Bento’s Fashion Week Style

As many of you will known, we braved Sydney for the first three days of the 2011 Rosemount Australia Fashion Week.

I have much to tell you about this experience… It was scary, interesting, amusing, exciting, despairing and confusing – but more on that later.

Whilst I get my thoughts together, a quick look at my duds for the three days.

All photos courtesy of the photographers as credited.

Day One

Shot by Pages Digital, MX, InStyle magazine and fast-becoming-my-favourite-photographer, J-Dawg.

I got up before 5am that day so I looked many shades of washed out.

Bento factor: Grey Louis V knit.

Day Two

Shot by Xssat, Breakfast With Audrey, Six Wolves, IMG, er… several newspapers (including a UK one?!) and a bunch of people who didn’t tell me who they were.

My favourite photos were from J-Dawg again, though Thanks man.

Bento factor: Louis V knit in peach.

On this day I found someone taking a photo of my butt. I like to assume this was to get a good shot of the print on my kimono, because otherwise it’s just plain weird.

Day Three

Shot by Pedestrian TV, We The People, Starring Nobody, The Nextish, Raw Fashion, Lady Melbourne, AFG, a designer who wanted to know about my shoes, a tourist, and again… several people who didn’t introduce themselves or even speak to me.

I’m not sure how I feel about that last part. I’m happy to have my photo taken at these events; I think it’s good publicity. What I’m not really okay with is people taking paparazzi-style shots of me from a distance. I don’t think I’m public property – I’m not a celebrity and I haven’t signed up for that. But overlooking those factors for a second, I’m incredibly new to the industry and I just like being able to talk to people from all areas of it’s landscape.

Anyway… Bento factor: Ruby dress in grey.

Photo by Six Wolves for Pedestrian TV.

Over time I hope I’m proving my point that with the right versatile and timeless foundation pieces in your wardrobe, you can create almost any look.

On the whole: very interesting trip.