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The YSL from eBay

April 27, 2011 Afterwork
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  So after a long weekend (and we hope yours was a good one!) we are back to work with a Polished ensemble that is also perfect for professional play Afterwork. David’s workwear is punctuated by a compendium and satchel in rich hues of mahogany but it his YSL blazer from eBay which we think [...]

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Work chic at Camberwell Market

April 20, 2011 BusinessChicTV
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  Today we feature a spot of Creative chic that has classic details which can be applied to any work dresscode. Jo is chic in Melbourne’s favourite shade of noir but keeps the look interesting via accessories in various textures and prints. Note the striped scarf and the asymmetrical cut of her skirt. While we’re [...]

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Buying time with Helena Christensen

April 10, 2011 2011
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  The L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival (LMFF) finished 21 days ago. BusiChic has quite honestly been freaking out over making sure that we present our picks of the Autumn/Winter 2011 Business Chic we spotted on the runways in the most useful way possible for you, dear reader. However you will finally see our attempts unfold [...]

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Jacketless suit

March 30, 2011 BusinessChicTV
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  The workplace dresscode for gents, “Contemporary Business Wear”, usually means a suit without the jacket and shirt without the tie. While we have heard of workplaces with “no jackets on the chair” rules, we expect that these are not Contemporary Business Wear environments. A stricter code might apply. Today’s BusiChic sports what we term [...]

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Lady in the laneway

March 29, 2011 BusinessChicTV
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  My home city of Melbourne is well-loved for its laneways and I am one of those under the charm. Many thanks to today’s Creative BusiChic who let me lead her down a Melbourne laneway so we could capture her colourful ensemble in amongst the laneway greys. Check out today’s episode of BusiChicTV for more! [...]

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Updated ~ LMFF The Spirit of the Black Dress

March 24, 2011 2011
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Dean Drieberg’s Polished Creative style has featured on BusiChic once before but this time we also shine the spotlight on his work. Dean wore a number of hats during LMFF – one of which included casting the models for the Menswear Runway – which he will be talking about at this week’s Fashion Torque as [...]

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LMFF Trunk Show: Jack London Autumn/Winter 2011

March 22, 2011 2011
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Jack London is the Australian menswear label created by Karl Bartl and which we have found is very popular with BusiChicizens; many a Jack London piece makes it into BusiChic ensembles! As such we were excited to attend the LMFF Trunk Show to see the label’s offerings for Autumn/Winter 2011, where we photographed the Polished workwear style of [...]

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BusinessChicTV on YouTube: LMFF dancers & Helena Christensen

March 18, 2011 2011
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Did you know that Business Chic is on YouTube? Well we most certainly are; filming interviews with the BusiChicizens we photograph but also bringing you BusiChic inspiration for work and play. Much like this clip we made showing the dancers and a special guest who worked the LMFF Menswear Runway; check it: Stay tuned for [...]

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LMFF Industry Forum: e-tail detail

March 18, 2011 2011
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It might be the end of the working week but our coverage of LMFF 2011 has really only just begun. Today we feature the Creative Contemporary Business Wear style we spotted at one of LMFF’s industry forums. Jenny is a modern professional who uses the interwebs to make her business, Melbourne Op Shop Tours possible. [...]

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Forever New Autumn/Winter 2011

March 16, 2011 2011
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Forever New is an Australian fashion brand that showed its Autumn/Winter 2011 collections, “Enchanted Princess” and Bohemian Rhapsody” in a Sidewalk Parade; the first free event for L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival (LMFF) 2011. You may remember that BusiChic went to ballet school for the casting of dancers who performed Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake masterpiece for the ballet-themed [...]

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