LAST NIGHT I ATTENDED THE FINAL SHOW FOR THE 2013 L'OREAL MELBOURNE FASHION FESTIVAL AND WHAT A FANTASTIC WAY TO FINISH AN AMAZING WEEK.. THE CATWALK WAS TRANSFORMED INTO AN EXCITING PLATFORM SHOWCASING THE BEST OF OUR UPCOMING DESIGNERS & LABELS. METALLIC EMBELLISHMENTS, REFLECTIVE SHADES, LOW CUT SHIRTS & POWER SHOULDERS GRACED THE RUNWAY TO THE TUNE OF A LIVE BAND. LEATHER AGAIN WAS A POPULAR MEDIUM & THE SHARP TAILORING WAS UNPARALLELED. MY FAVES? ZHIVAGO'S EMBELLISHED BEAUTIES & LIVIA ARENA'S SOPHISTICATED STRUCTURES. THANKS AGAIN TO THE INCREDIBLE AMPR TEAM FOR WHAT HAS BEEN A TRULY FANTASTIC WEEK.
EASILY MY FAVOURITE SHOW TO DATE AT LMFF THIS YEAR, THE SPORTSGIRL NATIONAL GRADUATE SHOWCASE DIDN'T DISAPPOINT. THERE WAS A KALEIDOSCOPE OF COLOURS, STRUCTURES, PATTERNS & STRIKING SILHOUETTES SHIMMYING DOWN THE RUNWAY PROVIDING PLENTY OF EYE CANDY FOR THE CAPTIVATED AUDIENCE. THE NOTABLE STANDOUTS WERE NATASHA FAGG'S INSECT-INSPIRED BEADED CREATIONS, KATHLEEN CHOO'S DETAILED EMBELLISHMENTS & KARA LIU'S SLEEK MONOCHROME PIECES.