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Australia's beloved Collette Dinnigan has had a loooong hiatus from Australian Fashion Week; 10 years in fact. Wowzers. So as you can imagine the Fash Pack were in a bit of a tizz when she decided reshow her Autumn/Winter 2010 collection in Sydney earlier this week.
The runway isn't exactly known for its discreet hair and makeup looks, but Japan takes the biscuit with these kooky styles from the Somarta show. Designed by Tamae Hirokawa, the hair pieces have been fashioned into ram-inspired horns. Because that's just what you want to resemble on a Saturday night—a ram.
We've had some amazing giveaways to accompany our 2010 A/W Fashion Week coverage.
We're sad that it's over but we thought that we'd go out with a bang: we're giving one lucky reader the chance to win a 100ml bottle of Jean Paul Gaultier MaDame (valued at $139).
All you have to do to win this sparky scent that features notes of orange, rose velvet, cedar and musk, is reveal to us in the comments section how many fragrances you own in total?
We've had some amazing giveaways to accompany our 2010 A/W Fashion Week coverage.
We're sad that it's almost over but we thought that we'd go out with a bang: we're giving three lucky readers the chance to win a 100ml bottle of Jean Paul Gaultier MaDame (valued at $139). Every day through Friday, 12 March, we're giving one away.
We've had some amazing giveaways to accompany our 2010 A/W Fashion Week coverage.
We're sad that it's almost over but we thought that we'd go out with a bang: we're giving three lucky readers the chance to win a 100ml bottle of Jean Paul Gaultier MaDame (valued at $139). Starting today, everyday through Friday, 12 March, we're giving one away.
I'm a huge Balmain fan; anything sparkly with big power shoulders and I'm there. (I'm not a child of the '80s for nothing.) So I'm always keen to see what hair and makeup is paired with the clothes, hoping to steal a beauty tip or two for my beauty arsenal. For A/W 2010 it was all very simple stuff: straight hair (not poker), the key was channelling a natural straightness (random flyaways seemed acceptable).
We spoke about his chimney-sweep-style hair and makeup yesterday, but leave it to Gareth Pugh to do quite possibly the wildest mani of Paris Fashion Week. The designer, whose wild aesthetic is favoured by stars like Beyoncé and Lady Gaga (obviously), complemented his steely, strong collection with manicures that dripped with small chains, created by nail technician Marian Newman.
"The silhouette of the collection was angular with the occasional hint of softness, so I translated this onto many of the nails for the girls," she explained.
Brows have been big news at Fashion Week for the past few seasons. Up until now it's been the fairly standard bleached-out vs. full and filled debate, but things just got a whole lot more interesting.
I always look forward to Gareth Pugh's shows, not for one second because I'm going to recreate the look at home (gimp masks not really being my style) but because he always does something different. And quite frankly, I was getting a little bored of the samey-same radiant, flawless skin that came out of NYFW. You can better your bottom dollar that Garth will (probably) never send his models down the runway like that.
It's only the third day of Paris Fashion Week, yet already the looks coming down the runway are making Lady Gaga look downright subdued. The French shows are known for pushing the boundaries, with their innovation and artistry bringing couture to the RTW catwalk.
Take a look at the weird and wonderful styling from the first few days .