Fashion Palette kicks off with sizzling atmosphere

The 250 strong fashion-savvy crowd included DJ Havana Brown,Miss Universe Australia Renae Ayris, Magdalena Roze, Zoe Marshall and Airlie Walsh as well as Lauryn Eagle, Kate Peck, Carmen Smith, Brittany Cairns and Amali Ward wearing garments from some of the 16 designers showing at the Fashion Palette Runway.

Celebrating their participation in this year’s exciting program were designers including Niki Teljega, Chiquita Searle, Sharnee Lamb and Catherine Vasilas from Galanni.

Guests were transported to New York City and were treated to a dazzling display of entertainment with fire breathers, trumpet players, bundles of yellow balloons and floating umbrellas in the pool. Live mannequins captured the guests’ attention, dressed in incredible yellow ribbon dresses made by designer Stephanie Cunningham.

Up and coming artist Carla Wehbe set the scene with an enchanting live performance of Empire State of Mind by Alicia Keys before singing Happy Birthday as Fashion Palette Founder Sonya Mefaddi cut the 30inch ‘Big Apple’ cake made by the renowned bakers Planet Cake. Mefaddi, with a passion to support Australian designers, wore a chic white Alex Perry gown and toasted to the success of the launch of the 2013 program and a fabulous evening.

This Thursday marks the fifth annual Fashion Palette Runway Showcase where these talented 16 Australian designers will showcase the first preview for their SS13/14 collections. 

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