A Case of Beauty! xx: BUSINESSGC SWIM 2011

We haven't had much of a summer this year in Queensland. We have had more rain than sun and we were even declared a disaster zone for a while there! So it seemed natural to go to a Swimwear showcase on a Summers night with it teaming with rain and muggy as all hell! No need to do your hair in that kind of weather because even if you do go through all that effort Mother Nature will redo it for you in a fraction of the time it took you! Regardless of our bazaar weather, for the second year in a row BusinessGC again teamed with Sanctuary Cove and Fashion TV to showcase and promote our amazingly talented local Swimwear Designers. When I arrived the Ftv Hummer was grandly parked in the entrance to ensure it's presence was known! Fashiontv were unveiling their new 360 degree camera. It is the first time a fashion event was filmed anywhere in the world using this amazing new technology! I spoke to the camera crew from Ftv and they were very excited to be the forefront of this new technology! Camera man Clint Ebberson showed me the footage which was streamed straight to his iPad. To see a full 360 degrees of the room you are standing in on an iPad was amazing! I cannot wait to see it on Fashiontv!

Model Candice Griffiths with Ftv Hummer!

The showcase was held inside one of the industrial spaces, which is usually filled with boats or golf buggies, on the waterfront in the beautiful surroundings Sanctuary Cove has to offer. White chairs were lined up either side of a red runway ready for the Gold Coasts VIPs and Media!

To start the show we were entertained by some adorable future stars who performed a dance routine in teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikinis to the 60's classic, you guessed it, 'Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini'.

Our MC for the night was the enormously talented Jamie Lee Wilson who sung her brand new single 'Can You Film Me' which she produced with another amazing local talent, Dj Gemstar. Jamie also performs vocals for The Stafford Brothers with her truely amazing voice!

Jamie Lee Wilson

First up in the Showcase were 5 lucky students from the Creative Institute of Creative Design- Liezl Boshoff, Lauren Brunner, Lauren Robertson, Katie Styles and Jackie Wood. As I was in the front row I wasn't allowed to take pictures but I spoke to some of the students and managed to get some great pictures of the talented young women's designs!

Katie Styles Bikini

Talented Katie won the Billabong design a bikini competition last year!

Lauren Robertson

Lauren's designs are fresh and stunning! Loved her pieces!

Liezl Boshoff's design

The amazingly talented Joanne Rahn showcased her 3 swimwear lines Glamorous Life, Mojoz and Lovebirds. The oh so shy Jade Woodward showcased her wonderful brand 'Jade Kohl'.

Joanne with Katz models wearing her Lovebirds Australia Designs

Jade Woodward and Joanne Rahn

Joanne's three gorgeous labels stood out even more so due to the amazing styling of Brisbane stylist Elisha Casagrande! I truely believe in utilising stylists! With feather head dresses and leather straps criss crossing over the models feet, the models really did look amazing!

Elisha Casagrande

Vivacious Swimwear by Kelly Smith launched in 2009. "Our Bikini’s and Monokini’s range from the functional and fashionable, to sophisticated, alluring and chic".

Vivacious

Atlantis swimwear by designers Mark Armstrong and Tiana Higginson. Mark and Tiana not only produced some gorgeous pieces but they seemed absolutely lovely! They were also in last years showcase.

Atlantis

Picture from BusinessGC Swim 2010

Capriosca Swimwear which ranges in sizes 10-22. There were some amazing and stylish pieces! Capriosca has been featured in magazine such as Cosmopolitan New Idea and Marie Claire!

Capriosca Swimwear

International brand StarBlu was showcased by Island Way, an online boutique.

Starblu

I fell in love with this piece as soon as it came down the runway!

The lovely Burleigh Heads based brand, Terra Christa. Terra Christa has been featured in the ultimate magazine a swimwear label can be shown in... Sports Illustrated!