Georgina Safe
Georgina Safe is editor of the(sydney)magazine
Seam of talent may be lost, designer fears
Georgina Safe When Carla Zampatti founded her fashion label in 1965 after arriving in Australia as an Italian immigrant, she was proud to work on the factory floor to learn from fellow immigrants who then...
At the races
Fashion punters put their money on pantsuits
Georgina Safe The dress dominates spring racing fashion, but this year, daring clothes horses will be donning a jumpsuit.
Power people
Superstyling the streets
Georgina Safe Rise and rise of bloggers compels designers to put word out on the streets, not catwalks.
Paris fashion week
No logo for Louis Vuitton
Georgina Safe A show without a monogram marks a luxury behemoth at the top of its game.
Runway fashion
Masterful Grant the air apparent
Georgina Safe WITH a presentation of strict shapes, timeless silhouettes and a cavalry of cascading gowns, Martin Grant yesterday showcased the masterful approach to design he will apply to creating new uniforms...
Akira leads colourful Australian designers into Paris
Georgina Safe BENEATH leaden skies and intermittent rain, designer Akira Isogawa yesterday brought a burst of Australian colour and light to Paris during the city's fashion week.
Fashion
Dare to wear: Milan turns up the volume to serve up a smorgasbord of colour
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Drama by design: Italian fashionistas quarrel off the catwalk
Georgina Safe Haute hisses off the catwalks prove as captivating as the clothes at Milan Fashion Week.
Cavalli v Armani: 'His every choice is perceived as an order!'
Georgina Safe A DESIGNER catfight is adding molto piccante to Milan Fashion Week, with the haute hisses off the catwalks proving as captivating as the clothes on them.
How the king of spin turned into a frock star
Georgina Safe SHANE WARNE is best known for his cricketing prowess, but he is also a connoisseur of women's clothing who knows his Cavalli from his Chanel.
The Hurley effect
Shane Warne firmly in fashion
Georgina Safe SHANE Warne is best known for his cricketing prowess, but he is also a connoisseur of women's clothing who knows his Cavalli from his Chanel.
Super sexy
Kylie helps lingerie label get lucky, lucky, lucky
Georgina Safe WHEN the lingerie brand Agent Provocateur used a short film featuring Kylie Minogue gyrating on a mechanical bull in a skimpy lace bra and suspenders, it was not surprising views of its campaign...
Milan Fashion Week
Birds of prey
Georgina Safe Georgina Safe finds herself in the focus of a flock of fashion bloggers' lenses.
Wonderful wool
Italian set celebrate Australian wool
Georgina Safe La dolce vita of Italian fashion designer Donatella Versace may seem a world away from the more prosaic lot of Australian woolgrowers but the two came together on the opening day of Milan Fashion...
Fuschia fashion
Hot pinks flare as Gucci steps back
Georgina Safe On day one of Milan Fashion Week Gucci showed fuchsia pink, and plenty of it, as models strode out in an eye-popping array of hot pink buttoned tunics, gowns slit to the thigh and cocktail dresses...
High street
Fast fashion's failure
Georgina Safe Just why do international retail chains have such woeful outposts in Australia?
Inspired move
Indigenous flair with feeling
Georgina Safe Lucy Simpson abandoned her career as a freelance graphic designer three years ago to focus on telling the stories of her Yuwaalaraay people from the freshwater country of north-western NSW.
Zara opening heralds invasion of foreign garment chain stores
Georgina Safe TO UNDERSTAND the changing face of Sydney retail, you only need to stroll into the new Zara store at Westfield Bondi Junction.
From Peru to London: Sass & Bide's odyssey
Georgina Safe IT WAS while travelling in Peru that Heidi Middleton and Sarah-Jane Clarke found inspiration for Sass & Bide's new spring-summer collection that will debut at London Fashion Week this morning.
Bondi cool looking a little less chic as Ksubi duo part ways
Georgina Safe THEY were the fashion label pioneers who took the idea of Bondi cool to the world and now, after 12 exciting years, they are splitting.
