Melbourne Spring Fashion Week - 2007

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2007 Motorola Melbourne Spring Fashion Week

3 Sep 2007 - 9 Sep 2007

Melbourne Town Hall & Various Venues

90-120 Swanston Street

MELBOURNE VIC 3000



Melbourne will be abuzz with fashion and glamour in September with the 2007 Motorola Melbourne Spring Fashion Week (MMSFW). MMSFW will take over Australia’s undisputed fashion capital from September 3-9. It's the most significant public fashion event on the City’s calendar, showcasing and celebrating the latest looks for spring and summer and includes more than 100 events. From stunning runway shows, to eclectic and fabulous events at Melbourne's hottest retailers, boutiques, laneways, bars and venues, this event showcases Melbourne's most innovative and cutting edge designers. For full details about MMSFW and the official program of events, visit this website from August 2007.



Phone: 03 9658 9658.

Web: [url="http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/info.cfm?top=12&pg=948"]http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/info.cfm?top=12&pg=948[/url].

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2007 Motorola Melbourne Spring Fashion Week Program



Take your pick of more than 120 stylish daily events throughout the week hosted by more than 60 participating city retailers and businesses. Be inspired at an exhibition; brush up on your etiquette skills; discover the hottest tips for Spring Racing Carnival; enjoy a runway parade; find out hidden hotspots; have a champagne or two at the many parties - you're sure to find something that tickles your fancy!



Special Events



* Famous: Karin Catt portraits photographic exhibition, 13 July-11 November, 10pm-5pm

* Leah Teschendorff: Florilegium, 17 August-15 September, 10am-5pm (Tues-Sat)

* Singular and Multiple: New Jewellery from Tasmania, 17 August-15 September, 10am-5pm (Tues-Sat)

* Super Bodies: Heroic Fashion from the 1980s, 22 August-3 February 2008, 10am-5pm (Closed Tuesdays)

* "BORSALINO" Millinery from Milan, 3-7 September, 10am-6pm (Mon-Thur), 10am-2.30pm (Fri)

* kikki.K presents: Window To Life, 3-7 September, 12.00noon-2pm

* Melbourne Central Stylists - Swing into Spring, 3-9 September Daily

* Penthouse Mouse Popup Retail Store, 3-9 September, 11am-7pm Daily

* Louise Macdonald Millinery Exhibition at Hugo Boss, 3-9 September, 10am-6pm (Mon-Thur), 10am-8pm (Fri), 10am-5am (Sat), 11am-5pm (Sun)

* Torb and Reiner Millinery MARKET- Demos, Advice, DIY Fascinators, 3-9 September, 10am-7pm (Mon-Wed), 10am-9pm (Thur), 10am-6pm (Fri-Sun)

* Sue Barnes Retrospective - Backstage at MSFW 1996, 3-10 September, 8am-9pm

* Emma Greenwood: Footwear, 3-16 September, 24/7

* The Genki “Happy Springtime Caravan”, 4 & 5 September, 11am-2pm & 5pm-8pm

* Men of Melbourne, 4-9 September, 10am-6pm (Tues-Wed), 10am-7pm (Thur-Fri), 11am-6pm (Sat), 11am-4pm (Sun)

* ‘It’s a small world’ design installation, 4-16 September, 11am-5pm (Tues-Wed), 11am-6.30pm (Thurs-Fri), 10am-5.30pm (Sat), 12noon-5pm (Sun)

* Dedicated Follower of Fashion (DFOF), Melbourne Artists, 5-15 September, 4pm-8pm (Wed-Fri), 2pm-6pm (Sat)

* Katie Pye: Clothes for Modern Lovers, Now showing until 13 January 2008, 10am-5pm (Thursdays open until 9pm & closed Mondays)



Monday 3 September



* MMSFW Salon Show - Jacqui Alexander, 10am

* Kimono House Japanese Textile Fashion Workshops - WRAP SKIRT, 10am-3pm

* Torb and Reiner Millinery Workshop - Free Shaping with Sinamay - Small Hat, 10am-4pm

