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THE ANNUAL
Fashion
Features
Arts
Culture
Style

WOMEN IN THE MENS ROOM

FUTURE OF FASHION
VANGUARD - art & fashion
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fashion
19 illustration shoot
30 dance shoot
35 colour shoot
50 men’s shoot

arts
9 arts section
13 artistic flair and sophistication
15 avant garde photo essay

features
7 changing face of brisbane fashion
11 poetry in motion
17 cycle chic
27 style and the silver screen
29 making science sexy
60 blanc + delta
65 sole searching

beauty
57 men’s
59 women’s

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contributors
Editor: Peta Rake Distribution: Ashleigh de Groot
Deputy Editor: Sofie Lahtinen
Chief Sub-Editor: Linsey Rendell Web Team: Rebecca Delaurence, Danielle Trewin,
Stephanie Hudson, Nadia Morgan, Carla Parr, Casey
Web Editor: Lauren Burvill
Brooker, Ya-ting Wu, Katia Ramos
Assistant Web Editor: Kelly Hawke
Web Team (Visual): Sheng Chen, Zoe Clarke
Layout Editors: Jessica O’Farrell, Ryan DeVeau
Web News Writer: Miann Scanlan
Blog: Zachary Fletcher, Zoe Clarke, Jacquiline
Features Editor: Jorja Orreal Anderson
Assistant Features Editor: Shannon Powell
Chronicler: Jennifer Wildman
Fashion Editor: Alice Leahey Myspace: Hannah Lipman

Women’s Assistant Fashion Editor: Kristin Siemon, Contributors: Ella Cole, Nadia Morgan, Brylee Clelland,
Robyn Taggart Rebecca Kirchner, Keryn Wilson, Krystal Ockerby, Tenille
Stylists: Anne Lucas, Cassandra Taylor, Annika Hein, Alexander, Courtney Duncan, Kathryn Illingworth, Kate
Carla Parr Joyce

Assistant Stylists: Maria Ermides, Kate Joyce, Lina

Skadins, Meggan Walker Managing Editor: Kay McMahon, Marie-Christine
Sourris
Men’s Fashion: Thomas Williams, Lauren Clarke,
Tenille Alexander, Alexandria Wittke

Sub Editing Team: Courtney Duncan

Proof Readers: Anthea Quay, Amanda Saville,
Keryn Wilson

Arts Editor: Isabel Leeds

Food and Dining Editor: Remy Duscher
Lifestyle Editor: Krystle Hoffman
Women’s Beauty Editor: Vanessa Fang
Men’s Beauty Editor: Luke Graham

Layout Team: Jessica Laird, Cherie Walker,

Katia Ramos, Laura Colley, Stephanie Hudson, Catherine
McIntyre
Photographers: Catherine McIntyre, Amanda Saville,
Lina Skadins, Krysal Lasheras
Photo Editors: Jacquiline Anderson, Casey Brooker,
Carmen Spencer
Illustrators: Blythe Buchanan, Casey Brooker,
Cherie Walker, Rebecca Delaurence, Cassandra Taylor

PR Manager: Nadia Walker

PR Assistant: Pru Cottee and Michelle Lister
PR Team: Ashleigh de Groot, Ashleigh Beddoes,
Marissa Reynolds

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 DADA
The original punks. Marcel Duchamp
raised questions about the processes of
making and what could be considered
art when he claimed a urinal as art which
he named Fountain. Dada was a wide
spread cultural movement that began
during World War I. They opposed the
war and protested against bourgeois
society and everything that came with it.
They were anti-art and anti-conformist.
Branch out from the pack and rebel in
a mischievous punk inspired look. Pure
anarchy.

LEFT:

Skirt: Antipodium; frockshop.com

Knit: Crea Concept; Sassi

Heels: Steve Madden

RIGHT:

Knit: Crea Concept; Sassi

Waist coat: Crea Concept; Sassi

Pants: Camilla & Marc; frockshop.com

Clutch: William Phillips; mycatwalk.com

Boots: Life with Bird; mycatwalk.com

V anguard.
Taking inspiration from art history...

