Adam Liew of Melbourne

At this year’s FASHFEST in May, Canberrans had a first taste of up and coming Melbourne haute couture label Adam Liew, in the form of that crop top and puffed skirt on gorgeous model Mimi. Since then, in six short months Adam Liew has taken leaps and bounds in establishing its presence in Melbourne and internationally,

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Denim Reconstruction at SZN – FASHFEST 2014 Runway Review

Many fashion labels identify with a certain style or demographic, whether it’s street wear or formal wear, minimalism or maximalism. However, Canberra label SZN goes one step further, and identifies with an idiology – sustainable fashion design. For this reason it has been somewhat of a style chameleon from collection to collection. What brings each collection together under the

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Wearable Icecream at Wnd.Lnd – FASHFEST 2014 Runway Review

This year, at FASHFEST 2014 Canberra, Zoe Brown’s A/W ’14 collection under label Wnd.Lnd (just to be clear, a disemvoweling of ‘Wonderland’) was a clear cut and literal interpretation of all things ice cream – the ‘I Scream’ collection. It was characteristically tongue in cheek, fun and, as always, a crowd pleaser. With every new collection, designer Zoe Brown has been

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FASHFEST 2014 Night 4 – Runway Rundown

I have been looking forward so much to night 4 of FASHFEST because I knew that the line up included some of Canberra’s most fearless and experimental designers. We went in knowing that while we had no idea what to expect, it was going to be something exciting. Sure enough, the collections at FASHFEST night 4 were

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FASHFEST 2014 Night 2 Outfit – Hunter crop and shorts

Though Canberra label HUNTER is not showing at FASHFEST this year, I still felt I had to spend one night in their beautiful styles. On Night 2 of FASHFEST, Heather from Heatstorm Blog and I twinned in head to toe HUNTER. You’ve got to check out her outfit too – her blog. The designer behind HUNTER

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FASHFEST 2014 Night 3 – Runway Rundown

FASHFEST is a uniquely Canberran fashion festival and represents what is uniquely Canberran. One aspect of Canberra’s fashion scene is a strong emphasis on sustainable and ethical fashion. For example, it’s about designing with zero waste or using waste to create designs. It’s also about using environmentally friendly and free trade fabrics. The challenges and limitations posed by designing

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