This morning we awoke to rain and a trip across town at the crack of dawn to the Sydney Theatre Company where Romance Was Born would be putting on what we already knew would be THE show of the week. Surrounded on all sides by windows that peered out into the bright early morning sky and the sparkling water of Sydney harbour, the setting was magic. Before us was set out a sumptuous banquet of various flotsam including a mer-man and not one but four fresh squid lovingly decorated with pearls and glitter – as you do, Mark Vassallo knows no limits!  A glam mermaid played the harp while guests whispered expectantly.
The show started calmly with ready-to-wear straight from a beach side tea party. But the theatrics and drama soon ran high as models sauntered slowly around the room and centerpiece, stopping several times in front of the crowd to pose, cutting angular, serpentine silhouettes. With seashell covered shoes, pearl adorned nails and colourful, three-dimensional eye make-up we were in heaven as our fav models morphed into mysterious creatures from deep-sea mermaid kingdoms.

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