In our second, post-Rosemount Australian Fashion Week installment we take a look at establishment brands—the notable Aussie labels that fall into that sweet spot where casual meets cool.
Sass & Bide had us crazy for their S&B Vie diffusion line, which was hotly anticipated at Rosemount because of the debut of "rats," their new line of jeans. The duo delivered (read more in last week's runway report), and brought an international air of cool to the catwalk with Eve and Miranda Kerr in the audience.
Kirrily Johnston holds her own cache in the region, and she showed what amounted to a basics-plus collection—oversized T-shirts worn over leggings, saucy jersey dresses for nighttime and heaps of the flowy separates that are on every designer's hit list lately. Johnston amped up the boho style on the whole affair, which was called "Modern Nomads," with elements like gold roping and zip and rivet detailing.
Over at the Ginger & Smart show, it was the accents that sealed their collection's "it" status. They led the multi-color, tribal trend, jazzing up silk shirt dresses with netted tanks and reining in liquid dresses with cropped vests. Pocahontas-style sandals snaked up models' legs and knitted plaids dangled from their hair. This is one brand that clearly understands the power of presentation. Credit to :jcreport.com
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