The winds of change in the fashion industry are blowing stronger every season, but there was a cyclone last week and New York Fashion Week was at the eye of the storm.

Spring 2017 is looking bright thanks to diverse, inclusive runways and big marquee designers like Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger adopting the ”see now, buy now” retail trend.

The actor who plays Daya Diaz and usually spends her days in loose prison uniforms for the Netflix show, used the street style jungle of New York to take control of her body image issues by embracing her non-sample sized figure in bodysuits with no pants and dresses with sheer cutout panels.

”[My stylist] Darius Baptist thought that I should wear a bodysuit and just show my thighs, since I’m so self-conscious about them,” she said.

The model who has had her most successful year on the international runways, even making an appearance for Misha during Fashion Week Australia, took a tumble in front of the fashion elite wearing a pair of platform heels. The good sport, who didn’t injure herself, tweeted: ”Guys I’m a professional breakdancer now I forgot to tell you” after the show.

AROUND 200,000 people converged in the Sydney CBD as 600 retailers banded together for the seventh annual Vogue American Express Fashion’s Night Out.

The event took over Sydney, starting with official proceedings with Vogue editor-in-chief Edwina McCann, Lord Mayor Sydney Clover Moore and guest performance by Jess Kent in Hyde Park.

An estimated 190,000 shoppers flocked to the city on the first day of Spring, with the weather staying dry, to take advantage of the one-night-only live entertainment, special offers, celebrities, fashion industry VIPs and exclusive runway shows.
The champagne was flowing as Vogue celebrated the return of the Australian Olympic team from Rio with a sporty-luxe dress code. Luckily that meant designer trainers and runners for lots of the crowd, including Ms McCann, who swapped her usual heels for Louis Vuitton sneakers.

Presenting partner American Express hosted their Amex card members in a pop-up lounge in Pitt Street Mall as card members lined up for a chance to recharge with a glass of champagne while others ventured in the beauty hub to get “made-over”.

David Jones hosted an ongoing party on its seventh floor, as DJs ambassador Jesinta Campbell hosted runway shows in the store.