Fashion Style Advice

Fashion is all about being comfortable in what you are and looking great! Who doesn’t want to be fashionable! Irrespective of whether you are aware of the ongoing fashion trends or not, looking stylish and being fashionable has always been something you have craved for. Fashion varies with time and location. People of different place have different fashion taste. The fashion trends of different places around the world are exclusive in their own way. For example, modern Australia has a unique fashion style that can be clearly distinguished from European fashion lines. Australian fashion has a lot more casual approach compared to European fashion. Australian fashion also reflects a vivacious, creative, rich in color, fresh and exuberant style.

Melbourne, better known as Australia’s fashion capital, recently hosted the Melbourne Fashion Festival. This was an extremely successful fashion event in Australia. Australia also hosted the biannual Australian Fashion Week. The fashion clothing and fashion accessories that were displayed in such fashion events were truly mesmerizing. Such event’s core objective is to engage and excite the public about fashion. It’s because of such famous fashion events that Australian fashion industry has grown so much. One of Australia’s most well-known cities, Sydney, has the most dynamic, exhilarating and modern fashion scene in the country. Collette Dinnigan, Akira Isogawa, sass & bide and Mambo are some of the famous fashion names that embellishes Sydney fashion world. Some of the famous fashion zones at Sydney are Oxford Street Paddington for smart street wear, King Street Newtown for anything avant-garde, Gould Street Bondi for beachwear and street wear boutiques, Darling Street Balmain for cool and casual, Castlereagh Street City for luxury labels, Crown Street Surry Hills for up-coming designers.

Australian fashion labels are now sought after around the world because of their innovative designs. Australian fashion designers are now influencing what others around the world will wear. The bold colours of sunny Australian beaches and the starkly contrasting hues of the country’s central desert landscapes are captured in Australia’s fashion palette. Major fashion capitals through out the world, are actively seeking out creative Australian designs. As fashion has become such a successful export market for Australia, employment opportunities has also grown in the fashion manufacturing industry and other fashion-oriented careers such as fashion journalism, fashion styling, make-up and hair styling, fashion photography and modelling. Fashion models like Elle McPherson, Miranda Kerr, Gemma Ward and Megan Gale have reinforced Australia’s image as a modern, fun and fresh culture. Australia excels in latest fashion trends for both men’s as well as women’s fashion. Visit different fashion websites and fashion forums of Australia to know more about them.

Australian fashion industry truly reflects the sophisticated, cosmopolitan and multicultural nature of Australian society. The products of Australian designers will make you have an exclusive style statement of your own. So next time you think of upgrading your wardrobe, don’t forget to check out the designs of Australian fashion designers. Have a look at them and pick the one that suits you the best. Be stylish always!

Bangalore Fashion Week is running full steam ahead as planned with apparently 32 designers having confirmed participation. Now do not ask us the names because just as the rest of the world, we are as clueless about the names of the ‘32 minus 8′ designers. Ask about the names of the remaining 24 designers, and no one seems to be willing to be giving in. The four-day extravaganza will apparently be a host to some of the country’s top-notch designers, several upcoming designers, leading buyers, and some of the country’s best known models.

We spoke to Gouri Kapur one of the board members of BFW, “We have gotten a lot of entries but have yet to shortlist the final designers who will be showcasing at the event. We will be concentrating on quality. We will also be giving a platform to young designers.”The members on the BFW board who will be excising this quality control include Rahul Dev Shetty, Sheetal Sharma (last minute entry as the choreographer of the show), Sanchitta Ajjampur, Gouri Kapur, Mirza L Baig, Siddharth Mahajan and Feroze Khan.

Manovi raj Khosla, who is a participating member, has done a turnabout from his stand where he earlier thought that the idea of having BFW was ‘non starter’ in the first place! Now he changes sides and says, “Hey it’s Bangalore so how can I not do it! I have confirmed to the organizers verbally about an hour ago (relatively speaking) but have not signed on the dotted line yet. I will be showcasing my own collection comprising of both menswear and womens wear. As of now I do not have any showstopper in mind. Commenting on the line-up of designers at Bangalore Fashion Week, Feroz Khan – Creative Director, Dream Merchants said, “Designers are the soul of any fashion event, and we are indeed glad to host some of the country’s leading names.” Apparently the ramp will have no stars as according to some board members, the stars take away the limelight from the designer. The star of every show will be the designer.

