ALICE MCCALL - BON BON resort 18

BON BON
resort 18

Alice McCall brought the shine and theater to the runway for her resort 18 collection. It was a party in pretty with soft feminine textures, fringing and frills and, sheer layering. The excitement came from bringing in silver detailing and the right amount of shine to the garments. The resort collection featured enough playful choices to take you from day to evening.

DION LEE RESORT 18

Dion Lee had the honorary duties of opening the Mercedes- Benz Australian Fashion Week Resort 18 season as Mercedes- Benz presents designer.
 Australian Fashion week is now in it's 22 year and the second resort season for IMG - MBFWA; the resort season now playing an important role for both buyers and consumers of fashion.

Dion Lee; now based in NY is no stranger to developing a transeasonal collection. This year he introduced key pieces for both men and women. In the past we have seen more intricate textures and fabrics; this season followed his aesthetic with the addition of angular silhouettes and cuts, bold color palette and high shine fabrics.The men's section included sharp tailoring but loosely fitted.

The runway set against the iconic Sydney Opera house where only a handful of Australian designers have had the opportunity to showcase their collection to the world.

HOUSE OF CANNON daydreaming Detroit

HOUSE OF CANNON 

daydreaming Detroit 

resort 17 

One of the most colourful and freshest collections to be shown at this years MBFWA was House of Cannon's collection tittled Daydreaming Detroit. It was designer Annie - Cannon Brooks first time showcasing at Australian Fashion week. 

Inspiration was drawn from the rebirth of the City of Detroit which was affected by the collapse of the motor production industry. It could even be relatable to our very own car manufacturing industry; however we are still going through the uncertain future. 

The collection was mainly print based with a collaboration with artists David T Walker of United Kingdom and Wictor Franco of House of Cannon. The standout was the Speed racer esque graphic. It wasn't just car prints that featured there were images that reflected nature and rebirth.  The grey toned prints featured represented a post apocalyptic time. Some prints were busier than others and provided options for those not taking the plunge with bolder graphics. There was a range of sporty separates; shift dresses and maxi dresses for the women with plenty of volume and movement.

 House of Cannon was also one of the few designers that featured both mens and women's styles with a capsule mens range designed for MBFWA with both jackets and street and sport appeal. 

TOME NY MBFWA runway

T O M E 

Pre Fall Launch

Tome designers Ryan Lobo and Ramin Martin jetted in from the US to showcase their pre fall collection at Australian Fashion week second year in a row. Each season it is part of the design process they pick a female artist as muse to inspire key staples such as trench, camisole dresses or a white shirt. 

This season was a reflection on the Netfix documentary " What Happened, Miss Simone?" and the late entertainer's style and 1960's imagery from several books Detroit 1968 and Malick Sidibe's The Portrait of Mali. References stepped in American historical cultural. 


The runway lighting, or lack of towards the runway entrance, even though added for feeling didn't help much with the viewing. The feeling of the collection was a deep south, cotton workers. A sea of patchwork denim upcycled from preloved jeans, vintage scarf prints and floral prints. Silhouettes played on volume with oversized trench coats and trademark shirting in keeping with TOME's key garments.

 

bianca spender resort 17

R E S O R T 17

 

Bianca Spender brought her trademark design sophistication to the runway with her resort collection. Standout ruffled detailing and great mix of textures; many which were super shiny to the eye featured in the collection.

The color palette moved through Earthy tones like mustard; olive green and gun metal combined with crisp whites a graphic rose print and closing with a monochrome stripes on a textured dress. 

The majority of the silhouettes were longer in length with a few shorter options. 

It was definitely a collection for the modern country explorer chic with the simple styling with R.M Williams country boot.