In the past, everyone has wanted to be in bed with Peter Alexander. Today, everyone wanted to be in bed with his models. I think I have decided that quite possibly, the highlight of fashion week is seeing the most divine boys – men – walking the runway in little more than their underwear. Today was no exception.

I arrived for my first lunch series shift at 9am, bright, bubbly and ready to go. Assigned to work with the Front of House Manager (someone I have worked with in the past and am thrilled to be working with this year) I started my day vacuuming. I had to laugh, I don’t even vacuum my own house – but I did it (three times by the end of the day!) and I smiled. I washed the catwalk Cinderella style. I fetched coffee. But it didn’t matter because when it counted today, I was important.

I was stationed by the VIP seating – the 12pm show bought Ruby Rose, Lucy McIntosh and DJ Poet, Lauren Phillips and the Lord Mayor, while Janice Breen Burns made an appearance at the 1pm. On a day that was meant to be the nicest (weatherwise) of the week, we filled both shows with people on their lunchbreak cramming into the marquee in City Square to catch a glimpse of the latest pyjamas. Paris, pink and phwoarrr! come to mind when talking about Peter Alexander’s latest – dressing up for bed seems to be the newest trend on the catwalk.
 

Lace, colour and a touch of Aussie patriotism dictated the first three segments of the show before icons Vegemite and Bananas In Pyjamas closed in humorous fashion, with Peter himself gracing the catwalk in his PJ’s for the finale. While my shift was scheduled to end at 3pm and I had planned an afternoon of work before prepping for the designers show, it seems my efforts and hard work have not gone unappreciated and I ended up hanging around til 7pm to manage the area and close up shop.

On the plus side, I got to see Super Kawaii Mama herself, Candice DeVille present her vintage glamour workshop and as I write this via iPhone, Nikon are presenting a surprisingly popular fashion photography workshop. I’m counting on RedBull, coffee and champagne to get me through to this evening – and the hope that I can get away with wearing something simple tonight now I won’t have time to change!!

Image One: Australiana by Peter Alexander
Image Two: Lace trend by Peter Alexander
Image Three: Peter Alexander and the Bananas In Pyjamas in the finale
Image Four: Super Kawaii Mama shows us vintage styling