OUR MELBOURNE ADVENTURE
23 March 2010

“ What a great week we had in Melbourne!
LMFF (L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival) really had the city buzzing!We had a fashion show at Chadstone, with Lindy Klim providing the beats and then headed into store for a trunk show preview of the new Fall Winter Collection, Winter Wonderland. Laurent Perrier provided the beautiful bubbles and there was lots of fun in store until closing around midnight.

The next day we caught up with the Calvin Klein collection designer Francisco Costa and CK’s head of marketing and PR Malcolm Carfrae for drinks at Coda bar and then dinner with the Westfield team at Bar Lourinha where they had a cartoonist doing drawings of everyone. Lots of stupid fun!

On Friday we were back to school at the Fashion Seminars. These are always really interesting and inspiring. The Fashionair creator, Sojin Lee, was great and we met up quickly after her lecture. She used to buy LJW for Net-a-Porter which she founded. What a story.
Also of great interest was the former head of Hermes, Christian Blanckaert, and his lecture on the future of luxury. It seems from his point of view that we are in for some very challenging times.
Finally Kirstie Clemens interviewed Francisco and Malcolm on stage about the Calvin Klein business. Francisco has really interpreted and renewed the CK aesthetic. It’s so funny, I used to work with Calvin  back in the day in New York!
Before we raced off to the airport we made plans to catch up for a dinner party with Francisco and Malcolm when we’re in NY next – hopefully June!
So that was it! Melbourne was such fun!”
Chadstone Parade
Little Joe Woman Winter Wonderland Collection

Gail at the Trunk Show
Gail at our Trunk Show

Lindy Klim and Joe Coffey
Lindy Klim & Joe Coffey

Chadstone Parade
Little Joe Woman Winter Wonderland Leather Jacket

 

Posted by Gail Elliott

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