After a year in the headlines,Nadia Bartel is letting her label Henne steal the spotlight. Call her what you like:Bartel is rather select about whom she listens to – now.
With limp hair,hollow eyes and a glossy sheen,models at Fashion Week looked as though they’d time travelled from 1997 – with one exception.
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery but not when it comes to the cut-throat fashion industry
Shows at Redfern’s Carriageworks and across the city drew a diverse collection of Sydney’s social “tribes”.
The competition for attention from new designers saw technicolour costumes and exaggerated hoop skirts at Australian Fashion Week’s final shows,but quiet achievers cut through the noise.
Arts minister Ben Franklin has defended the Powerhouse Museum’s partnering of a runway show for emerging designer Jordan Gogos.
Issues of inclusion for size and race are trying to change Australia’s fashion industry one model at a time.
I’ve spent half my life working as a model and far too many years equating my self-worth to a number on the scales.
Midriffs,bare backs,boxy jackets and mini-skirts have all made a return to the runway as designers look to commercial hits for inspiration.
In a nod to ladies who lunch,the pendulum has swung from non-binary fashions to the ultra-feminine on the runway at shows from Michael Lo Sordo,Oroton and Matteau.
The best shows opted for joy over fuss to kick off day one of Afterpay Australian Fashion Week.