Sportsgirl Loves House Of Holland

Iconic designer Henry Holland brought his label House of Holland to Sportsgirl for the latest collaboration, which dropped into stores earlier this month. Last week as part of LMFF Henry Holland himself launched the collection at Sportsgirl Bourke Street, discussing inspiration for the collaboration, London street style and being stalked at the airport by fans. 
Inspiration for this collection came from the idea of old ladies going to a rave, which came from Hollands love for how young women dress like old bag ladies especially on the streets of London. He also loves the way old grannies wear a mix of clothing from different generations creating their own unique style. Funnily enough on this day I was wearing a vintage coat from my Grandmothers closet, you can see here on my instagram account.
Even though inspired by old ladies, there is nothing dull about the collection. Full of patchwork prints and block colours. You can shop the collection now both in select Sportsgirl stores or online here.

Emma & Eve Pop Up Event

The wonderful girls at Emma & Eve hosted a pop up event at their store as part of LMFF. The day included models as real life mannequins in the front window, free goodie bags and discounts for guests. Oh and did I mention the custom made Emma & Eve lollipops! You can now shop Emma & Eve online at www.emmaandeveonline.com or like the facebook page here.
For the day I wore a mix of metallic and floral, both pieces available from Sportsgirl. 

Chadstone Runway

On Wednesday as part of LMFF, the fashion capital held one of their great VIP days with lots of special offers. The night included two runway parades showcasing various brands from Chadstone which I happily sat to watch after spending hours working and shopping. I think all up I spent around 11 hours at Chadstone!

Key trends from the two runway shows.

Bold prints

 1) Camilla and Marc dress, Tony Bianco from Santini shoes 2) Romance was Born from David Jones dress 3) Thurley dress, Aldo shoes 4) Nicola Finetti from Myer dress, Aldo shoes 5) Country Road dress, Steve Madden shoes

I love the Camilla and Marc kinda fruity/floral shift dress, the same print as the one from my last post at LMFF opening night runway. I also mentioned in that post I loved the Romance was Born collection which included this second dress pictured. Prints like this work great with blocks of colour, for the runway show the prints were paired with bright coloured coats, clutches, shoes, even a touch of bright lipstick or nails can finish the look. Continue reading to see these looks.

LMFF Opening Night

Thursday night was the opening event for L'oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival. The first half of the night was spent outside, kind of a block party full of fashion folks. Then we made our way inside for the runway show presented by David Jones, including many of their brands.

I took along the lovely Casey, a fellow Sportsgirl who's brand new to the blogging world. You can find her blog here.

Snapped with a couple of Sportsboys. We want this car!

I was wearing this animal print sequin skirt from Sportsgirl- the disco mini skirt. I wanted to pick one great statement piece and then keep the rest pretty simple. Whenever I wear extra short skirts like this one, I pair them with loose shirts to even it out.

Also wearing - Sportsgirl multi chain plait collar, Sportsgirl black shirt, gold nail polish, ring and bronze cuff from Colette accessories, heels from Santini.

The first half of the runway was mostly neutral colours so I was happy when these bold colours and prints came down the runway. Romance was Born and Camilla and Marc were standouts for me.



LMFF is going on all this week so if you want to go to any events you can find the festival planner here. Enjoy the long weekend x