* Fashioning an exhibition, 12.30pm-1.30pm

* PS "Its all about the Shoes", 12.30pm-2pm

* S!X - the tunnel illuminated, 5.30pm-6.30pm

* Kimono House Japanese Textile Fashion Workshops - FABRIC ORIGAMI, 6pm-7pm

* Men of Melbourne 'Launch', 6pm-8pm

* Makeovers, Manicures & Martinis meets Handmade Accessories, 6pm-8pm

* Melbourne’s GPO Spring Glamour Shopping Affair, 6pm-9pm

* The Genki “Happy Springtime Caravan”, 6.30pm-8.30pm

* Linda Britten & From Britten Spring-Summer 2007, 6.30pm-8.30pm

* Le Marchè de la Couture, 7pm-9pm

* HBIA Fashion Week Gala Dinner, 7pm-11pm

* Fashionising.com presents; Baroq House MMSFW spectacular, 8pm

* Melbourne’s GPO Spring Glamour Shopping Affair - After party, 9.00pm



Tuesday 4 September



* MMSFW Salon Show – Dom Bagnato, 10am

* Torb and Reiner Millinery Workshop - Free Shaping with Sinamay – Fascinator, 10am-4pm

* Singular and Multiple: New Jewellery from Tasmania - Exhibition Floor Talk, 11am-11.30am

* Leah Teschendorff: Florilegium - Exhibition Floor Talk, 11am - 11.30am

* Pop Show, Label: Ella, 12noon-12.15pm

* Australian Retailers Association 2007 Lord Mayor’s Innovation Award, 12noon-2.30pm

* Runway showing Label: Sarva, 12.30pm-1pm

* Famous: Karin Catt portraits photographic exhibition snapshot: Free Tour, 1pm - 1.45pm

* Pop Show, Label: Chroni, 1.15pm-1.30pm

* Runway Showing Label Jenny Bannister In Collaboration with Do It Baby, 1.45pm-2.15pm

* Wearable Art Walks, 2pm-4pm

* Kimono House Japanese Textile Fashion Workshops - FABRIC ORIGAMI, 3pm-4pm

* 'Artisan' Apparel: Open Studio at Naturally Flamboyant, 4.30pm-6.30pm

* Spa Sampler Nite, 5.30pm-7.30pm

* Opening of Glitzern and Dangerous Shell, 6pm-8pm

* Makeovers, Manicures & Martinis meets Handmade Accessories, 6pm-8pm

* New Jewellery Collection: Launch Party, 6pm-8pm

* 3D Limedrop window launch at KIB, 6pm - 8pm

* Kimono House Japanese Textile Fashion Workshops - JAPANESE HANDBAG, 6pm-8pm

* HOT IN THE CITY - MMSFW Official Evening Parade. Featuring Leopold, Bettina Liano, White Suede, Clemente Talarico, Flamingo Sands, Flux, 6.30pm

* Claude Maus Store & Exhibition Opening, 7pm-10pm

* Fashionising.com presents; Baroq House MMSFW spectacular, 8pm

* HOT IN THE CITY - MMSFW Official Evening Parade (Repeat Parade). Featuring Leopold, Bettina Liano, White Suede, Clemente Talarico, Flamingo Sands, Flux, 8.30pm

* MMSFW Official After Party, The Red Hummingbird, 9.00pm



Wednesday 5 September



* MMSFW Salon Show – Jan Logan, 10am

* Torb and Reiner Millinery Workshop - Contemporary Straw Cloth and Jinsin, 10am-4pm

* MYER Spring/Summer 08 Fashion Shows - Contemporary Designer, 11.30am

* Runway showing Label: Lola, 12noon-12.15pm

* The 'Spring Fashion Stable', 12noon-3pm

* MYER Spring/Summer 08 Fashion Shows - Australian Designer, 12.30pm

* Pop Show, Label: Sideshow, 12.30pm-1pm

* Innovation in Retail, 12pm-2pm

* Pop Show, Label: Zephyr & Graham, 1.15pm-1.30pm

* MYER Spring/Summer 08 Fashion Shows - Modern Brands, 1.30pm

* Runway Showing Label: Joli, 1.45pm-2.15pm

* Wearable Art Walks, 2pm-4pm

* MYER Spring/Summer 08 Fashion Shows - Private Brands, 2.30pm

* Modern Manners – A Lesson in Etiquett presented by Pink Lady & MMSFW, 2.30pm-4.30pm

