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Letter from the Heart as Australian Designer Reaches Out Australian designers are going through tough times right now. After a…
Sorting Your Individual Look Through Fashion and Style When it comes to looking good, your individual fashion and style choices…
Meet Australian Designer Ivy Niu Each month Cocktail Revolution features a new or emerging fashion designer. This month we meet…
Cocktail Revolution in the Top 50 Fashion Blogs As Australia’s only national street style magazine, it’s safe to say we…
Next Generation of Australian Designers With just under two months left until Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia, four Australian designers have…
Menswear Labels on Show at VAMFF Nine menswear designers showed off their latest collections at VAMFF 2019. From newly emerged…
Next Generation of Australian Designers Arguably the most anticipated runway every year at VAMFF is the National Graduate Showcase. A…
Iconic Fashion & Style at VAMFF After 50 years in fashion design, Carla Zampatti showcased her latest collection in a…
Model Fashion & Style We caught up with 8 diverse models between their runway gigs at VAMFF to find out…
Off Runway Fashion & Style This year, The Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival was all about giving “Power to the…
INVESTMENT PIECES FOR AUTUMN In the trend-obsessed world of women’s fashion, the urge to splurge on ‘it’ pieces can be…
Heels never fail to make a statement. They’ve long been a women’s fashion staple, and for a good reason. Not…
Fashion and Styling that Defines Who You Are Feeling overwhelmed when it comes to putting your outfits together and finessing…
5 Top Fashion Runways Not to Be Missed Dust off your finest front-row attire, the Australian fashion and style calendar…
Fashion Blogs Full of Style Inspo In the time it takes our European, Asian, South American or even African counterparts…
Fringe Performers Take Over Rundle Street East for Fashion Shoot The Adelaide Fringe Festival has hit town and with it…
From Day to Evening Since we’re known for going to town with Australian design, we decided to invite Australian designers…
Are you bored with your look? We’ve all been there at one time or another. Luckily there are ways to…
Wardrobe Essentials for Work Whether you’re a fresh graduate trying to navigate the tricky new territory of building a wardrobe…
From TAFE SA to the Top of the Fashion World How does a young man from Adelaide, with a qualification…
Women’s Fashion The world of women’s fashion can be hard to keep up with sometimes. Amidst micro seasons and ever-changing…
Sydney Fashion Stylist Q and A with Isabella Mamas How would you describe what you do? Quite simply fashion styling,…
Emerging fashion designers from TAFE SA and Flinders University will showcase their talent in their graduate runway parade being held…
Landing that Dream Job in Fashion Penny Lim has loved garment making since she was a little girl. She couldn’t…
Meet Jade Leung Represented by Vivien’s Creative, Jade Leung is one seriously talented and versatile Aussie stylist. We had a…
Jobs In Fashion You Probably Didn’t Know Existed Graduates in fashion design are finding work beyond the mainstream. We meet…
Calling the Next Generation of Australian Designers Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia has released its official event dates for the Resort…
Slow Fashion Champion Offers Alternative While Australian fashion labels have joined the US Thanksgiving shopping holiday sale that’s known as…
Sharing a Passion for Fashion In the world of accessories design, it takes passion, technical skills and a lot…
Jacqueline Miholos is an Adelaide based stylist and graduate of the Australian Style Institute. Having worked behind the scenes styling…
TAFE SA Student Runway There’s a ton of excitement and hard work that goes into producing a runway for a…
Andrea Lewin Perth based stylist Andrea Lewin chats to us about how she started her Styling career and the best…
How Sophia McMahon is Building a Brand From the Ground Up It takes a lot to build a fashion brand.…
Closing Night: 20 Years of Fashion It seems like Perth had been waiting all week to see home-grown international runway…
Empire Rose Delivers Designer Catherine Cezeika promised fashion followers a head-on collision with Studio 54 inspired rock star glam for…
Standing Ovation for ae’lkemi at TPFF Designer Alvin Fernandez received a standing ovation at the Telstra Perth Fashion festival last…
TPFF Future Runway The Future of Fashion has been revealed as graduates from Perth’s fashion design schools took over the…
TPFF Pushes Couture Boundaries Couture designers from both ends of the boundary pushing spectrum shared the Bloom runway at the…
Telstra Perth Fashion Festival Aje Collection Inspired by the Work of Brett and Wendy Whiteley Effortless cool ruled the Aje…
20th TPFF Premier Australian Fashion Labels Showcase in Perth The 20th Telstra Perth Fashion Festival opened last night at the…
Melbourne Fashion Week MFW The organisers of Melbourne Fashion Week have struck a cord with the fashion set through their…
MFW Street Runway 2 This year Melbourne Fashion Week’s highly popular free street runways were held under cover. That meant…
Stylist at the Rocks Sydney based stylist Fatima L Clinton, aka Stylistattherocks, tells us about her path into the industry…
Luxe Street Style Elegant, feminine and sexy designs by new Australian design house Georgy Collection feature in our latest street…
Australian Fashion Now you can shop Australian design labels through Cocktail Revolution’s on-line store. If you love shopping on line,…
Something for Everyone The Adelaide Fashion Festival 2018 launched last night with a sit down dinner at popular rooftop bar…
TPFF Unveiled Unveiled this week, The 20th Telstra Perth Fashion Festival promises to be every bit the show stopper it…
Mary Lawas AKA franzblog Adelaide-based stylist and all-round creative, Mary Lawas, shows us snippets of her style and taste through…
Nutckracker – the Couture Collection It’s hard to believe that at just 28, couture designer Paul Vasileff has been around…
