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Modern Odyssey | Melbourne Spring Fashion Week |
 Sponsored by the world’s first self-confessed semi professional meteorologist and shopper, Michi Girl presented one of Melbourne Spring Fashion Week’s most talked about shows Modern Odyssey. Melbourne Town Hall showcased this epic journey of incandescent designers whose purpose was to define the contemporary and what it entails in today’s 21st Century. This season brings about new shapes, fabrics, silhouettes, cuts, lines, concepts, trends, ideas and design in a brave new light. Although the fashion parade lasted a mere 20 minutes, it was worth every penny to arrive early and catch a glimpse of fashion who’s who. Lillian Frank arrived arm-in-arm with her two hairdressers in a fur coat and sat smack bang in the best front row seats, while I was positioned further enough to zoom and snap inconspicuously without disturbing anyone behind me because there wasn’t any! The first designer range to take to the catwalk was Material By Product. The first two women to walk the catwalk weren’t models, but instead, elegantly dressed seamstresses who removed clothes from the many coat hangers and dressed each model as they arrived on stage for all to see. This local RMIT graduate explores traditional bespoke tailoring and couture techniques and combines innovative cutting systems to produce work that has been consistently complimented on the quality of cut, construction and design concept.  Frisoni Frinetti is a designer for men who want to make a bold statement. With extreme fitted pants that sit above the ankles as well as tucked in tops, this style is definitely for those who are confident enough with themselves to carry off clothes that aren’t tailored for the mainstream. In preparation for Spring Racing Carnival, Gail Sorronda was well showcased with girls wearing timeless headpieces reminiscent of 1920s dapper style. She favours black and white and her fabric choices are feminine silk jersey, velvet, georgette to taffeta to create flowing dresses wrapped in billowing capes. If Frinetti is for the bold, then Leopold is definitely not for the faint hearted. Resembling artist Malevich’s red, white and black squares to a T, Leopold presented males dressed from head to toe in red, blue and black respectively. Perhaps the motto, more is more applies to this designer over most, but at least this collection proved entertaining in many ways. Dhini is another local RMIT graduate who impressed with flowing fabrics. Although she used safe colours of grey, black and white, her designs were far from confined, instead revealing a well thought out design concept that is practical, comfortable and stylish. Canary yellow, cherry red and tangerine has made a comeback by designer James Cameron. And whoever thought that 80s stonewash wouldn’t make a comeback was wrong. This combination of fashion from over two decades ago coupled with additions from the 60s by way of hems rolled up was reminiscent of The Fonze; however the poncho rug that draped around the final male model on the catwalk stuck out like a sore thumb! Prior to the models working up a sweat with a Congo line to conclude the evening parade, Jessie Hill left a lasting impression with her Spring/Summer 08 collection - feminine, yet erring on the side of darkness and beautifully embellished. The Jessie Hill collections are truly a metaphor for herself; reflecting her appreciation for film and the visual arts. This Modern Odyssey was definitely an eclectic mix of contemporary fashion brought exclusively to the stage by none other than our very own worldwide Michi – a girl with a strong eye for unusual fashion. Review by Monica | OnlyMelbourne Review Team |
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