Best of the Best Exhibition.

Promoting the event "Best of the Best Exhibition", as seen in The Age's Postcode 3000, Christine Barro is photographed by Wayne Taylor offering a hint of her extravagant setting.

The Best of the Best a concept charity evening originating from one of New Yorks better off neighbourhoods arrived in Melbourne to bolster the coffers of our 

National Gallery of Victoria.

40 locally noted designer/organisation/gallery/identities were invited to go for gold on a table top setting.  The results were wide and varied and on the whole quiet fantastical.

Christine Barro for Christine boutique finally settled on a centrepiece of a large sculpted snail by William Eicholtz surrounded by a garden of cabbages, with the table flanked by two Gavin Brown floral painting and guarded by two Venetian Blackamoor figures, also sprouting cabbages.

Gorgon the snail gets an acrobatic imp, but that you can see in the second part of this Best of the Best essay.

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Philip Boon Presents.................. ML Vintage.

Mix Tape took us back to the 80's last week and this week we took a trip back one more decade to the 70's.  The fabulous stylist to the stars Mr Philip Boon in conjunction with Prahran Mission hosted a luncheon @ Circa in St Kilda to showcase the amazing collection of ML Vintage.  This truly incredible collection, amassed by the vivacious Mary Lipshut, who has been importing exquisite European fashions since the 1960's, was a treat to behold.  An army of models with their hair frizzed and teased to perfection, glided amongst the lunching ladies, wearing Andres Courreges, Emilio Pucci, early Missoni  and other such gems.

Melbourne's answer to Iris Apfel, the beautiful and energetic Shirley Strauss and Lola Shattner.

Courges orange assult.

Mr Boon and our wonderful chanteuse for the afternoon Hetty Kate.

A wonderful event that confirmed that design and quality transcends time.

Alas Mrs Lipshut has deternined to retire by the time she reaches 90 (at a sprightly 88 we don't know why?) so if you are clever enough to relieve her of gem or two from her hoard, 

visit ML Vintage @3/7 Almaida Crescent in South Yarra.

Thank you to Gwendolynne for some of these stunning images included.

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