Two exuberant designers from opposite ends of Australia smashed their brands together for one joyous all-in knock-out runway show on the Melbourne Fashion Festival‘s Independant calendar.
Words and photos: Tilly Parsons (scroll south to meet the Voxfrocker.)
This week in a jam-packed sold-out three-runway show at the Collingwood Yards, they premiered a new joint brand, aptly named SMAK, with the latest collections of AKA.ARTWEAR and SMENA.
Hand-painted designs, sculpted leather separates, off-beat tailored silhouettes; the exuberant fusion of fashion and art is typical of Kaye and Jaki’s separate and joint collections high on self-expression, experimental concepts and sustainable practices.
Tilly Parsons is a gifted young artist who specialises in portrait and fashion photography. She describes her work; “exploring and reframing cinematic conventions utilising both analogue and digital mediums.” Tilly has a Bachelor of Screen and Cultural Studies, Hons. from the University of Melbourne and is available for professional photography commissions.
