While Britain packs away its summer threads for another year, fashionistas Down Under are busy showcasing the swimwear styles soon to be sizzling from Bondi to Brisbane.
Sending some surprisingly feminine looks down the runway at Melbourne Spring Fashion Week was Australian fashion bad boy Wayne Cooper, who seems to have swapped his usual street-wise take for a more girly approach. His favourite black was still present, of course, in a cheeky bandeau top and low slung bikini bottoms, but shared the catwalk with flirty numbers complete with frills on the hip and bust.
At Zimmerman, strong zig-zag and psychedelic prints in bold fuchsia hues reigned supreme in both bikini and one-piece lines, while designer Jodhi Packer had gone for high-octane star factor in her Tigerlily collection for the Myer department store. "We wanted it to be more glamorous and sophisticated than what it has been . . . like the Riviera," she said.
Comprising over 100 presentations, Melbourne Spring Fashion Week is Australia's largest fashion event with 5,000 tickets for the Federation Square evening shows being snapped up in just five hours.
Photo: AFP
Photo: AFP
