Perth Fashion Festival 2009 showcased Australian designers at Fashion Paramount from Sept. 4 to 10 in Perth, Australia. Among the designers featured were Little Gracie, Ashe, Of Cabbages and Kings, Breathless, Antipodium, Flannel, Megan Salmon, Story By Tang, and Empire Rose on Sept. 5, and Wheels & Dollbaby on Sept. 6.
The West Australian government’s Department of Culture and the Arts funded two Designer Collections shows to feature West Australian talent. The festival Web site lists these activities as part of the fashion week: a model search by Chadwick Models, a luncheon show of spring fashions by Manning Cartell (the designing sisters Vanessa, Gabrielle, and Cheryl) held at the Hilton, and the first Student Runway event which gives area students a place to show their creativity.
Another shiny skirt, this one by Ashe, with a short ruffled jacket. (Stefan Gosatti/Getty Images)Wheels & Dollbaby offer this three-quarter-length-sleeved little black dress with a tie. (Stefan Gosatti/Getty Images)The hat, off-the-shoulder textured sweater, and shiny skirt jumble styles in this creation by Antipodium at the WA Designer Collections 1 show. (Stefan Gosatti/Getty Images)A balloon skirt on top of a longer skirt with a ruffle at the hem by Breathless. (Stefan Gosatti/Getty Images)Full-skirted black dress by Wheels & Dollbaby. (Stefan Gosatti/Getty Images)A ruffled top with a tie by Flannel. (Stefan Gosatti/Getty Images)A ruffle gently covers the shoulders on this long dress by Little Gracie. (Stefan Gosatti/Getty Images)Of Cabbages and Kings offers an open design for the men. (Stefan Gosatti/Getty Images)
