My Town Magazine, Discover Queensland Edition 2nd September 3rd Edition 70 | Page 8

FEATURED Brisbane Explodes with Fashion Week by Breanna Einfalt was Elizabeth De Varger. Her flawless designs took the “traditional” wedding gown to another level. Her designs took reminiscence of the 1920’s with a modern twist. It is that time of year again, where fashionistas around Brisbane gather together for the highly anticipated 10 year anniversary of the Mercedes Benz Fashion Festival. On the 26th of August Mercedes Benz Fashion Festival hosted their Bridal and Emerging Designer shows. This year’s fashion festival was held in the John Reid Pavilion at the RNA Show Grounds and offered an urban atmosphere to the high-class event. The entrance of the MBFF gates had 10 parked Mercedes Benz, all stylishly covered in eloquent and detailed car wraps that represented 10 designers and fashion influencers who are featured in this year’s festival. The designers included Alex Perry, George Wu and even Vogue Australia. Inside the venue the lights were dim and photo/media walls abound. The bar offered canapés and cocktails while the doors to the fashion show remained closed until it was time to be seated. Once the doors opened, all were shocked at the amazing setting of the runway. It was beautiful. The runway was set on ground level and felt very New York Fashion Week. The backdrop was a glass mural which overlooked the entire runway. Once the guests were seated the Bridal show begun. The first designer that took away the audiences breath 8 White pantsuits, playsuits and cropped two pieces were the most original and modern while the traditional dressed followed those closely to a 1920’s silhouette. Another designer which made eyes pop out of their heads at the amount of detail which was put into the gowns was Jordanna Regan Design. Talk about thousands of glistening beads, ruffles of chiffon and intricate head-pieces. Her designs were flawless, elegant and timeless. Jack Sullivan Designs delivered a gorgeous romantic collection this year with emphasis on blush pinks, creams and champagne gowns. His “Hannah” gown was truly made for princess bride. The stunning collection took themes from the traditional white wedding and added a young and sexy sophistication to his wedding dresses. The closing designer that was the most highly anticipated designer for the night was the legendary George Wu. Talk about a stunning eclectic and timeless collection! His ancient Greek inspired wedding gowns featured themes of Pegasus, the Catholic Church and Greek goddesses. It truly was an amazing collection that pushed the boundaries and ideas of what a wedding gown should look like and introduced new themes asides from romanticism.