MBFWA 2012: WHITNEY EVE
The buzz surrounding this show has been like no other during day one - celebrity appeal goes a long way. Whitney Port from TV shows The Hills and The City presents two fantastic lines, Whitney Eve and her...
PUMA X HUSSEIN CHALAYAN LAUNCH AT MARAIS
On Thursday one of Melbourne’s best kept hidden secrets, Marais held a launch for the Puma x Hussein Chalayan ‘Urban Mobility’ Collection. The event was held in the stunning Marais boutique which has...
FASHION PALETTE 2012 FEATURING INTERVIEW WITH NICOLA FINETTI
Showcasing some of Australia's most exciting established and emerging designers, Fashion Palette 2012 is shaping up to be one of the biggest events on Australia's Fashion Calendar. With names such as Nicola...
KOOKAI A/W RUNWAY SHOW – HOTEL PARTICULIER – SOMEWHERE IN PARIS
Last night was the runway show for Kookai’s 2012 Autumn/Winter collection Hotel Particulier - Somewhere in Paris. Held at the beautiful Luminare rooftop in South Yarra, the evening was hosted by Directors...
MBFWA 2012: RUNWAY TO REALITY – AN ODE TO NO ONE, BLESS’ED ARE THE MEEK, NUDE FOOTWEAR AND SKIN FOOTWEAR
With international brands such as Burberry and Proenza Schouler offering shoppers the chance to pre-order and buy pieces directly off the catwalk, Australian brands An Ode to No One, Bless’ed Are The Meek,...
SPRING/SUMMER COLLECTION PREVIEW: CAMILLA AND MARC, JOSH GOOT AND MANNING CARTELL
With Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia just around the corner, Couturing brings you a preview of the key pieces of camilla & marc, Josh Goot and Manning Cartell's new Spring/Summer 2012/2013...
MBFWA 2012: INTERVIEW WITH SUE DI CHIO FROM SUBOO
Ahead of her debut at MBFWA, Couturing interview Suboo founder Sue Di Chio to find out what we can expect from her exciting 360 degree runway show at The Summit, why she decided to start Suboo and what her...
MBFWA 2012: INTERVIEW WITH BEC & BRIDGE
Couturing were lucky enough to interview the talented duo behind Bec & Bridge, Becky Cooper and Bridget Yorston in the lead up to their much anticipated MBFWA runway show. Since creating their label in...
STREET STYLE: JAK & JIL BY TOMMY TON
With Tommy Ton visiting Australia for the Oroton Show for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, Couturing picked some of our favourite street style snaps from Ton's blog Jak &...
INTERVIEW: WOLDY REYES
Fashion is portrayed as being a glamourous industry however, after movies such as the Devil Wears Prada is the industry all that it seems? Couturing interviewed New York native Woldy Reyes who has interned at...
THE TALENTED MR MATICEVSKI – INTERVIEW: TONI MATICEVSKI
Fresh from his standout solo show at L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival, designer Toni Maticevski is gearing up for his much anticipated Spring/Summer 2012 runway show in Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia....
NOTHING COMES BETWEEN ME AND MY CALVINS
It’s been 12 years since a 15 year old Brooke Shields controversially declared that nothing came between her and her Calvins. Since then, Calvin Klein Jeans has continued to be a significant player in the...
TSEN AUTUMN/WINTER 12 LAUNCH
Last night was the official launch of Tsen’s new Autumn/Winter 12 collection, hosted by designer Adam Tsen at new restaurant Shu on Johnston Street in Collingwood. Well known...
LIMEDROP CONCEPT STORE OPENING AT MELBOURNE’S GPO
Fresh from the success of their showing in the Frankie Runway show at this year's LMFF, Limedrop launched their AW12 The Adventure Concept Store in Melbourne's GPO. The space was transformed into a...
DOLCE & GABBANA MIX AND MATCH EYEWEAR COLLECTION
A visiting professor from Italy once exclaimed, ‘Those in Italy have so much sun but no one wears sunglasses. I suppose that's because many of them wear 1-day moists contact lenses. Here in Melbourne,...
