Australian Fashion Week, a thing happening in Sydney *literally* right this second continued unabated yesterday, in keeping with (but running an hour behind) its designated schedule.
Here, on the front line of miniature bottles of mineral water and major moments alike, we file the third and penultimate instalment in the definitive guide to everything you never thought you needed to know until now about Day 03 up the creek of chic, bereft of a clue and a paddle with which to beat away the bad vibes.
BEST EX-BOUTIQUE GROCER TURNED INTO A SHOW VENUE
Dion Lee’s aptly-titled secondary line, Line II, made its 24 Hour debut where tasteful providore Fratelli Fresh once stood in Waterloo. Repurposed timber, hessian sacks and all heirloom everything then gave way to an expensive crowd, A+ styling and seemingly minimalist separates cut with trompe-l’œil twists.
In other words: denim shirts and leather jackets that appeared to be tied around the models’ waists were actually part and parcel of the whole package, like sportswear obi belts for the sexy pyjama dressing set (see below); also, sleeves on the line’s signature shirting were cut open at the elbow and folded back in on themselves – things were put down, flipped and reversed. At first it was like, whut? Then it was like, yasss.
The whole affair was almost as good as the Banoffee Pie they used to serve upstairs, and that shit is sweet cream-covered heaven itself.
BEST CASUAL FRIDAY AFTER WORK DRINKS WEAR
From the sherbet bowl haircuts and office stationary accessories, to athletic separates and swimwear embroidered with tropical sequins and slogans like ‘BORED’, ‘Très Risqué’, ‘Eureka’ and ‘Chill Out’, Emma Mulholland’s Risqué Business offered a promising taste of TGIF in the Canary Islands at the precise moment Humpday reached its the highest point in the sky.
Working gal power triumvirate Myf Shepard, Ollie Henderson and Rachel Rutt leading the finale walk dancing to Dolly Parton’s ‘Working 9-5’ was also beautiful, and nothing hurt.
BEST USE OF A LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE
The Sydney Biennale’s vaguely spooky ‘little house on the prairie with curtains caught mid-breeze’ installation was a convenient compliment to Bianca Spender’s well-constructed evening wear, #stronglooks and power tailoring, as evidenced by the huge turn out of evidently loyal, rich clients.
Business: taken care of.
BEST ‘BUT, LIKE, ARE YOU EVEN BEING SRS RIGHT NOW?’ OVERHEARDS
Two gals on Vogue Italia and L’Uomo editor Franca Sozzani, 64, who was in the country last week in occasion of Wool: “I love that Italian Vogue editor. What’s her name? Suzanne! I love her. She’s so old though. I was like, ‘How are you alive and working?’”
At the bar, around midday: “Psst [at a waiter]. Can I get two champagnes, please, but can you pour them into large coffee cups and fill them to the top? Thanksss!”
Also at the bar, at 10AM: “Are you serving red wine yet?”
Again at the bar, for obvious reasons: “I need to be fetal so much right now.”
Additional photos: Richard Sawyer; Caroline McCredie via Getty
