australian fashion week S2012 top picks & trends

For Australia, spring 2012 is all about clean simplicity.  Like this year's current spring season, white is still playing a prominent role.

Since my favorite designer is Australian (Collette Dinnigan), Australian fashion is always on my radar - something about them!  The minimalism, the crispness, the unusual silhouettes and color combinations ... love.   From viewing all the shows, there were some definite trends that made themselves clear, and I selected both my favorite and the most important that I could see.

white

Alice McCall; Josh Goot

 Lover; Michael lo Sordo

 Morrison; White Suede

abstract prints & florals (also paneled patterns)

 Camilla and Marc; Dion Lee

 Josh Goot

 Manning Cartell

 Michael lo Sordo

 Rachel Gilbert; Sara Phillips

 Stolen Girlfriend Club; Toni Maticevski

 White Suede; Zimmermann

Zimmermann; Dion Lee

mint blue

 Alex Perry; Arnsdorf

 Dion Lee; Gary Bigeni

Josh Goot; Alice McCall

lacing 

 Ellery; Manning Cartell

one shoulder

Toni Maticevski; Bec & Bridge

Little Joe; Thurley

hidden belting

 Bianca Spender; Carl Kapp

 Gary Bigeni

metal collar necklaces

 Dion Lee; Manning Cartell

origami shapes

 Michael lo Sordo; Sara Phillips

sheer sweetheart necklines

Yeojin Bae; Dhini

Rachel Gilbert; Lover

belly keyholes 

 Carl Kapp; Manning Cartell

 Alice McCall; Carl Kapp

peach, bright orange, burnt orange

 Bianca Spender; Carl Kapp

 Dhini; Little Joe

high & narrow tank necklines

 Camilla and Marc; Ellery

 Manning Cartell; Michael lo Sordo

 Therese Rawsthorne; White Suede

complementary colors

 Arnsdorf

 Bianca Spender; Josh Goot

 Romance Was Born

nudes

 Alex Perry; Bianca Spender

 Lover; Sara Phillips

slit skirts

 Yeojin Bae; Flannel

Magdalena Velevska; Yeojin Bae

mustard, butter yellow, muddy yellow

 Dhini; Rachel Gilbert

Morrison; Carl Kapp

sleeve cut-outs 

 Karla Spetic; White Suede

 Gail Sorronda; Therese Rawsthorne

dove gray

 Camilla and Marc; Christopher Esber

Christopher Esber; Morrison