Melbourne Spring Fashion Week 2009

Today marks the first day of Melbourne Spring Fashion Week – a week full of celebrating next season in this fashion capital. This year there are more than 100 free and ticketed events available to the public, exploring Spring/Summer fashion for the end of 09 and the start of 2010.

There’s something for everyone with events including lunch-time fashion shows, street parades, shopping tours, markets, film festivals and workshops. Many of these events are followed up by some of the hottest after parties at Melbourne’s most stylish venues.

Highlights from today’s events include The Third Floor at Mag Nation T-Shirt Exhibition, The Spirit of the Black Dress – Emerging Fashion Designers in exhibition at Georges and Kevin Murphy Hair Workshops.

As for tonight, the MSFW Designer Series opens at Melbourne Town Hall with their first show including hot new looks from MATERIALBYPRODUCT, Gwendolynne, Easton Pearson, Chrisine, Aurelio Costarella and Akira.