Which one of these four beautiful designs should Miss Universe Australia wear? Have your say in the national costume competition presented by Face of Australia Cosmetics.
Design A by Helani Uttara Sarath-Kumara.
My design was inspired by the words “I love a sunburnt country…”, from the famous Australian poem ‘My Country’ by Dorothea Mackellar. I believe what makes Australia unique is our landscape, flora and fauna. I wanted to express this through my design. The sky is represented by the gum leaves and wattle ‘halo’. The earth/middle is represented by a stylised ‘Uluru’, and the ground (represented by the long skirt with leaves, nuts and grasses.
Design B Jason Dean Chetcuti.
The inspiration behind my design is to show the curves of the female form, whilst combining elements of Australian beaches (the cascade of sparkling jewels) the sexy silhouette reflects our weather and beach culture. The ostrich feather reflects the amazing wildlife in fauna, only found in Australia. The costume colour palette will feature white, in a shade of turquoise and royal blue.
Design C by Brandon Lawrence Beazley.
My inspiration came from our country’s floral emblem the wattle, which is also an embodiment of our national colours. Growing up on a farm in Queensland’s famous Darling Downs region, wattle trees were a part of my childhood landscape and I have always admired them for their soft, flowing foliage, and bright colours. I have sought to reflect these features in my design. I also consider the green and gold to be indicative of our country’s lush green rainforests, and world famous beaches with their glistening golden sand.
Design D Joseph Allinson.
My design inspiration for this costume was to honour the history of Australia in a high fashion way, it’s also a piece that reflects the equality we as Australians strive to uphold. My method to embellish this costume is to use many beads, both black and white which to me reflects the many individuals who by themselves sparkle, but together form a vision of beauty-regardless of their size or colour. Human rights and equality is a very big part of my life, and it’s something we should be reminded of more, furthermore the patterns which the beads will form are traditional Aboriginal calligraphy, that symbolise respective parts of the body.