Nestled away in the lanes of Melbourne's QV shopping centre is the local designer boutique Belmore Bootmakers who produce locally manufactured leather shoes in a warehouse in Sydney. As part of the Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival cultural program, they've teamed up with another local designer Kara Liu to produce some gorgeous leather loafers. I went along to the launch party the other night with my blogger friend Vulette (Young Red Violets) and her photographer (aka boyfriend) to have a sticky at the new range. My favourite were these baby pink leather loafers that I think would look amazing with spotty socks. I have a bit of an obsession with socks at the moment.

The Boutique Edition // VAMFF

The last event I worked at as part of VAMFF was The Boutique Edition in Malvern. This has got to be one of my favourite venues to work in and, as a bonus, I got to sit front row for one of the shows. As per usual, I only had my phone with me so I tried to take a couple of snaps to publish but they're pretty dodgy looking. The designers for this show were Camilla, Carla Zampatti, Et Al, John Cavill, Lisa Barron, Moss & Spy, Nicolangela, Rachel Gilbert and Trelise Cooper. 

Shop Til You Drop Runway // VAMFF

The first show I actually bought tickets to was the Shop Til You Drop runway, or Runway 7 as it's called on the website. I was super excited for this show because it had some of my favourite Australian designers in it. The lineup consisted of Limedrop, Alice McCall, Secret South, Bec & Bridge, MacGraw, Nevenka and Shakuhachi. I did have my DSLR camera this time, however the photos still turned out crap, but I tried to salvage the better ones.

Chapel Street Edition // VAMFF

All this week I've been lucky enough to volunteer at the Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival (VAMFF). I've mainly been working front of house, getting to see all the amazing shows, and also seeing some of the craziness that happens backstage. Because I've been working, I couldn't exactly take my DSLR camera around with me everywhere, so I took some sneaky shots with my phone and old crappy camera here and there when I could.

Mixtape // David Jones Runway VAMFF

Last night I was lucky enough to work at the David Jones Opening Night runway for the Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival. I wanted to blog about the actual show, but taking runway photos on your phone really doesn't work, so I though since the music was so amazing, I'd make a playlist. So here are most of the songs featured during the runway! Enjoy :)