I have to apologise to you for being so quiet this week. It's been a pretty slow week in my life so I thought I'd post some Instagram photos from the past couple of months to give this blog some new colour! Something very exciting is going to be launched tonight which I will link to on my social media pages and probably blog about in the coming days. Until then make sure you follow me on Instagram at @Marlee_StringOfEvents. Also it's my dad's birthday today!

Famous For Fashion

Part of the perks of volunteering for fashion week is that you get to go backstage at runway shows and you get to see runway shows for free. I was working front of house for a runway show at the Malvern Town Hall in Melbourne for LMFF and got to see some of the local designers showcase their collections on the runway. 

LMFF13 Behind The Scenes

Ever wandered how much work goes into a fashion show before the runway event? Volunteering at the L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival has certainly opened my eyes up to the behind the scenes of fashion and taught me a lot. It may look glamorous from the runway, but there are a million busy people backstage and in the offices making it all happen. 

National Designer Awards | Behind The Scenes

The other day I woke up at 4:30am (yes you read that right) to head into the city for the National Designer Awards at Tiffany & Co. in Melbourne. These awards have launched some of big name Australian designers including Romance Was Born and Josh Goot. This year's finalists were Kathryn Beker, From Britten, Livia Arena, Lui Hon and Michael Lo Sordo. Menswear designer From Britten were announced as the winners and took home the trophy, handy prize money and a buttload of PR. 

In The Dark Of Night

Thought I'd do a quick outfit post showing you what I wore to Paris '99 last Friday night. 

Paris '99

When I found out that there was a L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival event in my area I knew I couldn't miss it! And I'm glad I didn't. Paris '99 is a high end designer resale concept store established in 2010 by Yahav Ron. If you're looking for beautiful designer clothes at 80-90% off retail price, this is definitely the place to go! 

Penthouse Mouse

Penthouse Mouse is a creative warehouse space in Melbourne that showcases some of the best designers and artists going around. This week it's been open as part of the L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival showcasing designers such as keegan clothing (the dress below) and Arizono jewellery. Tonight (15/03/2013) they are hosting two runway shows for the LMFF program featuring designers like Leonard St, Autonomy and NEO DIA. There are still some tickets available if you're reading this as I've published it, Click here for details.