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Action packed! Carmen Electra almost busts out of her cleavage-baring strapless dress at Expendables 3 premiere in LA

Whether she's dressed up or down, one thing's for sure, Carmen Electra certainly knows how to steal the spotlight.

The 42-year-old pin-up was as camera-ready as ever as she arrived at the Los Angeles premiere of The Expendables 3 at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Monday.

Wearing a jean Moschino strapless dress that highlighted her blue eyes, Carmen was in her element as she posed for pictures before heading inside.

With her hair long and straight, the beauty, who played Lani McKenzie in Baywatch in the late nineties, wore her hair long and straight and kept her makeup to a minimum.

She completed the look with gold bracelets and a pair of black stilettos.

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At the end of July, she was spotted leaving a nail salon in Hollywood looking like the ultimate rock chick.

She wore distressed skinny jeans, black t-shirt and peep-toe studded stiletto heels.

With her signature 'messy' locks and the obligatory pair of shades, Carmen had her look nailed.

In addition to her modelling, Carmen has added to her CV with stints as a judge on Britain's Got Talent and host of MTV's Singled Out.

She was originally a singer and dancer, however, touring with that other pint-sized pop star, Prince, after he discovered her at just 18.

Carmen's notched up a couple of high-profile ex-husbands since then – flamboyant former basketball player Dennis Rodman and Red Hot Chili Peppers star Dave Navarro.

There's no danger that middle-age will cause Carmen to do anything differently however, having recently revealed that, 'Hitting my 40s has made me feel sexier than ever'.

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A FORMER Alstonville woman is changing the way we think about fashion with her emerging clothing label WayWard Community.

 

After working in mental health, designer Rebecca Sheehan, who now lives in Brisbane, wanted to use her creativity to help people in need.

 

From that, sprang WayWard Community - clothing that is eco-friendly from design to construction, using entirely salvaged fabric and trims.

 

Not happy with the current systems that have seen workers laid off in favour of cheaper, unethical offshore production, as well as the environmental concerns surrounding landfill, Mrs Sheehan said she wanted to do things differently.

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She intends for the label to be ethical by employing refugees and paying them award wages to construct the garments, and as the business grows, by employing mature age pattern makers from Australia who have been laid off because of the industry's offshore shift.

 

In an industry that is very concerned with the bottom line, she said, she understands why companies have had to make hard decisions, and that's ok, she said, but not when the offshore workers are being used and abused.

 

Having recently placed runner up in Wesley Mission's Campaign for Change WayWard Community received $5000 to propel the business forward.

 

Creator of the WayWard Community fashion line, Rebecca Sheehan, with a model wearing her clothing.

 

She said she would use that grant to bolster the professional image of the business, which would then hopefully provoke more financial interest in it.

 

"I want to eventually expand into international aid, using the profits of WayWard Fashion to provide rehabilitation and employment to people rescued from sex trafficking," she said.

 

Justice is at the heart of WayWard Community, with profits being generated for the purpose of making fashion fair for all, she explained.

 

Through providing eco-friendly, ethical clothing and community education, Mrs Sheehan said she hopes to shift consumer mindsets from the acquisition of quantity, back to an appreciation of quality.

 

"If there are no sales made from products that degrade human lives and the environment, then such degradation will cease. This is a change we can all make, by choosing where we buy our clothes," she said.

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Alex Perry left no doubt about his new sweet spot when he sent Jennifer Hawkins down the runway in a Neapolitan ice cream lace dress at the Myer fashion show in Sydney.

 

Perry opened the department store's spring summer collections launch on Thursday night in a pointed sign he was now a Myer man, after rival David Jones dumped him by email in December.

 

The designer announced he was moving to Myer in February, and said his decision was driven by the prospect of greater business opportunities.

 

“Myer has embraced the new direction of the Alex Perry brand and there is no resistance to the younger customer I am catering to now,” Perry said.

 

Flirty mini dresses in fondant colours, glamorous gowns and ladylike looks were among the pieces with which Perry proved he had women of all ages and occupations covered, including Hawkins, who closed the show in a white creation by the designer.

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Perry was one of 450 people at the Myer show at Carriageworks, including Myer chief executive Bernie Brookes, models Julia Nobis and Nicole Trunfio and designers Kym Ellery, Yeojin Bae and Jayson Brunsdon.

 

The set for the show featured a canopy of giant metal palm fronds that swayed above the runway in line with the 90 Days of Summer theme of the new season campaign that was shot in Fiji.

 

The key trends in the 270 looks paraded on 60 models included florals, lace, monochrome and tropical prints.

 

Myer welcomed a host of new Australian brands to its catwalk, including White Suede, by johnny and M.J. Bale, in a show of support to the local industry during difficult times for retail.

 

Lisa Ho was also in the front row to watch her L Lisa Ho collection make its debut on the runway.

 

Ho signed a deal in March to create a new clothing range for Myer after her companies went into voluntary administration in May last year with debts of almost $20 million.

 

“It's nice to be busy again,” Ho said.

 

Ho's new collection of jumpsuits, maxi-dresses and neoprene pieces costs 30 – 40 per cent less than her previous brand.

 

“With people buying on the internet these days you have to be globally competitive with your prices,” Ho said.

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