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Rafter under wraps
March 15, 2005
Bonds man ... Rafter surrounded by a bevvy of Bonds beauties in Melbourne / AAP
SURROUNDED by girls wearing shoes on their shoulders, handbags on their heads and not much else, Pat Rafter today declared fashion was not really his thing.
But the retired tennis player-turned-Bonds model was nonetheless happy to pose with the ballerinas in tall, striped socks and the bevy of models in their knickers at the Melbourne Fashion Festival.
At a "public rehearsal" at Federation Square this morning Rafter said he was happy to be the face of the company but would be keeping the rest of his body under wraps at the Pacific Brands (owner of Bonds and other labels) show on Thursday.
"Walking in my underwear in front of a lot of people is not my idea of fun," Rafter said.
He can, however, cope with the many posters of him in his jocks.
"I'm not much into fashion, I don't know a lot about fashion but I know what's comfortable," he said.
"It's not really my style to go to a lot of the fashion shows.
"When they are in town and (wife) Lara wants to go I generally do everything to avoid going and she'll take a friend with her.
"But I remember last year it was actually fun, it was entertaining."
This is precisely what Thursday's show at the Forum theatre is aiming for, as the giant pair of white grandmother-style underpants draped over the Melbourne icon suggest.
It may not be high fashion but Pacific Brands is hoping to turn heads with its accessible, everyday wear, jazzed up in a circus-style show.
The new range of brightly coloured underwear will have to compete with the more extraordinary garments, like the handbags strapped on as hats, the coat made from stiletto heels and a corset made from ballet slippers.
Also at this morning's rehearsal was Olympic trampolinist Ji Wallace, performing somersaults in his pyjama pants, and the face of this week's festival Alexandra Agoston-Connor (Agoston-Connor), also known as Alexandra A.
The Melbourne Fashion Festival opened yesterday and runs until March 20.
The festival includes runway shows, business forums, performances, art exhibitions, film screenings, retail events and parties.
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The poor bugger, he has a tough job. LOL
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