Access All Areas - Casting Call For The L'oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival

Young, good-looking and full of hope, they flock to this annual fashion casting call.

Crisp Assessments Of Coco Chanel's Impact On Fashion

PERHAPS Coco Chanel's greatest talent was to invent herself - that's certainly the view of the creative incumbent at her fashion house, designer Karl Lagerfeld.

The Frocky Horror Show

ON SCREEN Marion Cotillard was voted the best for her performance as Edith Piaf in La Vie En Rose, but the French chameleon was not so lucky with her red carpet reviews. Panned by The New York Times, Cotillard stepped out in a very bijou fish-scale print mermaid-style gown by Jean Paul Gaultier. We at SiT disagree with the Times - Cotillard gets our fashion vote for side-stepping the safe options presented by the bevy of red-carpet fashion consultants.

Sleek Chic

Minimalism has resurfaced just in time, writes fashion editor Janice Breen Burns.

Back To Black Steal A Look

ANNE HATHAWAY hasn't always been saluted by the fashion industry. But then came 2006's The Devil Wears Prada and suddenly the 25-year-old was transformed into a bonafide clothes horse.

Black Boldly Steps Out Of The Shadows And Into The Spotlight

ALICK TIPOTI Malungu, Nellie Castan Gallery, 12 River Street, South Yarra, until February 23, nelliecastangallery.com BLACK IN FASHION: MOURNING TO NIGHT NGV Australia, until August and, from February 29 to August, also at the NGV International, www.ngv.vic.gov.au

Hollywood Glamour Queens And Their Fashion Followers

The classic stars of yesteryear have modern counterparts to remind us, writes Glynis Traill-Nash.

That's Black

A historic exhibition at the NGV omits just one handy aspect of fashion's favourite shade, writes Janice Breen Burns.

Kit's New Ice Collection Set To Build On Her Reputation In Nyc

Kit Willow Podgornik THE last day of New York Fashion Week saw Kit Willow Podgornik send out a frosty update of her Willow label.

Dj's Finale In Hands Of Akira

DESIGNER Akira Isogawa has been chosen to close David Jones's prestigious fashion parade this week.

Bargain Fashion Followers

AT first glance, former model Denise Gill's fashion workshops for teenagers at Singleton are simply a way of keeping young people occupied after school but they are actually much more.

Celebrity Central

Who's who in the front row often matters more than what's what on the catwalk, writes fashion editor Janice Breen Burns.

Off The Rack

A wrap of grabs from fashion's front line.

Who Is ... Jacqui Alexander?

Last year Harvey Nichols snapped up more than $500,000 of her first-season stock at a showing in Dubai. At 18 she became the youngest designer to have her wares stocked in the stately London store. At Melbourne's spring fashion season - the same year of her label debut - she held the opening show and became the carnival's "face".

From Wanderer . . . To Fashionista

Sharon Taylor spent years working in administration - just to make money - until she took herself into the fashion industry and her own business.

Sham Glam

Controversial fashion commentator Dana Thomas is not impressed by your designer handbag, writes Kath Dolan.