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CelebriArt

Host, Charmaine Dragun in Alex Perry Artist Di Taylor (left) in her own design and event organiser Natalie in Wayne Cooper

A beautifully embrodied vintage coat

And another delicate vintage piece reminiscent of Valentino

Wearing Western Australian designer Katya

The red dresses

Satin red with a tulle overlay

Linneys "Frocks and Rocks"

Hot off the press: Western Australia's up and coming fashion designers rule the night!
The evening's presenter Pip O'Connell in Story by TangCelestial Tenielle in a dress from her collectionStriking red dress by Sü
Fashion illustrator Pippa McManus supports her friend's label One Fell SwoopBrigitte Doucet glows in the increasingly popular "Yves Klein" blueElegant pearls to match a beautiful Max Mara dress

Fur Sure

Pippa (left) currently models in Sydney, be sure to look out for her in the near future.

Spokey Dokes

The Opening of Patti Chong's Chambers

Chief Justice Wayne Martin, Patti Chong and MC Phil Urquhart
Patti Chong, Former Chief Justice David Malcolm and Mark Trowell QC
Patti Chong and Honorary Consul for the Republic of Mali, Max de Vietri

MC Phil Urquhart, Patti Chong and Former Commissioner Kevin Hammond

The Prada Effect

Happy Bastille Day!

Louis Vuitton Opening

With half of King Street closed, the store was abuzz as Ian Thorpe made a guest appearance.

Art and Fashion

In celebration of Christian Dior's 60th anniversary, 45 models trotted the longest runway in fashion show history in extravagant gowns inspired by art masterpieces and muses. Naomi Campbell paraded an exotic Goya-inspired creation whilst Linda Evangelista go out of bed to be a Caravaggio muse, Helena Christensen modeled a dress inspired by Hans Holbein and Shalom Harlow was the muse of Michelangelo. Gisele Bündchen opened the show in a black "Bar Suit" inspired by Irving Penn's iconic photographs capturing Dior's "New Look". Below, some of my favorites and the paintings and drawings which I speculate inspired them. Impressionist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's "Dance To The Moulin Rouge".
Most famous for being the artist behind "Girl With A Pearl Earring", Dutch master Johannes Vermeer's "Guitar Player" was painted in 1672.Aubrey Beardsley's provocative drawings included "The Peacock Skirt" from 1892.
Portrait painter Giovanni Boldini's "Luisa Casati".Edgar Degas brought ballet classes to real life in paintings such as "Dance Class".Pablo Picasso's "Paul as Harlequin".
Jean Cocteau's drawings.

Feauturing tiny dots of multi-coloured paint, Georges-Pierre Seurat's "A Sunday Afternoon on The Island of Grande Jatte" took two years to complete.

Christian Dior Haute Couture 08

It's just less than 24 hours from the start of Christian Dior's Haute Couture extravaganza for Fall 2008 and 19 pages of conversation has already been generated over at The Fashion Spot. Celebrating Dior's 60th Anniversary, the show will be held at L’Orangerie de Versailles featuring the longest runway in fashion show history.

And what to expect? Steller supermodels Kate Moss, Gisele Bündchen, Linda Evangelista, and Naomi Campbell will be trotting the runway in front of 1,000 high profile guests . John Galliano has also just returned from Sevilla, Spain with his studio team.