Author Camille Gower

Anyone who has ever stood in a forest glade and seen the sunlight filtering in through a velvety green canopy, dappling the ground with patches of glittering gold, can testify to the beauty of nature. The...

Sun, hail, rain, shine; these monosyllabic, almost onomatopoeic terms reflect the perfect sleekness of the styles played out in Dion Lee’s latest collection 'Four Seasons'. The accolades continue to pour...

 Vibrant and chirpy, polished and pop; fashion is fun for label Chip Chop. Drawing on her graphic design background, designer Hannah Chipkin blends typography and sleek design into her ultimately chic...

Colourful, whimsical and essentially feminine, the Cameo aesthetic celebrates the joie de vivre. “Cameo prints are always unique and can be inspired by anything from the brushstroke of a painting, to the...

The urban-bohemian glamazon is the focal point for the Jorge SS13 collection; a celebration of all that is summery, feminine and LA chic. Flirting with the inner hippie, the Jorge SS13 campaign shots see...

“Baby Love, my baby love, I need you, Oh, how I need you.” Crooning these words in 1964, The Supremes couldn’t have known how they would ring true for every House of Holland fan on sight of the zany...

Fashion can be a catty industry. In fact, it has been claws out for years. Yet with a litany of designers injecting cheetah prints and tiger stripes into their new season collections, it seems the leopard has...

Depending on your age and gender during the final decade of the 20th Century, your memories may be of butterfly clips, jelly shoes, and Baby G watches, or perhaps of flannel shirts, piercings, and more than...

Makeup maestro Napoleon Perdis has launched a unique retail space in South Yarra that could be likened to a secret grotto. Brimming with luxury accessories, homewares and ready-to-wear design, the store...

Sophistication and classic tailoring, with a splash of opulence epitomises the camilla & marc label, with designs from the brother-sister-duo coveted for their quality and inimitable style. The camilla...

Melbourne has had ants in its fashionable pants in recent years, as our humble (awesome) city is slowly inundated with the labels that we fashion-obsessed used to have to fly to London or New York to...

“Make Love, Not War.” That’s the sentiment behind Mimco’s Paradise Battalion– a vamped-up, ultra-romantic collection with a futuristic, post-military aesthetic. Part of the L’Oreal...

With a line up of labels including Alice McCall, Autonomy, Cylk and Gorman, the LMFF Famous for Fashion – Chapel Street Edition runway left crowds in no doubt of the reason for the precinct’s...

Simple, luxurious and sophisticated, the Skin and Threads aesthetic appeals to the mind and body, with garments in clean lines made of 100% natural fibres. The Australian womenswear label will host their...

Streams of shoe-obsessed fashionistas graced the halls of the Nine West and Steve Madden office in South Yarra this month, eager for a first glimpse at the upcoming Autumn/Winter collections for the two...

The glisten of a gemstone can send thrills to the heart, and a flash of silver on the neck or wrist is akin to moonlight on rippling water; luminous yet brilliant and timelessly beautiful. Georgini offers...

Fashion Connect invites you to be fearlessly fashionable, with an evening of extravagant entertainment lined up for the sartorially savvy at Melbourne’s Fashion Lounge this March. A celebratory fusion of...

The streets were icy, but a cold snap couldn’t thaw the fervor of the fashion-fiends decked out in their bescarved and coated finery at New York Fashion Week this year, and their sartorial dedication did not...

What do Ridley, Elgin, Marney, Brady, Saxby and Lennox all have in common, aside from names that sound like characters from a psych-rock version of the Hobbit? They are the monikers given to the six coveted...

Everyone’s favourite four-letter online store now delivers style straight to your portable device, with the innovative app for iPhone and iPad - ASOS Fashion Up. The free app grants access to the ASOS...

No two words thrill the sartorial senses in quite the way “designer sale” does, except perhaps the similarly dulcet tones of “Dion Lee”. Combine all four words in one honest-to-goodness super-sentence...

