Mercedes Benz Fashion week is happening in Australia. And it’s the best excuse to drool over some of the structural design masterclasses. Here were the sexiest, coolest things we saw. While the collections aren’t available in the scale of sizes we’d like everything to be, it’s O.K. to look.
Dion Lee gets it. In the summer, the maximum amount of clothing we ever want to be wearing is a bra top and overalls. But if you have to transition from business attire to a going out look, this would be what we want to wear. Just a strip of fabric for the top, and extremely sharp suiting everywhere else. Getting those ankles and toesies out.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – MAY 16: A model walks the runway during the Dion Lee show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Resort 17 Collections at Bloomberg Building on May 16, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)
Do the ruffles start way above the waist? Yes, and normally we might object to anything that
creates massive curtains over your hot bod, but this is so casual and theatrical in a flapper girl way at the same time that we can’t resist it. GET ME THE SHINIEST SCALEY THINGS EVER FOR THIS INVERTED MERMAID THING WE SHOULD DO, Johnny said prolly. How badly do you want someone to ask you who you’re wearing so that you can reply “By Johnny.” We need this footwear yesterday.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – MAY 17: A model walks the runway during the By Johnny show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Resort 17 Collections at Blacksmith’s Workshop on May 17, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Stefan Gosatti/Getty Images)
Karla Spetic, this dress needs to get out of our dreams and into our lives. Everybody wants weird colorform shaped add-ons as coverings, and the way the mesh ripples is just so damn alluring. This midnight blue is a dream on so many skin tones. Also sorry, thanks Sydney, we think we want Tevas.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – MAY 17: A model walks the runway during the Karla Spetic show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Resort 17 Collections at Carriageworks on May 17, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Stefan Gosatti/Getty Images)
This is the glam Bianca Spender dress we will marry the body positive cause in. Because it’s metallic, it has ruffles in all the weird places, and she’s wearing it with black socks and boots suitable for riding horses in.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – MAY 17: A model walks the runway during the Bianca Spender show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Resort 17 Collections at Carriageworks on May 17, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Stefan Gosatti/Getty Images)
The way this Bianca Spender number cascades on her body is just so delicious. The slate grey is beautiful, and slips on and off easily, which is how a summer staple should be.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – MAY 17: A model walks the runway during the Bianca Spender show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Resort 17 Collections at Carriageworks on May 17, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Stefan Gosatti/Getty Images)
