Alice McCall voyaged into an underwater playground this collection, it was like watching the tides go in and out as the waves built up throughout the show. Playsuits strode down the runways as did ruffle edges all tonal in under the sea hues of corals, creams, white, navy and greys.

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Sophie Roberts, hair director for ghd, worked her magic as always with tears in her eyes (nostalgically) this was her last show before she takes a bite of the big apple. “Who doesnt want to look like they’ve just got out of the water” Sophie Roberts told me as she went on to describe the feminine undone fashion girl she was recreating with a wet and glossy low slung pony tail. The key product here being ghd final shine spray.

Hot new designer Emma Mulholland is showing tonight at 7pm. What eighties inspired concoctions should we expect? To get a little more insight into the designer herself we asked her to answer our quirky SMR q&a.

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Make Up: Noni Smith Hair: Renya Xydis Model: Anastazia (Chic) wearing  Emma Mulholland dress and Tiffany & Co. necklace

Inspiration? – Snow, surf and jet skiing
Full name? – Emma Mullholland
Date of Birth? – 21/09/1987
First boyfriend? – Glen
Which royal would you date?
A Prince Harry – duh!
B Prince William
C Prince Andrea Casiraghi of Monaco
D Prince Frederick of Denmark
Favourite author? – JD Salinger
Are you a vegetarian? – No
Biggest pet-peeve? – Awkward selfies
When was the last time you went to church? – Christmas
How big is your wardrobe? – Pretty small these days sadly
What gets you out of bed in the morning?
A Work – always!!
B Need to pee
C Hunger
D To do lists

The ‘Toni Tail’ from Toni Maticevski’s S/S 14 collection stems from ‘Grace Kelly goes to Japan’. Jayne Wild for ghd, gives us a 5 step guide on how-to:

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Hair: Jayne Wild for ghd Model :Julia Nobis (Priscillas) wears Toni Maticevski

1. Use the ghd eclipse to smooth out your hair.

2. Tease the root area with the ghd tail comb.

3. Take a section from the back of the head and bring the hair together into a tight ponytail, at the base of the crown.

4. Smooth out the top section and create another ponytail. Secure the ponytial around the existing one. This is called the ‘Toni Tail’

5. Gather the ‘Toni Tail’ together and twist very tightly then let it fold back on itself to create a tight ballet bun secure in place with pins and ghd final fix for extra hold.

Another StyleMeRomy kooky interview, this one for Mr. Michael Lo Sordo, our questions inspired from the online gay ‘Boyz’ magazine.

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Make Up: Noni Smith Hair: Renya Xydis Model: Anastazia (Chic) wearing Michael Lo Sordo

Inspiration? – New age silhouettes and shapes. We’re really exploring different looks this season and pushing textile manipulation too. The starting point was nuns and their traditional dress and then obviously how to translate that into modern, feminine style that suited the brand.
What do you collect?
A Pencils
B DVD’s
C Sunnies
D Thimbles
E Other – Adidas sneakers
Who was your last phone call to? – My production manager…!
Favourite watering hole? – The Corridor in King St, Newtown
If you could switch lives with anyone who would it be?
A Superman
B My mum
C The Prime Minister
D Other – Richard Branson, he’s so dedicated to his vision and I can relate to that.
Guilty pleasure? – McDonalds and KFC
There’s a fire, what do you grab?
A Photo albums
B My handbag – everything important lives in there, even though it’s more like an overnighter!
C My pet
D Other ______
Your phone dies what do you do?
A Panic and scream at everyone
B I carry my phone charger with me everywhere – I’m on my phone 24/7 so I always need my charger. If I can’t then I’ll run and scream.
C Ahh bliss
D What phone
When you’re down what cheers you up most?
A Retail therapy – Definitely, besides I need a new outfit for the show.
B A martini
C Music
D A McHappy meal
What do you see in your lover?
A Humor
B Tattoos
C Independence
D Honesty
E Other – Honesty and sex appeal. An unbeatable combination.

You know when a show begins with Pierre Berge talking (in French no less) about Yves Saint Laurent the show is going to induce goosebumps. It offset the atmosphere perfectly with streamlined girls striding down the catwalk. His dresses showcased origami precision in the strong lines he used, which beautifully married the Grace Kelly meets geisha girl coif by Jayne Wild, for ghd, drawing attention to Toni’s proportion play.

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Hair: Jayne Wild for ghd All Clothes: Toni Maticevski
Models Jemma Baines (Chic) and Ruby-Jean (Pricillas)

Jennifer Gilmore (Chic)

Julia Nobis (Pricillas)

Maddison Brown (Chic)

Jemma Baines (Chic)

Ruby Jean (Pricillas)

It would seem somewhat sacrilegious to imagine Dion Lee’s collection set against any other backdrop than the Opera House. And what a sweet escape from fashion week madness it was, feasting on chef Guillaume’s Barramundi with pea puree & sipping martini’s with a haute hangout crew.

