On the Friday night of fashion week I headed to Central Pier with the awesome Harbour Master and her delicious friend for Runway 5. Here’s what went down.

Aurello Costarella

He (Aurello is not a woman, as the Harbour Master so kindly pointed out to me) revamped the obi-belt into a corset style waist cincher and completely stole my heart with his use of neutrals, blacks and greys. My favourite piece from his collection is easily the fish scale leather camisole. I believe I gasped as it walked past me down the runway.

Collette Dinnigan

No matter how long I live in Melbourne or how in love with leather I fall I will always have a place in my heart for lace and beading. I don’t believe I have ever been disappointed in Dinnigan. This season she mixed black and cream lace with splashes of nude tulle. There were also some stylish winter ensembles in the form of wool maxi skirts and belted sequined jackets. Love.

Dion Lee

I’m exceedingly jealous of those ladies that pull off white shirts with out looking like wait staff and if I was one of them I’d certainly be snapping up one of Dion Lee’s white tailored numbers. Although to be honest I’d wear mine with pants. Crisp white and velvety grey set the tone for this structured and classic collection. The models wore simple black pumps which were utter perfection.


Jayson Brunsdon

Not a fan. Although the still shots of this collection are fantastic (well done Lucas Dawson) in real life the fabrics seemed awfully flammable and there were loose threads hanging from some of the pieces. I do applaud the use of colour though, which is a rarity on most designer catwalks.

Scanlan and Theodore

Utter, utter love. On my list for winter is a long neutral cardigan and slim leather belt to knot around my waist. I also love that indescribable burnt-orange-pale-terracotta colour that pops up through out the pieces. The collection is relaxed yet still sophisticated and I think we can all add a pair of chunky ankle boots to our winter wish lists.

Toni Maticevski

Much like Dinnigan, Maticevski rarely disappoints. I especially love the use of gathering and ruching in combination with detailed beading. It’s all in the details people. I was also fond of the few winter ensembles with heavy three-quarter length black dresses with waist ties over pants.

Willow

Loved this collection. I’ve been seeing a lot of grey and yellow trending in interior design recently and I’ve been waiting for it to hit the fashion catwalks. What can I say? I love gathered pieces and I live for a bias cut. Gorgeous.

The models’ hair and make-up was striking too. I’m feeling a recreation coming on…

What did you think of Runway 5? The Blogeratti were torn on a few collections including Scanlon and Theodore which I loved, but was not well received by other members of the fash pack.

Would love to hear your thoughts!

All images from Lucas Dawson.

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