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FASHION FIXATION by KATHERINE TWEED
Dissecting the trends
spring/summer 2012. As Fashion Week drew to a close last Friday,
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fashion lovers from all over NSW were left with inspiration for future outfi ts and hints as to what the big trends will be by the end of this year. During the week, we had the chance to see
the best, the worst and the weirdest in fashion, hair and make-up and, to be honest, these designers never cease to amaze me. When you think you know fashion, the designers pull a few strings and completely blow you away. Fashion Week, this year, had superheroes,
modern Japanese kimonos, animal prints, one- piece printed swimsuits, cloud-like hats and the craziest in hair and make-up. I am not too sure how the public will take to
the Romance Was Born comic book-themed designs or the fl amboyant tribal-themed kaftans and maxi-dresses by Camilla, but with those looks in mind, I have no doubt that it will be very interesting to see how many of the featured styles at Fashion Week will make it to the streets. Fashion Week is always an exciting time for
anyone interested in fashion, and I can’t wait until next year. Until then, I will be keeping an eye out for
trends featured in this year’s shows hitting stores for summer.
If you want to see a topic discussed, or have a question answered, email
katherine.tweed@
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he Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week brought the best and brightest in the fashion world to Sydney to show off their takes on the hottest new trends for
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eff ects and explosions. It’s never the same watching a movie like that at home. You can probably guess
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the plot, the super heroes are just, noble and will fi ght to save the lives of all people. T e bad guys are out to win at all costs and are driven by greed for domination and money and don’t really care how many people die while they try to get it. It always ends with a big
fi ght and you walk out of the movie happy when the good guys triumph and everyone is saved and lives happily ever after. It’s a good feeling
knowing those type of super villains don’t really exist – the ones who would actually choose making profi t over risking the suff ering, or even death, to real people. So, I walked out past the happy kids staring at the
went to the cinema this week and saw a real blockbuster-style movie with all the special
KEEPING FIT by David Stein
Knowing the good from the bad
giant cut-out of one of the stars from the movie with a huge cup of cola in his hand pointing heroically over to the snack bar.. Down the stairs out past
the sign on a bus shelter saying we really need our cigarettes to have colourful packages or we’re taking away people’s fundamental rights. I stopped to look at the big display of the same heroes I just watched in their very own game for my console – I could get online and replay the big, end fi ght every day. I was very happy to know
that there are no real bad guys who would ever put a profi t over my family’s quality of life. I Goggled “what kills
the most people in the whole world” just to fi nd out. It said something about obesity and non- communicable disease. But bad guys don’t have
anything to do with that stuff . If they did, Captain America and the Hulk would come and stop them.
David Stein has worked in the fi tness industry for more than 18 years, training and advising
LIFE & STYLE
The Newcastle Post
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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