Aurelio Costarella

Posted in Fashion / Fashion blog / Fashion pictures / Fashion shows / Melbourne fashion week If you’ve got the legs, Aurelio Costarella has the dress. He also has the dress if you’ve got that special event coming up. In a collection full of nudes and neutrals, sequins embellished cloth that was finished with the kind of trim that gave many a mini dress the appeal of a glass of Dom Pérignon, preferably a mid-20th century vintage. And while such silhouettes will no doubt be communicated...Read Full Story

Posted in Fashion » Fashion Blog » Fashion Pictures » Fashion Show Given that the opening night of Melbourne fashion week ( MSFW ) felt entirely dedicated to nude colours, the fact that, from my vantage point down the catwalk, it was clear that Aurelio Costarella's Spring 2010 show was opening with the same tonality didn't thrill me. And yet there it was though thankfully without the subdued designs of the previous evening. Instead it was a neutrally toned dress replete with layers, ruffles...Read Full Story

With a name like Aurelio Costarella , the Aussie designer really had no choice but to be fabulous. SUPER fabulous. I’m talking Rihanna fabulous. His clothes have adorned some of the most beautiful women in the world from Alexis Bledel to Jennifer Hawkins and of course resident good girl gone bad, Rihanna. Today, Costarella demonstrated why he is one of Australia’s most sought-after designers in a parade of luxurious evening gowns and spunky party dresses. The models were literally...Read Full Story

Posted in Fashion Blog » Fashion Pictures » Fashion Show If there's one thing the world has come to expect from Aurelio Costarella it's show-stopping eveningwear. Did he deliver with his RAFW ( Australian fashion week ) show? You bet. If sparkling, ruffling, no-holds-barred glamour is your thing, then Costarella is your man. For Spring 2010, some of his dresses were Gothed up with corset-style leather bodices. There were open backs and beaded cross-body sashes, and tiers of flower-like...Read Full Story

Perth is suddenly quiet for me. Almost everyone I know in the fashion industry flew over to Melbourne for L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival 2010. It's been suggested that I should go over there for the event. I really wish I could. Having said that I'm not sure what I'd do. The photographers' pit will be hard to get into. On the other hand, as a blogger (or rather as an observer of fashion) I don't have much cred in the Eastern states. Just sitting around and watching parades would just as...Read Full Story