DRESSED FOR SUMMER 2012 ACMI SCREENING
Sometimes fashion people have the tendency to take themselves too seriously, which is why it was very refreshing to preview the movie Dressed for Summer 2012, hosted by the hilarious Mademoiselle Agnes. Hosted...
THE RED CARPET PROJECT
Couturing caught up with designer Georgia McCorkill, founder of The Red Carpet Project which is an initiative designed to promote fashion and sustainability. The Red Carpet Project is designed to promote...
LMFF 2012: L’OREAL PARIS RUNWAY 7 PRESENTED BY HARPER’S BAZAAR
Inspired by the recent underwater themed Chanel runway show, the models at Runway 7 at LMFF presented by Harper’s Bazaar, glided down the catwalk with their slicked-back, wet-look hair adorned with pearls....
SPIRIT OF THE BLACK DRESS 2012
Spirit of the Black Dress is a fantastic fashion and sustainability initiative supported by a group of some of Australia’s most well known fashion industry figures, including Jane...
CHEAP THRILLS LAUNCH
Last Thursday marked the launch of Cheap Thrills with a music, art and fashion-fuelled party at Hasti Bala, the new space in Melbourne's Carlton Hotel. Inspired by his love...
LMFF 2012: MIMCO RUNWAY
Mimco has a knack for presenting amazing shows season after season with a completely different result -last seasons foray into colour blocking and bold prints is confidently juxtaposed in the Mimco A/W 2012...
BUL AUTUMN/WINTER 12 COLLECTION: CORNWALL
Virginia Martin, the ocean-lover, surfer and talented designer behind Melbourne label búl (pronounced like the “mull” in mulled wine) draws design inspiration from coastal towns around the...
BEHIND THE SCENES: MYER A/W 2012 RUNWAY SHOW
Couturing takes you behind the scenes at the the recent Myer AW12 runway show featuring make-up by Illamasqua and hair by Kevin...
2011 WHITEHOUSE INSTITUTE OF DESIGN, AUSTRALIA BACHELOR OF DESIGN GRADUATE EXHIBITION AND RUNWAY SHOW
After attending the Whitehouse Institute of Design Graduate Exhibition and Parade, it’s safe to say we should all be excited by the future of fashion, styling and design in...
LMFF 2012: L’OREAL PARIS RUNWAY 5 PRESENTED BY COSMOPOLITAN
LMFF Paris runway 5 presented by Cosmopolitan showcased an exciting range of funky ready-to-wear labels with standout trends being flowing silhouettes, rugged outback style, fringing and Navaho print. Make-up...
LMFF 2012: TONI MATECEVSKI – RED CARPET RUNWAY
A winner of Melbourne Fashion Festival’s new designer award 10 years ago, it seemed fitting that designer Toni Maticevski closed this year’s festival with a Red Carpet Runway featuring 50 gown solo show....
LMFF 2012: LMFF INDEPENDENT RUNWAY
So who would have thought the independent runway would have more colour than the commercial shows? It turns out that colours mixed with a casual black are the way to go this winter for the indie-concious. How...
LMFF 2012: PENTHOUSE MOUSE 2012 RUNWAY
The Penthouse Mouse 2012 series opened last Friday with a spectacular opening party (if you didn't see it you can check it out here) and closed last Friday with an even more spectacular closing party and...
LMFF 2012: BEHIND THE SCENES – ALEX PERRY
Couturing takes you behind the scenes at the recent Alex Perry runway show at the 2012...
LMFF 2012: VON FOLLIES BY DITA VON TEESE FOR TARGET AUSTRALIA
Last night in a world exclusive, superstar Dita Von Teese presented her latest lingerie range Von Follies, in collaboration with Target, to a captive audience at LMFF, and she didn’t disappoint. The lady of...
LMFF 2012: L’OREAL PARIS RUNWAY 1 PRESENTED BY GRAZIA
The runways have started! Last night was the first official show of the L'Oreal Paris Runway series and was an interesting way to start. Presented by Grazia, this was the magazines showcase of current talent...
LMFF 2012: STREET STYLE DAY 4
Images by Wanda Chin for...
