TFW diary: Sweet and simple treats at diepo

Spending a week at Heritage Court, the home of LG Fashion Week, is a little like crashing on a deserted⎯albeit stylish⎯island. Water (other than the $3 a bottle variety) and food are scarce and you’re reduced to playing tug-of-war with bloggers for a half-eaten chocolate biscotti. So I have to tip my fairly crumpled end-of-week hat to the diepo girls… their gift bag had me at “Hello, here are some decadent cake lollies and caramel popcorn.”

But enough sweet treat talk, let’s get to the main course. For their fifth collection, Justine Diener and Kristin Poon churned out a line-up of casual-cool hipster weekend wear⎯simple silk and knit separates in crops and hemlines that left little to the imagination. As a nod to our native land, we thought the feather print pieces were quite cute, along with a preppy cropped sleeve toffee-coloured topper. Although the girls didn’t present anything ground-breaking, they showed a cohesive collection that will take the 20-something party girl from midday brunch to dive bar dance party in one fell swoop.

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