Getting on the Turps
Words: Clare Kempnich
Photos: Paul Sparrow
Saturday, Jul 24
It was time for another elusive Turpentine Fashion Night – this time held at Brisbane’s Port Office Hotel. Showcased was a selection of pieces by the likes of Ark°, Everything’s The Same, Ashlee Hart, Jimmi Paige, Evelyn Curtis and Saralli Designs. All credit to Paul Sparrow for the photography used in this article.
If you have a thing for fashion, then this was certainly the place to be on July 8. Designs ranged from colourful evening and day wear to swimwear; with my personal highlight being a velvet black evening dress with some amazingly adorned sleeves! And it wasn’t just for the ladies; the designers even catered for the happening Brisbane male (much to the delight of the majority of the female audience).
The clothes were enhanced by the stellar work of makeup artist Elana Mullaly who gave ‘bling’ a whole new context. The models’ diamante-encrusted faces were hard to miss as they paraded the catwalk – although I’m not sure that’s a look that many of the audience would be willing to sport on a night out…
As was to be expected, it was a great night. The drinks were flowing, the dancing was excessive and the clothes were fantastic. Let’s hope we don’t have to wait too long for the next night of fashion education from the people at Turpentine!