After three days of watching fashion shows, I find the novelty wears off and I can really start to break down the components of a show. Did they use additional props? What was the lighting like? Did the models wear the garments well? Why did they choose particular song & did they complement the show? And of course. Did the clothing look good & were they pushing the boundaries or playing it safe with their pieces?
Photo by Macushla Burke
Photo by Macushla Burke
Photo by Macushla Burke
Photo by Macushla Burke
Photo by Macushla Burke
Photo by Macushla Burke
In three days of immersing myself in fashion and should I emphasise- ALL women's, I have learnt much more about how this industry works. It can be make or break if each element of a show isn't at a high level. The clothing might be right, yet the music doesn't keep the energy level of the crowd high. It's all pieces of a puzzle that can finish with a memorable landscape or a patchy image that doesn't quite make sense.
Photo by Macushla Burke
Photo by Macushla Burke
Later in the afternoon, I did two off-site showings by Rebecca Manning Swimwear & Tovah. Both Brisbane based designers presented their range at The Westin Hotel Suites. It was like a scene out of an Entourage episode walking past random models along the hotel hallways, a significant contrast from the backstreet warehouse spaces and multi space buildings we viewed yesterday's designers in. It's interesting how 'environment' plays a huge part leading up to or during a show.
The highlights for today were the variety of colour palette's, butterfly and galaxy prints, Star Wars style music, cobalt blue shoes, digital displays. Notable shows who managed to achieve that element of cohesiveness were Shakuhachi & Gary Bigeni who successfully painted a picture for me.
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