SHOW: Manning Cartell – Resort 2017
LOCATION: Bradfield Plaza, Milsons Point
DATE: May. 17
START TIME: 9AM
TOP INSTA LOOK: Popping aqua stacked heels complemented the collection’s summer vibe, while chunky earnings and backless jackets showcased the show’s focus on constant movement, taking advantage of the harbor breeze as attendees used the shadows created by the bridge overhead to capture the ultimate Insta shots.
BEHIND THE SCENES: Shadows of Sydney Harbour Bridge danced over the runway as the crowd marveled at views of the Sydney Opera House against an impossibly bright Autumn day.
OFF PROBATION: Fluidity in motion in a strapless deconstructed mustard floor-length slip dress, worn over loose silk trousers and styled with oversized dangling earrings.
GOOD BEHAVIOUR BOND: A strapless brown and white grid pattern top with a floaty deconstructed train, worn over mustard silk mini shorts and paired with popping aqua ankle strap shoes, perfect for catching the wind stream over a Cosmopolitan across the pond at Opera Bar on a Friday night. Also key was a ruby red satin deconstructed pantsuit and slip dress. Loose fitting denim suit with oversized lapels and sporting wide pockets with unfinished edges.
INSPIRED BY: The coexistence of sporty utility and delicate femininity. Think deconstructed, clashing pieces paired with delicates and floating silks – the sort former Bond sex bomb Ursula Andress might don when required to cover-up in something more than a bikini.
POP CULTURE-NOD: The breezy luxurious travel wardrobe of blushing bride Margherita Missoni on her delayed honeymoon on the shores of Capri (after skipping the event post-wedding to attend her family’s SS’13 fashion show in Milan).
WEAR IT TO: Welcome drinks happy hour on arrival at the adult’s only five-star luxury Zoetry Resort Punta Cana, where you reminisce about your recent yachting adventure on the French Riviera with 11 of your closest friends.
OVERHEARD COURTSIDE: “I can’t believe I made it out of bed, did my makeup and hauled myself all the way over to the North Shore by 9AM.” – one attendee complaining about the ‘early’ start time.
SPOTTED: Brittany Davis, Anna Heinrich, April Rose Pengilly, Brooke Testoni, Sarah Ellen, April Rose Pengilly, Carissa Walford, Madia Fairfax.
COLOR WHEEL: Red, mustard, rust, taupe, military green, deep orange crocodile print and washed denim.
BEATS: Sydney transport chimes in sync with the trains huffing past overhead, composed by Jonny Seymour.
THE DOCKET: Ever the experts at churning out pieces that combine soft romanticism with an industrial, utilitarian edge, the sister design trio’s latest collection delivered a series of elongated smoking blazers, wide-leg silk pants and trailing sheer pieces in bold rich colors and graphics, that played out against one of the country’s most iconic backdrops like a walking look book.
