In the front row : how Australian fashion was launched onto the world stage / Simon P. Lock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lock, Simon P., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fashion--Australia--History.

Fashion.

Fashion shows--Australia--History.

Fashion shows.

Fashion design--Australia--History.

Fashion design.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (203 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Carlton, Victoria, Australia : Melbourne University Publishing, 2015.

Summary:

In the Front Row charts the rise of Australian Fashion Week, from one man's ambition to take Australian fashion to the world, to the glittering international event it is today. Simon P. Lock's determination placed Sydney on the international fashion week circuit, up there with New York, London, Milan and Paris. Lock's story takes you backstage for the twenty years that Fashion Week has wowed the world. It tells the story of daring designers, supermodels and celebrities and details how Australia's biggest fashion stars—Akira Isogawa, Collette Dinnigan, Peter Morrissey, Wayne Cooper, sass & bide, Zimmermann, Dion Lee and Ellery—got their start. He reveals the parts Miranda Kerr, Elle Macpherson, Linda Evangelista, Dita Von Teese and Cate Blanchett played in this often drama-filled adventure. In the Front Row reveals the feuds, frustrations and triumphs of producing one of Australia's most fabulous international events.

Contents:

Intro

Title

Copyright

Contents

Preface

1. The University of DPL

2. Fashion Unity

3. The Italians Are Coming

4. 'We Did It'

5. A Star is Born

6. Dancing Divas, the Love Boat and the Bottom of the Harbour

7. Going Global with Mercedes-Benz

8. Store Wars, 4 cm Zips and Rats

9. The Fashion Hostage Saga

10. Ten Years Young

11. There is No 'I' in IMG

12. Life is What Happens

13. A Future for Fashion Week

MAFW Participants (1996-2014)

Acknowledgements

Picture Section.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780522867923

0522867928

OCLC:

1500761199