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Rachel Taylor wearing Dion Lee

Phoebe Tonkin wearing Dion Lee

Phoebe Tonkin, Dan Single and Candice Lake wearing Dion Lee

Bambi Northwood -Blyth

Hanne Gaby Odiele

Bryan Boy and Natalie Joos

Nick Wales and Rafael Bonachela

Me with Simone and Nicky Zimmermann

Dan Single, Mikey Nolan, Ben Jarvis and Dion Lee

Designers always get bombarded just before fashion week with the same routine questions so we thought we would surprise them with quirky adaptations of the cheesiest pop culture questionnaires we could find. Huw Bennet from the designing trio, Vanishing Elephant, answered our ‘Top of the Pops’ inspired questionnaire.

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Make Up: Noni Smith Hair: Renya Xydis Model: Anastazia (Chic) wearing Vanishing Elephant

Inspiration? – It’s five years of business for Vanishing Elephant so this is a little bit of a retrospective whilst looking to the future for us. Our inspiration is often extremely vague or completely literal!
What song makes you dance regardless? – Justice vs Simian “We are your Friends”
Are you a lefty or a righty? - 1 lefty and 2 righties at Vanishing Elephant
Favourite thing to do on a night off?
A Dinner date for two – Perfect!
B Read a book
C Who knows I don’t plan that far ahead
D Drinks with your mates
Who would you rather have dinner with?
A David Bowie – circa ’74 Rebel Rebel period
B One Direction
C Madonna
D Rihanna
Could you name a Nicki Minaj song? – No
Last funny moment you recall? – Reading the previous question
Favourite cartoon character?
A Aladin
B Bart Simpson
C Tweety Bird
D Spongebob Squarepants
E Other  - The Cat Bus from Totoro
Biggest pet-peeve? – Rudeness, it ain’t difficult to put a smile on or take 5 seconds for someone else – c’mon people.

At midday today Indhra and Jeremy from We are Handsome will be showing their spring/summer 14 collection. They answered a quick q&a inspired from ‘SMASH’ Hits magazine proving that they’re just as cool as their designs.

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Make Up: Noni Smith Hair: Renya Xydis Model: Solveig (IMG) and Anastazia (Chic) both wearing We Are Handsome

Inspiration? – The Discovery and The Dynasty SS13/14 collections are inspired by worlds of travel, memoirs, music and daydreaming.
Top five dinner party guests dead or alive? – Frank Sinatra, Andy Warhol, Diane Von Furstenburg, John C Reily and Amelia Earheart.
If you could live in another decade which would it be? – The 1950′s when the bikini was invented or the 1970′s when it became more liberal.
What song makes you dance regardless? - ’You make my dreams come true’ Hall & Oates
Favourite thing to do on a Saturday night?
A Throw a fabulous dinner party
B Drinks with friends at your local watering hole
C Eat ice-cream and watch “Friends” re-runs
D Who know I don’t plan that far ahead – that’s me!
What song are you listening to on repeat? – Diclosure’s ‘Latch’
Who would you rather make a record with?
A Elton John
B Juston Timberlake
C Stevie Wonder – Definitely
D Beyonce
What superhero power would you most like to have? - Ability to fly
Ever felt like packing it all in? -Of course, I think everyone goes through the motions ‘if only we knew then what we know now’.

Get Kym ELLERY and I in a room together and conversation always turns into eyebrow raising banter. So when styling the ELLERY collection this season, the themes stayed the same; baddies, rebels, bandits, misfits, renegades. Here a documented look at this knock out collection.

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Fitting the exclusive international model Hanne Gaby Odiele (IMG) at ELLERYland.

Gorilla girl, Taylor Hill (IMG)

The look I give producer, Rachel Tuffrey when she’s calling to start the show.

Ruby Jean, raising some eyebrows (Pricillas)

Fitting the palm cuffs, which I created with Petite Grand.

Loved our white fury pointed talons by Ciate Nails

Final touches to one of my favourite fabrics the coated lace

I’m sure there will be some separation anxiety at the end of the week #nailedit

It was so refreshing to see simplicity at its finest in breezy silhouettes and buttery lawn cottons referencing American Indian culture. Signature peasant blouses were a plenty as were maxi’s and relaxed short shorts all in earthy tones. Oh and did we mention that leather pinafore.

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Make Up: Noni Smith Hair: Renya Xydis Model: Solveig (IMG) wearing FLANNEL