August 31st, 2006

Motorola Tries To Claim Melbourne’s Fashion Set

Tonight will be huge in Melbourne with fashionistas torn between two major events in town. Many will converge on newish restaurant Fog in Prahran for the launch of the Motorola MotoKRZR phone - a fusion of fashion and technology. Since the mobile phone company has the naming rights to the Spring Fashion Festival, they will be pushing hard on this association with Bettina Liano, Richard Nylon (Puhleese!) and Gorman all designing pieces inspired by the phone. Among those who have RSVP’d are former Miss Universe hopeful, Erin McNaught, naughty Angus Kennett and Jaime Reyne.

Meanwhile there is another event on Thursday for Fox Fashion which is also expected to be filled with people wearing black and toting thrilling handbags. One source claims that the organisers of the Motorola’ soiree knew that the events clashed but decided to go ahead anyway. As you do. Naturally we are sending John Curtin - our man on Melbourne’s mean streets to put both events on his radar and tell us what he finds. He will make the call on which event succeeded and which was a flopperooni.   Take a good look at his face, party hosts you will be seeing a lot more of it.

John Curtin with blonde decoys.

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