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After I hosted and explained what the 'Triumph Inspiration' event was all about (final year fashion students from Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney) took their favorite icons and did whatever they wanted with them, but still made them look like their own (often whimsical) interpretations of lingerie.
After all the intros, I joined Madison mag's Fiona Lane and Triumph's Shirley Hopkins at Ivy on the panel for the final judging.
From pop art to Barbie, Tamara Lempicka, Dame Edna Everidge, Howard Hughes and even a lotus flower were all diverse finalists and gave us food for fashion thought - that creativity thrives when resources are limited.
The Australian winner was Katinka Poole, whose fusion of the Opera House and Harbour Bridge (and even a Centrepoint Tour chapeaux) could have reeked of complete kitsch, but the detail, execution, underwear expertise,fabric use and 'icon' status of her creation took home the big gong.
Katinka heads off to Milan in September for the international final where she will be in the running for a first prize of many, many euros. Go Katink!
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