Big names arrive for Aussie Fashion's week-of-chic

 　　SYDNEY, April 30 (Xinhua) --- Fashion Week Australia (MBFWA) has kicked off in Sydney, with local heroes Luke Sales and Anna Plunkett from Romance Was Born and State Deputy Premier¹ Andrew Stoner hoping some of the world's leading fashion figures can inject some life into a troubled retail² market.

　　Running from April 30 to May 4, the event brings together the cream of Australia's growing fashion world, with a selection of local industry leaders getting the chance to strut-their-stuff before an international audience of potential buyers and open contracts. "I'm very pleased to announce that we have hand-picked five local fashion icons³ to act as Fashion Ambassadors for Sydney and New South Wales during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia," Deputy Premier Stoner said.

　　Holding the Trade and Investment portfolio⁴ ensures the weeklong event keeps Stoner's close attention every year, with Australian retail turnover⁵ relatively⁶ stagnant⁷ despite a 2.5 percent rise in February 2012 compared with the same month last year.

　　Stoner announced a group of leading local fashion designers as event ambassadors, allowing Australian brands to get precious airtime in a global industry that doesn't keep much time down under. "These designers are all well-known throughout Australia and the world for their signature designs -- Camilla Franks for her colorful graphic⁸ prints, Camilla Freeman-Topper for modern silhouettes⁹ with her brother Marc, Dion Lee for his structured tailoring, Rachel Gilbert for her luxury embellishments, and Terry Biviano for her highly coveted¹⁰ shoe designs,"Stoner said.

　　Among the big names for the 2012 Fashion Week will be international guests including Rumi Neely from Los Angeles, Natalie Joos from New York, Bryan Boy from Manila and Candice Lake and Kirsty Hathaway from London.

　　The NSW government, through Destination NSW, is a major supporter of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia, which is a major highlight on the NSW Events Calendar.

　　Fashion is becoming an important industry for Sydney and the state of NSW, employing some 66,000 people across design, manufacturing, wholesaling¹¹ and retailing¹², and generating an income of around 7.5 billion U.S. dollars each year. "These days many international celebrities¹³ head straight to The Intersection¹⁴ in Paddington after touching¹⁵ down in Sydney, snapping up the latest offering from Sydney-based designers. Sydney has an exciting fashion, dining and arts culture, making our city the perfect stop for the stylish¹⁶ traveler,"Rachel Gilbert said.

　　Almost 40 percent of Australia's creative industries are based in Sydney or NSW with around 150,000 people in NSW directly employed in the sector¹⁷, across film, music, design and fashion.

　　During the MBFWA, NSW Trade & Investment will for the first time, in partnership¹⁸ with IMG, the Council of Textile and Fashion Industries of Australia (TFIA) and Aus-trade, actively¹⁹ match export-ready fashion designers with national and international fashion buyers and media representatives in a purpose-built business lounge on-site at Sydney Harbor's Overseas Passenger terminal.

　　Camilla Franks told Xinhua that Sydney was a unique location for casual style. "There's not many places in the world like Bondi, where you can step straight from the beach into small bars, world class restaurants and boutiques. Sydney is an amazing city full of color and inspiration for all that I design. I'm really excited about becoming a NSW Fashion Ambassador to spread the world on how beautiful it is to live and work here." Franks said.

1 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

2 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

3 icons   

n.偶像( icon的名词复数 )；（计算机屏幕上表示命令、程序的）符号，图像

参考例句：

• Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons. 用图标来区分重要的文本项。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• Daemonic icons should only be employed persistently if they provide continuous, useful status information. 只有会连续地提供有用状态信息的情况下，后台应用程序才应该一直使用图标。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

4 portfolio   

n.公事包；文件夹；大臣及部长职位

参考例句：

• He remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio.他因为她带着一个大公文包而记住了她。
• He resigned his portfolio.他辞去了大臣职务。

5 turnover   

n.人员流动率，人事变动率；营业额，成交量

参考例句：

• The store greatly reduced the prices to make a quick turnover.这家商店实行大减价以迅速周转资金。
• Our turnover actually increased last year.去年我们的营业额竟然增加了。

6 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

7 stagnant   

adj.不流动的，停滞的，不景气的

参考例句：

• Due to low investment,industrial output has remained stagnant.由于投资少，工业生产一直停滞不前。
• Their national economy is stagnant.他们的国家经济停滞不前。

8 graphic   

adj.生动的，形象的，绘画的，文字的，图表的

参考例句：

• The book gave a graphic description of the war.这本书生动地描述了战争的情况。
• Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons.用图标来区分重要的文本项。

9 silhouettes   

轮廓( silhouette的名词复数 )； （人的）体形； （事物的）形状； 剪影

参考例句：

• Now that darkness was falling, only their silhouettes were outlined against the faintly glimmering sky. 这时节两山只剩余一抹深黑，赖天空微明为画出一个轮廓。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译
• They could see silhouettes. 他们能看得见影子的。

10 coveted   

adj.令人垂涎的；垂涎的，梦寐以求的v.贪求，觊觎(covet的过去分词)；垂涎；贪图

参考例句：

• He had long coveted the chance to work with a famous musician. 他一直渴望有机会与著名音乐家一起工作。
• Ther other boys coveted his new bat. 其他的男孩都想得到他的新球棒。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 wholesaling   

n.批发v.批发( wholesale的现在分词 )；趸售，大规模买卖；批发（的）；大规模（的）

参考例句：

• The first is the wholesaling and retailing enterprises present a U-shaped structure. 首先，北京的批发、零售企业呈现U形结构。 来自互联网
• For the foreign-funded commercial enterprises that undertake wholesaling business. 从事批发业务的外商投资商业企业。 来自互联网

12 retailing   

n.零售业v.零售(retail的现在分词)

参考例句：

• career opportunities in retailing 零售业的职业机会
• He is fond of retailing the news. 他喜欢传播消息。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目

14 intersection   

n.交集，十字路口，交叉点；[计算机] 交集

参考例句：

• There is a stop sign at an intersection.在交叉路口处有停车标志。
• Bridges are used to avoid the intersection of a railway and a highway.桥用来避免铁路和公路直接交叉。

15 touching   

adj.动人的，使人感伤的

参考例句：

• It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
• His letter was touching.他的信很感人。

16 stylish   

adj.流行的，时髦的；漂亮的，气派的

参考例句：

• He's a stylish dresser.他是个穿着很有格调的人。
• What stylish women are wearing in Paris will be worn by women all over the world.巴黎女性时装往往会引导世界时装潮流。

17 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

18 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

19 actively   

adv.积极地，勤奋地

参考例句：

• During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
• We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。