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For most of us, Neon is a tragic reminder of the 80s, and I know we have touched on the latest craze for the techno trend on FE blog before, however, I stumbled upon these awesome runway pics of the Michael Kors Fall 2009 show and had to share them with you.
It shows the American designer, normally known for his safer styles and classic takes on sportswear, splashing out from the usual beige and autumnal tones of the season with rebellious injections of full block colours in blinding brights of effervescent orange, vivid fluoro green, and searing hot pink.

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Photographer: Livana Gosal

She has the pearly complexion of a snow princess, lashings of lustworthy locks in the deepest chocolate shades, and razor sharp cheekbones that are cutting her out to be fashion’s next big star.
After being scouted by Chadwick Models walking along Sydney Road, Isabel MacMaster was quickly flown to Milan where she worked with fashion heavyweights Giles Deacon and Gabriele Colangelo, and walked in Aldo Coppolla’s show, shot videos for Vespa and print work for Golden Point.
But behind the beauty mask, the Melbourne maven is just a humble homegrown sweetie pie who loves Fuji apples and making video clips with her little sister in her bedroom.
We took five with the leggy looker to chat about her beauty regime, favourite clothing label, and her not-so-secret dream of acting on Home and Away.

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Your hair is the most important accessory.
A new outfit, no matter how immaculately styled, can easily be demoted from `wow’ to `woah?’ if your hair is behaving badly.
It’s not that the outfit itself won’t look great, you just won’t feel great.
But achieving beautiful salon-style hair really isn’t out of your reach. There are a few simple styles you can splice into your morning routine that won’t make you late for work and will have you arriving to the office in style.
To help us, we asked the Artistic Manager at Made in Paris Hair Salon and our creative director for the hair looks at the upcoming Fashion Exposed Salon Shows, Renee Sallustio for further insight into the latest colours, cuts and styles.
This is what she came up with; heed the advice ladies!

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DIY Chanel Clutch aka the brown paper bag reinvented

While we all love a good dose of retail therapy, sometimes your bank balance just can’t accommodate everything on your wishlist.
It is also a much greener look at the world if you re-use your existing wardrobe to transform old pieces into something new, modern, and relevant to current season styles.
Plus, when it really comes down to it, who isn’t privy to a little homegrown crafty magic.
It’s a great hobby to pick up during winter. While you’re stuck indoors around the comfort of the heater, get out the sewing kit, glue gun and scissors for some good ol’ DIY designer fun.
Thankfully for you, FE Blog have done most of the legwork for you and stumbled on several fantastic websites who also love to be thrifty with their threads.

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Madonna was a crop top pin-up in the 80s – photo source via Google images

One of the most common trends growing up in Queensland during the 80s was the midriff, otherwise known as the crop top or boob tube.
From the simple cotton cropped variety worn with cut-off denim shorts at the beach, to the more sophisticated styles worn with tailored pants for an evening out, the midriff was hot.
Of course the best accessory in a midriff is a toned stomach, so for many of us, this meant serious sit-ups best achieved via the Jane Fonda 1982 workout video.
While many of us who lived through this look as a youth will probably cringe at the mention of the bare belly look, there’s no denying this torso trend is making a comeback.
Girls will be seen exposing their mini midsections all summer long.
But don’t shy away from this look just yet, the recent Australian Fashion Week showcased several homegrown brands who formulated this trend into a sexy modern style that most will be proud to don.

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Whether you feel like tripping through the daisies with a pocket full of dreams at sunset, or you’re just in the mood to channel Nicole Richie’s bohemian style at your next dinner party, head jewellery is the perfect accessory to transport you into the gypset style.
It’s also becoming a very popular option for hippy-esque weddings and barefoot brides who prefer a relaxed country setting or beach-side glamour.
Personally, this is a great fun piece I love to don just traipsing around the city on my day’s off. There are certainly plenty of options out there, and it might be fun to have a bit of DIY play with this too.
Especially if you have a few old chains lying around.

