Yet Another Example Why The English Should Quit While They're Ahead
WE have bikinis, they have, er, rat carcasses. Yep, the divide between Australian and English fashion keeps getting bigger - while we're revelling in Swim Fashion Week, Poms are parading in a full headdress made of dead rodents.
Designer Charlie Le Mindu, 22, unveiled the bizarre creation on the fringes of London Fashion Week, with the model's whole face covered except for her eyes.
Gallery: Our Swim Fashion WeekGallery: London's catwalk mouse party
Rat tails even dangled down at the front and whiskers tickled her skin.
Le Mindu, 22, said: "I really like mice and rats. But everybody doesn't like them and I just wanted to show people it could be really beautiful."
Asked if he was worried about how animal rights campaigners might react, the former hairdresser and wigmaker added: "It's better to make them (the rodents) beautiful than give them to the snakes."
Is it wrong to parade fashions made of animal fur? Tell us below...
Le Mindu was not on the official schedule for London Fashion Week but staged a show on the fringes on the final day.
Meanwhile, Aussie swimwear designer Nicky Zimmermann might be the girl from Tamarama but she was transported to Glamarama on the Gold Coast when she and sister Simone's Zimmermann label opened our first national bikini festival.
The event, held at the once glitzy Sanctuary Cove resort, is the latest event from Australian Fashion Week organisers IMG.
It aims to mimic the only other successful international swimwear fashion event Miami Swim, which is also run by IMG.
The Zimmermann label shows at both events and, despite the tough times, Nicky said there was still plenty of potential in the cossie world.
Their parade was given a boost with the inclusion of top models, including 18-year-old Sarah Stephens of Sydney who recently featured in her first Victoria's Secret show.
Designer Charlie Le Mindu, 22, unveiled the bizarre creation on the fringes of London Fashion Week, with the model's whole face covered except for her eyes.
Gallery: Our Swim Fashion WeekGallery: London's catwalk mouse party
Rat tails even dangled down at the front and whiskers tickled her skin.
Le Mindu, 22, said: "I really like mice and rats. But everybody doesn't like them and I just wanted to show people it could be really beautiful."
Asked if he was worried about how animal rights campaigners might react, the former hairdresser and wigmaker added: "It's better to make them (the rodents) beautiful than give them to the snakes."
Is it wrong to parade fashions made of animal fur? Tell us below...
Le Mindu was not on the official schedule for London Fashion Week but staged a show on the fringes on the final day.
Meanwhile, Aussie swimwear designer Nicky Zimmermann might be the girl from Tamarama but she was transported to Glamarama on the Gold Coast when she and sister Simone's Zimmermann label opened our first national bikini festival.
The event, held at the once glitzy Sanctuary Cove resort, is the latest event from Australian Fashion Week organisers IMG.
It aims to mimic the only other successful international swimwear fashion event Miami Swim, which is also run by IMG.
The Zimmermann label shows at both events and, despite the tough times, Nicky said there was still plenty of potential in the cossie world.
Their parade was given a boost with the inclusion of top models, including 18-year-old Sarah Stephens of Sydney who recently featured in her first Victoria's Secret show.
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