Decadent gowns and exquisite craftsmanship are the extravagant inducement which draws all eyes to the runways of Paris Couture Fashion Week; one of the most highly anticipated fashion events of the...

The perfect wedding dress is the icing on top of the three-tiered cake for every lass dreaming of her fairytale ending. Yet, naturally, not every princess is alike. Some see themselves swathed in endless...

Pulling together a cohesive and stylish ensemble before work, school or play each day can be a monumental effort given the time-limitations of your average morning. Innovative products like wet-to-dry hair...

The hype of the New Year has died down and, one week in to 2013, we are left nursing swiftly broken resolutions and blisters from barely broken-in heels. It isn’t all bad news though, as Couturing runs...

The sleazy French pop of Sebastien Tellier and th­e Virgin Galactic space centre in New Mexico were the unlikely inspirations for Shayli Harrison’s debut collection at Melbourne Spring Fashion Week, which...

Melbourne Central’s Shot Tower Square is a bustling epicentre, with thousands of visitors flying through every day; running for a train, stopping for a coffee or waiting for that Australiana clock to chime...

The Wayfarer, the Cat’s Eye, the Clubmaster and the Aviator – these names conjure images of hipster kids, glam movie stars, mid-90s cool cats, and Tom Cruise in his glory days. They are also the monikers...

There is an almost-smug sense of satisfaction in knowing that your soft, embroidered shirt is made of 100% organic cotton and was produced locally to minimize impacts of product transportation. A similar...

The silk scarf is a timeless luxury accessory, evocative of glamour, Grace Kelly and the reigning monarch of the traditional carré; Hermès. Following successful collaborations with the famous Colette in...

Following the recent success of their shared pop up store at South Melbourne's SO:ME Space, Couturing shines a spotlight on the design aesthetic of Melbourne-based labels APOM and...

With her big blue eyes, black pixie crop and slinky red dress, Betty Boop’s character has long been synonymous with sultry style. The brains behind the Betty Boop label, Fleischer Studios and King...

The intricate geometry of fractals forms the basis for the Tettmann.Doust AW13 Collection; “Infinitum”. Design duo Naomi Tettmann and Elke Doust employ delicate fractal patterns, formed through...

The question; “Who wears the pants?” in any relationship doesn’t have the same impact today that it may have had fifty years ago.These days, girls wear pants, boys wear skirts and some male models even...

“Give away a diamond, and everybody shows up,” joked Ron Bensimon, addressing the packed room at Crown Metropol’s 28 Sky Bar on Thursday.   The Bensimon Diamonds director was relaxed as he...

You can bank on Mary Katrantzou to deliver a collection that’s right on the money.   Currency was key for Katrantzou’s S/S 2013 collection at London Fashion Week; showcasing a medley of bank...

A sartorially superb seed has been sewn into Spring fashions this year; floral themes sprouting forth with fervour, both in nature and on the runways. The traditional blousy floral has been given a sleek...

Swathes of Chantilly lace, silk organza and taffeta tulle fill the sunlit room, while diamantes glint from sweetheart necklines and pearls cascade across lacy gowns. Surrounded by this vestal decadence,...

A vision in beaded lilac chiffon, Petrova Hammond was the pretty-in-pastel princess of the Lady Petrova palace on Thursday, as she celebrated her new collection and boutique renovations with sparkling wine...

A was fashion with a mission. Leave the labeling to the designers, they say – reserve the labels for the clothes, not the people.   A wonderful collaboration between Prahran Mission and...

The angelic tones of Florence Welch and Marina & the Diamonds regaled attendees at the launch of Jacki Anderson’s debut handbag collection this week. For a collection designed as homage to strong,...

Shock-king Matcho Suba launched his AW12/13 collection “Chernobyl” in surreal style tonight. Decadently macabre, Suba’s collection is based around the 1986 nuclear disaster in the Ukraine; a historical...

Virginia Martin, the ocean-lover, surfer and talented designer behind Melbourne label búl (pronounced like the “mull” in mulled wine) draws design inspiration from coastal towns around the...