A model gets her hair and makeup finished

Last week i photographed behind the scenes at a number of Rosemount Australian Fashion Week shows for Little Hero PR.

It’s a pretty fun gig, shooting models and hanging out with photographer buddies. A lot of my brief was shooting sponsorship stuff but i snapped some frames for my own interest in between.

I made a gallery of some of my photos and there’s some samples below.

Romance Was Born

Romance Was Born designer's Luke and Anna overlook a rehearsal for their show at Mitchell Library

Alex from Hobo Gestapo shoots Louise Van Der Vorst dressed in Romance Was Born

Luke Sales and Anna Plunkett from Romance Was Born

The Australian Youth Choir backstage before singing The Never Ending Story

Flannel

Gail Sorronda

Alice McCall

A model's light reading while she gets her makeup done

Therese Rawsthorne

Carl Kapp

Kate Sylvester

Stolen Girlfriend’s Club

See more in my fashion week gallery and check out coverage from my photo comrades at Hobogestapo and Yimmy Yayo. Those guys knocked it out of the park with their unique perspective on things.

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A spread in Harper's Bazaar illustrated by my photos

Australian Fashion Week seems like an eternity ago now, but here’s some photos that have just gone to print.

They’re behind-the-scenes photos at fashion label Little Joe‘s runway show, run in a Lancôme sponsored double page spread in Harper’s Bazaar.

Louise Van De Vorst and Samantha Harris

Little Joe designer Gail Elliot oversees the models being made up backstage

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Ksubi held their 10th anniversary Fashion Week show at the cavernous Royal Hall of Industries.

Ksubi almost imploded in bankruptcy last year, and they jokingly mock themselves as has beens, but this big brashy show seemed to be sending a message that they’re here to stay.

The seating map

The hobo gestapo gents at work

Neo?

Some dutch courage before walking

That draws to an end all my fashion week posts.

It was a fun week, in the company of some other lovely people behind the scenes.

A hello and thanks for the memories to:

• Rae, Dane, Tanya, Sally and Mitch at Little Hero
• Little Hero blogging buddies Samone and Jaye
• Jade who was twittering up a storm for Marie Claire
• Cara and the gentlemen from Hobo Gestapo who took some stunning shots during the week

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Romance Was Born was, as has become the norm, the most memorable and spectacular of the shows i saw at Fashion Week. It was held in MacLaurin Hall in Sydney University which was decked out in the theme for the show – ‘Renaissance Dinosaur’.

So much attention to detail and creativity gone wild.

Notes for the hair team

All the fake nails laid out before being glued to the models

This model still managed to text on her phone with the crazy nails

Designers Anna Plunkett and Luke Sales after the show

Show Credits:

Producer: Rachel Tuffery at Pronto Productions
Stylist: Jolyon Mason at 2C Management
Creative Director: Mark Vassallo
Music: Johnny Seymour. Nick Wales & the Sydney Youth Orchestra
Hair: Lores Giglio at DLM for Fudge
Make Up: Natasha Severino at The Artist Group for M.A.C
Body Painting: Emma Hack for M.A.C
Crochet Masks and Jewellery: Erin Field for Romance Was Born using Pandora
Jewllery and Accessories: Romance Was Born, Pauly Bonomelli and Kate Rohdes for Romance Was Born using Pandora
Shoes: Terry Biviano for Romance Was Born
Hosiery: Jonathan Aston
Eyewear: Isson

Presented by Pandora

Sponsors: Fudge, Woolmark, Crystallized Swarovski Elements, Westfield, M.A.C, Think Positive, Jonathan Aston, Isson, Terry Biviano, CND, Light Tape and K.W.Doggett.

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Here’s some photos from behind the scenes of Therese Rawsthorne‘s show at Australian Technology Park for Fashion Week.

Show credits:

Production – Rachel Tuffery for Pronto Productions
Stylist – Tamila Purvis
Hair – Jon Pulitano at Headcase Hair for Cloud Nine
Make Up – Linda Jefferyes for M.A.C
Shoes – Tristan Blair for Therese Rawsthorne
Jewellery – ManiaMania
Casting – Tamila Purvis and Rachel Tuffery
Music – Johnny Seymour
Installation – Mimi Tong
PR & Sponsorship – Little Hero

Sponsors: Woolmark, Cloud Nine, M.A.C, CND, Westfield, Australian Technology Park, Single Origin Coffee, Sonoma and K.W. Doggett.

