Like Cara Delevingne to Karl Lagerfeld or Kate Moss to John Galliano, plenty of well-known designers have that special someone who inspires their creativity. This year, David Jones did things a little differently for its Spring 2014 fashion launch, asking the stylish suppliers to bring along their muses to the prestigious event.
We weren’t surprised to see Australia’s answer to Cara, Bambi Northwood Blyth, in the mix, along with Nicole Pollard, Rachel Rutt and Ollie Henderson serving as guests to the department store’s top designers. It wasn’t just high-fashion models that seem to spark inspiration for the labels, though, with bloggers, actresses, TV presenters and fashion editors also chosen to walk alongside the designers on the prestigious white carpet.
See our gallery below to see who the country’s best designers like Lover, Alice McCall and Christopher Esber look to for inspiration. Some seem fitting decisions, while others seem a little more strategic. Because why wouldn’t you choose someone with an insane social media following to accompany you to one of Australia’s biggest fashion events?
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Alice McCall brought along Puberty Blues star Isabelle Cornish, who is apparently working with the designer on the new collection. The pair both chose white pieces teamed with black footwear, with Alice having said, “I think monochrome’s always going to be in.”
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This launch marked Rebecca Vallance’s first showcase for David Jones, with Bambi along as her “very excited” muse. The bushy-browed model’s dress was made from French lace flown in from Paris, and took around five days to construct.
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Ginger & Smart designers tapped Aussie actress and long-time friend, Claudia Karvan as their muse for the event. Claudia said Ginger & Smart is “really sophisticated and sleek."
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Josh Goot chose his other half and Fashion Director of Vogue Australia, Christine Centenera, as his muse. “It was thrown on me at the last minute,” said Christine.
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Wife to Aussie cricketer Michael Clarke, Kyly Clarke was chosen as Rachel Gilbert’s muse and wore a black pencil cocktail dress by the designer.
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Margaret Zhang wore a Michael Lo Sordo baby blue, four-piece suit in her role as the designer's muse. When questioned about her love for pastels, the Shine By Three blogger said, “I’m having a bit of a Gwyneth moment.”
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“It’s beautiful and they always make amazing things every year, and I love them,” said muse for Lover and David Jones ambassador, Montana Cox.
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Christopher Esber chose David Jones regular, Nicole Pollard as his muse for the show, who wore a monochromatic strapless midi.
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Ollie Henderson rocked red leather as the muse for Manning Cartell.
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Nicola Finetti chose Rachael Finch as his muse, mentioning that he thinks she's a good representation of the label.
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Half-Singaporian model, Rachel Rutt was tapped as the muse for Ellery, with the designer saying she thinks Rachel looks great in all white.
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Here we were thinking Selena Gomez was Zimmermann's muse, after wearing the label so often. Turns out that sisters Nicky and Simone Zimmermann went with Maddison Brown at the fashion launch.
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