SHOW: Zhivago – Resort 2017
LOCATION: The Runway, Carriageworks
DATE: May. 16
START TIME: 7PM
TOP INSTA LOOK: Old-school Hollywood glamour was the play of the day, summed up by a glittery gold plunging wrap dress with cheeky cut-away slits, cinched at the waist with a ribbed gold band and teamed with a crimson lip and platform black heels.
BEHIND THE SCENES: The crowd was surprised to be treated to a Broadway-style opening act, featuring a troupe from performing arts school Village On Broadway, with dance styles ranging from jazz to tap to acrobatics, with enough selfie/Instagram opportunities for attendees on every angle.
OFF PROBATION: A hooded gold glittery wrap dress with a flowing cape and deep-V neckline, a throwback to the better half of 80’s power couple She-Ra, Princess of Power, the alter ego of Princess Adora.
GOOD BEHAVIOUR BOND: A black mini dress with lace cut-out and sexy slits, given an 80’s vibe through oversized structured shoulders – a modern take on the Golden Girls.
INSPIRED BY: ‘Death Becomes Her’, the 1992 cult classic film about greed, vanity, sex and the price of immortality. Like the iconic film’s superstars Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn, Zhivago offered up a suite of Hollywood bombshell looks, featuring plunging necklines and 80’s-style shoulder pads.
POP CULTURE-NOD: Sophia Vegara taking the sex appeal up a notch on the red carpet ahead of the Golden Globes, followed by Kendall Jenner wearing a derivative of the same gown after the soap star garnered mass attention on social media.
WEAR IT TO: Studio 54 with a killer deep purple lip, ready to suck the life out of your latest prey after first slaying on the dance floor to The Bee Gee’s Stayin’ Alive while experiencing your own isolated case of Saturday Night Fever.
OVERHEARD COURTSIDE: “The nose/lip accessories reminds me of the grill with trinkets and chain seen backstage at Gypsy Sport during New York mens’ fashion week in January.” – in reference to the models’ locks used to cut across their faces during the show.
COLOR WHEEL: Gold, black and midnight blue, in rich satins, sequins and velvet, textures as decadent as the night out you’re about to have.
BEATS: Opening to a variation on the song, Selfie, the musical display poked fun at the social media craze and its hold over fashion week shows, before giving way to a tribute to Hollywood glamor and the inevitable cracks in its shiny façade.
THE DOCKET: Attendees were treated to a camp musical display – complete with Adidas-clad tap dancers – which gave way to an offering of risqué party frocks in an ode to the macabre – think Barbie trapped in an eternal marriage to a Benjamin Button Ken, unable to outdo her long-time rival, the more popular rival, Sindy. Sex appeal was on full display in a collection sure to be a favorite among Brownlow arm candy come September.