* 'Artisan' Apparel: Open Studio at Naturally Flamboyant, 4.30pm-6.30pm

* MCM Studio VIP Night, 5pm-7.30pm

* "The Nicholas Collective presents SALON BIZARRE", 5pm-7.30pm

* Melbourne Central Spring Shopping Evening, 5pm-9pm

* Runway Showing Label: Lenko, 5.15pm-5.30pm

* Melbourne Central Spring Style Workshops presented by marie claire, 6pm

* Runway Showing Label: Josua Andreas, 6pm-6.30pm

* Hearts Shoesizer - Workshop on Shoe Design, 6pm-7.30pm

* Makeovers, Manicures & Martinis meets Handmade Accessories, 6pm-8pm

* Emerging Style Fashion Parade & Market, 6pm-9pm

* ‘Passion and White Chocolate with Miishu’, 6pm-10pm

* STYLE WARS - MMSFW Official Evening Parade. Featuring Alpha 60, Claude Maus, TV, Romance Was Born, Material Boy, Kate Hurst, Freidrich Gray, 6.30pm

* Melbourne Central Spring Style Workshops presented by marie claire, 7pm

* Runway Showing Label: CHECK, 7pm-7.30pm

* Passion for Fashion Fundraiser for "Fifteen", 7.00pm-9.30pm

* "The Nicholas Collective presents SALON BIZARRE", 7.30pm-9pm

* Melbourne Central Spring Style Workshops presented by marie claire, 8pm

* Fashionising.com presents; Baroq House MMSFW spectacular, 8pm

* Pecha Kucha Night Melbourne, 8pm-10.30pm

* STYLE WARS - MMSFW Official Evening Parade (Repeat Parade). Featuring Alpha 60, Claude Maus, TV, Romance Was Born, Material Boy, Kate Hurst, Freidrich Gray, 8.30pm

* MMSFW Official After Party, Society, 9.00pm



Thursday 6 September



* MMSFW Salon Show – Richard Nylon, Louise Macdonald and Serena Lindeman, 10am

* Kimono House Japanese Textile Fashion Workshops - OBI SASH, 10am-3pm

* Torb and Reiner Millinery Workshop - Sinamay - Combine Free Shaping and Blocking, 10am-4pm

* MYER Spring/Summer 08 Fashion Shows – Menswear, 11.30am

* Flemington Spring Fashion Lunch, 12noon-3.30pm

* MYER Spring/Summer 08 Fashion Shows – Swimwear, 12.30pm

* MYER Spring/Summer 08 Fashion Shows - Miss Shop, 1.30pm

* Wearable Art Walks, 2pm-4pm

* MYER Spring/Summer 08 Fashion Shows - Australian Designer, 2.30pm

* For the fashionistas: Exhibition tour, 4pm-5pm

* Artisan Apparel: Open Studio at Naturally Flamboyant, 4.30pm-6.30pm

* Standing Show, Label: Grin & Wear It, Jewellery, 5pm-5.30pm

* The Business Essentials of Fashion, 6pm-7.30pm

* Behind Closed Doors: Kelvin Club Salon, 6pm-8pm

* Makeovers, Manicures & Martinis meets Handmade Accessories, 6pm-8pm

* Fokus on Melbourne - A Designer Exhibition, 6pm-9pm

* Torb and Reiner Millinery Workshop - Quick Feather Techniques – Headpiece, 6pm-9pm

* THE LOOKING GLASS - MMSFW Official Evening Parade. Featuring Anna Thomas, Jayson Brundson, Husk, Nevenka, Aurelio Costarella, Christine, 6.30pm

* Strike a pose! Magazine portraits: panel discussion, 6.30pm-7.45pm

* Howey Place Blooms in Spring, 6.30pm-8.30pm

* BODY “To Kill a hummingbird” Parade, 6.30pm-9.30pm

* Water Will Burn. A happening by Gareth Moody and Marvin Scott Jarrett, 6.30pm-9.30pm

* RISTEFSKYMACHEDA –2007/2008 International MEN’S Underwear & Beachwear launch, 7pm

