MFW’s dining runways chime like laid-back throw-backs to a by-gone era of leisurely Parisian salons and cashed-up punters frock shopping over day-time flutes and elegant afternoon teas. Bottom-line: they’re an exceptionally nice way to take in the trends.
Commons Collective dining runway, MFW 2023. Photo: Carlin John Stephenson
Voxfrock rookie graduates Carlin John Stephenson and Reannon Smith shot fashion week’s Commons Collective dining runway, a mash of mo-derne brands with a linking aesthetic of heart-warming colour and applicability to dress up occasions such as the imminent racewear season. Carlin and Reannon (scroll south to meet them) are members of our MFW 2023 Voxfrock Rookie crew but in truth are accomplished professional fashion photographers, each with a unique POV. We love their work; know you will too. Bon appetit and be sure to click back tomorrow for the all-photographer crew’s ongoing dailies from Melbourne Fashion Week. PS: Labels featured in the Commons Collective runway: Elk, Ginger & Smart, Kirrikin, Mastani, Perple, Scotch & Soda, Van Der Kooij.
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Meet Reannon
Reannon Smith
Reannon completed photography studies at RMIT and jumped into a variety of professional fields with fashion and architecture at the forefront. Her way of capturing light, creating depth and suspending movement results in elegant, visually poetic imagery.
Meet Carlin
Carlin John Stephenson Photo: Mae Harrick
Carlin John Stephenson is a photographer/videographer with a passionate focus on the Melbourne fashion and music industries’ BIPOC and Queer perspectives. Since graduating in photography studies from Melbourne Polytechnic in 2022, Carlin has collaborated with local artists and brands to create uniquely memorable work.
