next season. I’m guest blogging on Uhh and I have a project coming up with the Adam and Eve Projects.
To read the rest of the interview, visit iSpyStyle
