RAFW Day 2

Day 2 opened with Dion Lee who got everybody talking. The collection was praised for its unique architectural and cut-away pieces. There was a strong emphasis on tailoring, maintaining throughout the collection a consistent colour palette, not to detract from the design details. The structural garments were very creative yet versatile enough to wear consistently season after season especially the finely cut blazers and soft tanks.

Zimmermann continued to do what they do best: swimsuits and colourful prints. Their swimsuits however tend to get more and more adventurous in cut and design as the seasons go on, which is great to avoid looking old. The collection was quite feminine and pretty, focussing on sheer, flowing chiffon dresses and clashing prints. This label is very important to Australian fashion as when summer rolls around almost every girl is decked in some kind of Zimmermann. This summer will be no different.

Antipodium's collection was a bit of a surprise to me at first because the way everything was styled: the clothes, the accessories, the makeup, was all a lot to take in when first looked at it, but when I thought about it the pieces were actually very wearable. Fabrics, prints, silhouettes were all contrasted; sometimes at the same time with more than one model on the runway. The collection was a contradiction of the feminine and the edgy due to the grungy styling, and it was just a bit kooky. But they're known for being quirky and fun, and that's exactly what it was.

Photos courtesy of www.vogue.com.au