Hello readers, coming to you live and uninterrupted from the bright lights, big city of Sydney town! I’ve headed to the ‘other’ capital of the east coast of Oz for Rosemount Australian Fashion Week, working as a volunteer, and arrived this morning after a very early flight (after a rather late night!)

Fellow volunteer Miss J and I took the early Jetstar flight – it was better from a cost perspective – and were welcomed to Sydney with sunshine, warmth and a FABULOUS apartment. We couldn’t be happier with our home for the week, set on the 51st floor of the Meriton Apartment complex in the Sydney CBD. Our view is spectacular!

Today we sussed out the rail system (waaaay more complex than Melbourne!) and ventured to the market at the Rocks to kill time before the volunteer briefing. Lunch was at The Orient hotel at the Rocks (Irish style nachos served on potato wedges – awesome start to fashion week diet) and this afternoon we went grocery shopping, after which Miss J cooked a spectacular pad thai for us.

The RAFW venue itself is looking pretty schmick. Held at the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay, the place was buzzing with people this afternoon and the estimated 1000 volunteers involved in this years shows. (I have to confirm this – I found it very hard to believe, but this is what we were told!)

We toured the venue and got the lowdown on how the event will run and then were sent on our merry way to rest up before the event gets underway tomorrow. In terms of organisation, LMFF is still miles ahead of the 8 ball – our first shifts are tomorrow and we haven’t yet received our volunteer passes or uniforms and lot’s of questions went unanswered but the whole experience will be a learning curve for us all.

Image One: Me at Circular Quay
Image Two: Volunteers at the Overseas Passenger Terminal at the briefing
Image Three: A Sydney sunset from our apartment