Here are my top head piece picks;

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It isn’t difficult to see why Sydney design trio, AJE are gaining cult-like status at a phenomenal pace.
The former Queenslander’s, Eddi, Adrian and Bree, have reinvented the sequin, taking it from its often glitzy and tacky history, to a new refined and very modern state of luxury.
The spotlight shone on the AJE label when they won the Chambord Shine Awards 2 years ago with their stunning creation embedded with thousands of hand-stitched Chambord-flavoured sequins.
The dress immediately set a new trend for the `mullet’ style, short at the front and floor length at the back.
Now AJE is stocked nationally with their flagship boutique in Potts Point, Sydney and plans to open more boutiques in the near future.
Aside from creating exquisite garments, the trio have impeccable taste when it comes to their muse for each collection.
Not long after Bambi Northwood-Blythe starred in the AJE Autumn/Winter 2010 lookbook, she was strutting the international runways for the likes of Chanel and Balenciaga. Now she rates as one of the most in-demand models around the world.
This was also the case for Summer 10/11 muse, Ruby Jean Wilson who went on to become first face exclusive for Yves Saint Laurent fall winter 11/12 show during Paris Fashion Week.
Rachel Rutt stars in the current winter collection and just walked for Acne Resort 11/12 show.
Now they debut their current catch, upwardly mobile Queensland glamour, Olivia Thornton.

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If you’re trying to avoid a flashback to the 80s, then avert your eyes or grab your nearest set of shades as the fluoro trend is about to brighten your world.
Neon is the latest flavour taking over our closets and hungry fashionistas are ready-to-eat.
The fluoro trend is set to shine a light on your black winter uniform with hues of bright fuchsia, sickly citrine, chivalry’s dead chartreuse, and poptastic pink.
It’s a trend that the new Zara Sydney and Melbourne is pushing big time with hot pink cino pants, a Moschino-esque pink blazer complete with gold buttons, and a fluoro yellow tote bag.
Blogosphere babes are already rocking the electric looks with the Cambridge Fluorescent satchel a popular favourite from style blogger Hanneli to Swedish trend-setter Carolina Engman of Fashion Squad being snapped tottering the streets with the trendy tote.

But fashion’s new obsession with neon doesn’t stop there.
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Even at the tender age of 2, South Australian beauty Jemma Baines knew she wanted to be a model.
Now she is finally living her dream after being named the winner of the 2010 Girlfriend Rimmel Model Search, signing up with Chic Management in Sydney and their sister agency, Next models in NYC.
Since her discovery, the 16-year-old has impressed fashion figureheads with her classic beauty, porcelain snow-white skin and soft pink pout.
Baines followed in the fashionable footsteps of former finalists and Vogue cover girls Alyssa Sutherland, Catherine McNeil, Pania Rose, Samantha Harris, Abbey-Lee Kershaw and Sarah Stephens with her debut at Rosemount Australian Fashion Week last month.
The statuesque stunner, a snitch off 5″10′, strut for all the top Australian designer names including Dion Lee, Josh Goot, Zimmermann and Christopher Esber.
In our second segment of Mannequin Minute we managed to grab the in-demand model-of-the-moment for a quick chat on her new `fresh face’ tag, love of fruit mince pies and interest in seismology.

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Rachel Gilbert

Lui Hon

Our Fashion Exposed seminar speaker, industry figurehead and FEO feature writer, Sarah Gale was the glamorous host of the evening, and celebrity stylist Phillip Boon offered his expertise in bringing the outfits together for the runway.
And from the photo evidence, he did a spectacular job with the high-fashion lounge wear from Australia’s top designers.
Putting the spotlight on tracky dacks in support of kids in hospital was such a fun idea, even Melbourne’s red carpet favourites, J’Aton designed a pair of glam trackies for the charity runway.
A wonderful event to support a more than worthy cause, TLC for Kids.
Well done to the entire team.

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