The designer
presented his signature streamlined silhouettes in the industrial setting – which was perfectly suited to showcasing
his minimalist sportswear-influenced styles – on the fourth day of Australian
Fashion Week.
New season additions
came in the form of Roman draping at necklines and on backs, and capes in
varying lengths that trailed the designer’s urban warrior women.
“The
silhouettes are more refined and also diverse,” said Goot. “We are getting
better at putting our collections together and also updating a lot of our
signature pieces, such as the jersey trench and the silver racer back tank.”
Rendered in viscose,
polyamide and elastene blended knits, the new palette included vibrant blues,
fuschias and buttercup yellows enlivened with shots of gold and silver mesh.
Styled by Mark
Vassalo from Harper’s Bazaar, the show attracted a front row including New York model Erin Wessem, who will tonight walk the
runway for Ksubi, Myer ambassador Jennifer Hawkins and Westfield’s retail leasing manager David
Ruddick.
They were among 600
guests who thankfully left without AFW’s ubiquitous goody bags generally
crammed with nothing more than pamphlets, press releases and other forms of
landfill, although models were given their handmade gold boots (girls) and
Nikes (boys) to take home.
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