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krystal glynn at theyskens' theory SS12/getty via daylife

It was hard to miss the Australians in New York over the past week. In what is shaping up as another record season, by frockwriter's count at least 27 28 29 of them stalked the Spring/Summer 2012 runways of New York Fashion Week. On numerous occasions, they were cast alongside other compatriots. Six were cast at Richard Chai, for instance, with five at Marc Jacobs. Not counting a rapidly-expanding Kiwi posse led by Emily Baker, Jessica Clarke and Georgia Fowler, who did many of the same shows. No sign of the better-established Oz names Abbey Lee Kershaw and Catherine McNeil, even though McNeil was spotted at at least one casting, for Rag & Bone. Or for that matter, Bambi Northwood-Blyth, who made such a promising international start this time last year. Carving up the circuit in their place was a new Aussie power pack headed up by Julia Nobis, Codie Young, Dempsey Stewart, Rose Smith, Melissa Johannsen, Ruby-Jean Wilson, Ajak Deng and Amanda Ware, with a swag of new names getting their first bites of the Big Apple. The latter included Krystal Glynn, Nicole Pollard, Sarah Lorimer, Claire Collins, Chrystal Copland, Caris Tiivel and Philippa Gleeson. Fantastic to see two models who are well-established on Australia's runways, finally venturing onto the New York stage: Simone Kerr and Eliza Humble. After the Red Eye to Heathrow overnight, it starts all over again today at London Fashion Week.

Here are their preliminary showlists for the season. Thanks for any headsups on shows we may have missed. UPDATED: WITH LONDON FASHION WEEK SS12 SHOWS. AND MILAN FASHION WEEK.

JULIA NOBIS
Richard Chai

Tadashi Shoji

Peter Som (opened)

Rebecca Taylor (opened)

Rag & Bone

Lacoste

Alexander Wang

Jill Stuart

Derek Lam

Diane von Furstenberg

Son Jung Wan (opened and closed)

Edun

Tommy Hilfiger

Preen

Marc by Marc Jacobs

Tory Burch

Vera Wang

Narciso Rodriguez

Theyskens' Theory

3.1 Phillip Lim

Michael Kors

Proenza Schouler (closed)

Reed Krakoff

Calvin Klein

Marc Jacobs
Ports 1961

= 26

ROSE SMITH
Richard Chai
Doo.Ri
The Row
Edun
Jill Stuart
Adam
Band of Outsiders (opened)
Y-3
Zero Maria Cornejo (opened)
Tory Burch
Marchesa
Tibi
3.1 Phillip Lim
Ports 1961
Daks

= 15

CODIE YOUNG
Richard Chai
Rebecca Taylor
United Bamboo 

Suno
Jill Stuart (closed)
Graeme Armour
Thakoon
Tory Burch
Rodarte
Tibi
Hexa by Cuho
Milly by Michelle Smith
Wayne
Marc Jacobs

= 14

MELISSA 'MJ' JOHANNSEN
Steven Alan
Rachel Comey
Nicholas K
The Row
Band of Outsiders
Academy of Art University
Tracy Reese
Creatures of the Wind
Rodarte
Pink Tartan (opened)
Fotini
Elle Tahari
Jeremy Scott
Patrick Ervell

= 14

RUBY-JEAN WILSON
United Bamboo
Peter Som
Yigal Azrouel (opened)
Graeme Armour (closed)
Y-3
Jil Sander Navy
Reem Acra
Marchesa
Sophie Theallet
Jeremy Scott
Marc Jacobs
Patrick Ervell

= 12

KRYSTAL GLYNN
Richard Chai
Peter Som
Rebecca Taylor
Suno
Helmut Lang
Band of Outsiders
Honor
Tory Burch
Philosophy di Alberta Ferretti
Theyskens' Theory
Marc Jacobs

= 11

NICOLE POLLARD
Nicholas K
Ruffian
Band of Outsiders
Sally La Pointe (closed)
Graeme Armour
Rachel Roy
Theyskens Theory
Hexa by Cuho (closed)
Norman Ambrose
Supima

