Street Style: Day Two at Paypal Melbourne Fashion Festival 2026

The rain held off for night two of Melbourne Fashion Festival’s premium runway program – the damp pavement serving as a muted stage for the bold textures and tones of the street-style set. It was the perfect prelude to the National Designer Award x David Jones and the National Graduate Showcase – two of the program’s most experimental and exciting shows.

Outside, Broadsheet photographer Meaghan Coles captured a masterclass in maximalism, defined by a fearless collision of patterns and textures. And while the modern uniform of knee-grazing shorts and structured blazers maintained its steady hold, scarves provided the season’s most inventive pivot, being artfully knotted around the waist to break up traditional silhouettes. Did we snap you?