LMFF 2012: L’OREAL PARIS RUNWAY 2 PRESENTED BY INSTYLE
The LMFF designer runway presented by InStyle showcased some of Australia’s most exciting designers. First up Bianca Spender took the runway. Her chic, tailored pieces featured a lot of bright...
MARION HUME TALKS ABOUT THE PAST 25 YEARS OF FASHION
Anyone one would think getting fired from Vogue and getting criticised by Karl Lagerfeld for writing a scathing review for one of his Chanel collection would be career suicide in the fashion industry. However,...
LMFF 2012: STREET STYLE DAY 8
Street style photographer for vogue.com.au and Xxsat, Xiaohan Shen Photographer Jess Shoppee...
LMFF 2012: L’OREAL PARIS PRESENTS THE ALEX PERRY RUNWAY SHOW
Last night Alex Perry presented an exclusive preview of his beautiful Spring/Summer 2012/13 Ready to Wear collection. The runway music created a party like atmosphere which was perfect for Alex’s glamazon...
LMFF 2012: OPENING NIGHT DAVID JONES RUNWAY
Last night marked the official opening of the 2012 L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival (LMFF). 3,000 industry and guests celebrated the launch in style at an open aired block party in Central Pier in...
LMFF 2012: PENTHOUSE MOUSE OPENING PARTY
Penthouse Mouse has officially launched it's 2012 season. Started in 2007 it has now become the it schedule to follow for independant fashion designers. In association with LMFF and part of the...
WHAT STEVIE DID NEXT: SHOP GHOST
It’s safe to say I’ve lost hours, probably months in total trawling online shops. Net-A-Porter, Asos, Shopbop, I’ve done them all. We are spoilt for choice in this day an age, which means we can often...
MYER AUTUMN/WINTER 12 RUNWAY
To celebrate the launch of the new Autumn/Winter collections dropping in stores, Myer hosted an intimate runway show, showcasing the talent of their stable of Australian designers. Myer Ambassadors Jennifer...
CATHLEEN JIA AUTUMN/WINTER 2012 LAUNCH
Over the weekend, emerging designer Cathleen Tan launched her latest collection Première for her label Cathleen Jia at the beautiful Domain Flowers in South Yarra. The air was filled with the...
STONNINGTON SPRING FASHION RUNWAY 2012
In a celebration of local fashion boutiques and their stylish designers, the Stonnington Spring Fashion Runway Show 2012 kicked off in the Malvern Town Hall featuring the immaculate showing from Stonnington...
STEVE MADDEN BOURKE STREET STORE OPENING
Starting with $1,100 in the bank in 1990, Steve Madden decided to follow his intuition and create a fashion forward footwear company, which would give consumers access to the latest trends and affordable...
STEVIE DANCE FOR MELBOURNE’S GPO
Couturing were lucky enough to go behind the scenes at Stevie Dance's latest collaboration with Melbourne's GPO for their Autumn/Winter 12 editorial. One of the world's most in demand stylists, this is...
LMFF 2012: NO HOME
No Home 12 showcases the talents of some of Australia’s most exciting designers and filmmakers. Showing at ACMI during this years LMFF, No Home strives to further express and explain an artists’ creative...
INTERVIEW: ALEX PERRY FOR SPECSAVERS
Alex Perry has released his A/W 2012 range with Specsavers in a decadent Victorian themed launch party. With guests such as Megan Gale, Sarah Murdoch and Kerri-Anne Kennerley, we chat to this icon of...
MARAIS
There are only a few stores in Melbourne and Australia who do things the way Marais do. This exclusive store is definitely a hidden gem of Melbourne's fashion scene opening up eight years ago with no launch...
THANK YOU – COUTURING LAUNCH GIFTBAGS
Couturing were lucky enough to have some fantastic giftbag sponsor for their recent launch event. We’d like to thank them for generously providing a wonderful array of products for our...
BEHIND THE SCENES: PRINT FUSION EDITORIAL
Couturing takes you behind the scenes of their latest editorial Print Fusion. Collaborating with stylist Leeyong Soo, photographer Georgia Wiggs, make up artist Zoe Coop and model Deanne Murray,...
