We've compiled our fav hair fashion from Rosemount Australian Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2008/09 for your viewing pleasure.

GLAM LUXE

Some smart designers remain true to their market and never waiver. One of these is Alex Perry, who channels screen goddess glamour every time, without fail. Sophie Roberts completed the look with gorgeous, sexy hair and full, voluminous waves. She kept the luxe look for Zimmermann, but gave the models a modern interpretation of 60s Brigitte Bardot cool with a floaty, airy, kind of static effect. Brad Ngata did the big hair thing 80s style at Jessie Hill, whilst Hotel Bondi Swim and Thurley also channelled volume to the max.

COLOUR

No, we're not talking foils or balyage, we mean pigment, makeup and coloured extensions in unusual and eye-catching shades. As hair director for long-time friend Marnie Skillings' show, Jayne Wild sewed three tiers of blonde-tipped wefts into the model's brunette hair, which made a glamorously goth statement, and then used coloured hair pieces to soften the overall effect. "Strong colours in the hair pieces created a beautiful and contradictory feel," Jayne explains.  "The aim was to create a dream-like look that challenged the perception of reality." Splashes of colour were also seen at Jacqui Alexander via coloured hairspray on Michael Wolff's long sleek ponytails - a true catwalk classic - and coloured synthetic extensions with a rock'n'roll vibe at Bettina Liano. But making a striking and supremely stylish statement were the willowy, barefoot models at Michelle Jank. Daren Borthwick created elegant sculpted hair slicked into a cursive back knot and painted the hair in shades of charcoal, black and white. With metallic silver highlighted faces to complete the look, the models floated ethereally down a gloss black catwalk - a unique vision of beauty that only Michelle Jank can carry off.

THE NOT-SO-HUMBLE-BRAID

Plaiting and braiding were hot items on the runway - and what incredible variety. Serious attention to detail was evident at Konstantina Mittas under the guidance of Jon Pullitano, as well as the S&B Vie by Sass & Bide show, featuring tight cornrows with beading. For Renya Xydis, creative director for Kirrily Johnston's show, ‘nomadic chic' was the inspiration. "Plaiting is key to this look, giving it a youthful vibe but in a supremely elegant and groomed way."

Still under the braiding radar, but in a loose, feminine, almost ballerina-esque way, were shows from Ruby Smallbone and Lee Matthews. Barney Martin created a beautiful dishevelled plait for Lee's show, with the hair loosely pinned back to create a soft look. Sophie Roberts describes her influence for Ruby Smallbone's show as "a dancer whose hair has fallen loose throughout a performance. It is a fresh, modern style - soft and very pretty."

SOFT, MESSY TEXTURE

The trick to making texture beautiful is to keep the finish soft, and there were some great examples floating down the RAFW runway. There were sexy bleached blondes with a fluffy finish at Nicola Finetti and Bowie; tribal channelling at Cohen et Sabine complete with beaded centreparts and a blend of bedhead curls and waves at LifeWithBird, where hair director Daren Borthwick used ‘messy up-all-night Kate Moss' as his inspiration for the show. And no one does the beach vibe better than Kevin Murphy, who described his babes with the tousled manes at Flamingo Sands as: "the Bondi Beach look, what I think Sydney girls are like," he says. "It was as if the girls went to the beach as a group. They all tied things in their hair at the beach, fell asleep, then woke up and realised they had to do a catwalk show, so just jumped up on the runway. Sort of the life of a model in Sydney!" 

ADORNMENT

Some of the best shows of the week weren't just about the fashion or the hair, but the addition of adornments and accessories that made some seriously outstanding statements. From the beautiful floral display at Akira, the divinely elegant Audrey Hepburn-style headwraps at Jayson Brunsdon and the showgirl showstoppers at Ruth Tarvydas, there were also vibrant colours and shapes at Mad Cortes and tribal ethnicity at Romance was Born. But the standout was undoubtedly the much applauded Easton Pearson show, an explosion of tropical and sunset colours with the strong, slicked hair draped in fresh floras and fruits. "A magical, tribal look!" explains hair director Renya Xydis.

URBANE JUNGLE

Who doesn't love a rockabilly quiff - especially on a girl! Brad Ngata's coolio quiffs were hot at the Antipodium show, long at the back and big and wide on top. Wayne Cooper also sported a few quiffs, together with some messy top knots. David Glover and Kevin Murphy channelled water for the Trimapee show, using the shiny black clothing and hours of dancing and clubbing as their inspiration. The result? A simulated wet look on the hair that was both sexy and grungy in an urban kind of way. Jon Pullitano went down the moody, androgynous road at Friedrich Gray and at Daniel Avakian, Renya Xydis morphed futuristic, elongated shapes with a strong and sexy structured vibe to create on of the most interesting and directional hair statements of the week.