Katie steps out in style to Randwick Racecourse on her 18th birthday! A white tiered sundress is rendered effortless and elegant, when delivered with simple silver jewellery, cheeky Karen Walker sunglasses, black suede sandals and a ‘Gatsby-esque’ pastel straw hat.

Travelling in style from Melbourne for the weekend, I found India surrounded by vintage suitcases writing at a CBD café. A simple floral shift with horn rimmed shades was pure Melbourne chic with a rockabilly twist. 

Sulfur yellows and burnt ochre oranges at Prada, Burberry Prorsum and Bottega Veneta mirror the  sands, sunsets, and insect life of the Australian bush.

Girls hang in vibrant orchid colours like precious stems on a vine. From left: Rodarte, Thakoon, Richard Nicholl, Marc Jacobs, Marni, and Anna Sui. All from SS’09.

Muted eucalypt greens, paperbark neutrals and faded florals  as seen at Christopher Kane, Burberry Prorsum, and Daughters by Obedient Sons. All SS’09

The vibrant spring colours of Australia readily echo the eclectic palettes of  SS’09, as the new season unfolds on the runways of New York, London and now Milan. 

Isabella Blow, Anna Piaggi, Karl Lagerfeld - the world of fashion has its individualists, those rare gems who make any outfit their own, who create trends not follow them. One of Sydney’s blooming fashionistas Mr. Cody Bayliss is quickly proving himself in this exclusive category of dressers -  his rail thin frame a canvas for his own creations and the more outré designs of local and international designers of today and days gone by. I caught him here on a sunny Monday morning  in baggy spiderweb  print leggings and a customised Ksubi tshirt, topped off with a svelte black bowler hat.

Mr. Jack Mannix works his magic into a spring outfit that epitomises his carefree boyish charm delivered with a bohemian flair. While Crown Street wilted in 30º, Jack accessorised - sunglasses, silver cuffs, pendants and beading atop a Shakespeare graphic tshirt are fanciful fun. An ‘oh-so-Vince-Noir’ skinny leopard scarf teamed with washed denim cutoffs - worn with barefeet and a Diet Coke - remind us that Jack plays by his own fashion rules.

Here we see a casual, stylish look for a sunny, crisp Sydney winter day. A teal Marimekko-inspired printed shift dress is a burst of warm colour, offset beautifully by Andrea’s oversized pale grey wool coat.  The wide lapel and A-line cut of the coat plays subtly against simple black stockings and slip-on shoes, complimenting Andrea’s small frame. A traveller from Perth who is not afraid to show Sydney how its done!