MELBOURNE’S GPO CELEBRATES THE LAUNCH OF COUTURING.COM
To celebrate the launch of Couturing.com, an installation featuring some of Australia’s top designers has been created on Level 1 of Melbourne’s GPO. Couturing.com is all about creating content to promote...
FASHION TORQUE 2012
Australia’s only live fashion show is back for 2012 with an all new set up. Hosted by fashion luminaries Philip Boon and Jenny Bannister, Fashion Torque’s 2012’s sessions will be held on the last...
COUTURING’S LAST MINUTE VALENTINE’S DAY GIFT IDEAS!
Are you struggling to find a gift this Valentines day with a difference? Need something a bit luxe, that still says "I didn't leave this to February 13th"? Look no further - Couturing presents...
SO:ME SPACE – VALENTINE’S DAY NOIR
For some people, Valentines Day is not a day filled with romance, love and flowers. In fact, it can be one of the most dreaded days of the year. This Valentines Day, for something a little different, why...
COUTURING LAUNCH – THANK YOU SPONSORS
On February 8th 2012, Couturing held their official launch party, with thanks to some amazing sponsors. Please see below to view all the amazing support we received. Without those involved below, the launch...
COUTURING.COM LAUNCH EVENT
Last night was the official launch of Couturing.com. Held at Melbourne's GPO. The event was not only a celebration of Couturing, but a celebration of fashion. Couturing teamed up with some of...
INTERVIEW: PHOEBE GARLAND
Described as an ‘Industry Figurehead’ by Sacha Strebe, editor of Fashion Exposed, Phoebe Garland is a formidable figure in the world of fashion. Working in sales for over 15 years with her husband Robert...
2011/12 CHANEL AUTUMN/WINTER MELBOURNE RUNWAY
Amongst a runway lined with smoking lava and clouds of dry ice, Chanel presented a selection of pieces from its Autumn/Winter 2011/12 collection in the beautiful Old Exhibition Building in...
COUTURING IS LAUNCHING!
Couturing are excited to announce that Melbourne’s GPO, Belvedere and BlackBerry are the official sponsors for the launch of Couturing.com at the exclusive “Une affaire à la mode” party in early...
JASON WU FOR TARGET – HIT OR MISS?
Fresh from the success of its collaboration with Missoni, Target is gearing up for the 5 February launch of its most recent collaboration with US designer Jason Wu. Wu became a household name when Michelle...
PARIS, MILAN AND LONDON SS12 RUNWAY SHOW STREET STYLE
During fashion week, the style on the streets is almost more interesting than what’s on the runway! There is something intriguing about looking at the way people put outfits together and interpret trends in...
INTERVIEW: RICHARD NYLON
After spending a morning with one of Australia’s top milliners Richard Nylon and his lovely assistant Ann, and seeing some of the beautiful headwear he has created, it really made me wonder why people...
TREND REPORT: SPRING/SUMMER 2011/12
Couturing help you navigate the fashion world by picking the key trends for Spring/Summer 2012 season. DIGITAL PRINTS Digital prints were popular on the runway this season, with designers from...
INTERVIEW: GWENDOLYNNE BURKIN
Sewing since the age of 6, Melbourne based designer Gwendolynne Burkin has managed to create a successful career and label in a notoriously competitive industry. After launching Gwendolynne, her own...
2011 FAIR@SQUARE RUNWAY SHOW FOR MORAL FAIRGROUND
Since its inception 3 years ago Moral Fairground has become Australia’s largest fair-trade and ethical festival. The growth of this initiative has reflected the trend that consumers are increasingly...
INTERVIEW: AMY SMILOVIC FROM TIBI
Couturing recently looked at New York label Tibi which has been making waves in the fashion world since its creation in 1997. With a following that includes Olivia Palermo, Blake Lively, Elin Kling and...
INTERVIEW: JONATHAN COHEN
On a recent trip to New York, Couturing caught up with the brains behind up-and-coming label Jonathan Cohen, designer Jonathan Cohen and head of business operations, Sarah Leff. Featuring as a...
2011 HENRI BENDEL HOLIDAY WINDOW OPENING – NEW YORK
On a recent visit to the states, thanks to the lovely JC and Dean from Madam Virtue, Couturing were not only fortunate enough to attend the Holiday Window opening for accessories institute Henri Bendel, but...
