Hands up if you love a girls night out like us!! There’s no better time to round up your girl gang than now, because Melbourne Fashion Week kicks off this Friday and we have some tips on how you can make it a stylish affair… We’re talking a fashion injection, sipping cocktails and enjoying some of this cities best bites (and views).   Girls Night Out Fashion Week     1 >>> FASHION’S NIGHT OUT SHOP TIL YOU DROP IN STYLE Friday 1st September Get the party started on opening night of Fashion Week with the Vogue American Express Fashion’s Night Out #VAEFNO This is a ..read more

Last night I was thrilled to head along to the Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton for Melbourne Fashion Festival Premium Runway 3 with thanks to the team at Farfetch. Farfetch are our go-to online destination to shop luxury brands and boutiques from around the globe. They secured me an incredible runway seat so I could be part of the VAMFF glam-scene, as Australia’s leading and emerging designers took to the runway to showcase their latest autumn collections.     What an incredible evening! Arriving at the Fashion Festival Plaza (at Melbourne ..read more

On Saturday evening I had the pleasure of attending the Ballarat MSFW Regional Extension runway show, the perfect way to toast the closure of Spring Fashion Week for another year. Set in the architecturally outstanding hall of The Mining Exchange, the runway featured collections by some of Australia’s leading designers including Rebecca Vallance, Sass & Bide, Gorman, Megan Park, Thurley and Bianca Spender. The show unveiled the Western District’s contribution to our State’s fashion realm, forming part of a three day series which celebrated many of the region’s ..read more

Glamour is alive in Melbourne which means it’s time to round up the best Street Style at Spring Fashion Week. The city is buzzing on the first official day of Spring (which has finally arrived) and despite some cloudy weather, fashionistas and style fans can be spotted around the Fashion Week precinct – at Town Hall and City Square. Our photographer Jessie Obialor has hit the streets to capture some of our favourite looks off the runway. From coats to bell bottoms, designer bags to a killer tee; our city has it going on in the fashion stakes. Power to the stylish people of ..read more

Last night Melbourne Girl was invited to go backstage with MECCA at Melbourne Fashion Week Opening Gala. With a nod to the structured, bold-lipped beauties of Tamara de Lempicka’s art deco paintings, this powerful and polished look is all about hyperreal luxe skin, lightly diffused eyes and a graphic statement lip in rich burgundy. Backstage was incredible! Melbourne Town Hall screams old-world glamour and the historical injection was the ideal setting for a runway show which transported us to an other-worldly utopia. The opening runway was the perfect start to the Designer runway series ..read more

The anticipation was buzzing for the launch of the MFW and the chance to have a birds eye view of some premier fashion designers at the Emporium Opening Runway. With flowers adorning the runway, the rain stayed away for the perfect Melbourne evening to show off the latest in the fashion world. The launch runway gave us a hint of what to wear this season. The feel of the runway was sophistication and glamour with luxurious fabrics and flattering cuts.     Melbourne Fashion Week Emporium Opening Runway The colours were bright, with red, orange and yellow bouncing along side vibrant ..read more

The Melbourne Spring Fashion Week (MSFW) Emerging Runways are always a fantastic chance to see the next big designers. We went along to the Emerging RMIT Runway on Sunday evening to see 20 new designer’s collections, and to see who won the MSFW Emerging Student Designer Award. There were five finalists, including Gabrielle Leavesley, Katherine Barter, Emily Purcell, Lydia Andersen and Stephanie Henly.     Congratulations to Stephanie Henly who took out the award, with an amazing yet very wearable collection. The award includes a 12-month mentorship program with the ..read more

Melbourne, Spring is nearly here which means it’s time to round up the top 5 FREE things to do during Fashion Week. We can’t wait to kick up our heels and celebrate Spring in style! And one of our favourite things about MSFW is that it’s not just about the Runways (incredible though they may be!) – there’s a whole raft of activities to enjoy throughout Festival week. We’ve done the hard yards, and rounded up our favourite free MSFW for you to enjoy over the coming weeks. There’s something for every Melbourne Girl (or Boy!) to enjoy, and celebrate all things fashion and style in our beautiful c ..read more

I hope you are all as excited as I am Melbourne fashion lovers… The count down is on for Spring and this morning at RMIT Design Hub, Melbourne Spring Fashion Week (MSFW) launched their 2016 program and welcomed this year’s Ambassador, Australian actress Isabel Lucas. MSFW celebrates a massive program of free and ticketed events and will run from Friday 26 August to Friday 2 September. Opening Night will burst open the stylish festivities with a full night of fashion, shopping and entertainment, featuring Vogue American Express Fashion’s Night out and the Emporium Melbo ..read more

On Saturday we joined hundreds of other fashion lovers and headed to Melbourne Fashion Festival’s Gorman Runway. In true Gorman style, the show did not disappoint and we were treated to a runway of bold and offbeat prints, directional knitwear and a distinctive colour palette that send our heads into a spin. In a free solo runway show, the atmosphere was electric and models bounced down the catwalk to showcase the hippest looks for the upcoming season. Inspired by geology and created in collaboration with the Melbourne Museum, the collection features eye-catching prints of rocks, crystals and ..read more