A New Look – A Fresh Start
I love seeing what Australia’s clever fashion creatives come up with for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week and swimwear is no exception, there’s something for everyone
Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia
The New Guard – MBFWA, Next Gen Emerging Talent, 2016
Jo Bayley of Fashion Elixir is talking about Next Generation sponsored by St George it featured six emerging Australian designers showing great individual flair
MBFWA 2016 Designer Resort Wear – Planning to Go Promenading
Jo says Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia (MBFWA) this year moves to May and showcases divine Resort wear so you plan to promenade in Cannes or the Caribbean
Christmas Wrap: 2015 by Fashion Elixir’s Jo Bayley
So here we are in December and it’s the final Fashion Elixir for 2015. This year has seen amazing fashion and trends, concerts and movies, holidays and outings. Here I am in Melbourne recently, enjoying lunch with Carolyn at the Darling Cafe in South Yarra, an old fashion suburb undergoing…
The 2015 Fashion Design Studio Graduate Runway Show
Where does new design come from and how is it nurtured? As I have said before I love a good runway, and I love seeing new talent. Last week I was lucky enough to have been invited to the Carriageworks in Sydney’s Redfern, home of Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia…
Lee Mathews MBFWA 2015 – A Lesson In Understated Style
Always one for understated style, the Lee Mathews woman is quietly confident in her own skin and has a high appreciation for quality fabrics, definitely a reflection of the designer herself. The first time at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia (MBFWA) in seven years, it brilliant to see this label…
Brooch The Subject – This Season’s Hottest Accessory says Jo
Call me old fashioned, but one accessory I find very glamorous is the much overlooked brooch. Especially love the ‘flamingo brooch’ of 1924 Edward VIII gave to Mrs Simpson…! Quite often found in elderly relatives jewel boxes, brooches can create instant glamour and they don’t have to be dowdy at…
MB Fashion Week Australia 2014 – The Final Wrap by Jo Bayley
Last week saw the Fash Pack descend onto the Sydney suburb of Redfern for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia (MBFWA) and I viewed first hand the up and coming trends of 2014. Here is my overview of the shows I was invited to experience. My first was the amazing Aurelio…
Mercedes Benz Fashion Week – Sydney Australia 2012
Yes folks it was that time of year again at Sydney – April 30th to May 4th, Fashion Week! It’s a fabulous fun week dedicated to fantastic frocks, clever couture and devilish design, with a few egos in the mix! I would like to thank my gorgeous and very talented…