MILDRED Ellwood

The official winner of the 2009 Indooroopilly Shopping Centre, Fashions on the Field is Mildred Ellwood.

Ellwood won, after a mix-up judges made during the official presentation event, at this years Melbourne Cup Day at Eagle Farm. Bethany Townsend was awarded first prize after being named a finalist. However it was too late when judges realised that none of them had chosen Townsend to be the winner.

The courier mail quoted that she was told by event organisers to not talk to the media, however Brisbane Racing Club has said this was not the case. Pru Harris the PR spokesperson for BRC told Courier Mail “In no way did I tell her not to speak to the media”.

It’s a big shame that Ellwood’s electric blue frock and intricate head piece was not given the recognition it deserved on the day. As you can see in the photo above, Ellwood is a worth winner and all aspects of her presentation was done with an exceptional amount of detail.

Ellwood will receive the same prize that Townsend was given, which is worth over $12,000.

Liz Cantor speaking to a confused Winner

Entrants of the 2009 Fashions on the Field at Eagle Farm may have felt short changed after the announcement of winner who admitted to throwing the outfit together the morning before.

21 year old birthday girl, Bethany Townsend was announced winner of the $12,000 prize package after a mix-up by competition organisers. Judges revealing later in the afternoon that none of them picked that entrant as the winner. “There has been a mistake here” was the quote The Courier Mail got form Brisbane Fashion Festival director Lindsay Bennett.

Accidental winner Townsend will receive a $2500 shopping voucher, DKNY sunglasses and a Mercedes Benz for a weekend (a package worth $12,000).

Newly announced winner Mildred Elwood will also receive the same prize as Ms Townsend.

Click here to look at some photos from the Fashions on the Field competition at Eagle Farm’s Melbourne Cup Day in 2009.

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Festival 2009 – Day 2
The Sunday Mail – Group Show

Featuring
Chelsea de Luca, Talulah, Katlyn Aslett, Sacha Drake, Pia du Pradal, Juli Grbac

Click here to go to the MBFF 2009 – Day 2 Fashion Photos

Day 1 - Swimwear Show

I’ve just uploaded all the photos I took on Day 1 of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Festival. This was the swimwear show at Portside in Brisbane.

Click here to go to the Swimwear Fashion Photos

You’re welcome to download and share the photos, just click on the “”Download Photo” link on the bottom left of the image.

Here are some photos from Coffee Club Parades at this years Royal Brisbane Show (Ekka). I went late in the afternoon on the Ekka public holiday and like most showings, was a packed house.

Here are the photos I took of the Coffee Club Fashion Parades.

I’ve installed a new gallery system which will be the basis for any events and shoots covered by Fashion Scene. The album I have put up are from the Ekka Race Day event at Eagle Farm on August 22, 2009.

Check out the Ekka Races Photos by clicking here

I took about 900 photos so check them out to see i got one of you

1. Click here for Free NRA Fashion Photos
(You can also cut and past code from the “embed” link on the flickr site to get a photo on your own website)

2. Click here to view and purchase 2009 NRA Fashion Awards Photos & Photography
(Here you can purchase high resolution prints with no watermarks for private use only, please email for commercial use)

Catwalk Photography by Christian bowman