SHOW: Oscar de la Renta – Resort 2017
LOCATION: The Runway, Carriageworks
DATE: May. 20
START TIME: 8PM
TOP INSTA LOOK: Victoria’s Secret bombshell and Australian supermodel Shanina Shaik opened the final show of MBFWA in a popping orange and black patterned skirt, paired with a ruffled white shirt under a tweed jacket and a Qantas air hostess-ready black and white neck scarf. Shaik closed the show in a pretty sparkly metallic gold embellished dress with a tulle skirt and 70s-inspired gold strappy heels. A nice departure from the bra and panties combos seen on the VS runway.
BEHIND THE SCENES:
OFF PROBATION: A black halter ball gown with beading applique on the top and a flared skirt with ruffles featuring a white underlay and lace exploding from underneath, sure to be in demand with the celebrity fash pack and secured by anyone whose contract with Dior is tipped to expire this fall. Think Jennifer Lawrence on her way to the podium at L.A.’s Kodak Theater ahead of her PR-scheduled trip-and-fall.
GOOD BEHAVIOUR BOND: A dusty pink fit-and-flare floor-grazing gown with sprawling black floral sequin beading applique, styled with a clean up-do and black earrings, perfect for your sorority sister’s Connecticut wedding to either a Vanderbilt or someone with a last name ending with Junior or ‘The Third.”
INSPIRED: The wardrobe Kim Kardashian might appropriate for her week-long forth wedding to the latest unwilling basketball or rap star, beginning with one of Oscar’s bridal numbers for the ceremony at Florence’s Forte di Belvedere, followed by a figure-hugging look for a paparazzi-friendly carriage ride at Versailles in France, while a light and electric blue strapless knee-length dress is the perfect accompaniment for her special reception at the Chateau de Wideville (aka designer Valentino Garavani’s Paris home). And for that last-minute spiritual trip to Armenia, look no further than a range of demure dresses with lace overlay and bold patterns.
POP CULTURE-NOD: Think Sarah Jessica Parker engaged in her ultimate saccharine Carrie Bradshaw moment, dressed in head-to-toe custom Oscar looking over her shoulder at the press pit on the steps of the MET Gala as co-chair in 2014. Hollywood glamor at its finest, couriered all halfway around the world to Down Under.
WEAR IT TO: The Spring Garden Party at The Cloisers at the MET Museum on the bequest of your hand-delivered personal written invite from Anna Wintour, where your dress is sure to turn heads as you float about the galleries and gardens trading social secrets thinly disguised as educated comments about art.
OVERHEARD COURTSIDE: “The red carpet was a bigger hot mess than the Logies!” – one guest milling about inside Carriageworks on the red carpet Friday night fanfare.
SPOTTED: Nikki Phillips, April Rose Pengilly, Jackie Frank, Megan Blake-Irwin, Kris Smith.
COLOR WHEEL: Wedding white, sunshine yellow, red, black, maroon, floral orange and pink, speckled grey.
THE DOCKET: Plucked to close the Resort 2017 week, the designer delivered a series of exquisite intricate gowns and party frocks that merged femininity with elegant flair. The designer’s ticket for allowing every star to embrace her inner Cinderella is sure to win big among the celebrity stylists this awards season, among the head of the pack is likely to be Amy Adams, vying for an update on her feathery frock at the 85th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre, or Taylor Swift hot on the heels of her recent high-profile breakup at the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights “Ripple of Hope” Awards.