Myer Centre Styles Cocktail Revolution Street Styler Graphic Design student Tahlia Strawbridge was selected by Adelaide’s Myer Centre stylist to…
BTS Conversation with a Fashion Designer Work in Fashion Ever wondered what it’s really like to work in fashion? As…
Mother Vine Recommended for Winter Evenings A Cocktail Revolution people watching spot has been named as one of Australia’s top…
BTS Model Diary – Beck Hume Model Beck Hume walked the MBFWA runway for the very first time this year.…
USG & JR’s Street Wear Getting your photo snapped as you’re walking down the street is one thing. Being invited…
Of Ro Designed by Rachael O’Brien As one of the four emerging Australian designers to be selected for the St…
MBFWA Styling Justin Cassin’s Runway What’s it like to style a big fashion runway at MBFWA? Runway stylist Jamie Azzopardi…
Sponsored by St George Bank, the St George NextGen project supports emerging Australian designers every year. This is done via …
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia Part 2 When Australia’s biggest week in fashion comes to town, you may be forgiven for…
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia Part 1 Street Style Sydney Australia’s biggest week of fashion hit Sydney over the last few…
The girls at Tigerlily always look amazing. So, with Coachella behind us and Splendour in the Grass just around the…
Love Leather There’s nothing more luxe than a high quality, beautiful handcrafted and ethically sourced leather jacket. From rock stars…
Guide Dogs on the Runway When Guide Dogs Australia and the Kangan Institute combined to present the Diamond Dogs showcase,…
More Year of the Dog Photos When Harvey the Label met Menzies the poodle…. Mim Harvey was very clear and…
Between Runways at VAMFF From behind the scenes we get to see runway rehearsals, pre-show preparations and what the models…
Graduate Designers on Show at VAMFF At any fashion festival, everyone clamours to see what the design students have come…
More Photos Year of the Dog Megan Salmon has a thing for Great Danes. When it came to choosing a…
More Photos Year of the Dog To welcome in the Year of the Dog for our special feature, Jonté Morgan…
More Photos Year of the Dog When Tiffany Stuckey chose a Dalmatian to model alongside Anna Enriquez wearing the Radiance…
GQ Backstage & Runway One of the most popular runway shows every year at VAMFF is the GQ mens’s runway.…
More Photos Year of the Dog Shoot When Sandra Rives from Red Opium collaborated with Peter Farmer and Kylie Graham,…
More Lucid Label Photos Welcoming in the Year of the Dog, Sydney-based designer Joyce Li chose a rescue greyhound to…
The Magic of Street Style Everyone loves street style – it’s the fashion photography that captures not only individual style…
More Year of the Dog Photos Continuing our series of sharing more of the beautiful “out takes” from our Year…
Street Style Trends There’s always as much to see off the runway as there is on it at VAMFF. Our…
Her designs have been exhibited and collected by London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, the National Gallery of Victoria and the…
Best Street Style Melbourne turned it on again last week for the Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival – VAMFF 2018.…
8 Top Designers Choose Dogs To Celebrate Chinese New Year We love Chinese New Year celebrations and we love dogs.…
Australia’s biggest Fringe Festival is on again in Adelaide. We partnered Aussie label Leonard St with one of the Fringe’s…
We’ve taken the work out of finding the best markets for fashion. Whether looking in your own state, or traveling…
Revolutionary of the Month – Vincent Li Ungendered Design Meet Vincent Li, the exciting talent behind this eponymous label and…
Meet the rising stars of fashion. From accessories design to active wear, bridal, couture and luxury labels, here are eight…
Some of the most stylish and best dressed people you’ll ever meet work in retail. Specifically – fashion retail. We…
Revolutionary of the Month- Evie Willsteed Meet designer and our Revolutionary of the Month Evie Willsteed from Brisbane. We chatted…
Graduating design students from Melbourne’s Whitehouse Institute of Design presented their best works for the school’s showcase earlier this month.…
Carina Stathis was walking down Adelaide’s trendy Rundle Street East in the rain when we first spotted her and shot…
Everyone loves a good party and it’s claimed in the West that Perth knows how to hold them better than…
His background in costume design informs his original style which has caught your attention enough to vote him your style…
Running late for your job is not the best time to be stopped for a street style shot. Yet twenty…
Revolutionary of the Month Meet emerging designer and our Revolutionary of the Month, Brian Yambao. Take a sneak peek with…
Anna Enriquez had been snapped by Cocktail Revolution photographers in Adelaide three times previously, before topping the vote for her…
Sheepvention Fashion Competition leads to Milan Why do so many fashionistas travel to Hamilton in Victoria for Sheepvention every year?…
We spotted Victoria Bliss designs on the runway this year at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, the Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival,…
Men’s Style and Fashion Amazing is not a word often associated with men’s style and fashion in Australia. “Conservative” more…
We first met Juvelle Behrendorff at an earlier Telstra Perth Fashion Festival. She was hard not to miss and we…
Spring/Summer 2018 Couture Collection Once Upon A Dream Collaborating with Disney Corporation for his Once Upon a Dream collection, designer…
Fashionistas Turn On Street Style The Wrap Party for the Vogue Festival, a 2-day event as part of of the…
Accolades for Student Design Showcase Those attending TAFE SA’s Next Gen showcase at the Adelaide Fashion Festival were stunned for…
AFF 17 The Adelaide Fashion Festival brings out some of the best street style to be seen in South Australia.…
How to impress at a fashion festival. Present 20 top designers in one runway. Style it all by Vogue Australia’s…
Accessories Designer Tiff Manuel Opens AFF Tiff Manuell’s vibrant colours opened the Adelaide Fashion Festival 2017. The designer’s signature palettes…