TOPSHOP MELBOURNE LAUNCH PARTY
Last night, Australia welcomed its first Topshop in the Jam Factory building on Chapel Street, Melbourne. TOPSHOP MELBOURNE LAUNCH PARTY With hopes that TopShop will revive Chapel St and...
JAKARTA FASHION WEEK 2011: DEWI FASHION KNIGHTS – BEHIND THE SCENES
We recently wrote about the spectacular Dewi Fashion Knights show at Jakarta Fashion Week and the unstoppable fashion. Here is an exclusive look behind the scenes on what made this such a fabulous...
SPOTLIGHT ON: TIBI
New York based label, Tibi was founded by designer Amy Smilovic in 1997 after spending 3 years in Asia. Stocked in over 200 speciality stores around the world, Tibi has garnered a loyal celebrity following...
OPSM SUNSHINE TOUR 2012
When OPSM suggested to Couturing that we should be part of their Sunshine Tour (an ice cream van that is travelling the country giving out free ice cream and allowing visitors to try on a pair of designer...
INTERVIEW: TISH TAMBAKAU FOUND OF MISTER MODE FASHION NIGHT MARKET
We at Couturing have known about the Mister Mode Fashion Night Markets for some time and we had to share this unique event with you all. Whether you need to go shopping for a statement piece, have a...
INTERVIEW: LEEYONG SOO FOR FAIR@SQUARE
There once was a time when the term 'ethical fashion' conjured up images of hessian sacks and cotton t-shirts. As organiser of this Friday's Fair@Square fashion event, writer and blogger Leeyong Soo has set...
OPSM SUNSHINE TOUR WITH COUTURING
Summer is coming up (as I'm sure you are aware) and what have you done to get yourself summer ready? You've bought a new Seafolly bikini, shelled out on a gorgeous Missoni towel and you're ready...
MELBOURNE GPO SUMMER ESSENTIALS – STYLED BY STEVIE DANCE
Go behind the scenes at Melbourne GPO\'s latest summer campaign, styled by Fashion Icon Stevie Dance.
FASHION TORQUE’S FIRST BIRTHDAY
To celebrate the first birthday of Fashion Torque, Australia’s only live fashion chat show, stylist Philip Boon and designer Jenny Bannister hosted an invite only show at the Melbourne Town Hall. The show...
NAJO RAPTURE LAUNCH
Whilst Couturing was up in Sydney on whirlwind press tour this week, we were delighted to visit the girls at Agent25 and be invited to a very imtimate launch with Najo - makers of some of the most divine...
JOSH GOOT FOR GREEN WITH ENVY
To the celebrate Australian designer Josh Goot’s new SS11/12 collection, Green With Envyhosted an evening for VIP clients and media. Guests were treated to canapés, Laurent Perrier and San Pellegrino as...
MSFW 2012: MIMCO
During Melbourne Spring Fashion Week, one of the things I was most looking forward to was the Mimco Spring/Summer runway and then the after party and celebrations of their 15th birthday! For now we will...
ITALIAN COLLABORATION SAN PELLEGRINO X BULGARI
S.Pellegrino and Bulgari join forces to present the world a unique and beautifully designed bottle that truly represents their standing in design. S.Pellegrino has lent it's labels to Bulgari before to mark...
INTERVIEW: RUPERT NOFFS FROM GIDEON SHOES
So I have been dying over Gideon shoes since the very man himself, Rupert Noffs sent me a little tweet asking us to come down to the opening of the Bondi Store. I think I literally died when I saw the...
INTERVIEW: STEVIE DANCE – MELBOURNE GPO FASHION AMBASSADOR
If you have been to Melbourne and not visited the GPO, I don't think we can be friends. It is such a gorgeous centre with the most exquisite stores, you would actually have to be insane to go past it and in...
CAMPAIGN SUMMARY: SPRING/SUMMER 12/13
The new year has brought a wave of SS12 campaigns featuring a range of familiar faces such as Miranda Kerr and Abbey Lee Kershaw, as well as the usual celebrities such as Monica Belluci, Mila Kunis and Michael...