I’ve attended quite a few Australian Fashion Weeks over the years – and yet each new episode continues to amaze, entertain and often baffle me.
Yes, there’s no shortage of dazzling creativity on the runway shows, but for the outsider who isn’t part of the fashion elite, it’s the eccentric moments that really stand out.
This year, the whispers and wild rumors overheard from the front row of Sydney’s Carriageworks and other venues were as sensational as the outfits hanging from the models as they strutted their slender bodies down the catwalk.
None of the fashionistas, influencers or others depicted in this story are tapped – unless otherwise noted.
Australian Fashion Week continues to amaze, entertain and sometimes baffle with its creative and eccentric moments. (Note: None of the fashionistas, influencers or others depicted in the story are among those tapped – unless otherwise noted)
This year, the whispers and wild rumors heard from the front row of Sydney’s Carriageworks and other venues were as sensational as the outfits hanging from the models as they walked their slender bodies down the catwalk (photo: guests on day three )
Ali Daher (right) spent the week interviewing stars at Fashion Week, including Rebecca Judd (left), but it was the off-the-record comments from other guests that really left an impression on him
One of the funniest moments I overheard happened on Tuesday’s Beare Park show, when an influencer you may have heard of breathlessly explained a health emergency to her manager.
‘I have to go right now. I’m going to get a scan. I’m so sick. I think it’s cancer,” she said.
The manager wasn’t too concerned and replied drily, “Maybe you’re sick because you’ve been starving yourself all week.” Try to eat something.’
Ouch.
A day later, on Wednesday, the brutal reality of the influencer food chain was laid bare in another eyebrow-raising discussion.
My ears perked up at the Bec + Bridge showcase when an influencer confided in a friend who was more than willing to lend an ear.
“I just hit 100,000 followers and my agent says I’m still on the rise,” she lamented.
‘I have to go now, I’m going to get a scan. I’m so sick. I think it’s cancer,” one influencer was heard telling her agent, dryly suggesting she try eating something
My ears perked up at the Bec + Bridge show when an influencer confided in a friend: ‘I just reached 100,000 followers and my agent says I’m still “on the rise”‘
As things kicked off on Day 1, I was in the middle of Carla Zampatti’s presentation when a high-profile female PR professional whispered to a security guard, “What is she doing in the front row?” Her seat was further back
As things kicked off on Day 1, I was in the middle of Carla Zampatti’s presentation when a high-profile female PR professional whispered to a security guard:: ‘What’s she do in the front row? Her seat was further back.”
I could tell you who the alleged chair thief was, but she would never forgive me.
Perhaps the most quintessential “Fashion Week moment” occurred on Monday when I caught Carolina Santos — a former MAFS bride known for her skimpy outfits and penchant for televised adultery — brutally mocking a stylist.
The fashionista in question, Jamie Azzopardi, paraded through Carriageworks, flanked by an entourage of sitters tending to their extravagant dress.
Santos watched from a distance and said to me, “What the hell is that? Jamie thinks? [they] be at the Met Gala or something? Why do people hold on [their] clothes?’
Being compared to an arrival at the Met Gala must have been positively orgasmic for them.
Perhaps the most quintessential “Fashion Week moment” occurred on Monday when I caught Carolina Santos (left) — a former MAFS bride known for her skimpy outfits and penchant for televised adultery — brazenly mocking a stylist
To be compared by Ms. Santos to an arrival at the Met Gala must have been positively orgasmic
