Were you spectacularly fashionable, terribly chic or looking utterly lovely on The Plaza last night? Of course you were! And we snapped you as you strode to the shows, drifted between bars, communed with your besties in the bustle of Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival between Melbourne Museum and the Royal Exhibition Buildings. Voxfrock Rookie Ash Bagga (below) asked, “Who are you? What are you wearing?” and Voxfrock’s in-house legend Monty Coles photographed you for our first Street Beat muster of 2019.
Voxfrock Rookie Ash Bagga is a retail planner and marketing professional with a side hustle as the AshWoreThat fashion, lifestyle and beauty influencer. She’s got a Masters Degree in Fashion Management and Entrepreneurship and has worked in the fashion and beauty industries in the UK and Australia for more than a decade.
ON THE PLAZA
Melissa (Melly) Singer, national fashion editor of The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald: “Dress yourself in something that makes you feel great . My top is from Bangkok and the skirt is Manning Cartell. I am carrying my grand mother’s bag and I am a journalist by profession.”
Kallie Blauhorn, Melbourne Fashion Festival board director: “I love ruffles; it’s a key trend this year and I always wear what makes me happy . My dress is MSGM and shoes by Midnight OO. I got them online and love them.”
Nathan Battle, works in retail: “My style is to be myself and be real.”
Julie Browning, works in communications: “Relaxed glamour is what I think of while dressing up . I am wearing Gucci bag and shoes with Seed skirt and a Zimmermann shirt.”
Kriti, works in HR: “I believe in wearing things I love.”
Susie Grint, cotton grower: “My daughter styled the Virgin Runway Bar Suite here with (artist) CJ Hendry. Everything I am wearing today is from a boutique in Brisbane that stocks labels from all over the world . Always close your eyes and think of your final outfit and wear what suits your personality.”
Victoria Tomaro, stylist for Westfield: “Know what your assets are and dress accordingly. My style is classic . Today I’m wearing a vintage Carla Zampatti outfit.”
Robert, ANZ marketing manager and Vivienne, store designer: “Let your individual style speak. We love mixing different brands. Today we are wearing Marni, Margiela, Jil Sander and Vetements.”
Nadia Bartel, company director and fashion influencer: “Less is more ! I love the Dion Lee outfit I am wearing tonight.”
Shhobaa: “I live in Dion Lee. I am wearing a Dion Lee dress with Balmain blazer.”
Sarah Gale, managing director AMPR (for VAMFF): “I’m wearing a top from McKenzie mode, a new Melbourne label with Zimmermann pants.”
(Main photo: Jess and Adam, visiting Melbourne Fashion Festival from Sydney: Jess wears Bianca Spender jumpsuit and Adam a made-to-measure suit.)