LEFT:
FAUVISM
Dress: Tibi; frockshop.com

Gloves: Vintage; Adornments

Think of Matisse, his strong colours, wildly
Bag: Vintage; Adornments
painted brush strokes and simplifications
Head pieces: Thousand island dressing
of subject are characteristics of this
Heels: Steve Madden
movement. The Fauves, which from
RIGHT:
French translates as ‘wild beasts’ painted
Dress: Kirrily Johnston; frockshop.com
without considering the natural colours
Bag: CC Skye; frockshop.com
of their subjects and were concerned
Gloves: Vintage; Adornments
with expression over detail. Why not go
Fascinator: Vintage; Adornments
slightly wild in full on colour, rich fabrics
Headpiece: Thousand island dressing
and over the top embellishments from
Heels: Steve Madden
head to toe for an all over playful look.

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 ABSTRACT
EXPRESSIONISM
Become your own canvas and cover
yourself in splatters and spots and
everything in between. The movement
that was all about spontaneity and
subconscious creation saw New York
become recognised in the art world and
brought about names such as Jackson
Pollock and Clement Greenberg.
Embrace abstract prints and mix and
match. Remember there are no rules.

LEFT:

Dress: Karen Walker; runwaygirl.com

Clutch: AXESSORY; mycatwalk.com

Heels: Steve Madden

RIGHT

Swimsuit: Camilla & Marc; frockshop.com

Skirt: Alice McCall; mycatwalk.com

Bag: William Phillips; mycatwalk.com

Heels: Steve Madden:

FUTURISM
When Italian Filippo Tommaso Marinetti
wrote the futurist manifesto in 1909 he
spurred the beginning of a movement that
admired industrialism, technology and
speed. He stated, “We want no part of it, the
past, we the young Futurists”. The futurists
were also concerned with dynamism and
fluidity. Keep moving forwards like Umberto
Boccioni’s famous sculpture Unique forms
of continuity through space in futuristic
inspired ensembles with an emphasis on all
things fresh, fast and modern.

LEFT:

Dress: Josh Goot; frockshop.com

Pants: Camila & Marc; mycatwalk.com

Clutch: Vintage; Adornments

Heels: Steve Madden

RIGHT:

Shift: Alice and Olivia; frockshop.com

Leggings: Ksubi; mycatwalk.com

Bag: Goldenbleu; frockshop.com

Heels: Steve Madden

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Voluminous, free-flowing silks with organic lines,
floral print with a technological twist, embellishment
constructed in metal pieces, all in a variety of romantic,
muted colours, and controlled in regimental royalty is:

When thinking of fashion inspired by Queensland’s

Gold Coast, Metre Maids flaunting metallic bikinis
and cowboy hats are undoubtedly the first things
that spring to mind.

But for Gold Coast-based label blanc + delta the

practicality of dress that comes with roughing the sun
and sand, need not be lost when it comes to high
fashion.

“The first thing I ever made was my formal dress in

year 12.

“I can remember going into the fabric shop and the

lady told me not to bother trying,” says Bianca Daly,
the 24-year-old creative mind behind emerging label
blanc + delta.

“She said I’d never be able to make a dress if I’d

never sewn before.”

Ignoring the woman’s advice, Daly made a pale

pink gown of taffeta and organza, with a voluminous
back and beading down the front.

“It’s kind of embarrassing now, but it was a nice

achievement at the time,” she says.

Fast forward a few years, and Daly has established

her own fashion label, selling in-demand garments

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that see little time on shop floors.
Daly launched blanc + delta during her final year
of design school for entry into the exclusive couture
category at the Australian Fashion Design Awards in
2004.
She was chosen as a nationally telecast finalist
among more than 100 entrants, paving the way for
achievements to come.
Daly went on to become a catwalk finalist in the
prestigious Mercedes-Benz Start-up Competition in
2005 for her Winter 2006 collection.
To date, blanc + delta has seen two successful
Rosemount Australian Fashion Week runway shows,
including the Summer 07/08 Tears of an Arctic Princess
collection, which featured in the New Generation
parade in May 2007, and the Winter 08 Espionage
collection, which was shown in the ready-to-wear
category in October of the same year.
Despite her apparent success, Daly says she
started the business without a single connection in
manufacturing, retail, or design.
“I’ve really learnt everything the hard way,” she says.
“I was battling to find better suppliers for fabrics and
accessories and battling to find manufacturers that
were willing to sew something harder than a T-shirt.”
Aside from having to triumph over the challenges that
come with running a business, Daly finds satisfaction
in what she does, and maintains there are plenty of
great things that come with directing the label.
“Getting to do something every day that I’m
passionate about, challenging myself with each new
collection to produce one better than the last, and
creating clothing which hopefully, people can feel
good wearing,” she says.
“There are lots of late nights and weekend work, but
I love it!”
For Daly, each season brings a new clash of different
elements, like her Summer 08/09 collection, which she
says was inspired by her Viennese travels.
The collection incorporates muses of ancient Greek
and Egyptian mythology, Gustav Klimt’s artworks,
and 70s rock music, all tied together to create very
wearable couture.
Where to find blanc + delta…
Bam & Juju – Brisbane Adrenalin – Surfer’s Paradise,
Gold Coast Nicola – Prahan, Melbourne
Department – Perth Entity – Chatswood, Sydney
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T ea for two .
From high tea hotspots, to decadent dessert joints, to buzzing
breakfast cafes, Brisbane is overflowing with indulgent food spots.