=10

DEMPSEY STEWART
Richard Chai
Rebecca Taylor (closed)
Suno (closed)
Graeme Armour
Honor
Thakoon
3.1 Phillip Lim
Jill Stuart
Marc Jacobs

= 9

CHRYSTAL COPLAND
Costello Tagliapietra (closed)
Libertine
Pink Tartan
Emerson
Hexa by Cuho
Jeremy Scott

Norman Ambrose 
Arise African Fashion Collective

= 8
 
SARAH LORIMER
Steven Alan
Wes Gordon
Christian Siriano
Libertine
A Detacher
Wayne
Karen Walker
Park Choon Moo

= 8

PHILIPPA GLEESON
Jenny Packham
Rachel Roy
Billy Reid
L.A.M.B.
Karen Walker
Nanette Lepore (opened)
Chado Ralph Rucci
Naeem Khan

= 8 

CLAIRE COLLINS
Faster by Mark Fast
Cut25 by Yigal Azrouel
Rebecca Minkoff
Rachel Zoe
Suno
Wes Gordon
Sally LaPointe

= 7 

JESS GOLD

Rebecca Taylor
Helmut Lang
Jen Kao
Faster by Mark Fast
Rachel Zoe
Francesc by Frank Tell

= 6

AMANDA WARE
BCBG by MAX AZRIA
Ruffian
Monique Lhuillier
Carlos Miele
Hervé Léger
L'Wren Scott

= 6

JADE JACKSON
Yigal Azrouel
Carlos Miele
Sophie Theallet
Rad by Rad Hourani
Milly by Michelle Smith
Ohne Titel

= 6

LAUREN MOODY
Imitation of Christ
Sally LaPointe
Juan Carlos Obando
Argentine Designers
Nomia
Arise African Fashion Collective

= 6

AJAK DENG
Richard Chai
Jason Wu
Edun
Ohne Titel
Wayne

= 5

LAUREN BROWN
Kimberley Ovitz
Son Jung Wan
Reed Krakoff
Chado Ralph Rucci
Arise African Fashion Collective

 = 5

CARIS TIIVEL
Christian Siriano
Bibi
Project Runway
Bibhu Mohapatra
Josie Natori

= 5

ELIZA HUMBLE
Erin by Erin Fetherston
Chris Benz
Gen Art
Douglas Hannant

= 4

SIMONE KERR
Christian Siriano
Pink Tartan
Betsey Johnson
The Blonds

= 4

TOM BULL
Imitation of Christ
Perry Ellis (opened and closed)
Marithé et François Girbaud
Sergio Davila

= 4

JAKE GORDON
Billy Reid
Dominic Lewis
Aston Mozie
Nexus Showroom

= 4

ANDREJ PEJIC
Custo Barcelona (opened)
Jeremy Scott
Mala Breton (opened)

= 3

ELYSE TAYLOR
Nicole Miller
VPL
DKNY

= 3

CAITLIN LOMAX
Yigal Azrouel
3.1 Phillip Lim

= 2

JACK VANDERHART
DKNY Men
Argentine Designers

= 2

VICTORIA LEE
DKNY
Libertine

= 2

VANESSA MILDE
Imitation of Christ
Eva Minge

= 2

MALLORY JANSEN
WISB (Way It Should Be)
Tribune Standard

= 2


photo gallery:


1/ julia nobis, calvin klein/getty via daylife
2/ krystal glynn, marc jacobs/getty via daylife
3/ dempsey stewart, marc jacobs/getty via daylife
4/ rose smith, marchesa/getty via daylife
5/ codie young, jill stuart/getty via daylife
6/ ruby-jean wilson, marchesa/getty via daylife
7/ ajak deng, jason wu/getty via daylife
8/ melissa johannsen, rodarte/getty via daylife
9/ nicole pollard, theyskens’ theory/getty via daylife
10/ chrystal copland, costello tagliatietra/style.com
11/ amanda ware, hervé leger/getty via daylife
12/ jack vanderhart, DKNY men/GQ italia via TFS
13/ sarah lorimer, karen walker/getty via daylife
14/ eliza humble, douglas hannant/getty via daylife
15/ claire collins, rachel zoe/getty via daylife
16/ andrej pejic, jeremy scott/getty via daylife
17/ jade jackson, carlos miele/getty via daylife
18/ lauren brown, chado ralph rucci/getty via daylife
19/ philippa gleeson, nanette lepore/getty via daylife
20/ lauren moody, juan carlos obando/getty via daylife
21/ jess gold, helmut lang/getty via daylife
22/ caris tiivel, christian siriano/getty via daylife
23/ caitlin lomax, 3.1 phillip lim/getty via daylife
24/ simone kerr, christian siriano/getty via daylife
25/ victoria lee, DKNY/getty via daylife
26/ elyse taylor, DKNY/getty via daylife
27/ vanessa milde (R), imitation of christ/style.com
28/ tom bull, perry ellis/getty via daylife
29/ jake gordon, billy reid/vogue.co.uk

