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August 24, 2010 |
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Australia has officially welcomed the first store for international fashion brand RAOUL, located at Crown Melbourne. The store was officially launched alongside RAOUL’s stunning Spring-Summer 2010 Collection last Thursday 19th August with a lavish cocktail reception for invited guests.
RAOUL marked the celebration with welcome addresses from Douglas Benjamin, F J Benjamin CEO & RAOUL Creative Director and Ann Peacock, Crown General Manager of Public Relations.
The launch saw the Crown store transformed into a beautiful cocktail area decorated with fresh flowers and a custom designed RAOUL bar where mixologists created bespoke RAOUL cocktails and mocktails for guests to enjoy along with Mumm champagne and delicious canapés.
The guestlist featured some of Melbourne’s most prominent social identities including international model Alice Burdeu, swimming star Michael Klim, music entrepreneur Grant Smillie, fashion designer Zoe Weir, former Victorian Premier Steve Bracks’ son Nick, fashion identity Dhav Naidu and many more.
It was also an opportunity for Melbourne to meet the creative forces behind RAOUL, Douglas and Odile Benjamin and key members of the F J Benjamin team who flew from Singapore especially for the night.
Douglas Benjamin said, “This was a fantastic evening and the warm, enthusiastic response to RAOUL’s brand of accessible luxury has shown that we are well-placed to serve an interesting niche in the Australian market.”
Celebrity DJ Lindy Klim who wore a beautiful lilac RAOUL blouse kept guests entertained all evening with her distinctive sounds.
During the night, guests viewed RAOUL’s Spring-Summer 2010 collection on some of Melbourne’s top models who mingled with the crowd. Many guests noted that the collection should be a hit with race-goers as they start to choose their outfits for the upcoming Spring Racing Carnival.
Check out the collection on the runway below and visit our gallery to see images from the night.
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July 27, 2010 |
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Aussie synth-rockers Amy Meredith will appear live at Melbourne Central’s Shot Tower Squarethis Thursday 29th July at 4:30pm as part of the Two Blocks festival. The band will also sign copies of their new Top Ten debut album ‘Restless’.
The Sydney band are celebrating the launch of ‘Restless’ and the performance at Melbourne Central will be the boys first appearance since the album launched.
A lot is happening for the band with the sudden popularity of their new album, the announcement of them supporting Grinspoon on tour and the recent news that they will embark on their first solo tour in September!
So head down to Melbourne Central this Thursday – we’ll see you there!
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July 19, 2010 |
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For two weeks, one of the city’s busiest destinations, The GPT Group’s Melbourne Central, will transform into a hub of creativity as it celebrates art, music and fashion from the streets and laneways of Melbourne.
Now in its second year, Melbourne Central’s Two Blocks festival brings culture and creativity to the people. From 19-31 July, the public can experience unique art exhibitions, live painting, a pop-up fashion event, parties and music performances.
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June 9, 2010 |
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Clothes make the man and it’s fair to say that the AMPR girls appreciate a well-dressed male. Largely as there’s only one in our office but mainly because many guys are in real need of some sartorial advice. Luckily some of our agency friends (with the best name ever) are here to help the Aussie male emerge as a dapper butterfly from his catalogue cocoon.
Founded in 2008, HarrisonFjord Co. give guys the best style advice. Plain and simple. From the great articles on HarrisonFjord.com to their image consultation and personal shopping services they really are the one-stop resource for personal style development. And trust us – Julian and James have great personal style as far as we’re concerned.
They strongly believe that style is not just your clothing. It’s about much more than that; it’s about image, about the way that you hold yourself, and above all, the lasting impression that you give off to others. We believe in creating lasting transformations inside and out. That’s why we define style development as not only focusing on outer appearance, but building upon inner character; not just finding a style that makes you look amazing, but finding a style that matches your personality and makes you feel amazing.
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April 8, 2010 |
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As the sole XY in-house I thought I’d add my bit for the fashion fellas and why not start with a bit of sartorial inspiration courtesy of the web.
Blogs, style-sites etc. are springing up left, right and centre for gents. Some miss the mark but others are bang-on. Today I’m including a few links; one for the modern dandy, one from the street and one for the ‘Retrosexual’.
Street Etiquette comes from JKISSI and Trav, two of the coolest guys ever hailing from NYC. The way they merge street and preppy is awesome and they share advice on styling and altering for the perfect look. Their sense for colour is sublime.
A few of you would be familiar with Imelda, the Despotic Queen of Shoes. Well, Matt Jordan has embarked on a new project, The Style Tyrant chronicling the best street look from Aussie guys. Definitely worth a look and beautifully shot.
Art of Manliness ticks the box as a modern man’s guide to “restring the art of lost manliness”. Aside from style tips such as water-proofing your shoes and breaking in a leather jacket, you too can strut your manly shizzle with tips on jumping from a speeding car and splitting firewood. Check out their video on folding a pocket square at YouTube too. GRRRRR
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July 30, 2009 |
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We’ve just wrapped on an amazing fortnight, bringing the best art, design, fashion and music from the streets and laneways into Melbourne Central.
Live paintings, a brilliant live fashion shoot and a fantastic official festival party were but some of the great activity happening, right in one of Melbourne’s busiest hubs.
Here are some pics to show you what went on. You can see full galleries of the festival party and the fashion shoot at our Flickr site.
