Australian Graduate of the Year sponsored by Nando's.

Note the heels, the spikes, the fear in the models eyes.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VjvbNLAHik

This link will take you over to the Girl Frocked Up YouTube page, since blogspot is anti me showing you any videos. (Not really, they just take 4 years to upload on here).

Highlight of the evening: Free Nando's.

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MBFF Day 1 2 3

As the week progresses I'm finding less inspiration for what I write, as I feel I can't really do the shows justice. You can read all about the shows from the front of the runway on other blogs I've no doubt. Or in most magazines/newspapers/websites. So I've managed to find a spare half hour to slip all my backstage videos from the first 3 days into one and give you a little glance into the sometimes chaotic, always fun, but rarely glamorous backstage antics of MBFF 2010.

Who to look for in the video: Paul Hunt, Liz Golding, Sam Sarva, Olivia Thornton (you'll recognise her as poster girl for MBFF) Darb Bridal Couture, a Berkin bag (oh yes, it's in there. Look for the woman in the camel coloured jumper and denim jeans-also try not to accost her for the bag if you see her in the street) and the endless pre-show dancing pioneered for the most part by Hannah Glasby (who was most upset that she wasn't mentioned more frequently by girl frocked up).

Enjoy!

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MBFF DAY 1

Ok, so I'm really tired. And blogging two days after shows began, but after 16 hour working days my body decided it needed a break and consequently I passed out mid-blog after the first day.

So I have elected to blog Day 1 and 2 on Day 3 (as you do), and do it through pictures because at this point I'm not so with the words, and it's already taken me 45 minutes to write this many sentences (I get a lot of questions asked of me. A lot!).

Make-Up done by the Napoleon Perdis events team. Above: Nicola applies Hannah Saul's first look.

Hair is done by the Schwarzkopf team and I've been lucky enough to get a makeover this week.

National Media Luncheon set up.

So many pieces of paper have been sacrificed for run through sheets.

So very many.

Hannah Glasby for Easton Pearson. Blurred, because she won't stand still.

Incredible Paul Hunt gown.

Stunning crystal necklace.

Kate Squires pioneering a makeover on the fabulous dance troupe for the Lylah Boutique show.

10 minutes, 6 dancers, 20 hair and make up people. The result? An explosion of creativity.

Lylah Boutique.

Sneaky George Wu sketches.

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Codie Young

Picked up the current issue of Vogue? Happen to notice a recurring young model?

 Meet Codie Young, Australia's hottest new model and BFF of Kirstie Clements, modelling exclusively at MBFF for Scanlan and Theodore.

CODIE YOUNG LOVES FROCK PAPER SCISSORS <3

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Modelling 101

I'm not a model. In any way, shape or form. I trip over flat surfaces and walk like an ungraceful elephant. This proclamation today led to Modelling 101 with Kris Harman- designer, Stock Control Manager of MBFF and catwalk extraordinaire.
He is fabulously over the top, wears more jewellry then even I do, and is determined to teach me to walk in a straight line by the end of the week. Power to him.

This in turn led to styling director of MBFF and former top model Liz Golding showing us how it's really done.

Tips from Kris:

For ladies, cross your feet slightly when walking forward for that extra sashay of the hips.

For men, walk straight, keeping your feet more or less parallel to your hips.

ALWAYS: WALK WITH ATTITUDE!!

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Hannah Saul

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Chelsea Donaldson

Today was epic, and a challenge to say the least.

Dedicated that I am to updating everything everyday on my little blog, I'm averaging about 5 hours sleep a night. Nonetheless, I haul myself out of bed and attempt to pretty up each day before taking on fitting after fitting after fitting after fitting.

Today was the final day of fittings for models who were unable to make their previous fittings during the week. Ironically, the two biggest reasons for this was Sydney shows and school.

First off the rank was the so very very beautiful Chelsea Donaldson. At 17 years old she is completing high school by correspondence, just got her P plates, and just finished her first season at Paris Fashion Week.

She is also the cousin of Lily Donaldson, and is driving herself to the fashion festival despite 'growing up in Byron where we don't even have roundabouts'.

Here's hoping she makes it in one piece!

Still looks amazing despite getting up at 3:30am to fly from Sydney to Brisbane for her fitting.

Fitting for Blanc + Delta

CHELSEA DONALDSON LOVES FROCK PAPER SCISSORS <3

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