* James Cameron “The Outsider” Summer Launch, 7.30pm-9.30pm

* THE LOOKING GLASS - MMSFW Official Evening Parade (Repeat Parade). Featuring Anna Thomas, Jayson Brundson, Husk, Nevenka, Aurelio Costarella, Christine, 8.30pm

* MMSFW Official After Party, The Carlton Hotel & Studios, 9.00pm

* Fashionising.com presents; Baroq House MMSFW spectacular, 9pm

* Lès Createurs presented by Metlink, 10pm



Friday 7 September



* MMSFW Spring Racing Style Breakfast Presented by MMSFW and Langham Hotel, 7.30am-9.00am

* MMSFW Salon Show – Smitten Kitten, 10am

* Kimono House Japanese Textile Fashion Workshops - FABRIC ORIGAMI, 10am-11am

* Torb and Reiner Millinery Workshop - French Flower Making, 10am-4pm

* MYER Spring/Summer 08 Fashion Shows - Intimate Apparel, 11.30am

* Pop Show, Label: Alice's Looking Glass, 12-12.15pm

* Meet the Designer Arabella Ramsay, 12noon-2pm

* MYER Spring/Summer 08 Fashion Shows - Spring Racing, 12.30pm

* Runway Showing Label: Eduardo Calucag, 12.30pm-1pm

* Behind the Scenes: Master Jeweller at Work, 1pm-2pm

* Runway Showing Label: Ryan Whelan, 1.15pm-1.45pm

* MYER Spring/Summer 08 Fashion Shows - Modern Brands, 1.30pm

* Standing Show, Labels: Ann-Maree Willett, Milliner, 1.45pm-2.15pm

* Wearable Art Walks, 2pm-4pm

* MYER Spring/Summer 08 Fashion Shows - Designer Brands, 2.30pm

* Does this hat suit my face?, 5pm-8pm

* Behind the Scenes: Master Jeweller at Work,, 5.30pm-6.30pm

* “TABOO SOCIETY” EXOTIQUE EARTH Jewellery Exhibition, 5.30pm-8.30pm

* In love with Elkha Fashion Parade, 6pm-6.20pm

* Ted Baker Store Opening, 6.30pm-8.30pm

* An evening with EM Bijoux, 6pm-9pm

* OBJECT OF DESIRE - MMSFW Official Evening Parade. Featuring Gorman, Kirrily Johnston, LIFEwithBIRD, Jessie Hill, Alice McCall, Shakuhachi, 6.30pm

* Fashion at Fed Square Breakthrough Program, 6.45pm-8.30pm

* Ford presents FTBC HOOPLA cocktail party, 7.30pm-11.30pm

* Fashionising.com Presents; Baroq House MMSFW Spectacular – Earth, Wind, Fire, 8pm

* OBJECT OF DESIRE - MMSFW Official Evening Parade (Repeat Parade). Featuring Gorman, Kirrily Johnston, LIFEwithBIRD, Jessie Hill, Alice McCall, Shakuhachi, 8.30pm

* MMSFW Official Wrap Party, The Lexington, 9.00pm



Saturday 8 September



* Motorola Melbourne Spring Fashion Week Style Cruise, 9.45am-6pm

* Torb and Reiner Millinery Workshop - Crinoline Techniques - Race Day Fascinator, 10am-4pm

* Behind the Scenes: Master Jeweller at Work, 11am-12noon

* QV Spring Fashion Carnivale, 12noon-4pm

* Decjuba Girls Day Out featuring Decjuba Fashion Marquee, 12noon - 6pm

* Behind the Scenes: Master Jeweller at Work, 2pm-3pm

* Wearable Art Walks, 2pm-4pm

* Makeovers, Manicures & Martinis meets Handmade Accessories, 6pm-8pm

* Fashionising.com presents; Baroq House MMSFW spectacular, 9pm



Sunday 9 September



* The Fashion Industry - CAE, 10am-4pm

* Torb and Reiner Millinery Workshop - Fabulous Feather Techniques Revealed, 10am-4pm

* Fashion Design Market at Fed Square, 10am-5pm

* Bratz Passion 4 Fashion Design Awards, 11am-12noon

* Behind the Scenes: Master Jeweller at Work, 11am-12noon

* Nova Style Challenge, 12noon-3pm

* Fashionising.com presents; Baroq House MMSFW spectacular, 9pm

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