ASOS AW12 - The Cool & The Crazy

The ASOS Autum/Winter 2012 (which is our Spring/Summer) lookbook swings wildly from amazing to out there. 

Which pretty much sums up their looks in general. 

Only ASOS could put elbow length riding gloves with a party dress and make it look wearable.

What I love about ASOS is the cool stuff mixed in with the crazy. 80's boxy double denim outfits, pleather caps and geometric onsies are not my thang but the great thing about ASOS is that there's something for everyone.

The Cool 

On Trend - White Hot

A few weeks ago I went to the Liza Emanuele fashion parade at the Ice Arena.

It's rather ironic that I've named this post 'white hot' because it was in fact bloody cold.

It was quite a spectacular experience and like nothing I've ever seen before. You can read more about it here on Glam Adelaide.

I noticed a definite trend amoung the who's who of Adelaide. White blazers.

Burnside Village Fashion Parades

Shocker, I'm back at Burnside Village again! It's totally becoming the place to be.

Burnside Village held their Autumn/Winter fashion parades recently to celebrate the launch of their 6th issue of The Vine magazine. 

Usually 'mall parades' try and please everyone but Burnside Village knew their customer and understod their fashion sense. And even though said customer may be a wealthy middle aged mum they didn't compromise on style.

Burnside Village has a lot of high end brands and they did a great job of showing elegant ranges like Karen Millen and Carla Zampatti.

Sure, it didn't have the excitement of the Rundle Mall parades with dancing kids in shiny silver shoes and there were no opera singers or live bands but what I want from a fashion parade is to go away wanting to shop the trends. That's what I left the Burnside parades with, the urge to shop!

Winter Trends


- Red from bright tomato to maroon. The must have item is a pair of red jeans.

- Sequins - sparkly pants, tops and shoes.

- Fur

- Mustard And Teal

- Vintage Style Dresses

- 40s style trench coats, double breasted jackets and pea coats.

Photos by Alice Healy

Whitney Eve Is Coming To A Sportsgirl Near You

When I watched The Hills back in the day, I always wanted to be Whitney.

She was the least annoying and whiney and she had the best job. She also has the most amazing hair and I still try to copy her hairstyles a lot (see below). I will admit she is a bit of a style icon of mine.

Whitney Port became the first international designer to launch a collection at Australian Fashion Week at the end of April.

Whitney Eve and WE by Whitney Eve consist of pretty, feminine designs with lots of of florals and pastels. The range is aimed at young girls and reflects Whitney's personal style that we saw so much of in The Hills and The City.

I myself love a good blazer and a playsuit so the affordable range is right up my alley.

The good news is that the less expensive line WE by Whitney Eve will be coming to Sportsgirl in September so we can all have a little bit of The Hills.

While it may not be the most original range of designs, Whitney Port's collection is definitely very wearable and something I can see being a staple in my wardrobe. 

Photos courtesy of Tim Jones

Rundle Mall Autumn/Winter Fashion Parades

The Rundle Mall VIP Autumn/Winter Fashion Parade was held last Friday in Gawler Place.

Despite the sky threatening to unleash a downpour on the crowd of socialites, media and fashionistas, we got lucky and the parade went off without a hitch. 

 I loved the use of colour by Rundle Mall and it was great to be able to start wrapping my head around some looks for the colder months (I'm still in Summer mode).

The parade was hosted by Lisa McAskill who has the most beautiful hair I have ever seen and was wearing a gorgeous CUE skirt that I have had my eye on for the Oakbank Easter Races.

Quite unexpectedly the crowd was treated to some opening entertainment from the most energetic dancers I have ever seen! The lead male stole the show and I have no doubt will be a backup dancer for Kylie Minogue in no time. 

The parade featured looks from stores including David Jones, Esprit, Kookai, Country Road, Portmans and Veronika Maine. 

If the Rundle Mall AW12 Fashion Parades are anything to go by, the trends this season are bright colours, mod, 60s looks and prints. 

To be honest, I was a little disappointed with some of the styling of the parade. 

Sometimes less is more. A lot of the outfits were very 'matchy matchy' and I felt a lot of the looks just needed a few pieces removed.

However, I understand that as Adelaide's most popular shopping precinct (an Adelaide city counciller told me it is the second busiest mall in the country) Rundle Mall has to appeal to a wide range of people ie. not just 22 year olds like myself.

However 18 year old models strutting the catwalk in drapey clothes from Sportscraft just didn't do the models or the clothes any justice in my opinion. 

There were some positives. I loved the choreography of the parade. Every store was different and instead of just walking out one by one there was some thought behind how they presented the clothes and it was interesting to watch. 

The classic and elegant jewellery by Gerard McCabe Jewellers was a definite highlight.

The best part of the parades was of course the after party which was held at the the Hotel Richmond. 

The party made me feel like a proper celebrity. The most exciting part was the introduction of Skinnygirl cocktails! These pre-mixed cocktails are new to Australia after being famously created by Bethany Frankel (Real Housevwives, Bethany Ever After). 

I think girls forget how many calories are in alcohol, especially anything sugary like a cocktail. Skinnygirl coktails are less than 100 calories per serve and actually taste amazing

We were also given quite possibly the best gift bag I have ever received at an event!