Tom Ford's Black Orchid scent and Kristy Hinze, the latter will be heading to Brisbane for the Mercedes Brisbane Fashion Festival next month
To top of a hot week of style snippets, I'm starting a new weekly frock spot: Here are a few fashion,beauty and lifestyle jolts that should get you through the weekend . . . And of course, if there is breaking style news over the weekend _ a nail is chipped or a hair extension is found floating down Oxford or Collins street, you'll read about it . . .
*Chambord Awards: Last year, Chambord® Shine Awards were created to foster, grow and showcase emerging fashion designers _ an opportunity for new designers
to look for a way to emerge in their field. Chambord® are working with marie claire to offer ten Australian designers the chance to secure a two page advertorial in the fashion magazine and be mentored by some of the best designers in the business today. With a budget of $1000 each, the gowns will be judged and announced. By the way, Carl Kapp won last year. The Chambord® Shine Awards is a national campaign open to any aspiring
Australian designers over 18 years. Entries are open until Friday 14th August. Visit http://www.chambordshineawards.com.au/
to look for a way to emerge in their field. Chambord® are working with marie claire to offer ten Australian designers the chance to secure a two page advertorial in the fashion magazine and be mentored by some of the best designers in the business today. With a budget of $1000 each, the gowns will be judged and announced. By the way, Carl Kapp won last year. The Chambord® Shine Awards is a national campaign open to any aspiring
Australian designers over 18 years. Entries are open until Friday 14th August. Visit http://www.chambordshineawards.com.au/
*Kristy Hinze to hit Mercedes Brisbane Fashion Festival: MBFF have scored a coup by getting Kristy Hinze to be part of a breakfast forum that I have been invited to chair at 7am, Tuesday, August 23 in Brissie.Visit http://www.mbff.com.au/ for details
Called 'Keys to successful development of brands for trend driven markets' it starts at 7.00am
and for $103 you'll get wise words from guest speakers Kristy Hinze, Napoleon Perdis, Kirstie Clements (the Editor-In-Chief of Vogue Australia) and Elizabeth Harrison, who is a US Brand Specialist.
and for $103 you'll get wise words from guest speakers Kristy Hinze, Napoleon Perdis, Kirstie Clements (the Editor-In-Chief of Vogue Australia) and Elizabeth Harrison, who is a US Brand Specialist.
*Project Runway Ep 2: By the way, I was really disappointed that Ivana (a modern, edgy designer) was chucked out of the series. But, it's all about going with the brief (and this weeks was about designing jarmies for Peter Alexander). I mean we're not exactly talking a couture task, but Ivana had SO much talent and a real shame she is out so soon.
*Young Variety: A bit of op shop glam with Young VARIETY presenting the 'Op Shop Ball' on July 25th at The Residence Hyde Park. Jonathan Pease, from Australia's Next Top Model will host 250 faces including McLeods Daughters' stars Zoe Naylor and Simmone Jade MacKinnon, Laura Csortan, Lizzy Lovette, Variety Ambassador Laura Andon and Channel Seven's James Tobin. Prizes for best dressed 'Mr & Ms Op Shop Ball' with proceeds to benefit the VARIETY Freedom program. Standard Ticket, $120; VIP sunset cocktails, $20 from 6-7pm. Tix info from http://www.varietynsw.org.au/
*Salon X by Renya Xydis: The hairdresser who gave the hair world the Valonz hair name, and in the meantime does lots of starry names who pop into town, has just opened Salon X, at the bottom of Paddington's divine Williams Street. The beauty and hair salon (their specialty are Carita facials) is just near Leona Edmiston and not far down from the Dinnigan store and the Corner Shop. And the decor? A fusion of modern French meets Renya Xydis's usual eclectic style. Phone (02) 9357 6228.
*Indian Giver: Loving the sound of this new online concept. You can basically 'borrow' (for a price) a piece of the season and, referring to the old-fashioned saying of Indian Giver. (With no disrespect to native American Indians. You borrow and you return so visit http://www.indiangover,com.au/ and check out the very cute idea
*Black Orchid from Tom Ford: Oh, and I can't go a week without telling you, at last, about my perfume obsession. Everytime I wear Tom Ford's Black Orchid scent (it's from the Estee Lauder family) I have NEVER received so many comments. Nope. Not on the pay packet, Not on any gravy train, but there is something about it that just does it. Whip past a counter and give it a whiff. It's my real scent indulgence every few months.
*Party Time: A few soirees worth mentioning this week to whet the fashion gang's appetite: Bvlgari will unveil its latest collection, Serpenti, with private showings on Tuesday at the Bvlgari store; Wednesday, and Longchamp will unveil its heavenly new boutique in the QVB complete with Louis Roederer bubbles while new ZU shoes get an airing in the Ivy Sunroom during the day and on Thursday, Elizabeth Arden will unveil a new scent from Alberta Ferretti at The Westin in Martin Place, Sydney.
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