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Photos from backstage at Friedrich Gray‘s Australian Fashion Week show.

Friedrich Gray was the first ever fashion show i photographed. It was in 2007 at The Kirk, a church in Surry Hills and i was snapping for the now defunct Australian edition of Dazed and Confused.

I’ve shot each of his fashion week shows since, so it was nice to keep up the tradition.

Ben Pollitt, the man behind Friedrich Gray

Ben was congratulated after the show by Ruby Rose

The show featured a mirrored archway by Tim Richardson

Show credits:

Show Production – Rachel Tuffery for Pronto Productions
Stylist – Kelvin Harries
Hair – Jon Pulitano at Headcase Hair for Cloud Nine
Make Up – Natasha Severino for M.A.C
Shoes – Women’s – Sogni di Georgia by Nick Mascitelli Imports, Men’s – Windsor Smith
Casting – Kelvin Harries and Rachel Tuffery
Music Director – Johnny Seymour
Installation – Tim Richardson with Tim Manning
PR & Sponsorship – Little Hero

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Models pose backstage before walking the runway for Flannel

Some backstage snaps of the Flannel show at Australian Fashion week.

It’s a common site to see the models backstage with multiple hair and make-up people all over them.

Flannel designer Kristy Lawrence with a couple of models

Show credits:

Show Production – Ali Newling and Natalie Jane Miller for Alias Creative
Stylist – Ryan Lobo
Hair – Jon Pulitano at Headcase Hair for Redken
Make Up – Amber Dreadon for M.A.C
Casting – Ryan Lobo, Ali Newling and Natalie Jane Miller
Music Director – Milo Kossowski
PR & Sponsorship – Little Hero

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The Stolen Girlfriends Club show was in a big warehouse in Alexandria.

Mark "the Cobrasnake" and Tallulah Morton

Mark Cobrasnake was a backstage fixture at a lot of shows.

The show was sponsored by Vitamin Water

I had to shoot a load of sponsorship stuff for Vitamin Water, so didn’t get to do as much backstage as i would have otherwise.

Stolen Girlfriends Club designers with a couple of models

Show credits:

Show Production – Ali Newling and Natalie Jane Miller at Alias Creative
Styling – Zara Mirkin
Make Up – Amber Dreadon for M.A.C
Hair – Greg Murrell at Ryder for KMS California
Shoes – Beau Coops
Casting – Natalie Jane Miller
Visual Effects – The Visualistion Unit
Film & Projections – Blake Myers
Art & Music Direction – Stolen Girlfriends Club
PR & Sponsorship – Little Hero

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Models wearing Seventh Wonderland prepare to walk the runway

I’m a bit late to the game posting my photos from Rosemount Australian Fashion Week, but expect a glut to come.

Most of the week I was shooting backstage for Little Hero, a PR agency who looks after the best young labels.

Model Tallulah Morton getting made up backstage for Seventh Wonderland

First up here is swimwear label Seventh Wonderland in their debut Fashion Week show.

Model Tiah Eckhardt gets made up backstage

I’m pretty ignorant when it comes to fashion, it’s not a world i inhabit often, but it sure is fun to dive in for the week during Fashion Week.

And it’s loads more fun shooting backstage rather than runway.

The odd things you see backstage, a collection of silicon bra inserts, aka chicken fillets

Seventh Wonderland designers Carlos Aviles and Bonnie Coumbe with a couple of models

Show Credits:

Show Production – Ali Newling and Natalie Jane Miller at Alias Creative
Styling – Jolyon Mason at 2C Management
Make Up – Sam Correy at Company 1 for M.A.C
Hair – Jon Pulitano at Headcase Hair for Redken
Casting – Natalie Jane Miller
Music Direction – Viva L’Amour
Nails – CND
Shoes – Seventh Wonderland customised with Crystallized Swarovski Elements
PR and Sponsorship – Little Hero

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The last of my fashion week posts is from the spectacular Romance Was Born show at The Wharf Restaurant on Sydney Harbour. As with previous shows from the designers it was extravagant, theatrical, kitsch and featured my old neighbour Pauly.

Paul

There was an aquatic theme going on, with shells, sea creatures, scales, coral, sea captains and nymphs.

The show was all set to the ethereal tunes of Bat for Lashes before the grand finale set to Prince. It brought tears to the eyes of several in the crowd.

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