Words Remy Duscher .

Photography Alana Rostron

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Food fashion or couture cuisine?
Just as wardrobes go in and out of style with a
change of season, a change of mind, or a change
of boyfriend, so too do the meals people choose to
pleasure their palette and spend their hard earned
cash.
Gone are the days of only being able to treat
yourself to lunch or dinner at a trendy eatery.
Now, it’s only a matter of choosing whether to
indulge in breakfast at one of Brisbane’s many
cafes, a delightful dessert, or scones at a high tea
hotspot.
Freestyle Tout owner, Martin Duncan, says his friends
thought he was ‘crazy’ when he told them of his
latest venture.
Crazy or not, Duncan has had the last laugh as his
dessert-dedicated restaurant is now overflowing with
sweet-toothed dessert lovers craving that mouthful
of bliss.
“There’s definitely more of a food culture in Brisbane
now.
“And there are a whole lot of dessert junkies out
there,” he says.
It seems these dessert junkies also have a penchant
for their sweets stacked tall, with the phenomenon
of high tea making its mark on Brisbane.
Owner of Clayfield’s High Societea, Kathy Heath,
takes full responsibility for bringing high tea to a new
generation of people seeking the finer things in life.
“With massive muffins and triple shot coffees
nowadays, it’s so refreshing to bring back a sense of
class,” she says.
Classy it is.
Within 10 minutes of setting foot inside High Societea,
it’s as if someone flicked the behaviour switch, and
everyone one is watching their ‘P’s and Q’s’.
“It is a return to a time when things were done
with style because to do otherwise was simply
unthinkable,” Heath says.
Everyone is cashing in on the trend with the
Stamford Plaza, The Marriot Hotel, and Joseph
Alexanders all offering a high tea service.
But if savoury over sweet and big over bite sized is
preferable, then breakfast is it.
Many restaurants and cafes, such as Salt in
Rosalie, Campo’s in Fortitude Valley, and Anouk in
Paddington, now solely focus on the morning meal.
“With massive muffins and
triple shot coffees nowadays,
it’s so refreshing to bring back
a sense of class,”
According to Anouk owner, Justine Whelan,
“breakfast has really taken off as a popular meal
with more diners choosing breakfast over lunch and
dinner”.
Having previously owned breakfast hotspot, The Gun
Shop Café in West End, Whelan knows a thing or two
about the à la mode movement.
“Socially, people’s attitude to breakfast has
changed,” she says.
Whether it’s a change in attitude or a change in
the economy, food critic, Jan Power, puts this trend
down to money.
“Lunch and dinner take up time and cost more
money,” Power says.
“Other dining options are in fashion because they
cost less and don’t take as long.”
Duncan recognises another benefit of the cheap
and quick meals.
“We get so many daters come into Freestyle
because it’s quick.
“If it’s a bad date, you’re out of there before you
know it,” he says.
Look out lunch and dinner: dessert, breakfast, and
high tea are moving up in the world of designer
dining.
Gone are the days of longwinded lunches and
expensive dinners.
Fashionable Brisbanites are opting for alternative
meals as it’s quick, inexpensive, and it might even
help with those bad dates!
Snapshot
frock gives you the places to go,
you bring the people to see
Eat @ Montrachet, Paddington.
Indulge @ Freestyle Tout, Fortitude Valley.
Drink @ The Lark, Paddington.
Relax @ The Groove Train, The City.
Dine @ Isis Brasserie, Fortitude Valley.
Be Seen @ Bar Alto, New Farm.