The participating designers at BFW are also being promised exposure and access to a selection of Indian and international buyers from South Africa, Japan, Europe amongst other parts of the fashion world. Well, it’s a sponsored event and ‘talks still on for the main sponsor’, even though there are exactly 12 days left for the gala event! Well, we sincerely wish them the very best, even though the need of yet another fashion week in India is yet to be justified! Oh yeah, by the way all eight participating designers have been invited to showcase and as such do not have to pay any fee. On the contrary, it’s an all expense paid trip ahem platform for them. The eight confirmed names are.

1. Rocky

2. Manoviraj Khosla

3. Abdul Halder

4. Jatin Kochhar

5. Samant Chauhan

6. Abhi Rahul

7. Raj and Neetu Shroff

8. Jason and Anshu Arora Sen

In Australia, the Melbourne Cup Spring Racing Carnival is often the highlight of an aspiring fashionista’s year. 2008 is going to be no different for the fashion world. The Melbourne Cup’s most renowned fashion parade, the Myer Fashions on the Field competition, has been kicked off. The outdoor fashion event will travel around the nation throughout September and October, before culminating in the ultimate fashion festival at the Melbourne Cup.

Fashion designers in Australia are extremely busy in the months and weeks leading up the Melbourne Cup Spring Racing Carnival. Most race goers prefer to have dresses tailor-made, in order to look unique and to stand out.

d’Italia Designer Fabric, a store in Melbourne, has been providing high-quality imported fabric for dressmakers and race goers for the past few years. It has become a local favourite in the Spring Racing Carnival fashion world, because of its pure silk material and large range of designs and prints.

d’Italia can offer seamstress and dressmaker referral services as an optional addition to any purchase. This will cut down on time and fabric buyers can be assured of quality service when getting their dresses made.

d’Italia can also offer new designs and fabric prints that are in line with the latest styles in the Australian and international fashion world. Its latest range of floral prints is perfect for outdoor race days and summer parties. d’Italia also has a range of fabrics in metallic colours, which are a favourite for evening gowns and night party dresses. The metallics have been in style in the European Spring fashion arena, and are expected to be quite popular locally in the coming months.

d’Italia is located at 61 Glenferrie Road, Malvern. Online enquiries and further information can be found at www.ditalia.com.au. Check d’Italia’s blog for latest updates on fashion trends, style tips, and in-store news.

The fashion industry is eagerly awaiting the London Fashion Week this year. Leading fashion designers are gearing up with their unique collection for September 2009. The fashion world is ready to make the show. Fashion retailers are looking forward to London Fashion Week because they know that despite the recession there is a class of people who will continue buying designer clothes. They understand well that refreshing window display is the right strategy to attract customers. So they are longing to discover fresh fashion with one of the world’s best fashion weeks.

The world will witness the London Fashion Week from 18th to 22nd September. The wonderful setting of the Somerset House off the Strand will complement the gorgeous fashion week. The venue remains over crowded with fashion designers as well as general audience from all over the world.

Ahead of the Paris and Milan fashion week and following the New York Fashion Week, the London Fashion Week will witness abundance of designer clothes, flashy jewelries and branded accessories. This biannual event holds a very important position for the fashion industry.

Media and Trade jump at London Fashion Week to enjoy the vibrant fashions on the catwalk and at the same time to find out the latest fashion trend. It is time to discover which trend will adorn the leading fashion showrooms and which one will disappear with just a glance.

London Fashion Week is organized by the British Fashion Council. This premier event is a great opportunity for British designers to showcase their works to a worldwide audience. This fashion event has various financial schemes to support the brightest young talents to promote their designs and come to a deal with the leading fashion houses.

One of the most popular schemes is BFC New Generation. It is sponsored by Top Shop to support the newcomers in the fashion arena exhibiting their collection in London Fashion Week. Another interesting scheme is Estethica which is sponsored by Monsoon. This scheme supports the designers whose collections are based on ecological, organic or ethical principles.

Sponsored by Westfield London, Fashion Forward is also a good scheme. Instead of supporting the young talents this scheme supports the designers who have already made their own place in the fashion world. Many of UK’s top fashion designers have been supported by Fashion Forward.

London Fashion Week showcases the collection of individual fashion designers at specific catwalk shows. If you want to avoid the venues overcrowded by Trade and Press you can attend these specific shows.

London Fashion Week will exhibit the works of nearly 200 fashion and accessory designers. Besides the British designers it is a great opportunity for the international designers to reach the world wide audience. The designer wears exhibited in this fashion week is often seen in various red carpet fashion events as well.

London Fashion Week will be followed by the London Fashion Weekend which is no less popular than the former event. If you wish to get personal with top fashion labels don’t miss this opportunity. Latest designer clothes are available for slimmed down prices in London Fashion Weekend.

London Fashion Week not only offers a glimpse of the upcoming fashion trend but attending this fashion week will be great fun.