Bali based fashion designer shows in Melbourne

Bali is home to a whole menagerie of expats, who scratch a living in interesting ways. Some flog stuff over the internet, some can standthe heat of the kitchen and run their own warung / restaurant, some are in the trinket trade. One Bali expat who has it going on is Alex Zabotto-Bentley, owner of the Fashion Assassin range of clothing.

A recent fashion show in Melbourne featured his work, including muted tones, straight-leg cargo pants matched with a printed tee or a brown woollen cardigan – and more of those high-waisted dresses, all lined up for the autumn and winter of 2007.

According to Mr. Alex Zabotto-Bentley, the current trends are having a pattern, an inherent pattern on the fabric, either a printed pattern or a textile. His Melbourne show featured colors such as, yellow, royal blue and khaki. Said Mr. Zabotto-Bentley “It’s all a bit dark and dirty, and the khaki thing is very, very big.”

Wasn’t khaki ‘big’ about 5 years ago, or is that just my imagination? If that’s the case, I can tell him whatt the next phase will be….orange (its true, happened in the US about 4 years ago).

Pretty cool gig though I reckon, live in Bali and design clothes. I have taken his comments to heart and am designing my 2007 warddrobe. I think we’ll start with muted tones, straight-leg waterproof pants (its the rainy season you know), long sleeve Nike shirt in shimmering polyester, making sport shoes and socks, draped with an elegant silver poncho, acquired at Marche Bintang.