Fashion’s launchpad for stringy frocklets, shorty-shorts and scuba bikinis is naturally, the bitter-blue bottom of winter; isn’t it? Of course it is. Well, this week, Dear Reader, is IT. It’s switching time. Retail’s twin peaks – Myer and David Jones – are racking spring runway collections despite that you are still scraping ice off your windscreen and frost off your whatsits.
Winter’s theoretically over, Ok? Let’s move on to lush and breezy bohemian layers, gladiator sandals up to our kneecaps, playsuits and lacey things, peek-a-boo midriffs, butt-cheeks and side-cleavage.
Spring White out at David Jones
The Voxfrockers are particularly impressed by David Jones’ delivery of spring, on the back of a tricky techno project they called Shot by Sound, starring another DJ, Daniel Johns, with a battalion of models including Jessica Gomes. She of the eyes. And the legs. (Pictured, far right, above and, centre, main picture, top)
In theory, Shot by Sound describes the store’s spring fashion shoot, literally triggered by the music of Daniel and his band. It’s a process better explained by its creators (click here). The clip of cool-as-cubes Daniel Johns in his glimmergold jacket on set with the best bits of DJ’s collection show was posted to YouTube in mid-July and clocked up 32,000 views since…
Compiled by Terry Carruthers, info@voxfrock.com.au and Janice Breen Burns, jbb@voxfrock.com.au
