Highlights of Australian Fashion Week

(1 May 2007) SHOTLIST- music on catwalks not cleared for use. replace with your own clearable music AP Entertainment Sydney, Australia - 30 April, 2007 1. Pan from Sydney Opera House to queues at fashion show 2. Various of models backstage 3. Various of Jayson Brunsdon collection 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Jayson Brunsdon, Designer: "The collection we showed was very much a celebration of curves and going back to curvy silhouettes for women. When I started doing that, I started thinking about nature and escaping to nature. The world is very concerned at the moment about the environment and all those things kind of came together. I really wanted to do something that was surreal and tropical, a paradise." 5. Set up of Dita Von Teese 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Dita Von Teese, Guest Fashion Editor, Harpers Bazaar Australia: "I am obviously a clothes horse. I love having a new dress as much as any other girl. I am definitely looking and picking out the things that I like." 7. Various of Tina Kavilas collection 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Rozalia Kamanev, owner and buyer for Cara & Co, Moscow: "The market is ready, the niche is ready for the Australian brands which are very, very fresh. We think that Australia- because it is isolated, has a very, very fresh attitude to fashion. It is not influenced by any other country in the world." 9. Pan from Sydney Harbour Bridge to queue for fashion show AUSTRALIAN FASHION WEEK Australian Fashion Week got under way in Sydney on Monday - showcasing the best of Australia and Asia Pacific designers. Set on the foreshores of Sydney Harbour against the picturesque backdrop of the Opera House and the Harbour bridge, Australian fashion week - now in its eleventh year is an important date for designers, retailers, buyers and models in the Pacific rim. Designer Jayson Brunsdon launched his label in 2003 - and quickly became the hot ticket come fashion week. At his show on Monday, Brunsdon delivered an elegant collection, with eveni