Six Australians and a Kiwi walked into a show....

richard chai SS12 backstage/sonny vandevelde

So New York Fashion Week is up and running and the so-called ‘Australasian invasion’ of its runways got off to a cracking start again on Thursday, the week's official kickoff. Six Australian models walked the Richard Chai show which, as some may recall, was opened by Aussie newbie Dempsey Stewart last season. Stewart walked Chai’s runway for the second consecutive season, flanked on this occasion by Julia Nobis, Codie Young, Ajak Deng, Rose Smith and Krystal Glynn, in her international runway debut. Joining them was New Zealand modelling sensation Emily Baker, the breakout star of the Fall/Winter 2011/2012 shows. With 26 models in the show, that's almost one third of Chai's cast hailing from the antipodes. 

Elsewhere, Melissa ‘MJ’ Johannsen popped up at the Rachel Comey and Steven Alan shows – joined at the latter by yet another new Australian face, Chadwick's Sarah Lorimer and another Kiwi, Georgia Fowler – while Lorimer also appeared at Wes Gordon; Lauren Moody, Vanessa Milde and Tom Bull worked the hilarious trompe l'oeil wedding staged by Imitation of Christ; and Australia’s Next Top Model Cycle 6 winner Amanda Ware walked BCBG by Max Azria. 

With Perth's upwardly mobile Caitlin Lomax recently booking the Prada Resort 2012 lookbook (after another new antipodian face turned it down) and an exhibition of the photos of Aussie snappers Sonny Vandevelde and Candice Lake opening at the Tribeca Grand hotel tonight during Fashion's Night Out, it seems fashion’s love affair with downunder is nowhere near cooling. Here's a portfolio of Sunster's backstage shots from Richard Chai. 

all photos: richard chai SS12 backstage/sonny vandevelde

1/ emily baker and krystal glynn

2/ codie young

3/ dempsey stewart

4/ krystal glynn and rose smith

5/ ajak deng 

6/ julia nobis 

Sarah Lorimer anchors Leona Edmiston's Spring Summer 2010/2011 campaign

Frockwriter shot backstage at Leona Edmiston’s Spring/Summer 2010/2011 fashion show in April, presented on the eve of Rosemount Australian Fashion Week at Quay restaurant within the Overseas Passenger Terminal, Sydney’s luxury cruise liner terminus. The show was also the backdrop for this ABC Art Nation story on fashion bloggers. Here is a preview of Edmiston’s SS1011 campaign, which was shot by Ujin Lee and will be unveiled in August in Edmiston’s 21 stores across Australia, as well as London and LA. It stars Sarah Lorimer, who is obviously an Edmiston fave, since she not only featured in the show but also the brand's SS1011 lookbook. Click the image above to see the full-size landscape image.





















all images: supplied exclusively to frockwriter by leona edmiston

New girl alert: Sarah Lorimer

We first saw Sarah Lorimer at Leona Edmiston's Spring/Summer 2010/2011 presentation in Sydney on Thursday. Well here she is again in a few more dresses from the collection, as booked by Edmiston for her SS1011 lookbook that will be dispatched next week. The fresh-faced 18 year-old, who is repped by Chadwicks in Sydney, has been modelling fulltime since the beginning of the year. She will be one of the agency's hot new faces at RAFW next month and in July will be heading off to try her luck in Europe. Frockwriter thinks she has a great look: a little Miranda Kerr, alotta Heather Graham.