To celebrate the success of the Sydney Fashion Festival, the Ivy hosted the ‘FashionTV Wrap Party’, sponsored by Hussy and Cointreau. In attendance were Designers, Models, and many well known identities. The exclusive Hussy fashion parade featured an array of the brands latest contemporary designs, including gorgeous flowing caftans and dresses in a tropical colour palette of Corals and electric blues. Fashiontv was beamed on the projector screens giving the true feel of an international FTV party. Thanks to Cointreau, all VIP guests were kept refreshingly hydrated with ‘Coitreau Blush Cocktails’, whilst they relaxed in the Ivy cabanas. Singer Merenia Gillies entertained the good looking crowd who partied well into the early hours. Footage of the night will be shown on FTV so keep an eye out on the channel.

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Wanda SLSC recorded a decisive win in the overall pointscore at the NSW Pool Rescue Championships at Woy Woy on the weekend.

Title holder Ocean Beach was eclipsed by the performances of the Wanda competitors, including Jessica Lauricella, Jay Furniss, Nicholas Brooks, Alex Clarke and Danielle McMahon. Ocean Beach slipped to equal fourth position despite wins by Keelan Bridge and the Gasparotto sisters.

Terrigal retained second place again this year with great performances by Lauren Hall, Karlee Nurthern, Rachelle King and Ed Gourley.

Cronulla’s third place was well deserved, thanks to good efforts by Lana Rogers, Kyle Druery, Chris Allum and Aaron Markey.

Bulli managed equal fourth largely due to Ryan O’Grady, Downie Langthorne and Sean White.

Hunter clubs Redhead and Swansea Belmont ended up sixth and eighth respectively. Emily Chaffey, Sjana Earp and Kurtis Kavanagh from Swansea Belmont and Redhead’s Jessica Collins recorded good times in their events.

Far North Coast clubs taking part in pool rescue competition for the first time managed to make it into the top 20. Byron’s Josh Brown and Callum Smith from Cudgen Headland were able to hold their own against more experienced competitors.

“Pool rescue is big on the international watersports stage and more of our home grown surf athletes are getting involved,” explained Manager of Surf Sports, Chris Parker. “It offers athletes more opportunities for national and international team selection, both in pool and surf events.”

The Championships include obstacle swims, manikin carries, line throws, medley relays and simulated emergency response competition. The events are great for honing the surf rescue skills of our top athletes, who are all volunteer surf lifesavers.

Pool rescue skills are not only important for saving lives in the surf but this competition was also great preparation for the upcoming World Surf Life Saving titles in Egypt next month.

OVERALL POINTSCORE

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WESTFIELD’S flagship Bondi Junction shopping centre was one of the off site venues for the Rosemount Sydney Fashion Festival featuring swimwear collections Speedo, Swank and Seafolly.

There were three categories at the Westfield runway: race wear, street wear and swimwear.

Westfield’s John Batistich said the centreprovided a great environment to showcase key styles for the season.

“We hope to inspire our shoppers just as much as they inspire us,” he said.

Brunsdon, who will participate in the race wear show on August 26, described his collection as “fresh, colourful pastels with quite clean lines”.

He said the inclusion of the Bondi venue in the weeklong festival program was “a great thing for locals”.

“It brings clothing that’s in the stores to the runway so they can come in, watch the show and then go shopping straight afterwards,” he said.

Brunsdon said the local scene was “free-spirited, simplified and undone, but at the same time it’s definitely very trend-driven”.

“It might be a little bit too trendy because sometimes Sydney girls look like fashion victims,” he said.

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Sydney siders crammed the Sydney CBD on Thursday night shopping during Vogues “Fashion’s Night Out” on 9th September 2010. With DJ’s pumping music and models filling the windows of Sydney Martin Place, you would of thought that the world recession had finally ended in Sydney in September 2010. Major fashion retailers such as Myers, David Jones, Chanel and Giorgio Armani to name a few open their retail stores with hip live DJ’s and jazz flowing through their stores. 

Dispite the rain, the Martin Place area was filled with lovers of local and international fashion looking for a discount during the Vogues Fashion’s night Out. Most stores offered specials and discounts during the night with enticers like fairy floss or VIP red carpet shop fronts to customers. Sydney Fashion’s Night out was one of 15 international fashions night outs created by Vogue magazine.

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