David Jones runway report trends include Seventies style, sustainable fashion and soft sillhouettes

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Kit Willow's new sustainable fashion label KITX was a highlight of the David Jones Spring/Summer fashion launch
Ellery and Strateas.Carlucci both showcased extremely long sleeves in their collections
Unstructured, billowing shapes were a standout trend on the catwalk
Monochrome designs were rife with Christopher Esber, Ellery, Josh Goot and Dion Lee showing black and white
Prepare for some interesting tan lines come summer, as JETS and Bec & Bridge presented strappy swimwear

By Andrea Magrath For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 16:08 EST, 5 August 2015 | Updated: 19:39 EST, 5 August 2015

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David Jones ambassador Jessica Gomes opened the store's Spring/Summer fashion launch in Sydney on Wednesday night, dancing down the runway in a billowing mustard dress by KITX as Daniel Johns sang his new song We Are Golden.

The flowing silhouette set the standard for the evening, with soft, voluminous shapes appearing in Strateas.Carlucci, Willow, Christopher Esber, Akira, and Camilla and Marc.

Gomes nominated the long-sleeved dress as her favourite outfit of the show, when speaking to Daily Mail Australia ahead of the event.

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Jessica Gomes opened the David Jones Spring/Summer fashion launch on Wednesday night in a mustard maxi dress - which she told Daily Mail Australia was her favourite outfit of the show

Sustainable fashion label KITX, by former Willow designer Kit Willow, showcased soft draping silhouettes and knotted pieces

Hands are OUT: Ellery (left) and Strateas.Carlucci (right) have set the trend for comically long sleeves

Maxi fashion: Billowing long dresses were a key trend from Camilla and Marc (left), Camilla (centre) and in more formal style from Carla Zampatti (right)

Bohemian: Camilla's trademark prints come in dresses, skirts, rompers and even board shorts

The dress featured gold hardware on the plunging neckline, and a geometric belt.

'I love my opening KITX outfit - she does these ethical pieces and it’s all from artesians in India. She is creating work for communities and it's really incredible what shes done,' Jessica said.

'She's made an incredible come back,' the model added, referring to Kit Willow's return to the spotlight with her new label after being ejected from her brand Willow - which also presented clothing on the David Jones catwalk.

Digital prints were on show by Camilla and Marc (left), Zimmermann (second left), Easton Pearson (second right), and Ginger & Smart (right)

Effortlessly chic: Dion Lee presented chic, figure-hugging cocktail dresses in monochrome hues

Ginger & Smart (left and right) and Camilla and Marc's (centre) pale designs in unstructured shapes

Monochrome digital print dresses from Scanlan Theodore (left), Ginger & Smart (second left), Lover (second right), and Romance Was Born (right)

Little white lace dresses from Lover (left), Alice McCall (second left and second right), and Zimmerman Swim (right)

But it was KITX that was giving the coveted opening slot of the presentation, and the designer's soft, draping waterfall shapes and billowing dresses the talk of the show.

Montana Cox stepped out on the runway just behind fellow ambassador Gomes, wearing another of the standout KITX creations - a tie-front angle skirt with a deep V-neckline blouse.

Cox also nodded to Willow's new line as among her favourites: 'She’s offering a new range that’s all sustainable and ethical,' the model said.

JETS and Bec & Bridge ensured that tan lines will be interesting this summer with fierce strappy and cut-out designs

Megan Gale's Isola showcased retro one-piece swimsuit (left and right), while Tigerlily's trademark boho style was in full effect (centre)

The KITX collection is made up of easy-care fabrics such as linens, hemps and crushed organic cotton.

Both Gomes and Cox spoke of the Seventies inspiration behind many of the designer's collections, with unstructured suits, and flared sleeves and pant legs all popular.

Ellery and Strateas.Carlucci may be responsible for a phenomenon of disappearing hands this season, both presenting designs with comically long sleeves amongst their collections.