The grass is always greener on the other side... or in this case... the clothes are always cooler in the Southern Hemisphere.  Ok, no that's not a given rule but I seem to have stumbled on so many Aussie fashion designers, that are far more impressive and rich in variety than what Vogue.co.uk throws up in terms of their Aussie Fashion Week coverage.  The thing is though, with seasons operating in a complete flip reverse down under, it does make my coveting process a little bit jumbled.  This is Gail Sorronda's SS08-9 collection, as in the season they are anticipating come Sept-Oct time similar to Europe, US and Asia gearing up for all the AW08-9 stuff we're going to be buying.  Whilst I love the sexy black, the tight bodies and sheer panels, I can't help but go back...

...and look at Gail's  AW08 collection, as in their autumn/winter that Aussies are in the middle of.  All lovely pieces of black done in an interesting way.  Not to take away anything from the collection above but there's a bit of richness and ooomph to the stuff below that is just ripe for wearing as our summer comes to a chilly close (was it me or was anyone physically shivering last night in London???).