Mercedes Benz Fashion Week has been and gone here in Sydney Australia and with a bit of hustling I was fortunate enough to obtain a press pass.
This year MBFWA took place in May instead of April this year, which was a strategic move that allowed designers to launch Resort Collections at the beginning of global sales windows.
While I would have loved to be there for all the action during the week, a girls gotta eat, so I took just a day off work and headed in armed with my trusty Nikon DSLR.
The day kicked off with St George Project NextGen.
Project NextGen is an initiative that is intended to provide a platform to discover and support emerging Australian fashion designers.
I was really excited to see the NextGen Collections from the featured 2016 Winners and was not disappointed. Watch a selection of the show on the Chic n Cheeky YouTube channel.
The 2016 winners were:
ANNA QUAN – (Anna Quan)
First Thoughts: White Shirt & Tailoring.
Details: Originally from Sydney Australia, Anna Quan is a 2011 graduate of the Sydney Institute of Technology. Anna Quan (a mix of her first and middle names) focusses on women’s ready to wear specialising in strong tailoring. Beautiful pieces that can be worn day to night. Fans include Kendall Jenner.
First Thoughts: Leather. Luxe Leather.
Details: Originally from Melbourne Australia, Holystone specialises in Leather. Holystone (the name of the place her parents landed after eloping) is bold, mysterious, sexy yet easy to wear. Fans include Rebecca Judd.
First Thoughts: Colours & Textures
Details: Originally from Cape Town South Africa, Jason Hewitt’s collection is deep and complex, multi-layered designs. “With no season or specific gender in mind, the collection is the wardrobe reinterpreted within the brands developing design vocabulary.”
First Thoughts: Playful Transportation and Exploration.
Details: Originally from Wollongong, Australia, “Kaliver is an empowering blend of femininity and strength. Every woman is beautiful and Kaliver complements and enhances this natural beauty.”
First Thoughts: Interesting texture, Minimalistic yet detailed.
Details: Originally from Toyko Japan, Monster Alphabets is a “darkly romantic display of gothic minimalism.” With a background in architecture, form, light, silhouette, structure and minimalism can be seen in her fashion works.
First Thoughts: Sophisticated Minimalistic.
Details: Originally from Sydney Australia, Third Form gives off a cool, urban, minimalistic vibe. After graduating from Sydney Tafe Fashion Design Studio, Merryn worked with Australian fashion brands; Zimmerman, Shakuhachi and Lee Jeans. The experience, combined with her skill and passion have created a label heralded by Forbes as “New Face of Australian Fashion” and by Vogue Australia as a label that has a “cult following”.
Find out more about these designers.
I really loved these collections but for all different reasons. But the one that stole my heart was Kaliver. It was one that I had to remember to take pictures, it just captivated me.
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Thanks for stopping by! Yes, I believe it is important to know a little bit of history behind the labels, especially with emerging designers. x
Loved learning that little extra about the designers -thanks