Tina Arena

Sydney's A-listers have been a busy bunch this week, what with Wednesday night's star-studded AACTA Awards backing-up last night's Christian Dior flagship store opening. The four story emporium situated at 65 Castlereagh Street in Sydney's CBD sits where the old Louis Vuitton store used to be, and whilst this isn't the first Australian foothold for the luxury label, it is a big step up from the original and much smaller Dior store which opened in The Rocks in 1999. The re-vamped store stocks a wider range of shoes, bags, accessories and Raf Simons' much-acclaimed ready to wear lines, and includes a separate Dior Homme boutique for the boys, spanning two levels. 

Now, let's get to the celebrity guest list, shall we? Lara Bingle looked delightful in a pleated Christopher Kane cocktail frock, Emma Freedman stood out (for the right reasons) in a bold, block orange sheath and Megan Gale put on the flirty in a full-skirted navy number. Step inside to see who wore what to this fashionable fête. 

What a fun way to kick off a Friday! Last night's Astra Awards in Melbourne are providing some seriously glamorous red carpet looks this morning. Madison's cover girl Asher Keddie looked über-femme in a large scale floral print gown by J'Aton, Megan Gale opted for a chic LWD from good pal Alex Perry, Ruby Rose channelled a similar more sculptural vibe by upcoming designer Natalia Grzybowski and Laura Dundovic got glam in a backless Nicola Finetti gown. Want more? Yup, thought so. Step inside to see what the celebrity set wore to last night's Astra Awards!

Some of Australia’s biggest stars celebrated the 10th Annual ASTRA Awards last night at the Sydney Theatre Company. Australian beauties to hit the red carpet included Megan Gale, who rocked her naturally exotic beauty, while Asher Keddie tried the braid we’ve been seeing on red carpets the world over. Natalie Bassingthwaighte looked sexy with a red lip and a blunt-cut bob, and Terry Biviano went for old Hollywood glamour with a deep, vampy lip and ‘20s inspired peek-a-boo bang hairstyle. Click through to see all the red carpet beauty looks on show last night, and remember to zoom!

The 2012 APRA Music Awards were held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre last night, with talent such as Gotye, Kate Miller-Heidke, Tina Arena and Kasey Chambers in attendance. The event recognises the success of those behind the scenes in the music industry, “creators” such as songwriters and publishers, and Gotye (real name Wally De Backer) dominated the night by taking home the honours for most played Australian work, songwriter of the year, and song of the year for “Somebody That I Used to Know.” His breakup anthem ruled Aussie airwaves last year and has been making a splash on the international music scene over the past few months. Other winners included Boy and Bear and Birds of Tokyo. Brian McFadden, leather skirt-clad Vogue Williams, and The Voice contestant Mahalia Barnes were also among the night’s guests.

L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival (LMFF) kicked off last night with a celebrity launch and David Jones runway show. Megan Gale, who is the first Australian face of L’Oréal and an ambassador for LMFF, wowed in a sparkly black dress and Christian Louboutin shoes. International guest Dita Von Teese looked perfectly polished as usual; another VIP attendee was American paralympian Aimee Mullins, who is an international ambassador for the event. The runway also had its fill of stars as Australian designer clothes were modelled by Samantha Harris and Montana Cox, who flew in after exciting stints at Milan Fashion Week and Paris Fashion Week.