Okay so day two has been drama filled! This morning we missed Dion Lee and we are so bummed. Word is out that it was quite possibly THE standout show of RAFW so far and its only bloody Tuesday! Damn!

We hauled arse down to the terminal with, like, no time to make Zimmermann and we were stressed! Lucky bad luck was in the air as the radio crackled in the cab "power outages in the area". In the area? What like, Circular Quay? POWER OUTAGE AT FASHION WEEK??!!!?? What the fuck we thought? Yep. Power outs indeed. The Zimmermann show was canned for like an hour and everyone just milled around looking confused and bummed out. We were kind of relived because we would have missed it otherwise.. Ooops. So reporters and tweeters were running haywire with power out tweets and wondering how the rest of the day would shape up with the hiccup in the schedule.

Then it was Zimmer time Wow; way to make me miss summer and want a high paying job ladies. The collection was as amazing as everyone expected. The reason Zimmermann has such staying power in the industry is clearly a testament to their constantly morphing and sexy style. A collection of dresses ready for any fancy pants party, swimwear to get an eating disorder for and separates that blew our tiny little minds. Such a gorgeous colour palette and some amazing details- criss crossing across the body, developing into full and soft half sleeves... An amazing Vintage floral print in really muted tones and large flowers used in interesting ways that transformed them into a completely different place. No nana tea party in the floral's, they were edgy yet ladylike and supremely classy.

Then we headed downstairs, style shot Ruby Rose and Courtney Africa, who were nice as pie! I gave ruby my cigarette lighter because im cool like that y'all. Fan girl? Maybe. Her Rhiahnnaesque haircut and sick heels won me over. Back up stairs to the Rosemount bar for a chat and a hang with some people and a bit of style stalking and eavesdropping. Then Manning Cartell happened. WE seated ourselves to the softy, classical strains of two girls playing violin and cello? I think it was a cello, I don't know shit about fancy instruments. We patiently awaited the show, avoiding ghosts from the past and talking some shit then BANG. The lights were up and the music was all rock and roll. The swift change in tunes is a good reflection on the varied styles presented in the collection- some very rock chick with a trust fund and some more like normie girl with a trust fun. A fusion of sexy and girly that worked out quite well indeed! I’m in love with the cropped denim jacked with zippers- biker style but in such a hue of denim it could make a hells angel look like a prep school girl. So sweet! Digging hard on the black lace blazer and boxer style shorts. Sheer shorts are sexy but how does one wear them? With balls I assume. Or not. Either way the collection had a little something for everybody and I am a fan. I have been turned!
Then it was lunchtime! As we finally found the fridge with the sandwiches in it I praised the lord. At the register, I noticed a familiar face holy crap, Miranda Otto buying a cookie. She was hungry! Who let’s Miranda Otto get hungry She was in lord of the rings god damn it! The more celebrities I see, the smaller they seem in person. Dear god she was so little! I nearly fainted with star struckedness. Wow. She needed an extra 50 cents for her cookie and I was about 5 seconds away from dumping the contents of my bag on the ground and finding her the elusive 50 cents! But that would be fucking weird right? Turns out, she is the nicest, most easy to talk to human to ever exist. That’s a lie, I didn’t really talk to her because I couldn’t think of anything that wasn’t gay to say so I just smiled and nodded and let Jenna be the normal human. Which she is anyway! Miranda looked so stunning in person I was so in awe of her. But seriously, why are they not even feeding the famous people LOTR for fucks sake! So we got a style snap of her and our lunch and kind of wandered away in a daze of “OMFG Miranda Otto is so gorgeous”. Then we ate. Tasty, tasty food. I love food. Food rules. Miranda Otto at lunchtime rewls. Double rewls. Okay enough fanning out because then it was Zambesi time!
Wow oh wow was Jenna hyped for a kiwi show! I was psyched too, until we swapped jobs and I filmed the show. I swear to god that was the longest show so far, my arm is broken. Amazing show though! Great tunes and really fucking hot male models. Such an amazingly simple and deconstructed but very classy and interesting. The mood of the show changed as the looks did, the music really sets and important tone to shows, even more than you would think! Lots of black and simple understated shades of grey and white with highlights of green and red. Very man style but nothing butch or stupid looking. A great classic colour set that leaves the eye to take in all of the finer, interesting cuts and details. Zambesi is always a fantastic label. Spotted in the front row- Deni Hines, Jonathan Pease, Miranda “best human ever “ Otto and a whole pack of the cities most stylish and trendy. Pip Edwards is one of our targets for the day, she looks so great all the time.
Now we are back at the office, having a mini chill. Then back to The Cargo Theatre for Illionaire, which I am super psyched for.
Love and Rants,
CA and Jenna.

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